tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357793224370188597.post6397412867786972850..comments2024-02-25T03:15:48.893-05:00Comments on News and Views by Chris Barat: Comics Review: LITTLE LULU'S PAL TUBBY: THE CASTAWAY AND OTHER STORIES by John Stanley (Dark Horse Publishing, 2010)Chris Barathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06845538037091279990noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357793224370188597.post-24902129812666573942010-09-13T14:33:05.545-04:002010-09-13T14:33:05.545-04:00Seems like you're reading quite a bit into tha...Seems like you're reading quite a bit into that two-line disclaimer on "The Indian Fighter," which struck me as nothing more than a bit of pro forma ass-covering. I'm actually a big fan of Dark Horse's attitude here, which I take to have been something along the lines of "Huh. The racial attitudes here are kind of dubious. Someone might be offended. Oh well, whatever; let's just slap a quick warning on that sucker, and then we can all go home early." This attitude seems a LOT healthier than the one that's led to the endless, angst-ridden contortions that Disney constantly embroils itself in. Just imagine--if the books actually become a reality--the sort of self-flagellating introductions you can expect to see on the Fantagraphics MM compilations. The one in Tubby here seems about as mild as you can get.<br /><br />(I thought the story itself was one of the weaker parts of the volume, though not particularly because of the depiction of the Indians--I was, however, interested in the fact that when Tubby dyes himself with berries, his skin isn't even remotely the same color as theirs, and yet they're instantly fooled--was the original printing like this? Is someone trying to make some kind of statement?)GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.com