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>>>Cam, I don't think it matters how Jan responded to Hank's "joke". It was nasty, deliberately hurtful and in VERY bad taste.<<<
I guess...but as Flux says I don't think that, as written, it was really meant to be a significant piece of character exposition - I think it was just a throwaway thing that Millar thought was funny.
I think if you're going to argue that it deliberately reveals a sadistic streak in Hank, Jan's reaction is crucial - sadism is about inflicting pain on others and so Hank would be looking for her to be angry or upset. Instead she laughs at the joke - "Oh, you big silly."
Had Jan reacted as I suggested above, annoyed at Hank for playing such a juvenile stunt and hurt that he'd play with her feelings like that - then I'd have zero argument with you. It's a small thing but I think it makes all the difference.
I'd also have liked one line, just one, somewhere previously that indicated that he'd hit her before, or that sometimes she felt scared of him, or whatever. Just one line would have justified the violence in this issue, I think (from a story standpoint, I mean, not justified him hitting her - before the Barbepedants pull out the knives).
>>>I think that anyone who wasn't familiar with the original Avengers comics would be scratching their head and be VERY confused by this sudden, tacked-on bit of misogynist violence.<<<
This is interesting Flux - I'm not terribly familiar with all the Avengers history - does this whole thing have roots in the old comics? Please explain... |
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