ozbot
Reservist Avenger
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Post by ozbot on Feb 13, 2007 12:51:29 GMT -5
The absurdity of it all made me laugh. In the scene, too, you have all the onlookers with bugged-out eyes as the characters themselves take a collective breath. Although I'm not sure if that was the intention. I'd love to be able to see the original script and compare it to what the artist did.
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Post by dlw66 on Feb 14, 2007 20:41:59 GMT -5
Back to Mighty, instead of New...
This past week I've read Avengers, vol. I #38 as well as The Champions #1-3. Nope, Ares isn't working for me as an Avenger...
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Post by Bored Yesterday on Feb 22, 2007 13:22:40 GMT -5
And yet, had it been Kurt Busiek, Roy Thomas, or Jim Shooter, I'm betting there would be no complaining on this story element. ~W~ Because those writers are extraordinarily gifted when it comes to developin characters within the context of an exciting story -- not in place of a story.
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Post by Bored Yesterday on Feb 22, 2007 13:27:05 GMT -5
But you know, even though I agree with a lot of the Bendis-bashing, it is a shame that more of the good points of those issues aren't discussed. I'm not the one to do it, because I don't read many of them -- but you know, I like to hear that other people are enjoying a book, even if Idon't.
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Post by balok on Mar 1, 2007 14:30:49 GMT -5
Cage has super strength. Elektra is normal strength. He kicks her in the crotch - probably shattering her pelvis. Well, yes. Cage kicking a normal strength woman like that probably also made her permanently sterile from the soft tissue damage. But comics don't really work like that. People of disparate strength fight all the time without crippling or killing each other. Think about all the punches Spider-Man throws that should shatter jaws, crack sternums, and so on. The fact that it doesn't happen that way is part of the milieu. But Cage doing that, and Spidey cracking wise about it is still bad taste. Earth's mightiest Heroes indeed. The modern Marvel universe isn't about heroism. It's about sales. Now, I have nothing wrong with doing things to boost sales - after all, if they can't sell books they go out of business. But future sales depend on consistency and solid storytelling. The current state of the Marvel Universe strikes me as a case of mortgaging the future to pay for the present. Unless I'm much mistaken, when that future comes Bendis and Quesada and a few others will find themselves in the dustbin of history next to Liefeld, and just as baffled by what happened to them. Fan reaction to Liefeld lost him his job. It can do the same for the current crop of "talent." The key, as always, is this: if you don't like the book, don't buy the book. Even completists will find, as I did, that it isn't so hard a thing to do as you might think.
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Post by imperiusrex on Mar 28, 2007 23:00:52 GMT -5
very interesting blog post from Tom Brevoort. In it he says he really hated the idea of the series of specials they did in spider man a few years back involving the planet of symbiotes, mainly because by having so many of them it watered down the unique appeal of venom. I guess those who dont learn from history... www.marvelcomics.com/blogs//entry/359
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Post by scribbler357 on Apr 26, 2007 23:33:46 GMT -5
And why are they "arcs"? A line is a line in my mind and everything used to be a storyline. Only in funny books do I hear that stupid term "arc". What about "seasons?"
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Post by scribbler357 on Apr 26, 2007 23:37:41 GMT -5
Sorry, too tired to confirm this myself, but you're refering to the kick in the girl parts? My mate pointed this out and I'm surprised none of us did it: Cage has super strength. Elektra is normal strength. He kicks her in the crotch - probably shattering her pelvis. Spidey makes a crack. Earth's mightiest Heroes indeed. Yeah, I was kind of wondering about that myself. Are we supposed to believe that Matt said, "oh, and if you happen to see Elektra -- kick her in the crotch for me."
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