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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.


Steph L. - Feb 10, 2011 6:32:09 pm PST #3304 of 5059
I look more rad than Lutheranism

WTF, Marvel? WTF? [link] (Link is spoilery for Fantastic Four. No, not *last* week's spoiler; a new one.)

Not only am I agog at the [spoiler], the variant cover (at link) is one of the most fucked-up things I've seen in a while. (1) Why are most of them grinning like maniacs, given last week's spoiler? (2) WTF parrots? (3) Is Thing carrying a Mini-Me of Invisible Woman? (4) What's with the ALIEN HEAD IN A JAR just floating around?!?

And OH MY GOD THE COSTUMES. Why, Marvel? WHY?!?!?

t edit I don't read any Marvel titles any more, so perhaps all the answers to my questions are obvious. But -- ALIEN HEAD IN A JAR?


Steph L. - Feb 10, 2011 6:41:48 pm PST #3305 of 5059
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Okay, in an effort to prove to Tim that DC is still more fucked up than Marvel, I tried to explain Monsieur Mallah and The Brain to him, and my explanation sounded so ludicrous that I had to pull this page up: [link]

A hyper-intelligent ape in love with a brain in a jar ("metal tube," Tim corrected me). Oh, DC. Never change.

[My 2 posts are related because of the head/brain-in-a-jar thing. And the utter fucked-upped-ness.]


DavidS - Feb 10, 2011 9:03:17 pm PST #3306 of 5059
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I loved how animated Teen Titans worked Mallah/Brain into their storyline, hinting ever so discreetly at their relationship.

Pink Kryptonite should do a piece on Shore Leave from Venture Brothers. He started as just a Village People knockoff but he was so consistently funny and cool during the second half of last season, he was one of my favorite characters.


Polter-Cow - Feb 10, 2011 9:09:58 pm PST #3307 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

WTF, Marvel? WTF? [link] (Link is spoilery for Fantastic Four. No, not *last* week's spoiler; a new one.)

What? Is Spider-Man the new Wolverine? Wasn't he on the Avengers? And the X-Men, randomly, for some reason? Oh, Marvel. I am still miffed at you for giving Black Panther the Daredevil title. AND THE NUMBERING.


Volans - Feb 11, 2011 1:33:31 pm PST #3308 of 5059
move out and draw fire

WTF, Marvel? WTF?

The big cover is...well, it looks like Thing is tossing a frisbee. But there are hexagons! So it's clearly the future.


Steph L. - Feb 11, 2011 1:47:16 pm PST #3309 of 5059
I look more rad than Lutheranism

The big cover is...well, it looks like Thing is tossing a frisbee.

You mean the cover where it looks like Thing is wearing ONLY boxer briefs? (Oddly, the boxer-brief cover is NOT the cover that I found disturbing, with the FLOATING ALIEN HEAD IN A JAR.*)

*(WTF, Marvel? WTF?)


Kalshane - Feb 13, 2011 4:45:16 pm PST #3310 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.

Re: Young Justice

It's looking like you might be right, Scola. Though I hope the writers are trying to misdirect us and wouldn't be so obvious as to say "There's a spy on the team" right after said spy joins the team. So I'm hoping it's actually a different character.


Tom Scola - Feb 14, 2011 3:16:37 pm PST #3311 of 5059
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Jack Kirby's granddaughter on Antiques Roadshow: [link]


Tom Scola - Feb 15, 2011 3:26:38 am PST #3312 of 5059
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

I hope the writers are trying to misdirect us and wouldn't be so obvious.

I'm pretty sure that this is the case. Too obvious. My current line of thinking is that Artemis is some run-of-the-mill villain who was sent to Justice Mountain by Bruce and Ollie as a superhero version of juvie detention .

My second theory, which is more wishing than speculation, is that Artemis is actually Wonder Girl, Cassie Sandsmark.


Kalshane - Feb 15, 2011 5:41:24 pm PST #3313 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.

Scola, yeah, I'm not thinking the second theory is likely, though it would be fun. Your first theory makes a lot of sense.

I do think, though, that she and Green Ninja Chick are sisters or otherwise related. It might just be the art style but they both have the same eyes and mouth.

Of course, if Artemis isn't the spy, I've got to guess either Superboy or Aqualad though the latter is only because I was accidently spoiled for his heritage.