Comments on: Pluto: Pinocchio Was Already A Real Boy http://www.4thletter.net/2009/05/pluto-pinocchio-was-already-a-real-boy/ we like talking about comics, and hopefully you like reading us talking about comics. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:07:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: 4thletter! » Blog Archive » Christmas Dollars: What to Spend Them On and Why http://www.4thletter.net/2009/05/pluto-pinocchio-was-already-a-real-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-30113 4thletter! » Blog Archive » Christmas Dollars: What to Spend Them On and Why Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:42:29 +0000 http://www.4thletter.net/?p=3592#comment-30113 [...] wonderful book, and The Hunter’s only real competition this year, or I could point you here, here, and here. Buy it now and you can say you liked it before it wins every award at the Eisners next [...] [...] wonderful book, and The Hunter’s only real competition this year, or I could point you here, here, and here. Buy it now and you can say you liked it before it wins every award at the Eisners next [...]

]]> By: Tucker Stone http://www.4thletter.net/2009/05/pluto-pinocchio-was-already-a-real-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-24996 Tucker Stone Fri, 22 May 2009 11:32:07 +0000 http://www.4thletter.net/?p=3592#comment-24996 It might be a silly thing to obsess about, but Atom's hair just kills me. Urasawa can fucking draw some hair. It might be a silly thing to obsess about, but Atom’s hair just kills me. Urasawa can fucking draw some hair.

]]> By: links « supervillain http://www.4thletter.net/2009/05/pluto-pinocchio-was-already-a-real-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-24987 links « supervillain Fri, 22 May 2009 02:40:22 +0000 http://www.4thletter.net/?p=3592#comment-24987 [...] -David Brothers finds a grat new angle on Pluto. Must read. [...] [...] -David Brothers finds a grat new angle on Pluto. Must read. [...]

]]> By: david brothers http://www.4thletter.net/2009/05/pluto-pinocchio-was-already-a-real-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-24983 david brothers Thu, 21 May 2009 22:30:51 +0000 http://www.4thletter.net/?p=3592#comment-24983 @<a href="#comment-24980">Nathan</a>: I bought the first two volumes of 20CB at the same time as the two newest Pluto books :) I'm starting v1 on the commute home. @<a href="#comment-24982">Alex Scott</a>: That's neat! I saw the bit about him being sold into circus slavery and just took it in stride. A Pinocchio who never grows up is really interesting. It puts me in mind of the old(?) Toys-R-Us theme song. "I don't wanna grow up, I'm a Toys-R-Us kid." Certain kids don't want to grow up and revel in their age. Others can't wait to be grown-ups and kind of act above their age, if that makes sense. @<a href="#comment-24972">Jura</a>: Atom's little sister Uran shows up in volume 3 and she's adorable. Urasawa draws great kids. @Nathan: I bought the first two volumes of 20CB at the same time as the two newest Pluto books :) I’m starting v1 on the commute home.

@Alex Scott: That’s neat! I saw the bit about him being sold into circus slavery and just took it in stride.

A Pinocchio who never grows up is really interesting. It puts me in mind of the old(?) Toys-R-Us theme song. “I don’t wanna grow up, I’m a Toys-R-Us kid.” Certain kids don’t want to grow up and revel in their age. Others can’t wait to be grown-ups and kind of act above their age, if that makes sense.

@Jura: Atom’s little sister Uran shows up in volume 3 and she’s adorable. Urasawa draws great kids.

]]> By: Alex Scott http://www.4thletter.net/2009/05/pluto-pinocchio-was-already-a-real-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-24982 Alex Scott Thu, 21 May 2009 22:10:43 +0000 http://www.4thletter.net/?p=3592#comment-24982 What's also interesting is how this all relates to Atom's origin. Atom is built specifically to replace a real boy, but is rejected because he's incapable of the one thing almost every real boy does: growing up. In a way, it's like Pinocchio mixed with a little bit of Frankenstein. By that limited edition of personhood, Atom is clearly a failure; but as the original post pointed out, he's found plenty of other ways of being "human" that don't involve biology. (vol. 3 is as far as I've read, by the way) What’s also interesting is how this all relates to Atom’s origin. Atom is built specifically to replace a real boy, but is rejected because he’s incapable of the one thing almost every real boy does: growing up. In a way, it’s like Pinocchio mixed with a little bit of Frankenstein. By that limited edition of personhood, Atom is clearly a failure; but as the original post pointed out, he’s found plenty of other ways of being “human” that don’t involve biology.

(vol. 3 is as far as I’ve read, by the way)

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