Comments on: Oh, so THAT’S what Sue heard!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 04:37:33 +0000

I agree with you and Avi 100%. We’re told over and over again how much Ralph loves Sue, but when he gets a chance to have her (and their unborn) back again, he seems to thinks it much more important to punish the “bad” woman than to help the “good” woman. Misogyny, anyone?

Rape at Arkham Asylum? Eclipso possesion? Imprisonment around the sun? Apparently there’s nothing too cruel to punish those uppity bitches who insist on having their own careers. Maybe this will all work out and Jean will turn out to be White Martian in disguise. But I’m not betting on it.

*Sigh* Gail Simone used to be the standard bearer for women in comics. Too bad she’s sold out.

Blue Jean

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 23:07:17 +0000

Just so you know, that university dean has since been shown to be eee-vil and working with Dwarfstar, so anything he says has a good chance of being total bull. Have some faith in Gail!

By: Avi Green

Avi Green — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:00:52 +0000

I’m glad I’m not reading 52 myself. I’ve already decided that I won’t dare to pick up the All-New Atom after I read the synopsis for the fourth issue, in which the university dean tells Ryan Choi that Ray Palmer is responsible for turning Ivy Town into Time-Warp Town! Insulting and flabbergasting are some of the best descriptions for that giant smack in the face to the audience. It’s only made me more of a fan of both Ray Palmer and Jean Loring than ever. The current Orwellian trend in comics like what 52 and the All-New Atom are plunging into has had the effect of making me set what should be a worthy example for everyone by boycotting a considerable amount of books that subject the protagonists to character assassination.

I’m also finding it harder to credit writers like Rucka, Morrison, Waid and Simone if they’re going to go along with this mess.