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Tweak says, "Say 'Moosey Doom'!"

lang_ea (lang_ea) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-05-06 23:26:00

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creator: jim steranko, genre: romance, publisher: marvel comics

Did Somebody say MOAR ROMANCE COMICS?!

Then you shall recieve! >D

Even though; gang, I'm totally out of inspirational Jim Steranko work...I will nonetheless continue with my expose on Romance Hero(ine) Dickery! Involving more from Marvel's 36 page 'Our Love Story'.

I'd like to call this the " Keep your mouth shut and maybe I'll love ya" Story arc.

My first thought was: AW! Look at them! The both of them look so cute!

But I shoulda known...

The story begins showing Tag as a big gentle giant who already has a girlfriend. The dude obviously has no interest in learning other than music, and his girlfriend who knows how to mean business is looking out of him. This would suck if you had a crush on him--but come on, demonizing the girlfriend for trying to give him a wake up call?

"Not so fast, female?" Whah?

Well. That was behaving like a dick, wouldn't you say, guys?

Then he goes and dates other girls.

Oh christ! Is she wearing a yellow sweater over yellow slacks?! AUGH!

Oh! Who coulda imagined?!

Yup, nothing like randomly coming back to your second fiddle declaring your love after never having spoken for SO FRICKIN' DAMN LONG.
*ahem* Ladies and gentlemen; this is tonight's new yet subtle breed of hero dickery; hope you enjoyed the show! ;)

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dr_hermes
2009-05-07 02:13 pm UTC (link)

The idea is that the shows are aimed at a female audience, and this is how they presumably view marriage-- the wives are attractive, composed, able to solve problems while they are married to fat, clueless juveniles. It's a complete reversal of equally unfair 1950s sitcoms with the ditzy airhead wives and sensible husband. Somewhere we went 180 degrees without hitting the middle ground.

I'd like to think a lot of women in the audience would rather watch a partnership between two clever, appealing people. But how often does a show like that ever get on the air? You never know if the audience is only watching what's available or if it's what they prefer.

My favorites of the romantic comedies still remain those breezy, cheerful films of the 1930s and 1940s. Nick and Nora Charles, played by William Powell and Myrna Loy, for example-- they're fun to watch interacting, even when the mystery has been sidelined for the moment.

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