tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633709080876343913.post4097775969539452883..comments2023-09-06T01:50:35.634-07:00Comments on The Masks Blog: DC Comics: Too dumb to live?Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659595825433939783noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633709080876343913.post-44355373233974857352012-06-24T12:18:33.368-07:002012-06-24T12:18:33.368-07:00I'm glad I read comics from the Young Justice ...I'm glad I read comics from the Young Justice family. I don't need to worry about this crap. The only time they pulled something like this was the first issue of The Ravagers with Fairchild in her underwear on the cover. After that, all the female characters were fully clothed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633709080876343913.post-67256872818247971792012-05-03T18:50:11.172-07:002012-05-03T18:50:11.172-07:00I have to say, that is so true. As a male comic r...I have to say, that is so true. As a male comic reader, i could live without all the obviously not thought out sexuality in modern comics. The big players seem to think the only way to revitalize the industry is with tasteless pandering that excludes a sizable, and very important demographic. They are losing the sight of the goal of a comic: to tell a story that moves and engages the reader, not turn women into a commodity.JulianDLThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16393526000718857715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633709080876343913.post-20611406829375042392011-12-09T07:42:37.871-08:002011-12-09T07:42:37.871-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Declan Finnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294934053308578796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633709080876343913.post-47028652530890825962011-10-05T00:30:50.417-07:002011-10-05T00:30:50.417-07:00DC did publish kid-friendly titles before the rebo...DC did publish kid-friendly titles before the reboot, including TEEN TITANS GO! and a few others. Marvel also puts out kid-friendly titles, and there are great all-ages indie titles out there like LIONS, TIGERS AND BEARS, Michel Gagne's THE SAGA OF REX, and Aaron Williams' marvelous PS238 (plug, plug, plug). DC now seems to have dropped the kid books, though, which is rather a shame.<br /><br />But yeah, it's the fact that they deliberately exclude women this way that makes me crazy. I seem to recall learning on my first day at my first "real" job that if someone wants to buy what you're selling, or what you could be selling, YOU SELL IT TO THEM. Or you go home and stop whining about your lousy sales. But with a few obvious exceptions like selling cigarettes to children, this is a no-brainer.<br /><br />Alas, it seems DC has no brain ...Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11659595825433939783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633709080876343913.post-68187001333604332082011-10-04T21:22:54.045-07:002011-10-04T21:22:54.045-07:00Well said. I'd picked up that issue of Catwoma...Well said. I'd picked up that issue of Catwoman and was a little shocked at that ending. It's weird to think about how "mature" comics have become. I was reading comic (though I was a strict non-DC reader) when I was just a kid, and I can't imagine kids being allowed to read a lot of today's comics. I certainly wouldn't want my kid (had I one) reading this last issue of Catwoman. Holy cow! Maybe they should make titles of the popular heroes that are kid-friendly. I know I'm getting away from your original point; I'm just free-thinking here I guess. <br /><br />But I agree with you. Girls are more into comics now than ever before. Ostracizing that part of the market seems like folly to me.artofstuhttp://geekrevolutiononline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633709080876343913.post-1098289716273526122011-10-04T09:42:15.116-07:002011-10-04T09:42:15.116-07:00Viva la PIE! :DViva la PIE! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633709080876343913.post-36204758422424977502011-10-03T16:03:44.880-07:002011-10-03T16:03:44.880-07:00I'm sure there's less time than we think (...I'm sure there's less time than we think (isn't that always the way with indie anything?), but in the meantime ... PIE!Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11659595825433939783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633709080876343913.post-25344981432159306232011-10-03T14:54:32.301-07:002011-10-03T14:54:32.301-07:00Shhh... Get your slice of the pie before they real...Shhh... Get your slice of the pie before they realize there's some left... Oh, wait. They're blind to reason, deaf to readers, and can't smell their own stink, much less pie. There's plenty of time for us small independent creators.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com