history_guy

August 20, 2013 10:13 pm I love this myth that people steal stuff to see if it's worth buying. It's like strippers working to pay for college; doesn't happen. I don't steal a car the a week to see if it's with buying and I wouldn't dine and dash if the appetizers weren't great.

August 20, 2013 10:08 pm Why for DC? They are routinely cheaper on Comixology and their new releases drop in price after 2 months. Marvel stuff from two years ago is still 4 bucks.

August 12, 2013 5:06 pm The women in that reading group are reading a subset of a medium. Comics are a medium just like video games or film. Maybe guys don't like romantic comedies, but they have action movies. Young people don't read history, but they have Twilight. But comics as a medium is totally cut off from way too many people because it insists on being so insular.

August 12, 2013 5:01 pm It could be that men are more drawn to comics than women intrinsically. But it can't help that even in titles that supposedly highlight strong female characters, they have to be shown in skin tight outfits, with knee high boots, and boob windows.

August 12, 2013 4:58 pm It wasn't that something as violent as rape can't be portrayed in comics. It was that Millar didn't understand how polarizing sexual violence is, and just dismisses it like other portrayals.

August 12, 2013 12:47 pm The fact that these types of topics are still relevant shouldn't be dismissed with a shrug. The fact that the people that ascended to powerful industry positions still internalize these mindsets to such a degree that they will parrot them mindlessly in interviews is a major problem. There are creators that use characters with diverse backgrounds, race, sexuality, and do it well to further the plot and develop other characters. Macfarlane and Millar represent a mindset that is inherently limiting and demonstrates an inability to look beyond their own mindset. Not for nothing these two luminaries are still stuck selling stuff from two decades ago. It's ultimately a good thing that people still express outrage over these kinds of comments. This isn't fanboys raging over prices going up or bloated events. These are real issues that have profound societal implications. It's only by expressing continued disapproval of these kinds of attitudes that things ever change. Remember the outrage over the a gay Green Lantern or a mixed-race Spiderman? Now no one cares. It's only be embracing new ideas and acknowledging that we have the ability to change things that something can really be altered.

August 12, 2013 12:36 pm Hoping eventually this comes to Marvel Unlimited. I loved this series when it came out.

August 12, 2013 8:31 am I'm not sure an ascot is a great design idea for a guy that will be running into a lot of wind resistance.

August 12, 2013 8:27 am To save money, I subscribe to Marvel Unlimited. If you're willing to read Marvel digitally and wait 6 months for issues, then its an amazing deal. $60 for a years worth of issues plus almost every back issue you could want. I get Image in trades, usually from the library and I only get DC monthly. Once DC gets on board with a yearly subscription service like Marvel Unlimited, I'm sure I'll jump on that too.

August 5, 2013 9:47 pm I don't get the outrage directed at this article. It's not cool to compare innocent nick-nacks or books on your shelf to a medium that sexually objectifies people. People are being weirdly defensive about how awesome a term "porn" is.