tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post115120940966171949..comments2024-03-27T19:04:14.544-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: Reasons to read "Manhunter" #5Scipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1152113579565536242006-07-05T10:32:00.001-05:002006-07-05T10:32:00.001-05:00Not necessarily. If I may illustrate the point I t...Not necessarily. If I may illustrate the point I think anonymous is making, how silly do you think a male, single-father superhero named WOMANHUNTER would be? It's amusing. It makes sense to someone immersed in comic books, but try explaining the premise to anyone else. It sounds like a set-up to a punchline.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1152113551877574312006-07-05T10:32:00.000-05:002006-07-05T10:32:00.000-05:00Not necessarily. If I may illustrate the point I t...Not necessarily. If I may illustrate the point I think anonymous is making, how silly do you think a male, single-father superhero named WOMANHUNTER would be? It's amusing. It makes sense to someone immersed in comic books, but try explaining the premise to anyone else. It sounds like a set-up to a punchline.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1151825476567610822006-07-02T02:31:00.000-05:002006-07-02T02:31:00.000-05:003) A chick hero named MAN-hunter is just too clich...3) A chick hero named MAN-hunter is just too cliche on its own. <BR/>4) It's a re-gendered revamp of a previous property, or re-gendered recycling of a previous trademark. <BR/><BR/>I don't suppose you realize that those two are contradictory....Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1151796420046915592006-07-01T18:27:00.000-05:002006-07-01T18:27:00.000-05:00I don't read Manhunter because:1) It doesn't look ...I don't read Manhunter because:<BR/>1) It doesn't look appealing. Looks like yet another athletic vigilante. Yawn.<BR/>2) It looks like yet another "tough chick" character, in a world rapidly overwhelmed by "tough chick" characters. (If DC added vampires or ninjas, it would be the full cliche.)<BR/>3) A chick hero named MAN-hunter is just too cliche on its own. One that comes across as an Elektra ripoff is just too much to bear.<BR/>4) It's a re-gendered revamp of a previous property, or re-gendered recycling of a previous trademark. I hate this. (If I'd have started reading DC before the Silver Age, I'd probably hate that DC did it back then too.)<BR/><BR/>None of the above might bother anybody else, but they keep me from picking up this book. This book smacks of every other doomed revamp. I think Didio's decision to extend this book's life is his hope to create Spider-Girl style media coverage for DC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1151706468922150512006-06-30T17:27:00.000-05:002006-06-30T17:27:00.000-05:00He doesn't have to wear the costume. He does have...He doesn't have to wear the costume. He does have to wear the cape.<BR/><BR/>KrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1151690002228151212006-06-30T12:53:00.000-05:002006-06-30T12:53:00.000-05:00But as it is, it seems that word-of-mouth among co...<I>But as it is, it seems that word-of-mouth among comic fans is supposed to do all the heavy lifting promotion-wise.</I><BR/><BR/>You've stumbled on DC's super-double-secret inexpensive marketing program plan!<BR/><BR/>And if it doesn't work, it's not their fault, it's ours!Bullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708103213119467419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1151685902588224482006-06-30T11:45:00.000-05:002006-06-30T11:45:00.000-05:00Damon's a little superhero groupie, ain't he?Damon's a little superhero groupie, ain't he?Devon Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08223057696498728357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1151684964641568162006-06-30T11:29:00.000-05:002006-06-30T11:29:00.000-05:00I can why this book would appeal to a lot of peopl...I can why this book would appeal to a lot of people. If it were put on the newsstand and had covers that gave more of an indication of what the content inside was (by this I mean including explanatory captions or word balloons on the cover)I think it would do better at pulling in a market. But as it is, it seems that word-of-mouth among comic fans is supposed to do all the heavy lifting promotion-wise. That's a mistake, I think. I'd wager that a broad spectrum of comic fans have already seen the book and aren't really interested. It'd be better to maybe market it (the tpb)as a good book for summer reading to a magazine crowd. Just my opinion, of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1151683653178188602006-06-30T11:07:00.000-05:002006-06-30T11:07:00.000-05:00And here my trade paperback ends, so I have no ide...And here my trade paperback ends, so I have no idea what the next few reasons will be. <BR/><BR/>Except #11. That's Chase.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14772087090448461047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1151683279152789182006-06-30T11:01:00.000-05:002006-06-30T11:01:00.000-05:00Snort. The look on old Stodgypuss Hawkpants is PR...Snort. The look on old Stodgypuss Hawkpants is PRICELESS!<BR/><BR/>John probably also probably knows exactly the order you're supposed to name your drink to the counterperson at Starbucks.<BR/><BR/>Uh, so do I, but that's only because I was a barista for them in college.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com