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randomnessish
11/27/09

In reply to Female Force: The Poorly Illustrated, Incomplete Adventures Of Oprah Winfrey
What, no Mecha-Oprah, who will bring the coexisting orbs of Peace and Destruction to the world, creating the human race anew??
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LadyBossyBoots
11/27/09

In reply to Female Force: The Poorly Illustrated, Incomplete Adventures Of Oprah Winfrey
I work myself into a swivet about these comics (I buy youth/teen comics for a library system).

I applaud the concept. Graphic biographies of strong modern women are something that are needed.

However, everything about these comics is awful! The writing, the artwork, EVERYTHING.

So do I buy a book that doesn't meet my standards because I want to encourage the attempt? Or, do I not buy them, which reinforces the idea that there's no market for "girl comics"?

These are the dilemmas that haunt my days.
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applejuice
11/27/09

@LadyBossyBoots: Eh, If it were me I would just buy them. There's worse stuff out there and there has got to be some kind of merit in making them available to girls - even if it is just so that they get to see the concept of them.

And as you said, it also encourages the publishers to make more in this vein (hopefully better!).

I'd see if I could get away without buying the Sarah Palin one though. ;)
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applejuice
11/27/09

@LadyBossyBoots: And thinking about it, I don't think I would have thought they were bad when I was younger. Maybe being older my tastes are more sophisticated, but looking at it again - I think as a kid I probably would have liked it.
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LadyBossyBoots
11/27/09

@applejuice: Surprisingly, I've found that kids are a LOT pickier about artwork than adults are. Particularly girls who read manga, who would seem to be the primary audience for these books.

The Female Force comics tick me off for just this reason (among others). It's like they haven't done any research into their audience, and don't bother trying.
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applejuice
11/29/09

@LadyBossyBoots: Yeah, I know what you mean. Also, weren't there any women around to illustrate them? (I mean, assuming it was a man as the picture depicts.)
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
11/27/09

In reply to Female Force: The Poorly Illustrated, Incomplete Adventures Of Oprah Winfrey
Actually, that childhood sexual abuse vignette is extraordinarily well done for a comic. The cage imagery was probably intentional and definitely works for the subject. I also like the formless nothingness silhouetted in the doorway.

Why does black and white line drawn 3 year old Oprah look so much less horrifying than full color 3 year old Oprah?
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Sunshineyness
11/27/09

@Zombie Ms. Skittles: I agree. It's actually very tastefully done. They don't over exploit it but don't shy away from it.
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JessickerFletcher
11/27/09

In reply to Female Force: The Poorly Illustrated, Incomplete Adventures Of Oprah Winfrey

I've made a few changes. I think they were necessary.
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galtor
11/27/09

In reply to Female Force: The Poorly Illustrated, Incomplete Adventures Of Oprah Winfrey
I wonder if this will have the same 'fictive reality' as the Stephanie Meyer one did.
[www.comicsalliance.com]
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
11/27/09

@galtor: Oh my god, thank you for this:
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galtor
11/27/09

@Zombie Ms. Skittles: I do what I can :-)
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Ailatan
11/27/09

In reply to Female Force: The Poorly Illustrated, Incomplete Adventures Of Oprah Winfrey
why did illustration Oprah get ill advised cosmetic surgery?

ps.: every time I write Oprah, I want to add an "e" Operah
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GreyEminence
11/27/09

@Ailatan: I'll see your "Operah", and raise you "typing ration when I mean ratio EVERY SINGLE TIME"
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marciax3
11/27/09

In reply to Female Force: The Poorly Illustrated, Incomplete Adventures Of Oprah Winfrey
Drawings by Napoleon Dynamite. Diction by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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AgainWithFeeling
11/27/09

@marciax3: Copy-editing by Lindsay Lohan.
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sayah
11/27/09

In reply to Female Force: The Poorly Illustrated, Incomplete Adventures Of Oprah Winfrey

The illustrator certainly has a style. I was right, Oprah DOES look like Stephenie.
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FrannyR
11/27/09

@sayah: And Stephanie looks like Julianna Margulies. I have no idea who the woman on the cover of the Oprah-comic is, though
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Sunshineyness
11/27/09

@sayah: Oh God... we got that one in at work and it's hideous.

Let me give you the run down:
Stephenie was DIFFERENT. She wasn't as stylish, rich, or pretty as the OTHER GIRLS, who totally laughed at her, but inside her was a brilliant writer who grew up to show THEM ALL.
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sayah
11/27/09

@Sunshineyness: you might say she grew up to be a beautiful Swan.
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Ultraprison!
11/27/09

In reply to Katie Adds Own Soundtrack To New Moon; Twihard Admits To Lying Over Bite
This guy is suing WoW... for making you walk from place to place in the world of the game. Gosh, why can't Blizzard just sell a game that beats itself???
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Meangirl.is.for.the.Horde
11/25/09

In reply to Katie Adds Own Soundtrack To New Moon; Twihard Admits To Lying Over Bite
Doesn't Erik Estavillo know that all of Blizzard's lawyers are Paladins?

They simply have to cast Righteous Defense and Judgment of Justice at the trial. The defense team bubble-hearths and then it's back to work arbitrating hostile working environment cases brought by Scarlet Trainees.
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Nimnyn
11/26/09

@Meangirl.is.for.the.Horde: If they're paladins they should just hammer of justice Estavillo. There is nothing more delightful than casting a big hammer out of the sky onto someone's head when they're annoying you ;)
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barfingofowls
11/26/09

@Meangirl.is.for.the.Horde: oh mah gawd, i completely died of laughter. you just can't beat those paladins, its ridiculous!
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Green Goth Brit Chick - AlternatEve
11/26/09

@Meangirl.is.for.the.Horde: I'd heart you all over again if I could for that peice of excellence.

(I just switched mains to a Paladin Tank. ZOMG I loves it).
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Ultraprison!
11/27/09

@Meangirl.is.for.the.Horde: SO hearted. Just got done running around trying to find a $#$*#$ dwarf rogue; damn you Pilgrim's Bounty!!!
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Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!
11/25/09

In reply to Katie Adds Own Soundtrack To New Moon; Twihard Admits To Lying Over Bite
Chris Weitz directed New Moon? Whaa?
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MargaretMoony
11/26/09

@Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: I KNOW.
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Snacky_Onassis
11/25/09

In reply to Katie Adds Own Soundtrack To New Moon; Twihard Admits To Lying Over Bite
I took a few tylenol PMs last night before bed and had a dream I touched Suri Cruise's hair. It felt like spun gold.
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Wishnick
11/25/09

In reply to Katie Adds Own Soundtrack To New Moon; Twihard Admits To Lying Over Bite
I had no idea that Anderson Cooper is gay. Gawd I am behind the times. *sigh* I wonder if this lends more or less credence to my theory that he's actually Final Fantasy VII villain Sephiroth.
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SUNNY1
11/25/09

@Wishnick: I had to google Sephiroth and now I agree. He's a younger Cooper. With such a big, ahem, sword...
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Cunning_Linguist
11/25/09

@Wishnick: I thought I would post the picture because, OMG, uncanny!
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to do everything in truth
11/25/09

In reply to Katie Adds Own Soundtrack To New Moon; Twihard Admits To Lying Over Bite
Okay, I'm SO confused by this Erik Estavillo guy and his lawsuit, because while I have no doubt in my mind that one can be addicted to WoW, just as one can be addicted to alcohol, drugs, sex, love, etc., I fail to see, how and why Martin Lee Gore and Winona Ryder would be able to testify on Internet gaming addiction...

In fact I think it's really sad (in lack of a better word) that *this* is the lawsuit that makes its way to the courtroom and the media because this is truly an addiction, and not just some slightly disturbed guy with a random lawsuit.

Case in point: [www.olganon.org]
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Green Goth Brit Chick - AlternatEve
11/26/09

@to do everything in truth: I must admit I read the peice in the OP and went "Oh great, because WoW players need MORE help being stereotyped".

I think he needs help, and not just with his addiction to videogames.
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MalinaMango
11/25/09

In reply to Katie Adds Own Soundtrack To New Moon; Twihard Admits To Lying Over Bite
So you can subpoena random celebrities to testify in your frivolous court cases? I'm honestly impressed that more of the crazy stalkers out there haven't done this as a chance to meet their idols.
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kerry
11/25/09

@MalinaMango: I think I'm going to subpoena Johnny Depp, just to hang out. I don't, like, have a law suit or anything.
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