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The Inappropriate Free Comic Book Day Ad That Got Frozened…

Published Sun, 18 May 2014 09:00:40 -0500

Last updated Fri, 20 Feb 2015 07:34:14 -0600

The Dork Tower's John Kovalic had a dilemma. This was the Free Comic Book Day comic that he picked up from Dynamite.

I'm hardly a prude. But here's the otherwise wonderful comic that ad is on the back cover of: pic.twitter.com/kb9xAe8gaf

— John Kovalic (@muskrat_john) May 17, 2014

And what was the ad?

Oh, dear. The advertisement on the back of Daughter, Age 5's otherwise delightful kids' comicbook. pic.twitter.com/n1q7hQ3jGo — John Kovalic (@muskrat_john) May 17, 2014

This looks TOTALLY appropriate for the back of a kids' comicbook, Dynamite Comics. Look: it even features a baby! pic.twitter.com/lEuydPaZg3 — John Kovalic (@muskrat_john) May 17, 2014

Yes , I've become *that* parent.

— John Kovalic (@muskrat_john) May 17, 2014

So what to do? Complain? Write a sternly worded letter? Call for a boycott? Burn it? How about something a little more creative.

Poor girl looked cold and out of touch. So I'm giving her a sensible cardigan and an iPhone… pic.twitter.com/0BhR180GBF

— John Kovalic (@muskrat_john) May 17, 2014

Ironically, Citadel paints appear to be the perfect means of correcting cheesecake BS on a kids' comic… pic.twitter.com/L35PXebJgy

— John Kovalic (@muskrat_john) May 17, 2014

There's only one more thing to make it perfect for five year old girls everywhere.