Awhile back I did a series of articles on Steve Ditko's Mr. A that some people seemed to enjoy so I've decided to revisit the character because he's just so darn fascinating. I managed to win 4 more Mr. A comics on EBAY so once they arrive I'll be creating some new journal's discussing the character.

For those who are unaware Mr. A was Steve Ditko's ultimate realization of an Objectivist hero. His first attempt was The Question but there were limits on what Charlton comics would allow so Ditko could only truly cut loose when he started to self-publish. Mr. A was intended to be a reflection of the beliefs of Ayn Rand. The Reductio ad Absurdum except Ditko was 100% sincere. Alan Moore based his character Rorschach on The Question and Mr. A to which Steve Ditko said that Rorshach was, "like Mister A, except Rorschach is insane". Actually I would say that Ditko was simply lacking self-awareness about his own creation. The main difference between Rorschach and Mr. A is that Rorschach lives in a semi-realistic universe whereas Mr. A lives in an Objectivist fantasy.

I will get into more on the character later but suffice to say Mr. A is one of the most fascinating and perhaps inadvertently disturbing comic characters ever created.

If you want to know more about Mr. A here are my previous journals...

http://comics.www.collectors-society.com/JournalDetail.aspx?JournalEntryID=13504

http://comics.www.collectors-society.com/JournalDetail.aspx?JournalEntryID=13519

http://comics.www.collectors-society.com/JournalDetail.aspx?JournalEntryID=13531

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