Does this make sense to anyone else? Comic Shop To Boycott Action Comics

[Mr 9.8]

This week, DC Comics published a new first issue of Action Comics, the series that introduced Superman to the world back in the nineteen thirties.

 

In doing so, writer Grant Morrison, who had already written the insanely successful All Star Superman comic, took the character back to his original roots. Reinvented as a social crusader, targeting big businesses that exploit their workers, the comic instantly sold out, expected to be the best selling comic in September, and has received critical acclaim from all sides.

 

Almost all sides.

 

One comic shop is North Carolina, The Comics Conspiracy, has decided enough is enough. Because of this panel.

To see panel and the full story...

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/09/08/north-carolina-comic-shop-to-boycott-action-comics/

 

This guy is a real Maroon!

This is a problem for the guy yet he'll still carry books like ''The Boys''?

And Supes doesn't even say Go**amn he just grunts ''gd''.

 

[BigLeagueCHEW]

Uhhh, "Gosh Darn"???

[BigLeagueCHEW]

GD =

 

Good Day

Glad Dude

Great Driver

 

[thehumantorch]

What a fool. Superman saying GD is a problem?

[Thomas Nielsen]

GD that guy is a F-Face, not to mention a J-Hole

 

[goldust40]

He's offended by that and he runs a comic shop?

[cheetah]

I wonder what he thought of Howard Chaykin's Black Kiss.

[Sandflea]

This week, DC Comics published a new first issue of Action Comics, the series that introduced Superman to the world back in the nineteen thirties.

 

In doing so, writer Grant Morrison, who had already written the insanely successful All Star Superman comic, took the character back to his original roots. Reinvented as a social crusader, targeting big businesses that exploit their workers, the comic instantly sold out, expected to be the best selling comic in September, and has received critical acclaim from all sides.

 

Almost all sides.

 

One comic shop is North Carolina, The Comics Conspiracy, has decided enough is enough. Because of this panel.

To see panel and the full story...

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/09/08/north-carolina-comic-shop-to-boycott-action-comics/

 

This guy is a real Maroon!

This is a problem for the guy yet he'll still carry books like ''The Boys''?

And Supes doesn't even say Go**amn he just grunts ''gd''.

 

 

Dude needs to grow up...

[goldust40]

I wonder what he thought of Howard Chaykin's Black Kiss.

 

Or the New Gods, or any character who is a God of some kind.

[genrlzod]

It's his store so he can do what he wants. It wouldn't prevent me from shopping there if I lived in the area.

[goldust40]

It's his store so he can do what he wants.

 

Indeed. However he is also taking a stand about something entirely innocuous that was designed to attract attention and elicit a reaction. So there it is.

[jools&jim]

 

How does anyone get "" out of that panel? It looks to me more like a phonetic representation of getting the wind knocked out of you.

 

The guy might have a point if Superman had actually cursed...but that's clearly not the case.

[troydivision1]

My question for this guy is:

 

If Grant Morrison wrote Damien saying 'GD' it would be okay, but since he wrote Superman saying it he is a bad person? And...you understand that these are not real people, right?

[Ken Aldred]

I can't see what the big fuss is about. It makes him seem more human, less alien / Kryptonian. I'm sure people raised in the Midwest use expletives 'occasionally'?

[dgillock]

It's funny -- when I first saw this (before I read the article), I figured that the reason that a comic shop owner would boycott this book is because DC decided to reboot a title as iconic as Action Comics. Now that would be a boycott I could get behind!

 

It's a shame that DC finally caved to the premier issue "Heroes Reborn" mentality and shut down their long running numerical series... Marvel eventually reconsidered this decision (and reestablished their original numbering) and I expect DC will eventually do the same.

[HeyMoe]

It's Friday and I may be a bit slow this morning, but I don't get it.

 

Even though Supes says "GD", what is the problem saying 'god damn'?

 

[Radj4ck]

thou shall not use the Lords name in vain...

 

Or something like that.

[This is water]

No it doesn't. It's not only idiocy because of the premise of the boycott but also, he won't make the sells of a book that would sell a lot of.

 

It think his reaction is slightly out of proportion.

 

 

[Ogami]

I'm more offended that people are offended than that he's offended, but I shouldn't be offended because everyone is allowed to be offended except the guy in the news story who is offended.

[Radj4ck]

I'm more offended that people are offended than that he's offended, but I shouldn't be offended because everyone is allowed to be offended except the guy in the news story who is offended.