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first by Turd Furgeson	Jan 4th, 2007 09:11:53 AM
Cool.
Cool stuff by Turd Furgeson	Jan 4th, 2007 09:13:57 AM
Looking forward to a lot of these.
COMIC WRITES GOTTA EAT by muhammad false prophet	Jan 4th, 2007 09:17:00 AM
No idea what means, just trying to perpetuate the latest catch-phrase craze ala "lucas raped my childhood" or "too soon" or "damn you michael bay" or whatever came before or after. that is all.
COMIC WRITERS GOTTA EAT by muhammad false prophet	Jan 4th, 2007 09:17:14 AM
No idea what means, just trying to perpetuate the latest catch-phrase craze ala "lucas raped my childhood" or "too soon" or "damn you michael bay" or whatever came before or after. that is all.
End of Avengers 26 by Zarathos666	Jan 4th, 2007 09:40:36 AM
Bug, you must have missed where Wanda mentioned her aunt Agetha was in the other room (which would be quite odd, being that she is dead). The end was clearly Hawkeye looking at Agetha's chair, then the room she was supposedly in, going to check what was in the room, remembering what Strange told him, then realizing it's probably best to run the hell away before some nut-job who can warp reality killed him a third time.
Everyone knows... by loodabagel	Jan 4th, 2007 09:46:20 AM
The latest catchphrase is Brainiac shoved that thing up Lois's uterus.
The Bendis and Maleev combo... by loodabagel	Jan 4th, 2007 10:09:09 AM
Bug, aint you ever read Daredevil? I for one, am a huge Maleev fan.
Bug by humboldt99	Jan 4th, 2007 10:59:58 AM
How can you not follow the end of Avengers 26? Why bother reading comics if you can't follow the art to story.
I concur… by The Heathen	Jan 4th, 2007 11:48:56 AM
New Avengers #26 was all kinds of bad. Bug will probably be sacrificed by the faithful legion of Bendi, but he's right here. Also, he's right about Bendis' previous four issues of New Avengers, those were surprisingly good and to be honest they got my hopes up and then I read this latest issue.
Alan Davis statement by TheRevengeOfBayouWilly	Jan 4th, 2007 11:50:38 AM
Anybody hear the stuff Alan Davis said, about how since the companies don't really pay royalties that much, the writers write longer stories so they don't have to come up with so many ideas, and artists request more splash pages for resale value of the originals? Stark stuff.
Here's another NA review from Dave_F's site… by The Heathen	Jan 4th, 2007 11:59:46 AM
http://comicpants.com/?p=936 Bug isn't the only one confused and/or angry about this issue.
ESSENTIAL DEFENDERS VOL. 2 Is Amazing. by Buzz Maverik	Jan 4th, 2007 12:10:18 PM
The 70s DEFENDERS are sort of a forgotten series, overlooked, misinterpreted or reduced to their first few issues. Sometimes we get something brilliant, like Mark Millar's hilarious Ultimate Defenders (hilarious-but-I-never-want-to -see-them-again; I loved that issue of the ULTIMATES but the ironic thing is that the Defenders and those characters and stories were actually more of a precursor to what Millar is doing than the Avengers). Steve Gerber perfectly handled those long, multi-issue stories that have come to be known as "arcs". His stories had their own internal logic that was out of sync with the Marvel Universe, yet was somehow more logical. Gerber has recently stated that his Hulk and Dr. Strange were proto-types for ULTIMATE and ALL-STAR characters, slightly different than their regular incarnations. The plots were tight, action happened when it should but was never forced and never interfered with advancement of story and character. There was social commentary but it only got slightly preachy and seldom leaked into the dialogue, ala Claremont. When it did, it could be gold, i.e. Hulk to racist-Klan-style-supervillain organization The Sons of the Serpent: "White? Hulk is not white!"
I like Maleev by Shigeru	Jan 4th, 2007 12:57:34 PM
I thought his murky art fit well the murky world (both literally and morally) that Daredevil inhabits. Plus he draws the Black Widow so hot you could fry bacon on her! Or something. But I can see how that style wouldn't be a great fit on a book like New Avengers. I still can't even believe people read that book after the obvious PR stunt that was putting Wolverine and Spider-Man on the team.
Jebus wept. Her costume was in the closet you dullards. by Reelheed	Jan 4th, 2007 01:32:22 PM
However why does scarlet witch have such a big shiney red honk instead of a nose on the cover? On the other hand I actually thought this ish was OK with some great art and nice character moments. I find it really odd that you couldn't fit the reappearance of hawkeye into the context of the current marvel universe. If you need an explantation written into the book for you, get a pen and a post-it and try filling in the blanks. snot hard.
MFP GOTTA SPELLCHECK by Loosejerk	Jan 4th, 2007 01:53:30 PM
natch.
Ish 26 by CaptDanielRoe	Jan 4th, 2007 01:53:49 PM
I read it as follows: Hawkeye reappears because Wanda is no longer using Chaos Magic, so her changes to the MU vanish, like a witch dying and her magic following. Really not too complex; the explanation is there. Secondly, Aunt Agatha is in the next room and my inference (this is less certain) was that Agatha was a facet of the old Scarlet Witch's psyche (named for the aunt) who would be a wicked, wicked beyotch due to being burdened with all the knowledge of what has happened; she's got the magic, but she's sleeping (like, for months, you know, dormant). By the way, Agatha isn't really her Aunt, it's probably just a name borrowed from her old mentor Agatha Harkness, who is dead (well, you know how that goes).
Yeah, Those AICN Reviewers Don't... by Buzz Maverik	Jan 4th, 2007 03:39:10 PM
...do the highly paid comic pro's work for 'em! As a Highly Paid Comic Pro would say, "We can do it murky because if anyone says anything, our fans will tell 'em they don't get it."
hmm... by blackthought	Jan 4th, 2007 03:46:29 PM
reviews.
Bendis Really Isn't Writing The New Avengers... by Buzz Maverik	Jan 4th, 2007 03:50:28 PM
...he's writing the New Defenders. Dr. Strange. Hawkeye. The subject matter would work better in a DEFENDERS title.
Hoed out Wanda chaps my hide! by superninja	Jan 4th, 2007 04:10:16 PM
She was one of my favorites, but they ruined her, just like they did Storm.
Great to see these reviews back! by dregmobile	Jan 4th, 2007 05:06:26 PM
And I liked New Avengers 26 and Lone Ranger 3. I wonder if I'll be one of the lucky ones that actually get a copy of Civil War 6 from the 'partial shipment' that will arrive today ... bastards ... Oh yeah, and Justice 9 kicked my ass!
CaptDanielRoe by The Heathen	Jan 4th, 2007 05:20:52 PM
"Wanda is no longer using Chaos Magic, so her changes to the MU vanish" So you're telling me HoM's slight purpose of Wanda saying, "No more mutants" is now void and even more useless? All the spin and gusto of why there had to be not as many mutants is now backtracking among itself? I mean, it was expected and it's not like the changes have any real effect on the Marvel books as a whole, but I think your theory doesn't hold water. Hawkeye reappearing WAS confusing. To be honest, I thought he was still dead and it seems like many others might have thought as much, including Bendis because there's that recap page in the front that say's (in a funny way I can't remember) that say's Hawkeye died and was brought back and then died and then was brought back… It's like they had to convince themselves that that's what happened. A big f'n mess this issue was. The last thing Bendis needs to do is remind us how bad HoM was, especially while Millar is taking the brunt of the heat because of Civil War. "The hell…" indeed.
War of the Undead!!!!! by CarmillaVonDoom	Jan 4th, 2007 06:02:29 PM
This news gave me such a (metaphorical) boner this morning! Then I get to my shop...they didn't get any!!! I think my head is going to explode in frustration!!!! That image from the cover is my new desktop background. Whew.....
"Bendis has also reeled back his tendency to waste.. by nofate	Jan 4th, 2007 06:40:51 PM
space on redundant beat panels and over-exposition" Maybe you should follow his lead, you know as far as your own redundant "I hate Bendis' writing" high-horse you can't seem to get off of, yet you're always first in line when it comes time to critiquing his books. Oh yeah! I went there! You know you opened your self up for that one after your comment about my "constant negativism" on this posts from last weeks column. Listen, I only post comments on shit I don't agree with and whenever you @$$holes get too full of yourselves. Like that memorable moment when Sleazy felt that appearing on some crappy TV show somehow was similar to Spidey revealing his ID on CW2. Puhleazze!! I'll leave the ass kissing to the rest.
Sleazy on Attack of the Show… by The Heathen	Jan 4th, 2007 07:27:28 PM
First off, does anyone including Sleazy have a clip of that on YouTube specifically? Secondly, how did Sleazy feel him appearing on the show was similar to Spidey's lame unmasking? Fill me in on that one 'fate. As for Bendis, look, he's a talented guy and like I (and Bug) said - I really enjoyed his stand-alone issues of NA that tied into Civil War, but this past ish was pretty shitty in that 'oh too familiar smell' you know what I mean? Bendis just needs someone to edit him and that's not likely to happen anytime soon.
Sleazy G was just mad that he looked fat on TV... by Son of Batman	Jan 4th, 2007 07:30:59 PM
but hey, them's the breaks. Oh, and All Star Superman and Superman this week pwns you.
Wonder Man by Black Satin 2	Jan 4th, 2007 09:02:22 PM
I've never been impressed by Wonder Man. He just seemed to be a really strong guy who works best in groups. It just hit me that with the Hollywood angle, I wonder why no one made him like a Joey Tribianni type from 'Friends'. Simon could hit on hot stars and other superheroines while pining for the true love of his life, Wanda Maximoff. I know the Scarlet Witch is off the grid, but wouldn't it sound good to have at least 50 issues of Wonder Man?
Oh nofat... by Ambush Bug	Jan 5th, 2007 02:45:14 AM
You're so silly...one of these days you'll get it.
Why Wonder-Man doesn't resemble a character on Friends by loodabagel	Jan 5th, 2007 09:50:23 AM
Friends is a lousy TV show.
That first page of NA #26 reads… by The Heathen	Jan 5th, 2007 09:58:24 AM
"Clint Barton--Hawkeye--was reborn in the HoM, and then brutally killed a second time. He reappeared a second time as the world returned to the way it had been. He hasn't been seen since." That's pretty embarrassing and as much of a mess as the rest of the issue. So, Hawkeye was appeared a second time when the world was normal. By 'normal' they mean to a world where 90% of the mutants lost their powers? That wouldn't be normal now would it? Or is it the normal world before HoM? Huh? Wha? And can anyone tell me why the people that remember HoM call it that? It's not like Magento even had anything to really do with it right? Shouldn't it be called 'that time where we attacked Magneto's palace thing in an alternate reality and Wanda fucked things up even more' - what the hell is HoM? Anyway, enough of that. The Escapists mini was amazing. Nothing short of brilliant. I just finished it last night.
Attack of the Show thingie by SleazyG.	Jan 5th, 2007 11:58:14 AM
Man, some motherfuckers just can't let shit go. It rarely even crosses my mind again. I guess when I wrote about it here I mighta made reference to the fact that online we all hide behind fake names and personas--essentially secret identities. The number of people from around here I've met in person can be counted on one hand and still leave a coupla fingers and a thumb. So it was a little weird to suddenly be on the show and exposing myself--real name, face on camera, that whole thing. Anybody who took it for more than a passing observation, or thought I was actually a big enough shithead to compare myself to Peter Parker, should probably go ask the nurse for more jello. As for the clip, I think it might still be on You Tube or the AOTS site, but I'm not sure since I've never watched it. Can we talk about something more interesting now, please?
"Wabbit Season" by iGore	Jan 5th, 2007 12:05:34 PM
If you were around for the Wonder Man series from the early 90's... you know that scene!
So yeah...Tony Stark just killed Happy Hogan, huh? by SleazyG.	Jan 5th, 2007 12:06:49 PM
Goddammit, I really wish I'd read this piece of shit IRON MAN #14 a few days earlier. If I had I could've written an old-school vitriol-laced rant about just what an absolute nightmare of an abortion of a trainwreck of a fucking story that is. Oh, wait, he didn't just euthanize Happy Hogan...he did it at the insistence of Pepper Fucking Potts and Sue Fucking Storm. ARE YOU FUCKING SHITTING ME?!? You use Civil Fucking War to kill off Happy Fucking Hogan, who happens to be Tony Fucking Stark's best/only friend?!? And that's, y'know, a good idea how, exactly, you FUCKING MORONS?!? Jesus Hopscotching Christ, what the FUCK is going on over there? "You have to understand, Captain America...I'm not some kind of techie genius who could whip up a way to save Happy in a day or two like I did for myself while trapped in a fucking thatched hut as a prisoner of a foreign military! I'm too busy making sure the good guys don't kill any more innocent people, so instead I had to euthanize Happy from miles away using my abilities to control the life support machines he's attached to!" WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON OVER THERE? CAN NOBODY AT MARVEL ACTUALLY EXTRAPOLOATE LOGICAL FUCKING CONCLUSIONS BASED ON THE FUCKING INFORMATION THEY THEMFUCKINGSELVES PROVIDED THE FUCKING READERS? WHAAAAT THE FUUUUUCK?!?!?
I Am Not Bendis... by Buzz Maverik	Jan 5th, 2007 12:32:45 PM
...but haven't I been saying even before Hawkeye died, using him as an example, I'd like to see a superhero return from the dead with no explanation? For some reason, I always said Hawkeye because he lends himself to humor. Just walking down stairs at the Avenger's mansion, in his mask and drawers, scratching himself, getting a bowl of Grape Nuts (because unless yer a mutant or superhuman, ya gotta eat right to function at his level; why do we never see Daredevil eating rice, tofu, veggies, tuna, and spring water?). Captain America says,"Where ya been the last few days, Hawk?" Hawk says, "Dead. It was a real bitch. We got any low fat soy milk? Some of us don't have a super-soldier serum and can't drink the regular kind, ya know!" I'd kind of like to have Bendis' job, not because I really want to write comic books, but because it has to beat the shit out of most jobs...What else? That was a good one, Cooky!...Also, everybody "Ho-ed out Wanda?" What is this, like, five guys in about 40 years of comics, which would be a few years Marvel time? C'mon, let's not show our geek. Sure, it's more than the average person here gets, but I really don't think that four or five men in...what, about five or six continuity years...would make your average young woman in her 20s a "ho" (which no white guy should say because they sound like Michael on THE OFFICE). One of them was even her husband, and a machine, so he was sort of a vibrator anyway. Sure, four sexual partners is quadruple the lifetime number of yer average Marvel Zombie, but...What else? Sleazy, remember, you have to be a Highly Paid Comic Pro for your irony to get through...What else? Critics who don't always like Bendis' work are going to critique it. Nobody is doing advertising here and wouldn't you say that Bendis still gets enough blind worship that this really shouldn't be a problem for anyone?...Also, I think Wonder Man as Joey on FRIENDS is a funny idea! I agree that by himself, the character is useless. But he makes for so many good Avengers plots. He's got origin ties to Baron Zemo and the Enchantress. We've got the whole Vision thing, which brings in Ultron and Henry Pym. His brother is the supervillain The Grim Reaper. He's been dead and come back and Jim Shooter, both brilliant and heavy handed at the same time, gave this invulvernable character an almost debilitating fear of death. You can bring in Marvel's embodiment of Death, with Thanos, hell, etc. He's diddled with the Scarlet Witch because comic book writers are about as subtle as they ever were. For a long time, I sort of hated these second and third string heroes, especially in the Avengers, etc. But they are the ones the creative teams can really screw with. It's kind of stupid when you make She-Hulk nuts in the Avengers (I'd say she's B level but she can almost support her own book) and it takes a superior talent like Slott to integrate it, but they can go nuts with the Scarlet Witch. Hawkeye, too, is sort of B level, but he's an institution so it's not as arrogant if you're killing and reviving Wonder Man every year. I mean, I dig what Shooter, Stern and later Millar have done with the Pyms (although it's time to try a new angle) etc. If Iron Man goes on a bender, it should be in his own book, for example, which leaves these supporting characters for the team book drama.
Something more interesting, but first… by The Heathen	Jan 5th, 2007 12:33:06 PM
It's on the G4 site, but nowhere on YouTube. The Cogs are working on our 'Best of 06' and Axel Alonso is the winner of one of our categories. That AOTS segment is the only place I can think of to show how much of a stand up guy he is. ; ) Pressing forward. I'm sick of the NA #26 already too. Is there anything else news worthy in comic book land? I'd love to talk about anyone who has read The Escapists. Brilliant work. Anyone reading Elephantment? There, that should do.
You See, Sleaze, Killing Hogan Makes Marvel Bad Ass.... by Buzz Maverik	Jan 5th, 2007 12:37:54 PM
...and therefore, the fans are bad ass because they can look death in its' computer-colored eye without flinching! Because it's like the real world where the guys in super armor have to do stuff like that all the time.
For crying out loud Sleazy G. by rev_skarekroe	Jan 5th, 2007 12:56:03 PM
It's a funnybook. Take a pill for God's sake. Somebody'll bring Happy Hogan back to life in a year or two anyway.
Hey, Sleazy... by SleazyG.	Jan 5th, 2007 12:59:28 PM
...there's only one O in "extrapolate", ya jackass! Jeebus, and you call yourself a "writer"?!? And go to lunch already, willya? I'm starvin' over here!
Haven't read the final issue of THE ESCAPISTS yet... by SleazyG.	Jan 5th, 2007 01:15:57 PM
...but it was a damned fine miniseries, and I know I said so in the column at least a coupla times. I also said several times in the column that the anthology was one of the best series of the last decade. That these books sold as poorly as they did depresses me to no end. Top-notch writers, fantastic art, stories that are touching and funny and exciting...and nobody even noticed. It'd be nice if more comics readers read actual books; then having a series based on the work of a Pulitzer Prize winner might have had a chance in the marketplace.
oh... by blackthought	Jan 5th, 2007 01:20:59 PM
...yeah...
Kavalier & Clay by The Heathen	Jan 5th, 2007 01:33:25 PM
The last panel of THE ESCAPISTS #6 is a perfect way to end it. I honestly got chills from it. I knew that the anthologies didn't sell well at all, but I hoped better for this more affordable mini. Ya got Brian K. Vaughan, Jason S. Alexander, Steve Rolston and covers by Frank Miller, Brian Bolland, John Cassaday and Paul Pope. What the hell is there not to like? Nothing. THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY is what got me back into comics. If anyone hasn't read it, do yourself the favor and do.
Hawkeye's Return by holidill	Jan 5th, 2007 02:04:32 PM
I always thought it was Wanda's way of apologizing for killing Hawkeye by bringing him back to life again. She didn't do it for the others (ant-man, vision, jack of hearts) because they did not confront her about it like Clint did. Also I think she is one of the mutants who does not have her powers anymore either. By the way, whatever happened with Magneto? Last I saw he was in a helicoptor that blew up.
that's the last anyone saw of Magneto… by The Heathen	Jan 5th, 2007 02:10:54 PM
but gasp no body was found and all the energy from Xorn/Michael/whatever itwas vanished didn't it? I actually kind of liked Bendis trying to explain that. Kinda, still confusing though. Magneto having his powers back ten fold could be cool.
A26 and Penance by Homer Sexual	Jan 5th, 2007 04:26:04 PM
Though already commented on, I'd like to say that the explanations for the murky Avengers 26 are WEAK! Especially the Aunt Agatha part...who knows who is supposed to be dead or alive? If Hawkeye is alive, anyone could be alive, anything whatsoever could really be going on. And I never liked slutty Wanda. I liked Wanda and Vision, weird married couple. Now, slutty She-Hulk is great, but Wanda? No! And she's not really B-List. She was one of Marvel's top female characters for more than a decade. Anyhoo....I read the Penance "origin" and thought that someone had apparently decided to take blend Civil War and Generation X while ripping off the DaVinci code. It was a bit interesting, but also more than a bit hackneyed. And Reed Richards continues to be a character worthy of killing, but he's too "big." Now I am wondering if I'll drop Thunderbolts again. Is the return of Moonstone (so great!) enough to offset including Bullseye and Green Goblin? I hate when "popular" characters are stuck in groups they totally should not be in, just because they're popular. (Wolverine the best example, Spider Man and Sabretooth also). I love the villains-oriented concept of T-Bolts, but Bullseye is so not an appropriate villain for this group.
Oh, and great reviews! by Homer Sexual	Jan 5th, 2007 04:28:40 PM
I bought, and agreed with your reviews of, Winter Soldier, Fables, Avengers and Checkmate. I love me some Checkmate. I also bought She-Hulk, but that was a cheap shot and I'm getting really bored with that book anyway.
Homer re: Penance by The Heathen	Jan 5th, 2007 05:06:27 PM
I've been meaning to ask since I read the issue of X-Factor where they all were in therapy and Monet said she was Penance and Emplate was her brother or something? As far as I knew, Penance was some red chick with diamond hard skin and Emplate was her brother. I'm confused as hell. Can anyone explain to me what is what and who is who? How could Monet be Penance?
Buzz re:Scarlett Ho-bag by Ambush Bug	Jan 5th, 2007 05:17:18 PM
It's not that sleeping with five men is ho-ish by any means. It's the fact that she's slept with five men on the same superteam. Way to Yoko it up, Wanda... If you're in one place and you look around and see a handfull of people you've tagged in the same room, you've gotta question something about your shag pool. Had it been an X-Man, a Defender, an Avenger, and maybe one of the Warriors Three, it wouldn't be so bad. But Hawkeye, Cap, Vision, & Wonder Man often have to work together, man. That ain't cool.
I Can See It Now: "Hank, Do You Know Anybody... by Buzz Maverik	Jan 5th, 2007 06:15:15 PM
...we can set Wanda up with?" "No, Jan, the only guys I know are superheroes, supervillains and androids and I wouldn't recommend any of 'em."
Technically, Bug... by Buzz Maverik	Jan 5th, 2007 06:15:35 PM
...with Wonder Man and now Hawkeye, Wanda nailed two Defenders. The Cap thing is weird. Was that Austen? That almost doesn't count because it's waaaay too out of character for Cap. Vision and Wonder Man are, in many ways, the same guy...although there was always something cruel to the Wonder Man hook up, like: "Hey, Vish, I'd like you so much better in you weren't red and made of that weird material that can change its' density and if you didn't have that freaky computerized voice." Ditto to the stupid Wasp/Tony Stark relationship: "Hey, Hank, if you were successful as an inventor and a superhero, you'd have a shot!" I'm surprised Stark never made a move on Wanda. Now, Hawkeye always liked her but she didn't like him. He had no luck with women. Black Widow ditches him for Daredevil, Wanda prefers a machine, Mockingbird gets messed up by John Byrne, etc. But look, who else is Wanda going to meet if it isn't Avengers? After all, the Rolling Stones always exchanged women.
Hey, The Talkback Order Is Messed Up... by Buzz Maverik	Jan 5th, 2007 06:16:10 PM
...just like in the old days.
Five guys practically all at once! by superninja	Jan 5th, 2007 08:07:31 PM
Okay, not five, but you get the point. She is like if Cher was in the Marvel universe and had chaos magic.
Maybe she brought Clint back for the sex? by superninja	Jan 5th, 2007 08:11:21 PM
The membership roster is running a little light. Maybe they can have have one of those old-school recruitment issue covers with an "x" over the face of every guy Wanda has banged?
The deal with the original Penance/Monet St. Croix... by SleazyG.	Jan 5th, 2007 08:14:04 PM
...can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P enance_%28comics%29. I find it interesting that the original (well, not exactly, but...) Penance is slated for an upcoming Marvel ongoing (THE LONERS, formerly EXCELSIOR, the team spinning out of the beginning of RUNAWAYS V.2)and yet Quesada went and greenlighted calling Speedball Penance. Making him, BTW, Penance IV in the Marvel U., although technically I, II and III all shared the same physical form. Ugh. My head hurts.
The problem with Wanda and Clint totally doing it: by SleazyG.	Jan 5th, 2007 08:17:10 PM
Hey, I'm a pretty open-minded guy, but seriously: the insane witch who killed me? Twice? Not with Thor's dick, pal. Now what'd I do with Songbird's number? I hear she's on the rebound from Baron Zero...
Wow. Thanks, Sleazy. by The Heathen	Jan 5th, 2007 08:36:24 PM
That's a definite head scratcher/hurter. I think I got it, but I'm not sure I want to. Scott Lobdell's original plan sounds better albeit still complicated.
Why oh why... by Thalya	Jan 5th, 2007 09:15:47 PM
..does it seem like DC continuity is downright simple in comparison to Marvel's? And somehow less corny?
I dunno about… by The Heathen	Jan 5th, 2007 09:45:08 PM
less corny, but it is easier to follow and that's saying something, cuz it's a freakin wreck. I do think it's more iconic.
Avengers oddness by Guj19	Jan 5th, 2007 10:07:43 PM
I don't know, it seemed like Hawkeye's hand was pink after he let go of the door knob. Still, that doesn't explain what the hell he was looking at.. or even why they showed the damn door so many times. The door, the handle, and something magic. It really was pretty ridiculous how lost that whole scene seemed to be.
SUPERNINJA! by SleazyG.	Jan 5th, 2007 10:23:01 PM
Hi.
Speedball by Nairb The Movie	Jan 5th, 2007 10:40:50 PM
I officially and jumping off the mainstream MARVEL boat. Anything that is cannon is now just fodder for me. After this week... I've been convinced and I concede.
Oy... by loodabagel	Jan 5th, 2007 11:29:15 PM
Is there anything left for me to bitch about? No. I'm afraid all the angles have already been covered.
Sleazy! by superninja	Jan 5th, 2007 11:55:43 PM
Hello thar young feller. Don't let them get to you- you looked fine on t.v. I'm glad you are reading Civil War so I don't have to undergo the Bendistortureporn.
It's kind of crossing a line. Wanda originally was by superninja	Jan 6th, 2007 12:06:59 AM
a very innocent, almost virginal character. If you're a major perv like Millar, you do what he did in Ultimates. But the minor pervs just skanked her out because they thought she was boring. Which is kind of sad, because it's such a departure from where she started. Whereas many of the characters are more or less the same in personality, although growing in different ways through trials and personal hardship over the years. Consider that no one would blink if Black Cat slept with Hawkeye, because she's vampy. To be honest at this point I don't even know why I care because they broke the character so badly. Wanda should still be married to the Vizh, he should've stayed alive as the J'onn of the MU, and they should've been a funky family whose kids went on to carry the legacy.
JarJar's back again, then? by stones_throw	Jan 7th, 2007 04:58:24 AM
Hmm.
Vog's not Jar Jar. by SleazyG.	Jan 7th, 2007 12:38:35 PM
I know who he is, though, and where to find him.
Vog could be… anyone? by The Heathen	Jan 7th, 2007 03:47:05 PM
BUT, the @$$es have access to who's signing in with what I presume so if Sleazy says it ain't Jar Jar, it's probably not, but who is it? It adds some mystery to the 'All Weeking' doesn't it? Ahh, like old times.
word to that Super Ninja by Homer Sexual	Jan 7th, 2007 07:50:27 PM
My favorite era of the Avengers was around the whole Chtonn storyline period, and Wanda was great then. This week's Jonah Hex was a satisfying conclusion to his "origin" storyline. The story, despite a predictable turn here or there, was better than the art, and the whole thing worked. I don't really like Western comics, so making me buy one every month is an accomplishment.
I recently skimmed that New Avengers... by loodabagel	Jan 7th, 2007 09:26:26 PM
And I have to say, those last few pages did look pretty bad. I know, I know, just looking at the last few pages doesn't really qualify me to pass judgement, but I'm down with my homeboy Bendis so it was alright. In other news, that Vog sure is mysterious.
heh… by The Heathen	Jan 8th, 2007 11:47:32 AM
ya see, there's no way that could be anyone like that moron who was five different trolls combined into one mega-troll because that last comment was actually pretty funny.
Checkmate… by The Heathen	Jan 8th, 2007 11:49:21 AM
Okay, I just don't get it. I'm not feeling this book. Can anyone tell me why I should, because a lot seem to like it?
... by blackthought	Jan 8th, 2007 12:46:37 PM
well because it features chess?
An Insane Witch Who Killed Me Twice? Hell Yeah! by Buzz Maverik	Jan 8th, 2007 01:27:52 PM
Could it be much better? Sleazy, you gotta give your life to the Ma-Sheen, man! I don't normally foist my religion on you gentiles, but sometimes you have to. Yes, I base my life on the films and life of Charlie Sheen. Remember that great scene in BEING JOHN MALKOVITCH where Malkovitch, complaining about Catherine Keener, tells Ma-Sheen:"It's like she's some kind of witch!" Ma-Sheen says,"Great! You are so lucky!" "And she may be a lesbian. She keeps calling me Lottie!" "A lesbian witch who calls you Lottie? How much better can it get, man?" I think Hawkeye may be a Ma-Sheen kinda guy...well, Ma-Sheen about 5-10 years ago, although they always draw him looking like Emilio Estevez (read somewhere that Estevez is the son of the Martin Sheen who played Kennedys in TV movies and Charlie is the son of Martin Sheen from APOCALYPSE NOW and BADLANDS). I dunno. At least Hawkeye and the Scarlet Witch having sex is somethng happening. I hate it when nothing happens. Did you see LOST IN TRANSLATION. Don't tell me what it was supposed to mean because I already know, but they should have had sex! I don't know where the real Bill Murray is being held but you can bet that when I locate him, an @$$hole Special Ops team, lead by me, will liberate him within minutes, because STRIPES Bill Murray, GHOSTBUSTERS Bill Murray, even GROUNDHOG DAY Bill Murray would have made a move.
Why I like Checkmate by Homer Sexual	Jan 8th, 2007 02:24:43 PM
I like Checkmate because it blends espionage intrigue with super heroes. It is intelligent and fast-moving. I find it "realistic" within the concept of women who can turn into green fire. I find the characters "adult" beyond just f***ing, swearing, etc. I'm not interested in reading a Rucka novel, but I do enjoy the sensibility he brings to his comic work. (The opposite of Denise Mina, who is an excellent novelist but her Hellblazer bores).
Thank you, Homer. by The Heathen	Jan 8th, 2007 03:54:06 PM
Maybe I just read it too late. I don't know. I'll give it another try, but I think it may be that I don't care for the characters as much as I should.
Wanda should hook up with Toad. by rev_skarekroe	Jan 9th, 2007 07:36:28 AM
He's lost a lot of weight, and I bet he can do tricks with his new tongue that you wouldn't believe. Plus, he's been wanting to tap that firecrotch since the early '60s. Give him a chance, I say!
Rev should hook up with Wanda... by loodabagel	Jan 9th, 2007 09:30:37 AM
They'd make a cute couple. And about that Bill Murray, I think indy-Bill Murray is still pretty cool. He probably feels that he has to make up for those Garfield movies with super-indy films about dudes qho sit around and contemplate life. Actually, he's been playing the same character since Rushmore. Often wealthy guy who's in a perpetual funk, and doesn't get along with his son/wife/whatever. He meets a someone who brings some much needed excitement to his life. They have a falling out, but at the end, they knod of get along and the other person teaches Bill a lesson. Not that I'm complaining. I'm down with indy-Bill, just like my man Bendis, although I'm not so much their bitch that I can't call them out when they suck.
The reason Murray doesn't do wacky stuff anymore... by rev_skarekroe	Jan 9th, 2007 10:44:37 AM
My belief? He's lazy and he hates being uncomfortable. So he's never going to do a film where he has slime on him, or he has to do push-ups in the mud, or wear clown makeup again. If his character's not wearing a suit or a comfortable sweater, and spending most of the film sitting or standing around, he's not interested. And Garfield? That's a dream job for a lazy actor. Big fat paycheck, a couple of days work in a cozy recording studio just a short limo-ride from the house. That's the life!
Why I love Checkmate: by Shigeru	Jan 9th, 2007 11:12:11 AM
Oh wait I don't read it.
Indie Bill Murray by Shigeru	Jan 9th, 2007 11:16:54 AM
Can go fuck. (Unless he's in Rushmore, then he's awesome.) More importantly, Sofia Copolla can go fuck! Spoiled rich brat who thinks she's sooo fucking deep when in reality she's more vacuous that Paris Hilton. Lost in Translation and Marie Antionette both: BOO-HOO, I'M FUCKING RICH AND DON'T LIKE IT!! I'M STUCK IN THIS RICH ASS LIFE!! FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK. comic books? huh?
Sophia Bush, Wonder Woman? by The Heathen	Jan 9th, 2007 08:26:31 PM
http://tinyurl.com/y4xpmx Saw this over at Rotten Tomatoes. She's pretty. Not bad looking for the part at all, but I dunno fanboy grumble Morena Baccarin grumble grumble
... by blackthought	Jan 13th, 2007 02:06:24 PM
sighs.

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