tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post4818365217455753687..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Grandmothers don't like radical advocacy?Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-72897380362308323362010-10-01T18:03:18.073-07:002010-10-01T18:03:18.073-07:00Even if the grandmothers support homosexuality, I ...Even if the grandmothers support homosexuality, I doubt they'll come out in favor of sodomy. That's basically what Cooke's asking them to do with a character named Sodomight.<br /><br />Cooke said his comic is the equivalent of a PG-13. I don't even have to know <i>why</i> it's PG-13 to guess the grandmothers would consider it too risqué.<br /><br />I agree with you about kid-friendly comics. That's about what I think the grandmothers would approve: a G-rated comic without sex or violence.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-48459134421385464852010-09-30T07:34:33.882-07:002010-09-30T07:34:33.882-07:00Re: Explaining comics, it doesn't work. True a...Re: Explaining comics, it doesn't work. True art doesn't require explanation; indeed, according to <i>Death of the Author</i>, the audience is supposed to have their own interpretation.<br /><br />Satan is an interesting character. You can have him be evil (playing the God vs. Satan thing straight), rebel against a tyrannical deity (inverting it, since most Americans like rebels anyway), or simply turn him into Starscream (in which case both God and Satan are evil). But as a rule, it's been done. A lot.<br /><br />Sodomight...Oh, God, change the name. That would be like calling him Rump Ranger or Anal Avenger. No, not kid-friendly at all. And it's easy to write kid-friendly homosexuality; Japan does, to the point that Shinji and Kaoru's relationship is just about the only kid-friendly thing about <i>Neon Genesis Evangelion</i>. Of course, everything but <i>Eva</i> gets Macekred into "friend" or "cousin".<br /><br />"I wanted to be called Supervolt. Aquaman came up with Black Vulcan. I said 'Why don't we just call you Whitefish?'" -Black VulcanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com