Polite Dissent

New Marvel Ratings

February 23rd, 2005

Filed under: Comics

It appears that Marvel is revising their comics rating system. I thought I’d give them a few suggestions:

	This comic contains yet another appearance of Wolverine.
	This comic is a ReTread, attempting to retell a classic story in a “modern” way.
	Do not waste your money, this series will be Unfinished
	This comic features Decompressed storytelling and nothing worth mentioning happens.
	Liefeld’s X-Force appears.
	Talking Heads. This issue consists almost entirely of dialogue.
	The art in this comic has been PhotoShopped.
	Nudity has been Covered up
	A comic book Icon is killed, maimed or otherwise corrupted.
	Jean Grey dies, again.

Nevin
February 24th, 2005 at 7:22 am

But…but…half of those ratings would have to appear on every issue! Wouldn’t that be awfully cluttered? To begin with, almost everything Marvel puts out would get a “D”. And most things that don’t have “W-RT” will also need a “U”.
Dave Lartigue
February 24th, 2005 at 7:55 am

Brilliant!
Charles W.
February 24th, 2005 at 9:28 am

Marvel could save a lot of money on cover art here . . . just a logo, and six-to-eight warning labels, and you’re done.

Great job, man.
jdonelson_nyc
February 24th, 2005 at 3:02 pm

GENIUS
N
February 27th, 2005 at 6:37 pm

Har!
Norman Rafferty
March 1st, 2005 at 11:02 pm

You’re missing the “WIR” rating — Woman in Refrigerator

Otherwise, it’s very complete. Thank you for sharing this.