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Post by Legion on Feb 13, 2013 15:47:58 GMT -5
My issue was more that they went to him in the first place.
They wouldnt hire someone who was advocating a return to slavery or a holocaust denier, so why is it that someone with his beliefs is ok to approach and hire?
But still, this isnt the place, I shouldnt have brought it up cos we cant really get in to it, but it annoyed me
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Feb 13, 2013 15:52:44 GMT -5
My issue was more that they went to him in the first place. They wouldnt hire someone who was advocating a return to slavery or a holocaust denier, so why is it that someone with his beliefs is ok to approach and hire? But still, this isnt the place, I shouldnt have brought it up cos we cant really get in to it, but it annoyed me You have every right to be annoyed. It's just one of those things where being an asshole doesn't equal breaking the law. It sucks, but so did Grant Morrison's run on X-Men and we couldn't do anything about that either.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2013 16:31:08 GMT -5
Batman 17.... {Spoiler}That has to be the biggest cop out ending in recent history.
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Thaal Sinestro
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Feb 13, 2013 16:38:10 GMT -5
Batman 17.... {Spoiler}That has to be the biggest cop out ending in recent history. {Spoiler}Every thing in that was a big disappointment. DC's hyping it up like some big status quo changer but all it did was break up the batfamily for however long. No one even died.
oh and Ha.
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Post by hotshotalex on Feb 13, 2013 17:45:15 GMT -5
My issue was more that they went to him in the first place. They wouldnt hire someone who was advocating a return to slavery or a holocaust denier, so why is it that someone with his beliefs is ok to approach and hire? But still, this isnt the place, I shouldnt have brought it up cos we cant really get in to it, but it annoyed me A Texas comic shop owner has already stated he will not carry the book out of protest. blogs.dallasobserver.com/mixmaster/2013/02/zeus_comics_will_not_carry_adv.phpI wonder if any other shops will follow suit.
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Post by stinger on Feb 13, 2013 17:51:53 GMT -5
Oh great, if there's one thing I love in my comics, it's a healthy dose of politics. /sarcasm
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Feb 13, 2013 18:10:06 GMT -5
My issue was more that they went to him in the first place. They wouldnt hire someone who was advocating a return to slavery or a holocaust denier, so why is it that someone with his beliefs is ok to approach and hire? But still, this isnt the place, I shouldnt have brought it up cos we cant really get in to it, but it annoyed me You have every right to be annoyed. It's just one of those things where being an asshole doesn't equal breaking the law. It sucks, but so did Grant Morrison's run on X-Men and we couldn't do anything about that either. you've made a powerful enemy today.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Feb 13, 2013 18:12:45 GMT -5
guys let's just keep this civil.
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Thaal Sinestro
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Feb 13, 2013 18:49:36 GMT -5
DC brings out the worst in people.
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Post by Zabel Zarock on Feb 13, 2013 18:57:13 GMT -5
Oh hey looks like I'll start reading more GL books. Also I really get the feeling Snyder was told No on alot of things like right before #17 came out. And on Card, as a gay dude I like what he writes, I buy his stuff, dissagree strongly witht he dude for obvious reasons. Thena gain I have an easy time divorcing a person and their views from their work.
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Post by stinger on Feb 13, 2013 19:10:40 GMT -5
I have an easy time divorcing a person and their views from their work. If we could all do this it would make life a lot easier. I disagree with what a lot of what my favorite authors/musicians/actors think, but that doesn't mean I can't recognize talent in their craft. I dunno, I just think that if they keep it out of their work, it's no big deal. I guess it's harder to do for some. Not trying to start anything, and it's cool if people feel differently. Just giving my opinion.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2013 19:12:50 GMT -5
UNCANNY X-MEN #1 ending spoiler: {Spoiler}Don't you remember the last time you had a shaved head, Magneto?! Seriously, I hope someone takes this into account. People are talking already about how he's not really a traitor, and that this is all some big plan on Scott's part, but looking like an unwilling "guest" of Auschwitz in that last page panel in order to get the scheme across isn't a smart visual look for someone who was actually in a concentration camp.
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Post by millionurkle on Feb 13, 2013 19:21:54 GMT -5
Did they ever explain how Batgirl could walk again?
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Feb 13, 2013 19:45:54 GMT -5
Oh hey looks like I'll start reading more GL books. Also I really get the feeling Snyder was told No on alot of things like right before #17 came out. And on Card, as a gay dude I like what he writes, I buy his stuff, dissagree strongly witht he dude for obvious reasons. Thena gain I have an easy time divorcing a person and their views from their work. I can empathize. as a fan of Burzum and Dissection I pretty much have no choice.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Feb 13, 2013 19:47:32 GMT -5
Did they ever explain how Batgirl could walk again? I believe they did, but it didn't make anyone happy. just falls under DC's "force the Silver Age on everyone no matter how many people it pisses off and how many unfortunate implications it brings up".
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Thaal Sinestro
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Feb 13, 2013 19:48:16 GMT -5
Did they ever explain how Batgirl could walk again? A wizard did it. No though. Gail just said she worked hard.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Feb 13, 2013 19:50:20 GMT -5
there you go people confined to wheelchairs; the only reason you can't walk is because you just didn't try hard enough!
I seriously feel bad for Gail getting that pretty much thrown in her lap. nobody else has any business writing Babs but there is literally no good way to make "Barbara can suddenly walk again and ditches her adult identity for something that only made sense when she was a teenager" not come off as incredibly intelligence insulting.
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Feb 13, 2013 19:55:09 GMT -5
And she's being written like a dumbass teenager too. Gail needs to step up her shit. I'm not seeing the "God sent writer" you guys on here keep clamoring about.
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Post by mjolnir on Feb 13, 2013 19:55:19 GMT -5
I believe the comic that explained it also retcon it doing as bad of damage as it did in the initial story. Saying something about how it just missed paralyzing her like it once did.
As for #17...it was okay, it had some nice touches, though it wasn't the groundbreaking piece alot of the people working on it claimed it would be and is somewhat lacking compared to the rest of the fantastic story.
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Post by hotshotalex on Feb 13, 2013 19:55:38 GMT -5
So was she never Oracle now?
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