Comments on: Math http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/math/ Toys are serious business. Tue, 21 May 2013 12:43:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/math/#comment-130247 Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog Sun, 19 May 2013 20:01:53 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/math/#comment-130247 [...] Shortpacked! – Math) [...] [...] Shortpacked! – Math) [...]

]]> By: Julie http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/math/#comment-126451 Julie Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:19:33 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/math/#comment-126451 The one thing that some people have yet to understand is the Starfire in the Teen Titans cartoon and the one in the comic (both old and re-boot) are totally different characters. The biggest reason is the wirtiers couldn't give the Cartoon version her comic book backstory and keep it PG. So the mentality of the cartoon Starfire and the mentality of the comic version are going to come out differently. She still does have feelibg (good feelings) for Dick Grayson AKA Robin I or Nightwing. But it wasn't meant to be in comic book land. The way she acted in the start of the comic was do to her being in isolation for so long and thinking she's not wanted any where or by any one. But as the Red Hood and the Outlaws series goes on she does develop a deep bond with both Jason (Red Hood) and Roy (Arsenal). When she and Roy think that Jason's in trouble when he went back to Gotham. She's the first to greet him saying that she wouldn't know what she'd do if anything bad happened to him. She even hints to her sister (who's somewhat good) that she's starting to fall in love with Roy. So yes, I am defending the action of this Starfire, not DC's need to re-boot everything. The one thing that some people have yet to understand is the Starfire in the Teen Titans cartoon and the one in the comic (both old and re-boot) are totally different characters. The biggest reason is the wirtiers couldn’t give the Cartoon version her comic book backstory and keep it PG. So the mentality of the cartoon Starfire and the mentality of the comic version are going to come out differently. She still does have feelibg (good feelings) for Dick Grayson AKA Robin I or Nightwing. But it wasn’t meant to be in comic book land. The way she acted in the start of the comic was do to her being in isolation for so long and thinking she’s not wanted any where or by any one. But as the Red Hood and the Outlaws series goes on she does develop a deep bond with both Jason (Red Hood) and Roy (Arsenal). When she and Roy think that Jason’s in trouble when he went back to Gotham. She’s the first to greet him saying that she wouldn’t know what she’d do if anything bad happened to him. She even hints to her sister (who’s somewhat good) that she’s starting to fall in love with Roy. So yes, I am defending the action of this Starfire, not DC’s need to re-boot everything.

]]> By: If Male Superheroes Were Drawn Like Female Superheroes http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/math/#comment-126213 If Male Superheroes Were Drawn Like Female Superheroes Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:01:39 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/math/#comment-126213 [...] that’s what bothers me – seeing the comics industry slit its own throat. Here’s a great comic from Shortpacked about why the Starfire reboot was stupid from a business perspective. That Comics [...] [...] that’s what bothers me – seeing the comics industry slit its own throat. Here’s a great comic from Shortpacked about why the Starfire reboot was stupid from a business perspective. That Comics [...]

]]> By: Luna http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/math/#comment-126024 Luna Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:58:54 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/math/#comment-126024 Loved that. I´d laugh if it weren´t so damn sad. Loved that. I´d laugh if it weren´t so damn sad.

]]> By: Luna http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/math/#comment-126022 Luna Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:55:47 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/math/#comment-126022 I´d love to buy Young Justice tie-ins, but I live in a small town- no comics apart from the big titles... So, now I decided to quench my thirst for superheroes by watching the TV series Arrow (If you haven´t checked it out, you should, its awesome), and don´t plan on buying any comics except maybe batwoman, the flash and supergirl I´d love to buy Young Justice tie-ins, but I live in a small town- no comics apart from the big titles… So, now I decided to quench my thirst for superheroes by watching the TV series Arrow (If you haven´t checked it out, you should, its awesome), and don´t plan on buying any comics except maybe batwoman, the flash and supergirl

]]> By: Luna http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/math/#comment-126020 Luna Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:49:03 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/math/#comment-126020 Yeah, although I dumped mangas for comic books, but if they do stuff like this (Starfire, Catwoman...) I get depressed. or really really angry, especially at people like DiDio. Yeah, although I dumped mangas for comic books, but if they do stuff like this (Starfire, Catwoman…) I get depressed. or really really angry, especially at people like DiDio.

]]> By: Luna http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/math/#comment-126019 Luna Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:46:07 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/math/#comment-126019 Yeah, but I (and SO many other people, judging from the comments I have read so far) would LOVE to have Artemis be in the comics. She is kickass, beautiful and has an extremely interesting story line. I´d buy her comics ten times just to prove a point. Yeah, but I (and SO many other people, judging from the comments I have read so far) would LOVE to have Artemis be in the comics. She is kickass, beautiful and has an extremely interesting story line. I´d buy her comics ten times just to prove a point.

]]> By: Li http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/math/#comment-119961 Li Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:42:48 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/math/#comment-119961 More time-traveling: Part of the problem with cheesecake is the institutionalized power imbalance. Even if you had men and women equally objectified in a comic book, it would do more damage to women than to men. Plus, personally I don't want men to join women in the broken-spines-vacant-stare-sex-doll club: I want everyone to leave that club. Which is not, ftr, the same thing as wanting everyone to stop being sexy. You can be really, really sexy without being simultaneously objectified. More time-traveling:

Part of the problem with cheesecake is the institutionalized power imbalance. Even if you had men and women equally objectified in a comic book, it would do more damage to women than to men.

Plus, personally I don’t want men to join women in the broken-spines-vacant-stare-sex-doll club: I want everyone to leave that club.

Which is not, ftr, the same thing as wanting everyone to stop being sexy. You can be really, really sexy without being simultaneously objectified.

]]> By: Li http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/math/#comment-119960 Li Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:34:05 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/math/#comment-119960 Okay, I know this comic is already two years old, but the link from today's comic made me come back here so for anyone else time-traveling like me: No. Both the Hark a Vagrant comic AND Willis's illustration of Starfire are references to the ACTUAL COMIC BOOKS that ACTUALLY PORTRAY WOMEN THAT WAY. I wish I could be so young and naive as to think Willis had to be referencing HaV's parody comics, but I am not. I know of Rob Liefeld, and the Strong Female Character Pose. Okay, I know this comic is already two years old, but the link from today’s comic made me come back here so for anyone else time-traveling like me:

No. Both the Hark a Vagrant comic AND Willis’s illustration of Starfire are references to the ACTUAL COMIC BOOKS that ACTUALLY PORTRAY WOMEN THAT WAY.

I wish I could be so young and naive as to think Willis had to be referencing HaV’s parody comics, but I am not. I know of Rob Liefeld, and the Strong Female Character Pose.

]]> By: Review: Red Hood and the Outlaws #17 | Reviews by Lantern's Light http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/math/#comment-114999 Review: Red Hood and the Outlaws #17 | Reviews by Lantern's Light Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:36:43 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/math/#comment-114999 [...] its stunningly offensive portrayal of Starfire, Red Hood and the Outlaws was one of my favorite titles of the New 52 Reboot. Clever writing, fresh [...] [...] its stunningly offensive portrayal of Starfire, Red Hood and the Outlaws was one of my favorite titles of the New 52 Reboot. Clever writing, fresh [...]

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