I'm Here If You Need Me, DC Comics
If I could have anyone over for Festivus dinner this year, it would be DC Comics editor Mike Carlin. He is definitely on my list of grievances. I'm sure Mike's a swell guy and all, but this month's issue of Green Arrow/Black Canary displayed some very messy copy editing. How are my children supposed to learn proper grammar and punctuation with sloppy work like this? Am I to resort to real textbooks now?
Here are the glaring mistakes that annoyed me in Green Arrow/Black Canary #2:
D'oh! Remember, "it's" is a contraction of "it is." The apostrophe jumped off the page and assaulted my eyes!
Update: Lag-O-Rama's Inhibitor just pointed out the second mistake in this panel. Oy vey, this is unforgivable!
While this isn't necessarily a grammatical error, it exhibits a poor phrasing of words and the editor should have caught that. I would suggest changing the sentence to "Find out what's been happening on Paradise Island..." The repetition of "on" is a bad choice.
This issue's only saving grace? Gratuitous amounts of shirtless Green Arrow.
I catch problems like these in comics all the time. Yes, I'm so geeky that I proofread my comic books. Should any of the fine folks at DC or Marvel Comics need my editing services, I am available. *wink*
lol - maybe they'll give u a job.
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Thanks for dropping by to see me. I voted for you, too.
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What can I say, she loves her left wing, green tights wearing, older beefy super heroes who us crude weapons that have boxing gloves instead of arrow heads and expects perfection. Edit that! I'm sure it's just as bad as Winick's dialog. CAPTAIN AMERICA RULES!
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Hey, at least you know when to use the apostrophe!
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While I appreciate your geekdum...hehe, yes I made up a new word for "my" dictionary; I only proofread novels..lol. I don't read comics although I watch them on TV. My husband use to be a huge comic buff until someone stole over 300 dollars worth of his comics. One being a first addition Venom. It was partly his fault; he left them in his car; which was broken into...ugh. After that he gave up; I guess. Anyway, I noticed when I read my crime novels the amount of typos. I don't always catch the grammatical errors, but definitely the typos.
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I do the same thing! I proofread advertisements in the paper, signs on the roads, books I'm reading, pretty much everything. It drives me crazy but I can't seem to stop! I think the misuse of the apostrophe is the worst offense for me. I especially hat it when "your" and "you're" are mixed up. I was just ranting about this the other day to Troy because I had been teaching Rebecca contractions in her English book and saw a mistake on a banner on a building that Rebecca was reading as we drove down the road. Ugh! I think I need to find a 12-step program to stop myself from this horrible addiction to proofreading.
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And I just saw a typo in my own post! But that's just because I'm horrible at typing, not because I can't spell.
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Hee hee, that's the problem with being a grammar Nazi - you set yourself up for when you make a goof.
I knew that one I put this entry up, people would be quick to point out any errors from now on! LOL - of course, I can go back and edit. The comic books are printed that way!
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LOL - I just made a typo, too!
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In your apostrophe example, the caption box below the one with the craptastic use of "it's" says "It is land a of warriors."
They brought their "A" game to this issue.
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Holy cow, I was so freaked out over the apostrophe, that one missed me! That's even worse than the other mistake! D'oh!
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