This comic will not be getting 5000 notes on Tumblr.
While obviously I have some negative feelings regarding the “new” Starfire, I really feel like I should clarify that I’m not a big anti DC reboot guy. …even though it took away my beloved Secret Six! I really enjoyed Action Comics, Batgirl, and Batman. I’m okayish on Mr. Terrific, but it’s kind of annoying for him to be an example of the “I’m only atheist because I’m angry at god” cliche. I am otherwise all about the importance of Fair Play tattoos and T-Spheres and whatnot.
See how we always end up talking more about the things that bother us than the things we enjoy? Curses.
OUCH!
Seconded.
Third…ed?
sextupleted!
Septupled?
Drawn and quartered!
o.O Plasma, your Hanners avatar scares me on many levels.
Thank you *SMILES*
*cowers*
… Best… Avatar… Ever.
Awsome!!
that freak on the red background is hanners?! from QC? ugh… I need to catch up on that comic. I thought the one with the braces looked like her, but this… I kinda thought this was some kind of “li’l archie weird chick’s gonna rape you” type thing.
You can’t change who Ethan is.
And that’s been the case since he was five years old. Or was it three?
Ethan’s face when Mike-And-Amber-Spawn chews his gifts to pieces before growing teeth.
She did not just say that.
She’s, uh, got you there Ethan.
Rather than comment on the comic, I’m going to say that I find it awesome that the New 52 series I’ve followed so far are the exact same as Willis’.
Wow…REALLY bitchy thing to say for no reason to somebody giving your unborn child a gift.
Technically true, though.
You are correct of cause but he still should have at least got something for a baby perhaps, like a Batman plushie or a Transformers mobile, now thoses might have made better baby presents.
Or those cloth diapers with the batman logo! Those would be very awesome. But yeah, toys for kids 4 and older are the last thing a pregnant woman with her first kid wants or needs. You can’t use it, the kid can’t use it and by the time the kid’s old enough to play it there’d be other toys way COOLER. It’ll end up as junk that’ll take too much precious apartment space (you would not believe how much space something so tiny can take).
Other than that, the baby could be a brony. Can you imagine what would it be like if Amber’s kid is a girl? XD
Why Yes, yes I can
But good practice for all the other people who are going to be giving her “helpful” pregnancy/child-rearing advice.
Like a bag full of nickels?
It’s pretty obvious that Ethan didn’t buy those things thinking “What would be a good gift for this baby?” but rather saw something he thought was cool and having a pretext to buy it. Amber and Mike live in an apartment. They are going to be crunched enough for space with legitimate baby paraphernalia without having a playset full of small breakable pieces they have to store for four years.
Not to mention, as other people have noted, that Ethan will probably be rather upset if he sees that the small child has dared to break, ruin or lose any of the parts.
It was neither bitchy nor was that in any meaningful way a gift for her child-to-be.
Ethan’s not a happy camper at the moment.
Ethan has the right idea though, all babies should be greeted by Optimus Prime and Batman when they are born.
Agreed, as long as there’s no superman there to greet him/her. Their offspring will flourish and be happy.
Yeah, when I read the Starfire comic it broke my heart for not one but two reasons.
1 – Because it was so true, & so succinctly said what I’d been thinking, like so many.
2 – Because I knew it was going to be used a weapon against the entire reboot, wielded with fiery glee & tramping all over some of the many books that I feel are actually quite good. I’ve read about a 3rd of the new ones & think more than half of them have been fun at least, awesome at best. Even Dave Kellett retweeted the comic as “everything that is wrong with superhero comics.”
I just wish it wasn’t so easy to be broad. To turn sharp criticism into a blunt instrument. In the end I just hope people vote with their dollars & bury this awful book & lift up some of the wonderful ones, several of which star 3D ladies who don’t robot-screw anyone or exist solely for teh boobz.
We’ll see I guess.
Shit.
And uh, yeah Amber, dat’s cold. Don’t kick Ethan while he’s down!
#relevantcomment
I was surprised it went there at all actually. Red Hood and the Outlaws was disappointing, but overall the relaunch seems pretty good. I haven’t read everything, but suicide squad and this seem like the only major failures right now.
Particularly I liked Supergirl, Superboy, Wonder Woman, Ressurection Man, and Animal Man. Also enjoying the majority of the Batman related titles. Batman and Robin’s probably my fave so far.
I gotta say I’m having fun with this. Still trying to decide what the first subscription is gonna be. Tough choice since there a lot of great options.
Oh yeah, you can tell, they have all the best DC writers on Batman. You know what was good? The Deadman – Grayson flashpoints.
I just…wish they had brought back Ted Kord…
“Do NOT go there right now!”
Ethan’s face looks like he’s about to slap a pregnant woman. XD
I’ll take it. My 2 year old is almost 3 and needs more things to break O_O
OMG! Poor Ethan! Wtf everyone?!?
Forget the effects of being raised by Mike, how do you think having Ethan as practically a family member is going to affect this kid?
“Mom! Uncle Ethan carefully organized the contents of my toy box and put it on display again! Can you tell dad to bang his mom again if he doesn’t stop?”
….I may love you.
*snerk*
Still an infinitely preferable outcome to what will happen if they go visit Ethan. “Oh, God, no! What are you doing? You can’t play with that one! It’s mint! *sob*”
Nah, from what I’ve seen, Ethan is not a “mint” sort of guy. None of his toys are in the box, and we’ve seen him actually playing with them on occasion.
And he still lives in a house with Singularikitty. If having his toys eaten didn’t drive him away, baby drool won’t do the trick.
Adult play has no resemblance whatsoever to small-child play. I have toys. I have a niece – she’s eight years old now. I’m still leery about handing my breakable preciouses over.
Oooh, shit is about to go DOWN
No one trashtalks the toys!
Looks like this gift horse needs braces!
<3
I know this is a non-storyline comic and everything, but combined with the earlier Drew stuff, it could still be the lead-up to Ethan’s next existential crisis where he actually tries to give up toy collecting, or whatever other appropriate response there is for all his friends and loved ones mercilessly berating him for that hobby. Suicide? Something along those lines.
I think that since there won’t be a stillborn storyline, they probably wouldn’t have the main character kill himself either. But good brainstorming. I think it’s time for a lunch break.
Ah jeez. Wrong time to say that, Amber.
Actually, “the wrong time to say it” would be after Ethan, “encouraged” by Amber’s initial “thank you,” bought about twelve more waves of toys that Ambaby can’t use for years and that clutter up her apartment. I know this seems mean, but Amber’s expression says “tough love” to me.
Oh please. This has nothing to do with “tough love” and everything to do with Amber’s current “anytime I get irritated with someone I insult them” phase.
Pretty sure most of us can deal with unwanted gifts without making the giver feel like crap.
They’re FRIENDS. Good friends are honest with each other.
If it was some aunt she never sees or something, of course you’re nice. But Amber can be honest with Ethan- and I could totally see him buying 20 more of them if she didn’t put her foot down. Christ, they work at a toy store, they both know the age ranges.
Aah, Ethan finally had an excuse to buy some Imaginext toys. I hope that stuff is still around when I have kids. I’d like an excuse to buy them too.
I do think they are nice looking toys and look better than most toys for older boys, and collectors. I think it’s because there’s something old-fashioned about Imaginext toys. It’s like they’re pre-school versions of the old DC Super Powers collection. I saw an Imaginext Penguin figure today at Walmart. It was the classic Penguin I knew as a child. I dare Mattel to make such a Pengiun for their DC Universe line, or whatever it turns into thanks to the DC Reboot. Hell, I can’t even bet a Penguin like that from DC Direct. Fuck you modern comic books, and the uptight fans who are ashamed of the past.
Ethan’s face in that last panel … it will be a rage face. HIGH RES VERSION PLZ WILLIS
Cue a bajillion people calling for Amber’s head. You Ethan worshipers are terrible.
Why lament an issue that’s…well….an issue yet? No point looking for drama
NOT* an issue….curse you sleeplessness
….this is gonna post twice isn’t it? >.<
Sorry but that TAG was pulled long ago and got us where we are today….. which is somewhere south of Kookamunga.
I have to agree with Ethan. The little kid (toddler age) toys are better than the normal ones. Super hero squad got red skull and winter soldier before the main line. Heck some of the super hero squad figures haven’t made it to the regular line yet. Most of these kids don’t even know who winter soldier is.
Mike definitely found his soul mate. And maybe Ethan should’ve taken advantage of this to keep it for a few years, THEN give it to the kid, per the ‘Ages 4 and up’ thing on the side. At least he’d have been happy…
While she does have a point, really, most of us collect toys for little kids. In fact.
I’ve been meaning to mention this for a while. Ever since I started to read Shortpacked!, my toy collection has grown a lot. I have most of the Zords from Power Rangers Samurai AND I keep getting stuff from Kamen Rider. DAMN YOU WILLIS!!!
And other thing. Amber’s two months along. …Two month old babies have tails?!
That’s my fault. She’s five-to-six weeks along and I forgot that humans round down the nine-and-a-half-months of pregnancy to nine in our brains. I’ll fix her dialog to say 8.
Wait, I was a premie? I thought I’d remember something like that.
Probably not–”typical” pregnancies range anywhere from about 8 1/2 to 9 1/2 months. It’s said that first pregnancies last longer on average, but I can’t find any good numbers on this.
I heard that first pregnancies typically go over 40 weeks as well, I think from a bunch of pregnancy books, random shit online, and my labour class at the hospital. Mine didn’t, though. Both my kids were 38 weeks. I have an aunt who had 10 kids, though, and apparently several of hers went to 42-43 weeks. 43 weeks is WAY long, and usually after 41 weeks they have to monitor uterine environment to make it doesn’t deteriorate (if it starts to, they induce). A lot of OBs will offer elective inductions once you hit 41 weeks anyway…
It would just be easier if you told us when Tadpole was conceived. I second that “pregnant Amber” tag.
The average pregnancy for a first time mom who is not induced or cut open is just over 41 weeks, which is closer to ten months than nine. The weird thing about dating a pregnancy is that it starts two weeks before conception, on the first date of the last menstrual cycle.
I would’ve never learned this anywhere else but on a message board. Thanks!
NOT* an issue….curse you sleeplessness
Lets talk about DC Reboot books that are awesome!
Demon Knights! Am I right guys? Demon Knights! Oh man.
I tolerated the fact that DC for some insane reason doesn’t link their digital download service from their main page so that I could go buy this book. So good. Really really good.
I liked demon knights but I thought it was a little bit all over the place when I read it. Like it should have just fleshed out the first half setting up Etrigan and Xanadu, maybe the mentioned first run in of the two with Savage. The trying to do the first two bits, stitching in a big bad, run in with savage, random encounters of people in the hills with big bad’s troops and someone casting summon dinosaur at the end, just felt a bit hectic.
Dude, Amber. WTF?
This is the ol’ slow-motion train wreck. Ethan is feeling left behind by others around him while Amber is feeling thrust forward into a phase of life she hadn’t figured on exploring until now. Collision alert!
Man, if Ethan hasn’t told anyone about Drew and him, that has got to be eating him up. I hope he tells Amber in the next strip.
Aww… no tag for the Tadpole?
I think Willis should add one for every strip since she got pregnant. Then we can go back and pinpoint the exact point of conception.
“Hey, wait, Mike isn’t even in this one! This is the time Amber came to work drunk, and Ninja Rick was cosplaying Donatello and…oh dear…”
If Ethan wants to get back at Amber for that last remark, he should buy drums, cymbals and a bugle for the baby.
Man, if that’s your idea most annoying toy to give a kid, you just haven’t seen enough of playschools latest stuff. I got this thing for my niece last Christmas that basically lets her to remix and scratch Old McDonald. She loves that thing enough that my brother has twice threatened my life for giving it to her. +1 Epic Win to me in the game of sibling one-upmanship
[Takes Notes.]
No, see, you’re approaching this from the wrong angle. If someone got my kids actual working musical instruments, that would be a freaking godsend. You seek vengeance by children’s toy? ELECTRONIC ELMO-RELATED ANYTHING. I’m pretty sure Elmo is secretly an agent of Cthulhu. Once in your home, there is no way to escape the madness.
What the hell? Amber is wearing far too much clothing.
And what about the suggestive poses? And not a single close-up of her breasts?!
What kind of comic is this?
This won’t do I’m afraid. This won’t do at all!
Hoo boy. This can only end in tears.
My name is DT, and I own an Imaginext Superman and a Hero World Superman, and I fully intend to purchase the Imaginext Adam West-esque Batmobile when it shows up in my area.
I am 27 years old, and if I find something that appeals to me, I will purchase it.
Also, the Imaginext pack-in DVD is awesome. Better than Young Justice. See for yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDSj5ZvlbuU (David Kaye is Superman!)
Yeah, that cartoon is one of the reasons humanity deserves to persist.
If Warner wanted to make this a full-fledged series, they’d have my full support.
That cartoon was made of cheezy goodness.
Oh, Amber, I love you so much!
Holy crap, did I just type that? Ah well, it’s about time that was pointed out to Ethan. It’s fine that he likes and collects them but they’re still for kids.
Most of them. I doubt that Stay Puft 20 inch is for kids.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks those Imaginext toys are cool. I can’t help it, they just are. But they’re for little kids so I can’t buy them…or shouldn’t.
I do have the Imaginext Clayface figure, but only because he has a big opening mouth so I’m using him as my brush holder for work. LOOPHOLE!
Dammit, don’t give me ideas! I wanted that thing already!
It’s a really cool figure too. The hammer attachment fits on the DC Universe Classics Clayface hand really well too, heh heh.
But it’s perfect for a brush/pen holder.
I personally just wish some non-Batman villains would get made. There’s Superman, Hawkman, Green Lantern and Flash in this line but the only baddies are Batman’s!
Maybe this is a bias talking, but seems like the Trickster and the rest of Flash’s colorful foes would be rife for turning into children’s toys. (We can say Kadabra did it.)
Exactly! And with Superman, there’s Toyman and Prankster, plus adorable versions of Lex Luthor and Brainiac! Green Lantern can at the very least give us a cute Imaginext Larfleeze! Flash can also provide Gorilla Grodd, kids love apes!
I’ll take that Batcave, Ethan!
Ooooh, Ethan just got Am-burned!!
My nephew has that exact same Batcave playset. It is truly awesome. The little bastard.
Wouldn’t “angry at god” atheism be really the only logical form of atheism in a universe where American Jesus flies around the world to reverse time every time someone stubs his toe? I mean, rejecting magical thinking is all good in the real world, but in DC comics world most of the beings of mythology are literal, not symbolic, beings and nine times in ten your neighbor is a mighty sorcerer who can bend the universe to his will.
he has to accept the existence of these things, but he doesn’t have to accept their divinity. I accept that Julius Caesar existed, and to many people he was God, but I don’t have to accept that he’s a God.
I’ve never followed Mr. Terrific, and I haven’t bothered with a DC superhero book since Infinite Crisis, but I’m wary of where they’re going with the reboot. I keep thinking they’ll “fix” his atheism the same way they fixed the JL having all these extraneous non-white dudes. Is that overly cynical?
Imaginext dinosaurs are making me question all these other toys I’ve bought over the years. That apatosaurus is awesome.
You watched this weeks atheist experience, didn`t you?
…maybe.
The face Ethan is making in the last panel is the same one I make when I’m buying new toys and the clerks say’s “your kids are gonna love these!”
Technically true, but very tactless on Amber’s part. Although she isn’t aware of Ethan & Drew’s “break”, right?
So when is Ethan going to wake up with the guy from the copy center? Or is he “Rachel” in this situation?
No, Ethan is definitely Ross, since we’re supposed to see his part of their argument as an irrational hissy fit, and since Drew is the one who called for a “break.” Ethan will now mope for a bit, before being invited to a party by a couple of his friends in order to take his mind off Drew. There, he’ll hook up with “the guy from the copy center”, only to wake up the next morning to a phone call from Drew, telling him that he’s sorry and wants to get back together. That he’s coming right over — and that he can even leave out all his toys. Leaving Ethan to scramble to get the copy guy out of the house before Drew gets there.
From the young lady who likes My Little Pony? *_* Btw, I LOVE Ethans expression in the last panel.
I think it’s more about perspective – I like My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic – I do know it’s a children’s show and the merchandise is made for little kids like almost all toys are. If Ethan doesn’t acknowledge or gets offended by that fact about toys then it’s kind of unhealthy…
but she probably could have phrased that a little better
I think his upset is a compounding of Amber’s comment and his recent confrontation with Drew.
Agreed. I doubt this same line from her, last week, would have been a problem for him. And if he hasn’t told her what’s changed such that he’s on-edge about it, I don’t think this is a particularly mean thing for her to say.
I want to dress up as Bart O’Ryan just so I cant point at Ethan in the last panel and go “HA HA HA HA HA HA HA”.
While I definitely agree that Amber’s being meaner about this than is necessary (which I can only assume is the side-effect of carrying the Progeny of Mike), I have to admit, I’d be annoyed if someone got me/my kid something that I thought they were getting to indulge their own fun. It should be about the gift-receiver and not what the giver, you know?
See: every time I got a DVD from someone for a birthday that the person gifting it wanted to watch and would then subtly hint we should watch that weekend. Grrr…
My sister cut out the subtly hinting and just watched the movie before she wrapped it and gave it to me for Christmas.
I don’t even think it’s Amber being mean, really, at least not intentionally. Just strikes me as one of those matter-of-fact comments that spill out in conversations like this. Ethan’s certainly not being given an easy time of either realizing he doesn’t need toys to have a fulfilling life, or realizing that his hobby is “OK” as long as he enjoys it and practices some restraint with regards to space and money issues (the latter of which doesn’t seem to be a problem). But there wouldn’t be much of a story if he did have an easy time.
As I said elsewhere though…I strongly suspect that the day Ethan stops collecting completely (if such a thing occurs) would/should be the day Shortpacked! ends.
Willis,
Secret Six (which I was a fan of and love dearly) was cancelled because of low sales, not the New 52. Gail even confirmed as much a few months ago on Twitter and the CBR forums, stating that it was kept going longer than it should’ve been (from a sales point).
I like that this comic about toy collecting now makes me feel awful for toy collecting.
Thanks for that.
I’ve been buying my son Batman Imaginext stuff since before he was born also!
We are collecting them little by little and keeping them all put away until he turns 3. its gonna be the best birthday EVER…. for my son, I mean…
It’s not just toy collectors that do this. When my boyfriend’s sister was pregnant, I was with his parents in Disney World. They have this huge section in one of the toy stores where you can pick out various Mr./Mrs. Potato Head parts, and anything that you can shove inside one body you can get for one price. They insisted on filling one up, even though it would be years before the fetus could actually play with it. That was two years ago, so she’s still not technically old enough.
My son is same way. They will grow into them, just like clothes
For shame Amber! I’d be thrilled if someone bought that for
memy eventual child! I drool over it every time I go to Walmart :/Also, I’ve been buying up kids books at yard sales and thrift shops. I don’t even have a kid yet but when I do, they’re going to have a kick ass library
this is the new one… and it’s AWESOME!
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004OS8J98/ref=asc_df_B004OS8J981720369?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=asn&creative=395093&creativeASIN=B004OS8J98
Can’t you see that Amber is only trying to make Ethan angry with her so he won’t be so hurt when she reveals she doesn’t want to keep the baby?
Also, if she’s had morning sickness she’s more likely due in 6-7 months rather than 8…
Man, I love Imaginext! If I wasn’t collecting so many things I’d totally be getting those. They’re certainly top in terms of fun, innovative toys. No other toyline today has ninjas, dinosaurs (with robot parts), spacemen, aliens, superheros, Batman (he’s separate), knights, dragons, firemen, police, future police, mechs, and WHO KNOWS what else – All in one toyline! There’s no question as to why that line has been going for so long. There’s something new at every turn!
ooh burn!
Amber totally has a point, and yes, she likes MLP. That doesn’t mean that she doesn’t admit that her ponies are created and marketed for little kids. Hell, I have a 2.5″ Rainbow Dash on my monitor, but that doesn’t mean I don’t realize that I bought it at a toy store. For children. And that’s okay!
Also, her MAIN point was that she doesn’t want to store shit for four damn years before her kid can play with it. I seem to recall they are also in an APARTMENT, which makes space even more precious. Babies come with a ton of stuff already, and first babies tend to get loaded with presents. And stuff that you will actually use in the first year is far more useful than pre-school aged toys.
With this and Drew… Ethan needs a hug.
Of course, Amber *does* have a point.
I have been so, so tempted to do the same thing for my nephew. I managed to resist enough to just get him an Uglydoll for the baby shower. I may have to get some and keep them in storage, though. It’s fair if you’re the one wasting storage space on it and not the parent, right?
And I, uh, liked Batwoman #1. The two Legion books weren’t that great. But I’ve only started reading any significant number of DC comics within the last several years. For what it’s worth, Gib at the Laughing Ogre said sales have been incredible with lots of new pulls started, and I do like anything that helps out the Local Comic Shops.
the real question is… how much stuff did he buy for himself on this little excursion? You know Ethan can’t go to a toy store and not score some swag for himself
He does all the time – those pesky toy companies simply don’t release enough toys for him to pick one up at each of the eight stops on his biweekly toy run. The slackers.
Ha ha. My 1 year old son has batman pajamas with feet, he even wore them last night, never to young for batman.
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN MY LITTLE PONY HOUSES SHOULD NOT THROW MY LITTLE PONY STONES, AMBER!
Only if she doesn’t admit to herself that MLOP are made for kids.
Mr. Terrific, the comic book, is universally awful. All the good that is in that character (as evidence in Rucka’s Checkmate, or any number of authors in the Justice Society) is dumbed down and vanillafied here. And they made Power Girl a piece of action on the side. And I hate the tattoos. He’s not a basketball player, for cryin’ out loud!
Trufax: there’s a kid who frequents the library I work at who wears a Batman t-shirt ever day. He’s about four, and is convinced that his name is “James Batman.” It’s the most adorable thing ever and I can only hope that my future hypothetical child would be so cute.
Thought the “future crimefighter” scrawled over the Batman logo is a little disturbing. I’m beginning to thing his mother doesn’t know how little Bruce became a crimefighter.
And yes, those Imagineex toys make me wish I knew someone with a kid. I’d totally stock up on that (and Elephant & Piggie books) at the first sign of pregnancy. Priorities, people.
My mother does this on every occasion that she’s in a store that sells those things. yes she even stocks up on Elephant and Piggy stuff. She runs a daycare, and for some reason the parents don’t think to ‘put a cork in it’ once in a while after each kid is born :/
Amber’s little comment there about how “All the toys you buy are for little kids” made me die a little inside. So what if they’re for kids, it’s fucking Optimus Prime!! lol
I don’t want to get too serious but choking hazards really are a danger for babies and toddlers. Still there are baby items with superhero themes.
For example, there is a Batman diaper bag available. (Talia probably used it at some point.) The jokes from that alone are almost endless.
I don’t think Ethan realizes that he subconsciously bought those toys for himself instead of Amber’s child. Yay, Amber was being bitchy, but this is obviously all counting into Ethan’s storyline where he finally realizes how bad his own obsession is getting.
I hope not – there’s nothing wrong with Ethan’s hobby, nor his level of interest in it.
Though if instead this is part of the storyline where the constant criticism for his harmless hobby makes Ethan go insane and start killing the rest of the cast by bludgeoning them to death with a Masterpiece Prime, that would be something to see.
I was actually hoping that Ethan was trying to unload some of his toys on Amber & baby, to make room.
My father is in the process of doing that to Me, even though I have no kids AND no room.
Anybody wanna buy a load of miscellaneous Star Trek crap, cheap?
I have a two-year-old and a four-year-old, and now I know what I’m getting them for Hanukkah. (Although the dinosaurs are less likely to inspire genderfail down the road. Hmmmmm.)
We got a bunch of 3-and-up toys before the kiddo was born, and STILL receive gifts that are above his age/ability. It’s a little frustrating sometimes, but it’s also nice to be able to pull them out later on and have them at hand. This is not a completely unusual situation.
That being said, I don’t think Amber is being mean or cruel. Ethan’s toys ARE designed and marketed to kids. There’s nothing wrong with an adult collecting toys, or playing with toys, or being soothed or inspired by toys. Most of the adults I know have toys in their homes/work stations/offices.
I support Ethan finding some fat smelly hoarder that is his soulmate!
I don’t get the rabid Ethan/Jacob shipping. Yes, they’re both collectors and geeks, but has Jacob EVER indicated he’s into guys? Ethan’s not realizing his sexuality was due mostly to him replacing his sexual drive with fanatical toy collecting impulses. Jacob’s problem is, if anything, the opposite- he’s so oversexed that if he can’t maintain discipline over that, he relapses into collecting EVERYTHING.
If Jacob were even slightly bi, given how rampant his sexuality is, wouldn’t we have seen even one naked man running from his room? He seems completely aware of his issues, and none of them seem to be that he’s in the closet.
Amber’s reaction is perhaps a little blunt, but seriously, look at the size of that toy! Ethan’s not a small guy, and it’s covering two thirds of his torso and filling his arms. The first few weeks after finding out a baby is coming are already full of a merry parade of learning about all the stuff you’ll have to get for the baby. People with surprise pregnancies don’t tend to have empty rooms just sitting in their house, so that means your stuff, stuff you love and want to keep, is probably going to have to go, unless moving to a bigger place when you can’t lift anything heavier than thirty pounds and having everything ready before the sproglet arrives isn’t an option.
From that perspective, Ethan’s not just presenting an ill-thought-out toy that he probably bought more to please himself than because he thought it would be really nice for a newborn baby. He’s bringing in one more giant object that’s going to fill up Amber’s space, and a useless one at that. It’s hard to blame her for being brusque.
Quoted for Truth
In Ethan’s defense, Masterpiece Megatron is NOT a toy for little kids.
It is if you send them outside with it in front of the police station!
That’s everybody’s favorite game.
Your Gravatar makes this extra funny.
And now I’m imagining officer Carl Winslow talking to Bruce Willis about how he accidentally shot a kid with a Megatron.
…Meaning the kid had the Megatron. Carl didn’t use one to shoot with. Although that would be awesome.
I’d say Ethan was being weird here but SO MANY people did this just when my brother and his wife were trying to have kids. Let alone when she actually got pregnant. And they still buy totally not age apropriate gifts for the babies, two year olds getting bigass toy cars and whatnot. I think it’s just something people do.
He should have gone with a G.I. Joe every boy need a G.I. Joe. I’ve given unborn know to be boys gifts on that principal.
I just realized, I got my nephew that exact batcave for his birthday. That is a FREAKING AWESOME kid’s toy, I can see why Ethan would get excited.
So… yeah, I got those for all my kids. Just take out the projectiles and Baterangs! Age ranges are determined by the legal dept, who’d happily sell your kids a nuclear anthrax kit if the parts were the right size.
ok, from what i can tell this was not a toy for himself but an actual gift. he just thinks that a little kid would love this, it was when he was in the store and saw this and said “hey, this would be GREAT for the baby. man shes going to be happy when she sees what i got for her kid!” i have these moments a lot. the issue is that it happens to be batman related. and yes, he has a slight bias, but he genially thought the kid would like it.
and yes, there is a difference between the toys he buys and the toys he got for her. his are actually good for both kids to play with and for people who like to collect them. where as the toy here is made FOR kids and not collectors. its a very touchy issue for the people who actually collect them.
It’d be great if she gives birth to another joyce. a sweet, utterly lovable, completely unassuming innocent child… that totally owns yer ass whenever she’s bored.
I was so psyched when I found out my cousin got that Batcave for her six year old after I had gotten him a couple of the smaller figures.
Seconded on the not liking the current take on Mr. Terrific’s atheism.