Comments on: Showcase Presents: Controversy? http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/1870.htm/ We Know You Love Comics. We Do Too. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:13:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Happenstance http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/1870.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-28763 Happenstance Wed, 18 Jul 2007 22:53:11 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/1870.htm#comment-28763 By such reasoning, a Showcase of Whiz Comics' Captain Marvel stories would be justified in having a cover of Billy Batson smearing burnt cork on his face so he can go undercover as a dull-witted Negro named "Rastus;" likewise, All-Star Comics Showcase #1 could go with a nice splash of the Atom declaring, "Oh! You're one of the GOOD Nips!" The cover has a little sharper focus than one page of content, and of all the moments to go with, DC chose this to represent the volume. What pisses me off about this cover is not that Batgirl is applying lipstick--or that, as depicted in the included interior page, she's acting as a distraction (because on the cover, she's NOT)--it's that she's ignoring a fight. If the guy behind Robin had anything as lethal as a big rock, he'd be a goner. So it goes from the interior page's "She's a GIRL! With GAMS!" to "She's totally ****ing USELESS!" Man, even "Kim Possible" doesn't do THAT to Ron. By such reasoning, a Showcase of Whiz Comics’ Captain Marvel stories would be justified in having a cover of Billy Batson smearing burnt cork on his face so he can go undercover as a dull-witted Negro named “Rastus;” likewise, All-Star Comics Showcase #1 could go with a nice splash of the Atom declaring, “Oh! You’re one of the GOOD Nips!” The cover has a little sharper focus than one page of content, and of all the moments to go with, DC chose this to represent the volume.

What pisses me off about this cover is not that Batgirl is applying lipstick–or that, as depicted in the included interior page, she’s acting as a distraction (because on the cover, she’s NOT)–it’s that she’s ignoring a fight. If the guy behind Robin had anything as lethal as a big rock, he’d be a goner. So it goes from the interior page’s “She’s a GIRL! With GAMS!” to “She’s totally ****ing USELESS!”

Man, even “Kim Possible” doesn’t do THAT to Ron.

]]> By: james deckert http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/1870.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-28728 james deckert Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:06:41 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/1870.htm#comment-28728 I love the Showcases. My couple of gripes is that they've taken so long to appear (and are only released two per month). And my other gripe is that I'd like to have them just blast through a series leaving it untouched. In other words, don't pick Metamorpho stories from a variety of comics to create the Showcase, just start with issue #1 of a series and print it all. I'd like to read some pre-issue #27 of Detective. Salina fans are waiting with eager anticipation for Showcase Jonah Hex #2. I love the Showcases. My couple of gripes is that they’ve taken so long to appear (and are only released two per month). And my other gripe is that I’d like to have them just blast through a series leaving it untouched. In other words, don’t pick Metamorpho stories from a variety of comics to create the Showcase, just start with issue #1 of a series and print it all. I’d like to read some pre-issue #27 of Detective.

Salina fans are waiting with eager anticipation for Showcase Jonah Hex #2.

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