Typhlosionisafirebadger
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i'm so jelly of Truth is Elusive
only way i could reply is to say mr fantastic>doom
only way i could reply is to say mr fantastic>doom
well of course johnny storm is a boss over doomPlease..
Human torch> Doom
well of course johnny storm is a boss over doomPlease..
Human torch> Doom
but if we wanna be REALLY REAL about this
THE OG OF YANCY STREET, BENJAMIN J GRIMM, MAMA GRIMM'S BOY, THE EVER LOVING BLUE EYED THING
I always liked Torch's friendship with Spiderman. That miniseries "I'm with stupid" is pretty great, esp when the two of them are in court against j jonah jameson
haha SOLIDARITY my dude!well of course johnny storm is a boss over doomPlease..
Human torch> Doom
but if we wanna be REALLY REAL about this
THE OG OF YANCY STREET, BENJAMIN J GRIMM, MAMA GRIMM'S BOY, THE EVER LOVING BLUE EYED THING
I always liked Torch's friendship with Spiderman. That miniseries "I'm with stupid" is pretty great, esp when the two of them are in court against j jonah jameson
Yep! Glad to see there's another comic book fan. xD
[haha SOLIDARITY my dude!
I figure you're into DC stuff since your screen name is Booster Gold, anybody else?
Um... Watchmen's pretty boss, so I say yes! xDI don't read superhero comics (unless Watchmen counts) so this conversation is making me feel lost.
I don't read superhero comics (unless Watchmen counts) so this conversation is making me feel lost.
Deadpool is pretty sweet, I loved Cable and Deadpool and that Suicide Kings miniseries where he fought Tombstone and called him a punk a$$ b)##)[haha SOLIDARITY my dude!
I figure you're into DC stuff since your screen name is Booster Gold, anybody else?
Thank god someone got my screen name. xD
Deadpool's pretty awesome, x-men, batman, as of right now.
I don't read superhero comics (unless Watchmen counts) so this conversation is making me feel lost.
Watchmen counts, though it kind of started a bad trend of grim n gritty stuff. It's a seminal piece of work, but I prefer other things. I know you don't read comics but if you liked Watchmen you would dig Zenith and probably Animal Man
It's more of a graphic novel yeah, but it's based off a group of superheroes that were bought out by DC comics@Typhlosionisafirebadger; But isn't Watchmen more of a graphic novel that kind of used the superhero genre as a means to another end? I mean, that's what I got out of it. It involves superheroes but I don't think it counts as a "superhero comic" since that's really not what it's about per se.
@Booster Gold; I refuse to see the Watchmen movie. I didn't enjoy the one Alan Moore film adaptation everyone likes (V for Vendetta) so I'm sure I'd hate the film of Watchmen since its reception was much more mixed.
can't really argue with you there, you're right on that@Typhlosionisafirebadger; Oh, right. Yeah, I forgot about that, that they were bought out and based on previously-existed superheroes.
I still think thematically, though, it counts as a genre apart, though, at least in terms of the time in which it was made (before it spawned a bunch of dark and gritty imitators, as you said). It was as much a superhero series as Puella Magi Madoka Magica is a magical-girl anime.
Anyway, I used to think asking who your favorite Watchmen character is/who you thought was the "hero" of the story tells a lot about a person (back when I was obsessed with it), so who is yours?
Yeah you're right about Rorschach on both counts. He's a truly messed up individual but his actions in the final moments were legit. I always found it weird people thought he was badass and then I realized badass to them meant "REAL SCREWED UP"@Typhlosionisafirebadger; Yeah, he and Silk Spectre II/Laurie were probably the most sympathetic characters.
IMO Rorschach fanboys are the worst ever. I think I only used that test to weed those out when I was all like "omg I love Watchmen! do you?" and wanted to talk to everyone around me who had read it.
Although, Rorschach is the only sane man when it comes to their reactions to Adrian Veidt's plot.
I don't read superhero comics (unless Watchmen counts) so this conversation is making me feel lost.
Watchmen counts, though it kind of started a bad trend of grim n gritty stuff. It's a seminal piece of work, but I prefer other things. I know you don't read comics but if you liked Watchmen you would dig Zenith and probably Animal Man
Too bad the movie jacked up the ending
yeah like, why'd they do that?
it always feels weird when comic movies eschew certain things for "seriousness" or "realism"
yeah that's probably it. I think I don't have to worry about a Captain Marvel movie being made, Pixar would do The Big Red Cheese justiceyeah like, why'd they do that?
it always feels weird when comic movies eschew certain things for "seriousness" or "realism"
I mean, the original Watchmen ending was majorly acid-headed, and maybe they did it more for palatability than they did it for "realism" - because when you've got a character who is basically a human bomb, realism isn't really your top priority to begin with.
The "changing things to be more palatable to a larger audience" thing, though, is pretty much the entire reason I hate the V for Vendetta movie (but what they changed basically changed the whole theme of the movie IMO).
I never saw the V for Vendetta movie, so what'd they do to the ending?