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Comics News Thread 4 (RIP ComicsAlliance)
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On the one hand, my two favorite New 52 books - Men of War and Blackhawks - have already been cancelled. On the other hand, my 3rd favorite book - Deathstroke - is being taken over by Liefeld. Not sure which is worse.
There are worse fates than death...
But doomed.
I feel bad for you Captain Atom guys, too. I figure with August solicits, we'll hear some more bad news.
I buy Snyder's Batman so I only get good titles.
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/18/avengers-dinosaurs/
And he's been teasing that he's got creator-owned projects in the works for a while now. As he said on WRA, he became a novelist in his trek to write comics. So he's going to be around, just not under DC's (or Marvel's one presumes) banner. He's also moving from Austin to Portland(?).
I'm just pissed that I never realized before that I could be a comics journalist by writing articles about creators' twitter feeds. Stupid me.
EDIT: God-fucking-dammit. Idiots are criticizing him. Flat out, these people are the fucking problem.
I mean, I doubt DC or Marvel really care, as he's pretty low on the totem pole, but it's nice to see a creator acting with integrity, rather than just paying lip service to it.
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Judas.
I feel like we need some kind of art appreciation thread.
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Anyway, Chris Roberson just tweeted this:
It was supposed to be the story Roberson was writing for Fairest, with McManus on art again. But since it looks like DC won't even publish that story anymore it's up in the air about the next Fairest arc. And it will have to be some kind of other story, because Phil Jiminez probably won't go more than 6 issues without needing a few months in between stories.
Speaking of those I'm only up to volume 5 of the main series and would anything be spoiled if I read those to minis right now?
I see Willingham tweeted the Fairest decision regarding Roberson being removed didn't involve him at all, and he'll work with Roberson anytime, anywhere. That's good to know.
I can't think of a single openly republican creator at Marvel right now.
Steaaaaaaam
I know because I wrote ten thousand words on the subject
Why do I think Robert Kirkman leans to the right? Has he stated anything in interviews?
thing pretty tastefully in Invincible.
I'm liking Nauck's preview art a lot, and Hester's a pretty great writer, so I'm excited.
Guarding the Globe is still a dumb name, though.
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And I think Ethan Van Sciver is another openly conservative creator.
Holy shit.
He is. Van Sciver is also an apologist for Joseph McCarthy. His political views are so extreme they alienated him from both Gail Simone's YABS and her Jinxworld forum.
http://4thletter.net/2012/04/the-superhero-is-western-cultures-last-gasp-attempt-to-say-theres-a-future-for-us/
He is the most pessimistic dude in all of comicsblogdom (or at least of the comic bloggers that actually use detailed logic, social context, and other literary thinking in their works). Comics is the medium I turn to because I am pessimistic about absolutely everything else in my life, and capes are my escape. I fully adhere to the Morrison line of thought, because that is what has always appealed to be in the first place. These are selfless characters that go above and beyond to be the best of people, to sacrifice everything for everyone. Just like Morrison says, they are what we could be. They are the ultimate idealized fantasy of self actualization.
The western thing may hold true, particularly for the early pulp vigilantes like Batman, but I do not think it is accurate at all for Superman or anything from the Silver Age. It couldn't even be more obvious with the Silver Age; these are stories about utopian future science advancing people to meet their full potential by using their powers in living service to others.
Present company excluded, of course. Love y'alls. Except TLB. Fuck that dude.
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