Credibility
Stop it.
Stop it!
Yikes! Did Tigra spit in Bendis’ coffee?
Now, as a service to his writing and for the sake of not making it look like a personal vendetta, here is the link to Marvel Comics’ website with the tag Women. They have a full list of other female superheroes that the Hood can bitch slap at his leasure.
In fact, here’s the whole Marvel Directory, a great list of characters from the entire Marvel Universe for him to use as an informant and to pump up Mr. Hood.
First time, shame on me. Second time, shame on you. Third time, just give it a rest.
At work, it’s well known my bemoaning the beating of Tigra because (and get this) I like the character. Sure, I may not like what she’s become, but I think the start of her story is an unplumbed goldmine of opportunity. It’s also well know amongst my fellow employees that I fall asleep when ever Donna Troy is on panel. I think that her original story is awesome too (a reflection of the original Wonder Woman? That’s cool!), just what she’s become is so complicated and so, frankly, dull that I tend to flip through whatever book she’s in that I’m reading at the moment. It’s a trait I share wih my co-workers and it was posed to me if I would be so hands-in-the-air exasperated if it were Donna Troy getting put out like a bad cat.
And I’ll admit, if Forerunner from Countdown punked her out to show how awesome Forerunner is against someone as well known and titanically powered as Donna Troy, well… yeah. I’d be pissed. One, because Forerunner looks like she took a wrong turn at World-of-Warcraft-Night-Elf Junction, but because established characters should have more crediblity thatn that. Sure, I may not like Donna Troy but you can’t call it a comeback, she’s been here for years. She’s got cred and that has to be respected.
Speedball should have had some cred pre-Penance. Tigra should have some cred as an Avenger.
And Bendis should have some cred as the man who brought Ultimate Spider-Man to the heights of comic fandom.
The thing is, when the characters aren’t given their due, it really doesn’t make me want to give the writers any either. Just the facts.
