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Apparently this is a smart and eloquent version of the Lizard so going with the much more feral (and awesome) look of the comic book version is out. Perhaps they thought he needed a still somewhat human face to have long soliloquy's on the ascendency of reptiles.
In another note Batman made me angry this week. Read one of the New 52 Batman comics and:
Spoiler:
Mr. Freeze is no longer married; he never has been. The chick frozen in the tube was one of the earliest cryogenic experiments. Freeze wrote his dissertation on her and after being fired from Wayne Enterprises and having his accident he became fixated on her and invented the relationship.
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
Ahtman wrote:Apparently this is a smart and eloquent version of the Lizard so going with the much more feral (and awesome) look of the comic book version is out. Perhaps they thought he needed a still somewhat human face to have long soliloquy's on the ascendency of reptiles.
In another note Batman made me angry this week. Read one of the New 52 Batman comics and:
Spoiler:
Mr. Freeze is no longer married; he never has been. The chick frozen in the tube was one of the earliest cryogenic experiments. Freeze wrote his dissertation on her and after being fired from Wayne Enterprises and having his accident he became fixated on her and invented the relationship.
What? The changes his whole character. He was kinda sympathetic before.
I'm actually cool with it (hehe). IMO, Victor Fries was too sympathetic. It reminds me of John Wagner talking about Judge Dredd fan-mail. He noticed kids were writing to him that the world would be much better if someone like Joe Dredd was in charge. Wagner was miffed, as the comic was supposed to be a satire on authoritarianism rather than authoritarian propaganda. Similarly, that Fries did it all "for love" has become unquestioned: love as a cover story for psychosis should not be convincing. If anything, we needed a story where Fries cured Nora but went on with murder and mayhem, a la, Miller's post-plastic surgery Two-Face. But, as I just mentioned, that's so done. The idea of having Fries's "love" be the consequence of his psychopathy is a creative solution.
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...wwaayy behind with my reading, got a veritable pile building up of stuff to catch up with, good job I'm incredibly busy for the foreseeable future then...
have read Dial h for Hero #1 and 2 and the first of the Watchmen prequels.
The former is certainly interesting, at the very least. Some very clever powers/characters created thus far... I just worry that the constant merry go round of characters might get a little wearing after a while.
.. on the plus side though...
more Boy Chimney would be welcome, and I was immediately fond of
too.
been meaning to read some of the author's books for a while, this has, at the very least, encouraged me to do so.
Series definitely has a feel that reminds me of Morrisons' Doom Patrol run.... just a bit unsure as to whether the current market will support this..... little surprised this isn't a Vertigo book to be honest... be interested in seeing any crossover anyway.
The Watchmen book is sublime, Mr. Cooke is a genius. Nuff said.
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
Recently ordered Infinity Gauntlet. It would certainly be very... ambitious, to make that the plot of the 2nd or 3rd Avengers movie.
I loved how all the heroes came together, something we'll probably won't see on the big screen since they right to Spider-Man, the Silver Surfer, Doctor Doom and other characters are sadly not with Marvel. The third act was... weird. Sure, Thanos was omnipotent and unbeatable, but having him fight Galactus and the gods of space was not that interesting IMO.
The new 52 finally hit German shores. My brother got Flash and all the Batman titles, I'm still waiting for my half of the order, which is TPBs of Catwoman, Batgirl and Aquaman. I'm also looking into Justice League, which comes packaged with Teen Titans.
Also bought Ultimate Fallout and the first TPB with the new Spider-Man. Fallout is good so far, I'll have to wait and see if I like Miles Morales. Then again, judging from a Marvel Preview catalogue I won't have to live with him for too long.
Those Dial H pages are interesting. I remember reading a Dial series back in the early 80s, maybe? Back then readers could submit their hero ideas to DC. Not sure if that's still the case. Anyway, those pages are unexpectedly nice and weird...I think I still had the cheesy old series in my head.
Read the new Action Comics and I'm still really liking this Morrison interpretation of Superman.
Spoiler:
That one scene with the JLA said a lot. I love that this Superman is more interested in social justice than just being the muscle who beats up space monsters. Grant, keep this up and you might actually create a Superman with some depth! And of course the subplot with the hunter guy now makes sense.
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Anyway, ever notice how useless the US military is in comics? Like just read Ultimate X-Men and they lost the southwest of America to robots. Like, should we send in the army and try to get those states back? Nah, it's fine. C'mon man at least give it the old college try.
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Yes, that's another good example. Surely, there's some tanks and planes and stuff somewhere on the eastern seaboard? Nah, just send that guy with the bow.
Let me know how FF is. I only read one issue but was reading Amazing Spider-man at the time which was concurrent with it and it was pretty good.
Speaking of Spider-Man, I read the first TPB with the new ultimate Spidey and he's... nice. I'm still sad that they killed Peter right when things worked out for him, but the new kid brings an interesting supporting cast and new powers with him.
He's been dead a long time over here in the USA, at least in the Ultimate Universe.
And they are just about to launch (it fact #1 might have been this Wednesday?) a crossover between Marvel "Regular" Spidey (Pete) and the Ultimate Universe Spidey (Miles?)!
Anung Un Rama wrote:I thought you stopped reading Spidey, KC.
Speaking of Spider-Man, I read the first TPB with the new ultimate Spidey and he's... nice. I'm still sad that they killed Peter right when things worked out for him, but the new kid brings an interesting supporting cast and new powers with him.
So, is he dead already in the US comics?
I did but he joined the FF quite a while ago. Even now ASM is actually quite a good read. I'm just trying to cut back on comics and have developed a preference for titles where I feel things actually can change and anything can happen. Spider-Man is entertaining though.
Ultimate Parker is long dead. Which is why I read the Ultimate titles. Things are seriously messed up there. I'm hoping they won't just wave a magic wand and pretend it all didn't happen.
Alpharius wrote:
And they are just about to launch (it fact #1 might have been this Wednesday?) a crossover between Marvel "Regular" Spidey (Pete) and the Ultimate Universe Spidey (Miles?)!
Alpharius wrote:
And they are just about to launch (it fact #1 might have been this Wednesday?) a crossover between Marvel "Regular" Spidey (Pete) and the Ultimate Universe Spidey (Miles?)!
Alpharius wrote:
And they are just about to launch (it fact #1 might have been this Wednesday?) a crossover between Marvel "Regular" Spidey (Pete) and the Ultimate Universe Spidey (Miles?)!
Really? That's weird. What's it called?
Are you ready for this?
Spider-Men
I'm not kidding!
Marvel's desperate whoring of the spiderman character is just about enough to make my vomit. I religiously collect most of the spiderman titles out of a sense of loyalty to a childhood hero, but it's getting to the point that it's starting to make me want to quit.
I'm both selfish and rational. I'm scheming, secretive and manipulative; I use knowledge as a tool for personal gain, and in turn obtaining more knowledge. At best, I am mysterious and stealthy; at worst, I am distrustful and opportunistic.
As long as I have been alive, Marvel has not acted any other way with regard to its characters. I'm not saying DC is any different, either. Just that what you're noticing existed before you noticed it. When you were younger, Marvel's need to wring every penny out of Spiderman didn't prevent you from liking him. You shouldn't let it stand in the way now, either.
I think it really started with "One More Day" and the new girlfriend... who has now left him so he can get back with MJ...
What a joke.
But yeah, I understand. I remember the clone saga.
At least Kain is making a decent showing. I really do enjoy the Scarlet Spider series.
I'm both selfish and rational. I'm scheming, secretive and manipulative; I use knowledge as a tool for personal gain, and in turn obtaining more knowledge. At best, I am mysterious and stealthy; at worst, I am distrustful and opportunistic.
KamikazeCanuck wrote:Ultimate Parker is long dead. Which is why I read the Ultimate titles. Things are seriously messed up there. I'm hoping they won't just wave a magic wand and pretend it all didn't happen.
You misunderstand. I meant, when is Miles Morals going to die. I saw a preview image from Spider-Men and assumed it was ultimate Peter holding Miles in his arms.
Not a big fan of a 616/ultimate crossover though. Ultimate has a different tone that wouldn't really mesh well with the original universe.
deathholydeath wrote:I think it really started with "One More Day" and the new girlfriend... who has now left him so he can get back with MJ... What a joke. But yeah, I understand. I remember the clone saga. At least Kain is making a decent showing. I really do enjoy the Scarlet Spider series.
He's back with MJ? Good. That's half the retcon I wanted.
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The OMD thing controversy is a whole other thing. There's always been many Spidey-Titles (In fact I think there's less now: No Spectacular, Sensational or Web-of-Spider-man). Yes, he's also an Avenger now but that's ok with me. Avengers is better for it I think.
@Anung. I'm sure Miles will be fine. He just got started. He's only been on like two adventures! Can't kill him now.
