jasonhart

May 24, 2012 9:52 am @B – Thanks, man. I'd heard about this series a while ago too, but honestly, the vague & many different titles threw me off. I'd heard Cobra was the one to follow – so this precise list helps a lot, man. Gonna go check em out.

May 24, 2012 8:49 am I hadn't thought about that till you mentioned it, but yeah, their PR & cover materials are really good on this. And then they have to go & make the decisions tough as hell with some top-notch variant covers... (Hard-knock life, right?)

May 24, 2012 8:46 am @justinsayne – Have you checked out Wood's Conan series at DH right now too? Some of my favorite material of his in quite a while, & it's only 4 issues in (if you're looking for something current you can follow in issues).

May 18, 2012 2:00 pm Woah, is that Ashton Kutcher standing in for dude in the first scene of the new trailer?!

May 18, 2012 9:44 am @Firevine, you've got my vote for The Best of the Week in Comments.

May 18, 2012 9:11 am @Paul, have you ever read this? http://www.amazon.com/The-Last-Opium-Nick-Tosches/dp/158234227X If not, check it out. Opium dens, man.

May 18, 2012 9:10 am That Nic Klein page is amazingly well-done. I may have to pick that up. And to answer the Saga question: Depends on if you die or not.

May 17, 2012 3:25 pm "Shouldn’t women’s rights include the right to laugh at themselves and trivialities?" Sure, but do you honestly think that's how most women would read this, based on the page above? I'm pretty sure the women I know would be more offended than amused. Do you think the supposed playfulness of this will translate that way to a little girl – or does it just send a message of condescension? And Marvel/Asmus/Noto produced it – there's accountability there, no matter their own interest or lack thereof. All those names are on the cover.

May 17, 2012 3:19 pm Yeah, but if it's only available at the Benefit Cosmetic stores, then you're getting a lot of unsuspecting viewers that may not have any basis for modern comics – notably parents buying it for their kids – so this is feasibly going to be their impression of the medium & what Marvel thinks is a powerful woman. That's damaging to both parties. ... Or worse, the thing is given out for free or as an incentive, reaching more people.

May 17, 2012 2:27 pm Honestly? I hope some media outlet calls them out on this BS in a big bad way. At least then, there's someone reinforcing to the young girls/women who actually read this that it's wrong. And maybe then the company pulls it due to bad press. How terrible. Having a 10-year-old daughter, I'd be livid if someone pulled this crap on her. And with Marvel & a few big name creators endorsing it? That just really sucks.