Iconic objects in Comics There are many objects found between the covers of comics that represent the different characters, story or what you have. Some are objects of power, as the crystal or Infinity Gauntlet M'Kraan. Others are sources of energy for their owners as Green Lantern or lamp ring, or band of Quantum Quasar. And others are simply weapons like the hammer of Thor or Captain America's shield.
Each of them, and countless others, has been solidified in the world of comic books as iconic objects. Go to any store specializing achieving comics and memorabilia that you're likely to find statues and lithographs featuring these famous items to display in your home, or anywhere you want. Displaying one of these replicas virgin you show your loyalty and affection of the characters or stories that have occurred.
In a panel of comics, or a scene in a movie (like the shield of Captain America in Iron Man recently) one temporary placement of one of these objects can be anything and everything that inspires. It can give an idea of where a story is headed or may arise, or it may just pique the curiosity of the reader or viewer. That was never more evident than in recent years with Marvel Comics Avengers dismantled and any emergency event at DC Comics. In the first case, the objects of each character (Hawkeye quiver, shield, Cap, Thor's hammer, etc.) symbolizes the death of Marvel's best team. In the latter case, DC last year published a poster referring to the coming destruction. In this paper, the belt of the atom can be seen, and the ring of GL and other objects are of importance as well.
These objects have become more than tools to plots of the story yet, or display of power. They have become icons. See the red cape with yellow "S" on the waving majestically in the air and you know exactly what the message is. See the Cape even on a pole, in tatters, and the message is, again, very clearly. The same can be said for the use of any of these objects in the right context.
These iconic objects symbolizing the essence of each character in the world of four colors. Thor thought he was dead, but when the hammer fell to the ground in a recent issue of Fantastic Four, it symbolized his return, and a return to power one of the icons of Marvel. It was a powerful scene and the line graph that has played in history more arch in the Marvel Universe at the time.
When these objects are there a story to tell. And that makes them just as emblematic as the stories they used to say.
Posted on April 3, 2010.