In everyone's heart, there may be one or more superheroes.
As we grow up, the hero's appearance may be clear, or it may gradually blur. But either way, that superhero's dream has always been in our memory, carrying our original dreams.
Why are people so obsessed with heroes?
Heroes represent a common cultural origin and a common memory.
If you look forward in time, more than 5,000 years ago, the YanDi and the Yellow Emperor and Xuan You in the ancient period represented the leap from the barbaric era of Ru Mao drinking blood to the era of civilization, and it was also the beginning of agricultural civilization and the beginning of all economic foundations.
It is their pioneering and innovation that has given The Chinese civilization a glimmer of light from the boundless night. The spark of a spark can ignite the plains. Then there was the rise of Chinese civilization, and it is precisely from this that the descendants of Yanhuang originated.
Not only that, but the hero is also a breakthrough and exploration of the existing system, step by step to break through the rivers and lakes, in the boundless confusion and chaos to create a new world.
In Sean Howe's "Marvel Universe", a huge book, vividly and in detail describes the thrilling development history of this world-renowned animation brand. From the 30s of the last century to today's 2022, the ups and downs of more than 80 years can be described as a series of twists and turns, magnificent waves, intertwined with the development of various eras, and there are countless creative screenwriters, painters and editors who are fully engaged and righteous.
Big times, small people, Game of Thrones, the excitement of wisdom, the brainstorming of creativity, the impermanence of fate, dramatic scenes are constantly staged on the platform of Marvel.
Superheroes, it is this huge IP that is now hot, attracting countless Marvel people to invest in this seemingly glamorous but actually difficult animation career.
To be honest, any superhero we see today has the blood and sweat of countless anime people behind it, and it has never been inspired overnight.
Contrary to what we envision, these so-called inspirations are a process of being creative, being denied, being re-creative, re-denying, and being polished again and again.
Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Hulk... Behind these superheroes, it is the countless screenwriters and painters who have worked hard to defend their creative roles and even break with Marvel, lawsuits, court, even if they have devoted their lives to never compromise.
Marvel started out, just after World War II, the economy fell into a depression, and even fell into the brink of bankruptcy. There were only 2 people left at the time, and a large number of layoffs led to turmoil. Beginning in the 1970s, with the rise of media such as television, the comic book industry was in decline at the time, accompanied by the instability of startups, the intrigue of business rivals, the trust and betrayal between founders and ordinary employees, but various risks have been intertwined. But either way, Marvel survived at these key points.
In the 90s, Marvel had to rely on the sale of rights to survive, and when the first comic book adaptation of the movie "Spider-Man" went on the market, Sony earned more than 500 million at the global box office, while Marvel itself only had tens of millions of shares.
Sadly, the creators of superheroes have been running to court from the beginning to the present to fight for ownership of their characters. In other words, although they created these original IPs, they could not enjoy the benefits they deserved due to the disregard for personal protection in the copyright law of the time.
These superheroes on the screen, who can think that these screenwriters and painters behind them, these ordinary people behind the scenes who have created these characters, have encountered countless upheavals and displacements in those years.
In this sense, these ordinary screenwriters and painters have always been unknown and unsung heroes. Although the piece income is really insignificant compared to their investment, and even bear the pressure and risk of leaving and laying off employees at every turn, these original creators have always insisted on creating, never given up, compromised, because in their view, they are always working hard to defend their comic dreams.
True heroes, even after the hardships of life, still adhere to their original intentions. When you are still fully engaged after experiencing these upheavals, it cannot be said that behind these persistence comes from a kind of love from the heart.
Finite superheroes, infinite Marvel Universe.
In the book Finite and Infinite Games, James Cass shows us two types of "games" in the world: "finite games" and "infinite games."
Limited games, the purpose is to win; infinite games, but the purpose is to make the game last forever. Limited games play within boundaries, and unlimited games play borders.
Each era has its own heroes, and the creators' personal energy and time are limited. When an old era comes to an end, new characters will appear.
The emergence of heroes may have a distinct mark of the times. From the beginning to the present, Marvel has built a superhero content pool with a narrative structure as grand as the universe.
Although these creators on the Marvel stage are constantly rotating and changing, like a marquee, the heroic journey they have built will never end.
Stretching the time, perhaps in a few years, we will forget the creators of these superheroes, but the Marvel universe they have created will transcend the times in which they live, giving future generations unlimited room for interpretation and interpretation.
Maybe that's why we're so obsessed with superheroes.
In 2022, may we all find our own superheroes.
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