Garth Ennis stories and women raped...what's up with that?

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Permalink Reply by ph+s1 on December 6, 2008 at 4:09pm

Yeah Ennis is great...I bet he just uses rape to instantly increase the grittiness of his stories.

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Permalink Reply by Dr. Detfink on December 6, 2008 at 4:23pm

Yea, I agree. Of course, I was being facetious when I was talking about rape being some broken relationship he never got over. I just wonder if the Preacher is his Citizen Kane...that he'll never do something even half as great again...

That said, I don't know how I like Crossed. I am all for shaking up the status quo of zombies in Crossed. I'm giving it a chance but since it's bi-monthly it's hard to maintain interest.

The Boys is fun "I hate Superheroes" dick jokes. It can be overbearing at times but it's a good laugh even, though I think it needs to go somewhere soon.

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Permalink Reply by Jovenza on December 7, 2008 at 2:29pm

I like Garth Ennis but I always saw his whole "women being raped, people being raped and then killed in the most horrible way possible" as something to drive story of how wrong and evil it makes certain stories and espeacially characters appear to be. I think and all worked for his Punisher MAX work, the first of Garth Ennis' work a have read. Other than that, Garth Ennis must have some serious issues and fantasies or desires about those things.

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Permalink Reply by Costa_K on December 7, 2008 at 11:26pm

Ennis is only topped by Frank Miller, who probably doesn't even try to disguise his misogyny.

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Permalink Reply by Doctor Lightning on February 27, 2009 at 1:05pm

I met Garth Ennis. I just asked him what beer he likes. He actually seemed a little taken aback, which is strange since I heard he was a big drinker. He said Guiness, of course, and then one other which... fuck, I cant remember right now.

I picked up a few issues of Crossed at comic-con but havent read them yet. Is it any good, aside from the rape I mean?

PS: Worst rape of all though: the chicken-fucker on the inbred farm in Preacher. Yikes!

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Permalink Reply by Costa_K on February 27, 2009 at 4:17pm

Guiness is for posers.

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Permalink Reply by Dr. Detfink on February 28, 2009 at 3:30pm

I've read Crossed. I like the idea of zombies not being so stupid. I just don't get how you can still be conscious and raped as people tear out your guts, while still talking.

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