House of Mysery IS Suggested for Mature Readers after all.
True, but I think there's a part of me that resents DC/Vertigo for taking venerable, classic DC concepts, and dragging them kicking and screaming into the Vertigo world, where they instantly become Not Suitable For Kids.
I mean, Alan Moore covered a lot of icky ground in Swamp Thing, but to my memory he never had to go as explicit as that panel you posted.
If someone at Vertigo wants to do a comic with bug-f*cking, more power to them. But why do you need to call it House of Mystery?
While I'm fine with a giant bug and what follows next in a horror comic, I had the same reaction to ID Crisis. It was far more disturbing and an example of what I would find going too far for this blog.
But if you do, you'll find it in House of Mystery v.2 #1. Oh God, I think I'm gonna be sick...
But if you do, you'll find it in House of Mystery v.2 #1. Oh God, I think I'm gonna be sick...
I think we need another Frederic Wertham to clean comics up a bit...
ReplyDeleteOr at least my blog...
ReplyDeleteBecause I'm partly trying to see how far I can push Nightmare Fuel before people start pulling it from their blog rolls.
House of Mysery IS Suggested for Mature Readers after all.
EWWWWWWW!!!
ReplyDeleteEW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW!
House of Mysery IS Suggested for Mature Readers after all.
ReplyDeleteTrue, but I think there's a part of me that resents DC/Vertigo for taking venerable, classic DC concepts, and dragging them kicking and screaming into the Vertigo world, where they instantly become Not Suitable For Kids.
I mean, Alan Moore covered a lot of icky ground in Swamp Thing, but to my memory he never had to go as explicit as that panel you posted.
If someone at Vertigo wants to do a comic with bug-f*cking, more power to them. But why do you need to call it House of Mystery?
Ok, rant over.
I READ that, and it was scary as heck.
ReplyDeleteSo... too far for this feature?
ReplyDelete(Keep in mind I once posted a picture of Celine Dion. With no warning.)
Siskoid-
ReplyDeleteFor my money, this is definitely nightmare fuel, so its appropriate.
Is she a tiny person or is that a giant fly?
ReplyDeleteIt is a giant bug...
ReplyDeleteand yeah defiantly nightmare fuel.
I had a physically remove myself from the issue and put it in another room to stop myself from reading the issue any more
I had a physically remove myself from the issue and put it in another room to stop myself from reading the issue any more
ReplyDeleteI felt the same way about Identity Crisis.
While I'm fine with a giant bug and what follows next in a horror comic, I had the same reaction to ID Crisis. It was far more disturbing and an example of what I would find going too far for this blog.
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