Comments on: Just Past the Horizon: Fantasy World http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/02/29/just-past-the-horizon-fantasy-world/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Thu, 23 May 2013 14:23:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Dwight Williams http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/02/29/just-past-the-horizon-fantasy-world/comment-page-1/#comment-317003 Dwight Williams Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:39:25 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/02/29/just-past-the-horizon-fantasy-world/#comment-317003 A merchandising idea whose time is now? A merchandising idea whose time is now?

]]> By: Tom Bondurant http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/02/29/just-past-the-horizon-fantasy-world/comment-page-1/#comment-316982 Tom Bondurant Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:04:38 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/02/29/just-past-the-horizon-fantasy-world/#comment-316982 It always bothered me that, in the <em>Star Trek</em> Barbie set, Ken got to be the Captain and Barbie got the red miniskirt. So ... Barbie isn't good enough for command, but <em>Ken</em> is? It always bothered me that, in the Star Trek Barbie set, Ken got to be the Captain and Barbie got the red miniskirt. So … Barbie isn’t good enough for command, but Ken is?

]]> By: Karen Healey http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/02/29/just-past-the-horizon-fantasy-world/comment-page-1/#comment-316958 Karen Healey Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:12:29 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/02/29/just-past-the-horizon-fantasy-world/#comment-316958 I note that those dolls are all some variety of "beautiful [career]". There are lots of options available, but no matter what the Beautie doll is doing, she still has to be *pretty*. I love that bit of commentary from Busiek - it's so sly and real. I note that those dolls are all some variety of “beautiful [career]“. There are lots of options available, but no matter what the Beautie doll is doing, she still has to be *pretty*.

I love that bit of commentary from Busiek – it’s so sly and real.

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