At Wired News, Lore Sjoberg from silly superheroes to badly named characters.
If Terra-Man and the U-Foes are the worst Sjoberg can come up with, I suggest he track down some old copies of Who’s Who and The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe. No Balbo the Boy Magician or Polka-Dot Archer? What about In-Betweener or Mongoose?
Ah, well. Of She-Hulk, Sjoberg writes: “I guess I should be glad they didn’t call her ‘Hulk Woman,’ or worse yet, ‘Hulk Girl.’ Still, female comic book characters deserve more than a half-assedly feminized version of another hero’s name. They have to put up with those bust-lifting outfits, fighting in high heels, and that painful-looking pose where their lower spine forms a perfect ‘J,’ at the least they should get a name of their own.”
He has a point there. I’ll fight him about Robin, though.
