Interview with a Classmate

My second interview is with a fellow classmate. Karen A. is a semi-comic fan she reads Manga and has a love hate relationship with anime.

Interview

Question 1. What do you think of when I say Green Lantern?

Answer - DC Comics, my little brother's are big fans. I have seen the Justice League animated movies with them many times, and Green Lantern is a big part of the Justice league.

Question 2. Have you ever read a Green Lantern comic? If so, what did you think of it?

Answer - I haven't read a Green Lantern specifically, but I have read comics like Batman in which The Green Lantern appears.

Question 3. Are you planning on going to see the movie this summer?

Answer - Yeah I am. Me and my boyfriend are going, he is a huge fan and I enjoy DC comics as well.

Question 4. What are the reasons that you are going to see the movie?

Answer - I like DC more than Marvel, so I am more excited about The Green Lantern movie than say the Thor movie coming out.

Question 5. Do you think The Green Lantern will increase in popularity after the movie comes out?

Answer - It probably will, it seems like every comic series has had a re-surge in popularity since the movies depicting those characters have come out.

Question 6. What do you think about comics books as a printed media? Would you consider it a dying art form?

Answer - I have always liked comics because I also read Manga and the two formats are similar, however I feel comics have more action in them. There is certainly a smaller audience for them now versus the Golden Age and I feel they don't have much exposure in the modern day. I would say kind of yes but there will probably always be an audience for them.

Note - The Golden Age of comics took place in the early 1930s through the late 1940s. To learn more read my post History of The Green Lantern.

Question 7. Why do you think the theme of superhero movies is on the rise?

Answer - Certainly, with the release of Spiderman and Batman the comic book industry is realizing there is an audience for them. As for the audience, superhero plots have always been kind of alluring just because of their struggle between good and evil.

Question 8. Do you feel these movies will help the comic book industry?

Answer - Yeah, I feel it will. With the release of these new movies it draws the younger generation into the plight of the superhero and when they find out the struggle continues in comics they will be more likely to become comic book fans. 

Question 9. What do you think superheroes like The Green Lantern are meant to represent?

Answer - As a symbolic representation of good, The Green Lantern might represent more of a message like your imagination unbridled can overcome anything. 

Question 10. Do you feel my blog has reached its goal in inspiring people to get involved in comics?

Answer - Once people can find it, yes it would inspire people to become involved in comics.