Right? I had the same reaction. Inkers and colorists would for sure be spending enough time on it to be like "Wait, what am I working on here? wtf??" They probably feel like their job is at stake if they have any complaints. So fucked that it went out.But the inkers and colorists probably should have noticed everything unless they're absolutely clueless/overworked to the degree it's just white noise.
This is the sorta thing I can see whizzing over the head of like, final pass editors. It took me a second to realize there was a giant Star of David and I never noticed the "Jewery" bit until that was pointed out
But the inkers and colorists probably should have noticed everything unless they're absolutely clueless/overworked to the degree it's just white noise.
Right? I had the same reaction. Inkers and colorists would for sure be spending enough time on it to be like "Wait, what am I working on here? wtf??" They probably feel like their job is at stake if they have any complaints. So fucked that it went out.
The Diamond District in Manhattan is just a couple blocks from Marvel's offices and many of the owners of those stores are Orthodox Jews. I've never seen a Star of David on any of the windows like that, though.
They should be taking a serious look at how things are done when this is the second event like this in a few years (X-Men Gold).Yeah that's probably the most charitable explanation. Still, alarm bells should have been ringing at multiple points in the process.
As big of a piece of shit as he is, Bennett is a very good artist. He probably did that on purpose to add more disrespect, honestly.That Star of David isn't even drawn well. Guys' got a job as an artist and can't even make the triangles that form it join evenly?
His only chance, I guess:
Yeah, no, way too many coincidences for this to be true."Immortal Hulk" artist Joe Bennett responded, "I've been including references to famous horror directors to pay respects to the genre throughout the series, and in 'Immortal Hulk' #43, I included a nod to David Cronenberg. The misspellings on the window were an honest but terrible mistake – since I was writing backwards, I accidentally spelled both of those words wrong. I have no excuse for how I depicted the Star of David.
His only chance, I guess:
Yeah, no, way too many coincidences for this to be true.
I am not, see if you can spot the problem with this DC promo materialThe fact that this must of gone though at least five different pairs of eyes before being published and nobody noticed, beggers belief honestly.
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Africa : Ape Controlled....I am not, see if you can spot the problem with this DC promo material
Dropping the L is clearly antisemitic, would a Jewish run jewellery store be also?
Africa (Ape-Controlled) wtf!I am not, see if you can spot the problem with this DC promo material
I am not, see if you can spot the problem with this DC promo material
He's definitely lying, or the anti-Semitism is so strongly ingrained that anti-Semitic shit just "pops out" randomly while working on a comic book.His only chance, I guess:
Yeah, no, way too many coincidences for this to be true.
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Jesus fucking ChristI am not, see if you can spot the problem with this DC promo material
The fact that this must of gone though at least five different pairs of eyes before being published and nobody noticed, beggers belief honestly.
...Okay, as a guy who only knows comics from popping into the occasional thread about dumb comics stuff, I feel like I need a little help to figure out what this is even supposed to be.I am not, see if you can spot the problem with this DC promo material
The problem is that is kind of subtle and our brains just fill the gap of the missing letter. As it was backwards I can see no one noticing it before going to print. The artist? That was intentional sure.
...Okay, as a guy who only knows comics from popping into the occasional thread about dumb comics stuff, I feel like I need a little help to figure out what this is even supposed to be.
There's something obvious to notice before any spelling "errors".
I am not, see if you can spot the problem with this DC promo material
But why though
JFC to the thread OP and this, like wtfI am not, see if you can spot the problem with this DC promo material
I have no idea what's going on in this event, but I imagine the intent is that it's been taken over by Gorilla City. Nowhere close to being an excuse, but I imagine that's the idea.
Still though as Slayven mentions shit like this is not that difficult to squeak by unless someone's reviewing the entire thing like a hawk, something that's just not done with this grind. Jim Shooter, infamous for his strict editorial control, still let Avengers #200 somehow slip past him, and while he takes the fault for it there were just as many people that had to have eyes on it as well. And that's story, not art.
I'm aware of the context in-universe but that doesn't excuse how they labeled it because there is still the context of reality that the reader and writers/artists themselves inhabit and they should have found a way to get their point across without echoing garbage that has damaged our society. So the sentiment of JFC i expressed at the panel Slayven showed was directed at how unaware/short-sighted DC was being in composing that panel. I won't call them lazy ala "lazy devs" but if the aim is to tell hard hitting stories (And I would personally categorize Flashpoint as that) they have to recognize the bar is set higher because shit like this can and will deflate whatever tone they're going for.I have no idea what's going on in this event, but I imagine the intent is that it's been taken over by Gorilla City. Nowhere close to being an excuse, but I imagine that's the idea.
Still though as Slayven mentions shit like this is not that difficult to squeak by unless someone's reviewing the entire thing like a hawk, something that's just not done with this grind. Jim Shooter, infamous for his strict editorial control, still let Avengers #200 somehow slip past him, and while he takes the fault for it there were just as many people that had to have eyes on it as well. And that's story, not art.
I'm aware of the context in-universe but that doesn't excuse how they labeled it because there is still the context of reality that the reader and writers/artists themselves inhabit and they should have found a way to get their point across without echoing garbage that has damaged our society. So the sentiment of JFC i expressed at the panel Slayven showed was directed at how unaware/short-sighted DC was being in composing that panel. I won't call them lazy ala "lazy devs" but if the aim is to tell hard hitting stories (And I would personally categorize Flashpoint as that) they have to recognize the bar is set higher because shit like this can and will deflate whatever tone they're going for.
You have my sincerest apologies as I did not mean to imply you were excusing it by bringing up the in-universe rationale. And I'm in agreement with you that the general trend in comics and gaming seems to be companies trying to have it both ways as you illustrated in this quoted post and how it is bullshit.No, again, I'm not excusing it. They fucked up and they fucked up bad. And I will use "lazy" in the sense that I imagine one or two guys throwing it in and not thinking of anything but the context of Gorilla City, and then it gets past people not looking for it (or, worse, people who did notice it but for whatever reason let it pass) and here we are. And that's a really really bad fuck-up to make.
Bottom line is, there is no "social justice reviewer" or anybody peering through making sure that you haven't slotted in any secret bullshit in after everything conceptually was already approved. With the way the comic industry's handled the current state of affairs (i.e. Marvel and DC are both willing to support social justice movements and tell those crying "PC" to screw off) it might be good to have just to make sure a fuckwit like Bennet doesn't try anything.
I am not, see if you can spot the problem with this DC promo material
I am not, see if you can spot the problem with this DC promo material
Not even Ultrahumanite or Grodd-controlledI am not, see if you can spot the problem with this DC promo material
If you watched the Flash on CW, you might have seen the poor CG gorilla Gorilla Grood. In the show, he was a gorilla that got exposed to dark matter to become telepathic....Okay, as a guy who only knows comics from popping into the occasional thread about dumb comics stuff, I feel like I need a little help to figure out what this is even supposed to be.