Social justice mobs apply a lot of pressure on Marvel and DC Comics to keep the activism going, despite it often causing trouble for sales across the comic industry.
“a generation whose only close relationships are with fictional characters they value over humans--and only accept as gospel their weird interpretations of.” is not an entirely wrong observation.
Also: a story about DEMONS has turned unpleasant and icky! Oh noes, I did not see that coming!!!
Well, those folks attacking the Mr. Seeley typically hate Jesus Christ and tend to side with demons so mayhaps they are upset at seeing their side portrayed accurately?
This is a tempest in a teacup. It literally doesn't matter. It's leftists eating each other. Practically nobody is buying Marvel comic books now anyway. Comic book store retailers used to regularly talk about Marvel's practice of OVERSHIPPING, in order to artificially inflate their sales numbers. And that was before the lockdowns.
Do you know why we can't see sales units on Comichron for individual comic book issues since the time of the lockdowns? Because sales per comic book title are worse than ever now for the entire "mainstream" western comic book industry.
The "Big Two" comic book companies are DEAD. Marvel and DC represent nothing more than a "cottage industry" now. And that's fine with me.
The reaction is too far over the top, but let's not pretend this isn't a disturbing sex-fantasy that is out of place in an X-Men book.
Interesting thought experiment: would the leftists be this outraged if the grape enslavement victim was say, Angel traumatized into becoming Archangel, and all the grape was male on male? They'd probably celebrate it.
What else has he done? The way you deal with this is buy a bunch of his other stuff, preferably indie, so it becomes financially counterproductive to try these cancellations. After the Gaiman allegations came out and I found them unconvincing I bought the complete Sandman set.
When do we collectively acknowledge that Leftists are sick and evil and must be eradicated from the planet?
“a generation whose only close relationships are with fictional characters they value over humans--and only accept as gospel their weird interpretations of.” is not an entirely wrong observation.
Also: a story about DEMONS has turned unpleasant and icky! Oh noes, I did not see that coming!!!
Did they expect fairies and rainbows?
Inversion requires demons & devils to be "good" or at least "relatable." Objective evil being portrayed as objectively evil is right out.
Well, those folks attacking the Mr. Seeley typically hate Jesus Christ and tend to side with demons so mayhaps they are upset at seeing their side portrayed accurately?
“I’m getting harassed on X! Good thing I’ve got my Bluesky account where there aren’t… any… toxic… oh no, here too??”
Yes, let us try hiding in the troll's den.
He’d have been better off abandoning Bluesky if he truly felt the need to bail on a platform, but I’m realistic about what we’re dealing with here…
This is a tempest in a teacup. It literally doesn't matter. It's leftists eating each other. Practically nobody is buying Marvel comic books now anyway. Comic book store retailers used to regularly talk about Marvel's practice of OVERSHIPPING, in order to artificially inflate their sales numbers. And that was before the lockdowns.
Do you know why we can't see sales units on Comichron for individual comic book issues since the time of the lockdowns? Because sales per comic book title are worse than ever now for the entire "mainstream" western comic book industry.
The "Big Two" comic book companies are DEAD. Marvel and DC represent nothing more than a "cottage industry" now. And that's fine with me.
Let it burn.
The reaction is too far over the top, but let's not pretend this isn't a disturbing sex-fantasy that is out of place in an X-Men book.
Interesting thought experiment: would the leftists be this outraged if the grape enslavement victim was say, Angel traumatized into becoming Archangel, and all the grape was male on male? They'd probably celebrate it.
That's where the two sides differ.
What else has he done? The way you deal with this is buy a bunch of his other stuff, preferably indie, so it becomes financially counterproductive to try these cancellations. After the Gaiman allegations came out and I found them unconvincing I bought the complete Sandman set.
Apparently Hack/Slash is his thing?