Marvel Editor Nick Lowe, writer Christopher Yost and author Pasqual Ferry share some thoughts with CBR News about bringing the classic sci fi novel to comics.
http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17423
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07-26-2008, 09:32 AM #1Mild-Mannered Reporter
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CCI: Marvel Comics unleashes "Ender's Game"
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07-26-2008, 12:27 PM #2Senior Member
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I'm boycotting it, Orson Scott Card is a ****ing homophobe.
I went and made a webcomic...
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07-26-2008, 08:43 PM #3New Member
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Same here.
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A pity, I used to like a few of his books, before I discovered how he is.
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I read everything he put out until I read an interview with him. Bigots don't interst me much, But he does write a damned fine book.
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07-27-2008, 12:17 AM #5Senior Member
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Chris Yost is writing it and he likes everyone!! Well, except for young mutant children
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07-27-2008, 01:02 AM #6Junior Member
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Can you see link me to the interviews where he gay bashes? Also there seems to be quite a lot of homosexual comic book fans or at least ones that frequent these forums. Just an observation not meant by it.
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07-27-2008, 09:31 AM #7God of Lint.
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Wikipedia, despite its flaws, does have its uses. Originally Posted by Dpool
Simon Amstell: If you have some problem in your life and you need to deal with it then use religion it's fine. I use Google.
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07-27-2008, 11:59 AM #8Elder Member
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Too old back when he was a hot writer and many of the refs are in print. He takes the standard mormon line on homosexuality. Originally Posted by Dpool
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07-27-2008, 12:09 PM #9Sad Hawkguy in the snow
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Boy, I'm glad I never cared for his books. On the other hand, Chris Yost...
I know Kevin Nichols through a guy that knows a gal. Small world!
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07-27-2008, 04:00 PM #10New Member
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Here you go: Originally Posted by Dpool
http://www.nauvoo.com/library/card-hypocrites.html
Card basically says homosexuality (and any sex outside of religious marriage) is a sin, and advocates laws criminalizing homosexual behaviour.
The first time I've heard of it, I was shocked that a science fiction writer that famously preaches tolerance for alien lifeforms can't accept homosexuals.
The first two Ender books (that I've read) have no homosexuals in it, but there are instances in the second book where characters engaged in adultery and other sexual "sins" are hideously punished by "fate".
I thought nothing of it when I've first read them, but later, when I discovered about Card's ideology, it made sense. And I got sickned.
And yep, there is a lot of comic book fans that are gay, incidentally. Superhero comics particularly have always appealed to me and many of my gay friends. Is it the tight, colorful clothing? The characters living double lives that mirror many gays that live in the closet in their teenage years? Maybe it's just that anyone who feels like an outsider enjoys these enpowerment fantasies. I dunno, I only know that a lot of the gay crowd likes superheroes.
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07-27-2008, 04:08 PM #11God of Lint.
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The worst part of all this for me is that despite Marvel constantly spinning about diversity, why the **** are they still hiring and contributing to this bigot?
Last edited by Yue; 07-27-2008 at 04:12 PM.
Simon Amstell: If you have some problem in your life and you need to deal with it then use religion it's fine. I use Google.
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07-27-2008, 10:21 PM #12Extraterrestrial dragon.
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First they give him Ultimate Iron Man, and now this. Originally Posted by End of Time
Exactly. Originally Posted by Yue
"His name is Kettch, and he's an Ewok."
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"Oh yes. Determined to fight. You should hear him say 'Yub, yub.' He makes it a battle cry."
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07-28-2008, 09:45 PM #13God of Lint.
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Get a load of this.
Nicely done, Marvel.Simon Amstell: If you have some problem in your life and you need to deal with it then use religion it's fine. I use Google.
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07-29-2008, 12:57 AM #14Cat smells like fish
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Because Orson Scott Card sells, and Chuck Dixon doesn't.
On the flipside, you could ask why Card writes for a company that has numerous homosexuals and extramarital sexual relations, both in and out of the books.The Punisher: I’m going to cauterize your rectum, sealing it shut, so when you turn those delicious Pink Pants™ Fruit Pies into waste products the bilirubin in your feces will leach into your bloodstream and you’ll die screaming! And I’ll watch while having sex with this grateful prostitute!
Trussed-Up Hooker: Blueberry are my favorite!
In other words, what StoneGold said.
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I can't read more than two paragraphs of Card's writings without getting angry. Particularly about law and rights and freedoms. Originally Posted by Yue
The only freedom Card recognizes is the "freedom" to follow the dictates of his God. And obviously he and his Church have a direct line to God and are the only ones that know what the Big Guy's plans are.
In this, Card isn't different from millions of people that would love it if the whole world were a theocracy like Iran. But in Card's case, what is truly sad is that he is very talented, creative, and intelligent.
Such a waste.
And he makes Chuck Dixon look like some free love hippie. I can't think of anyone in the industry that is as socially conservative as he is. Perhaps Dave Sim or Mark S. Miller (NOT Millar, of course, but Miller).
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