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Discussion of comics, graphic novels, and more. Except for capes. No capes!

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Tom Scola - Sep 15, 2013 1:22:37 pm PDT #4686 of 5059
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1940s Justice League movie: [link]


§ ita § - Sep 20, 2013 11:25:31 am PDT #4687 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Would Wonder Woman v. Hulk be an interesting fight? Can they mano a mano?


Tom Scola - Sep 20, 2013 11:28:40 am PDT #4688 of 5059
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The Hulk is always as strong or as weak as the plot calls for.


§ ita § - Sep 20, 2013 12:00:18 pm PDT #4689 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

But is Diana?

"Some" folks are talking like once the Avengers kryptonite out Superman, the Hulk can just plow through the rest of the JLA.


Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 20, 2013 1:17:39 pm PDT #4690 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

DC characters have generally had wider scope/bigger-scaled powers, at least at the top tiers of heroes. If Diana can take on Superman or Orion in hand-to-hand combat (and she can), I'd think she can handle anything the Hulk can throw her way on strength and martial training alone. That's before you factor in things like flight, the magic lasso, and her more ephemeral gifts from the gods that would probably let her talk him down from a fight.

I'd say that the Martian Manhunter and the Green Lantern du jour can also bring enough raw force to bear to hold their own against the Hulk, and both have far more versatile power sets than he.


§ ita § - Sep 20, 2013 1:36:38 pm PDT #4691 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

If Diana can take on Superman or Orion in hand-to-hand combat (and she can)

That was basically my thinking--she doesn't have the range of powers Supes has accumulated over the years, but she can take Kryptonian beating while dishing out Themyisciran whupass, and that's gotta count for some shit. I feel like some places (called IO9) are operating under 100% "We've got a Hulk" infallibility. Thanks for nothing, Joss. Well, thanks for some stuff, anyway.


Polter-Cow - Sep 20, 2013 2:25:57 pm PDT #4692 of 5059
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"Some"

Translation: io9?

I feel like some places (called IO9)

I know you well.


Tom Scola - Oct 11, 2013 2:13:26 pm PDT #4693 of 5059
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Stephanie Brown to appear in the New 52: [link]


§ ita § - Oct 11, 2013 2:27:11 pm PDT #4694 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

::grits teeth::

Cassandra?


chrismg - Oct 14, 2013 12:45:58 pm PDT #4695 of 5059
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

No plans for Cassandra so far, from what I heard, which is very annoying.

HOWEVER.

They have apparently FINALLY gotten the rights issues straightened out and MARVEL, of all companies, is going to be reprinting Miracleman.

Apparently they're planning on releasing individual issues instead of going straight to trade. I'm wondering how that will play, since a) The first several issues were reprints of shorter sections from Warrior UK magazine to begin with and b) Comic storytelling has evolved since they originally came out.