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jcgoldie

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57. feel superior?

Reply to lunatica (Reply #52)

Sun Nov 18, 2018, 04:18 AM

Nov 2018

What in the hell are you talking about? I had no idea what a sensitive issue this was obviously. Enjoy.

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Show of hands, how many adults here enjoy comics... [View all] edhopper Nov 2018 OP

Me me! sfwriter Nov 2018 #1

I generally like him edhopper Nov 2018 #3

I like Mad and others--daughter is a Marvel fan. Not enough to get our panties in a bunch over it. TheBlackAdder Nov 2018 #113

Comics were my remedial reading as a child. no_hypocrisy Nov 2018 #2

Comics are a great way to foster edhopper Nov 2018 #4

I used comics for a couple of students murielm99 Nov 2018 #5

There is a lot of content out there edhopper Nov 2018 #15

Anything kids like to read is okay with me. LakeArenal Nov 2018 #6

Lots of snobbery in that thread. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2018 #7

Absolutely Captain Stern Nov 2018 #19

Now I need to scrub my brain with brillo lunatica Nov 2018 #51

Ewww... Stargazer09 Nov 2018 #59

Some of it really surprising to me obamanut2012 Nov 2018 #70

Ooh big bad Bill Maher picking on comic books jcgoldie Nov 2018 #8

Because internet bandwidth is such a precious and nonrenewable commodity? meadowlander Nov 2018 #11

I am interested insofar as I think its a rather ridiculous reason to villify Bill Maher jcgoldie Nov 2018 #13

Who is crying? meadowlander Nov 2018 #18

Bravo! lunatica Nov 2018 #54

So you agree with him lunatica Nov 2018 #52

feel superior? jcgoldie Nov 2018 #57

He brought up something treestar Nov 2018 #81

I'm interested when enough DUers are interested treestar Nov 2018 #79

The thread edhopper Nov 2018 #17

+1 obamanut2012 Nov 2018 #71

Okay, that's enough. Iggo Nov 2018 #43

yeah, as a KID shanti Nov 2018 #107

I'm a progressive today because of Calvin & Hobbes and Doonesbury. meadowlander Nov 2018 #9

Me, absolutely. And I'm a writer and retired therapist. nolabear Nov 2018 #10

I have three words to say to Bill Maher brettdale Nov 2018 #12

Aaaand the discussion could end right here. Beartracks Nov 2018 #62

One word: DOONESBURY Hekate Nov 2018 #101

Liked 'em as a kid Blue Owl Nov 2018 #14

Comics inspired me to blow up the Earth Rizen Nov 2018 #16

Anyone going to the comics forum will know my posts Javaman Nov 2018 #20

I will come over and say hi edhopper Nov 2018 #21

Mostly a handful of independent and manga titles now... JHB Nov 2018 #22

My dad read the comics every day until he got dementia. blueinredohio Nov 2018 #23

I was a huge Marvel fan from 1961 right up to a few years ago... First Speaker Nov 2018 #24

I stopped with edhopper Nov 2018 #25

I hung in until virtually every Marvel artist became a clone of Jim Lee Miles Archer Nov 2018 #76

But the medium continued to grow edhopper Nov 2018 #84

I enjoy non-fiction, but, I can appreciate a comic books right to exist, and the role they've Crutchez_CuiBono Nov 2018 #26

During high school years I was a big fan of comics at140 Nov 2018 #27

I never got into them, elleng Nov 2018 #28

I can't Dorian Gray Nov 2018 #29

Nope. Wintryjade Nov 2018 #30

I certainly read them when I was young. Jarqui Nov 2018 #31

No thank you. pdxflyboy Nov 2018 #32

I let my very last newspaper subscription lapse Petosky Stone Nov 2018 #33

All my comics were Wellstone ruled Nov 2018 #34

Adult "comics" are a superb genre. We have Maus, In the Shadow of No Towers, & Persepolis.... Hekate Nov 2018 #35

Yaaassssss! Persepolis!!!!! JHan Nov 2018 #48

Nice to meet a fellow fan Hekate Nov 2018 #100

Unapologetic fan here. Coventina Nov 2018 #36

And his new rules segment last show was hypocritical as fuck. JHan Nov 2018 #49

I appreciate the art and the stories, read them as a kid, have a couple of digital versions now... Thomas Hurt Nov 2018 #37

Hand raised. n/t Different Drummer Nov 2018 #38

Me.... haele Nov 2018 #39

Oh, hell yeah! SeattleVet Nov 2018 #40

Not me. But I enjoy the people who do more than the people who hate them for it. Iggo Nov 2018 #41

I like comics. I've read them on and off almost my entire life. yardwork Nov 2018 #42

I was an Archie, Betty, and Veronica fan.. Cha Nov 2018 #50

Me too Cha and my love for Brenda Starr will never cease..LOL. n/t monmouth4 Nov 2018 #58

Watched both seasons of Riverdale! Loved it. yardwork Nov 2018 #80

See! Cha Nov 2018 #110

I also loved Archie, Betty and Veronica, Cha! lunamagica Nov 2018 #104

Hola Lunamagica! Cha Nov 2018 #111

Thanks for the tip! I'll check it out! lunamagica Nov 2018 #112

Not a huge fan but I like some titles... Adrahil Nov 2018 #44

Here Dyedinthewoolliberal Nov 2018 #45

I am a fan of Bill but he is so god damn ignorant on this. phleshdef Nov 2018 #46

Never liked them. Nt marlakay Nov 2018 #47

Maher's a jerk. TDale313 Nov 2018 #53

I have read comics from 3rd grade on exboyfil Nov 2018 #55

Is Mad Magazine is considered a comic? Brother Buzz Nov 2018 #56

Yes, definitely edhopper Nov 2018 #86

Yes, I do! Stargazer09 Nov 2018 #60

Why are some people so upset that Maher has an opinion? betsuni Nov 2018 #61

The people responding to Maher's opinions are sharing their opinions. JonLP24 Nov 2018 #64

"We're using our smarts on stupid stuff." betsuni Nov 2018 #65

His last line JonLP24 Nov 2018 #66

Nope. betsuni Nov 2018 #73

Bill Maher JonLP24 Nov 2018 #74

That they are important to treestar Nov 2018 #85

I think that's an inaccurate assessment of some comics. yardwork Nov 2018 #82

His opinion is based on painful ignorance. phleshdef Nov 2018 #68

An opinion on comics treestar Nov 2018 #83

No edhopper Nov 2018 #87

No, just *that* opinion. meadowlander Nov 2018 #99

ElfQuest cagefreesoylentgreen Nov 2018 #63

Last June, MurrayDelph Nov 2018 #94

Bill Maher is a racist cagefreesoylentgreen Nov 2018 #95

I used to like them a lot. Now, I just look at Dilbert once a week. JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2018 #67

You can be those things edhopper Nov 2018 #88

ME! My nerdom is less comic-centric than it was about ten years ago, but obamanut2012 Nov 2018 #69

As a young girl, I read everything in sight including comics malaise Nov 2018 #72

It isn't just the comic books Maeve Nov 2018 #75

I outgrew them. cwydro Nov 2018 #77

See this is the problem edhopper Nov 2018 #90

I don't generally readthem treestar Nov 2018 #78

Used to love newspaper comics like Doonesbury/Bloom County and others. peekaloo Nov 2018 #89

I enjoyed comics when I was a kid, but haven't read them for decades. elocs Nov 2018 #91

Occasionally ismnotwasm Nov 2018 #92

Y: The Last Man cagefreesoylentgreen Nov 2018 #96

Cool! Thanks! ismnotwasm Nov 2018 #97

Apparently "The Walking Dead" was a comic book and we enjoy that show very much... NurseJackie Nov 2018 #93

Oh, The Invisibles is my favorite! ProudLib72 Nov 2018 #98

I enjoy comics and Bill Maher Devil Child Nov 2018 #102

Used to love Mad Magazine, if that qualifies. Hoyt Nov 2018 #103

It kinda does. Iggo Nov 2018 #105

From the days before I could read eleny Nov 2018 #106

Bill Mahr, always eager to share his ignorance with a larger audience. I love comics, as does my mulsh Nov 2018 #108

I was never reallly into comic books, just preferred books with more words. LakeSuperiorView Nov 2018 #109

Stopped buying comics after my cancer diagnoses to save money TNLib Nov 2018 #114

Yes he did edhopper Nov 2018 #115

I se to. pwb Nov 2018 #116

Zap comics......... Hotler Nov 2018 #117