The 99 -- CNN hosts a talk with Islamic comic creator

Mark S. Ogilvie said:

Looks interesting. it is interesting to note that Wonder Woman was created by a psychiatrist.

Mark

Very good point. Marsden set himself a similar task, using comics to get young girls to lose their identification with the baggage that society was piling on them.

I hazarded a guess on this board a few weeks ago that Wonder Woman's new costume and the JLA/99 team-up happening at the same time may not have been coincidental.

This is a great talk. The philosophy and instory history behind the 99 is great. Very well thought out. (Never thought of Spider-man being gifted from above before!) Sadly, the cartoon looked like the usual pretty dumb saturday morning fare. I guess its for the kids! Maybe the comics are a little better.

I had thought the 99 had grown up slowly in the Middle East, but it seems this guy was able to go from their conception to a global brand almost overnight. A team-up with the JLA is a big deal.

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Figserello August 23, 2010 at 12:03am

Mark S. Ogilvie said:
Looks interesting. it is interesting to note that Wonder Woman was created by a psychiatrist.

Mark

Very good point. Marsden set himself a similar task, using comics to get young girls to lose their identification with the baggage that society was piling on them.

I hazarded a guess on this board a few weeks ago that Wonder Woman's new costume and the JLA/99 team-up happening at the same time may not have been coincidental.

This is a great talk. The philosophy and instory history behind the 99 is great. Very well thought out. (Never thought of Spider-man being gifted from above before!) Sadly, the cartoon looked like the usual pretty dumb saturday morning fare. I guess its for the kids! Maybe the comics are a little better.

I had thought the 99 had grown up slowly in the Middle East, but it seems this guy was able to go from their conception to a global brand almost overnight. A team-up with the JLA is a big deal.

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