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Day 24: Most Hated Costume.
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goggle_kidWhat costume encapsulates how comic fans feel about the 90s? Well for me it's something that can only be solved with a 3-way dance! Tonight in this very ring three awfully dressed super-heroes will face off in a no-holds barred triple threat match to the death!
( Warning: Seeing these costumes may cause your eyes to bleed )
( Warning: Seeing these costumes may cause your eyes to bleed )
Request: the best (or worst) of Batdickery
Sep. 8th, 2010 04:34 pmstarwolf_oakleyDuring the 30 Days of Scans, many of us have said Batman's biggest flaw/drawback/etc. is when he's a jerk to other superheroes. Sometimes Batman is a jerk for a reason, sometimes just to be a jerk, sometimes because he's Batman.
So, how about some examples of Batman being a jerk to other superheroes? And if Batman is being a jerk just because he's Batman?
( Two examples after the cut. )
So, how about some examples of Batman being a jerk to other superheroes? And if Batman is being a jerk just because he's Batman?
( Two examples after the cut. )
Ms. Frost if you're nasty
Sep. 8th, 2010 04:42 pmseriousficPictures of January Jones playing Emma Frost have surfaced, and luminum was good enough to point out just how faithful Emma's fashion choices are to the comics (which doubles for legality).
Go and get it, giiirl.
Party post at my lj.
luminum was good enough to point out just how faithful Emma's fashion choices are to the comics (which doubles for legality).Go and get it, giiirl.
Party post at my lj.
Heroes to Order
Sep. 8th, 2010 09:20 pmstubbleupdate
It's hopefulyl well know that I'm pretty much the number one cheerleader for Matt Fraction and Barry Kitson's series The Order, a ten issue book that looked at California's 41 team of everyday heroes given superpowers. After the series ended, The Order made a few dotted appearances in the Marvel Universe, with a fleeting showing in the Initiaitve's Secret Invasion and leader Henry Hellrung joining in with Iron Man: Most Wanted. There's also this little look at them in San Francisco based EternalsThis issue features Maggie Veda Neuntauben (action star and mass adopter of orphans, with the superpower of creating golems), Sgt. Michael Supernaut Fields (paralysed veteran with a big fuck off robot exo-skeleton) and James Calamity Wa (ex-baseball player, now engineering graduate who built his own legs after a car crash and now has the superpower of superspeed).
Plus there's some Eternals or something. I don't know.
And you're right, the lighting on the preview panel IS amazing.
( Read more... ) It's a shame that Fraction's star has risen to high that we'll likely never get to see any more of The Order, since he's playing with Thor, The X-Men and Iron Man now.
Origins of Tigra
Sep. 8th, 2010 10:45 amhymnSo I've been trying to post scans of the early days of some Marvel ladies. I've kinda fallen behind on that, but someone requested Tigra a while ago, and her story is really interesting. I have a feeling that today many readers see Tigra as furrry fetish fuel, given her stint on the West Coast Avengers where animal lust made her work her way through the team, and the fact that this is the internet. But Tigra's origins can be traced back to 1972, arguably the first Year of Women at Marvel.
And I mean, just look at her culturally relevant zingers!
( Beware...the Claws of the Cat! )
And I mean, just look at her culturally relevant zingers!
( Beware...the Claws of the Cat! )
kamino_nekoConcluding the story begun here, and continued here...
( Anita: 'Seriously, nemesis?' )
8.6 pages from 26
( Anita: 'Seriously, nemesis?' )
8.6 pages from 26
sherkahnComicBookResources has same the preview for issue #14 that I posted earlier, but now with words. One more preview page with words behind the cut.
And a new wrinkle unfolds.
( The enemy of my enemy. )
And a new wrinkle unfolds.
( The enemy of my enemy. )
shelleymareeOkay, I actually didn't have a lot of time to think about this (just got back from Dragon*Con, forgot all about internet responsibilities, etc.), so I'm sure there's something out there I hate MORE... but I'm going to go with my gut and say Starfire.
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( Read more... )
Last Son of Earth
Sep. 7th, 2010 04:19 pmarbre_rieur
Superman: Last Son of Earth was an Elseworlds written by Steve Gerber. When a cataclysmic asteroid heads for Earth, Jonathan and Martha Kent rocket their biological son Clark away from the planet. The lone infant reaches the planet Krypton, where his ship's landing is discovered by the aliens Jor-El and Lara.
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Fizzball! And A Gift From Dragon*Con!
Sep. 8th, 2010 12:18 ampyynkSam is a 6 ft tall dog with a fondness for blue suits, fedoras, and fudgesicles. Max is a semi rabid lagomorph. Together, they solve crimes in as over the top fashion as they can manage. This time though, they're not stopping crime, but playing a little game called fizzball!
Batter Up!
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Batter Up!
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kamino_nekoFollowing up on this post, where we were introduced to the only real recurring villain in Read or Dream. Anita, defeated in their first encounter, swore revenge...so, let's continue the story...
( Anita: 'I have a nemesis?' )
8 pages of 24
( Anita: 'I have a nemesis?' )
8 pages of 24
30 Days of Scans: Day 22: Favorite Villain.
Sep. 7th, 2010 04:23 pmhalialkersThis scan will never get old, and while this is not the first time I've posted it I figure this is perfect for a favorite villain post.
My favorite villain is Galactus, Devourer of Worlds.
( cut for size )
Why? Because first Galactus was in a lot of ways Trope Codifier for all other Cosmic beings that came after him (and was shamelessly ripped off as Unicron and Imperiex). Unlike most villains there's no real way to fight him, he's a Lovecraftian cosmic horror that predates our Universe and unlike Cthulhu and company is alive and well in the present day. This unfortunately makes him a prime target of the Worf effect, but such is the fate of all cool and powerful characters, unfortunately. Especially in the realm of comic-bookdom.
Galactus is scarier than other villains for the same reason the Great Old Ones are scarier than demons: the most terrifying villain imaginable is one to whom humans are nothing but ants that he doesn't notice or bear real malice to. Galactus predated most of these and helped offer a new and frankly awesome kind of villain that Marvel *still* does better than DC, with the exception of the Anti-Monitor, Mageddon, and Final Crisis Darkseid.
My favorite villain is Galactus, Devourer of Worlds.
( cut for size )
Why? Because first Galactus was in a lot of ways Trope Codifier for all other Cosmic beings that came after him (and was shamelessly ripped off as Unicron and Imperiex). Unlike most villains there's no real way to fight him, he's a Lovecraftian cosmic horror that predates our Universe and unlike Cthulhu and company is alive and well in the present day. This unfortunately makes him a prime target of the Worf effect, but such is the fate of all cool and powerful characters, unfortunately. Especially in the realm of comic-bookdom.
Galactus is scarier than other villains for the same reason the Great Old Ones are scarier than demons: the most terrifying villain imaginable is one to whom humans are nothing but ants that he doesn't notice or bear real malice to. Galactus predated most of these and helped offer a new and frankly awesome kind of villain that Marvel *still* does better than DC, with the exception of the Anti-Monitor, Mageddon, and Final Crisis Darkseid.
And also because he owned Thanos. XP.
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grazztYeah, I suppose this is sort of cheating, plus its a day late. But really, I can't pick between them. I present to you:
Johan Liebert, Friend, and Pluto (image by Roymaru on DeviantArt).
( Nine scans and spoilers, especially for Pluto. )
Johan Liebert, Friend, and Pluto (image by Roymaru on DeviantArt).
( Nine scans and spoilers, especially for Pluto. )
