GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)

[Protoman Blues]

Well, from what I remember, the Ronnie Firestorm's powers couldn't work on anything organic. But Jason Firestorm was different, so now I'm not sure.

[Waifu]

Hey PB or Superbat, do you guys know of any comic books that are similar to Invincible where the hero has powers but deals with problmes in a human way? I gonna try the first Spider man comics but I need more stuff like this, its good.

[Protoman Blues]

Invincible is hard to top in that regard, I'll admit. I'll also admit that I'm probably not the best person to ask in terms of that, because my favorite types of comics are the other-worldly type stuff, like Green Lantern, Flash, and so forth. I mean, Marvel heroes deal with problems in a human way. Hell, back in the day that's what actually separated them from DC.  Spider-Man & The FF were good examples of this. But I couldn't recommend anything from Marvel now because I haven't really liked the writing that has come from them lately.

[Bueno Excelente]

Hey PB or Superbat, do you guys know of any comic books that are similar to Invincible where the hero has powers but deals with problmes in a human way? I gonna try the first Spider man comics but I need more stuff like this, its good.

Like PB said, Invincible, and in general, most Marvel heroes. The problem that they're being written pretty badly right now is awful, and the fact that I'd only recomend the Cosmic books, and the Greg Pak Hulk and Hercules/Cho books, neither being realistic. I guess Fantastic Four shows a bit of quality, but honestly, they're not very realistic either.

The Power Girl series has actually been having quite alot of real life/secret identity stuff lately, as well as her solving alot of problems normally.

[Protoman Blues]

The Power Girl series has actually been having quite alot of real life/secret identity stuff lately, as well as her solving alot of problems normally.

You know, I love when someone asked Power Girl why she reveals her cleavage like that and she told them it gives her an advantage in battle, as some of her enemies are distracted.

[Bueno Excelente]

You know, I love when someone asked Power Girl why she reveals her cleavage like that and she told them it gives her an advantage in battle, as some of her enemies are distracted.

I kinda think she has the same reason as Black Canary's fishnets and high heels.

...because it looks good and she looks sexy in her costume. I'm thinking she likes that.

[Protoman Blues]

I kinda think she has the same reason as Black Canary's fishnets and high heels.

...because it looks good and she looks sexy in her costume. I'm thinking she likes that.

And it can be a distraction for some of her more horny male criminals. Tactically speaking, it IS an advantage!

[Bueno Excelente]

I don't understand what's the deal with lots of people saying superheroines are total sluts from the way many of them wear their outfits. I'm guessing they like to see themselves looking good, while they're wearing something colorful and which people wouldn't wear on a day-to-day basis.

I'm thinking male superheroes do the same. Even Batman. He looks scary, but still good.

[Protoman Blues]

Oh I agree. I mean, it's a costume, not something they're wearing out to dinner. Plus, it's not like they act slutty.

[Bueno Excelente]

In other news, I think Ted Kord's outfit is probably the only one that looks as ridiculous in a comic as it does in real life. =P

[Protoman Blues]

I agree. Jaime's outfit is my favorite Blue Beetle outfit.

[Bueno Excelente]

I kinda like Ted more. Simply because of my incredible love for Blue and Gold.

[Protoman Blues]

I think the problem with making a new Blue & Gold is that Booster Gold isn't really the same character as he was back then. He's grown more.

[Pyro]

Part of it has to do with Jamie being a completely different character than Ted so the "Blue and Gold" dynamic wouldn't be the same though I must admit not being intimately familiar with Blue Beetle and Booster Gold. While I readily acknowledge that they are excellent characters in their own right like Aquaman, they are just not my cup of tea.

I don't know exactly why but I have a hard time recognizing them as being part of the Justice League. The most likely explanation is that I'm more of a Silver/Bronze Age fan so my League was always the Satellite League. But I admit that the Justice League International was a needed breath of fresh air and an improvement over the Detroit League: the line-up made for all the wrong reasons.

[Protoman Blues]

Oh no, I was saying that even if they brought Ted back, I doubt it'd have the same Blue & Gold feel to it as the classic Blue & Gold mainly because Booster Gold has evolved more as a character.

I'm not saying it can't be done. Far from it.

[Gotham Ranger]

Yay, I'm ALMOST at the Sinestro Corps War. Just need to read these Ion books and I can dive right in.

[Pyro]

Oh no, I was saying that even if they brought Ted back, I doubt it'd have the same Blue & Gold feel to it as the classic Blue & Gold mainly because Booster Gold has evolved more as a character.

I'm not saying it can't be done. Far from it.

Ah, well-- anything's possible with Brightest Day still going on.

[Bueno Excelente]

Oh no, I was saying that even if they brought Ted back, I doubt it'd have the same Blue & Gold feel to it as the classic Blue & Gold mainly because Booster Gold has evolved more as a character.

I'm not saying it can't be done. Far from it.

You reading the current Booster Gold run? =P It IS being done. With time travel for exactly no story purposes other than bring back old JLI humor stories and awesome characters back.

And it does work. Booster's grown, yes, but he's still the same wacky guy he was before. He's just not so greedy now.

[Protoman Blues]

You reading the current Booster Gold run? =P It IS being done. With time travel for exactly no story purposes other than bring back old JLI humor stories and awesome characters back.

And it does work. Booster's grown, yes, but he's still the same wacky guy he was before. He's just not so greedy now.

The last I read of Booster, he was time traveling around with his sister.

Either way, that's good though.

[Bueno Excelente]

The last I read of Booster, he was time traveling around with his sister.

Either way, that's good though.

New team of Booster Gold is the old JLI team.

...complete with signing their names in the beginning of each story with a humorous jab at people who worked on the comic.


Also, suspicions for Firestorm are confirmed in this new Brightest Day issue. The brain has to know the formulas for the powers to work. Which leaves Jason kinda powerless as the brain.

...honestly, with that ending, he won't be necessary anyway. =P

[Protoman Blues]

Wait? Jason or Ronnie? Because Jason was the smarter one of the two.

LoL, I've got to get to the comic shop later today!

[Bueno Excelente]

Wait? Jason or Ronnie? Because Jason was the smarter one of the two.

LoL, I've got to get to the comic shop later today!

Sorry. It's Ronnie. I'm still fairly new to Firestorm.

[Protoman Blues]

Sorry. It's Ronnie. I'm still fairly new to Firestorm.

I've always liked the powers & character design.

[Bueno Excelente]

I've always liked the powers & character design.

Me too. But he doesn't really show up in alot of comics...

[Protoman Blues]

Me too. But he doesn't really show up in alot of comics...

I think it has a lot to do with his level of power and not exactly knowing what to do with the character.

This is where I hope Geoff Geoff's in and fixes that!