Comments for Fishy Intent http://www.fish-god.com Blogging about shit I care about. Gaming, comics and stuff. Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:41:09 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Torn… by Becky http://www.fish-god.com/2011/10/24/torn/#comment-2757 Becky Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:41:09 +0000 http://www.fish-god.com/?p=267#comment-2757 I'm looking forward to TANKERS. I’m looking forward to TANKERS.

]]> Comment on The Week In DCNü – Week 3 by DC’s The New 52 Part 3 | Bearded Dork http://www.fish-god.com/2011/09/14/the-week-in-dcnu-week-3/#comment-2685 DC’s The New 52 Part 3 | Bearded Dork Mon, 10 Oct 2011 05:06:58 +0000 http://www.fish-god.com/?p=254#comment-2685 [...] and a short glimpse into his personal life. I know this is the part that tipped the scales and got Deep One to pick up the book, being the Power Girl fan that he is, we see Karen Starr casually socializing [...] [...] and a short glimpse into his personal life. I know this is the part that tipped the scales and got Deep One to pick up the book, being the Power Girl fan that he is, we see Karen Starr casually socializing [...]

]]> Comment on Call It What It Is… by DCs the New 52 Part 1 | Bearded Dork http://www.fish-god.com/2011/09/21/call-it-what-it-is/#comment-2675 DCs the New 52 Part 1 | Bearded Dork Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:52:53 +0000 http://www.fish-god.com/?p=257#comment-2675 [...] any intention of picking this one up. I’m certainly not regretting that decision following an article by Deep One, well two of them really. You should read those then come back and finish this. Done now? Good. I [...] [...] any intention of picking this one up. I’m certainly not regretting that decision following an article by Deep One, well two of them really. You should read those then come back and finish this. Done now? Good. I [...]

]]> Comment on Why The Hate On Starfire? by BeardedDork http://www.fish-god.com/2011/09/26/why-the-hate-on-starfire/#comment-2603 BeardedDork Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:27:44 +0000 http://www.fish-god.com/?p=260#comment-2603 Nate Cosby's take is fine, but it isn't what we are shown. He is clearly talking about a different character. Perhaps he should write the character and Lobdell, who I am really starting to like should not. Nate Cosby’s take is fine, but it isn’t what we are shown. He is clearly talking about a different character. Perhaps he should write the character and Lobdell, who I am really starting to like should not.

]]> Comment on Why The Hate On Starfire? by BeardedDork http://www.fish-god.com/2011/09/26/why-the-hate-on-starfire/#comment-2602 BeardedDork Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:24:20 +0000 http://www.fish-god.com/?p=260#comment-2602 Because she is treated as an emotionless sex robot. This is directly counter to how she has been treated in the past. We suddenly go from, "Oh, Dick, on my world we allow ourselves to love many people...always emotionally...sometimes physically." to "Just that love has nothing to do with it" From her earliest appearances, she has always been a relatively sexual character with an alien way of looking at things and doing things. Her lack of understanding of earth ways has always been charming and endearing, but she was relate-able as an outsider she had depth she was a real character. This latest take on her she is nothing but a prop. She exists as fan service and I'm sure something for the boys to fight over in the future. She has gone from a character overflowing with love for everybody to a bland cardboard cutout of a character that love has nothing to do with. In this particular comic she isn't really even a character she's only used to illustrate the differences between Roy and Jason (she also does some actiony stuff off panel but since she presumably was not posing provocatively there's no good reason to have shown us any of that). I'm certainly not a feminist, and I'm not against anybody expressing themselves as sexual beings. But the basic story telling maxim of "Show, don't tell" applies to the comic medium as fully as it does to any other. This book fails at that in the biggest possible way, they instead went with tell, tell, and tell again, then demonstrate. Because she is treated as an emotionless sex robot. This is directly counter to how she has been treated in the past. We suddenly go from, “Oh, Dick, on my world we allow ourselves to love many people…always emotionally…sometimes physically.” to “Just that love has nothing to do with it”
From her earliest appearances, she has always been a relatively sexual character with an alien way of looking at things and doing things. Her lack of understanding of earth ways has always been charming and endearing, but she was relate-able as an outsider she had depth she was a real character.
This latest take on her she is nothing but a prop. She exists as fan service and I’m sure something for the boys to fight over in the future. She has gone from a character overflowing with love for everybody to a bland cardboard cutout of a character that love has nothing to do with.
In this particular comic she isn’t really even a character she’s only used to illustrate the differences between Roy and Jason (she also does some actiony stuff off panel but since she presumably was not posing provocatively there’s no good reason to have shown us any of that).
I’m certainly not a feminist, and I’m not against anybody expressing themselves as sexual beings. But the basic story telling maxim of “Show, don’t tell” applies to the comic medium as fully as it does to any other. This book fails at that in the biggest possible way, they instead went with tell, tell, and tell again, then demonstrate.

]]> Comment on A Story That I Need To Tell by Sely Bloxam http://www.fish-god.com/2011/09/23/a-story-i-need-to-tell/#comment-2585 Sely Bloxam Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:43:34 +0000 http://www.fish-god.com/?p=259#comment-2585 I want you to know that I read this, I believe you, and I'm sorry that it happened to you. I want you to know that I read this, I believe you, and I’m sorry that it happened to you.

]]> Comment on A Story That I Need To Tell by lisa williams http://www.fish-god.com/2011/09/23/a-story-i-need-to-tell/#comment-2583 lisa williams Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:29:47 +0000 http://www.fish-god.com/?p=259#comment-2583 ((((((((((Cyber hugs))))))))))) Thank you for being brave enough to write about it. ((((((((((Cyber hugs))))))))))) Thank you for being brave enough to write about it.

]]> Comment on Oh, The Horror by Deep One http://www.fish-god.com/2011/09/04/oh-the-horror-2/#comment-2579 Deep One Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:32:39 +0000 http://www.fish-god.com/?p=248#comment-2579 There is! Check out Gail Simone's Secret Six. It's fairly awesome, and he's quite prominent in the book. There is! Check out Gail Simone’s Secret Six. It’s fairly awesome, and he’s quite prominent in the book.

]]> Comment on Oh, The Horror by Michelle Brumley http://www.fish-god.com/2011/09/04/oh-the-horror-2/#comment-2578 Michelle Brumley Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:11:54 +0000 http://www.fish-god.com/?p=248#comment-2578 I.. didn't know there WAS a Catman. I am sure I should feel some kind of shame, but.. well.. Cosplay is Cosplay, and if you want to be Catman, then damn it man, get that costume ready! We are trying to make it to Emerald City Comic Con. I just survived PAX in Seattle, I'm sure I could make it there, too. I.. didn’t know there WAS a Catman. I am sure I should feel some kind of shame, but.. well.. Cosplay is Cosplay, and if you want to be Catman, then damn it man, get that costume ready!

We are trying to make it to Emerald City Comic Con. I just survived PAX in Seattle, I’m sure I could make it there, too.

]]> Comment on Keep Out The Tommies by Michelle Brumley http://www.fish-god.com/2011/09/11/keep-out-the-tommies/#comment-2577 Michelle Brumley Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:06:38 +0000 http://www.fish-god.com/?p=252#comment-2577 I find it coincidental that you chose September 11th to post your TANKERS propaganda. This is me reminding you to keep fighting the good fight, gathering your images, hording your fonts and information, and to just keep going. I'm a ghost these days, but I'm still around -- and I'll know if you give up. That's how these things work. Keep doing updates! I find it coincidental that you chose September 11th to post your TANKERS propaganda.

This is me reminding you to keep fighting the good fight, gathering your images, hording your fonts and information, and to just keep going.

I’m a ghost these days, but I’m still around — and I’ll know if you give up. That’s how these things work.

Keep doing updates!

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