Has anyone read Chew ? The first trade comes out tomorrow and I'm going to pick it up. A co-worker recommended it to me, and it sounds pretty interesting and entertaining.
Plus bonus points for use of the word 'mosey'.
Oz ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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Polter-Cow - Nov 24, 2009 1:24:54 pm PST #2606 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Polter-Cow - Nov 25, 2009 6:01:30 am PST #2607 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
True Stories of the 'Core Marvel Universe':
In the Marvel Universe, Thor -- the literal Norse god of Thunder -- was turned into a frog for three issues, including one where his magic hammer turned him into a 6'6" frog-man (er, frog-god), which had the side effect of chipping his hammer so that another frog (who had once been a man before he was cursed by a fortune-teller) could turn into a normal-sized frog-god, which came in handy when he had to team up with a teleporting dog and a sabretooth tiger to get magic gems back from an alien from Jupiter's moon who was in love with the living embodiment of Death.
DavidS - Nov 25, 2009 6:21:36 am PST #2608 of 5059
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
In the Marvel Universe, Thor -- the literal Norse god of Thunder -- was turned into a frog for three issues, including one where his magic hammer turned him into a 6'6" frog-man
Well, yeah, but that was a great Walt Simonson story.
Volans - Nov 25, 2009 1:52:21 pm PST #2609 of 5059
move out and draw fire
I have no idea why comics got such a bad rap.
Polter-Cow - Nov 25, 2009 8:44:47 pm PST #2610 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I picked up the first Chew trade, and it's good stuff. I recommend it.
DavidS - Dec 05, 2009 1:20:16 pm PST #2611 of 5059
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Did y'all see this Marvel vs. castration anxiety article?
§ ita § - Dec 05, 2009 1:32:33 pm PST #2612 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Okay, I buy some of that. But reading into Green Goblin's continued depiction as hermaphroditic because his lower half is obscured by a female form? That's just working at it.
DavidS - Dec 05, 2009 2:53:50 pm PST #2613 of 5059
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Okay, I buy some of that. But reading into Green Goblin's continued depiction as hermaphroditic because his lower half is obscured by a female form? That's just working at it.
Yeah, but the "get me my coffee" scene was obnoxious.
§ ita § - Dec 05, 2009 3:07:46 pm PST #2614 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
As I said, I buy some of it. But it sabotages itself.
DavidS - Dec 05, 2009 3:36:31 pm PST #2615 of 5059
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
As I said, I buy some of it. But it sabotages itself.
I would say some arguments are less compelling than others, or a reach. I wouldn't say the thesis itself is undermined.