Jesus Christ I know this is old news but Warren Ellis is goddamn insane
I hadn't realized that I had missed two thirds of his Hellblazer run so I figured I'd read it
I got a six part story where John tracks down his ex-girlfriend's killer, eventually beating the shit out of him, giving him a couple hits of acid, and then shutting him in the morgue drawer with her room-temperature, leaky corpse
And the dialog in that scene takes it to a whole new plane of "oh Jesus what the"
(Also the very next story is another of his, this time about a room where this man has basically done nothing but kill people for 20 years and now the room is so soaked with death and violence that when police try to go in there and arrest him they just rip each other apart
Issue #54 will also mark Doctor Voodoo's exit from the pages of “New Avengers,†at least for the time being. “To my excitement, the character got his own series,†Bendis confirmed. “He's going to come back into my book in a little bit, but not right now. I have some unfinished business with other characters that I want to attend to and I think Doctor Voodoo needs the full attention on him right now. If the character hadn't been picked up I would have kept him in the book just to keep the ball rolling. Once the ball was rolling though it became, 'Yay! I get to read a Doctor Voodoo book!'â€
Jesus Christ I know this is old news but Warren Ellis is goddamn insane
I hadn't realized that I had missed two thirds of his Hellblazer run so I figured I'd read it
I got a six part story where John tracks down his ex-girlfriend's killer, eventually beating the shit out of him, giving him a couple hits of acid, and then shutting him in the morgue drawer with her room-temperature, leaky corpse
And the dialog in that scene takes it to a whole new plane of "oh Jesus what the"
It works, though, because it's Constantine. If there was one person in comics I'd never fuck with, it's definitely Constantine.
Jesus Christ I know this is old news but Warren Ellis is goddamn insane
I hadn't realized that I had missed two thirds of his Hellblazer run so I figured I'd read it
I got a six part story where John tracks down his ex-girlfriend's killer, eventually beating the shit out of him, giving him a couple hits of acid, and then shutting him in the morgue drawer with her room-temperature, leaky corpse
And the dialog in that scene takes it to a whole new plane of "oh Jesus what the"
It works, though, because it's Constantine. If there was one person in comics I'd never fuck with, it's definitely Constantine.
Definitely. Constantine is just a bastard when he gets pissed off
Issue #54 will also mark Doctor Voodoo's exit from the pages of “New Avengers,†at least for the time being. “To my excitement, the character got his own series,†Bendis confirmed. “He's going to come back into my book in a little bit, but not right now. I have some unfinished business with other characters that I want to attend to and I think Doctor Voodoo needs the full attention on him right now. If the character hadn't been picked up I would have kept him in the book just to keep the ball rolling. Once the ball was rolling though it became, 'Yay! I get to read a Doctor Voodoo book!'â€
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edited June 2009
Guys, does Tintin deserve a place in here? Because I'm rereading my brothers Tintin collections and they are absolutely fascinating. Some of them have cool historical notes that put them in context, too.
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Guys, does Tintin deserve a place in here? Because I'm rereading my brothers Tintin collections and they are absolutely fascinating. Some of them have cool historical notes that put them in context, too.
Guys, does Tintin deserve a place in here? Because I'm rereading my brothers Tintin collections and they are absolutely fascinating. Some of them have cool historical notes that put them in context, too.
Hell yes. Especially the racist bits.
I've been thinking a lot about the ostensible racism in Tintin, though
The non-white ethnicities are always drawn in the most offensively caricatured way possible
But whenever colonialism or white cruelty shows up, Tintin leaps to the defense of the natives. In The Blue Lotus, he stops a fat white british man from beating a rickshaw driver with his cane, and then the rickshaw driver's brother smuggles him out of the city later.
It's weird, the racial caricatures are more of a means of identification then dehumanizition, because Herge regularly made ethnic characters humanized contributors to the adventure worthy of recognition
Except black people, I think he may not have liked them so much
Guys, does Tintin deserve a place in here? Because I'm rereading my brothers Tintin collections and they are absolutely fascinating. Some of them have cool historical notes that put them in context, too.
Hell yes. Especially the racist bits.
I've been thinking a lot about the ostensible racism in Tintin, though
The non-white ethnicities are always drawn in the most offensively caricatured way possible
But whenever colonialism or white cruelty shows up, Tintin leaps to the defense of the natives. In The Blue Lotus, he stops a fat white british man from beating a rickshaw driver with his cane, and then the rickshaw driver's brother smuggles him out of the city later.
It's weird, the racial caricatures are more of a means of identification then dehumanizition, because Herge regularly made ethnic characters humanized contributors to the adventure worthy of recognition
Except black people, I think he may not have liked them so much
It's true. It gets a bad rap, but it was just a sign of the times for the most part. I mean, you look at any American comics, or even Tezuka's work from far enough back, you see some shit that either makes you cringe with uncomfortability or laugh harder than most would find appropriate.
Newsarama's got the preview for the next issue of Uncanny X-Men up on their site. The last two pages really do well to perk one's interest in reading this specific comic.
Vargas PrimeKing of NothingJust a ShowRegistered Userregular
edited June 2009
Well, I know some of the more "offensive" stuff was subsequently redone years later, at least in the cases where Herge actually acknowledged that he was maybe a little out of line.
A lot of the stuff from the late 30's and after is more culturally aware. I think it was just the really early stuff from the early 30's that was suspect. I've never read any of the actual original early stories, so I couldn't say.
Well, I know some of the more "offensive" stuff was subsequently redone years later, at least in the cases where Herge actually acknowledged that he was maybe a little out of line.
A lot of the stuff from the late 30's and after is more culturally aware. I think it was just the really early stuff from the early 30's that was suspect. I've never read any of the actual original early stories, so I couldn't say.
Yeah, I just discussed them with my brother, and he says that Herge was pretty much a fascist back in the '30s. White mans burden sorta jazz. It wasn't until after WWII that the Tintin stuff became more liberal.
I'm gonna take some time soon to compare the early tintins and the late ones.
Newsarama's got the preview for the next issue of Uncanny X-Men up on their site. The last two pages really do well to perk one's interest in reading this specific comic.
Pretty sure I never got Incognito 3, so I can't read number four until I get it. Dammit! Comix were a total bust this week! Sonofabitch, goddamn, shit, etc.
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I can't imagine how stupid that would've looked on screen
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I hadn't realized that I had missed two thirds of his Hellblazer run so I figured I'd read it
I got a six part story where John tracks down his ex-girlfriend's killer, eventually beating the shit out of him, giving him a couple hits of acid, and then shutting him in the morgue drawer with her room-temperature, leaky corpse
And the dialog in that scene takes it to a whole new plane of "oh Jesus what the"
I'm good
(Also the very next story is another of his, this time about a room where this man has basically done nothing but kill people for 20 years and now the room is so soaked with death and violence that when police try to go in there and arrest him they just rip each other apart
literally)
Only with more graphic pictures
Alternately just read Crooked Little Vein
The first time I have ever truly been dumbfounded by a book
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=21637
Let's Play Final Fantasy 'II' (Ch10 - 5/17/10)
It works, though, because it's Constantine. If there was one person in comics I'd never fuck with, it's definitely Constantine.
Who comes up with this shit.
"What the hell? It's a dude with samurai swords in combat fatigues with the arms cut off. That's bullshit."
"Psh. That costume he wears is awful, this is way more true-to-life."
"Make it look more like the costume, dammit, or you're fired."
"Fine, here
*scribble*scribble*scribble*
Okay!? He's wearing like a hat or something!"
"..."
so good
Definitely. Constantine is just a bastard when he gets pissed off
Fucking A.
Just probably not from Arizona State. Not enough life experience.
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Hell yes. Especially the racist bits.
sketchyblargh / Steam! / Tumblr Prime
I've been thinking a lot about the ostensible racism in Tintin, though
The non-white ethnicities are always drawn in the most offensively caricatured way possible
But whenever colonialism or white cruelty shows up, Tintin leaps to the defense of the natives. In The Blue Lotus, he stops a fat white british man from beating a rickshaw driver with his cane, and then the rickshaw driver's brother smuggles him out of the city later.
It's weird, the racial caricatures are more of a means of identification then dehumanizition, because Herge regularly made ethnic characters humanized contributors to the adventure worthy of recognition
Except black people, I think he may not have liked them so much
Honorary doctorate from Voodoo University
It's true. It gets a bad rap, but it was just a sign of the times for the most part. I mean, you look at any American comics, or even Tezuka's work from far enough back, you see some shit that either makes you cringe with uncomfortability or laugh harder than most would find appropriate.
sketchyblargh / Steam! / Tumblr Prime
http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album.php?aid=28809
Let's Play Final Fantasy 'II' (Ch10 - 5/17/10)
A lot of the stuff from the late 30's and after is more culturally aware. I think it was just the really early stuff from the early 30's that was suspect. I've never read any of the actual original early stories, so I couldn't say.
sketchyblargh / Steam! / Tumblr Prime
Yeah, I just discussed them with my brother, and he says that Herge was pretty much a fascist back in the '30s. White mans burden sorta jazz. It wasn't until after WWII that the Tintin stuff became more liberal.
I'm gonna take some time soon to compare the early tintins and the late ones.
That looks wonderful.
only they'd have to give Teen Titans a non shitty writer and I don't know that they want to do that
Still though I look forward to it
Invincible 63
goddamn you kirkman
goddamn you
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Let's Play Final Fantasy 'II' (Ch10 - 5/17/10)