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Joe Rice · 01-25-2007, 03:00 PM

. . .stiff art, mangled bodies, and sad people.

Superheroes: where fun goes to die.

StoneGold · 01-25-2007, 03:07 PM

Yeah, but check out Superman copping a feel.

EDIT: I need to enhance this in photoshop. Is there something reflected in Barda's boobs?

Michael P · 01-25-2007, 03:08 PM

These last few years, it's like the comics industry has been run by Chuck Klosterman.

Also: "Are you there, God? It's me, Mary Marvel."

Jack Zodiac · 01-25-2007, 03:10 PM

I swear, this was a DVD cover for one of the seasons of "The Sopranos."

Joe Rice · 01-25-2007, 03:10 PM

He's not copping a feel! He's sad! He's so sad about all the bad things that happen! He's gonna have a super cry. Man of steel, tissue of Kleenex.

Jack Zodiac · 01-25-2007, 03:11 PM

Well, if I were sad because all my friends were killed for sales, I'd wanna' cry into a Greek chick's tits, too.

Punchy · 01-25-2007, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Pullmann

These last few years, it's like the comics industry has been run by Chuck Klosterman.

The music journalist?

I don't get it.

Michael P · 01-25-2007, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Punchy

The music journalist?

I don't get it.

Oh, is that how he got famous? I didn't think there was a magazine for humorless, cynical , narcissistic, deconstructionist twaddle, so I wondered what his initial market was.

HomerJay · 01-25-2007, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack Zodiac

Well, if I were sad because all my friends were killed for sales, I'd wanna' cry into a Greek chick's tits, too.

Like you really need an excuse.

Joe Rice · 01-25-2007, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Punchy

The music journalist?

I don't get it.

I think I remember Michael having a thing against him.

I can't imagine him writing something about superheroes crying, though.

Ryan Day · 01-25-2007, 03:21 PM

I just don't get what's supposed to be going on there.

Okay, Superman, Wonder Woman, Mary Marvel, and probably Black Canary and Green Arrow are sad. Mr. Miracle, too, but Barda's not doing much.

Ion and Donna just look bored, like they meant to leave the party half an hour ago but got stuck talking to a drunk actuary.

Bat-Sword-Guy and Robin-guy are flashing off generic poses.

And then Flash looks kind of freaked out by something, and that he just arrived or is ready to leave; it can't be comfortable to stay in that position for very long.

Jiminez is normally pretty decent, but that's simply an abysmal piece of art.

J. Robb · 01-25-2007, 03:23 PM

There was a time when Superman crying meant "Wow, things must be real bad!"

Then it was used so much it lost its meaning. But they kept on using it, so now it's basically a character trait. The Silver Age had "Superdick", we have "Superpussy".

Jack Zodiac · 01-25-2007, 03:24 PM

The art is good, the composition is... meh. To be fair, I'm sure he was given explicit instructions to keep his great art from being great.

"Make everyone look like they're made of cardboard. Jam these dead folks halfway into the mud. Make Superman cry, because comic covers with crying Superman sell, sell, sell!"

Tom · 01-25-2007, 03:26 PM

I didn't think it was possible, but Jimenez's art is getting worse. What is that from?

Michael P · 01-25-2007, 03:26 PM

Holy shit, Max's head is on backwards.

And I'll bet you money the artist got a note about that.

01-25-2007, 03:00 PM	#1
Joe Rice Halloween in the MAIN Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 16,486	Nothing says "superhero" like . . . . . .stiff art, mangled bodies, and sad people. Superheroes: where fun goes to die. __________________ Things My Students Say (updated every weekday)

01-25-2007, 03:07 PM	#2
StoneGold Dead Silverheels = Turkey Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 52,431	Yeah, but check out Superman copping a feel. EDIT: I need to enhance this in photoshop. Is there something reflected in Barda's boobs? __________________ 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. -Expletive Deleted Check out my travel site, Geekations.com

01-25-2007, 03:08 PM	#3
Michael P Blast Off! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Location, Location! Posts: 43,915	These last few years, it's like the comics industry has been run by Chuck Klosterman. Also: "Are you there, God? It's me, Mary Marvel." __________________ "If you can't say anything good about someone, sit right here by me." - Alice Roosevelt Longworth, on manners "It's not whether you win or lose, it's whether I win or lose." - Peter David, on life "That's not a vampire, that's a Jonas Brother!" - Craig Ferguson, on Twilight

01-25-2007, 03:10 PM	#4
Jack Zodiac Postmodern Man Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: On a throne atop a mountain of lesser men. Posts: 21,430	I swear, this was a DVD cover for one of the seasons of "The Sopranos." __________________ Go !@#$ yourself.

01-25-2007, 03:10 PM	#5
Joe Rice Halloween in the MAIN Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 16,486	He's not copping a feel! He's sad! He's so sad about all the bad things that happen! He's gonna have a super cry. Man of steel, tissue of Kleenex. __________________ Things My Students Say (updated every weekday)

01-25-2007, 03:11 PM	#6
Jack Zodiac Postmodern Man Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: On a throne atop a mountain of lesser men. Posts: 21,430	Well, if I were sad because all my friends were killed for sales, I'd wanna' cry into a Greek chick's tits, too. __________________ Go !@#$ yourself.

01-25-2007, 03:21 PM	#11
Ryan Day Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,202	I just don't get what's supposed to be going on there. Okay, Superman, Wonder Woman, Mary Marvel, and probably Black Canary and Green Arrow are sad. Mr. Miracle, too, but Barda's not doing much. Ion and Donna just look bored, like they meant to leave the party half an hour ago but got stuck talking to a drunk actuary. Bat-Sword-Guy and Robin-guy are flashing off generic poses. And then Flash looks kind of freaked out by something, and that he just arrived or is ready to leave; it can't be comfortable to stay in that position for very long. Jiminez is normally pretty decent, but that's simply an abysmal piece of art.

01-25-2007, 03:23 PM	#12
J. Robb The Rocke-Who? Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 2,584	There was a time when Superman crying meant "Wow, things must be real bad!" Then it was used so much it lost its meaning. But they kept on using it, so now it's basically a character trait. The Silver Age had "Superdick", we have "Superpussy".

01-25-2007, 03:24 PM	#13
Jack Zodiac Postmodern Man Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: On a throne atop a mountain of lesser men. Posts: 21,430	The art is good, the composition is... meh. To be fair, I'm sure he was given explicit instructions to keep his great art from being great. "Make everyone look like they're made of cardboard. Jam these dead folks halfway into the mud. Make Superman cry, because comic covers with crying Superman sell, sell, sell!" __________________ Go !@#$ yourself.

01-25-2007, 03:26 PM	#14
Tom Thinker Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 8,843	I didn't think it was possible, but Jimenez's art is getting worse. What is that from?

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