Comments on: Fun With Bad PSAs http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/ Comic Book Resources Presents... Comics Should Be Good! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:55:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: joecab http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/comment-page-1/#comment-156082 joecab Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:23:09 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/#comment-156082 I'm a fan of Staton too. It would have helped it he had a better inker. But even so all of these things look pretty rushed. It's hard to believe DC took these PSAs very seriously if they couldn't even bother putting their A-team on them. I’m a fan of Staton too. It would have helped it he had a better inker.

But even so all of these things look pretty rushed. It’s hard to believe DC took these PSAs very seriously if they couldn’t even bother putting their A-team on them.

]]> By: stephen cade http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/comment-page-1/#comment-155691 stephen cade Sun, 12 Aug 2007 05:35:01 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/#comment-155691 Joe Staton is the type of artist that is really good for certain characters and types of stories--but not so good for others. I think he is a great choice for Guy Gardner, and also I loved his work on the old Huntress series. But a lot of that seems to be retconned--subtly anyways--but I still consider it retconned. Joe Staton is the type of artist that is really good for certain characters and types of stories–but not so good for others.

I think he is a great choice for Guy Gardner, and also I loved his work on the old Huntress series. But a lot of that seems to be retconned–subtly anyways–but I still consider it retconned.

]]> By: Loren http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/comment-page-1/#comment-154304 Loren Fri, 10 Aug 2007 21:29:11 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/#comment-154304 <blockquote>Found a Titans one in Batman 489 this morning with nice artwork by Tom Grummett, looks like.</blockquote> <a href="http://politedissent.com/archives/1350" rel="nofollow">This one</a>?

Found a Titans one in Batman 489 this morning with nice artwork by Tom Grummett, looks like.

This one?

]]> By: Jedeye http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/comment-page-1/#comment-154041 Jedeye Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:19:30 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/#comment-154041 Found a Titans one in Batman 489 this morning with nice artwork by Tom Grummett, looks like. Also, the superman one was for flood relief, not AIDS, I was mistaken. Would you like some scans if I can find the hosting space? Found a Titans one in Batman 489 this morning with nice artwork by Tom Grummett, looks like. Also, the superman one was for flood relief, not AIDS, I was mistaken. Would you like some scans if I can find the hosting space?

]]> By: yo go re http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/comment-page-1/#comment-153864 yo go re Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:17:45 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/#comment-153864 "AIDS - it's the Hostess Twinkies of the '90s." Wow, that would be a really bad slogan... “AIDS – it’s the Hostess Twinkies of the ’90s.”

Wow, that would be a really bad slogan…

]]> By: Mark http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/comment-page-1/#comment-153829 Mark Fri, 10 Aug 2007 06:54:28 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/#comment-153829 “Most scientists believe that AIDS is caused by, or at least linked to, a virus they call HIV…” Somehow I envision a PSA on global warming that starts off "Most scientists believe the earth was formed 4.5 billion years ago or possibly 6,000 years ago if they live in midwestern or southern portions of the United States." These just remind me of the old Hostess Cup Cake ads where the woman with the giant hair dryer takes down the Human Torch. “Most scientists believe that AIDS is caused by, or at least linked to, a virus they call HIV…”

Somehow I envision a PSA on global warming that starts off “Most scientists believe the earth was formed 4.5 billion years ago or possibly 6,000 years ago if they live in midwestern or southern portions of the United States.”

These just remind me of the old Hostess Cup Cake ads where the woman with the giant hair dryer takes down the Human Torch.

]]> By: Dan http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/comment-page-1/#comment-153827 Dan Fri, 10 Aug 2007 06:45:16 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/#comment-153827 Wow. I can't believe I actually remember all of those. I feel old. Wow. I can’t believe I actually remember all of those. I feel old.

]]> By: Lothor http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/comment-page-1/#comment-153792 Lothor Fri, 10 Aug 2007 05:45:33 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/#comment-153792 Sharing a soda won't give you AIDS but it might give you a lot of other (albeit much less deadly) illnesses. I think Jack was right not to want to share. It's basic cleanliness. Next thing you know, Martian Manhunter will encourage kids to wander blindfolded onto a busy expressway, because that doesn't give you AIDS either. Aquaman will encourage kids to not wear seat belts, because not wearing a seat belt doesn't cause AIDS. Et cetera. Sharing a soda won’t give you AIDS but it might give you a lot of other (albeit much less deadly) illnesses. I think Jack was right not to want to share. It’s basic cleanliness. Next thing you know, Martian Manhunter will encourage kids to wander blindfolded onto a busy expressway, because that doesn’t give you AIDS either. Aquaman will encourage kids to not wear seat belts, because not wearing a seat belt doesn’t cause AIDS. Et cetera.

]]> By: FunkyGreenJerusalem http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/comment-page-1/#comment-153758 FunkyGreenJerusalem Fri, 10 Aug 2007 04:55:05 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/#comment-153758 These actually seem less ham fisted than a Green Arrow side kick having HIV. These actually seem less ham fisted than a Green Arrow side kick having HIV.

]]> By: Sanagi http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/comment-page-1/#comment-153628 Sanagi Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:49:30 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/#comment-153628 Why is Valerie Cooper yelling at Beetle and Booster? (I know, I read the article, I just thought it was a funny scenario...) Why is Valerie Cooper yelling at Beetle and Booster?

(I know, I read the article, I just thought it was a funny scenario…)

]]> By: yo go re http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/comment-page-1/#comment-153570 yo go re Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:02:53 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/#comment-153570 <blockquote>Why bother getting a tagline almost right? (”Flash facts,” not “fast facts.”)</blockquote> Do whatnow? <blockquote>As good as this one is, something seems strangely anachronistic about Death's phrasing on page 3: "Most scientists believe that AIDS is caused by, or at least linked to, a virus they call HIV..."</blockquote> While today, we know AIDS is a result of not praying enough. <blockquote>aside from the depiction of the gay couple, which is pretty bad</blockquote> It is a hateful, hateful stereotype that all gay men are good looking and dress themselves well, and Staton was just trying to show some equality. Seriously, the guy on the right looks like the son of Harpo Marx and The Joker...

Why bother getting a tagline almost right? (”Flash facts,” not “fast facts.”)

Do whatnow?

As good as this one is, something seems strangely anachronistic about Death’s phrasing on page 3: “Most scientists believe that AIDS is caused by, or at least linked to, a virus they call HIV…”

While today, we know AIDS is a result of not praying enough.

aside from the depiction of the gay couple, which is pretty bad

It is a hateful, hateful stereotype that all gay men are good looking and dress themselves well, and Staton was just trying to show some equality.

Seriously, the guy on the right looks like the son of Harpo Marx and The Joker…

]]> By: Brian Cronin http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/comment-page-1/#comment-153529 Brian Cronin Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:29:06 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/#comment-153529 That was really well done. I haven't seen that one since it came out. Kudos to Gaiman and McKean! That was really well done. I haven’t seen that one since it came out.

Kudos to Gaiman and McKean!

]]> By: ATOM HOTEP http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/comment-page-1/#comment-153524 ATOM HOTEP Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:19:11 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/#comment-153524 Man, that is pretty well done. It's kind of a shame that the only way that would get published in DC is under Vertigo. I am not the biggest Gaiman fan, but this Gaiman I like. Man, that is pretty well done. It’s kind of a shame that the only way that would get published in DC is under Vertigo. I am not the biggest Gaiman fan, but this Gaiman I like.

]]> By: Loren http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/comment-page-1/#comment-153493 Loren Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:00:33 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/#comment-153493 Here's the Death/Constantine PSA: <a href="http://members.fortunecity.com/bookdepository/comics/death/life.html" rel="nofollow">"Death Talks About Life"</a> As good as this one is, something seems strangely anachronistic about Death's phrasing on page 3: "Most scientists believe that AIDS is caused by, or at least linked to, a virus they call HIV..." Here’s the Death/Constantine PSA:

“Death Talks About Life”

As good as this one is, something seems strangely anachronistic about Death’s phrasing on page 3: “Most scientists believe that AIDS is caused by, or at least linked to, a virus they call HIV…”

]]> By: Adam Jones http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/comment-page-1/#comment-153489 Adam Jones Thu, 09 Aug 2007 20:57:21 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/#comment-153489 Although I've never seen it, I think I can see where a Constantine/AIDS crossover can involve Death. At the very least it'll lead to a lot of blood coughing, broth drinking, and robe wearing. Maybe a Robert Reed cameo? Although I’ve never seen it, I think I can see where a Constantine/AIDS crossover can involve Death.

At the very least it’ll lead to a lot of blood coughing, broth drinking, and robe wearing. Maybe a Robert Reed cameo?

]]> By: Annoyed Grunt http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/comment-page-1/#comment-153482 Annoyed Grunt Thu, 09 Aug 2007 20:46:37 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/#comment-153482 Is it just me or is the gay guy on the right in the Green Lantern ad dressed like Napoleon Dynamite? Is it just me or is the gay guy on the right in the Green Lantern ad dressed like Napoleon Dynamite?

]]> By: ATOM HOTEP http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/comment-page-1/#comment-153476 ATOM HOTEP Thu, 09 Aug 2007 20:21:45 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/#comment-153476 Death? Constantine? EXPLAIN Death? Constantine? EXPLAIN

]]> By: Randy http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/comment-page-1/#comment-153472 Randy Thu, 09 Aug 2007 20:17:57 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/#comment-153472 I would love to see the death/constantine one. I would love to see the death/constantine one.

]]> By: Bill Reed http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/comment-page-1/#comment-153462 Bill Reed Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:47:48 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/#comment-153462 Hey, Joe Staton's a great artist, Mr. StopsAtGreen. And yeah, I remember that GL one starring John Stewart. And yeah, these are cheesy, but they were surely for kids or people who didn't know any better. At least DC was trying. Hey, Joe Staton’s a great artist, Mr. StopsAtGreen. And yeah, I remember that GL one starring John Stewart.

And yeah, these are cheesy, but they were surely for kids or people who didn’t know any better. At least DC was trying.

]]> By: ATOM HOTEP http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/comment-page-1/#comment-153441 ATOM HOTEP Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:49:02 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/08/09/fun-with-bad-psas/#comment-153441 I was reading these comics at the time, when I would have been 9 or 10. It might just be me, but I thought they were stupid as hell and cloying back then. It always felt like being talked down to. I was reading these comics at the time, when I would have been 9 or 10. It might just be me, but I thought they were stupid as hell and cloying back then. It always felt like being talked down to.

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