Wash: I'm not leaving her side, Mal. Don't ask me again. Mal: I wasn't asking. I was telling.

'Out Of Gas'


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.


DavidS - Apr 16, 2015 3:07:36 pm PDT #4831 of 5059
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

But in a genre where death is malleable, I think it's easy to miss how well certain characters work while dead, how they exert a gravity on the main story.

I think this point is true and Jean Grey and Jason Todd exerted more influence and gravity to their respective universes when they were dead.


Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 16, 2015 6:30:11 pm PDT #4832 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

I'd argue the same was true of Barry Allen.


DavidS - Apr 16, 2015 7:20:43 pm PDT #4833 of 5059
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I concur, Matt.


Kalshane - Apr 17, 2015 4:43:44 am PDT #4834 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.

At this point I think the only dead people left in the DC universe are the Waynes.

ETA: And Barry's mother. I forgot she had to die so he could be resurrected with a tragic back story.


Tom Scola - Apr 21, 2015 8:06:28 am PDT #4835 of 5059
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

<spoilers>X-Men Spoilers</spoilers>

(Warning: spoilers. Don't even hover if you don't want to be spoiled)


Tom Scola - May 01, 2015 4:36:45 am PDT #4836 of 5059
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Oh, hey. Tomorrow is the most important holiday of the year, and I almost forgot.


SailAweigh - May 01, 2015 7:05:59 am PDT #4837 of 5059
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Your birthday?


Tom Scola - May 01, 2015 8:50:29 am PDT #4838 of 5059
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

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SailAweigh - May 01, 2015 11:14:04 am PDT #4839 of 5059
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Oh, yeah! Duh. Two of my friends are volunteering at local comic shops to help them manage the increased traffic; I should have known better.


Tom Scola - May 12, 2015 4:29:27 am PDT #4840 of 5059
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Interesting spoiler from the comics, with possible implications for the movies: Lady Thor is Jane Foster.