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Re: New 52, Same Old Bullshit

Adam — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 20:58:29 -0000

I don't think I'm familiar with Amanda Waller, but I must say that redesigning her like that is absolute BS. They really need to take a page from Sam Kieth's sketchbook as far as drawing women is concerned.

Re: The Mathematics of Human Loss

ChrisLowrance — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 11:39:36 -0000

Thanks for being as vague as possible. I'm afraid it isn't obvious to me how I have no "real knowledge" of guns. Regardless, I never claimed expertise. Everything in this article can be easily researched, even if I'd never once fired a weapon myself.

Please either reply with actual criticism that can be discussed, or don't bother replying at all.

Re: The Mathematics of Human Loss

JoeBlow1899 — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 01:44:45 -0000

Wow! You have no
business commenting on something you obviously have no real knowledge of...
Specifically guns and how they work. Please stick to writing web pages and
leave the editorial commenting to someone who actually knows how they work.

Just because you drive
a car doesn't make you an expert on vehicle design and function. The fact that
someone linked to this from a discussion on gun control is absolutely mind boggling.

Re: The Mathematics of Human Loss

Rebecca George — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 21:48:47 -0000

Well I've noticed, the most common public shooting is in a "Gun Free Zone" most of the time.

Re: The Mathematics of Human Loss

ChrisLowrance — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:41:32 -0000

Everything I've read on the history of armed citizens stopping mass shootings is inconclusive about how effective it really is. Here's a good piece from Slate about this very topic.

http://www.slate.com/articl...
But for the sake of argument, let's say it's possible more concealed-carry permit holders and no gun-free zones would lead to more shooters being gunned down before they kill too many people.I would still find stricter gun restrictions preferable, because it would reduce the threat to begin with, and also? I just don't want to live in a society where everyone lives in fear and carries a gun "just in case."

Re: The Mathematics of Human Loss

Rebecca George — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:13:10 -0000

Well it's very difficult, people whine when you give them the possibility of a bystander with an permit, stopping someone thats prepared to do mass murder. Yet when people do that actually stop the murderer, rarely make the news. Because people are afraid it would encourage "gun use" and vigilantism is frowned upon in today's world for some reason. Vigilantism is kind of illegal yet encouraged by police officers in special cases, because it helps and saves from a worst case scenario like mass murder.

Re: How I Learned To Start Worrying and Hate Facebook

Pancake Goth — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:00:48 -0000

I really love that I can keep track of all of my friends and their respective projects, and thankfully most of my family have not really been sucked into the Facebook madness yet. But like you said, sometimes there is a mixing of social circles that could become completely horrific. If my boyfriend's 12-year-old sister ever saw half of the things I posted, she'd probably be scarred for life. Keeping up with lists and privacy settings is slightly nerve-wracking, considering that perhaps my very limited extended family on there should probably not see a link to say, topless portrait of myself.

Re: Important Opossum Market Research

ChrisLowrance — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:44:32 -0000

Well, the earrings are now real, tangible items that will be for sale soon! Rest assured there will be much fanfare here when they debut.

Re: Important Opossum Market Research

Zephyr X Lestrange — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 21:57:05 -0000

Um, okay, I'm fairly certain I require all three trinkets in my existence. Staying tuned for procuring details... :D

Re: On Crowdsourcing and being Donkeypunched by the DNC

ChrisLowrance — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:44:32 -0000

Ha! Actually, I've not even had a moment to find out what the hell they're talking about with that. Folks at home, Mordicai is referring to the current owners of Dungeons and Dragons claiming the next edition of the game will be "written by you!"

Re: On Crowdsourcing and being Donkeypunched by the DNC

Mordicai — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:08:18 -0000

Ohhhhh I thought you were going to be talking about "Fifth Edition!"

Re: On Crowdsourcing and being Donkeypunched by the DNC

Terry Border — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:26:52 -0000

Hell yes.

Re: New 52, Same Old Bullshit

ChrisLowrance — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:10:41 -0000

At this point, unfortunately, I've only read the first one or two issues of Nu52 Batwoman, but I liked what I saw so far. I really should catch up, because the mini-series Greg Rucka penned was some of the best superhero comics I've ever read. It would have been very easy for the Kate Kane character to be caught in the gravity of tokenism, but she was written and drawn so well she achieved escape velocity. I can and should devote an entire post to everything that was amazing about that series - even the way the female characters *stand* in that comic was damned revolutionary compared to most of DC's stuff. I think Kane looks more terrifying as Batwoman than Wayne does as Batman, and I fucking love it.

I'm glad the new run still has J. H. Williams III on art - his work is gorgeous, with a powerful design sense and a willingness to play with the medium that appeals to my McCloudian sensibilities. And again, the first issue or two seemed to be on the right track. I do remember a scene where she and her new sidekick (okay, I'm not sure why she's got a sidekick now, but that's neither here nor there) change clothes in front of us, which made me think "Okay, this is realistic... but do you ever see Batman and Robin getting naked in the Bat-locker-room together?" But even then I don't recall it being particularly cheesecakey... and honestly I don't think the problem is that we see female characters doing such normal human things, but that we rarely see male characters doing it. Have we ever seen the Flash taking a hot shower and contemplating his day? Because we've seen just about every female protagonist in anything ever do so.

Have you been reading the Nu52 Batwoman, then? What are your thoughts?

Re: New 52, Same Old Bullshit

eairy — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 01:37:36 -0000

Thoughts on Batwoman?

Re: Ulfric Stormcloak: Strong

Roxana — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:53:45 -0000

oh my god perfect

Re: New 52, Same Old Bullshit

ChrisLowrance — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:14:04 -0000

Ah, okay. That explains a lot. It's not a badly-drawn picture of Red Hood, it's a badly-drawn picture of Red Hood wearing half a fat suit. I'll update with a correction. Thanks!

Re: New 52, Same Old Bullshit

Jnaughtynotnice — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:54:37 -0000

In the third picture, REd Hood was wearing the bottom half of a fat suit.

Re: Saturday Morning Dissonance

Duchessa — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:59:29 -0000

Um? Um? I can't even begin to reconcile these two items.

Re: Family: The Gathering

Duchessa — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 03:32:15 -0000

Living 2,000 miles from one's nearest relatives has its upside.

Re: Happy International Fisting Day!

ChrisLowrance — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 11:13:18 -0000

Thank you for all the great work you do, Courtney!

Re: Happy International Fisting Day!

Johanna Castel — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:10:32 -0000

thank you!

Re: National Coming Out Day: A Personal Story

ChrisLowrance — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:02:16 -0000

Wow, thank *you*. You just made my sharing this a success by any definition. While I can't say what thoughts and emotions influenced your boyfriend's reaction, I can say that in my case it wasn't a lack of love or concern. If anything, I reacted like I did *because *I loved her so much and was terrified of how this would change our relationship. There were also a lot more conflicting thoughts, emotions and societal influences that were involved than I was able to go into here. I'm glad to hear things are going well for you now. If you're in a similar situation to us, where you are interested in sleeping with another woman, I highly recommend the book "Opening Up" by Tristan Taormino. While it covers the entire gamut of open relationships, it's full of good info and interviews concerning the emotional issues surrounding having more than one partner.

Again, thank *you* for making *my *day!

Re: National Coming Out Day: A Personal Story

webkat — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:45:00 -0000

Thank you for sharing this. I recently came out as bi to my boyfriend, and his reaction was exactly like the one you described. Everything is going well now, but...still, reading this makes me feel really relieved, and less alone. All I can really say is thank you. Truly, thank you. You just made my day.

Re: National Coming Out Day: A Personal Story

ChrisLowrance — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:27:25 -0000

Thanks!

Re: National Coming Out Day: A Personal Story

SHaysler — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:37:08 -0000

This is a wonderful post, Chris - thank you for giving us all something to think about.