OHHHH.. is that the issue where he gives the Rhino a rusty trombone? yeah, i thought it was a bit perverse as well.. this whole new "brand new day" thing went a bit far in the beginning with the odd homosexual and transsexual undertones. it's not like Menace was a cross dresser or anything.....

-RmL

also, this line reminds me of when my dad found my stash of flea market club and hustler magazines and told me "Youre too young for these, i'll just hold onto them until you're old enough"

to this day, i still haven't gotten them back, and i'm 30 and have a child.

Bastard.

-RmL

Physha Svendsen???? What is that, Swedish AND Amish?

seriously.

I'm curious to know what issue it was. That makes a huge difference.

Y'know, I'm not trying to come off too puritanical at all, but I can see where a mother would have a complaint that her son picks up a comic book and all of the sudden there is more in there than "POW ZAP" It is a matter of expectations. Many families expect that comics are written for 10 year olds and they are really written for 34 year olds. When I give out comics to younger children, I always give them Marvel Adventures comics that stick to sheer violence because that makes parents happier.

So no complaints about the Blob eating the Wasp yet? I guess cannibalism is slightly more acceptable than 'sexual undertones'.

In my best Norm MacDonald voice and timing...

"Millard Nebraska or as I like to call it.... Nazi Germany!"

This is super funny. I can see the mother expecting pages full of good old fashioned violence and then being shocked instead to find hints of sex. American society's idea of which is more harmful is so weird to me. "I wanted my child to see a man punching another man but this book has shapely buttocks and innuendo."

I also love that the kid went "ooooh" when he saw the offending passage, like something just clicked in his brain. Hilarious.

I'd definitely say her main problem is Spider-Man.

They need a t-shirt that says, "Violence yes, ####ing no!"

But the saddest part is her chance to teach her child. My wife and I watch scrubs and family guy all the time, so when our daughter became old enough to pick up on the innuendos and other adult-intended stuff, we would instead sit down and process how, say, JD's and Elliott's frequent trysts with each other and everybody else could cause problems and be hurtful. Especially when JD ends up a father and we discussed what impact that could have with him not being around all the time and how you have to be responsible and respect yourself to make sure you don't get shortchanged by you or anyone else. So being embarrassed or afraid of these topics is just sad. The kid's going to grow up smuggling his dad's Hustlers and mom's vodka out behind the woodshed and end up like the hillbilly in the intro of "Idiocracy."

That's my favorite. I've been trying to break down that thought for a while now and I can't penetrate its meaning or message. It's a riddle I can't solve.

How do you disallow learning?

Did someone check if she's somehow related to any Osborns?

I just went to post this and saw your thread.

3 things:

1 - A concerned wife in a nightgown is not a "sexual overtone"

2 - Make sure you go to the article and answer their poll about comics in libraries

3 - I think most moms should be excited that their kid is bringing home a comic book from the library and not a video game from the mall