Ink Pen by Phil Dunlap for September 30, 2021
September 29, 2021
October 01, 2021
Transcript:
Dynaman: I've been thinking about something most comic book readers are bookish nerds who get hassled by athletic types. But most superheroes are physically powerful giants! Captain Victorious: So? Dynaman: So why are there so many scientist villains? Why don't readers identify with bookish heroes? Captain Victorious: 'Cause even nerds like to see nerds get beat up? Dynaman: That's gotta be it...
American culture doesn’t just glorify violence. It is built on it. It is steeped in it from top to bottom, front to back, side to side. Violence in the media — such as this strip — Is not a cause. It’s a symptom.