Did you guys see the preview for the first issue of Ultimate Comic Avengers 3? It’s by Mark Millar and Steve Dillon, and you will notice that in every page there’s a black bar with a notice “Too Violent To Show” in red, like the one you see above. We don’t know if the preview just had to hide some juicy bits, if the script called for this, if artist Steve Dillon was running late, or if this is some kind of protest on Millar’s side for some reason. In any case, we here at TWC central loved the idea, and thought that more comics should use this technique. Don’t think so? Hit the jump and I’ll convince you.
Here’s one of the original pages, in case you didn’t bother to click the link to the preview.
But how would this technique work if we applied it to other Mark Millar comics? Say for example The Authority…
Or how about one of Millar’s more popular works, Civil War?
Or perhaps something a bit more recent, like Old Man Logan?
You know, it’s just not the same. Let’s try it with some very memorable scenes from other comics. Watchmen, for example. (um, spoilers, I guess, if you haven’t read the 20 year old book)
Or how about this other famous scene from Killing Joke?
Or perhaps from the pages of Sin City?
Or how about everyone’s favorite scene from Justice League?
Perhaps it works better in the context of some more modern comics, like say, Astonishing X-Men.
"Too Violent To Show" Parodies
Or how about one of Millar’s more popular works, Civil War?
Or perhaps something a bit more recent, like Old Man Logan?
Or how about this other famous scene from Killing Joke?
Or perhaps from the pages of Sin City?
Perhaps it works better in the context of some more modern comics, like say, Astonishing X-Men.