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Is it just me, or does this seem a little “Josh-y” for Marissa? I always though Marissa was more… grounded than Josh. I mean, as I understand it, Josh is into Superhero comics while Marissa is into non-Superhero comics… I guess I just underestimated exactly how much Marissa rejects Superheroes.
Another thing, I remember Marissa saying she disliked Grant Morrison’s writing in that comic where Josh said the Transformers comics were great because they reminded him of Morrison’s writing. But didn’t Marissa try to get Josh to read Joe the Barbarian a while ago? Was that just her attempt to find some common-ish ground with Josh, or has her opinion of Morrison simply changed since then?
Hmm, then again, there was that time she punched him but then claimed she only imagined she did… I guess she does have kind of an insane streak, it’s just that I didn’t notice it as much. Perhaps because it doesn’t appear as often? I’m not sure. My second question still stands, though.
I always saw Josh and Marissa as more alike than either wanted to admit. It’s just different stuff that sets each one off. Like the time Josh made a point about spoilers by asking Marissa to imagine what it would be like to know about the end of Scott Pilgrim before the final book came out.
Oh, thanks. Now I get it. It’s a real pity TH has stated such a garbage, as I admire him a whole lot for his art. But artists just aren’t smarter than the rest of us …
@JelloKZ Marissa does like Morrison, it’s just that she reeeeally doesn’t like X-Men, so she followed him to that book grudgingly. Like I’d start watching, say, Gossip Girl grudgingly if Quentin Tarantino started directing it. (Though with luck he’d bring an insane Michael Madsen in to thin down that cast a bit)
Why does it always have to come down to they’re cartoon characters? It’s kind of beside the point and dismissive, I would have rather seen a joke that made some point rather than just presenting populist rage at a quote.
I think it’s interesting that people who complain about women being objectified in comics defends their right to objectify themselves in the cons. Isn’t Marissa being a bit hypocritical dressing up as a T&A character then going to a booth pester an artist for doing T&A?
New comics are definitely coming, but it’s going to take us a little longer to get back on schedule. With luck, we’ll be able to return to regular updates after the holidays.
November 28th, 2012 at 10:02 pm
Is it just me, or does this seem a little “Josh-y” for Marissa? I always though Marissa was more… grounded than Josh. I mean, as I understand it, Josh is into Superhero comics while Marissa is into non-Superhero comics… I guess I just underestimated exactly how much Marissa rejects Superheroes.
Another thing, I remember Marissa saying she disliked Grant Morrison’s writing in that comic where Josh said the Transformers comics were great because they reminded him of Morrison’s writing. But didn’t Marissa try to get Josh to read Joe the Barbarian a while ago? Was that just her attempt to find some common-ish ground with Josh, or has her opinion of Morrison simply changed since then?
November 28th, 2012 at 10:04 pm
Hmm, then again, there was that time she punched him but then claimed she only imagined she did… I guess she does have kind of an insane streak, it’s just that I didn’t notice it as much. Perhaps because it doesn’t appear as often? I’m not sure. My second question still stands, though.
November 28th, 2012 at 10:27 pm
I always saw Josh and Marissa as more alike than either wanted to admit. It’s just different stuff that sets each one off. Like the time Josh made a point about spoilers by asking Marissa to imagine what it would be like to know about the end of Scott Pilgrim before the final book came out.
November 29th, 2012 at 1:35 am
Good stuff. Why Harris, though. He certainly isn’t a sexist artist. But I probably don’t get the point.
November 29th, 2012 at 1:56 am
Here’s why Tony Harris: http://www.uproxx.com/gammasquad/2012/11/tony-harris-cosplay-appreciation-day/
He may be against drawing women in an openly sexist manner, but he certainly seems to espouse the sexist geek ‘fake nerd girl’ party line.
November 29th, 2012 at 2:14 am
Oh, thanks. Now I get it. It’s a real pity TH has stated such a garbage, as I admire him a whole lot for his art. But artists just aren’t smarter than the rest of us …
November 29th, 2012 at 3:09 am
@JelloKZ Marissa does like Morrison, it’s just that she reeeeally doesn’t like X-Men, so she followed him to that book grudgingly. Like I’d start watching, say, Gossip Girl grudgingly if Quentin Tarantino started directing it. (Though with luck he’d bring an insane Michael Madsen in to thin down that cast a bit)
November 29th, 2012 at 4:18 am
@JelloKZ Who gives a fuck, they’re web comic characters.
November 29th, 2012 at 12:16 pm
The answer to Marissa’s implicit question in the last panel: All of them, apparently.
December 1st, 2012 at 10:06 am
I’m tempted to try this in real life.
December 1st, 2012 at 11:22 am
*applause*
December 3rd, 2012 at 8:57 pm
Until she took the mask off I had no idea Marissa was Batgirl. This changes everything.
December 5th, 2012 at 6:51 am
@dorkin thank you! I was trying to figure out what was annoying me about this strip.
December 6th, 2012 at 10:56 am
I wanna go to whatever art school Ed Benes went to ;P
December 6th, 2012 at 9:02 pm
Why does it always have to come down to they’re cartoon characters? It’s kind of beside the point and dismissive, I would have rather seen a joke that made some point rather than just presenting populist rage at a quote.
December 7th, 2012 at 1:33 am
It’s not kind of dismissive, it’s absolutely dismissive.
December 8th, 2012 at 10:40 am
I’m just glad the one character in the strip who regularly follows manga is no longer a bloated, enormous blob.
(Can you tell I really didn’t like his redesign?)
December 12th, 2012 at 9:33 am
Who exactly’s the cartoon character? The one from the Direct to DVD movie?
December 17th, 2012 at 6:24 am
I think it’s interesting that people who complain about women being objectified in comics defends their right to objectify themselves in the cons. Isn’t Marissa being a bit hypocritical dressing up as a T&A character then going to a booth pester an artist for doing T&A?
December 18th, 2012 at 10:46 am
@Richard: Batgirl is not a T&A character.
December 19th, 2012 at 9:42 am
So…..any new comics coming up? Perhaps this could make a nice segue to DC’s e-mail firing of Gail Simone?
December 20th, 2012 at 2:02 am
New comics are definitely coming, but it’s going to take us a little longer to get back on schedule. With luck, we’ll be able to return to regular updates after the holidays.
December 20th, 2012 at 9:53 am
Great! Happy Holidays