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 Post subject: Whoa! What's with DC and the violence?
PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 12:49 pm 
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At random I was flipping through the first issue of World War III, intruiged by the title.

Not only does Nightwing bust noses with plenty of blood, but the dude who looks like Namor crossed with Captain Marvel ripped a guy's face off. Like, ripped it right off, all skin and blood and flesh and whatnot.

Holy hell!

I expect to see that stuff in Vertigo books, but it really surprised me in what was, I presume, a mainstream title. I recall someone posted an arm-ripped-off thing here a few months back, too. That was a shocking image given the title.

How common is this at DC these days? Seems rather over the top for a mainstream title. I've no qualms about content like this in comics, but, you know, time and place. Holy gruesome, Batman!


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 Post subject: Whoa! What's with DC and the violence?
PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 12:52 pm 
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In the big event books, it's become pretty prevalent. Infinite Crisis had Superb-- er, the young Kryptonian from Earth-Prime -- ripping people in half or other gruesome circumstances on a fairly regular basis.

It's not a trend I'm particularly fond of, but for the most part I avoid those titles.


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PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 1:02 pm 
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Its so out of place in a DC mainstream comic,it takes me right out of the story.


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PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 1:15 pm 
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Although Black Adam has always been a bit of a jerk.


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PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 1:21 pm 
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I've commented several times on DC and dismemberment in their mainstream titles. It's really out of place, yet they seem fixated on it. Just means less for me to spend on new books (and more for old trades!)


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PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 1:23 pm 
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I did a thread about this. In Justice League of America a major character gets their arm ripped off, on panel, lots of blood. In 52, Black Adam rips a guy in half. In Inifinite Crisis Superboy Prime punched through someone's head and ripped a guy's arm off.

It's funny that Marvel was the one who publicly abandoned the Comics Code shortly after Quesada took over, and their books aren't nearly as graphic as some of DCs.

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 Post subject: Whoa! What's with DC and the violence?
PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 1:26 pm 
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Is that Hitler that Black Adam is snapping in half? If so, he's got it coming.

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 1:30 pm 
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No.......I think its a policeman or security guard......thats why he's a jerk. He's got anger issues.


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PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 1:40 pm 
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I like the way Black Adam has a sense of justice about him.

"For resisting me, you get a broken neck!"

"For that, I'll break you in half like a twig!"

It's always a quid pro quo.

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 1:46 pm 
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 2:24 pm 
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DC trying to make Black Adam the BIG evil guy he used to be. But Nightwing shouldn't be about maiming.

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 Post subject: Whoa! What's with DC and the violence?
PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 2:30 pm 
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Li'l Jay wrote:
Is that Hitler that Black Adam is snapping in half? If so, he's got it coming.


I think it's the Maytag repairman. He's got it coming too.


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PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 2:50 pm 
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Chris wrote:
Li'l Jay wrote:
Is that Hitler that Black Adam is snapping in half? If so, he's got it coming.


I think it's the Maytag repairman. He's got it coming too.


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 Post subject: Whoa! What's with DC and the violence?
PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:18 pm 
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Li'l Jay wrote:
I like the way Black Adam has a sense of justice about him.

"For resisting me, you get a broken neck!"

"For that, I'll break you in half like a twig!"

It's always a quid pro quo.


I enjoyed that too!


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PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:47 pm 
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Infinite Crisis had the Black Adam versus Psycho Pirate "Death by Nyuck-Nyuck".


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 Post subject: Whoa! What's with DC and the violence?
PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:58 pm 
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Eric W.H. Taft wrote:
At random I was flipping through the first issue of World War III, intruiged by the title.

Not only does Nightwing bust noses with plenty of blood, but the dude who looks like Namor crossed with Captain Marvel ripped a guy's face off. Like, ripped it right off, all skin and blood and flesh and whatnot.

Holy hell!


The kids these days love a good face ripping. It really speaks to the younger generation. :thumbsup:


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PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 12:26 am 
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Yeah, DC lost me when they had Superboy turn into a raving, murderous lunatic. Just the Spirit and All Star Superman for me, thank you.


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PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 1:52 am 
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Frank L. Sisko wrote:
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It's right up there for me. Top 3 maybe.

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 6:12 am 
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DC turned a character called superboy into a nutjob. Not Superman as a boy. This was a guy who appeared in like 2 issues of Crisis, and a couple issues of DC Comics presents. 3-4 appearances tops. I'm not defending the gross outs, but I have no problem turning Prime into a wacko.

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