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Justice League Magic Mike cover

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NelsonAI

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:sick:

 

I just saw the cover at Midtown Comics n NY. DC and Jim Lee (as co-publisher) are pulling out every lame gimmick from the 1990's.

 

I can't see this helping their credibility. All the more reason to stop reading modern era comics.

 

Cheers!

N.

 

 

 

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revat

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did they do themed movie poster swipes in the 90's? I don't remember that. can you post some pics?

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If DC came out with a Hooters variant cover, I would have the same reaction. Comics ideally should be kid friendly. Isn't that the purpose of FCBD, bring in a new generation of readers?

 

I'm sure Warner Bros. own the rights to the Magic Mike movie so it's a cross marketing gimmick. I'm not sure what the movie rating is but I'm sure most parents wouldn't bring their kids to see the movie. As such, I'm sure WB could have come up with a better cross over.

 

In the 1990's Marvel and DC published multiple "swimsuit" editions. It was lame then and while not identical, IMHO lame as a concept now.

 

For the record, I'm not a fan of comics with the big boobed heroine where she would have difficulty standing upright.

 

If you want people to buy your comics, give us decent writing and decent artwork. You do not need gimmicks.

 

Cheers!

N.

 

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BlowUpTheMoon

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:sick:

 

I just saw the cover at Midtown Comics n NY. DC and Jim Lee (as co-publisher) are pulling out every lame gimmick from the 1990's.

 

I can't see this helping their credibility. All the more reason to stop reading modern era comics.

 

At least post the cover you're complaining about. :screwy:

 

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Why single this cover out?

 

Because its garbage.

 

And if one wanted to they could complain that it doesn't fit with the theme of the book. Remember a couple of months ago when the internet pc police were crying about the Batgirl being held hostage cover not fitting with the theme of the Batgirl series? Or appealing to its intended audience?

 

 

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If DC came out with a Hooters variant cover, I would have the same reaction. Comics ideally should be kid friendly. Isn't that the purpose of FCBD, bring in a new generation of readers?

 

I'm sure Warner Bros. own the rights to the Magic Mike movie so it's a cross marketing gimmick. I'm not sure what the movie rating is but I'm sure most parents wouldn't bring their kids to see the movie. As such, I'm sure WB could have come up with a better cross over.

 

In the 1990's Marvel and DC published multiple "swimsuit" editions. It was lame then and while not identical, IMHO lame as a concept now.

 

For the record, I'm not a fan of comics with the big boobed heroine where she would have difficulty standing upright.

 

If you want people to buy your comics, give us decent writing and decent artwork. You do not need gimmicks.

 

Cheers!

N.

 

I'm not sure there's too many people who will draw a logical connection of outrage with a cover with 5 superheroes (admittedly portrayed as male exotic dancers) having fun, which is also a swipe of a popular movie poster AND a cover with the cover of a psychopath mass murder holding a knife on a captive young woman (admittedly a superhero) with possible sexually violent undertones?

 

If you're saying there's a sexism double standard...congratulations on your original thought, there's a million better examples that could and probably should be brought up. If you're saying gimmicks in general are stupid, why didn't you start a thread decrying the Lego cover swipe covers? If you're saying gimmicks that relate to perceived sex-appeal are stupid, congratulations again on your original thought, also why did you single out this particular comic when there are any number of comics that use sex-appeal to sell and have since the beginning of comics (or media).

 

Of course you're free to think what you want for any reason you want, and even to start a thread here, no matter how embarrassing the premise. But when the premise is so thin, some people are going question your motivations.

 

P.S. I agree this cover sucks. The only one I really wanted from this set was the Beetlejuice but no one had it. I actually think they should have done variant poster swipes by era (60's, 70's, etc), so they could do it again next year too. But I wouldn't start a thread about it. It would be like starting a thread about why mangos from Mexico aren't as sweet as Filipino mangoes, but with 97% less homophobic undertones.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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RockMyAmadeus

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:sick:

 

I just saw the cover at Midtown Comics n NY. DC and Jim Lee (as co-publisher) are pulling out every lame gimmick from the 1990's.

 

I can't see this helping their credibility. All the more reason to stop reading modern era comics.

 

At least post the cover you're complaining about. :screwy:

 

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:shrug:

 

That's what the hubbub is all about...?

 

Also - comics should not necessarily be "kid friendly." That's like saying "movies should be kid friendly" and "novels should be kid friendly." Some are, and many aren't.

 

It's an artFORM, and in that form, artists should have the freedom to create whatever they'd like.

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comix4fun

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What do you think about this one?

 

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That's pretty stupid too. lol

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seanfingh

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What aspect of shirtless dudes is not kid friendly or offensive?

 

Boxers and MMA fighters are shirtless.

All the dudes on boats and at swimming pools in the summer are shirtless.

Namor, Ka-Zar, Tarzan, the Thing and Absorbing Man are shirtless every time they appear.

 

There have been a lot of stupid tempests in a lot of stupid teapots, but this is possibly the stupidest.

 

Grow up, .

 

 

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