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You know, I'm beginning to feel that ever disagreeing with anyone is a terrible idea...
Well, what I said was that, like 'Punisher Kills The Marvel Universe', Ennis probably didn't put a lot of thought into the story. There's a world of difference between that saying 'Garth Ennis doesn't put a lot of thought into his stories'.
Good point - I noticed that I had misinterpreted that, but thought I had better leave it rather than try to unpick the threads and get into a tangle. I do think, however, that "TPKtMU" was, from my recollection of it, better-plotted, better-scripted and...well, just far more ingenious. Still very silly, yes, but nonetheless...
In a sense, I can see the comparison - "What does Superman do in bed?" and "How would somebody with no superpowers kill the X-Men?" are presumably both the sort of things fatbeards talk about. But we seem to be arguing about different things. I am sure a comic about a prostitute who develops superpowers could be very good, very interesting and very funny. Likewise a comic taking a new look through parody or other first-amendment protected duplication of the Justice League of America (qv Warrren Ellis about 5 times now, Squadron Supreme, Warren Ellis again...), or indeed about how superhero sex must be a curious thing (Promethea, Brat Pack, Watchmen)...these are all good and just themes.
But this is still a pile of shit, notwithstanding its subject matter, and perhaps demonstrates that there is a reason why fatbeards hang around in comics shops discussing whether Superman could fuck Lois Lane without killing her rather than making six-figure deals with Image, and thus transcribing their fetid imaginings faithfully onto paper may not in itself be a great idea.
Forgive my hyperbole. There are, of course, many good reasons why this comic shoudl exist, all of them basically followinf the principle espoused by "decided to make a quick buck by catering to that crowd" - that fatbeards will buy any old shit.
So, in fact, my first post should have steered away from all that "One good reason" nonsense and said instead something like:
"Is this the biggest pile of shit ever produced under the auspices of a major distributor's "Mature Readers" imprimatur, and is it an undeniable fact that Garth Ennis can do a lot better when he is not cashing in on the fact that fatbeards will buy any old shit?"
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