Oh God, What Is It This Time? The Internet has an upset tum-tum again. This time it's because Bill Maher has said some mean things about comic book fans. With tone-deaf timing, Maher picked the passing of revered comic book creator and legend Stan Lee to trash comic fans. First in November 2018 came his blog post on his own Real Time website - didn't even know he had a blog, did you? "I don’t think it’s a huge stretch to suggest that Donald Trump could only get elected in a country that thinks comic books are important." After fans sent him the requisite flame-back, Maher appeared on Larry King live a few days later and dug a trench where he stood: So he clarifies he's not attacking Stan Lee, but the fandom. Fade out, fade in: Bill Maher's Real Time returns after the first of the year with a brand new season, and by golly if he didn't throw some more gas on the comic-book-fan kindling: Now, Bill's position is that comic books are for kids, as are cartoons, cards, figurines, Legos, and…
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