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Eric White
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Why would a badass 10 year old give these people such a rod? What is "Robin" to them?

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How do you know it does? You're the only comic "fan" I'm aware of  who ties reading comics with sexual gratification. Does thinking of a ten year old Robin give you a rod?
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Why would a badass 10 year old give these people such a rod? What is "Robin" to them?

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How do you know it does? You're the only comic "fan" I'm aware of  who ties reading comics with sexual gratification. Does thinking of a ten year old Robin give you a rod?

Reading comprehension: grab it!
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I'm comprehending what you're writing, Chad. I just don't understand why you dwell on sexual gratification when it comes to the comics you read. Maybe you can enlighten me. Why do you think of getting a hard on when it comes to a ten year old Robin? What are you seeing in that picture that sexually excites you?
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I still think of Robin as Batman's pal/little brother/surrogate son, and together they fight crime. 

Maybe I'm not bringing enough baggage to the table.
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I never bought that there was anything more to it than that myself, Andrew. I don't see anything sexually deviate going on in the Morrison/Quitely book but Chad sure does and I'm curious why.
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Anyone who sees in Batman and Robin something other than an idealized father/son relationship is probably revealing a whole lot more about themselves than they want to!
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Eric White
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Wertham being one!!
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Does thinking of a ten year old Robin give you a rod?

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It's almost like reading All Star Batman & Robin...
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Ooh . . . so many Quitely images . . . I think I just threw up on my mouth a little.

To be fair, though, let's give credit where credit is due -- Quitely rocks because he lets the REAL stars (the colorists) do what they do best:

Quitely's "sketch" art:



And THIS is when the REAL stars shine:



I mean, really -- who needs all that ink and drawing when you can just zip out a few lines, trace a Jay Leno face, and then let the colorist make it look so darn real?  Grandeur?  Pffft, I say -- gimme a talented colorist over a good artist any day!
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I've always found it interesting that Wertham forever denied that he wanted the censorship that followed or that he had anything specifically against comic books as an artform.

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That reminds me of the great Spike Milligan's...

"I told you I was ill"
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