History of Swearing in Mainstream Comics

History of Swearing in Mainstream Comics Jul 24, 2019 17:23:47 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by Confessor on Jul 24, 2019 17:23:47 GMT -5

Jul 24, 2019 10:43:44 GMT -5 codystarbuck said:

Jul 23, 2019 22:45:40 GMT -5 Reptisaurus! said:

The obnoxious over-use of swears in Jessica Jones really bothered my sense of verisimilitude. There are rules to how this particular fictional universe works, and it felt like breaking the profanity rules made the Marvel Universe less of a functional environment.

The cussin' in DC's Sandman didn't bother me, though. And that was years earlier. I dunno.

To me, it's the same asa Tarantino film; after the third M-F in two sentences (except Samuel L Jackson) you become numb to it. It has more impact when it punctuates something meaningful, like Arnold's utterance when he sees the unmasked Predator...."You're one ugly m-f!"

The Max line was pretty bad about a juvenile idea of "mature," when it launched. By contrast, DC's Vertigo had pulled restrictions long before and produced great adult work, without excessive profanity or constant nudity. It also didn't usually have the 'heroine" getting roto-rootered in her debut. That Nick Fury thing was so vile I threw it away, and I loved Fury. I know it was meant as a satire; but, it was like a sledgehammer to the face.

Overall, I'd agree with you regarding the merits of Marvel MAX versus Vertigo, but I'd also say that Alias was the exception. I thought that series was absolutely fantastic. The follow-up The Pulse and Jessica Jones series we're also pretty good, although they were much more in line with Marvel's regular output, in terms of profanity.