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"I will leave you as I left the Black Giant.&...

2010-05-31T21:04:07.955-04:00

"I will leave you as I left the Black Giant." - Ragnarok
I had forgot all about Black Goliath's death until this issue.... Thanks for the reminder. I cant wait for more!!

Well, I guess if you really wanted to make some ki...

2010-02-23T08:54:15.534-05:00

Well, I guess if you really wanted to make some kind of impact with him, then you would need to do so in a professional manner.

Just puffing out your chest, getting indignant and calling him names will only fuel his belief that comics fans are childish idiots.

However, if you engage him in well spoken dialog, then he would be more open to what you have to say.

Seriously, I think you are wasting your time on him. He is less well known than Senator Lieberman who took on video games, comics and tv and failed to make any difference.

I frankly am done with this whole thing. I am going to enjoy comics, but I am not going to let some know-nothing full of hot air spoil my enjoyment of this industry. I don't have time to go on a crusade that really means nothing because the guy, again will not cause any lasting change (or change at all)

As I said before, he is just grasping at straws, he has no leg to stand on and will make virtually no difference in the grand scheme of things. Comics will continue to come out and will continue to be enjoyed by the fans.

I personally think you should just let him go on spouting and ignore him. Most others will and he will have to move on. The more you engage him, the more you spark continued debate. To me he is like a child mis-behaving to try to get attention...the best way to stop it is not to feed it and ignore it.

Just my opinion. As I said, I am completely done with this. Back to the enjoyment of comics!

I was one of the few that was very verbal about th...

2010-02-23T02:21:21.627-05:00

I was one of the few that was very verbal about the industry sucking up to Obama after the 2008 Election. It was disgusting which I said then and I say now.

My point with this guy is he is speaking about something he knows nothing about and he's created this anti-Marvel/anti-Comics movement online and I"M not going to let it go unchallenged.

Yes, this is my year to celebrate comics, I'm celebrating 20 years collecting these things. Part of my celebration is sharing some of the knowledge I've learned over the years which goes hand in hand with educating this twit about exactly where he's wrong on this and why.
Fact is, this jerk has given me an idea of how to share the information I've learned. He's the focal point because he represents this anti-comic mentality we now have in this country.
Back in the 1940's Fredrick Wertham tried to stop comics from being published. He was shunned and ignored.
He came back in the 1950's and his efforts almost destroyed the entire comics industry. Because he was ignored. Now, I'm not saying this moron has the know-how to do anything close to that but he caters to the FAR right and just like the FAR left, they tend to get heard more than the rest of us because they are louder and more vicious in getting their POV seen by all. I'm not really willing to let it happen again. It likely won't but why take the chance?

Besides, Deadpool wouldn't let it go, he'd make a total joke of this guy. You can't argue with Deadpool...can you?

I agree that his attack on everyone that reads com...

2010-02-19T08:29:28.863-05:00

I agree that his attack on everyone that reads comics due to the issue here is stupid.

However, we both know the horrible amount of adoration given to Obama by media in general. It is pathetic and disgusting.

From someone on the outside looking in, you see the Spidey-Obama issue, and a number of other Obama appearances that all help to glorify him. Then you see a scene that seems to show the opposition to Obama and is painted in a negative light. It is easy for someone who is on the outside lookin in to mistake this for an OVERALL political statement by the publisher.

I may be wrong, but I don't recall as much Obama love in DC Comics.

All in all, we have to agree that this is someone who probably normally agrees with us 90% of the time politically. However, he is frustrated by the celebrity fawning of so many for Obama and when he sees something like this, he jumped to the wrong conclusion.

To attack all comic book fans is a stretch that he should not have made the mistake of doing.

However, there are far more destructive people out there to focus your frustration on. To be honest, Huston does not know what he is talking about, he is arguing like a liberal (take one small example and stretch it to be an all inclusive example of something) and he is wrong. Plain and simple. As they often say online, don't feed the troll. Ignore him and move on.

Remember my friend, this is the year you want to celebrate comics....I am right there with you, don't let this fool ruin the party!

Here's the thing...the protest was never calle...

2010-02-18T20:56:10.776-05:00

Here's the thing...the protest was never called a Tea Party one. I MIGHT have resembled one but all protests against the government and it's stupidity look the same.
Also, Falcon's remark is true IF we're talking about the Tea Parties. If you look at footage of them on FOX you are hard pressed to find someone of color. It's a sea of angry white folk. That's isn't a bad thing but it's true.

Something about the sign, though...yes ONE sign was similar to one seen at a protest early last year. Does that make this a Tea Part protest? No, not really. It's still a stretch and more likely some jerk with a blog wanting to make something out of nothing.

Yes, writers tend to put their personal politics in their stories. It does happen. But I really don't think this was the situation here. According to Marvel the writer just made the scene a protest. That's it. The signs were blank when sent to the printers where the words were finally put in. According to Marvel they had no intention of using any specific sign and have apologized for it.
I don't agree with them apologizing for it as I really don't see how this makes the Tea Party look bad in any way.

But now that this Warner Todd Huston has attacked this he's decided to attack the industry in general and the readers. We're all leftist and liberals who hate this country and we're also stupid. Comics are childish and not legitimate art or literature. We both know this is not true. Also, because of this guy, people are trashing Marvel, people who have never read a comic book think we are all liberals who hate this country and think the tea party folks are hateful racists. This isn't true. That's where I come in to defend this.

That last part should say "Obama IN Spider-Ma...

2010-02-18T15:17:22.805-05:00

That last part should say "Obama IN Spider-Man"

I hate to say it but I CAN see where he may have d...

2010-02-18T15:15:49.452-05:00

I hate to say it but I CAN see where he may have drawn this conclusion. Look at the fact that the crowd IS all white and that Falcon DOES mention it. Not only that, the signs do mirror many of the things Tea Party protests are about (taxes, no socialism) and they even show the sign with the Tea Bag comments on it. That is pretty clear what they intended by that.

You have to remember, comic writers are not above puting their own politicial views into the comices. There are a ton of stories that are clearly based on political issues.

Lastly, it is easy for a conservative to see this as a political statement...especially from the company that so boldy featured Obama is Spider-Man.

Can't wait!

2008-08-24T14:47:00.000-04:00

Can't wait!