Marvel sucking in the comic department.

[Le Messor]

But - there's blood and violence all over comics. Is it just because the ink is colored red so YOU KNOW it's blood that makes it different?

There are a lot of comics these days I wouldn't show to a kid. It isn't just the colour of the blood, it's the amount of unrelenting, mean-spirited violence in any given comic.
Arbitrary?
Sure, why not. But this is what I would show a kid - not what I think should be out on the stands or what I would tell others to show a kid or not. Even if I express surprise when they do.

RE: Llan the Lameness and the dead bodies

Am I misremembering? I thought it was pretty "graphic" (in terms of clarity) if memory serves me right...?

There are some issues in the Llan saga I wouldn't show a kid.

~ Le Messor
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