Comments on: Comics and the real world examined again http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/11/05/comics-and-the-real-world-examined-again/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:59:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Julian Sanchez http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/11/05/comics-and-the-real-world-examined-again/#comment-507448 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:22:41 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/11/05/comics-and-the-real-world-examined-again/#comment-507448 TAP is indeed a center-left publication; the first commenter is probably thinking of The American Spectator, which is on the right. Complicating matters slightly, the author of the article (that's me) is a libertarian. And for the record, I would have loved to have been able to devote more space to books like DMZ or Army @ Love, but I was only given so many words to work with, and narrowed my focus on the grounds that (1) the general reader already at least knows who Spider-Man is, and (2) I had some general points to make about the political subtext of (mainstream) superhero books overall, whereas the other books would need a book-by-book treatment. For the curious, the article should be available to non-subscribers within the next week or two. TAP is indeed a center-left publication; the first commenter is probably thinking of The American Spectator, which is on the right. Complicating matters slightly, the author of the article (that’s me) is a libertarian. And for the record, I would have loved to have been able to devote more space to books like DMZ or Army @ Love, but I was only given so many words to work with, and narrowed my focus on the grounds that (1) the general reader already at least knows who Spider-Man is, and (2) I had some general points to make about the political subtext of (mainstream) superhero books overall, whereas the other books would need a book-by-book treatment. For the curious, the article should be available to non-subscribers within the next week or two.

]]> by: Jonathan the Bellboy http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/11/05/comics-and-the-real-world-examined-again/#comment-505043 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:11:21 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/11/05/comics-and-the-real-world-examined-again/#comment-505043 TAP is left of the Democrats. Granted, most things are in their Clintonesque scramble to the center and beyond. Nonetheless, the publication is unembarrassed to bring the traditions of FDR and other American heroes into the 21st century. That said, I was going to castigate myself for the shallowness of buying a political magazine I've occasionally subscribed to just for an article on comics. The article wasn't bad. It was thoughtful and on the mark, admittedly about superhero books I tend to avoid but which are at the center of the medium's coverage and sales. I was amused to discover that right wing dumb-tank shill Michael Medved has written a piece on Captain America being too far from the right. Don't know what Cap's been up to of late, but I imagine co-creator and lifelong Democrat Jack Kirby would take issue with his statements. TAP is left of the Democrats. Granted, most things are in their Clintonesque scramble to the center and beyond. Nonetheless, the publication is unembarrassed to bring the traditions of FDR and other American heroes into the 21st century.

That said, I was going to castigate myself for the shallowness of buying a political magazine I’ve occasionally subscribed to just for an article on comics. The article wasn’t bad. It was thoughtful and on the mark, admittedly about superhero books I tend to avoid but which are at the center of the medium’s coverage and sales.

I was amused to discover that right wing dumb-tank shill Michael Medved has written a piece on Captain America being too far from the right. Don’t know what Cap’s been up to of late, but I imagine co-creator and lifelong Democrat Jack Kirby would take issue with his statements.

]]> by: Rockin' Rich http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/11/05/comics-and-the-real-world-examined-again/#comment-504020 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:12:53 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/11/05/comics-and-the-real-world-examined-again/#comment-504020 "left-leaning"? Bwah ha hahahaha. It's a wingnut pub, folks. (And the wing ain't the left one.) “left-leaning”?

Bwah ha hahahaha.

It’s a wingnut pub, folks. (And the wing ain’t the left one.)

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