November 2nd, 2007



The Top 7 Comic Book Commandments


7> When thine lead character is wed, thou shalt celebrate by leaping over yon shark.

6> Honor thy father and mother, even if they sent thee to yon lame planet whilst staying behind to be blown to smithereens.

5> Mentors, do not exasperate thy sidekicks nor thy youthful wards nor thy bastard offspring conceived whilst thee were brainwashed by villianesses, lest they betray thee and steal thy identity or thy woman or deliver thee up to thine enemies for slaughter.

4> Thou shalt smash (Hulk only).

3> Remember thy Post-Crisis revamp and keep it holy, but disregardest all Zero Hour retcons, for the Five-Year timeline is the Mark of the Beast.

2> Thou shalt not make fun of Aquaman anymore… seriously, guys, he art totally bummed by thy constant snarking.

and the Number 1 Comic Book Commandment…

1> Thou shalt go easy on Batman, since he lacks any real powers. But thou shalt not be obvious about it.




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Credits:

Selected from 34 submissions from 10 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Matt Van Opens, Watertown, WI — 1 (14th #1!)
Brian Pierce, Lynnwood, WA — 2
Louise Freeman Davis, Charlottesville, VA — 3, 5
Doug Husovsky, Cave Creek, AZ — 4
Vic Vitek, Hopewell Junction, NY — 6
Mark David, Sunnyvale, CA — 7
Craig Israel, Cleveland, OH — Banner tag
Jennifer Ford, Chicago, IL — Mystery Woman