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| Stan Lee on the left, sphincter opening on the right. |
By Ray X
When Stan Lee died last year TV "personality" Bill Mahar looked down his nose and passed judgement on adult comic book and superhero movie patrons with a overly critically blog post. He was unimpressed with Lee's accomplishments including co-creating many of Marvel Comics superheroes.
Recently Mahar was at it again on his program Real Time with a segment cleverly titled "Goodbye, Mr. Strips." He claimed he never said anything bad about Stan Lee. His sneering snobbery was directed at the followers of Lee's works. He barnbrushed all such individuals as immature, that they should grow up and read real literature like Toni Morrison.
It's ironical that liberal Mahar speaks out against prejudice and discrimination but stereotypes all individuals who enjoy supehero fiction as immature losers. Bill, do you mean not one comic book reader has read Toni Morrison?
Mahar sums up his disdain towards fans with this comment: "I’m not glad Stan Lee is dead, I’m sad you’re alive.”
Narrow-minded Mahar thinks the comic book medium is nothing but "silly" superheroes. Is Art Spiegelman's "Maus" nothing but a childish diversion? Is the TV medium nothing but sitcoms, reality shows etc.? Does TV only provide an outlet for cranky old men like Mahar who should shut up and go to bed?
Check out the title of this essay. Unfair? Yes, just as unfair as what Mahar spews about all comic book readers.
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