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scans_daily2011-09-15 12:31 am
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also... i've never thought about it till now... but i've always kinda subconsciously shipped them both together....
Hmm... "just friends," huh. Who lounge about wearing just socks and basketball jerseys and pajama bottoms. Friends with benefits.
I'm hoping this was just a really awkward primer on the character, and that the next couple're better.
I mean, I can take the first few pages, but that last one.. did we even need that whole page? If that's setting up a character dynamic, I hope it's not a frequent one.
(And I'm not sure if those elbow gloves're either too out of place or too on the nose, so to speak..)
I mean, I can take the first few pages, but that last one.. did we even need that whole page? If that's setting up a character dynamic, I hope it's not a frequent one.
(And I'm not sure if those elbow gloves're either too out of place or too on the nose, so to speak..)
i don't even understand that last page.... (is there anyway i can comment on the writing without sounding racist?)
i mean... are we really in the time where some one has to even justify a black man and a white woman dating? or vice versa.... or a mexican man and a white woman...? did this moment have to happen?
i mean... are we really in the time where some one has to even justify a black man and a white woman dating? or vice versa.... or a mexican man and a white woman...? did this moment have to happen?
Well, at least it isn't a "rich people are evil" character rant. Between the Illuminti and CIVIL WAR, Marvel cornered the market on that. DC wisely leaves that alone.
wait what? seriously? they went there.... how did i miss that?
Well...considering the last thing I saw this guy write was Titans, having this semi-awkward page on the old "black man's kryptonite" stereotype is down-right enjoyable!
But anyway, I hope this means that there's more to Karen--maybe she has her powers, but she keeps it on the down-low and decides that doing her corporation would help more people?
But anyway, I hope this means that there's more to Karen--maybe she has her powers, but she keeps it on the down-low and decides that doing her corporation would help more people?
Why does Mike look like he's got encephalitis?
Awwwwwkward....
Well...at least they don't go the chest direction too with Karen.
Well...at least they don't go the chest direction too with Karen.
This book ended up being my biggest disappointment of the relaunch so far - Hawk and Dove and Suicide Squad I had low expectations, and no real hopes for, so no disappointment, there (in fact, both were better than I expected, if only marginally) - that last scene, and a similar one earlier, where Michael seems to be reading racial subtext into something for no apparent reason ('No, no, a simple "thank you, black guy" will suffice') are why...
Still, there's potential there if he stops going back to that, or at least sets it up so it makes sense - aside from that, he seems to get Michael, and the story's interesting - so...
Still, there's potential there if he stops going back to that, or at least sets it up so it makes sense - aside from that, he seems to get Michael, and the story's interesting - so...
???
This doesn't even make sense to me. "Pinko-commie" I've heard before, but this is just weird and (I'll echo the other comments) awkward.
Even still, whenever conservatives say "communist" in place of Leftist, Socialist etc. I'm quick to correct them, especially if they're claiming to be a professional politician. If you're a politician, know the proper definition of the different political theories (because I haven't seen a true Communist espousing a Communist agenda since first year of college; and that person didn't have a hope of running for anything in a state that outlawed self-declared Communists and Nazis).
This doesn't even make sense to me. "Pinko-commie" I've heard before, but this is just weird and (I'll echo the other comments) awkward.
Even still, whenever conservatives say "communist" in place of Leftist, Socialist etc. I'm quick to correct them, especially if they're claiming to be a professional politician. If you're a politician, know the proper definition of the different political theories (because I haven't seen a true Communist espousing a Communist agenda since first year of college; and that person didn't have a hope of running for anything in a state that outlawed self-declared Communists and Nazis).
Well, I think he was being facetious, there. Swap in 'tree-hugging' or whatever intentionally silly derogatory slang you'd prefer. And if you hadn't noticed, the 24 hour news channels misuse political labels all the time, especially when they talk to political pundits who can accuse an opponent of being a fascist, communist, liberal and socialist all in the same breath.
Well, it is early in the new Age of Superhero, maybe she hasn't debuted as PG yet? :)
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"And I have an IQ of 192."
I refuse to believe this statement until this kid thwarts evil with math a la Amadeus Cho. Otherwise, I can only conclude that he's never taken an IQ test* and is just pulling a number out of his ass
Every time I hear a character state their IQ, I want to bash the writer over the head with a psychology textbook.
* Especially what you have to do to take one. These aren't just little pen-and-paper multiple choice tests we're talking about. It's basically a four-day process where a psychologist test everything from your average digit span to how fast you can complete the towers of hanoi. You want to know how much the WAIS-IV costs? Over a thousand fucking dollars. You use them to diagnose cognitive disorders, not to get a shiny number to brag to your friends about like this twerp here.
I refuse to believe this statement until this kid thwarts evil with math a la Amadeus Cho. Otherwise, I can only conclude that he's never taken an IQ test* and is just pulling a number out of his ass
Every time I hear a character state their IQ, I want to bash the writer over the head with a psychology textbook.
* Especially what you have to do to take one. These aren't just little pen-and-paper multiple choice tests we're talking about. It's basically a four-day process where a psychologist test everything from your average digit span to how fast you can complete the towers of hanoi. You want to know how much the WAIS-IV costs? Over a thousand fucking dollars. You use them to diagnose cognitive disorders, not to get a shiny number to brag to your friends about like this twerp here.
Aren't they having three different art teams for the first three issues?
Unlike others, I don't really have a problem with the art...except that Mr. Terrific doesn't actually look too much like the established character, to me. What I do wonder is how they're going to link him to the original character if that character has never existed...or find an alternate explanation for the 'Fair Play' logo and such. As a legacy character now without a legacy, I wonder how they're going to play this.
The dialogue is...odd. It's not strictly speaking bad, but it's a little confusing and feels inauthentic. That 'built to handle things' line is just plain weird, for example. It's clearly meant to be a 'I'm capable' sentiment, but it doesn't sound something like a real person would say...at least not in this context.
I do find the boob window in the context of Karen's evening dress to be amusing.
The dialogue is...odd. It's not strictly speaking bad, but it's a little confusing and feels inauthentic. That 'built to handle things' line is just plain weird, for example. It's clearly meant to be a 'I'm capable' sentiment, but it doesn't sound something like a real person would say...at least not in this context.
I do find the boob window in the context of Karen's evening dress to be amusing.
In the DCNU, Karen Starr's hero name is White She-Devil.
Looking at the art, what the DCnU really needs is a good tailor.
I was really looking forward to this and I will finish this arc but I was dissapointed. It was not all bad(his oorigin was entertaing and the humour was there) but I just hate awkward moments being shoe horned in like that. And that white/black comment came out of no where. I doubt the black women was bringing up race and was more voicing her concerns that she did not approve of the relationship between her friend(she has known Mr terrific before his wife died) and this women(there are plenty of reasons not to lik someone then race).
Art was a mess and I expected more from a first issue.
Art was a mess and I expected more from a first issue.
I can see where the white/black comment came from, it's what distinguishes Karen from nearly all the other women at the party. When you are that outnumbered and you are the one getting glared at, I can see why Karen might assume it was a race thing to at least some extent.
While the racial comments were definitely awkward, one thing Mr. Terrific did right that a lot of other #1's have failed on, is that it's quite easily accessable. Everything you need to know is there, along with a hook (which, admittedly, does not really interest me) to get you to buy the next issue.
No freakin' kidding. Unsurprisingly, the books I've liked most (Demon Knights, Resurrection Man) did exactly that.
I was thinking about this, and how my attitude was "I'd buy it if Karen wasn't just a background character/love interest" or "I'd buy it if there was less Mister Terrific and more Power Girl.
What I'm thinking now is, I want a Power Girl book and this won't really do the trick.
What I'm thinking now is, I want a Power Girl book and this won't really do the trick.
Gugliotta.........still not much of a student of human anatomy. Extreme WTF on page 4 panel 3 extreme right.
Terrible way to introduce Peeg in the DCnU...or Michael Holt, for that matter.
Terrible way to introduce Peeg in the DCnU...or Michael Holt, for that matter.
Why is it every time popular stories try to bring racial tension into the picture, the minority always looks like the antagonist?
I really am not interested in stereotypical bitch!fights either.
I really am not interested in stereotypical bitch!fights either.
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