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Entertainment / Re: The RPM Boob Tube Thread (56k warning)
« on: March 01, 2012, 06:07:52 AM »
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Gaming / Re: The Official Pokémon Black & White Discussion Thread
« on: February 28, 2012, 05:56:35 PM »
According to Serebii, release of BW2 will be June 2012 in Japan. Autumn 2012 for North America/Europe.
Wow, that's a quick localization.
Wow, that's a quick localization.
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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)
« on: February 28, 2012, 01:31:14 AM »Wait, you HAVEN'T been reading The Flash? Holy crap, it's AWESOME!! Not only did I like the story, but it's only under Batwoman for the best art in comics right now. Francis is incredible!Not only that he's been on schedule for these past six months when a lot of other artists have difficultly keeping up. He's really bringing his "A" game this time.
And Fury of Firestorm was absolutely garbage. I stopped caring after the 2nd issue. They managed to do the impossible and make Ronnie & Jason even more insufferable together then they were in Brightest Day.You know it's bad when a longtime fan of ol' Matchstick can't defend it. As I said, I liked some stuff (and I forgot to mention that I kind of like old supporting cast member Cliff Carmichael becoming a snarky mercenary) it's horrible on the whole. What really gets me is the senseless violence, remember the first issue where Cliff and Co. tortured a scientist and shot up a High School. I'm better off reading the original Gerry Conway-penned issues.
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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)
« on: February 27, 2012, 09:13:32 PM »Haha, by slower you mean "not god" and all that!I heard he also pulled a hernia what he attempted to tow the Moon on a chain. Maybe he should let the younger guys like Captain Marvel do the heavy lifting now.
Also, my copy of "Justice League: Doom" shipped from Amazon. Happiness!
Posted on: February 24, 2012, 09:51:43 AM
Found this review of the first DCnU Flash arc and it makes me regret not picking it up (there's the hardcover coming out in August but...) Nice that they finally got the Flash back on track after has has been a very rough six years for the character.
Fury of Firestorm on the other hand, I dropped it simply because there is very little to like. The overall premise of the Firestorm protocols is interesting enough (as is the new Pozhar) but I strongly dislike the characterization of Ronnie Raymond and Jason Rusch.
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Gaming / Re: The Official Pokémon Black & White Discussion Thread
« on: February 26, 2012, 04:55:50 PM »
I wonder if BW2 will pick up on the thread about Ghetsis' fate. Didn't he escape at the end?
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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)
« on: February 24, 2012, 05:32:49 AM »Use one of his weaknesses? [sonic slicer] please. He'll just go so fast he goes back in time
In the sixties, yes. But Supes has gotten slower in his old age.
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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)
« on: February 23, 2012, 06:52:38 AM »@Protoman Blues Why does Superman get deconstructed a lot in comics?
Been hanging around TV Tropes lately? I saw a how topic devoted to that question on their forums.
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Forum Games / Re: "What Are You Thinking Now?"
« on: February 20, 2012, 05:26:10 AM »
I wonder where I placed my pants...
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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)
« on: February 20, 2012, 05:19:44 AM »Spectacular Spider-Man is probably the best cartoon Spidey's ever had. The problem with the 90's Spidey cartoon is that it had much stronger competition at the time from the Batman cartoon & the X-Men cartoon. The X-Men animated series was extremely well done pretty much for it's entire run until they changed the animation style towards the end.
Well, the X-Men/Spider-Man team-up "Mutant Agenda" was pure win to me. Especially since they had to fly in the cast of X-Men from Canada to record their lines.
It should also be worth noting that George Buza (who voiced Beast) played a bit part in the movie as the truck driver that drove Rogue to that bar where she met Wolverine. Funny how it's summer time in New York in X-Men/X2, yet it snows in Alberta (where I live, by the way.) What's up with that?
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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)
« on: February 20, 2012, 12:34:21 AM »
It was a step up from the stilted dialogue of "Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends" from what I've seen on YouTube. Then again, animation was still in the ghetto back in the 1980s I shouldn't be too harsh. I try to look at it this way: "90s Spider-Man" was a stepping stone to the much better "Spectular Spider-Man" ("Spider-Man Unlimited" nonwithstanding.) My fondness for the 90s show may be through rose-colored glasses. I only watched up to half-way through "The Sins of the Father" storyline-- when my cut snipped the cable.
Also out curiosity, what's your opinion of the X-Men animated series at the time?
Also out curiosity, what's your opinion of the X-Men animated series at the time?
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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)
« on: February 20, 2012, 12:04:59 AM »
Osborn is just the nutcase who fired a lucky shot at the Skrull empress... and the United States government handed him control of SHIELD (reformed into HAMMER) because of it. I'm of the school of thought that the denizens of the Marvel universe are too stupid to live. Me-- I think Doctor Doom is a better Lex Luthor analogue in some respects because he's a super-genius and rules Latveria so he can flout the law because he has diplomatic immunity. Kingpin is only similar to Lex in that he's both rich and can project a law-abiding image as Wilson Fisk. Lex was never really a crime boss, just a ruthless corporate raider.
On another note, I've been recording a lot of the 90s animated Spider-Man lately and I don't see why it gets a lot of hate. Yeah, it recycles a lot of animation (which the 60s show did even more egregiously) and its quality is below Batman: TAS, and the network censors truncated it by removing realistic handguns and hand-to-hand combat. Yet I think John Semper and his writers did a very good job of condensing the comic storylines. Plus, Christopher Daniel Barnes' delivery of those scripts was fantastic.
On another note, I've been recording a lot of the 90s animated Spider-Man lately and I don't see why it gets a lot of hate. Yeah, it recycles a lot of animation (which the 60s show did even more egregiously) and its quality is below Batman: TAS, and the network censors truncated it by removing realistic handguns and hand-to-hand combat. Yet I think John Semper and his writers did a very good job of condensing the comic storylines. Plus, Christopher Daniel Barnes' delivery of those scripts was fantastic.
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Entertainment / Re: Sonic the Hedgehog Comics
« on: February 16, 2012, 04:21:52 AM »
Oh I care. I'm just the quiet type.
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Entertainment / Re: At The Movies With RPM
« on: February 16, 2012, 04:20:34 AM »
Saw Chronicle with my pals on Sunday. Telekinetic rampage through Seattle = awesomeness.
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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)
« on: February 09, 2012, 03:20:31 PM »
I usually go on Comic Bloc to sit back and watch the fireworks myself. Sometimes I will make a flippant comment or two.
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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)
« on: February 08, 2012, 08:50:55 PM »
Teen Titans is a prime example, but I consider it a guilty pleasure.
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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)
« on: February 08, 2012, 03:36:21 PM »
Dan DiDio and Joe "Quesadilla" are probably the two most reviled figures in the industry right now (if you ask the fans anyway.) Hell, I don't think Jim Shooter ever got that much vitriol. Then again, Shooter actually produced more good results from his heavy-handed editing.
And is it me or is "DC New" turning into early 90s Marvel? They hired Tom DeFalco, Howard Mackie, and Scott Lobdell to write Legion Lost/Ravager/Teen Titans/Superboy/Red Hood and that's the vibe I get from those books.
And is it me or is "DC New" turning into early 90s Marvel? They hired Tom DeFalco, Howard Mackie, and Scott Lobdell to write Legion Lost/Ravager/Teen Titans/Superboy/Red Hood and that's the vibe I get from those books.
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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)
« on: February 07, 2012, 09:49:57 PM »
PB, do you have any specific recommendations for Spider-Man since Dan Slott took the reins as sole writer? I noticed from my brief skimming of certain issues that he has got Spider-Man's voice down pretty well and I'm curious.
Also, when did Phil Urich become such a complete [dark hold]? He came across as more of a slacker in the Clone Saga trades and not outright villainous as the new Hobgoblin.
Also, when did Phil Urich become such a complete [dark hold]? He came across as more of a slacker in the Clone Saga trades and not outright villainous as the new Hobgoblin.
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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)
« on: February 07, 2012, 07:09:59 AM »To each their own. I wouldn't wipe my ass with it.
I look at it as a reason why people with business degrees shouldn't get involved with editorial. Why else would Marvel take what was supposed to be a six-month storyline and extend it to two years with no real game plan?
There were some good stories and ideas there but there was far too little wheat for the amount of chaff you got. -The whole virtual reality and cyberspace plot (from around the time the Spider-Man titles temporarily changed to Scarlet Spider) sounded cool to me as an eleven-year-old in 1995 when the Internet was new and shiny, but now reads as insipid garbage now.
-Making Ben Reilly the "original" Spider-Man and Peter the clone was a horrible decision and understandably torqued off a lot fans. The only reason why I bought it was because I was an impressionable kid who was starting to buy Spider-Man comics. (Though my mom did buy me a copy of Spectacular Spider-Man #155 back in 1989-- but my main exposure was still the 60s Spider-Man cartoon at the time.)
-Ugh. Maximum Clonage. Ugh! 'Nuff said.
Mind if I ask you what your first exposure to Spider-Man in the comics was, PB? I'm guessing it was earlier than mine.
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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)
« on: February 07, 2012, 05:20:08 AM »Comics that remind me of the Clone Saga are always harder for me to judge.
As strange as it sounds, I actually have a fondness for the Clone Saga (despite it being a train wreck) and plan to get all the trades as they come.
Should I have my head checked?
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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)
« on: February 07, 2012, 12:20:55 AM »
What do you think of the new Scarlet Spider comic?
Though I didn't care much for Kaine and wanted Ben Reilly to come back somehow (I really dislike how Spider-Island teased his return and gave us a huge fake-out in return) it's not too bad. There's potential in Kaine --who largely acted the way he did because he was dying of clone degeneration and didn't give a damn-- now that he's healed, and I am interested to see when the Parker gene for heroism starts kicking in.
Though I didn't care much for Kaine and wanted Ben Reilly to come back somehow (I really dislike how Spider-Island teased his return and gave us a huge fake-out in return) it's not too bad. There's potential in Kaine --who largely acted the way he did because he was dying of clone degeneration and didn't give a damn-- now that he's healed, and I am interested to see when the Parker gene for heroism starts kicking in.
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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)
« on: February 06, 2012, 05:25:34 AM »
But it still goes against everything Spider-Man is supposed to represent, "With great power comes great responsibility."
Peter as always suffered for it because of his Uncle Ben's death, then Captain George Stacy, then Gwen Stacy, then Harry Osborn, and so forth but became a better hero because of it. The second he made that deal with Mephisto, he essentially undermined fifty years of heroism (and come to think of it, we never knew what the hell Mephisto got out of the deal.) There were probably a dozen better ways to tell the story; Peter pretty much said his good-byes to Aunt May in Amazing Spider-Man #400. Let her die. Have Peter and MJ mourn and mutually agree to go to Dr. Strange to have their marriage magically annulled via a massive mindwipe as what happened to "One Moment in Time." It would have a bitter pill to swallow but at least it wouldn't have the stain of Satan's sweaty palms over it. But Joe Quesada had Spider-Man take the easy and irresponsible way out.
I will say it once more for effect, Ben Reilly was the true Spider-Man.
...and even without him, Scarlet Spider is still one heck of a read.
Peter as always suffered for it because of his Uncle Ben's death, then Captain George Stacy, then Gwen Stacy, then Harry Osborn, and so forth but became a better hero because of it. The second he made that deal with Mephisto, he essentially undermined fifty years of heroism (and come to think of it, we never knew what the hell Mephisto got out of the deal.) There were probably a dozen better ways to tell the story; Peter pretty much said his good-byes to Aunt May in Amazing Spider-Man #400. Let her die. Have Peter and MJ mourn and mutually agree to go to Dr. Strange to have their marriage magically annulled via a massive mindwipe as what happened to "One Moment in Time." It would have a bitter pill to swallow but at least it wouldn't have the stain of Satan's sweaty palms over it. But Joe Quesada had Spider-Man take the easy and irresponsible way out.
I will say it once more for effect, Ben Reilly was the true Spider-Man.
...and even without him, Scarlet Spider is still one heck of a read.
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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)
« on: February 06, 2012, 02:13:10 AM »
It still feels forced (regardless of whether the reaction was "human" or not) because Joey Q wanted the marriage magically annulled and picked the laziest plot contrivance in history to do it. 'Sides, in the case of Daredevil, he didn't make any pacts with Satan to get his life "back."
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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)
« on: February 05, 2012, 04:44:37 PM »I am pretty much on Alan Moore's side on this, this is complete [parasitic bomb] and DC cannot come up with original content on their own accord. They have to rely on Moore's ideas from 25 years ago to make them some money.
Moore's in not much of a position to criticize DC considering that "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" used Victorian Age (and later) characters. Not that it makes it less a worthwhile story but those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
I can see what you mean about the Spider-MJ thing but I actually kind of liked Spider-island. If for the fact that it focused on him being Peter Parker is what makes him important more than Spider-Man. He's got the powers and all, but his mind is his most dangerous weapon. The way they've been writing Spidey lately has him working more on his personal life and actually making use of his own abilities outside of the super-powered ones. (And honestly, an intelligent super hero that doesn't pull a Hank Pym or Reed Richards is needed badly.)
Well, the fact that Peter made deal with the devil realllllllllly undermines him as a hero. Spider-Man is all about responsibility but Pete couldn't live with the guilt over what happened to Aunt May and instead of accepting responsibility for the consequences of his actions (revealing your secret ID on national television is never a good idea though we have Iron Man to thank for it, I guess but Peter still listened), he took the easy way out. Joe Quesada wants to try to spin this as a noble sacrifice on the part of Peter and MJ but I don't think the fandom's buying it. Hell, he should have let JMS go the extra mile and bring Gwen Stacy back. Why does Peter need the baggage when Mephisto can erase the guilt for something as trivial as marriage?
For as brilliant Spider-Man is now compared to previous eras, the stain of "One More Day" will not go away until a far more capable editor (maybe Marvel should have Jim Shooter on speed dial) retcons the mess out of existence. So until that day I will hold fast in my belief that Ben Reilly was the real, original Spider-Man and "Peter Parker" was the clone.
Maybe radioactive spider bites make people more brittle.
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Off The Wall / Re: Reposted Picture Thread (56K Warning)
« on: December 18, 2011, 10:21:18 PM »
Yes. Yes it is.
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Off The Wall / Re: Reposted Picture Thread (56K Warning)
« on: December 18, 2011, 06:55:06 PM »
Yes, Highlander.
And look who keeps getting into my Golden Grahams.
