Being almost exactly the same age as our president, I actually had issue #24 of The Savage Sword of Conan. (Indeed I had the run from #1 to #175somethingish).
Nothing worse than a monster who thinks he's right with God.
Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
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Discussion of comics, graphic novels, and more. Except for capes. No capes!
Please use spoiler font for new releases until after the weekend following release.
DavidS - Jan 27, 2009 6:35:12 pm PST #2078 of 5059
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Frankenbuddha - Jan 28, 2009 5:39:38 am PST #2079 of 5059
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I love the last line:
"Wonder Woman? That's not even Marvel," Obama responded before storming out of the press room. "Who are you people?"
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Jan 29, 2009 2:14:59 pm PST #2080 of 5059
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
Well, for my sins, I have finished reading Final Crisis.
I think it was dreadful. Actually a more succulent word would be 'tripe'.
DC has once again devalued their IP with another crisis that goes nowhere and accomplishes nothing except make everything past more convoluted and everything present less meaningful. It's like they're the boy that cried wolf.
Honestly, they should just start over. Don't even attempt to recreate the universe via some 'crisis'. Just chuck it all away and start the characters from scratch.
Meh. The funniest comment I've seen about this was from a poster on the Newsarama boards -
"I'm sorry Grant, I will try to be a better reader next time. Its just, I have this education, and life experience, and all these concepts of standards, quality, and competence, and they all constantly hinder my enjoyment of your self apparent greatness."
Comedy gold. And more entertainment value than the whole seven issue run of Final Crisis.
Hey, Miracleman, you fancy joining me on a little Dan Didio hunting?
Kalshane - Jan 29, 2009 3:46:56 pm PST #2081 of 5059
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Nathan Fillion interview about playing Steve Trevor: [link]
Steph L. - Jan 29, 2009 5:29:55 pm PST #2082 of 5059
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Well, for my sins, I have finished reading Final Crisis.
I think it was dreadful. Actually a more succulent word would be 'tripe'.
Oh sweet Jesus. I read FC #7 yesterday -- if "read" is the right word -- and I want to beat Grant Morrison and Dan Didio senseless with a copy of V For Vendetta.
The whole of Final Crisis was one huge sploogey mess of unresolved plot threads -- if "plot" is the right word -- that I realized I completely don't give a damn about.
Except I still love Batman shooting Darkseid with the deus ex godbullet. And -- I admit it -- I *loved* the end, with what is obviously Batman somewhere (or somewhen? or both -- like, Earth-999, a millenium ago) because of the Omega Sanction. I'm a sucker. I can't help it.
The rest of Final Crisis, though? If I were to list everything that was lame/confusing/mindnumbingly stupid, it would take pages. PAGES.
Like -- a FUCKING VAMPIRE?!?!? Seriously??????
The funniest comment I've seen about this was from a poster on the Newsarama boards -
The funniest comment I've seen was a thread title at the DC boards:
"I would rather watch a Shaq movie than reread Final Crisis ."
That about sums it up.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 29, 2009 5:48:49 pm PST #2083 of 5059
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Bwah! Between that and what I've heard about the identity of one of the Black Lanterns, DC is making my boycott really easy to maintain.
victor infante - Jan 29, 2009 5:49:02 pm PST #2084 of 5059
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
From the Nathan Fillion interview:
NATHAN FILLION: We had a whole handful of super heroes. Wolverine was Canadian. A lot of Americans don’t want to hear that. You’ve got Guardian, you had Sasquatch. You had those twins. You had Puck, the little guy. I think maybe, if I could be a Canadian super hero, I’d have some kind of freezing power and some sort of maple syrup weapon. Could be a little sticky.
The surest way to establish geek cred? Discuss "Alpha Flight."
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Jan 29, 2009 8:49:26 pm PST #2085 of 5059
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
There is one Batman product I am looking forward to - The Batman Arkham Asylum video game! Follow the [link] to see screenshots and a new trailer with plenty of Joker.
Cashmere - Jan 29, 2009 10:01:18 pm PST #2086 of 5059
Now tagless for your comfort.
The AA video game is exciting news!
The Caked Crusaders at Cakewrecks are gut-wrenching.
Anyone else reading the new Umbrella Academy?
Invisible Green - Jan 30, 2009 5:56:56 am PST #2087 of 5059
...DC is making my boycott really easy to maintain.
Vixen: Return of the Lion has been pretty good. It's actually the only DC Universe title I've ever bought, simply because it's written by G. Willow Wilson. Her Vertigo series Air is one of the most perfect comics I've ever read; I highly recommend that.