Comments on: New Comic Book on “Eco-terrorism” From Marvel Imprint http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2007/08/04/burnout/ Will Potter reports on “eco-terrorism” witch hunts and the Green Scare, including: The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, Earth Liberation Front, Animal Liberation Front, Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty, and civil liberties. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:32:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Kim http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2007/08/04/burnout/#comment-88946 Kim Wed, 29 Aug 2007 01:13:38 +0000 http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2007/08/04/burnout/#comment-88946 You can't try to convince me that there isn't anything sexier than a balaclava... except a balaclava + camo pants. You can’t try to convince me that there isn’t anything sexier than a balaclava… except a balaclava + camo pants.

]]> By: cloud rider http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2007/08/04/burnout/#comment-85020 cloud rider Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:02:25 +0000 http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2007/08/04/burnout/#comment-85020 i saw that L&O episode and thought it was quite possibly the best farce on nonviolent, monkeywrenching activists since Michael Crichton's [sic] book about how they try to destroy the human race. lol. Gotta love the producers and publishers that are so ignorant they allow this shit to air/get published. By the way, what are their names? i saw that L&O episode and thought it was quite possibly the best farce on nonviolent, monkeywrenching activists since Michael Crichton’s [sic] book about how they try to destroy the human race. lol. Gotta love the producers and publishers that are so ignorant they allow this shit to air/get published. By the way, what are their names?

]]> By: Bill McGuire http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2007/08/04/burnout/#comment-84364 Bill McGuire Tue, 07 Aug 2007 19:12:13 +0000 http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2007/08/04/burnout/#comment-84364 Hi Will, DC/Minx Comics had a podcast from SD ComicCon that has a short section about Burnout. This is pretty much word for word what ComicBookResources is quoting. The interesting part is that DC/Vertigo/Minx editor Shelly Bond calls what the boyfriend's son is involved in "monkeywrenching" and "eco-terrorism". It's funny how the word monkeywrenching gets dropped but not eco-terrorism. ICv2 has a different write up: "A moral dilemma is also at the heart of Burnout by Rebecca Donner (Sunset Terraces), the story of teenage girl who discovers that her older brother is an eco-saboteur, who spikes trees in order to prevent logging, a dangerous illegal activity that, in spite of its noble ends, can have profound and injurious consequences." Also Comicbookbin.com has even more: "Noted author Rebecca Donner (Sunset Terraces) was the literary director of the fiction series at New York’s KGB Bar. For her first graphic novel, she collaborates with Inaki Miranda, one of comics’ rising superstar artists (Fables; The Road to Paradise). In BURNOUT, Danni follows her older, mysterious, soon-to-be-stepbrother Haskell when he sneaks out of the house through his bedroom window and discovers his secret: Haskell is a monkeywrencher. Haskell, it turns out, spikes trees with the intent to stop corporations from what he reverently believes is mass ecological sabotage. It’s a dangerous, illicit activity and it brings the two teenagers together in surprising and dangerous ways. " Comic Book Bin http://www.comicbookbin.com/news1165.html ICv2 http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/11027.html DC/Minx podcast: http://www.dccomics.com/media/podcasts/DCComics_2007-07-29_MINX_Panel_San_Diego_Comic_Con_2007.mp3 Hi Will,

DC/Minx Comics had a podcast from SD ComicCon that has a short section about Burnout. This is pretty much word for word what ComicBookResources is quoting.

The interesting part is that DC/Vertigo/Minx editor Shelly Bond calls what the boyfriend’s son is involved in “monkeywrenching” and “eco-terrorism”. It’s funny how the word monkeywrenching gets dropped but not eco-terrorism.

ICv2 has a different write up: “A moral dilemma is also at the heart of Burnout by Rebecca Donner (Sunset Terraces), the story of teenage girl who discovers that her older brother is an eco-saboteur, who spikes trees in order to prevent logging, a dangerous illegal activity that, in spite of its noble ends, can have profound and injurious consequences.”

Also Comicbookbin.com has even more:
“Noted author Rebecca Donner (Sunset Terraces) was the literary director of the fiction series at New York’s KGB Bar. For her first graphic novel, she collaborates with Inaki Miranda, one of comics’ rising superstar artists (Fables; The Road to Paradise). In BURNOUT, Danni follows her older, mysterious, soon-to-be-stepbrother Haskell when he sneaks out of the house through his bedroom window and discovers his secret: Haskell is a monkeywrencher. Haskell, it turns out, spikes trees with the intent to stop corporations from what he reverently believes is mass ecological sabotage. It’s a dangerous, illicit activity and it brings the two teenagers together in surprising and dangerous ways. ”

Comic Book Bin
http://www.comicbookbin.com/news1165.html

ICv2
http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/11027.html

DC/Minx podcast:
http://www.dccomics.com/media/podcasts/DCComics_2007-07-29_MINX_Panel_San_Diego_Comic_Con_2007.mp3

]]> By: Tina http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2007/08/04/burnout/#comment-83761 Tina Sun, 05 Aug 2007 15:00:48 +0000 http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2007/08/04/burnout/#comment-83761 I remember that Law&Order. But there was one where Olivia goes undercover for the FBI and is supposed to find out if any of the activists protesting a company that has been poisoning the water are responsible for killing the CEO. As it turns out, the activists aren't responsible. Turns out the CEO had a secret life as pedophile and had held a girl captive for years. The girl ended up killing him, if I remember correctly. It was really good episode because it showed how activists are abused by the police. Olivia ends up sticking up for the environmentalists. She particularly starts to get close to a couple of them and even sympathizes with the cause. I remember that Law&Order. But there was one where Olivia goes undercover for the FBI and is supposed to find out if any of the activists protesting a company that has been poisoning the water are responsible for killing the CEO. As it turns out, the activists aren’t responsible. Turns out the CEO had a secret life as pedophile and had held a girl captive for years. The girl ended up killing him, if I remember correctly.

It was really good episode because it showed how activists are abused by the police. Olivia ends up sticking up for the environmentalists. She particularly starts to get close to a couple of them and even sympathizes with the cause.

]]> By: Elaine Vigneault http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2007/08/04/burnout/#comment-83669 Elaine Vigneault Sun, 05 Aug 2007 02:20:28 +0000 http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2007/08/04/burnout/#comment-83669 PS the follow up episode is here: http://www.tv.com//infiltrated/episode/897536/summary.html?q=&tag=search_results;episode_title;1 PS the follow up episode is here:
http://www.tv.com//infiltrated/episode/897536/summary.html?q=&tag=search_results;episode_title;1

]]> By: Elaine Vigneault http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2007/08/04/burnout/#comment-83667 Elaine Vigneault Sun, 05 Aug 2007 01:55:13 +0000 http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2007/08/04/burnout/#comment-83667 That Law and Order episode was in fact a small series of episodes, not just one. The story line continued for at least a couple shows. They didn't do a great job portraying activists as real people, but rape does happen in all kinds of groups, so we shouldn't pretend it doesn't. That Law and Order episode was in fact a small series of episodes, not just one. The story line continued for at least a couple shows.

They didn’t do a great job portraying activists as real people, but rape does happen in all kinds of groups, so we shouldn’t pretend it doesn’t.

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