Destroying An Iconic Character

Sapph's favorite superhero? That's an easy one! Spider-Man. Always been. I've always loved everything Spider-Man. He adorned my dorm room in college and everyone knew what to get me for Christmas: Spider-Man stuff.

Once upon a time I was worried about my favorite character when Ultimate Spider-Man came out. Renumbering and redoing a series again? Blah. Then I fell in love. It was my favorite comic book for a long time before Bendis got lazy with it and began focusing on the big Marvel productions. It's currently struggling and has lost a lot of heart unfortunately. I've stopped buying it knowing that I can pick the missing issues up for $1 at a comic convention, or less on Ebay because the storyline is worthless. Harsh but true.

As for the regular "616" universe Spider-Man books they're honestly not that well done. I never was a fan of Strazynski's run. Then, in the last year , Spider-Man developed a new costume and powers. It's horrible. It's stupid. And everyone knows it's issues are headed for the bargain bin as well. All in the name of picking up some short-term sales.

Marvel has now decided to destroy my iconic character a bit more this past week by having Peter Parker reveal to the world that he is *GASP* Spider-Man. A bold move that has indeed bolstered sales and left me stunned. I'm sure Mary Jane will be dead in the near future. Or Spider-Man will become depressed or some kind of dark nonsense. Plus, in all their "teasers" Spidey is dressed in his old outfit. Shows you how Marvel stands behind the new look...

So have I protested this decision? Hell Yea! Not only have I not bought Civil War #2 I tell everyone to avoid it like the plague. I'm not buying ANY Spider-Man book either. No trades, no single issues, nada.

I'm sad to say that for now the movies and my old trade paperbacks are the only things giving me solace right now. My Mcfarlane Spider-Man poster from college now hangs in our spare "superhero" bedroom and that makes me feel better too. I'll be an old bitty I suppose and dwell on the past...on the good old days when Spider-Man was fun-loving and friendly.

How about a mini summer music discussion?

I have a word for most of the music out today. "CRAPTASTIC." Meaning it's horrible yet strangely addicting. I think most hot singles are craptastic. This week it's Nelly Furtado's "Promiscuous" which is incredibly horrible with a terrible message. Like "Lady lumps," "The Thong Song," etc., this single is trash. And, yes, it's easy to dance to and hoochies everywhere are enjoying gyrating to it at the club much to the delight of the single sweaty guys looking for cheap feels. I remember those club days very well.

However what's on heavy rotation for me this week is the Gnarls Barkley single, "Crazy." It's for the adult crowd although it can't be too unhip because it's been all over MTV lately. It's an absolutely brilliant single. They lyrics are something I can relate to because I went crazy once. I'm still pretty crazy but in a much more positive light. These are some good lyrics and the beat is A+. Highly recommend it for those of you out there looking for something that isn't just craptastic but truly fantastic.

Gnarls Barkley Crazy

I remember when, I remember, I remember when I lost my mind
There was something so pleasant about that place.
Even your emotions had an echo
In so much space
And when you're out there
Without care,
Yeah, I was out of touch
But it wasn't because I didn't know enough
I just knew too much

Does that make me crazy
Does that make me crazy
Does that make me crazy
Possibly [video version]
Probably [CD version]

And I hope that you are having the time of your life
But think twice, that's my only advice
Come on now, who do you, who do you, who do you, who do you think you are,
Ha ha ha bless your soul
You really think you're in control

Well, I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
Just like me

My heroes had the heart to Lose their lives out on a limb
And all I remember is thinking, I want to be like them
Ever since I was little, ever since I was little it looked like fun
And it's no coincidence I've come
And I can die when I'm done

Maybe I'm crazy
Maybe you're crazy
Maybe we're crazy
Possibly

Pop Culture Pet Peeve

So the past few years I've become a member of several messageboards. This stems from the fact that I mainly work on a computer now and have plenty of downtime in between emails and phone calls to browse the messageboard world. I've browsed plenty of boards and I've come to realize a female presence is very small compared to that of men. I'm sure there are lots of sociological reasons for this, including that woman are watching babies or in jobs that aren't on a computer as much as men. I really have no idea and I don't even want to hypothesize why they are not on them.

My post today is for the woman that ARE on those messageboards and how little I tend to get along with them. Here are my reasons why:

1. Their avatar is that of their boobs/butt. While this is an attention grabber it's also saying "hey, don't respect me."

2. They flirt outrageously in the board threads. This usually throws off the thread topic and makes it extremely uninteresting to read. Unless it's a dating service, use PMs to flirt ladies.

3. They're defensive. Disagree with them and they whine, thus bringing the men that are enamored with their boob avatar to their defense. Also a boring thread read and totally off topic.

Anyway, I thought I would throw that rant out there. It's just a pet peeve of mine and if there is a messageboard that lets the above happen, I'm definitely not a member.