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Hot Topic has DC formalware, now... Gotham Knights DC Comics Formal: Prom Dresses & Guys Formal Wear ... I have to admit, I am equal parts excited and horrified, pretty much
The Fool
Woooow.
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yeah
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I'm all for getting your geek on. I'm all for not stigmatizing fandom.
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but
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OK, I even get some comic shirts and socks and accessories at Hot Topic and Spencers, because they sell them there
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bjt
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I guess I'm finally getting too old for some Hot Topic stuff
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and... I guess what bothers me is capitalizing on villains
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I'm sorry if I'm wrong for that
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it's by gut reaction, though. comics let the good guy usually win and I love that
The Fool
I feel like there's definitely a generational thing there, where villains have become much more popular these days
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that's my getaway from the world fantasy. bad things happen, but these guys fight it and can usually defeat the assholes who are doing the bad things
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yeah
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Poison Ivy and Harley and Catwoman don't bother me much, because they've all gone through redemption type arcs and sometimes help
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heck, they have good things they want to accomplish, even, they just go about it badly sometimes
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they've become sympathetic semi-villains
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toeing the line at being anti-heroes in some portrayals
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maybe this is just me really not getting all the love for the Joker again
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my soon to be former son in law LOVES the Joker.
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I saw a lot of Joker cosplay at my comic con this year (and people staying in character enough that they didn't care they were legit scaring a 6yo)
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I don't even know what the point of this plurk was. I'm low on sleep and cold meds are getting to me
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and coyotes woke me up at 3am
The Fool
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moontyger
I was going to say that I wasn't sure Harley, Ivy, and Selina really counted as villains. I mean, sometimes, but others... >.>
moontyger
I also kind of wish I had somewhere to wear some of these. I love the bats on the skirt of the Batman dress
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they were originally, but things have shifted a bit
moontyger
It doesn't explain Ivy, but Selina had her own comic for so long and Harley does now - I wonder if that's part of the shift
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Ivy didn't have a solo, but wasn't she in Gotham City Sirens?
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she was in the DCnU Birds of Prey for a bit, too
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and had a 6 issue limited series recently, too