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Every GLAAD-Nominated Marvel Comic Book Has Been Axed
The Daily Caller ^ | 12:56 PM 01/20/2018 | Ian Miles Cheong

Posted on 01/21/2018 11:23:30 PM PST by Trillian

Comic book readers are apparently not fans of progressive politics—a fact no more evident in Marvel’s decision to cancel every single one of its comics that has been nominated by the LGBTQ advocacy group, GLAAD.

In December, the publisher announced its decision to cancel many of its comics, citing poor sales. LGBTQ, feminist, and social justice-themed comics involving stories that revolved around Black Lives Matter, illegal immigration, and LGBTQ issues were among those to end up on the chopping block.

At a New York Comic Con panel in October, Marvel executives faced tough questions from retailers who complained about the company’s social justice push, with poor-selling products that took up valuable inventory space on store shelves.

This year, GLAAD’s 2018 Outstanding Comic Book category included several of the canceled comics for their contributions to “queer culture” and social justice, reports Gizmodo. The site states:

As has been the case with these sort of cancellations in the past, it’s not difficult to understand the why of Marvel’s decision. The publisher is, above all else, in the business of making money, and if certain comics don’t sell, it makes sense to cut them. At the same time, though, it stings a little to see all of Marvel’s comics with queer leads up for awards like this—and it makes you wonder what might have become of the series and their sales numbers if they’d been given a chance to continue after this sort of high-profile nomination.

The lineup, which was announced yesterday, includes “America,” featuring a teenage Latina girl named America Chavez, whose stories revolve around her life as a queer immigrant in college. The comic’s author, Gabby Rivera, is an outspoken “Latinx” writer who goes on periodic rants about “sexism,” “antiblackness,” and President Trump on social media.

Another GLAAD-nominated comic to get

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To: PIF
They killed off the fagot black doctor, but the other fudge packer they have to keep alive as is essential to the current plot line.
When I saw that the main character was a black woman named “Michael” (WTF!? Who comes up with crap like that?), I googled a bit and learned that more homo stuff was coming up. So I stopped watching. I actually kinda liked the black girl, but…Michael? And more perverts to come? Perverts in Space? No thanks.

I wonder how the ratings are doing…

21 posted on 01/22/2018 2:16:58 AM PST by cartan
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To: cartan

Perhaps her parents wanted a boy and picked the name in advance. Not all that uncommon for a girl to have a traditional boy’s name and sometimes the reverse.

As for the character herself, she seems firmly grounded in liking men. Although her love interest has turned out to be a evil Klingon, so something could change there.

Fortunately, I watch a streamed version of the show and can skip past the faggot parts.


22 posted on 01/22/2018 2:42:07 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: Bobalu
"When I was a kid," I was even a little creeped out by Gumby!
23 posted on 01/22/2018 2:52:25 AM PST by outofsalt ( If history teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything)
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To: Trillian
Comic books were once aimed at a certain age group to fulfill their fantasy of adventure.

Then they became focused on truth, justice and the American way. Then they focused on social justice. Few were sold after that. They died out.

24 posted on 01/22/2018 2:55:26 AM PST by Rapscallion (The tragedy of religion is that it can make people hate each other.)
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To: outofsalt

Yup, there was something going on with Gumby!

Clay animation was always strange to me.


25 posted on 01/22/2018 2:56:17 AM PST by Bobalu (12 diet Cokes and a fried chicken...)
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To: Trillian; All

If comics are your bag, you could try “Alt-Hero” It is about to launch having been more that fully funded. A project of Vox Day, author, blogger, editor,etc.

https://freestartr.com/project/althero/


26 posted on 01/22/2018 3:01:09 AM PST by dynachrome (When an empire dies, you are left with vast monuments in front of which peasants squat to defecate)
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To: PIF
As for the character herself, she seems firmly grounded in liking men.
Just wait…sooner or later, they will reveal that she is really a male homo who had his willy cut off…
27 posted on 01/22/2018 3:26:52 AM PST by cartan
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To: Trillian

Marvel’s, as with other comic makers, have all opted to pursue ‘diversity’ and SJW themed comics, to their detriment.

I bookmarked this particular video moons ago...hits the nail on the head:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKFG0OHw1FU


28 posted on 01/22/2018 3:29:31 AM PST by cranked
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To: Trillian
The publisher is, above all else, in the business of making money,

If this were strictly true then the characters would never have been commissioned.

29 posted on 01/22/2018 3:36:32 AM PST by relictele
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To: dynachrome

Alt-Hero looks great! Well-drawn, well-written. WOW!


30 posted on 01/22/2018 3:36:35 AM PST by reformedliberal
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To: NurdlyPeon

Alpha Flight, weren’t it?

Vindicator was kind of their leader and yes the Wolverine/Canada backstory was the ‘hook’ for getting them involved in the X-Men and later, a short-lived title of their own.


31 posted on 01/22/2018 3:45:58 AM PST by relictele
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To: cartan

Just wait…sooner or later, they will reveal that she is really a male homo who had his willy cut off…

until then ... they may be getting the message that sjw crap loses audience, we’ll see. There are plenty of other shows.


32 posted on 01/22/2018 3:50:43 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: goodolemr

I’ve never been into comic books; I assume that is something people initially get into when they are children. Why market these books to 1) populations that don’t have children, or 2) populations that are notorious for not reading - with content that is offensive to your large clientele of “normal”?

Small wonder these “diversity characters” fail any focus group testing...


33 posted on 01/22/2018 3:54:53 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: Trillian

ALL media has become a propaganda organ for leftest, anti-American/business/white male christian distortions.


34 posted on 01/22/2018 4:00:34 AM PST by exPBRrat (.)
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To: Trillian

Well.... Whaddya know?

Maybe Kinsey really did pull that ludicrous ten percent number out of his backside. And packers and munchers really do make up less than 3 per cent of the population after all?


35 posted on 01/22/2018 4:04:40 AM PST by Jack Deth (Knight Errant and Resident FReeper Kitty Poem /Haiku Guy)
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To: Bobalu

I started earlier, when they were a dime.

Never was much of a Superman fan. Much more Batman, Blackhawk and Sgt. Rock of Easy Co.

Started with Marvel when they went to 12 cents. Big Jack Kirby fan with Captain America, Iron Man and Sgt. Fury And His Howling Commandos.

Later with Jim Steranko and Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD.


36 posted on 01/22/2018 4:10:42 AM PST by Jack Deth (Knight Errant and Resident FReeper Kitty Poem /Haiku Guy)
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To: Rome2000

OORAH!


37 posted on 01/22/2018 4:12:12 AM PST by Jack Deth (Knight Errant and Resident FReeper Kitty Poem /Haiku Guy)
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To: Jack Deth

For me it was “Space Family Robinson” and “Metal Men”


38 posted on 01/22/2018 4:27:50 AM PST by Bobalu (12 diet Cokes and a fried chicken...)
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To: Trillian
...the rest of the comics that picked up nominations from GLAAD are largely published by BOOM! Studios, selling fewer than 3000 copies each month—a far cry from DC’s “Doomsday Clock,” which sold 158,000 copies in December.

3,000 / 158,000 = 0.0189 or less than 2%. I don't understand why a business wouldn't want to give up 98% of its sales for the pursuit of social justice. Perhaps we need a law to mandate that people buy these comics or face tax penalty.

Wait. Is that too over the top? You're right. That would never fly. Government would never make people buy stuff.

39 posted on 01/22/2018 4:37:32 AM PST by Flick Lives (https://goo.gl/GxGKQh)
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To: PIF

By Star Trek time, 23rd century, won’t they have cured gender dysphoria and homosexual disorders? Even accidentally like pennicillin, if not actively pursued?


40 posted on 01/22/2018 4:39:16 AM PST by epluribus_2 (he had the best mom - ever.)
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