So, every time you mention W.I.R., some fanboy helpfully says, "Hey, way more men have died in comics than women!" Thank you, random, hypothetical fanboy, that is a good point. Hm, how could we compare needless W.I.R. type deaths?
Behind the cut I discuss my take on Recent Events in Batgirl 73. I don't think this is notcapade material, but please do give me your opinions on this matter. ( Batgirl )
Honestly, in comics it's fairly common for canon to change so fast you don't even have time to get used to the new retcon before it's gone. Here's my chart for canonicity.
Occurred in character's own book +2 Happened outside the character's book+1Occurred as part of mini, not in an ongoing book+0 Referenced by a different writer in a different
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I followed a link from Progressive Ruin to the American Family Association's take on comics. No surprises, obviously they think that comics are degenerate. But what cracked me up was this quote: "sexuality is typical of the comic book world."
Oh noes! Sexuality! Do they also depict personality? Interpersonal relations? Real people don't have
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Listen up, DC. I'm a fan. That means I obsess about detail. So, you know, all that hand-waving you did about Lady Shiva Woosan's background? Yeah. I noticed.
So thete1 is, as everyone knows by now, madly spreading the love of Supreme Power. If you didn't know this, you can checkout her posts. Because I have no strength to resist, I got swept along
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