Simon: Captain... why did you come back for us? Mal: You're on my crew. Simon: Yeah, but you don't even like me. Why'd you come back? Mal: You're on my crew. Why we still talking about this?

'Safe'


Other Media 2: It's Astounishing!

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.


Kalshane - Feb 23, 2013 3:51:07 pm PST #4542 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.

YJ:

Hey, it's Arsenal! Hi, Arsenal!

So, now we've got a group of super-powered teens with a chip on their shoulders and no allegiance to anyone, plus Arsenal as the most experienced member. I could see this ending badly. Or being really awesome. Or both. Though I have to think it's a better result than them working for Luthor.

I may have actually cheered outloud when Godfrey started reading the Ambassador the riot act.


Tom Scola - Feb 26, 2013 3:17:16 pm PST #4543 of 5059
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

So. The big Batman spoiler that’s all over the web? Thoughts?


Polter-Cow - Feb 26, 2013 3:27:46 pm PST #4544 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

But we didn't get to vote this time!


§ ita § - Feb 28, 2013 4:24:16 pm PST #4545 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Oh good lord: that explains the tenor of my comic/art dash. I can't wait to find out the full deal.


Kalshane - Mar 02, 2013 10:29:36 am PST #4546 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.

I have no idea why they decided to leave him as Robin during the reboot if they were just going to kill him off.

I haven't read any of the books with him in it, so I don't really have a dog in the fight, but it seems nonsensical to me.

PC- Hah!


Tom Scola - Mar 02, 2013 11:23:26 am PST #4547 of 5059
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

Grant Morrison is leaving the Bat-books soon. And he isn’t going to let a pesky little reboot get in the way of the story he wants to tell on his own schedule.


Kalshane - Mar 03, 2013 4:40:06 pm PST #4548 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.

YJ:

So Jaime in the scarab's "head" is absolutely hilarious.

Interesting use of the Blue Beetle mythos to fix things. They took the comics and went sort of sideways.


§ ita § - Mar 08, 2013 1:09:08 pm PST #4549 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

It's so unsettling to see people say "You can't do that to Starfire because she used to be a shy teen heroine" when I'm thinking you can't do that because even though she was a former slave, sex was always about love and fun (I do wonder if there had been Ultimate Teen Titans (yeah, I know) if she'd have been a sex slave, or if I just missed those references because I haven't reread those stories in a million years and sexual assault was obvious (I did get that Tara was sexually active--I wasn't totally blind).

I wonder why they made the shift for the cartoon that they did, but although she was supposed to be a wet dream walking her current costume (at least in front) covers a shade more flesh and teases more porn.


Kalshane - Mar 08, 2013 4:23:42 pm PST #4550 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.

I've never seen Starfire as shy, in any of her incarnations.

In the Teen Titans cartoon, she was rather naive and even innocent, after a fashion, but she was never shy. She was boisterous, energetic and outgoing.

The real differences between cartoon Starfire and comics Starfire, to me, was they all but removed her sexuality and they toned down her aggression.


§ ita § - Mar 09, 2013 8:56:50 am PST #4551 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Even more reason for it to be unsettling, then. I've never watched the cartoon, just reading discussion of people who think Perez Starfire is "cool art" where I'm thinking definitive canon.