KoruptData
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Why are people boycotting Image on my Twitter timeline?
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COMICS!!! |OT| July 2017 | Princess, I've Seen the Way You Look At Me.
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Freezasaurus
Member
People gotta be upset about something.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
Marvel has a big problem when it comes to marketing.
KoruptData
Member
I share your thoughts when it comes to stuff like this so need say no more.
PS. King crafted a really cool Elmer Fudd/Batman story didn't he?
Freezasaurus
Member
It was definitely a fucked up cover this time, but still...
Yes, but thats not what I was going at with this post.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
It explains why people hate it. But whatever, let's move on from that.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
Sounds very generic coming from Marvel.
Revealing details about books is standard, but I was referring to the part about revealing the returning characters and searches in the coming weeks.
La Maquinon
Member
It's easy to judge other people's reactions when you yourself are not offended. If you are not part of a group of people that are a target of violence in your country. And then seeing the horror of that real life danger drawn out for others entertainment. Instead of judging those people's feelings, maybe try to be empathetic. Try to understand why people would be offended instead of coldly rolling your eyes.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
It is a really disgusting and tone deaf cover. I can understand why people are really upset that a company that was suppose to make comics for everyone decided to print it. Everything I've heard about the book is that it's basically Holy Terror 2.0.
The worst killjoy is the fabulous lives of the Killjoys.
RedHoodedOwl
Member
I had no problems with the controversial Batgirl variant cover and Milo Manara's Spider Woman cover but this was too much.
my name is ed
Banned
Imagine putting a book out that contains the murder of a trans sex worker because the writer wanted to use old tired trope of 'trans women are devils looking to deceive you.
Imagine being the publisher of that book and marketing yourself as a progressive publisher which includes publishing a Pride variant of that book.
Now if it were some regular trash book from Avatar, I doubt anyone would care. But wrapping yourself in rainbow colors and then putting out a book that relies on tired transphobic tropes for shock value, well, it stinks of hypocrisy.
Now, the statement that was supposed to address criticism from that scene was some tone deaf shit from the publisher which boiled down to 'were doing great! It's going to a second printing!'
The solicits for #4 came out along with that tasteless cover and some people have had enough of Image avoiding responsibility so they've decided to boycott the publisher. Now, thats a different line than what I have but then again there's not a huge history of Mexicans only being depicted as sex slaughter fodder for shock value in comics.
You may think it's a little much but its their money, time and attention. To keep it in perspective, remember you wanted to effectively boycott this thread because we didn't talk enough about DC to your liking.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Yes! I meant to respond the other day lol, I should brace myself for Royal City right? It's going to bring the feels. I kind of love following his different series in real time though because you can see the intermingling ideas and different angles he's looking at them with each book. His new one coming up is literally called Family Tree too haha
La Maquinon
Member
Yeah, it's fun to follow a writer's work as it's being released. To see them try different things. I feel as though Lemire is masterful with Black Hammer. It feels like something special to me.
Royal City is a wait-and-see. Which, honestly, isn't a great sign. When I love Lemire, like with Sweet Tooth, it's usually an immediate omg reaction. I was waiting-to-see with Trillium and X-Men and didn't really enjoy either too much.
But we shall see. Lemire gets a long rope with me. I'm happy to support him.
BKatastrophe
Member
Well, Wolverine was technically killed in AoU, so he wasn't technically wrong
Wolverine and Xavier, yes. Cyclops, I feel like, wasn't properly built off of at the end of Bendis' run. I would've liked to see Cyclops course-correct after his failed "revolution." Instead, he got the Phoenix and then murdered by Doom. Then after Battleworld, he just died to the Terrigen Cloud.
LordOfLore
Banned
Big Bang's sales talk of the week. Tl;dr Batman and King sell well, Secret Empire tie-ins is like throwing money in a fire.
BKatastrophe
Member
T-Cloud killed him in Death of X. Then Emma Frost created a psychic projection to make him a martyr when he was "killed" by Black Bolt.
Comics are so great. I love all the things they can say and do and show, I love the passion and the reactions they can get. Very cool medium. I literally never looked at or followed ANYTHING comics related (except comic movies) until June 2015. This is a whole new world for me.
RedHoodedOwl
Member
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
Ever since House of M, the editors of Marvel seem to hate the X-Men, but the writers try and make them out to be the ones on the right side in every event.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
Spoiler Alert.
It's the same editors and everything. It's just that they pushed the extinction idea for too long.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
Yep. It feels like they went back to the barrel when it came to story ideas for the X-Men. They were on to something when they had the split with Wolverine and Cyclopes, but then that went away when AvX happened.
LordOfLore
Banned
Freezasaurus
Member
These are all valid points, but at the same time ya'll seem to be expecting Chaykin not to be Chaykin, and that makes me lol a little.
I expected better from Image.
Freezasaurus
Member
Well, I know that cover would have never seen the light of day with any other publisher. Not even in solicits. I'm just curious what the thought process was that made them say "sure, looks fine!"
I'm including the content of the book in my disappointment about image.
Freezasaurus
Member
Seemed like it was pretty standard Chaykin to me. Trying to be edgy and shit. In fact, I was kind of surprised how good Satellite Sam was, but that was definitely Fraction's influence keeping Chaykin on a leash.
Vic_Viper
Member
Thought Astonishing X-Men was coming out this week 
Not sure why I thought that but I was looking for it and its listed as July 19th. I might have to start pulling it each month if its as good as Marvel is hyping it up to be. Wasnt sold on Soule until I started reading his DD run.
Not sure why I thought that but I was looking for it and its listed as July 19th. I might have to start pulling it each month if its as good as Marvel is hyping it up to be. Wasnt sold on Soule until I started reading his DD run.KoruptData
Member
I just bought and read the first issue of this controversial comic. Couldn't even finish it and just skimmed the last few pages. Another comic trying to be controversial and "adult" by showing blood, gore, tits and dick. Another comic trying to be sophisticated and intellectual by being "adult". This "adult" material just comes off as childish. It's the shock rock of the comic world.
I still stand by my original thinking though. I hate when groups, be it the majority or the minority try to get "entertainment" censored, pulled, etc. If there is an audience for something in the entertainment world, let that audience have their product.
I still stand by my original thinking though. I hate when groups, be it the majority or the minority try to get "entertainment" censored, pulled, etc. If there is an audience for something in the entertainment world, let that audience have their product.
Poodlestrike
Banned
KoruptData
Member
You first have to accept that order and chaos must co-exist.
His Vader book is supposedly really good as well. I still need to check out Curse Words.Thought Astonishing X-Men was coming out this week
whatsinaname
Member
I don't know how much more of this Zero Hour trade I can take. Every issue is this.
Supaidaman
Member
Been reading the beginning of some stuff from DC Rebirth stuff with some TPBs and this probably the first time of my life that I'm more on the DC camp than the Marvel one.
I've read Superman, Action Comics and Deathstroke vol. 1s. I also got Aquaman since Panini decided to release it directly as a tpb. What are the other hot things?
I have some Marvel stuff to go through later (Spider-Man/Deadpool, Contest Of Champions) but I was really bored with Waid's Avengers, I expected a lot more (And I don't even know why).
I've read Superman, Action Comics and Deathstroke vol. 1s. I also got Aquaman since Panini decided to release it directly as a tpb. What are the other hot things?
I have some Marvel stuff to go through later (Spider-Man/Deadpool, Contest Of Champions) but I was really bored with Waid's Avengers, I expected a lot more (And I don't even know why).
Superior Spider-man
Ultimate Spider-Man with miles right up until the last issue.
Renew your vows
Spider-man and the X-Men
Spider-verse just to see all the spiders and the fuckery plus Peter meeting Gwen :')
