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for Thursday, May 29, 2008
"Comics and politics" were the theme of the Tony Polls we asked you during the week of May 13. Here are the final results of the voting.
This fall, the four-issue DCU: Decisions examines the political leanings of various super-heroes. Rate your level of interest in this mini-series.
Near-Mint.....5.83%
Fine.....7.50%
Very Good.....7.50%
Good.....14.17%
Fair.....22.50%
Poor.....42.50%
This was a tougher question for me to answer than I thought it would be. The subject matter does interest me. However, given my low regard for the creative efforts of Dan DiDio, who came up with the idea and will apparently oversee it, and Judd Winick, one of the two writers on the series, I voted poor.
My general rule of thumb on questions like this one is that if your combined percentage for "fair" and "poor" is over 50%, you're in big trouble. I don't think this mini-series will set the sales charts on fire.
Moving right along...
Ignoring the question of how well or badly it's done, how do you feel about political issues as elements in super-hero comic books?
I'm okay with it.....47.76%
I don't like it.....28.81%
I like it.....23.73%
My prediction for this was a 50/25/25 split and I came pretty close to getting it right. I voted I like it. I've never been shy about inserting political commentary into the comics I've written. I think it adds a bit of realism to the stories and thus makes the more fantastic elements more believable.
In general, how would you characterize your voting record?
Democratic.....58.77%
Other.....25.44%
Republican.....15.79%
I went with Democratic and figured the past four years of George Bush would pretty much guarantee that a majority of the voters would do so as well.
In general, how would you characterize your politics?
Liberal.....56.78%
Middle-of-the-road.....33.05%
Conservative.....10.17%
I'm not sure any of these terms mean what any of us think they mean, but, asked to choose, I went with Liberal.
How would you rate President George W. Bush?
Worst president ever.....68.57%
Really bad president.....23.81%
Bad president.....7.62%
Do I have to tell you how I voted? Didn't think so.
Sometimes I ask questions like this, puppet master that I am, because I know it will absolutely enrage a certain small segment of my readers. These few will send me nasty e-mails and even call me on the phone to vent their hatred of me. But they should know that I do it out of love.
If you honestly think Bush is better than a "bad president," you're crying out for help. I'd be happy to comfort you and direct you to mental health specialists.
Sadly, my ability to help you is severely diminished because you never seem to sign your e-mails and give me your names when you call me. Maybe your passion makes you forgetful.
Whether you love me or despise me, thanks for spending a part of your day with me.
I'll be back tomorrow with more stuff.
Tony Isabella
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