And here I thought there was something wrong with me. I thought I might be a problem because of my low tolerances. Maybe I just was part of the problem instead of the solution. I even met Adam Hughes yesterday at the Star Wars: Celebration IV yesterday and I didn’t throw a bottle of detergent at him screaming ‘Laundry is Murder!’ I’m useless, what can I say?
Well, the solicits from Marvel came out and I’m looking what’s coming in for August and generally mourning the loss of Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane. The covers for Annihilation: Conquest are AWESOME (man, I do not know what this Wraith guy is selling, but I am buying it in bulk!) and Marko Djurdjevic has a some new shots (and possibly a relative working for the company) but then… there’s Heroes for Hire #13.
Just to make sure there’s no problems like last time, I’m not going to post a picture, just an informative opinion from Elin Winkler, EIC of Radio Comix.
It’s a lot easier to scream and rail and rampage at storytelling and continuity and basic fundamentals rather that art. Art is subjective; just because balloon breasts are kind of silly to me, it doesn’t mean that people don’t have a right to view them or purchase products based on cup size. Just because I’m uncomfortable with furry porn doesn’t doesn’t allow me to declare that it’s an affront to anyone but me, really.
But somethings are universal: False Advertising is a crime. The newsarama poster who called Joe Quesada on the discrepancy in book ratings might have been ahead of his time as Heroes for Hire is a T+ book. T+, meaning at Marvel.com, 9+ years old Appropriate for most readers, parents are advised they may want to read before or with younger children.
Yeah, try wrapping your brain around that one.
Let’s face it: the covers are there to judge the book. That’s why people get duped by rockin’ pinups of their favorite characters on the front when the damned guy doesn’t even appear inside the book. That cover is implying things about the interiors that are simply not going to happen. It’s implying an entirely different rating level than it has. Parents don’t even have to ‘read before or with’ their kids to know that this is entirely inappropriate.
There is no way that art should have been approved for that book.
EDIT: Lea Hernandez takes matters into her own hands and provides something closer to what might be a better T+ cover. Bless you, Ms. Hernandez.
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