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In reply to the discussion: Show of hands, how many adults here enjoy comics... [View all]MurrayDelph
(5,292 posts)during the protest against child detention, I stood next to Wendy Pini (Well, she stood; I was on a scooter,).
I not only read comics, I'm friends with many of their creators. I attended the funerals of Jack Kirby and Len Wein (even though by then, I'd moved over 1000 miles away from L.A., and my wife add I had to drive 1000 miles overnight to attend).
Some of this shit from Maher reminds me of when Johnny Carson did a week-long bit about 3D, which culminated in Johnny coming onstage wearing 3D glasses. At the desk, Johnny looked at the glasses he'd been given, which were a promo for a 3D comic Jack Kirby had produced. They used the phrase "Jack Kirby: King of the Comics." Well, as far as Carson as concerned he was King of the Comics. So Johnny launched into a tirade "'Jack Kirby: King of the Comics'? They should call him King of the Con-men" and proceeded to use the phrase "Jack Kirby: King of the "Con -men" several times that show.
(He apologized profusely on his next show after being corrected).
Bill Maher can be funny at times, but also has a long history of bad-mouthing those who disagree with him. I stopped watching because I got tired of his "all religions are bad but Islam is especially evil" shtick. If someone wants to believe for their own purposes, I don't care, as long as they don't make me follow their views (which also applies to Maher's militant atheism).
If I want to enjoy comics, and miss Stan, Jack, and my friend Len (whose death not only "broke" the Internet, it "swamped" Forest Lawn, who didn't have enough room for all the cars), who does it hurt? These men all helped bring light and joy into the world, which will never be said about Maher.