Luke Cage is a way better name than Power Man.
'Cuz his Momma named him Luke. Only MM would name his child Power Man.
I would be there right now.
Simon ,'Objects In Space'
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DavidS - May 11, 2004 9:00:42 pm PDT #2661 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Matt the Bruins fan - May 11, 2004 9:11:51 pm PDT #2662 of 10000
"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
What the hell kind of name is Power Man?
We should just be glad it wasn't Black Power Man, given the era.
DavidS - May 11, 2004 9:15:07 pm PDT #2663 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
We should just be glad it wasn't Black Power Man, given the era.
Heh. In case it's not obvious, Power Man and Iron Fist was Marvel's belated attempt to cash in on two exploitation genres at once: blaxpoitation and Kung Fu movies.
P.M. Marc - May 11, 2004 9:29:32 pm PDT #2664 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Why do you think everybody got excited by the advent of Frank Miller and Alan Moore?
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm just spoiled by how good we've got it now.
Even my old Marvel shit's pretty... well, lame. And occasionally funny, in that 1970s way.
MechaKrelboyne - May 11, 2004 11:46:18 pm PDT #2665 of 10000
... and that's a Pantera's box you don't want to open. - Mister Furious
What the hell kind of name is Power Man?
It has the virtue of being direct and to the point. Iron Fist is right up there with Mr. Fantastic on the Porniest Super Hero Name List. Sweet Christmas!
Steph L. - May 12, 2004 3:59:42 am PDT #2666 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
So. No Man's Land. Is it Batverse canon? Or AU, like Dark Knight Returns? Cause, Gotham is FUCKED UP, yo. If it's canon, how do they come back from that?
Obviously, don't answer how they come back from it. But I *do* want to know if it's canon or not.
amych - May 12, 2004 4:10:49 am PDT #2667 of 10000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Yes, fucked up, and yes, canon.
shrift - May 12, 2004 4:20:39 am PDT #2668 of 10000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Teppy, have you read Batman: Cataclysm? 'Cause in that one, you get to see how Gotham got fucked up, and it's terrifying.
Steph L. - May 12, 2004 4:22:32 am PDT #2669 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Canon? Niiiiiice.
Just started NML #1. (Thank you Cincinnati Public Library! I have 1-3 and 5. Don't know why someone is keeping #4 from me, but I've requested it. I'm hoping it comes in before I get through #3.)
Talking to a friend over the weekend, he asked me "What are you reading lately?"
Me: "Ummm....Batman comics, mostly. Well, entirely."
Friend: "No *books*?"
Me: "Hey! The stories are no less valid because they're comics!"
I don't think I convinced him.
Steph L. - May 12, 2004 4:25:00 am PDT #2670 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Teppy, have you read Batman: Cataclysm? 'Cause in that one, you get to see how Gotham got fucked up, and it's terrifying.
I also have that one requested from the library. (My library SO rules, yo! Although Plei is making me want to read BoP, and they have none.)
Fortunately, NML #1 has a little explanation at the beginning of why Gotham is suddenly devastated and no longer US territory.
It's seriously canon? That's so fucking COOL.