Wow. So, on the one hand you have some comics being insanely annoying with the Civil War storyline. Fine, fine. Writers are blathering on about political theory without understanding it, nothing new. But, in other comics, well. Things are even worse. My current example of choice ( Read more... )

So, Marvel decided to drop all pretense on Civil War. The people who don't register are held in the Negative Zone, which is off of American soil, so they don't have to be given a trial. They are fed and treated well, but they are still being imprisoned. So, Peter Parker (the moderate who orgininally supports the registration act) says that the ( Read more... )

I noticed two weird signs driving to work today. One said, "Try urine." That's all it said, and it was some kind of a veterinary store. So, I spent five minutes thinking about what it could mean. Then, I saw a sign that said, "Free trip to Heaven. Details inside!" Church, obviously. But, I was so tired and still confused by the other sign ( Read more... )

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Another thing that's getting me about Civil War. Some characters say they don't want to work for the government (a concern I'd appreciate). Others say they aren't active super-beings, so they shouldn't have to register (another one I'd buy). But, the thing I'm wondering is, has whoever is behind the editorial process actually decided exactly ( Read more... )

Iron Man, so important to the story of Civil War, is actually having a separate and totally unrelated story going on his comic. He is (surprise!) being used for evil by someone who has gained control of him (and it is happening in Marvel time, to, since he's in prison for part of it, and he's always free and unaffected when he cameos elsewhere ( Read more... )

I saw a comic panel from Superdickery the other day which was kind of funny. Spidey fights a guy who claims to have the proportionate strength and speed of a Walrus. Spidey laughs, and gets sucker-punched ( Read more... )

So, I've been thinking for awhile now. I've reread a few of my older What if comics, and I've even gone so far as to read a few of the newer comics out there I don't have subscriptions too. While it is clear some things fall under an overarching guidelines (like unquestioning support for the Drug War), others are left to individual writers. ( Read more... )