DC Women Kicking Ass: "Superhero Diaries: Black Canary" from Craveonline - It's supposed to be funny!

I read all the comics sites on a regular basis but I tend to forget about CraveOnline. And then one day I’ll remember it and pop on there for a look. And today I found this. It is purportedly Black Canary’s diary recounting the plots of Birds of Prey issues 1 and 2. Excuse me, WTF? Written by…

I suppose that the writer was trying to make a point with this dreck (presumably that Gail Simone is undermining her work by using an artist who draws sexy women) but I think if they had just made the point it would have been better for all concerned. The thing is, I’m not sure they had a point to make. While reading the last paragraph of the article, I expected an argument about Benes’s art being too sexy - perhaps the word ‘exploitative’ would come up, although I would disagree - but the point simply seems to be that they lost all higher brain function while looking at the art, and were therefore unable to read the words. Um.

I don’t think there are enough words to describe the “diaries” themselves, but here are a few to start with: crass, insulting, embarrassing (in that I am embarrassed for the person who wrote them).

1. spectralradiance reblogged this from fuckyeahbirdsofpreycomics and added:

   There is no gif adequate to expressing how awful this is and disgusted I am at this dense motherfucker Instead, picture...

2. grumbletonian reblogged this from dcwomenkickingass and added:

   writer was trying...point with this dreck (presumably that Gail Simone

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5. fuckyeahbirdsofpreycomics reblogged this from gailsimone and added:

   I wish I could say this in a more classy manner, but for once I can’t find anything more appropriate than to say I’m...

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   writers, but man, that was really, really, really not funny. What...boring! I’ve seen this...

10. royaltimes said: Oh, gross. And the “legless birds” comment? Ew.
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12. fuckyeahbatgirls said: …No.
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    WHAT THE HELL INTERNET....AM SO DISAPPOINT RIGHT NOW.

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