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Romance Comics

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 – running time 27:29
Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and how better to celebrate your love than to curl up with a good comic book abour l'amour! We've got comics that cater to the love, be it Strangers in Paradise to Blankets to Preacher to Green Arrow/Black Canary, where there are comics, there's usually love!

Usually when people think of comic books, they think of capes and tights and violence, but love has always played a role in the world of comic books. Dating back to the 1940s, in the comics Golden Age where genre books were all the rage, titles like Young Romance by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby told tales of love and romance in comic book form. Romance comics faded in the 1950s, but saw a resurgence in the Silver Age with books like Millie the Model by Marvel Comics

In today's day and age of comics, there are many books that tell the tales of love, relationships, hardships and happiness. Books like Strangers in Paradise by Terry Moore, Blue Monday by Chynna Clugston, Empowered by Adam Warren, Love Fights by Andi Watson, 12 Reasons Why I Love Her and Love The Way You Love by Jamie S. Rich and various artists, Blankets by Craig Thompson and even Preacher by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon all touch on the concept of love in comics.

But romance doesn't just have to be limited to comics about love. Even super hero books get touched with the love bug as they depict the romantic relationships such as Superman and Lois Lane, Green Arrow and Black Canary, Cyclops and Jean Grey, Hawkeye and Mockingbird...the list goes on and on.

So find that special someone, get comfortable and prepare to be overwhelmed with butterflies and happy thoughts as we stroll through the world of Romance Comics!

Highlights
high school ( 7:16, 7:16 ) Disney World ( 13:27, 13:27 ) Napa valley ( 13:32, 13:32 ) Mary Jane ( 20:58, 20:58 ) high school ( 7:16, 7:16 ) Disney World ( 13:27, 13:27 ) Napa valley ( 13:32, 13:32 ) Mary Jane ( 20:58, 20:58 )

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" But Fenway the comic book discussion show from the website iFanboy dot com look -- talking iconic sign Josh Conner and I --"

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" I'll have to work actually it really isn't yeah tomorrow's my mother in -- birthday as. So loud persistent loss this week -- intensity comes up and you know romance relates. Access the office environment so the government's. And this type of the world the love and funny. Some people think cop looks quite definitely think romance book development because it bunch of dudes -- emotionally -- The romance has been -- genre. Cup of come all the way that people should be getting ready getting murdered him. Essentially the cost of -- comics and then visual storytelling."

" Let's look at that people in Iraq since it's only natural that you know love and relationships Krakow. So as long as."

" The initiative comics Superman backhand cern thirties and forties -- never -- out -- it this really news is inherently you make that -- yeah. So in 1947. Jack Kirby and just sign it started. And he had called young moments. What is that about. It was right. Romance assessing what that realizes. Is really funny the way they told story is that they recognize that these phones is they're making were being read less and less like kids their -- pour more money at a listen folks at -- reading comics let's face toxicity to. He uses. And so they started a whole line drawings of romance comics. You know -- young love -- variation of the sentence and what was funny but he's constantly -- team. Focus on the armed with a women's split it and and there often. Middle class you know women in their twenties even with workplace issues. If it down. Owners of poor -- all his time. It think they've dealt with Matt I'm very exactly and it also they were all written but it. So the accuracy the loser actually it's probably a little suspect. But for whatever reason resident. With the audience that actually but 1950 -- 25% of all comics were relaxed sucks. One point young romance -- parent. So it was written the -- and let the pretty. Split Robert daughter disappeared from back in those books were so people popular -- much more popular programs and so on so run it costs rise at an. -- And so -- books are bad like the far comics the FEC comics the romance comics come above what was done. Mom created -- show us more certainty -- in the early sixties. Was excellent sonics or almost a Bluetooth title only the model they concluded that one. Her Kirby yeah. Million model which was immediately attacking McClelland fifty something are keys on this -- as a long time and sixties. That this model York city."

" When they're in the early sixties you know that model was still trying to figure they're going to do that thank you wasn't it wasn't clear what we are superheroes like that they. They give the comic book companies being just for superheroes is is a relatively modern one started after that so they were like well. You know Martin Goodman was that -- marvel at times like let's throw whatever we can do what of the kids are -- now that's all there is no romance 400000 dollars so so you nine and Kirby you know the time also wasn't just don't presume who's doing whatever. -- is a global try this this."

" So so romances -- that is rich kind of felt a -- sent."

" And but the citizens in we're talking about earlier in the show. That concept of romance is constantly just had been ever present comics since Superman Lois lane."

" It's almost impossible to write a human story without having some of the folks who watch the show or listen or it shows what's -- the romance comic so we'll social place my heart and the other -- Obama and the total. Spanish books poppy -- issues with candles and I just don't know. And that's a good idea. Bull bloody well the first -- son pat Bradley and in my life -- romance kind of job is turn -- Paris. Which he talked about it a lot lofty thoughts. It saying it's a year. But La -- nontraditional loans if you know I'd say yeah. It involves the relationship and no love between two best friends -- antique shoe bomb is also ties into boxes last century thriller drama something."

" But this particular you got the it guy David does that mean it's it's not if not hundreds already to limit the city like. It's a -- Rangel it's not even you know."

" There's a lot on the DP Tandy the -- of the entire series went on tour several bombs. Finished a couple years ago. Was was the big revelation of the main characters frenzy if you fancy Davidson Andy. All of -- You know them. Freddie and just -- case Casey. Eight. And no matter what the story was whether all the entry through the police -- the -- that -- always sold accidentally let -- suitors that they. Com and really really talking -- emotional. When blessed she came. -- here -- just -- obviously. But so nobody in terms of the sprawling kind of romantic adventures in Paris and -- don't -- 21."

" What belonged to for long wanted the darkness that the thought of a written used again. I guess. So cut blue Monday here's one that we all of you look you'll the only -- Monday the -- figure out again."

" That is by trying to close in and -- and -- a group of teenagers who are more of the ten. On -- can create. Very you know very kind of certain music -- the day but up close and blue Canadian whose main character. And having just looking to cut you know this is an absolutely you know this is the only early trades enough -- And press just live coverage see you know you see her looking an employee and another -- under looking at her let's say a classic cases. He loves her she doesn't sounds good teacher -- to shed next -- young."

" We have pretty in pink -- of the classic good as you theater they had. You think it's."

" Means that it's. But. It was it was really cool is that it's it's set deficits and high school and very realistic and very kind of unbelievable to me and and you know and that book there's some weird stuff that accidentally she's gonna -- for improvement. Kind of drop the -- this is progress. And -- all the end through much but a lot of you know a lot of tennis last he had rooms hunted since attitude. But again. -- Back problem is who blew a crush on who victory for Johnson and how. Relationships. -- She's finally after several years off tackles and returned back and I don't. And he's policies of this year so -- Will they find love."

" Yeah it's it's funny because I think the thing that that was all this chasing the people but no one ever got together yet and I think that there was like. I just it was like a lack of actual relationship it was always like the leading up to for me yet we slowly --"

" talk about his book that I recently discovered all the power I didn't do that on purpose knows exactly. Some power plant warrant holders are comics and the it kind of crosses over his record but I cannot trust fund warns ominously couldn't because on this before bonds the so far comes in the Senate. Larger size I just format. Religious thing and Adam Warren home. Is the is that he's just he draws in the -- is -- Americans really that. -- Japanese. Many gasoline commissioned to do a series of."

" Six is quality heroin with her caution ripped apart in bondage. -- of -- units and apparently this I like that sort of thing I'm sorry. Hapless passenger. Had to throw this tax Conner yeah. That is just the section are my bedroom he develops character behind it could also purchase those personalities. What -- what -- at -- yeah."

" So certainly these are all kind of for spot news stories matter where what kids that she is a -- the superhero her powers comparable C. Almost give -- enough strength and ability but the -- is incredibly unstable and two minutes into fighting gets -- and she's Harrison who inspire."

" Proposition we've been here to save."

" It's kind of a one note joke until he -- her boyfriend who is a former --"

" Well I salute you guys you got there day to -- is a thin mustache the trip that I could."

" He we've got -- TV while she's -- he's he's dead and you see him or smaller fighting. He's an all time on -- sound like an 8080 C a prominent progressive point where they get together and."

" In the first -- and defensive lines they date."

" And it's what's the relationship jealousy and things like that and it's really really -- smart it plays a lot to readers -- it. Com that make fun of the hole and make it superior product of hard to really is a lot of dvd is more hurdles is a lot me."

" Latin -- slightly to read that while."

" Out at this frustrating unity I think lots of his suggestion. Edited out of the actual editing and -- geez strange that. Com there's a couple parker sex and nudity there's -- since a little hard core sex scenes and know what community. Sure that your definition of hard core long enough but -- yeah it was really it was really. Lieutenant. First of yet -- did and so hopefully more he could have run -- salute -- and it reminded. -- the book look like slightly up."

" Well fights was it really unique little story that came off -- he was twelve issues that I think done by Andy Lawson the art in the story. And -- explicit Watson has oh. Smaller library pollution troublesome and hot potato how many -- in my book is that most of -- the scripture yet. Yeah that is just super cat yeah there's a superhero who female don't believe in the border yet and and and you know it's like what it's like to follow that then and then you've done. The whole thing that goes along with that it's not as heavy as as it could be like if you told that story in in marvel -- DC -- would be about the ramifications of doing -- it's more like little cute love story. -- that art is a lot of style which is very simple and very charming. Opinion he's done other books to pay the same way a lot of these folks feel like that. Slow news day you know and dumped. Breakfast afternoon these are all books he doesn't he's not a trusteeship is an advantage --"

" He's got a great. Yeah silently. For a simple way -- or is so incredibly touching on what was the -- the -- it and it was just you know really. He just for personal."

" It's like it's like. It's a superhero book but only in the most -- way like it's like well listen let's just do -- story and that was put a mask on them. Let -- decide to put it it's it's like. The -- superhero story would never ever seen from either is that the two -- superior publishers and I think that that's how works mess and it hits and adding lots."

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" When we talk about this not in love episode. Yeah before now not this not the music yeah."

" I'm so have you yeah."

" Like the -- one yeah -- own -- really. It's it's -- I like I like love the way love because it on the had nice ongoing quality. On and it like it was like resolution and that move on its effects. So what your kids. Not yet true story swear to god is the story of -- cartoonist Tom -- It's like this ongoing story of his life and and and when he was a little older he met this girl -- Mom was at Disneyland and Disney World and if she is from Puerto Rico. He's from sort of the Napa valley California area area and they get to know each other and they go on dates and he falls in love and it's like he's incredibly. Straightforward about his own shortcomings. One of the things is it's almost. It's almost sickly sweet. A little bit it's like I love this girl so much Lullabot but. It's the same time that he he goes on to make fun of himself and I think that the real strength of this is the characterization of himself and -- And did you know over the cartooning is is fairly simple to use a newspaper cartoonist and -- you know -- yeah. On -- moves to Puerto Rico to be -- her their long distance for awhile. Just a great -- also the same time like he's struggling the of his career going at the same time it's doing all this concert -- yep yep. Thompson like that this is image comics the trees are sorted out. It's true the true story swear to god. Archives volume ones to big sort of newsprint black and white was a great way to get this book I had in buying it in in -- In these these treat her back -- easy with the way to plan there. On that image and done I believe it's still going on. I think it yet. There really sweet these are great for a lot of different people is good comic books for an."

" It's that this is -- bases and space flights and I don't know about Iraq collectibles yet six. And say no on about some auto biographical. That is the key right now blankets and."

" Which we talk about what their chops after we get back from the break. This episode of -- has brought to you by godaddy.com. Web hosting from go to a dot com includes 99 point 9% up time. 24 -- sport of free access to hosting connection the place to install over thirty free application assured help you get the most from your hosting Clinton website if you want to make an impact online godaddy.com as what you need dot com names for as low as one dollar and cents. Plus world -- hosting fasten these web site builders and much much more please support our sponsors by checking out go to dot com and use the coupon code I've been -- 10% off your -- and let -- know that we say thanks to Netflix for sponsoring this episode of iFanboy. With Netflix you can read over 100000 titles online with free shipping both ways to your home. They have or forty shipping -- almost all deliveries happened within just one business day. -- an Xbox 360 -- streaming to that if you have a PlayStation 3 that you give Blu-ray titles so there's all sorts of ways you can use Netflix. The Netflix plans start from just four dollars and cents as a new member you get a free no risk two week trial. Check it out at www. Netflix.com slash iFanboy don't forget to use that WWW when using that code."

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" They're hardly any of the books out there that get sort of the kind of phrase that that blankets does time you're times published yeah I stick to readers when you talk. That's good to look like we hear from people all time that say that the you know read this is a real experience for them. -- personally I went into the first time I think that I had too many expectations built up about what it was like didn't enjoy it as much as that. -- read it recently and I I can do appreciate it a lot more I think one of the things that can be off putting depending on who you are. And then where you've been raised is that Craig Thompson has raised in a very strict Christian household and a lot of the book deals with him. Coming in terms of that -- dealing with what that means his personality and like the immense. -- that he's had laid upon himself it depending on your point of view if you're gonna take a different read of this book however. In the middle of all that it's that he meets this girl -- Well -- that church camp. And and falls in love with her while he's teenagers say it's literally teenage love. -- a had a very some distorted this you know when I was sixteen I met a girl lot camping experience freaks. Well let's get yeah. I -- a bad priests to. The advice. I didn't eat it up when I was sixteen and that girl you know and she lives in -- the -- and we like we dated for like the year like we send each other letters and I go to an editor can. Are we -- to Larry I you know I -- visitor. I'd go down and -- just go through this and you're not yeah. I drive down this year and it's very very summit this because like. That. When you're sixteen that that small amount time that you can spend than is just like. This is the greatest thing ever and when I have to get back in my life I feel like I'm going to die and he really captures that yes really really well. I think one of the other things that I noticed reading at this time through is that the that cartooning and it is is. It's really up to. The level that people say it is going to it is also. It's really impressive mom he's just captures so much about that that awkwardness now ales assets spots is absolutely beautiful."

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" Just seemed to looked easy to and that is the second volume was called until the end of the world and that is the theme of their love story basically I love you until the end of the world and that you know the fact is. The bison deciding when to the show between the two movies books whatever it is that I read and seen. I don't think I have ever seen relationship that was portrayed more romantically and more. -- then that's sort of that's that's seen events likes to --"

" A car you know like talking to each other uses this fair share troubles and problems. Resolution is very realistic relationship lot of ups and downs even if you could even a case between. Jesse and Cassidy -- over a romance thrown some romance then so does have lost or have them yet well."

" Yet. -- mean that the but the thing is like its its sort of their story about how they they came apart and came together and then the stuff in the middle. Absolutely it's absolutely romantic and I think that's why. I hate it generalized I think it'll a lot of women find themselves liking preacher and and and not expecting to. --"

" What's a good trend is toward looking to cut its apparent top government to 'cause. It's not focused these a lot of books the focus overall medals as he loses the romances and -- but still strong. An -- with superior world where. You know -- and I think it's a Britain's fighting that's -- each other stars candies sodas almost always dramatic element subplot."

" There's a fighting that literally I can go through you know euros Superman -- learn how Jordan. -- It's you know Barry Allen Wally west central. All classes ozone group of wanna -- apart is that Mary Jane has always been and always a romantic element lets you or like a puncture holes -- life. She died better than or he's doing yeah. Did that there's always editorialized. That. Never every every and the fantastic four is their families and -- do. Yeah -- yeah. It -- Pacific just admit that step back. So nobody is thing is about her. That he he's like his whole thing is that he's been trying to show on love because it gets the latest crusade the six from. Would you -- cloud became available room. Ensor to didn't want to remind me to jet -- she was bad just don't you know witness there he's totally in love with the anyway."

" So severe as always happens so Texan and his slightly those described as a."

" Somebody who's not since him Philadelphia's complexes."

" Yeah and an."

" I just got jealous that I have my hilariously is that comics is secure comics are have more common with you know. Dramas -- so -- somebody cause you know and there's always that romantic subplot. You know so whether it's you know Lois -- months is --"

" Clark talking -- the most awesome thing or regents to name or where exactly it was. The triangle not a single you know or or that kind of idea on quite well always kind of feel -- he'd be in -- with the -- Nixon -- is that is you know -- you know -- they finally got together and yeah."

" One of the things and there comes up is that because -- have to maintain a status quo they have to. Keep going you know like its its like will they or won't they get through and when they do or when they don't much like -- It or look or something that somebody would refer to now -- The office -- yeah. Hello -- good. Yeah that's that the that. With the -- with comments is they have to keep it going and it's interesting that some couples. -- injury can put them together and you can happen in a relationship -- but there we have black canary where others you know there's. You know there's a strong backlash recently with Spiderman and the marriage game. This so it wasn't fact rent -- It's really interesting to me that some of them work and some of them don't you look at JF saved."

" I loved. That he only got a couple of panels rely. They don't then you -- one patent for comment over twenty finally yeah and it just the way they -- each -- is the bottom regular about it I understand each. Yeah -- that alone that you know then there's the the ones that don't work. Quicksilver let's face me it's."

" I missed -- crystal's many times. You -- him to if they still married this -- is he crazy what he's a day trip that not you know I think I -- flash eight and starlets vision."

" Clint Barton and and Bobby who are now back together on then -- there and they're both she and we'll see the live as disorder but but like in the first and they did this kiss and it's like that's one of those great romance -- pushed yeah well he's -- Advocacy like religiously with a I was gone he's like yeah."

" Dick Grayson and and then Barbour Barbour are ordinarily I mean that's. I just listing the fifth that."

" Out real real -- extreme they often exit. Talk about the romances and other attic as important as the fighting and I think some psychologists would probably say the fighting -- romance. Yeah there's the hitting each other is really want to -- the second time this is zero billion dollars billion years. Okay Griffin -- there's some there's no."

" Passion involved we're fighting on his laurels and making and then."

" And there's -- there's an."

" Can we just pretended we --"

" I was isn't for me the concept like the best of the once that happens loses romances I'd just."

" I think what you'll see more -- that we could you let. But that's what I'm saying that Lex Luthor is actually in love with Clark could be popular event of -- do you know that's actually really just a way that it's not saying it if you write it that way there like it uses that is really what it is."

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" War. So this is the romance show right yeah so you got the -- it or are you aware of that. -- this you know it's no wonder -- what's shambles. This upset about and was brought to buy Netflix and good at."

" But Fenway the comic book discussion show from the website iFanboy dot com look -- talking iconic sign Josh Conner and I --"

" You counter -- based approaches is that correct TW. Every time list is birthday yeah -- and -- at least there is. The."

" I'll have to work actually it really isn't yeah tomorrow's my mother in -- birthday as. So loud persistent loss this week -- intensity comes up and you know romance relates. Access the office environment so the government's. And this type of the world the love and funny. Some people think cop looks quite definitely think romance book development because it bunch of dudes -- emotionally -- The romance has been -- genre. Cup of come all the way that people should be getting ready getting murdered him. Essentially the cost of -- comics and then visual storytelling."

" Let's look at that people in Iraq since it's only natural that you know love and relationships Krakow. So as long as."

" The initiative comics Superman backhand cern thirties and forties -- never -- out -- it this really news is inherently you make that -- yeah. So in 1947. Jack Kirby and just sign it started. And he had called young moments. What is that about. It was right. Romance assessing what that realizes. Is really funny the way they told story is that they recognize that these phones is they're making were being read less and less like kids their -- pour more money at a listen folks at -- reading comics let's face toxicity to. He uses. And so they started a whole line drawings of romance comics. You know -- young love -- variation of the sentence and what was funny but he's constantly -- team. Focus on the armed with a women's split it and and there often. Middle class you know women in their twenties even with workplace issues. If it down. Owners of poor -- all his time. It think they've dealt with Matt I'm very exactly and it also they were all written but it. So the accuracy the loser actually it's probably a little suspect. But for whatever reason resident. With the audience that actually but 1950 -- 25% of all comics were relaxed sucks. One point young romance -- parent. So it was written the -- and let the pretty. Split Robert daughter disappeared from back in those books were so people popular -- much more popular programs and so on so run it costs rise at an. -- And so -- books are bad like the far comics the FEC comics the romance comics come above what was done. Mom created -- show us more certainty -- in the early sixties. Was excellent sonics or almost a Bluetooth title only the model they concluded that one. Her Kirby yeah. Million model which was immediately attacking McClelland fifty something are keys on this -- as a long time and sixties. That this model York city."

" When they're in the early sixties you know that model was still trying to figure they're going to do that thank you wasn't it wasn't clear what we are superheroes like that they. They give the comic book companies being just for superheroes is is a relatively modern one started after that so they were like well. You know Martin Goodman was that -- marvel at times like let's throw whatever we can do what of the kids are -- now that's all there is no romance 400000 dollars so so you nine and Kirby you know the time also wasn't just don't presume who's doing whatever. -- is a global try this this."

" So so romances -- that is rich kind of felt a -- sent."

" And but the citizens in we're talking about earlier in the show. That concept of romance is constantly just had been ever present comics since Superman Lois lane."

" It's almost impossible to write a human story without having some of the folks who watch the show or listen or it shows what's -- the romance comic so we'll social place my heart and the other -- Obama and the total. Spanish books poppy -- issues with candles and I just don't know. And that's a good idea. Bull bloody well the first -- son pat Bradley and in my life -- romance kind of job is turn -- Paris. Which he talked about it a lot lofty thoughts. It saying it's a year. But La -- nontraditional loans if you know I'd say yeah. It involves the relationship and no love between two best friends -- antique shoe bomb is also ties into boxes last century thriller drama something."

" But this particular you got the it guy David does that mean it's it's not if not hundreds already to limit the city like. It's a -- Rangel it's not even you know."

" There's a lot on the DP Tandy the -- of the entire series went on tour several bombs. Finished a couple years ago. Was was the big revelation of the main characters frenzy if you fancy Davidson Andy. All of -- You know them. Freddie and just -- case Casey. Eight. And no matter what the story was whether all the entry through the police -- the -- that -- always sold accidentally let -- suitors that they. Com and really really talking -- emotional. When blessed she came. -- here -- just -- obviously. But so nobody in terms of the sprawling kind of romantic adventures in Paris and -- don't -- 21."

" What belonged to for long wanted the darkness that the thought of a written used again. I guess. So cut blue Monday here's one that we all of you look you'll the only -- Monday the -- figure out again."

" That is by trying to close in and -- and -- a group of teenagers who are more of the ten. On -- can create. Very you know very kind of certain music -- the day but up close and blue Canadian whose main character. And having just looking to cut you know this is an absolutely you know this is the only early trades enough -- And press just live coverage see you know you see her looking an employee and another -- under looking at her let's say a classic cases. He loves her she doesn't sounds good teacher -- to shed next -- young."

" We have pretty in pink -- of the classic good as you theater they had. You think it's."

" Means that it's. But. It was it was really cool is that it's it's set deficits and high school and very realistic and very kind of unbelievable to me and and you know and that book there's some weird stuff that accidentally she's gonna -- for improvement. Kind of drop the -- this is progress. And -- all the end through much but a lot of you know a lot of tennis last he had rooms hunted since attitude. But again. -- Back problem is who blew a crush on who victory for Johnson and how. Relationships. -- She's finally after several years off tackles and returned back and I don't. And he's policies of this year so -- Will they find love."

" Yeah it's it's funny because I think the thing that that was all this chasing the people but no one ever got together yet and I think that there was like. I just it was like a lack of actual relationship it was always like the leading up to for me yet we slowly --"

" talk about his book that I recently discovered all the power I didn't do that on purpose knows exactly. Some power plant warrant holders are comics and the it kind of crosses over his record but I cannot trust fund warns ominously couldn't because on this before bonds the so far comes in the Senate. Larger size I just format. Religious thing and Adam Warren home. Is the is that he's just he draws in the -- is -- Americans really that. -- Japanese. Many gasoline commissioned to do a series of."

" Six is quality heroin with her caution ripped apart in bondage. -- of -- units and apparently this I like that sort of thing I'm sorry. Hapless passenger. Had to throw this tax Conner yeah. That is just the section are my bedroom he develops character behind it could also purchase those personalities. What -- what -- at -- yeah."

" So certainly these are all kind of for spot news stories matter where what kids that she is a -- the superhero her powers comparable C. Almost give -- enough strength and ability but the -- is incredibly unstable and two minutes into fighting gets -- and she's Harrison who inspire."

" Proposition we've been here to save."

" It's kind of a one note joke until he -- her boyfriend who is a former --"

" Well I salute you guys you got there day to -- is a thin mustache the trip that I could."

" He we've got -- TV while she's -- he's he's dead and you see him or smaller fighting. He's an all time on -- sound like an 8080 C a prominent progressive point where they get together and."

" In the first -- and defensive lines they date."

" And it's what's the relationship jealousy and things like that and it's really really -- smart it plays a lot to readers -- it. Com that make fun of the hole and make it superior product of hard to really is a lot of dvd is more hurdles is a lot me."

" Latin -- slightly to read that while."

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" Well fights was it really unique little story that came off -- he was twelve issues that I think done by Andy Lawson the art in the story. And -- explicit Watson has oh. Smaller library pollution troublesome and hot potato how many -- in my book is that most of -- the scripture yet. Yeah that is just super cat yeah there's a superhero who female don't believe in the border yet and and and you know it's like what it's like to follow that then and then you've done. The whole thing that goes along with that it's not as heavy as as it could be like if you told that story in in marvel -- DC -- would be about the ramifications of doing -- it's more like little cute love story. -- that art is a lot of style which is very simple and very charming. Opinion he's done other books to pay the same way a lot of these folks feel like that. Slow news day you know and dumped. Breakfast afternoon these are all books he doesn't he's not a trusteeship is an advantage --"

" He's got a great. Yeah silently. For a simple way -- or is so incredibly touching on what was the -- the -- it and it was just you know really. He just for personal."

" It's like it's like. It's a superhero book but only in the most -- way like it's like well listen let's just do -- story and that was put a mask on them. Let -- decide to put it it's it's like. The -- superhero story would never ever seen from either is that the two -- superior publishers and I think that that's how works mess and it hits and adding lots."

" Public. Com and also Australia JES riches and do a series of romance six books. He had personally takes 1 really. And peaceful told reasons why lover which is part of fascism. That's one pollution ever. They're good and loved what he loved attending since supplementing an exit. It is is all of our quality. And it's about love my guns standing meets girl -- six record label guy -- suggest he cannot hold you kind of."

" When we talk about this not in love episode. Yeah before now not this not the music yeah."

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" Like the -- one yeah -- own -- really. It's it's -- I like I like love the way love because it on the had nice ongoing quality. On and it like it was like resolution and that move on its effects. So what your kids. Not yet true story swear to god is the story of -- cartoonist Tom -- It's like this ongoing story of his life and and and when he was a little older he met this girl -- Mom was at Disneyland and Disney World and if she is from Puerto Rico. He's from sort of the Napa valley California area area and they get to know each other and they go on dates and he falls in love and it's like he's incredibly. Straightforward about his own shortcomings. One of the things is it's almost. It's almost sickly sweet. A little bit it's like I love this girl so much Lullabot but. It's the same time that he he goes on to make fun of himself and I think that the real strength of this is the characterization of himself and -- And did you know over the cartooning is is fairly simple to use a newspaper cartoonist and -- you know -- yeah. On -- moves to Puerto Rico to be -- her their long distance for awhile. Just a great -- also the same time like he's struggling the of his career going at the same time it's doing all this concert -- yep yep. Thompson like that this is image comics the trees are sorted out. It's true the true story swear to god. Archives volume ones to big sort of newsprint black and white was a great way to get this book I had in buying it in in -- In these these treat her back -- easy with the way to plan there. On that image and done I believe it's still going on. I think it yet. There really sweet these are great for a lot of different people is good comic books for an."

" It's that this is -- bases and space flights and I don't know about Iraq collectibles yet six. And say no on about some auto biographical. That is the key right now blankets and."

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" They're hardly any of the books out there that get sort of the kind of phrase that that blankets does time you're times published yeah I stick to readers when you talk. That's good to look like we hear from people all time that say that the you know read this is a real experience for them. -- personally I went into the first time I think that I had too many expectations built up about what it was like didn't enjoy it as much as that. -- read it recently and I I can do appreciate it a lot more I think one of the things that can be off putting depending on who you are. And then where you've been raised is that Craig Thompson has raised in a very strict Christian household and a lot of the book deals with him. Coming in terms of that -- dealing with what that means his personality and like the immense. -- that he's had laid upon himself it depending on your point of view if you're gonna take a different read of this book however. In the middle of all that it's that he meets this girl -- Well -- that church camp. And and falls in love with her while he's teenagers say it's literally teenage love. -- a had a very some distorted this you know when I was sixteen I met a girl lot camping experience freaks. Well let's get yeah. I -- a bad priests to. The advice. I didn't eat it up when I was sixteen and that girl you know and she lives in -- the -- and we like we dated for like the year like we send each other letters and I go to an editor can. Are we -- to Larry I you know I -- visitor. I'd go down and -- just go through this and you're not yeah. I drive down this year and it's very very summit this because like. That. When you're sixteen that that small amount time that you can spend than is just like. This is the greatest thing ever and when I have to get back in my life I feel like I'm going to die and he really captures that yes really really well. I think one of the other things that I noticed reading at this time through is that the that cartooning and it is is. It's really up to. The level that people say it is going to it is also. It's really impressive mom he's just captures so much about that that awkwardness now ales assets spots is absolutely beautiful."

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" Just seemed to looked easy to and that is the second volume was called until the end of the world and that is the theme of their love story basically I love you until the end of the world and that you know the fact is. The bison deciding when to the show between the two movies books whatever it is that I read and seen. I don't think I have ever seen relationship that was portrayed more romantically and more. -- then that's sort of that's that's seen events likes to --"

" A car you know like talking to each other uses this fair share troubles and problems. Resolution is very realistic relationship lot of ups and downs even if you could even a case between. Jesse and Cassidy -- over a romance thrown some romance then so does have lost or have them yet well."

" Yet. -- mean that the but the thing is like its its sort of their story about how they they came apart and came together and then the stuff in the middle. Absolutely it's absolutely romantic and I think that's why. I hate it generalized I think it'll a lot of women find themselves liking preacher and and and not expecting to. --"

" What's a good trend is toward looking to cut its apparent top government to 'cause. It's not focused these a lot of books the focus overall medals as he loses the romances and -- but still strong. An -- with superior world where. You know -- and I think it's a Britain's fighting that's -- each other stars candies sodas almost always dramatic element subplot."

" There's a fighting that literally I can go through you know euros Superman -- learn how Jordan. -- It's you know Barry Allen Wally west central. All classes ozone group of wanna -- apart is that Mary Jane has always been and always a romantic element lets you or like a puncture holes -- life. She died better than or he's doing yeah. Did that there's always editorialized. That. Never every every and the fantastic four is their families and -- do. Yeah -- yeah. It -- Pacific just admit that step back. So nobody is thing is about her. That he he's like his whole thing is that he's been trying to show on love because it gets the latest crusade the six from. Would you -- cloud became available room. Ensor to didn't want to remind me to jet -- she was bad just don't you know witness there he's totally in love with the anyway."

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" Clark talking -- the most awesome thing or regents to name or where exactly it was. The triangle not a single you know or or that kind of idea on quite well always kind of feel -- he'd be in -- with the -- Nixon -- is that is you know -- you know -- they finally got together and yeah."

" One of the things and there comes up is that because -- have to maintain a status quo they have to. Keep going you know like its its like will they or won't they get through and when they do or when they don't much like -- It or look or something that somebody would refer to now -- The office -- yeah. Hello -- good. Yeah that's that the that. With the -- with comments is they have to keep it going and it's interesting that some couples. -- injury can put them together and you can happen in a relationship -- but there we have black canary where others you know there's. You know there's a strong backlash recently with Spiderman and the marriage game. This so it wasn't fact rent -- It's really interesting to me that some of them work and some of them don't you look at JF saved."

" I loved. That he only got a couple of panels rely. They don't then you -- one patent for comment over twenty finally yeah and it just the way they -- each -- is the bottom regular about it I understand each. Yeah -- that alone that you know then there's the the ones that don't work. Quicksilver let's face me it's."

" I missed -- crystal's many times. You -- him to if they still married this -- is he crazy what he's a day trip that not you know I think I -- flash eight and starlets vision."

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" Dick Grayson and and then Barbour Barbour are ordinarily I mean that's. I just listing the fifth that."

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" Passion involved we're fighting on his laurels and making and then."

" And there's -- there's an."

" Can we just pretended we --"

" I was isn't for me the concept like the best of the once that happens loses romances I'd just."

" I think what you'll see more -- that we could you let. But that's what I'm saying that Lex Luthor is actually in love with Clark could be popular event of -- do you know that's actually really just a way that it's not saying it if you write it that way there like it uses that is really what it is."

" Like all over doctor James layers like Blake victor and read."

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" He -- victor Richards and thanks -- do ridiculing circles that with a heart. This is the prominent -- his -- unless there's you know as a specific comments silence or within the pages be you know what -- flashbacks and can't see it can't see when I think you think -- and a nothing it's nothing can stop the juggernaut you know -- you can have problems and it's a student so far the best all the unlike a lot of the best things like. Is somebody you know daredevil defined by my candidate is losing and losing can -- to -- that losing electric and then -- and then and black widow. -- solution everybody but. She -- and everyone just like if you like leave here. Without used to build a door that was the couple -- So it you don't rock solid but I would. And heard about it also and -- Tomlinson. She cannot call and leave us a voice mail or your phone number this -- could only imagine going to a 388 enjoys 6266. Seven aren't."

" Sorry that. Let's just -- but also the could discuss these comments are more and a couple if you like American ones you don't like what -- well. All the surfaces make fun of us which is supposed to happen and probably discussing matters through dot com slash F category -- good especially there yes. I love love field and make up our look at her. And so many shows and like that."

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Started discussion: February 11, 2009 @ 12:33pm GMT

Episode 108 - Romance Comics [Discussion]

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and how better to celebrate your love than to curl up with a good comic book abour l'amour! We've got comics that cater to the love, be it Strangers in Paradise to Blankets to Preacher to Green Arrow/Black Canary, where there are comics, there's usually love!

Watch or download now!

GabeJa
9 months ago
Josh gets 10 points for saying shambles, but why no mention of Archie?
rpgguy1o1
9 months ago
I have preacher in issues, but I think I might buy the trades for my girlfriend for valentines day
zombie67
9 months ago
Great call with "True Story Swear to God"!

Here are a couple very good romance comics:

o Spider-Man loves Mary Jane
o Maison Ikkoku
hibbins
9 months ago
Yeah I thought Archie woulda had a mention.

When did Namor and Sue Storm actually get it on? Was that from the Ultimates line?

H.
MrPopular
9 months ago
i have so many Trades I need to read and now i'm gonna have to go out and buy blankets... Damn You Ifanboy, Damn You!!!
JAFlanagan
9 months ago
Does the world really need to know about Archie?
Jimski
9 months ago
Sometimes, the thought that Archie comics still exist and continue coming out obsesses me to the point of madness. I want to find them and write down everything they say about business.
GabeJa
9 months ago
As I recall Archie was sort of the same thing as Millie the Model, and some of the early stuff is hilariously sexist
Tad
9 months ago
Good episode. As a big fan of Empowered I just would like to add that it's a pretty hilarious book. Also, the great art is entirely done in pencils which gives extra life to the drawings.

Highly recommended.
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