Via Bleeding Cool:
As of today’s release of Action Comics #1 by Grant Morrison, The Comic Conspiracy, will until further notice, be boycotting all future Grant Morrison books. If you want Action Comics, you will have to buy it elsewhere.
Christian comic book readers and shop owners. Join us in the Grant Morrison Boycott. Action Comics #1 is a slap in the face to Superman, Christians and Superman creators Siegel and Shuster!!
I could see Guy Gardner and maybe even Hal Jordan (Green Lanterns) saying it. I could see Oliver Queen (Green Arrow) saying it. I could easily see Damian Wayne (Robin) or MAYBE even Bruce Wayne saying it. But Superman was created to be the “perfect” super-hero. Unblemished. Superman is an American icon.
It grieves me to see a liberal Scottish schmuck like Grant Morrison take these liberties. I’m sorry, Superman would NEVER take God’s name in vain. In the words of the late Jim Croce, “You don’t tug on Superman’s cape.
The story “attitude” didn’t bother me. I’ve had to accept a LOT of changes over my nearly 35 years in the business. However, Superman saying “GD” isn’t going to fly with me.
This wasn’t creative flow. It wasn’t necessary in the story. It isn’t Superman at all. And it goes against a basic Christian principle. It was a blatant stab.
I deal with books like “Crossed” and “The Boys”. I accepted gay characters being introduced into a children specific book like Archie Comics. I however am getting very tired of having comic writer’s liberal agendas force fed to me. Mr. Morrison has stepped over my line. If I have to stand alone on this… I will.
The boycott stands. All orders for Action Comics #2, as well as any other books written by Grant Morrison will be cancelled as soon as Diamond Comics opens it’s offices today. I ask my customers to understand as best they can. I understand that it’s only a comic and it’s not the real world, but I feel that as a Christian I have to draw the line somewhere.
Outside the religious community, GD can stand for “Graphic Design” and plenty of other things. It’s only used to mean “god damn” in Christian circles.
The “Gd” above, on the other hand, looks like a grunt to me, similar to the “Hh” Morrison uses for Batman’s laughs/exhalations.Siegel and Shuster were Jewish, btw.
Shuster also drew:
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Superman’s a bottom.
WOW
“GD” doesn’t mean “Goddamn” you nimrods.
Ugh, Christians you’re doing it wrong.
He got shot with a tank! He might not exactly have the most control over his language there. Besides, this new Superman...
Hahahaha, what? In the words of the greatest villain ever, “Absolute monarch of all bum-snackers.”
He’s saying GD? It looks like he’s saying “GO”. I read it as “GO” like “GO GTFO STUFF IS BLOWING UP, SON!” Maybe they...
Except that’s what Jesus was all about? Wow. I can’t even - WOW.
I’m pretty sure Grant Motherfucking Morrison would actually write God damn if that’s what he was going for. But you...
(Bolding is mine) This is fascinating to me. I grew up in a fundamentalist part of the country, had a lot of religious...
*holds up her, “Get off my side, you make all of us look bad.” sign* Okay, dudes, can we get some normal Christian’s...
Give me an f’ing break…
God damn people are fucking stupid.
Really? God… Really? God is so damn vain about his name… With issues like those, you’d think he’s freaking Voldemort.
God dammit, Superman! Stop being all liberal and caring about the poor and trying to save the world and be more like...
Also, Siegel and Schuster were Jewish!
Hum. While I’m going to take the unpopular opinion here and agree that Superman saying ‘god damn’ is severely OOC (I...
I consider myself a Christian and I didn’t think that it stood for what these folks stood for. First, I didn’t even...
^ This. Also, hey, on the subject of it being a sound effect. You know what Grant Morrison does? You know what dialogue...
whispering “why” into my hands as I cover my face in shame
Okay, assuming this isn’t a troll… Do you seriously think that this is the FIRST TIME EVER Superman has said “God”?...
what a massive fucking bunch of wankers. Fuck off you fucking moronic fucking halfwitted fuckwits. Some people make me...
What a load of utter shit. This makes me pity human beings.
I really wonder what stance that shop takes regarding all the comics that use “budda budda budda” for their machine gun...
Uh… they’re boycotting a comic because something MAY mean God Damn, but is clearly just a grunt? Oooookay.
… why wouldn’t he write out God Damn if that was what was intended? I also think it was a grunt of some kind of noise. I...
WOW “GD” doesn’t mean “Goddamn” you nimrods.
Indeed it does, and as noted elsewhere if Morrison wanted Superman to say “Goddamn” he’d have him say it. In over forty...
wow…this is by far the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen… Morrison is returning Superman to his Siegal and Shuster origins....
This has to be a joke… Really… Please tell me it’s a joke…