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"The Flying Man" superhero horror film hybrid 'The Flying Man' by Marcus Alqueres Superheroes in society have been deconstructed since the 80's with Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns and Alan Moore's iconic, The Watchmen.  Troubling questions pop up when a creature with fantastic power has a loose or murky moral center is dispensing 'justice' in society.  Taken away from the moralistic eras of the past, a superhero in modern times could be considered a horror element to contemporary audiences. What if an alien with fantastic powers showed up and silently dispensed justice with no remorse?  The moral murkiness of 'might makes right' which is now a part of the contemporary super hero tale in comic books.  It was only a matter of time that the this moral murkiness could lead into a superhero/horror which is the subject of the short film by special effects artist Marcus Alqueres called 'The Flying Man' Boasting cool sp...

Watchmen, and possible parallel universe Few can deny comic book writer Alan Moore, has altered the shape of comic books (much to his chagrin), and now it is common to see a 'superhero' film aimed at adults or tackling adult themes.  His work is primarily focused on the comic book medium, and after finding himself in legal hassles over the idea of league of extraordinary of gentlemen where a 'hollywood' producer claimed Moore stole his idea for a film, Moore swore off all things cinema and hollywood (it's not uncommon for him to remove his name from any cinema adaption of his works).  Primarily, Moore focuses on his work in the comic book medium. writer and occultist Alan Moore Moore also is into the occult and lists himself as a ceremonial magician and uses these techniques in his writings.  Primarily he believes in the concept of 'idea space' whereas the concept of characters and interaction give birth to the writings of the writer, ie, there a...