Comments on: Integrity http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/2006/05/11/39/ no, really, there are some comics you really should read Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:39:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Chris http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/2006/05/11/39/#comment-30 Chris Sat, 13 May 2006 02:17:56 +0000 http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/?p=39#comment-30 No, Integrity doesn't sell comics, but then again, I'd be hard pressed to say that it ever has. From almost the beginning, comics and their covers especially were predicated on shock value, disturbing images (usually of women in peril), mortal danger, and passion plays that largely either were sugar-coated with feel-good morality that avoided the larger issues or ridiculously one-sided arguments. That said, I'm with ya. I don't object to comics using real-world issues per se, but when they are written with shameless hackery (I'm lookin' at YOU, Kevin Smith/BMB), then it becomes offensive. I'm not entirely sure what my point is here. I had one, then lost it. Buy Jonah Hex. :-) No, Integrity doesn’t sell comics, but then again, I’d be hard pressed to say that it ever has. From almost the beginning, comics and their covers especially were predicated on shock value, disturbing images (usually of women in peril), mortal danger, and passion plays that largely either were sugar-coated with feel-good morality that avoided the larger issues or ridiculously one-sided arguments.

That said, I’m with ya. I don’t object to comics using real-world issues per se, but when they are written with shameless hackery (I’m lookin’ at YOU, Kevin Smith/BMB), then it becomes offensive.

I’m not entirely sure what my point is here. I had one, then lost it.

Buy Jonah Hex. :-)

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