Comments on: Week of NBM Reviews - First Time

By: layne

layne — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:36:59 +0000

I totally agree with you about the variations on RSS settings, andy; Rob's complaint that the title of the post alone didn't provide enough context or indicate the mature content lead me to assume that he was using some sort of subscription service that provided post titles only.

By: andy

andy — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:48:18 +0000

Actualy layne there are rss readers that will bring over part of if not the complete article including the pictures. And that it is about sex doesn't mean that there will be images depicting it.

My rss reader gave me the title and the first paragraphs and the top half of the first image. Not realizing that "adult anthology" meant NSFW (perhaps that was my mistake) I too was surprised to see the images without a NSFW warning that usually accompanies similar imaged postings.

What constitutes NSFW as layne points out is a grey area but usually companies have pretty clear guidelines about some types of content that can generally be considered NSFW.

Not complaining just suggesting that Brian put NSFW in the first line or two of the blog to a little more explicitly point out when there will be images that may be NSFW.

By: NBM Blog » Blog Archive » Comic Book Resources does a week of NBM reviews

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:31:34 +0000

[...] see, Brian actually had the, um, balls to post a number of explicit pages from the book. Go see the amusing string of comments that ensued (but we will warn you you do need to be over [...]

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:55:07 +0000

That's weird, the RSS feed shows you the image before the intro? How odd.

In that case, then even had I made an explicit warning, it would not have made a difference then, right?

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:40:29 +0000

It was in my RSS and it showed the image because the top half of the page didn't consist of headers. Granted, it being in an RSS feed means you know there's a good chance of semi-graphic violence at least, but violence tends to be more acceptable than sex (in America at least!).

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:40:55 +0000

You'd have to skip the intro for that to be true, Dan, and if you skip the intro and are shocked, then, well, I can't say that I feel too sorry about that.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:34:24 +0000

While I don't mind it as I don't read this site at work, am an adult, and have no children, there was nipple on the screen before I had a chance to read anything. A warning/spoiler space would be nice for people who read at work.

By: layne

layne — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:32:10 +0000

Erotica isn't my thing, but even if you're subscribed to the RSS and your feedreader only provides the title, none of the graphics are visible when you click through and the introduction makes it pretty clear that there will be sexual content ("... sexual... sex... sex... adult anthology..."). Now, let's leave this distasteful situation behind us, and enjoy wholesome depictions of Wolverine gutting someone or Wonder Woman twisting a dude's head around like a bottle cap!

By: HammerHeart

HammerHeart — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:52:33 +0000

I don't see the problem either... but then I work at home. People who log on from their workplace might benefit from a NSFW warning.

By: Da Fug

Da Fug — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:47:04 +0000

I will only say that I was shocked to see graphic depictions of sex on this blog. I wouldn't necessarily say that posting such things is irresponsible. But it was certainly unexpected given the usual content of the blog ( seriously, can you point me to ONE other post in this blog that's as sexually explicit as this one? Actually, I can think of one but I still don't think it was as explicit as this one). I think while Brian certainly seems to have pretty European (normal? liberal? natural?) views on sex, that a slight rewording of the sentence before the cover might have satisfied those with more American (puritan?) views on the subject. Maybe "adult anthology" means more to people who read such things, but I wasn't entirely aware that the book contained graphic depictions of sexual situations (maybe that's what Brian meant by the word "strong"?) until the page after the cover came up. And the reviews of the stories before that page don't really suggest that the book has more than drawings of boobies and sex toys and people talking in it. I think that's pretty much my point. Y'all can post whatever you want though.

By: Bill Reed

Bill Reed — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:38:51 +0000

You know, this blog has images of violence and foul language quite often, so I don't see what's wrong with a little bit of sex, too.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:43:15 +0000

That's the same NBM, Rob. They publish lots of different books. Don't get me wrong, if I didn't say anything and then suddenly had sex pictures pop up, then sure, you'd have a point. Since I open the piece saying it's a book about sex WELL before you see any nudity, it's not an issue.

By: Garbonzo

Garbonzo — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:16:07 +0000

NBM is the name of the publisher.

I think the review was fine. While a note about the pictures might have been nice, I think his opening statement about the book being about sexual encounters should have been a tip-off to anyone that this was going to contain adult material.

I have to wonder, just how many impressionable youth troll the message boards of a comic news website on the off chance that they will find nudity? Lord knows there are more reliable places on line to find boobs.

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:05:26 +0000

What part of the title: "Week of NBM Reviews – First Time" lets people know that this is reviews of books about sex? You assume that a kid or even a parent would know your abbreviations. I have no clue what "NBM" stands for. I honestly thought it was a publisher like this one - http://www.nbmpub.com/. Brian be more responsible and don't assume.

By: Greg Burgas

Greg Burgas — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:38:09 +0000

Are kids reading the blog? I was thinking more that you'd put a NSFW line somewhere above, because it's one thing to discuss a sex book and another to show graphic images from it. Either way, I've read a few of these stories and wasn't that impressed. But you're right - the artistic talent is amazing.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:28:57 +0000

Because normally, reviews of books about sex are for all-ages!

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:14:39 +0000

No warning for the kids about this link's content? Hmm... a bit irresponsible.

By: garbonzo

garbonzo — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:04:55 +0000

That was a great book. I was really impressed, as I am with much of the NBM catalog. From Why I Killed Peter to Dungeon, I have yet to find a bad book in the bunch!

How the heck do I get on their review list???