Honestly, I think it's banned because Dark Horse said up front that it's going to be offensive. I thought it was a bit tame. A bit like a well drawn issue of Viz from about 20 years ago.
I thought it was banned because Canadians are ruled by a Reacionary Feminist Supremacy who have no sense of humour. Dave Sim sez. It was very,very funny but the main story paled before the genius of the Mr T tale. I was fit to plotz! And on a more serious note the last two pages of my copy seemed to have been replaced by two pages of Mighty Avengers. Powell is illustrating a 3-Part Bizarro tale in Action Comics soon. Beezer! Unless Canada ban it.
Yay!! I'm finally clearing some evil worky type stuff ... plus, shock horror, I started seeing (or "courting" as my neighbour puts it) someone. No, not a dead person, and not in my dreams. A real life beautiful woman!
Sorry, just really very happy about it. Wanted to share it. I hadn't yet got round to telling her about my love for all things caped and masked but then she came across my Wolverine Civil War book on the toilet floor and so I had to come clean, as it were. The book's fantastic by the way! Get it, read it!!! Anyway, turns out she's never heard of Tron, never seen any Star Wars or the first Matrix ... and the last Bond film she saw was in the mid 80's. But then I can't hold that against her - watching Roger Moore use his toupee and campness as weapons to fight baddies is enough to put anyone off film for life.
A friend told me recently that one of his ex-wives had never seen star wars so he put her through the first one, IV. She then demanded to see V having not realised it was a trilogy and then VI, all three in the same afternoon.
Anyway, I'm treading carefully. I love star wars but an afternoon of it I may not be able to take ...
A word of advice digby ~ if the woman sits and watches it she likes it but in reasonable amounts. And believe me these days there's not a lot Mrs. Thitherward will sit and watch with me although the girls seem to have inherited their dad's desire to at least watch a bit of everything. Even Ice Hockey!!!
I've dated quite a few girls who've never seen Star Wars. Not many have actually been bothered enough to watch it. Just leave the dvd box next to the TV, see what she does. Use it as 'make or break', y'know like that scene in Bronx tale where the guy tests the girl by opening the car door for her and than waits to see if she leans over to unlock his door from the inside for him.
Good call J. Actually the bartering has already began. I hate camping but I've agreed to go with her for a weekend if she watches the Matrix. I think she'll get the better deal in both cases really won't she?! Star Wars on the other hand requires no bartering. I will acquire the box set and leave it at her flat. Accidentally.
it was quite a few years before i got round to seeing any star wars films, but thats what happens when you grow up with no strong male role model to protect u from all the rubbish my mum and sister liked. thankfully my little bro has me to introduce him to star wars, comics, nintendo and, in time, various types of loud guitar music
Congrats to Digbyswift! There will now be a next generation of comics fans. Hurrah! Star Wars? Pah! Try finding a lady who likes David Lynch films (and who isn't stark staring NYC mad). Now that's a challenge. Well done, sir. What a romantic turn for the thread to take. Nice!
