Comments on: Fringe, D.E.B.S., and diversity in the DC line-up!

By: korubin

korubin — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:33:21 +0000

LAME. All that matters is whether they can tell the story. Every time someone makes a big deal out of a woman or some black person working in comics it’s an insult. I don’t read comics because other black people write them. I read comics because I like the stories. Just because someone’s black and female doesn’t mean anything — definitely doesn’t mean they’ll be good at it — and diversity crap is just that. Crap. Just tell the stories and take the PC brown-nosing elsewhere. That last thing I want is to get treated like I’m “special” because of my race.

By: ScottyQuick

ScottyQuick — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:28:53 +0000

Jodi Picoult did burn up the shelves. Love and Murder, while it may have been awful, is the only comic in the top 1000 on Barnes and Nobles, for instance.

By: Will Emmons

Will Emmons — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:32:29 +0000

I think its probably a step in the right direction. I think we need to be honest with ourselves that especially on the creative end (with some notable exceptions) comics is a white man’s world. We need to ask ourselves if that’s okay. I don’t think it is. I think its immoral for us to be exclusive like that. I’m also of the Milestone Media school of thought that on the whole more diversity means better stories.

By: Alexa

Alexa — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:51:56 +0000

Well, yeah, while all that really matters is how well they can write and what they can do with the characters, I’m excited to see more diversity in the comics talent pool. Not only does it help to show that comics aren’t a straight white boys’ club, but also serves the audience by bringing different life perspectives to the creative sphere.

By: Vinnie Bartilucci

Vinnie Bartilucci — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:24:54 +0000

DC has been hiring a lot of people from other media to write for them, with wildly disparate success. Jodi Picoult didn’t exactly burn up the shelves, but Michael Green seems to have been able to pull it off.

I think this is far more about finding more of those than it is trying to find more people to fill a demographic. I haven’t seen DC mention her gender or ethnicity in any of theior interviews or anything.

Let’s see if she can write a comic, cause that’s all that matters here.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:46:45 +0000

So? Will the stories be entertaining? That’s the main question.

By: Henry

Henry — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:07:37 +0000

You probably have to explain it better since he hasn’t been editing Teen Titans for a long time now.

By: Irwin Schwab

Irwin Schwab — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:55:52 +0000

Anyone attempting to write Titans while Dan Didio is editing it will fail, and fail miserably. I’m surprised I have to explain this.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:26:49 +0000

Let’s see what they can do. But more or less it doesn’t matter.

By: eaglesfillthesky

eaglesfillthesky — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:44:43 +0000

I don’t care what color someone’s skin is, or their gender, i only care whether they can entertain me.

By: Eden

Eden — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:19:17 +0000

The headline made me think the D.E.B.S. comic was going to happen (and I hope it still does) but it’s still awesome that Angela Robinson is going to be doing The Web. I also like that a woman is going to be writing a book that’s not specifically about women. That seems to be what usually happens when the big two hire women to write comics.

By: Scavenger

Scavenger — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:13:40 +0000

hmm..to be honest, I’d rather a D.E.B.S. series. I’m not sure DC needs ANOTHER hidden conspiracy type group with Checkmate and now Shadow Cabinet running around.