they skew it towards people that post way too much

I stopped when I realized that I can't be bothered to learn their privacy settings that they continually change without warning.

and they aren't really designed to drive a profit

You could be right! It "looks" obvious to me but that's hardly proof. (Completely agree w/you about Batman and Robin.)

I've been thinking the word "mansplain" was overused, but this comment section has disabused me of that.

I liked Azzarello's take on WW … she has a human side and a larger-than-life heroic side, and one of her superpowers is her immense capacity to love humanity. (Although his overall story was so idiosyncratic, I can see it's not a good basis for ongoing WW stories.)

Could be, except he tends to throw in a bondage element even when it's not particularly relevant to the plot. It's like a tic. Also lots of spanking. Of course, that's an interpretation, because it's still all subtext. It's not Eric Stanton or anything.

Except the bondage scenes look just like fetish art, especially anything with the Baroness and her slave girls. Bondage has always been a thing, even if it's gone more mainstream lately.

re YA direction, I've been enjoying the Legend of Wonder Woman mini-series.

Fat jokes are at least true to the spirit of the original.

Golden Age WW is bonkers and I love 'em, but I don't know if I'd pick that to start out with super hero comics!

I've heard it doesn't influence elections, either.

It's great stuff. Very 1970s … kung fu, Viet Nam, "women's lib" …

Is dad rock like Sonic Youth and Gang of Four?

Iron Fist: Epic Collection

GI vs Transformers is insane. As Anti-Monitor said, Scioli embraces the Kirby and Steranko influences but then cranks it up to 11.

I dunno … I was a Marvel reader in the 80s, I kind of knew who Two-Face was (but nothing about his origin or back story), and didn't know who "Selina" was. I still liked it, but there are definitely references to the DC universe.

I actually prefer Joker when he's basically just a jerk with a clown face. Then again, I also don't care for slasher flicks.

Is it that much wordier than, say, a typical Silver Age comic?

I loved it as a teenager. It opened my eyes to the idea that superheroes (and comics in general) could have something to say, could play with form, and could deconstruct existing characters and myths. Which isn't to say DKR was the first comic to do that, obviously, but it was the first I'd encountered.