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No, this time I am not talking about Titans: Villians For Hire. At least not in itself. The atrocious event is that one of my favorite and most respected comic book critics, Hannibal Tabu, put that piece of garbage on his read pile. What the fuck?! Look, I am not a Hannibal hater (his weekly column the Buy Pile is known to be decisive). For god’s sake I left the man a glowing comment that you can read here. I was livid so I wrote the following on his Hundred and Four Blog (which was promptly deleted):
I’ve been trying to wait until you put your new commentary track for this week but I really just can’t wait. I have to say, man, your review this week was a big frikkin let down. I can’t believe you put Titans for Hire on your read list. You of all people!
I always find you astute reading of specific sub-textual racial politics so refreshing. In a week where you (justifiably) criticized atonishing X-Men: Xenogenesis” #1 as propaganda (and I quote “A hateful, tedious bit of comics that had at its root the idea that a large populace of extrahuman babies being born in sub-Saharan Africa.”) you give Titans a pass? What, is it not racially offensive because the murdered, in whats was basically a disgusting and heinous snuff film, wasn’t a brother? Or maybe its because the writer is? I liked Wallace’s Ink but this was garbage. Man, I expected YOU to come more legit. Thank god for this. At least someone at CBR had some sense this week.
Salaam,
Yeah. It sucks when those you trust to safeguard something you love fail you.
Filed under: DC Comics, Race Relations, Deathstroke, Hannibul Tabu, Ryan Choi, the Atom, the buy pile, Titans
That does suck.
I had a rather unpleasant experience last year with the folks at CBR. I won’t bother drudging up the details, but it left a bad taste in my mouth.