Comments on: “I know I won’t.”

By: Lugh

Lugh — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:01:23 +0000

I hate coming so late to the party, but there’s a chance that these are textbook examples of fakeposts. It seems far, far too ignorant to be real. However, the fact that it’s possible that they could be genuine is a scathing indictment in itself.

By: Kandou Erik

Kandou Erik — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:51:31 +0000

Wow, this is quite a big discussion.

I liked Dwayne McDuffies’ work for a while, but the more and more I think back on the issues, the more I’m glad he’s off the book. He definately was restricted as a writer on that book, but I recall the same level of writing on his Fantastic Four run. (Though that might have been hampered as well, since Reed and Sue where having problems at the time)

I’m really happy about James Robinson taking over the JLA. I think McDuffies biggest weakness as a writer is being able to take those editorial changes and roll with them. Using and building up minor characters is always a good tactic. I don’t see why he couldn’t do that with Vixen, Red Tornado, and others (who appear in no other books). To be fair he got far more editorial changes than most – but some writers deal with them better.

But those racially charged comments on Newsarama are indeed unacceptable. Wether you like him as a writer or not, he doesn’t deserve that kind of treatment.

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By: Lugh

Lugh — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:42:49 +0000

@“Starman” Matt Morrison: I swear I remember someone posting a thread that started with “why does green lantern black jon stewart have to be black?” It could be my memory playing tricks on me, I escaped from that place pretty quickly.

By: "Starman" Matt Morrison

"Starman" Matt Morrison — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:36:43 +0000

For my money, the DC Comics boards are the worst of all.

At ‘Rama, there’s at least a mild chance you might find an intelligent conversation somewhere. DC Comics is all rabid sychophants who decry anyone who dare suggest that their favorite book/writer/artist is in any way inferior.

Don’t believe me? Check out the Green Arrow board, wonder why it hasn’t been changed to ‘Green Arrow/Black Canary’ after two years of them sharing a book and then look at any thread started by anyone who complains about Black Canary being turned into a sidekick or being improperly written.

By: Lugh

Lugh — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:33:10 +0000

To be fair, every fandom of any kind has people who are just despicable. There are probably people on golf forums talking about how the PGA fixes tournaments to let Tiger Woods win so they won’t appear to be racist. It’s not that being a fan of comics brings out anything in particular in people, it’s just how the world works that there are a lot of weirdos out there. Sadly, the internet has given a voice to those who maybe should have remained voiceless.

It’s kind of sad that in our case, the idea of the hot sauce stained basement dweller who is afraid of blacks and girls and vicariously lives through superheroes is a lingering stereotype. Most people who are worthwhile realize that it’s just that: a stereotype. The best thing we can do about it is not rail against it, but to just be ourselves.

@P_B: I can understand the people who just quickly breeze through bad comics with favourite characters who realize it’s terrible and treat it as such. People have their tics and guilty pleasures. Not everyone wallows in it, man. This seems to be a bit of a divisive issue here, doesn’t it?

@Endless Mike: Totally, I turned off the comments thread on youtube as well. Much better.