The Punisher is mostly just annoying.
Zoe: Yeah? Thought you'd get land crazy that long in port. Wash: Probably, but I've been sane a long while now, and change is good.
'Shindig'
Angel 5: Is That It? Am I Done?
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§ ita § - May 28, 2004 6:44:59 am PDT #1666 of 3531
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Steph L. - May 28, 2004 6:46:51 am PDT #1667 of 3531
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Yeah, but Batman had a gay sidekick, whereas Angel just had Spike.
After "Origin," I envisioned this whole S6 where Connor sneaks away from college/his family to patrol with Angel, a la Bats and Tim Drake.
Dude. Still want that.
UTTAD - May 28, 2004 6:50:17 am PDT #1668 of 3531
Strawberry disappointment.
See, the only thing I know about comics is that DR and Quinch totally rocked.
Polter-Cow - May 28, 2004 7:05:14 am PDT #1669 of 3531
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Was anyone here into Gargoyles?
Yes! Great show. That's a nice little post there.
Gris - May 28, 2004 7:09:39 am PDT #1670 of 3531
Hey. New board.
Gargoyles was pretty awesome.
He forgot (in his top post) about That '70s Show, the best sitcom I've seen since The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
That is all.
ETA:
I couldn't even get my foot in the door
Awww... that's sad. Maybe he will, if it revives itself, eventually. Gargoyles was definitely up there in my list of cartoons, back in the day - it was smarter than most of the stuff I watched, most definitely.
MechaKrelboyne - May 28, 2004 7:15:41 am PDT #1671 of 3531
... and that's a Pantera's box you don't want to open. - Mister Furious
The Punisher is mostly just annoying
How so? Once you get past the overexposed 'Look at me, I've got four monthly books of my own and guest spots all over the place and I still don't kill anybody worthwhile' choices the company made with him, there's some good stuff there. I mean, he's not the best candidate for discussion in this thread, true. Every once in a while Frank stops and squints really hard, trying to see where redemtion lies, making sure he's still moving directly away from it at speed. Punisher v. Daredevil is always gold. Vigilante with a shotgun versus vigilante with a law degree.
And yes. Gargoyles was bloody amazing. Only disney product I could stomach until PoTC. Up here, it used to be on right after Freakazoid, who did the Lawn Gnomes parody of Gargoyles. Now that was an hour of television to behold.
DCJensen - May 28, 2004 7:19:52 am PDT #1672 of 3531
All is well that ends in pizza.
Was anyone here into Gargoyles?
I didn't see the show until a couple of years ago. It rocks. Pity the last season was taken over by Disney animators who decided Elise should look like an Ariel clone.
Disney can only blame itself for the crash of Gargoyles. Two great seasons with detailed, well done characters. Then animated by artists who decided it should be more cartoony.
§ ita § - May 28, 2004 7:32:50 am PDT #1673 of 3531
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I read Punisher way back in the day when Jim Lee was doing it -- maybe it's better now, but he lacked emotional complexity. Very pretty though. Jim Lee does the best wet hair ever.
He was all the gritty but with none of the appealing psychosis of Bats or animal magnetism of Wolvie.
MechaKrelboyne - May 28, 2004 7:42:45 am PDT #1674 of 3531
... and that's a Pantera's box you don't want to open. - Mister Furious
I figure I can see that. Like I said, his gimmick is pretty thin. He shows up best in crossovers and guest spots with people who's morality is more acceptable, like DD and Spidey. The current series is fun for the amazingly innovative meanness Ennis comes up with on a regular basis, but he decided from the start not to try and go anywhere beyond the superficial. The only real change is how much Punny enjoys his work now.
§ ita § - May 28, 2004 7:47:31 am PDT #1675 of 3531
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
He's in a mini with Wolverine right now, and when Wolvie's the one explaining why the bad guy doesn't need to die, I look at you funny. Wolverine even kills the good guys (although it's Ultimate Wolvie I'm thinking of, precisely).