Jumping back a bit:
Of course, when Superman gave Batman the Kryptonite, you just know that as soon as he left, Bats tossed it to Alfred and said 'Put it with the others'.
I'm just, uh, just feeling kinda... truthsome right now. And, uh... life's just too damn short for ifs and maybes.
Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
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MechaKrelboyne - Apr 26, 2004 10:58:20 pm PDT #2115 of 10000
... and that's a Pantera's box you don't want to open. - Mister Furious
Volans - Apr 27, 2004 3:20:06 am PDT #2116 of 10000
move out and draw fire
So true.
Skipping a bit: have you guys seen this? I'm not usually into superhero games or MMPORPGs, but a friend has sold me on trying it at least. I'm Jena SeQuois, but I don't know how often I will be in.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 27, 2004 5:48:15 am PDT #2117 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Plei's Marvel/DC (comic book slash, hee) epiphany just led me to one of my own. Writing/acting issues aside, the biggest problem with Smallville is that while the Luthors still feel very DC, the rest of the show is trying to do Supes as a Marvel comic. So there's at least two levels of cognitive dissonance going on, and not in a fun way.
§ ita § - Apr 27, 2004 5:49:03 am PDT #2118 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
How would you describe Supes as being Marvel?
Frankenbuddha - Apr 27, 2004 5:55:48 am PDT #2119 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The stuff they're doing with Clark reminds me a lot more of Spidey than of Superboy, for one. Financial troubles, girl troubles, trying to keep a secret identity while in high school. That all seems very Marvel to me.
Granted, my heavy duty DC days are more from the 60s (via my older brother's extensive collection of DC) and 70s, so DC may have changed quite a bit. My latter day DC stuff was mostly Sandman/Hellblazer with the occasional Bat-story thrown in, but we're talking the Jason era.
Bishop - Apr 27, 2004 5:55:55 am PDT #2120 of 10000
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I don't think even the Marveliest Marvel character is as whiny as SmallvilleClark, aka SuperTool. :)
sumi - Apr 27, 2004 5:57:35 am PDT #2121 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
So, are we actually expecting to see TotV part 5 tomorrow? Or is Dark Horse being over optimistic?
§ ita § - Apr 27, 2004 5:58:04 am PDT #2122 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't think even the Marveliest Marvel character is as whiny as SmallvilleClark, aka SuperTool. :)
That was kinda my reflex. But I never got into Spiderman, or anything. And the mutant stuff insulated itself from the real world.
Now that I think about it, having been a large Titans fan, I didn't read much about people trying to have normal lives.
DXMachina - Apr 27, 2004 5:59:23 am PDT #2123 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
The stuff they're doing with Clark reminds me a lot more of Spidey than of Superboy, for one. Financial troubles, girl troubles, trying to keep a secret identity while in high school. That all seems very Marvel to me.
Frank, I'm right with you, probably for the same reasons.
I don't think even the Marveliest Marvel character is as whiny as SmallvilleClark
Peter Parker was incredibly whiny early on. Scott Summers...
victor infante - Apr 27, 2004 5:59:50 am PDT #2124 of 10000
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
So, are we actually expecting to see TotV part 5 tomorrow? Or is Dark Horse being over optimistic?
Well, I'll buy it. Does that count? Each issue has brought me roughly 15 minutes of mild amusement, although it doesn't really stand out much, does it?