this post was submitted on 03 Nov 2024
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Comic panels taken out of comics so we can make fun of them!! We love the golden age stuff!
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Comics must come from actual comic books. No AI or Photoshops.
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Single panels are preferred.
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Comics should be unintentionally funny. Spider-man cracking wise is not what this is about.
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Don't be a dick.
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I can't believe I've had to add this... NO RACISM.
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I feel like that is a comic nerd specific context.
Or maybe we've just agreed, as a society, not to bring it up, like that time Batman lynched a homeless guy and laughed.
When did that happen?
It should be noted that Batman's no killing rule is a later addition to the character, so early comics are cheating a bit.
I think it says a lot about the original character concept and his position as a millionaire/billionaire regardless.
Holy fuck
Oh, it's even worse in full context.
Bullshit. The full context makes it significantly better because it reveals that isn't just some random homeless man.
Here's the full context if anyone wants it:
https://archive.org/details/batman150/Batman%20001/page/n25/mode/1up
Jesus christ, it's a comic book from the 40s.
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Do you think morality was invented in 2001?
Do you think that his comment doesn't portray his values?
I think youre reading too much into a cartoon character and the discussion around it.
Morality is not objective. Welcome to differing values based on time frames, im sure its quite frightening for you.