I am disappointed in September so far, but not scared. Here's why.
They can't take away the comics that I have on my shelves. They may try to wipe them from continuity, but they can't make us forget the stories we adore. These are ours, and no editorial decision can - or should - change that.
I am going to exercise my option not to purchase DC in September, and actually torrent (which is big, because I never do that) the two titles I'm interested in (Blue Beetle, JLD) to see if they're decent before I spend any money, but I refuse to allow the bad creative decisions based in the 1990s Boys Club of Comics (*bitters*) to invalidate my love for these characters.
I loathe the sexism, racism, and homophobia displayed in the publicity DC has been putting out. The blatant disregard of valid and reasonable questions by and about women, female creators, and female characters is the one thing I find frightening, and the sheer level of privilege being shown by the vast majority of DC decision-makers (JIM LEE I AM LOOKING AT YOU) is
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You FTW! I say as a fan of both. HELP, AHDDIE, I AM SCARED OF SEPTEMBER.
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They can't take away the comics that I have on my shelves. They may try to wipe them from continuity, but they can't make us forget the stories we adore. These are ours, and no editorial decision can - or should - change that.
I am going to exercise my option not to purchase DC in September, and actually torrent (which is big, because I never do that) the two titles I'm interested in (Blue Beetle, JLD) to see if they're decent before I spend any money, but I refuse to allow the bad creative decisions based in the 1990s Boys Club of Comics (*bitters*) to invalidate my love for these characters.
I loathe the sexism, racism, and homophobia displayed in the publicity DC has been putting out. The blatant disregard of valid and reasonable questions by and about women, female creators, and female characters is the one thing I find frightening, and the sheer level of privilege being shown by the vast majority of DC decision-makers (JIM LEE I AM LOOKING AT YOU) is ( ... )
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