Possibly the same time I became a Batverse fan and left the Spideyverse behind.
I'll be in my bunk.
Jayne ,'War Stories'
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Steph L. - Oct 20, 2004 11:12:50 am PDT #6190 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
sumi - Oct 20, 2004 11:13:49 am PDT #6191 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
Teppy -- have you really left the Spideyverse behind? That's kind of sad.
(Obviously, there is something the creates balance amongst fans of various comic-verses)
Steph L. - Oct 20, 2004 11:16:12 am PDT #6192 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Teppy -- have you really left the Spideyverse behind? That's kind of sad.
Not in a "Spidey SUCKS!" kind of way; more of an Ultimate-Spidey-was-getting-too-navel-gazey-for-me way. And that was the only Spidey title I was reading. It's not that I'm not a Spidey fan, because he's my main man, yo. I'm just giving Ultimate a rest for now.
Mr. Broom - Oct 20, 2004 11:27:59 am PDT #6193 of 10000
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
Ultimate titles lately have been enjoying the meta-references a bit much, making excuses to throw in imagery and such from the 616 Universe a bit liberally (prime example in UXM 52, with Jean's "third-grade Halloween costume" being identical to one of the classic Marvel Girl outfits from the 60s/70s).
victor infante - Oct 20, 2004 12:41:34 pm PDT #6194 of 10000
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
I picked up "Identity Crisis" #5 on the way to work.
Gack. There is carnage. And how many things connect now confuse me more than ever.
Polter-Cow - Oct 20, 2004 1:16:40 pm PDT #6195 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
And how many things connect now confuse me more than ever.
Yeah...who the crap is Captain Boomerang? Is he a villain or a hero? Is it normal for him to go around killing people? And why does his son have speed? Who's his son? Who the fuck is the Monocle? Who were all those people? What the fuck is going on? Why is Firestorm dead? Do I care?
The War Games titles were pretty good this week. Very nice panel layout in the last two pages of Batgirl.
more of an Ultimate-Spidey-was-getting-too-navel-gazey-for-me way.
The latest issue is called "Jump the Shark." And it involves, apparently, the notion that Logan and Peter have inexplicably switched bodies.
DXMachina - Oct 20, 2004 1:23:43 pm PDT #6196 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Yeah...who the crap is Captain Boomerang?
P.C., Captain Boomerang is a member of Flash's rogues gallery, albeit an aging one, so he's a villain. He's sort of a boomerang version of Green Arrow or Merlyn. He's also been featured throughout IC, so I find your surprise at seeing him, well, surprising.
The fact that his son has speed powers is a complete asspull.
Polter-Cow - Oct 20, 2004 1:26:03 pm PDT #6197 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
P.C.
Huh. That's a new one.
I'm not surprised at seeing him. I just wasn't sure whether he was a hero or villain, and I was going to be more confused if he was supposed to be a hero. The whole "Captain" thing threw me off. And the touching father/son bonding moments. Et cetera.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 20, 2004 1:42:07 pm PDT #6198 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
Isn't Jesse Quick too young to be the mother of Boomerang's son? I can't think of any other female 20th century speedsters .
Unless Professor Zoom was more of a Reverse Flash than we'd previously been led to believe ...
victor infante - Oct 20, 2004 2:02:19 pm PDT #6199 of 10000
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
I think the kid is a clone from the DNA of the Flash and his archnemesis, Capt. Boomerang. He and Superboy will form a support group.
Also, more seriously, Capt. Boomerang has always been a villain, but he was VERY prominent in Suicide Squad.