@LurkyMcLurkerson:disqus " It's good to have conversations with people, instead of just about them."

@avclub-94e005c18b383d12a8924d5d1367610d:disqus Well said. I very much agree with that.

@avclub-94e005c18b383d12a8924d5d1367610d:disqus Well said. I very much agree with that.

@LurkyMcLurkerson:disqus Thanks. Wanda was always pretty important to me.

@LurkyMcLurkerson:disqus Thanks. Wanda was always pretty important to me.

There were some accusations of Gaiman being transphobic this past summer, which I think eventually led to this response from Gaiman:
http://neil-gaiman.tumblr.c…

There were some accusations of Gaiman being transphobic this past summer, which I think eventually led to this response from Gaiman:
http://neil-gaiman.tumblr.c…

@LurkyMcLurkerson:disqus  Thanks. That was always my interpretation of the story, and of Wanda as well.

@LurkyMcLurkerson:disqus  Thanks. That was always my interpretation of the story, and of Wanda as well.

I always felt like the covers never quite reproduced as well as they could in the trades. Maybe that's part of your reaction?

I always felt like the covers never quite reproduced as well as they could in the trades. Maybe that's part of your reaction?

My recollections match Toastpup's as well. It was always Hyperman, as published.

My recollections match Toastpup's as well. It was always Hyperman, as published.

He mentions this in the notes in Dustcovers as well. Specifically, the early folkie Bowie is what they were going for.

He mentions this in the notes in Dustcovers as well. Specifically, the early folkie Bowie is what they were going for.

At the time the issues were coming out, the Robert Smith comparison was the more obvious one. And even that began to change pretty quickly, once they moved away from Sam Keith and Dringenberg.

At the time the issues were coming out, the Robert Smith comparison was the more obvious one. And even that began to change pretty quickly, once they moved away from Sam Keith and Dringenberg.

They used that same image in Flying Circus as well. Someone turns his nose and his cap turns around like a music box.

They used that same image in Flying Circus as well. Someone turns his nose and his cap turns around like a music box.

"And in what universe Maori religion and Eskimo religion come anywhere *near* major religions, I have no idea."