If they think there's a problem, why don't they speak out?
Three years ago, Roy Thomas was quoted in The Times and Democrat as saying that today's comics are "too vile", but that there are still some good items being put out. And regarding the former, I must say this was a bit of a surprise, knowing that Thomas, much as I do respect him, may have been the one to set the precedant of rape as a "motivation tool" in comics, recalling what the premise of Red Sonja may have been like when he wrote it in 1977.
So while I won't dispute the latter, I will say that, if he, and other veterans of the profession feel that the former is a relevant problem, then why don't they find some way to speak out and decry the immoral, blatant mess which comics have become? I'd have to think that yes, it would be possible to make an impact, starting maybe with what they could say on the blogosphere itself!
That's exactly what's been missing today - people who've had experience working in comics who can show the courage to stand up to the current kooks in charge and say what they really think, and let them know that this is but one of the things that's sending comics down the drain today, both in sales and in story quality?
If anyone who's a comics veteran like Roy Thomas is reading this, then would it help if I were to offer my encouragement to do what I suggest, if you really want to help save the industry? I certainly do hope so, because believe me, if you don't go public about this, and maybe even try and argue a case on TV and radio, then comics will just continue to suffer from being too vile, as Thomas argued back in 2003.
So, are there any old pros out there who might want to step forward and say something? I do hope so, and that you'll appreciate my encouragement.
So while I won't dispute the latter, I will say that, if he, and other veterans of the profession feel that the former is a relevant problem, then why don't they find some way to speak out and decry the immoral, blatant mess which comics have become? I'd have to think that yes, it would be possible to make an impact, starting maybe with what they could say on the blogosphere itself!
That's exactly what's been missing today - people who've had experience working in comics who can show the courage to stand up to the current kooks in charge and say what they really think, and let them know that this is but one of the things that's sending comics down the drain today, both in sales and in story quality?
If anyone who's a comics veteran like Roy Thomas is reading this, then would it help if I were to offer my encouragement to do what I suggest, if you really want to help save the industry? I certainly do hope so, because believe me, if you don't go public about this, and maybe even try and argue a case on TV and radio, then comics will just continue to suffer from being too vile, as Thomas argued back in 2003.
So, are there any old pros out there who might want to step forward and say something? I do hope so, and that you'll appreciate my encouragement.
Labels: good writers, misogyny and racism, violence
