I recently read Knightfall,
Did you watch the fan video?
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Tom Scola - Jul 18, 2011 8:31:38 am PDT #15495 of 30000
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§ ita § - Jul 18, 2011 8:35:04 am PDT #15496 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Why would people say he was stupid?
Because he's big and muscular and has a wrestling background. Also, because they seem to not mind talking without citation. Someone just made that complaint on IO9, and their response to me pointing out Bane was intellectual was that that wasn't plausible.
Okay, man dresses up like bat and fights crime at night, and you think a guy with muscles and a brain is what breaks the suspension of disbelief?
Amy - Jul 18, 2011 8:38:19 am PDT #15497 of 30000
Because books.
I can't wait. More Bat!
I watched the John Carter trailer linked on that page, too, and I'm familiar with the story at all, but I like Taylor Kitsch. Mmm.
Jesse - Jul 18, 2011 8:39:13 am PDT #15498 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
It's obviously impossible to be both muscley and smart.
Atropa - Jul 18, 2011 8:52:29 am PDT #15499 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Thanks for the Harry Potter info, folks! We go see it today.
Steph L. - Jul 18, 2011 8:56:39 am PDT #15500 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I recently read Knightfall, and I totally liked how smart Bane was! Why would people say he was stupid?
Because of the horrible hideous movie with George Clooney? Was that Batman and Robin?
§ ita § - Jul 18, 2011 8:57:02 am PDT #15501 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Wasn't everyone stupid in those, though?
Steph L. - Jul 18, 2011 8:59:17 am PDT #15502 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Wasn't everyone stupid in those, though?
Oh, heck yeah. But I just figured if that movie was the last impression people (and by "people" I pretty much mean "people who watch movies but don't read comics") had of Bane, they wouldn't think of him as, for instance, awesome Knightfall Bane.
§ ita § - Jul 18, 2011 9:01:26 am PDT #15503 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have to admit, I didn't even remember Bane was in that movie. It was a bit villain-heavy.
Polter-Cow - Jul 18, 2011 9:09:10 am PDT #15504 of 30000
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Did you watch the fan video?
Yes, and I liked it more than the comic.
Because of the horrible hideous movie with George Clooney? Was that Batman and Robin?
Oh shit, Bane was that? Huh.