07-22-2004, 12:15 PM
Thanks for the welcome, Bill.
I think I remember avoiding that mini because of the wretched art. Now I know I made a good move. The story you describe sounds like hate propaganda to me. It seems to be Dan Jurgens' "Protocide" story with a racially inflammatory twist. Why would Marvel allow the history of one of its oldest institutions to be perverted in this way?
"Truth" was probably inspired by the Tuskegee syphilis experiments, where black men were allowed to die of syphilis, when they could have been treated, just to see what would happen. This is one of the many shameful episodes in America's history. As an American, I know about my nation's ill treatment of Indians, blacks, Jews, women, Asians and the poor. Basically we are only the land of the free for weathly white men.
I believe Captain America should exist to right these wrongs. He has most often been written as a hero of the people, not the government. He has gone up against the government when it has tried to violate his principles. Cap should stand as a role model for people to combat the ills of the nation, not as a product of those ills. What is the point of having people look at Cap and thinking, "Just another example of how lily-white America puts down minorities."
Robert Morales strikes me as one of those comic writers that hate comics. Guys who seem to say, "Comics are stupid and childish and the people who like them are too simple to know any better. I will fix this broken medium by making it like my favorite artsy movie. My comics will be dark, demoralizing and confusing and therefore much better than bright, uplifting escapist fun." Bruce Jones is another example.
You are sad to see this loser go. You say, "it's back to fighting the spandex brigade and the end to philosophical storylines for old winghead!" If you don't like spandex battles, why are you reading comics? And just because something is confusing, that doesn't make it philosophical. What wisdom can be gained from this issue? WMDs should not be sold at comic conventions? OK, great philosophy, Bobby.
I believe comics are a valid art form, not second to books or films or anything avant-garde. Writers like Kurt Busiek and Dan Slott have no trouble writing great, innovative stories while respecting the history of comics, the fans, and the reason people like superheroes.
I think I remember avoiding that mini because of the wretched art. Now I know I made a good move. The story you describe sounds like hate propaganda to me. It seems to be Dan Jurgens' "Protocide" story with a racially inflammatory twist. Why would Marvel allow the history of one of its oldest institutions to be perverted in this way?
"Truth" was probably inspired by the Tuskegee syphilis experiments, where black men were allowed to die of syphilis, when they could have been treated, just to see what would happen. This is one of the many shameful episodes in America's history. As an American, I know about my nation's ill treatment of Indians, blacks, Jews, women, Asians and the poor. Basically we are only the land of the free for weathly white men.
I believe Captain America should exist to right these wrongs. He has most often been written as a hero of the people, not the government. He has gone up against the government when it has tried to violate his principles. Cap should stand as a role model for people to combat the ills of the nation, not as a product of those ills. What is the point of having people look at Cap and thinking, "Just another example of how lily-white America puts down minorities."
Robert Morales strikes me as one of those comic writers that hate comics. Guys who seem to say, "Comics are stupid and childish and the people who like them are too simple to know any better. I will fix this broken medium by making it like my favorite artsy movie. My comics will be dark, demoralizing and confusing and therefore much better than bright, uplifting escapist fun." Bruce Jones is another example.
You are sad to see this loser go. You say, "it's back to fighting the spandex brigade and the end to philosophical storylines for old winghead!" If you don't like spandex battles, why are you reading comics? And just because something is confusing, that doesn't make it philosophical. What wisdom can be gained from this issue? WMDs should not be sold at comic conventions? OK, great philosophy, Bobby.
I believe comics are a valid art form, not second to books or films or anything avant-garde. Writers like Kurt Busiek and Dan Slott have no trouble writing great, innovative stories while respecting the history of comics, the fans, and the reason people like superheroes.