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In reply to the discussion: Comic Book Industry Reacts To Bill Maher Dissing Stan Lee And Comic Books [View all]Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)43. Good distinction.
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Comic Book Industry Reacts To Bill Maher Dissing Stan Lee And Comic Books [View all]
JonLP24
Nov 2018
OP
Comics aren't just for kids either. If you want to knock comics as a hobby from ...
SWBTATTReg
Nov 2018
#4
I am really into storytelling that looks at right versus wrong or good versus evil.
Blue_true
Nov 2018
#201
True about all media. That is what I meant by trivial in my first post that ticked off a few people
Blue_true
Nov 2018
#200
Even stuff like Heavy Metal, Fat Freddie's Cat or graphic novels no longer appeal to me.
gulliver
Nov 2018
#66
Bad timing. I'm not saying I agree or not but there were two things I never got into as a kid
underpants
Nov 2018
#9
You don't play any games on your smartphone? There are a lot of puzzle and strategy games....
UniteFightBack
Nov 2018
#52
Only in a nation where wannabe intellectuals praise Milo Whatever The Fuck as the next Christopher
Guy Whitey Corngood
Nov 2018
#11
And I actually read the piece in question as not to just react to the headline. It's just
Guy Whitey Corngood
Nov 2018
#40
Yes, his timing was awful, but the key points that he made were on target. nt
Blue_true
Nov 2018
#21
I think he's describing a problem that's not as big or important as he's saying it is.
Iggo
Nov 2018
#60
As a longtime film lover, I despise what comic book culture has done to the
Midwestern Democrat
Nov 2018
#193
Are you saying you don't listen to music anymore? No fun entertainment of any kind?
John Fante
Nov 2018
#157
80's music. I listen to the radio when driving, mostly as a distraction if no one is in the car
Blue_true
Nov 2018
#167
I played a French horn in school. No, I don't play it now or have a desire to play it.
Blue_true
Nov 2018
#169
Anyone who thinks good comics don't teach anything aren't reading them very well.
WhiskeyGrinder
Nov 2018
#25
Big Bang Theory made comics ok again bc super smart people could see the beauty in
Crutchez_CuiBono
Nov 2018
#41
You as well. The only thing I would argue is he was more of a Roddenberry. nt
Guy Whitey Corngood
Nov 2018
#42
He was, until some guardian stole all of his money. Spent last years poor, fighting to get it back.
TheBlackAdder
Nov 2018
#83
I loved comics as a kid, then tapered off by 10-12. Mad magzine stuck with me longer. Its satire
dameatball
Nov 2018
#47
I started reading Mad back in the 60's. Then I sort of got busy with life. Mid 90's I had three kids
dameatball
Nov 2018
#177
Aye carumba...kids these days...at least we had to carry our carcasses to
Crutchez_CuiBono
Nov 2018
#114
True. The diminishing of education was at least facilitated by making it a commodity.
Caliman73
Nov 2018
#84
Mayer is no paragon of maturity--he doesn't get to designate what 'kidstuff' is
ismnotwasm
Nov 2018
#76
Classic stuff. Cracked never seemed to live up to it, but, it had it's moments too.
Crutchez_CuiBono
Nov 2018
#137
I still have my original National Lampoon C. Estes Kefauver High School in Dacron, Ohio
catbyte
Nov 2018
#202
I can't afford a sat or cable connection so no HBO kinda goes w that...
Crutchez_CuiBono
Nov 2018
#119
Do you have any peer-reviewed published studies that back up your statements?
Coventina
Nov 2018
#112
There are many that get at this issue, but as I said it is my guess as to this phenomena
unitedwethrive
Nov 2018
#139
Only practical evidence, in that virtually all of my autistic patients talk about their comic books
unitedwethrive
Nov 2018
#142
Yeah, who knew comic books could be the next pit bull breastfeeding at an Olive Garden?
Coventina
Nov 2018
#123
So after clicking through a dozen links, I finally got to Maher's blog, and it wasn't bad
Azathoth
Nov 2018
#130
I disagree. I think he is being a snob, and assumes only he knows how adults should act.
Adrahil
Nov 2018
#162
I used to read comics as well. But the fact is comics used to be a kid's thing up until a decade ago
Azathoth
Nov 2018
#181
TBH, "They like X show, comic book, etc., therefore they're stupid" has always been a nonsequitur.
Oneironaut
Nov 2018
#191