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Just things to think about:abysslord wrote:Btw, Mister Terrific says he's the third smartest .... are we supposed to know who is 1 and 2? or is that just a "humorous" statement.
I agree with all of that, but I also had a problem with the atheist statement. I am an atheist - I don't believe in any gods. The way his statement was presented actually makes him more likely to be an angry theist than an atheist. Considering how the rest of the book was written I'll assume the author simply failed to fully explore atheism and/or didn't explain the argument that may have been the basis for Mr. Terrific's statement. Suffering a personal tragedy can illustrate the problem of evil and eventually lead someone to true atheism. It's possible Mr. Terrific was giving us the shorthand of his transition. I fear this book will be a stereotypical portrayal of an atheist where he's only an 'atheist' because he hasn't seen the light. One of the most egregious and appropriate examples of this I can recall is Mel Gibson's character from that M. Knight Shyamalan monstrosity "Signs".keith71_98 wrote:It week 2 of the podcasts, you guys gave a really favorable review of Mr. Terrific. I thought it was a really bad book and it's probably my least favorite book of the New 52. I felt it had some of the most artificial and forced racial dialogue I had ever seen and the art was a mess, mainly the wildly inconsistent faces.
As a Christian I may not have the clearest and most structured view on "true atheism", but I don't think this book is going to paint athiests with any kind of stereotype. I think it was just so poorly written that things like athiesm, race, and liberal politics were thrown in to show who he was but without any real depth.boshuda wrote:I agree with all of that, but I also had a problem with the atheist statement. I am an atheist - I don't believe in any gods. The way his statement was presented actually makes him more likely to be an angry theist than an atheist. Considering how the rest of the book was written I'll assume the author simply failed to fully explore atheism and/or didn't explain the argument that may have been the basis for Mr. Terrific's statement. Suffering a personal tragedy can illustrate the problem of evil and eventually lead someone to true atheism. It's possible Mr. Terrific was giving us the shorthand of his transition. I fear this book will be a stereotypical portrayal of an atheist where he's only an 'atheist' because he hasn't seen the light. One of the most egregious and appropriate examples of this I can recall is Mel Gibson's character from that M. Knight Shyamalan monstrosity "Signs".
Could work for either. A publisher spotlight could be a overview of all the great titles and there could be BI spotlights on selected series.Perry wrote: EDIT -
OOOOHHHHH, Bob. have you guys done a CrossGen back-issue spot-light? I must go check now. if not ...
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I no see it there, but I guess it would be better under the PUBLISHERS SPOTLIGHT anyway, huh?
(hint-hint)
If you need any guest commentators I'll volunteer. I never collected Crossgen when they were out (because I'm stupid) and have since gathered up almost every trade I can get (including the Checker reprints). Don't have them all, but have enough to be dangerous. Would love to hear a show about this.BobBretall wrote: Could work for either. A publisher spotlight could be a overview of all the great titles and there could be BI spotlights on selected series.
I have ALL the Crossgen titles bound into HCs on a shelf!! I loved that publisher.
That would make sense. I assume they are getting ready for that as they have now named her?Paul Nolan wrote:I'm sure i read somewhere (prbably Bleeding Cool) that her story is due to be told in Stomwatch.BobBretall wrote:
....after peppering her in every on of the #1s, it might have been nice to do something with the character in at least one of the #2, 3, 4 issues......
torchsong wrote: I never collected Crossgen when they were out (because I'm stupid)
torchsong wrote:and have since gathered up almost every trade I can get (including the Checker reprints).
torchsong wrote: Would love to hear a show about this.
I read it was Justice League ... so who knows?Perry wrote:That would make sense. I assume they are getting ready for that as they have now named her?Paul Nolan wrote:I'm sure i read somewhere (prbably Bleeding Cool) that her story is due to be told in Stomwatch.BobBretall wrote:
....after peppering her in every on of the #1s, it might have been nice to do something with the character in at least one of the #2, 3, 4 issues......
