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It is depressing how often this has to be said about certain women. Even women who are nowhere near as intimidating as the Valkyrie.

I guess that it is good to know that so little has changed since Steve Englehart wrote this back in February 1973.

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These two scenes from The Uncanny X-Men number 193 are among some of the few times Marvel Comics scribe Chris Claremont ever mentioned Latinos -- and naturally, he can't help getting it a little bit wrong. After all, few Latinos -- unless they're talking to a member of a different Spanish-surnamed ethnic group -- would use the phrase "us Latinos" when it would sound much more natural to say "us Cubans", "us Puerto Ricans", "us Mexicans" or even "us Americans."

Granted, this is a small quibble -- and even the Latin creators of the comic strip Baldo can't resist repeating the same trope -- as if their title character is suddenly going to become less popular if he turns out to be part of the "wrong" Latino ethnic group.

Then again it all depends on how literally you interpret the words "hermano" and "bro" in this scene. After all, it's not likely that Jaime Rodriguez would be using the words "us Latinos" to his own brother unless he really wanted to be very politically correct.

Of course, if you want more context for those two scenes, there is always this:

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From writer Frank Miller's Daredevil's "Born Again" story arc comes yet another reason to admire the good Captain.

Edited to Add:

Of course, if you prefer more context, there is always this group of scenes:

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This is the cover of one of the first comic books I ever owned.

It makes for such a nice springlike image.

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And you thought your love life was complicated!

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I really did not expect to post another Wonder Woman image this soon -- especially since there are so many other comic book characters out there who have yet to be referenced on this blog. But in view of tomorrow's holiday, the above group of scenes from an old issue of Justice League of America seemed so appropriate.

Then again, I could have posted this image below in its place but I am still trying to figure out what type of storyline could have made this scene make sense.

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Courtesy of writer Peter David and Justice League Task Force # 8, I present the real reason we will probably never see a Wonder Woman movie. Mea culpa. Mea maxima culpa.

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An interesting take on the age-old "war" between religion and science -- from the now-defunct comic book series Ex Machina.

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What I would really like to see in the new Superman movie. Unfortunately, that is not likely to happen unless it ends up being re-released in 1985.

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Oh, no! Not Sylar?!

On second thought, this image was drawn long before anyone conceived of the TV show Heroes. And one suspects that character on the cover could beat Sylar with one arm tied behind his back. Though if they ever make Alan Moore's Miracleman into a movie, I would not be a bit surprised if Zachary Quinto (the actor who played Sylar) ended up playing this character as well.

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"Say it loud! I'm green and I'm proud!"

You can say many things about Alan Moore's version of Swamp Thing but you can never accuse him of false modesty.

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Apparently Green Arrow still has issues with the last Dark Knight movie.

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Oh, my! This doesn't look good.

However, on the plus side, at least the vampires aren't sparkling.

By the way, this scene is from volume 25 of Marvel's The Tomb of Dracula in case you're curious how this scene turns out.

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Suzanne Padilla of the Ex Machina series used to be one of my favorite comic book characters -- and not just because she was one of the few with a Spanish surname.

However, as much as I like how she expresses this sentiment...



...I have to disagree with this sentiment. For obvious reasons.

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Yes, I know. Nowadays poor Sophie would be using a laptop but if that's the only response you have to this scene from Alan Moore's Promethea, you're probably better off not seeing the rest of it.

Besides, I actually have moments in my life when I identify with this scene. Perhaps it's because I still do a lot of my rough drafts on paper rather than on a computer. Of course, such moments in my life are rarely as dramatic as Sophie's but I still have them.

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Some good advice for would-be authors from Steve Gerber's Man-Thing.

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From the new comic book series Air.

Comic Book Images of the Week I and II

Air
Cemetery Girl: Book One: The Pretenders
Daredevil
Ex Machina
Ex Machina
Hellboy in Mexico
House of Mystery
Howard the Duck
Justice League of America
Justice League Task Force
Man-Thing
Miracleman
Promethea
Sabrina's Holiday Spectacular
Sin City
Swamp Thing
Swamp Thing
The Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love
The Dark Knight Returns
The Dark Knight Returns
The Defenders
The Tomb of Dracula
The Tomb of Dracula
The Uncanny X-Men
The Uncanny X-Men
V for Vendetta
Werewolf by Night

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Is this the all-time best title for a comic book or what?


No, wait. Maybe this one is.


And to think they were sold at the same newstands as regular comics. Too bad they're basically romance comics and the titles don't necessarily mean what I would like to think they mean.

For that matter, neither title lasted all that long. Apparently there wasn't that big a market for romance comics back in the 1970s and both comic books changed to more conventional titles after the first four issues. In addition, they both also became conventional horror anthologies. So much for those titles.

But, hey! I can dream, can't I?

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Oh, no. It couldn't be.

Then again only Joss Whedon knows for sure.

Seriously, the blonde in the picture above is actually Rachel Van Helsing from Marvel's The Tomb of Dracula and she is a descendant of you-know-who from the Bram Stoker novel. And yes, she does look familiar. But I'm sure it's just a coincidence.

It would be kinda fun to see Sarah Michelle Gellar play her in a movie, though.