http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/11/18/heroes-and-villains Comments On: Heroes and Villains by Paul Constant en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:00:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by sirkowski]]> Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:57:02 -0800 The Stranger
Eh, I'm pretty sure when I say calling a company sleazy is acceptable, and you use a copy-paste of some boilerplate Internet troll bullying to tell me that I'm outside the bounds of discourse, then you're the one being reactionary.

"Won't someone think of the children" is troll for "You can't say that on the Internet". Reactionary censorship.
Posted by Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn]]> Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:25:59 -0800 The Stranger Posted by sirkowski]]> Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:24:41 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Bruce Garrett]]> Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:36:56 -0800 The Stranger Posted by BostonFontSnob]]> Mon, 19 Nov 2012 06:42:05 -0800 The Stranger Posted by mubhappy]]> Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:49:07 -0800 The Stranger
Won't someone stand up for making a quick buck selling cheap crap?
Posted by Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:08:32 -0800 The Stranger Posted by sirkowski]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 17:25:23 -0800 The Stranger
That was much funnier 25 years ago when she said it.
Posted by MrBaker]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 17:07:37 -0800 The Stranger sound sleazy. Perish the thought.
Posted by Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:29:27 -0800 The Stranger
That's when I discovered independent comics and smaller comic book publishers (like Revolutionary Press, Aircel, Kitchen Sink and Dark Horse) that produced much more daring and bold comics of high quality. Spawn, Poison Elves, Slacker Comics, Flaming Carrot and Next Men were far more enjoyable than Spiderman or X-Men.

I don't read comics much anymore, and I try to avoid movie adaptations of comic books since they are mostly awful (after seeing the Daredevil movie, I didn't just want a refund, I wanted the hour and a half of my life I'd wasted viewing it back). I do observe that Marvel has leveraged its brand remarkably well, but like most companies who market their brand rather than their product, it has long been nothing more than a logo.
Posted by Tacoma Traveler]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 13:29:52 -0800 The Stranger