DC Men Kicking Ass

mayak46: What happened in today’s Injustice Gods Among Us is beyond the pale. Never mind the mixed...

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:45:40 -0500

What happened in today’s Injustice Gods Among Us is beyond the pale. Never mind the mixed messages from DC when it comes to Lois Lane. On one hand she’s marginalized, on the other, she’s the most important thing to Superman ever. All depends on the time of day and person you ask. Blech.

Today though? I just read something I never ever thought I’d read. And this is a back drop to a game I’m supposed to buy for my teen? I don’t think so. Not unless winning involves turning back the hands of time and preventing this from happening. Or winning shows this was all a horrible dream. Otherwise, there is no redemption here.

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Clearly, DC did the right thing here.

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Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:46:57 -0400

FINALLY!!! DC Comics is doing something they should have done a...

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:32:00 -0400

FINALLY!!! DC Comics is doing something they should have done a long time ago — sending the black Green Lantern to jail.

Right where he belongs.

WTF?

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:32:42 -0400

WTF?

discowing: aww clarkie we don’t bite no, we don’t...

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:13:26 -0400

discowing:

aww clarkie

we don’t bite

no, we don’t bite… but we do give toothy BJs. i can relate to his fear of that.

hahaha this was the ultimate writing fail. no one would ever...

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:11:56 -0400

hahaha this was the ultimate writing fail. no one would ever order a “Philly cheese steak sandwich.” that’s one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard. when you’re in Philly, you order a “cheesesteak.” both locals and visitors know that. I mean, c’mon, JMS, couldn’t you have talked to someone from Philly just to make sure you weren’t mangling that phrase? or if it was editorial that made that blunder… SHAME ON YOU!!! it’s your job to get that stuff right.

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Dan DiDio, the original recipe PR nightmare

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 08:10:19 -0400

Dan DiDio, the original recipe PR nightmare

SAY IT, DIDIO!!! SAY IT!!!!!!

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:33:49 -0400

SAY IT, DIDIO!!! SAY IT!!!!!!

In the kingdom of the blind fanboys, the troll king...

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:03:48 -0400

In the kingdom of the blind fanboys, the troll king is… KING!

webslinging: This is an audio clip of Dan Didio at SDCC....

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:22:37 -0400

webslinging:

This is an audio clip of Dan Didio at SDCC. Someone in the audience asked him why the percentage of women on DC’s creative team dropped from 12% to 1%. His response is “What do these numbers mean to you?” and “Who should we be hiring?” I know most of you have read a transcript of the discussion, but you should probably listen to this. I know I imagined a more sarcastic/inquisitive tone on “Who should we be hiring?” so hearing how aggressive he sounds is just. Wow. I would’ve been incredibly uncomfortable had I witnessed this first hand.

I’m pretty sure credit for the audio clip goes to DCWKA, but I could be wrong.

DIDIO IS KING OF TROLLS!!!

virginsuperstar: jurihan: I love Dan Didio hes the king of...

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:19:41 -0400

virginsuperstar:

jurihan:

I love Dan Didio hes the king of trolls today.

Thats a really cool cosplay, I think thats brave and the bold batman? is it? lulululaaa

THE TROLL KING WILL REIGN SUPREME!!!

An Interview with the Batgirl of the SDCC panels

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:18:28 -0400

An Interview with the Batgirl of the SDCC panels:

ladiesmakingcomics:

dcwomenkickingass:

There were lots of stories that came out of SDCC this year, but the one that has caught the attention of the comics community was a woman who dressed up as Batgirl to ask questions about female characters and creators at several DC Comics’ panels. I first became aware of her questions while following the live feeds of Newsarama and CBR. If you read this blog you know I have many of the same concerns she has. After seeing the reaction of some attendees and reporters about how her questions and those of others regarding female characters and creators were being handled, I compiled a post of that coverage.

That post has now become the most viewed ever for this blog. Her appearances at the panels has also generated other blog posts and many comments. She’s been called everything from a hero to a bully. But now for the first time we can hear from her.

Yesterday I caught up with Kyrax2, the “Batgirl woman” as she has become known, to find out more about what drove her to ask these questions and her thoughts on the reactions she received.

If you haven’t seen this already, please go read it. Janice/Kyrax provides an illuminating look atwhat went down at San Diego last weekend, and as far as I’m concerned show an unbelievable microcosm of just about everything the comics industry does wrong with regards to issues of diversity of talent and characters, all the way down to basic PR ineptitude. I’m almost at a loss for words at what to say, but I can see these events fitting in to many a debate in the future.

See, it’s like I said… GAME OVER, I WIN!!!!!!!

Muwaahahahahahahahahaha!

I would just like to say that now, more than ever, I am sure that I've won the war.

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:15:37 -0400

I would just like to say that now, more than ever, I am sure that I've won the war.

Fact of the matter is that the aging base of existing comics readers is causing the percentage of...

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:30:00 -0400

Fact of the matter is that the aging base of existing comics readers is causing the percentage of older readers to go up every year… but I don’t see the companies doing anything to continually court their maturing fan base!!!

Everyone is always like “Oh, what are they doing to get new readers?” FUCK NEW READERS! What are the companies doing to attract even more older readers? Abso-fucking-lutely nothing, that’s what.

But I think the New DC 52 is the perfect chance to reverse this trend! For example, the Bat Family isn’t big enough. I can count the number of Robins on one hand!!! So let’s do something about that.

Alfred is the perfect character to put in a Bat suit. He could be the Silver Bat, giving wise advice to the rest of the Bat characters AND fighting crime until about 4 PM, when he has to split to grab the early bird special at Shoney’s.

Next up, bring back Leslie Thompkins as Dr. Bat, the costumed medic and silver-haired spitfire! She could be like the grandmother Damian never had (because his grandfather is like a million years old or something, right?)

And, finally, having Thomas Wayne in Flashpoint is the PERFECT opportunity to keep him in continuity… as Batman, Sr.!!! The tension between Batman, Sr. and the Silver Bat will be fantastic — one fathered Batman, while the other one raised him.

Anyway, that’s my two-cents. Take it or leave it. Just don’t leave the geezers behind! They want comics too, and the fans deserve to get what they want.

DC Comics: Before and After

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 10:51:45 -0400

The old DCU:

The new DCU:

She doesn’t know what she wants.

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 10:44:08 -0400

She doesn’t know what she wants.

nice rod.

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 10:42:56 -0400

nice rod.

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