Superheroes you would want at your party

[fancronic]

Original image from here: http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/03/15/the-comic-book-characters-we-do-and-dont-want-to-party-with/






The Avengers have party in normal clothes and Steve and Tony look slashy just by standing there. I must know what issue is this from.

Comments

[sharky_chan]

Oh yay! That's like She-Hulk issue 1 (2004?). Is there a time Steve and Tony do not look slashy together?

[fancronic]

Thank you!

Well, there's that one time during civil war- no wait, the drama only made it more slashy. But Cap was dead! ...and Tony angsted so that was also slashy.

...okay, I see your point.

[sharky_chan]

It's kind of sad, really. It's almost like they try to make them less gay...then inadvertently make them more so. Which, let's be honest, is why I'm still reading Marvel :Db.

[darkblade]

Yeah if they made them actually gay they would be less gay than they are normally. You can't have nearly as much insane slashy subtext between a canon couple.

[bruinsfan]

I've found over the years that there's a particular brand of writer who, made insecure by people pointing out homoerotic undertones in his work, will react by trying to butch the characters up and make them more manly in a way that completely backfires. Sort of trying for Danny Glover & Mel Gibson in the Lethal Weapon movies and unintentionally overshooting into Starsky & Hutch territory instead.

Stargate Atlantis was a 5-year case study in this. Every deliberate attempt to emphasize the straightness of the two main characters made them seem even gayer.

[lovelokest]

WORD on SGA. John saving Rodney in the rowboat, John and Rodney exploring the great deep in a Puddle Jumper and then bickering like and old married couple...oh SGA, I miss you (still need to watch the rest of S5, though).

Or that everyone was poly and having sex with each other.

[koschei]

The season 4 episode where Rodney fights Time and wins to rescue John from the future, or the season 5 episode where Rodney loses his memory and the thing that stays with him is the knowledge that if something's wrong, the person he wants most is John...

[sharky_chan]

trying for Danny Glover & Mel Gibson in the Lethal Weapon movies and unintentionally overshooting into Starsky & Hutch territory
I...have never heard this phenomenon explained so clearly o.o;;.

[perletwo]

As an avowed DC reader, I refute you thus, sir or madam!

[zordboy]

To be fair, that one was so hot Poison Ivy gatecrashed it. But the point still stands.

[crinos]

I think it was implied that Plas threw that party specifically so he could lure Ivy out into the open and grab her (though how she managed to track her down and disguise himself as her coat is beyond me, or why he couldn't have just grabbed her without the need for a party, but I guess when you go to the trouble to reserve Baytor as your bartender and DJ Diana you better damn well use them.)

[perletwo]

Well, I like to think that that's just how Plas's mind works. Like, if he had a Commissioner Gordon who called on him? He'd be all: "There's a hostage situation at the First Municipal Bank, you say? Not to worry, I have a plan! I'll need a 50-foot garden hose, 20 hubcaps, a manure spreader, and an elephant from that circus down the way. ...What? Trust me, this'll work!"

[cf105]

A noodle instruments always a part of a surrealists day.

[crinos]

Good point, Plas is basically what the Joker would be if he wasn't evil.

[icon_uk]

What IS Steve wearing? A vest and upper arm sweatband? I know he lost in time but I thought that meant he bypassed the 1980's altogether

[falseaesop]

Tank top and yeah an armband. just a theory, but the artist probably just figured Cap probably has more clothes that are 'work out' apperal than actual casual wear.

[darkeyedresolve]

like most muscle marys....

[icon_uk]

Thing is, Cap is from a different time, where going to a party probably WOULD entail putting on a shirt and tie at least, rather than slobbing around in sweats.

[valtyr]

I thought maybe it was a bandage on his arm?

[icon_uk]

My first thought was that it was a arm-bangle of some sort :)

[valtyr]

Well, he seems to have a plaster over his left eyebrow, so bandage is likely.

On the other hand, maybe he's unsure of how to dress for this kind of party, and he's wearing bangles and eyeliner. Who knows?

[icon_uk]

Bandage is more sensible an explanation, but it appears to be the same colour as his top, which suggests either a career in food preparation, where blue bandages are common, or an potentially unhealthy obssession with co-ordinating accessories.

[valtyr]

potentially unhealthy obssession with co-ordinating accessories

Who, Cap?



Never!

[steve_dash_o]

His entire head -- inside that helmet -- must be about the size of the headlight on his bike.

[greenygal]

It's definitely a bandage--you can see it more clearly in other panels on the page this is from, plus several other smaller bandages. It's a post-battle party and he got a little beat up.

[tacobob]

Ugh, She-Hulk is probably one of those girls that you always have in these things. Get enough booze in 'em and they think they can sing! Ahh!

[icon_uk]

Be honest, would YOU want to be the one to tell a drunk She-Hulk that she CAN'T sing?

[twigcollins]

That song's mostly shouting at the mic anyway.

[foxhack]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOH DAAAAANNY BOOOOOOOOOOOOOY DAAAAAANNY BOOOOOOOOOOOOY DAAAAAAAAAAAANNY BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY

[pallas_athena]

He drinks a whisky drink. He drinks a vodka drink. He drinks a lager drink.

[zordboy]

He sings the songs that remind him of the good times.

He sings the songs that remind him of the better times.

[leikomgwtfbbq]

I'd totally invite Captain America and She-Hulk to my party.

And Power Girl, too.

[dejadrew]

OH DAMN IT. I can't even hear the real "lyrics" to this song any more. At a young and impressionable age I attended a Children's Theatre festival where one of the acts did a routine that consisted of cover versions of "Mary had a Little Lamb" as performed by various contemporary artists.

So for the rest of the day, THE REST OF THE DAY, I will be singing

"Mary had a LAMB,
she had a little lamb,
it had fleece as white as snow
and everywhere she WENT,
everywhere she went,
you know the lamb he was sure to go

"grazing the night away... grazing the niiiiiight away....

"He was a fleecy lamb, he was a fluffy lamb, he was fuzzy lamb, he was a woolly lamb, he was a lamb that was woolly in the good times, he was a lamb that was woolly in the best of times.

"OOOOOOOOOH, LAAAAMBY BOOOOOY, LAAAAMBY BOOOOOY, LAAAAAMBY BOOOOOOY....."

And no one will understand WHY.

AND NOW I AM PICTURING SHE-HULK SINGING IT GOD DAMN IT.

[kamino_neko]

....

That is awesome.

[dejadrew]

You wouldn't think so if YOU were the one wandering around singing the immortal Spice Girls classic "If You Wanna Be My Lamb" and having everyone look at you funny.

[psychopathicus_rex]

I don't know about PARTYING with - I am a party pooper par excellence; I just do not like parties - but there are a few superheroes I wouldn't mind hanging out and watching a few movies with:

1: Spidey. He'd be great at doing MST3K-style banter if the flick got dull.

2: Martian Manhunter. (I know, I know, he's dead; shut up.) If you want someone who'll give you a deep, considered opinion about a movie, and earnestly discuss its pros and cons, J'onn's your man. (Plus, give him enough Oreos and he'll agree to watch ANYTHING.)

3: Captain America. Talk about someone who it'd be fascinating to watch old movies with - he was THERE when they first came out. 'Oh, hey, I remember this one - they showed this in London during the Blitz. Heh! I remember, I had that exact same haircut that Errol Flynn has here, and I kept getting ribbed by the guys about it - they called me 'Flynn' for weeks...'

4: Spoiler. Steph just seems like she'd be fun to hang out with, period.

5: Longshot, in his early days. I know, weird choice, but you know those people who get really INTO movies? Who gasp at the plot twists and pump their fists at the exciting bits and wipe their eyes at the sad parts and go 'don't go in there - he's got a knife! No! NO!'? I get the feeling Longshot is - or used to be - one of those guys.

6: Jean Gray. Apparently, she's a film buff.

7: Blue Beetle. Jaime strikes me as the sort of guy who really appreciates sci-fi.

8: Black Alice. Whether or not she's a HERO is debatable, and it might be a little awkward what with the craziness and all, but I get the feeling that she really appreciates Tim Burton and knows all the words to 'This is Halloween' from 'Nightmare before Christmas'.

9: Mary Marvel. This is only in her old incarnation, of course; I want nothing to do with the 'I am EVIL, and will KILL YOUR PUPPIES!' version. The old Mary, on the other hand, strikes me as someone who is not ashamed to appreciate old Disney movies and the like, and gets teary-eyed whenever she watches 'Dumbo'. Plus, she'd bring cookies.

10: Mad Dog. Weird and obscure, yes, and a tad homicidal, but can you think of anyone better to watch, say, 'Die Hard' with?

As for those I WOULDN'T want to watch movies with:

1: Deadpool. In theory, he'd be fun for the same reasons as Spidey, but let's face it, the dude's crazy. He'd be nattering on like mad and waving his guns around and going 'Darth Vader, you DIE!' every time the villain came up on the screen, and you'd really want to tell him to shut up, but you couldn't, 'cause he'd shoot you.

2: Plastic Man. Sure, the guy's a hoot, but he'd be doing impressions of the main characters and turning himself into pretzels and doing imitations of Mickey Mouse and stuff while the movie was going, making you miss all the best parts. At least with him, you COULD tell him to shut up, even if he wouldn't listen.

3: The Punisher. Uh, do I really have to say why? One dirty joke and he'd blow you away for being a public nuisance.

4: Ghost Rider. Actually, I'm sure he'd behave himself and all, but sitting next to a guy who's head is a flaming skull makes it a tad... difficult to concentrate on what you're watching.

5: Guy Gardner. What, are you kidding me? This guy has had his moments, but overall, he wrote the book on obnoxious. He'd demand beer, criticize your choice of movies, swat flies with a giant green flyswatter that'd leave dents in the walls, then loudly declare that this was lame, and switch to a football game.

6: Lobo. For cryin' out loud, you don't want Lobo to come within a mile of you, let alone watch movies with you. He'd trash the place, and you'd be lucky if you survived, let alone enjoyed the movie.

7: The Hulk. Sure, Bruce Banner's a nice enough guy, but he gets big and green and angry whenever he gets upset - imagine what would happen if you inadvertently picked a movie he hated?

8: The Vision. 'Ha ha - wait! NO! I was NOT amused by that ribald quip! I am a MACHINE, damn it - A MACHINE!'

9: Namor. First off, I'm not sure whether movies are really his thing; second, if you offended him in any way, he'd have the Atlantean army destroying the place before you could blink.

10: Impulse. I know, I know, we all love Impulse, but talk about someone who would have trouble concentrating on the movie...

[kingrockwell]

Watching movies with Spoiler might get awkward. Everyone'd get mad at her for giving away the ending!

[psychopathicus_rex]

*rolls eyes* Oh, ha ha. It is to laugh.