The Official DC Stupid Question Thread.... [Archive] - Page 31

wiegeabo

06-05-2009, 04:03 PM

Wait, we've seriously had two versions of this line?

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/5871/todeath.jpg

This didn't bother me because Prime is an idiot.

Well, more precisely, he's a kid who's lost his mind and think's he's a lot older then he is, and a lot better than everyone else. And that line just goes to show how ridiculous the character is, which makes him all the more dangerous. Because there's no way to reason with someone of that mentality.

TheCorpulent1

06-05-2009, 04:06 PM

You'll be too buy jerking it alone in your tent to old pics of Lobo.
Lobo does get me pretty hot and sweaty. I think it's all the body hair.

wiegeabo

06-05-2009, 04:14 PM

Lobo does get me pretty hot and sweaty. I think it's all the body hair.

That one time when he and Boodikka hit it hard and heavy in the middle of a fight...

hawt

(and, no, I'm not making that up)

Manic

06-05-2009, 04:25 PM

I knew a girl from Oakland named Boodikka.

Anubis

06-05-2009, 04:31 PM

Did she have a big booty?

Manic

06-05-2009, 04:33 PM

My friend, she had an Oakland booty.

Anubis

06-05-2009, 04:37 PM

Oh Hellz yeah.

wiegeabo

06-05-2009, 04:45 PM

Oh Hellz yeah.

The perfect caption for your avatar.

WompuM

06-05-2009, 09:05 PM

Hahaha. Damn this has been a funny page.

By the way, pics or it didn't happen, for everything.

wiegeabo

06-05-2009, 09:22 PM

Hahaha. Damn this has been a funny page.

By the way, pics or it didn't happen, for everything.

Gettin' together

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11/wiegeabo/dc/GL/LoboBoodika1.jpg

Gettin' interrupted

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11/wiegeabo/dc/GL/LoboBoodika2.jpg

Round 2

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11/wiegeabo/dc/GL/Round2-1-20090605191801.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11/wiegeabo/dc/GL/Round2-2-20090605191810.jpg

The End

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11/wiegeabo/dc/GL/TheEnd-20090605191845.jpg

WompuM

06-05-2009, 09:30 PM

Wow. Shame she's an alfa lantern. she's feisty.

Miss Webb

06-05-2009, 10:00 PM

My friend, she had an Oakland booty.

I knew a dude that had a Yonkers booty. Whatever that means...:o

Speaking of booty, will Lana and Supes do a slide on the sly?

TheCorpulent1

06-06-2009, 09:57 AM

I can't imagine anyone thinking it'd be a good idea to see Superman cheat on his wife.

Manic

06-06-2009, 12:12 PM

Superman is a shining beacon of morality. This is a man who would never do something stupid like cheat on his wife, become "the other man" in someone else's longterm relationship, or run out on his pregnant girlfriend to become a deadbeat dad.

:cmad:

JewishHobbit

06-06-2009, 11:44 PM

So... I've read the Green Lantern: Rebirth, Days of Vengeance, Infinite Crisis, the Spectre 3 issue mini, and Final Crisis: Revelations.

I've officially a fan of the Spectre. I just heard about Tales of the Unexpected that took place between Spectre and Revelations... how was it? How were the old series's? Any good Spectre related stories you guys can suggest?

BrianWilly

06-07-2009, 12:06 AM

Takes of the Unexpected...I personally didn't like it because I thought it ended up being kind of pointless. But your mileage may vary. It does portray very well -- probably unintentionally -- the ennui and and depression and resigned despair that Cris Allen was feeling in his role as the Spectre leading up to the events of Revelations.

John Ostrander's old Spectre series is pretty much the definitive take on Jim Corrigan, I believe. It's a good read if you can find it. Or. Y'know. "Get it." Somehow.

The miniseries Day of Judgment, written by Geoff Johns, details just how exactly the Spectre passed from Jim Corrigan onto Hal Jordan. If you're interested in that bit of the Spectre's history, it was actually a decent enough event.

If you want to know more about Cris Allen, on the other hand, I very much suggest Gotham Central. It unfortunately has nothing to do with the Spectre, but much to do with Cris. (and others)

JewishHobbit

06-07-2009, 12:18 AM

Tron Bonne

06-07-2009, 12:32 AM

"Gettin' it" very slowly :cmad:

I'm also curious about the Question (Montoya anyhow) due to Revelations. I know she debuted as the Question in 52 (and was in Gotham Central prior) but what's she done since then? I've heard of the Crime Bible mini. Was it any good? It seems like a good lead-in to Revelations. I do plan on reading 52 one of these days, but is it necessary to understand Crime Bible leading into Revelations?

Crime Bible was pretty good, the ending is somewhat iffy in the sense that it seems to be hinting at something more then what we end up with in Revelations. Though it does tie in with Revelations, I don't think it's necessary or anything, I think you can read it without Crime Bible. The only thing you really have to know between the two is said in the first issue of Revelations

Yodaman

06-07-2009, 11:25 AM

What Wonder Woman story line/issues was this ''Agent Diana Prince" costume used in? I know it's a very recent one.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/dan-yoda/dcdww_dianaprince.jpg

WompuM

06-07-2009, 11:34 AM

Hasn't she been wearing that her entire new series?

CBG

06-07-2009, 02:42 PM

Haven't seen her don those threads lately.

It's expected, given Achilles and Genocide.

Cosmic

06-07-2009, 05:07 PM

What Wonder Woman story line/issues was this ''Agent Diana Prince" costume used in? I know it's a very recent one.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/dan-yoda/dcdww_dianaprince.jpg

Looks like Heingberg & Dodson's Who is Wonder Woman? from '06.

Bnightwing

06-07-2009, 05:21 PM

Face looks like Trinity from The Matrix

Cosmic

06-07-2009, 05:38 PM

I think she looks more like Mariska Hargitay.

Scarecrow_King

06-07-2009, 07:32 PM

Yodaman

06-07-2009, 09:18 PM

Looks like Heingberg & Dodson's Who is Wonder Woman? from '06.

Thanks! :word:

C.F. Kane

06-08-2009, 01:16 PM

Manic

06-08-2009, 01:24 PM

I just described Superman Returns. Lois was engaged to Richard White, and Superman intentionally shoved himself back into Lois' life and wanted to get her back. Superman left Earth for about 5 years, and came back to find Lois raising his 5 year old son.

C.F. Kane

06-08-2009, 01:51 PM

wiegeabo

06-08-2009, 01:56 PM

How did I not pick up on that?

You intentionally repressed the memories?

sethcohen

06-08-2009, 04:54 PM

i took a coat hanger and jammed it up my nose and scrambled the part of my brain that had the memories of that movie stored...

Spike_x1

06-08-2009, 10:39 PM

WTF is "Superman Returns"? :huh:

Manic

06-09-2009, 12:19 AM

Nothing of consequence. Or quality.

Oddzball

06-09-2009, 02:24 AM

Well, as elements are defined by how many protons are in an atom, scientists on Earth have been adding protons to atoms in labs and seeing what comes out. The higher the amount of protons are added, the more unstable an atom becomes. So therefore, all planets around the universe would run on the same amount of useable elements, give or take.

though some mathematical models indicate what is called 'an island of stability' for some group of off chart elements. Of course, youd expect to find spectrum of such elements in the dusts and gases released by Super novae, particularly if they were long lived. So far nothing to shout about to the folks back home.

Kryptonite (kryptonium) has semi officially been given the 126 position.

And as for Krypton, the noble gas, noble gases don't change shape of form. They're already completely stable and don't ask for more neutrons or electrons.

Say What????????????????????/ Noble gases are chemically inert, possessing very complete electron orbitals*. They areas vulnerable/prone to particle bombardment of their nuclei as any other atom is. If a particle with oodles of electron volts hurtles smack into a Krypon nuclei, a game of quantum snooker is going to take place and the former components of that atom are going to bounce around like billard balls on green felt.

*yes, 'orbitals' actually is a noun.

TheCorpulent1

06-09-2009, 10:54 AM

I gots me a question. I've been going through getting some old (awesome) Batgirl trades with Puckett, Peterson, and Scott. and I realized that her actual smack down with Shiva is not documented in the Batgirl trades. anybody know where I could get that in a trade? Birds of Prey, maybe?
I thought that was in one of the trades. A Knight Alone or Death Wish or something. I can check my trades when I get home to see.

Chris Wallace

06-09-2009, 12:58 PM

Spike_x1

06-09-2009, 01:49 PM

I'm still astounded by the number of people who have no problem with the way the characters were portrayed in that movie, and try to defend it. I can't believe that I used to drop by the Superman Returns forum every so often. :dry:

Anubis

06-09-2009, 02:06 PM

movie forum people are c**ts.

Chris Wallace

06-09-2009, 02:09 PM

Okay. I haven't been by a comic shop in a while. How did Batman "die"?

Anubis

06-09-2009, 02:11 PM

Darksied hit him with the omega beams and now he's gotta live countless lives over and over again each time dying horribly. Or he's in the past, doing cave paintings and getting busy with cave women.

TheCorpulent1

06-09-2009, 02:16 PM

I thought he was supposed to be in Kamandi's future...

Anubis

06-09-2009, 02:26 PM

I thought he was supposed to be in Earth's past. Then I heard he wasn't there either. :( It's Morrison. In all likelihood he's doing all three.

TheCorpulent1

06-09-2009, 02:42 PM

Next summer, Morrison will reveal that the 52 Earths don't really exist, they're all just different planes of being existing simultaneously in Dan DiDio's mind!

Anubis

06-09-2009, 02:45 PM

It's Morrison dude, it would be different planes of being existing simultaneously in a wart, on Dan Didio's left but cheek.

Spike_x1

06-09-2009, 02:46 PM

Next summer, Morrison will reveal that the 52 Earths don't really exist, they're all just different planes of being existing simultaneously in Dan DiDio's mind!Which earth is the one where Countdown was worth reading? If it's Didio's mind, that universe has to be in there somewhere.

TheCorpulent1

06-09-2009, 02:49 PM

No, that was just DiDio being dumb.

Spike_x1

06-09-2009, 02:50 PM

****.

Anubis

06-09-2009, 02:55 PM

Which earth is the one where Countdown was worth reading? If it's Didio's mind, that universe has to be in there somewhere.

The one where George Bush repealed the constitution and got a third term with 95% of the vote, Dragon Ball the movie got a best picture Oscar, and 2 Girls One Cup airs nightly on Fox at 7:00P.M.Eastern/6:00Central. Right after reruns of the greatest show ever produced:The Secret Diaries of Desmond Pfieffer

Spike_x1

06-09-2009, 02:57 PM

Sounds trippy. Do I need to wear 3D glasses when I pay that earth a visit?

Anubis

06-09-2009, 02:58 PM

No, but an adult diaper would be a good idea.

Spike_x1

06-09-2009, 03:10 PM

No, but an adult diaper would be a good idea.Already on top of it. :up:

wiegeabo

06-09-2009, 03:25 PM

Sounds trippy. Do I need to wear 3D glasses when I pay that earth a visit?

4D :word:

Chris Wallace

06-09-2009, 03:38 PM

Do criminals ever try to hit on Power Girl while she's busting them?

BLACKVULCAN

06-09-2009, 04:04 PM

The one where George Bush repealed the constitution and got a third term with 95% of the vote, Dragon Ball the movie got a best picture Oscar, and 2 Girls One Cup airs nightly on Fox at 7:00P.M.Eastern/6:00Central. Right after reruns of the greatest show ever produced:The Secret Diaries of Desmond Pfieffer
Man!!!! I am steering clear of that earth! except for that 2 girl thing. that place sounds like a totally drag!I'd go to Earth- C, Captain Carrot's earth. where i would become BlackVulture, Token Black Superfowl before i went to that &^%$# up earth.:cwink:

Anubis

06-09-2009, 09:44 PM

Man!!!! I am steering clear of that earth! except for that 2 girl thing. that place sounds like a totally drag!I'd go to Earth- C, Captain Carrot's earth. where i would become BlackVulture, Token Black Superfowl before i went to that &^%$# up earth.:cwink:

...........I don't think you know what 2 Girls One Cup is. Google it. And if you watch it.....keep a bucket near you. You'll need it.

Colossal Spoons

06-09-2009, 09:47 PM

Report back for the lulz

Anubis

06-09-2009, 09:50 PM

Record your reaction on You tube as well.

Colossal Spoons

06-09-2009, 09:53 PM

New sensation in the making

BLACKVULCAN

06-09-2009, 11:05 PM

...........I don't think you know what 2 Girls One Cup is.
you are right i thought it was Dolly Parton and Megan fox at a tea party or something! That is the most*&^$$$@*&&^%*(%()$)(&^^%$@#$#)(*&^%$#@#@^$#&(*% upped thing i have saw! why am i not suprised that this came from you Anubis!(*&&^%$#@^^))))(**&^%$#@$. I need a shower now.i am so glad i didnt look for that at work. you guys are ruining my innocent naive mind on here! &&^%$#@&**^% That!!

Anubis

06-09-2009, 11:22 PM

Ha, Lawl.

Oddzball

06-10-2009, 02:18 AM

Do criminals ever try to hit on Power Girl while she's busting them?

Well Bizarro did try to converse with her...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZgj8UyNN9c

VampElvis

06-11-2009, 08:49 AM

Sounds trippy. Do I need to wear 3D glasses when I pay that earth a visit?
Nah, screwdriver through the ear oughta do it.

Ipodman

06-13-2009, 08:58 AM

After "Superman / Brainaic(sp?) " is "Superman World of New Krypton"???

Jordacar

06-13-2009, 10:24 AM

^No. "Superman: New Krypton" goes in between.

Chris Wallace

06-13-2009, 03:57 PM

Well Bizarro did try to converse with her...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZgj8UyNN9c

Wrong on oh, so many levels.

Jordacar

06-15-2009, 01:45 PM

What are some good pre-Geoff Johns GL/Hal Jordan stories? I already have "Emerald Dawn" for starters

wiegeabo

06-15-2009, 01:46 PM

Emerald Twylight. Read about the fall of Hal Jordan.

Jordacar

06-15-2009, 01:56 PM

I should've mentioned I've got that too. Any good stories between his origin and his becoming Parallax? I hear that's a pretty important time period.

TheCorpulent1

06-15-2009, 02:01 PM

There's always the GL/GA: Hard-Travelin' Heroes stories. They started out good and got progressively worse to me, but you may enjoy them more.

CBG

06-15-2009, 07:33 PM

I didn't like the Hal character (still don't) but I was surprised at the sudden heel turn when he went Parallax.

Then came the rightful formation of H.E.A.T., but they had to wait for YEARS before Hal got SOME semblance of remorse over his actions. Then even MORE YEARS before he returned as GL.

WompuM

06-15-2009, 08:45 PM

What did HEAT stand for?

CBG

06-15-2009, 09:35 PM

Hal's Emerald Advancement Team

It pretty much the Hal Jordan equivalent to the Cass-Cult -- a group of fans that demanded the character to be corrected from the mess.

Scarecrow_King

06-15-2009, 09:44 PM

speaking of Cass-was the Destruction's Daughter story any good? I've been collecting Batgirl trades. but don't wanna waste my time or money on bad ones.

Anubis

06-15-2009, 09:44 PM

Well, I hope those c**ts are happy. :o

anrrd_2

06-15-2009, 10:09 PM

speaking of Cass-was the Destruction's Daughter story any good? I've been collecting Batgirl trades. but don't wanna waste my time or money on bad ones.

the best of them IMO...def pick it up. it was the 1st cass story i read and i was hooked. she is my fav female character by far.

Jordacar

06-18-2009, 12:15 AM

Is Wonder woman "Rise of the Olympian" any good?

BrianWilly

06-18-2009, 06:16 AM

Not Simone or WW's best work by a very long shot. It's got some good moments and it'll probably get better, though.

Lobo

06-18-2009, 06:23 AM

Is Wonder woman "Rise of the Olympian" any good?

It has its moments, but overall it's very mediocre.

Manic

06-18-2009, 06:35 AM

It's a decent story that's ruined by Simone's failed attempt at creating Wonder Woman's own Doomsday. If the story was actually focusing on the Olympian that was rising, it'd be a lot better.

javi1024

06-18-2009, 11:58 AM

whats Lana Lang doing these days? last i saw her she detonated a bunch of kryptonite missiles in the atmosphere (which were conveniently cleaned up by Toyman's vacuum cleaner bugs) and Supes wasnt very happy with her.

wiegeabo

06-18-2009, 12:06 PM

She was fired from LexCorp and now either runs or is working for The Daily Planet.

She's also pretending to be Supergirl's aunt (I think) for her secret identity. And she's come down with a mysterious illness.

Or...I'm completely mixing her up with someone else.

TheCorpulent1

06-18-2009, 12:15 PM

It's a decent story that's ruined by Simone's failed attempt at creating Wonder Woman's own Doomsday. If the story was actually focusing on the Olympian that was rising, it'd be a lot better.
Yeah, I'm completely confused about what Genocide's purpose is. She's an anti-Wonder Woman in an arc named after another anti-Wonder Woman who will presumably be the real antagonist of the arc, I guess? That just seems redundant...

DawnWarrior

06-18-2009, 04:47 PM

Sinestro question: So in Emerald Twilight, he creates the illusion that Hal killed him, to push him over the edge and make him merge with Parallax. In Rebirth, he returns to menace Kyle & Ollie. My question is: Where exactly was Sinestro hiding all the time?

BrianWilly

06-18-2009, 08:00 PM

Mmm...prooooobably on Qward.

Superunknown

06-18-2009, 08:20 PM

Look like the rumor true, DC is bringing Superboy back. I heard that they are going to kick off Action Comics #1 as if he never died??? Is this true?

Jordacar

06-18-2009, 08:52 PM

Adventure Comics, actually. And I'm sure it will be established that he was dead. How else would Geoff Johns do his usual self-congradulatory writing?

I think it's best not to answer that question.

wiegeabo

06-18-2009, 09:07 PM

He was brought back in Legion of 3 Worlds #4.

It took a thousand years to do it though.

CBG

06-18-2009, 09:59 PM

With Lex's hair.

Scarecrow_King

06-21-2009, 12:46 AM

okay, so wait. Kid Flash and Superboy both came back in Legion of 3 Worlds? I might have to pick this up then. is it really worth getting?

batnkevlar

06-21-2009, 03:35 AM

I loved Lo3W...

Jordacar

06-21-2009, 03:41 AM

wiegeabo

06-21-2009, 04:43 AM

For me, the main problem with Lo3W is how ingrained it is in DC continuity and previous storylines (which is kind of the opposite of Johns' "Superman & Legion" arc). That being said, Johns seems very adept at keeping the story going even when there's an army of characters.

While we're on the subject, when it says "Legion of 3 Worlds," what exactly are the 3 worlds we're talking about?

Well, 3 Legions from 3 of the 52 Earths?

One looks to be from the most recent LOSH series.

One from the recent Action Comics where Superman travels forward to fight against the rampant xenophobia on Earth.

The third is from classic LOSH? I need to bust Lo3W again. I've already forgotten.

TheCorpulent1

06-21-2009, 01:15 PM

One is from New Earth's future--that's the "real" Legion (a.k.a. the Silver Age Legion, all grown up) from Johns' Action Comics arc. One is from the Waid/Shooter Legion comic that just got canceled a little while ago. The last is from the time between Zero Hour and Infinite Crisis, with XS and Gates and all of them.
okay, so wait. Kid Flash and Superboy both came back in Legion of 3 Worlds? I might have to pick this up then. is it really worth getting?
Yeah, it's really good. The premise is a little goofy and Johns' favoritism of the Silver Age Legion might get on your nerves if you're like me, but it's a fun series otherwise.

Scarecrow_King

06-21-2009, 02:54 PM

That Gotham Unerground story....what's that even about? was it any good?

CBG

06-21-2009, 03:04 PM

Crime underworld fight.

Avoid it.

Superunknown

06-23-2009, 12:15 AM

Okay, I know I'm late on this but...

But, if Batman died by the end of final crisis, how can R.I.P and Battle for The Cowl and such be happening???

Scarecrow_King

06-23-2009, 12:23 AM

pfft. ask an editor as DC. I doubt they even know. that time-line is really jacked up.

Tron Bonne

06-23-2009, 12:31 AM

Okay, I know I'm late on this but...

But, if Batman died by the end of final crisis, how can R.I.P and Battle for The Cowl and such be happening???

RIP happened before Final Crisis and Battle For The Cowl happens after. You can't put a precise pinpoint on comic book time and all of that.

sto_vo_kor_2000

06-23-2009, 12:33 AM

Okay, I know I'm late on this but...

But, if Batman died by the end of final crisis, how can R.I.P and Battle for The Cowl and such be happening???

I'm not exactly sure what your asking.

R.I.P. took place ,for the most part, before the events of the end of Final Crisis.

Battle for The Cowl takes place a few weeks after the end of Final Crisis.

Also, comics that come out in the same month dont always take place in a close relitive time to each other.

So Batman could be running around in JLA and Detective released in the same month but the stories are taking place days,weeks or even months from each other.

Manic

06-23-2009, 12:50 AM

Did Batman die a different way in RIP than he did in Final Crisis? Because I'd heard he died in RIP, but I read Final Crisis, and... well...

Anubis

06-23-2009, 01:00 AM

Manic

06-23-2009, 01:01 AM

He was assumed dead in a helicopter Crash, (Which happened in RIP) but he got captured by Darksied and torchered, then he escaped, shot Darksied with some New God killing gun, and proptley got blasted to the stone age or something by Darksied's Omega beams.( Which happened in FC)
Right, but not before Darkseid's omega beams created a charred copy of his corpse for no reason.

I'm still not sure who to blame for that one.

sto_vo_kor_2000

06-23-2009, 01:07 AM

Did Batman die a different way in RIP than he did in Final Crisis? Because I'd heard he died in RIP, but I read Final Crisis, and... well...

No Batman was not killed in RIP.

Anubis

06-23-2009, 01:07 AM

I think maybe it kinda did like what went down with Booster Gold in 52. When he was thought dead, and it turned out he just swapped places with his actual future Corpse.

Ipodman

06-23-2009, 05:19 AM

Bruce Wayne hasnt appeared in anything ever since he was seen in tat cave right...?
So DC is going to leave him there forever? =|

BrianWilly

06-23-2009, 06:02 AM

Yes. Yes sir, absolutely.

Anubis

06-23-2009, 06:43 AM

Lulz.

WolfCypher

06-23-2009, 06:46 AM

Anubis

06-23-2009, 06:49 AM

Not yet.

Superunknown

06-23-2009, 07:36 AM

I'm not exactly sure what your asking.

R.I.P. took place ,for the most part, before the events of the end of Final Crisis.

Battle for The Cowl takes place a few weeks after the end of Final Crisis.

Also, comics that come out in the same month dont always take place in a close relitive time to each other.

So Batman could be running around in JLA and Detective released in the same month but the stories are taking place days,weeks or even months from each other.

Yeah, but I thought Batman had been "missing" during R.I.P, how could he show up in FC? So the events of BFTC were because Bruce was actually confirmed dead from the events of FC and NOT because the Black Glove has him bagged-up somewhere?

Last, yeah I know stuff that comes out inthe same month don't actually take place in or around the same time frame. Marvel gets a away with this with having Wolverine in 4 or 5 books :woot:

TheCorpulent1

06-23-2009, 08:38 AM

Are the Teen Titans aware of Bart and Connor's return to life? (I know in Flash: Rebirth Bart is seen with the Teen Titans, but it seems like this story takes place later in continuity than the current stories).
Not yet.
Flash: Rebirth does seem to take place a little bit in the future. I imagine the rest of the DC universe will synch up whenever Legion of Three Worlds actually manages to end.

sto_vo_kor_2000

06-23-2009, 08:44 AM

Yeah, but I thought Batman had been "missing" during R.I.P, how could he show up in FC?

The really short answer is that after the events of RIP concluded on the helicopter Bruce left to assist in the FC effort.

So the events of BFTC were because Bruce was actually confirmed dead from the events of FC and NOT because the Black Glove has him bagged-up somewhere?

Pretty much.Althou I would question your use of "confirmed dead".

After Superman recovered the Body of Batman and the Crisis was over BFTC takes place.

Tron Bonne

06-23-2009, 10:28 AM

Yeah, but I thought Batman had been "missing" during R.I.P, how could he show up in FC?

In the two FC tie-in Batman issues it shows that Bruce survived the helicopter crash and more or less went about being Batman as usual until the events of FC begin shortly after

wiegeabo

06-23-2009, 10:37 AM

Which issues are those?

Chris Wallace

06-23-2009, 10:39 AM

Has Batman ever actually used his cape to glide or slow his descent, like he does in the movies? If so, could someone post images?
How many instances are there of Batman gaining superpowers?

Tron Bonne

06-23-2009, 10:42 AM

which issues are those?

682 & 683

wiegeabo

06-23-2009, 11:04 AM

Has Batman ever actually used his cape to glide or slow his descent, like he does in the movies? If so, could someone post images?
How many instances are there of Batman gaining superpowers?

I know he has used it to slow his decent. Probably does every time he drops from a high ceiling onto the bad guys. Flying? I don't remember anything specific. But in Batman 500 (I believe), The cape almost killed Jean-Paul by hindering his ability to leap out far enough to land in some water. And he redesigned the cape in the new Batman armor to give him the ability to glide better in the air.

And Bats has gotten Superpowers plenty of times. Just recently in Superman/Batman he got Clark's powers.

sto_vo_kor_2000

06-23-2009, 03:55 PM

How many instances are there of Batman gaining superpowers?

Probably far to many to mention.

Durring the late 50's and the 60's Batman was getting some strange ability almost every month.

Superunknown

06-23-2009, 08:09 PM

The really short answer is that after the events of RIP concluded on the helicopter Bruce left to assist in the FC effort.

Pretty much.Althou I would question your use of "confirmed dead".

After Superman recovered the Body of Batman and the Crisis was over BFTC takes place.

Yeah, I said confirmed dead because I wasn't sure whether BFTC was taking place because Bruce was 'just missing' or because he actually died in FC? And I rarely pick op tie-in issues. So Bruce survived the crash and went about being Batman.

Does that mean he was planning to be Batman 24/7 (like he isn't already) and just completely drop the Bruce Wayne ID :wow:

Tron Bonne

06-23-2009, 08:34 PM

Yeah, I said confirmed dead because I wasn't sure whether BFTC was taking place because Bruce was 'just missing' or because he actually died in FC? And I rarely pick op tie-in issues. So Bruce survived the crash and went about being Batman.

Does that mean he was planning to be Batman 24/7 (like he isn't already) and just completely drop the Bruce Wayne ID :wow:

No, he actually died in FC as far as the rest of the DCU is concerned (the superhero population anyway), not just missing. We, the readers, know that he's alive somewhere, some time, someplace.

As far as the Bruce Wayne ID, Bruce Wayne was never seen as dying to the general public or anything like that, so presumably he was going to be doing things as normal as both Batman and Bruce Wayne before his 'death' in FC.

yenaled

06-24-2009, 03:00 AM

After what Simon Hurt did to the Wayne name I wouldn't be surprised if he was contemplating abandoning it.

TheCorpulent1

06-24-2009, 08:56 AM

Are people aware that Tommy Elliott isn't Bruce Wayne? I imagine they must be, since Elliott's in prison. One would think that'd reflect badly on Wayne's image.

CBG

06-24-2009, 09:20 AM

Not many, I presume.

Tron Bonne

06-24-2009, 09:30 AM

Are people aware that Tommy Elliott isn't Bruce Wayne? I imagine they must be, since Elliott's in prison. One would think that'd reflect badly on Wayne's image.

They're not aware, in that Faces Of Evil thing Hush pretended to be Wayne for awhile until Catwoman caught him, so he's not be exposed as a fake or anything yet

TheCorpulent1

06-24-2009, 09:40 AM

So... Gotham's most famous celebrity is in prison and no one cares? :huh:

Tron Bonne

06-24-2009, 09:44 AM

He's locked up somewhere in Wayne Tech, I think no one outside the general Bat-family know he's there

TheCorpulent1

06-24-2009, 09:53 AM

Oh, okay, that makes more sense.

wiegeabo

06-24-2009, 10:41 AM

The public think that Bruce is traveling around the world, living it up. And tons of media reports are confirming this (probably tabloids). Hush running around as Bruce actually helped the Bat-family sell the story since 'Bruce' was showing up after Batman's death.

Dick and Tim locked Elliot up in a secure cell in Wayne Tower.

WolfCypher

06-24-2009, 09:52 PM

wiegeabo

06-24-2009, 09:54 PM

I don't like them bringing Barry back. Even after two decades, he's the ultimate example of a hero who actually doesn't come back to life (except for little guest appearances).

Now, it may still all pay off in the end, so I reserve any hate or acceptance of his return until the end. But so far, I'm not loving it.

Tron Bonne

06-24-2009, 10:03 PM

OK, OK, what is with this hatred of Barry Allen?

I mean, I like Wally more as the Flash then I do Barry. My preference for Wally is because he's the Flash of my generation. When I 1st came to know Flash, it was Wally. I even became a fan of Jay Garrick and Bart Allen, cause they were around at the time, while Barry was not. So Wally became my favorite Flash.

But I don't hate Barry, and I keep seeing posts and reading people's opinions on Barry and these people seem to hate Barry. While I understand the one's who don't like Barry because he's not their Flash, I can't understand why people so strongly hate Barry. What is the deal?

Here's what I posted in the Flash thread:

I can't speak for everyone, and I've said this about 50 times now, but to me it's not just a case of 'I like so and so better'. I don't think Barry Allen should come back. I don't ask a whole lot of my comics, I really don't. I have a very small list of characters who I believe should not come back for varying reasons. The usuals are on the list, Uncle Ben, The Waynes, etc. On the top of the list, numero uno, was Barry Allen. There's a lot of reasoning for this, but I've went into this already in this thread and don't feel like doing it again. And, frankly, I don't know why Barry fans would want him to come back either, but once again, I don't want to get into that again

It's not about hating the character to me, I actually like Barry, but there really is zero reason to bring him back in my opinion. In fact, I think it diminishes his character to do so. I went into that pretty extensively earlier in that thread and it's just kind of something that's done and been discussed to death so I like to leave it at that

If you're referring to the whole f**k Barry Allen Anubis revolution, I do believe that's aimed more at his return as opposed to his character as well.

WolfCypher

06-24-2009, 10:05 PM

I do admit when I took a quick glance in the Flash thread and saw such comments, that did provoke me to ask my question here.

wiegeabo

06-24-2009, 10:35 PM

Yeah. I have no problem with Barry.

Just with him being brought back. But, like I said, it may all play out in a way I'm cool with. So I'm reserving final judgment and trying to enjoy the book for now. Although, I haven't really been enthusiastic about it yet.

Silicon Surfer

06-24-2009, 11:15 PM

Actually in the original COIE Barry didn't die. He achieved such inconceivable speed that he broke through dimensional barriers that nobody else had ever known existed and vanished into unknown aspects of existence.

Tron Bonne

06-24-2009, 11:47 PM

yenaled

06-25-2009, 02:57 AM

OK, OK, what is with this hatred of Barry Allen?

I mean, I like Wally more as the Flash then I do Barry. My preference for Wally is because he's the Flash of my generation. When I 1st came to know Flash, it was Wally. I even became a fan of Jay Garrick and Bart Allen, cause they were around at the time, while Barry was not. So Wally became my favorite Flash.

But I don't hate Barry, and I keep seeing posts and reading people's opinions on Barry and these people seem to hate Barry. While I understand the one's who don't like Barry because he's not their Flash, I can't understand why people so strongly hate Barry. What is the deal?

Barry Allen was the superhero always with a smile on his face, saying stupid one liners calling them Flash Facts. If you see Barry in Final Crisis, Morrison writes him pretty dead on for what his characterisation is.

In Rebirth we have Barry Allan GRIMDARK where his parents were killed (or his dad framed for murdering his wife or whatever) a man who is doubting himself and his place on the Earth.

They've not only brought the character back who none of us thought should ever be alive but they've not even stayed true to the original character - in some hope to make him relevant to this world they've made him grimdark and brooding. Probably because they know no-one reading Rebirth ever read Barry Allen.

Tron Bonne

06-26-2009, 09:52 AM

Superunknown

06-26-2009, 09:26 PM

I was cleaning up today and came across some those old Lobo books from the 90's. I think this was, well... 'the most' (*almost*) Rated-R book on the comic book market back then. That brought thinking, why haven't I seen any Lobo books on the shelf since like... FOREVER! Has DC just cast this guy to wayside since then?

Manic

06-26-2009, 09:31 PM

Lobo was in 52, but that's the last time I saw him.

BrianWilly

06-26-2009, 10:40 PM

He played a fairly big part in "Reign in Hell," which unfortunately sucked.

TheCorpulent1

06-27-2009, 03:43 PM

I've seen people reference the new Batman & Robin series as a 12 or 13-issue series. I remember reading that Morrison would be writing it for about that long, but is it known for a fact that the series will last only that long?
Not sure, but it's only one part of Morrison's Batman mega-story, and the last part probably involves Bruce coming back, so I doubt it'll run much longer in its current format than that.

WompuM

06-27-2009, 04:01 PM

He played a fairly big part in "Reign in Hell," which unfortunately sucked.

Didn't he kill Linda Danvers is that? Why the hell would Lobo be in a magic book anyway?

TheCorpulent1

06-27-2009, 04:03 PM

I think he was there more for the "hell" aspect than for the magic aspect.

Anubis

06-27-2009, 04:27 PM

Didn't they kick him outta hell?

Manic

06-27-2009, 04:31 PM

Should Steve Trevor and Etta Candy be married at all? And I don't mean that in a "I'm a Diana/Steve shipper" or "My familiarity of Steve Trevor doesn't extend beyond the 70's TV show" way. I mean both Steve and Etta are officers in the US Air Force. Are there any circumstances that would allow those two to start a personal relationship in the first place?

TheCorpulent1

06-27-2009, 04:37 PM

It would only be a problem if they're in the same direct chain of command. Since Etta works for the Department of Meta-Human Affairs and Steve, I think, is retired, it's not a problem. Granted, Steve just took over as head of the DMA, but since that's a civilian organization, the same rules about chain of command may not apply.

BrianWilly

06-28-2009, 02:10 AM

Didn't he kill Linda Danvers is that? Why the hell would Lobo be in a magic book anyway?Apparently he was trapped to fuel some kind of something power prison something. I dunno. Like I said, it sucked.

He didn't kill Linda, he killed Giovanni Zatara, Zatanna's father. Who was already dead, but now he's...deader. I dunno. Like I said, it sucked.

Linda is just stuck in hell I think, because according to Keith Giffen her true nature is evil and she deserves to be stuck there. I dunno. Like I said...

WolfCypher

06-30-2009, 07:54 PM

After reading 1000 and 1 Nights of Snowfall (Fables), is there a follow-up?

The story about how Snow and Rose Red find Frau Totenkinder, save her, then the three travel to the Mundy World only to lose Frau and get captured...then the story tells us "What happens to Snow White & Rose Red? That's a story for another day..."

Seriously, I can't find the follow-up story. Any details? What story follows afterwards? No actual spoilers, please.

The Question

06-30-2009, 08:01 PM

So... Gotham's most famous celebrity is in prison and no one cares? :huh:

To be fair, Bruce Wayne is pretty much the only famous Gotham celebrity who isn't a dangerous psychotic who woke up one day and decided to devote his life to cartoonish supervillainy. So it might be a no big for them.

wiegeabo

07-01-2009, 12:44 PM

Apparently he was trapped to fuel some kind of something power prison something. I dunno. Like I said, it sucked.

He didn't kill Linda, he killed Giovanni Zatara, Zatanna's father. Who was already dead, but now he's...deader. I dunno. Like I said, it sucked.

Linda is just stuck in hell I think, because according to Keith Giffen her true nature is evil and she deserves to be stuck there. I dunno. Like I said...

When Lobo died, he went to hell because...well, that's where he deserved to go.

But he was so powerful, the only way to keep him in hell (or at least under control while there) was to build a prison around him fueled by his own power. Therefore, the harder Lobo fought to get it, the stronger the prison became.

TheCorpulent1

07-01-2009, 01:14 PM

How did Lobo die? I thought he was pretty much unkillable. :huh:

wiegeabo

07-01-2009, 01:25 PM

From what I read, Lobo's soul is assumed to have been sent to Hell after he joined Young Justice and died on Apokolips. Also, it was Lobo's suffering that powered the prison.

TheCorpulent1

07-01-2009, 01:42 PM

But we've seen Lobo since then. Was the one from 52 and all that stuff a soulless clone?

WompuM

07-01-2009, 03:59 PM

Anyone know Martha Wayne's maiden name? Or the Wayne family ethnicity? I imagine Italian but I could be mistaken.

TheCorpulent1

07-01-2009, 04:01 PM

No clue. I never really thought about it because they always felt like the quintessential upper-class American family to me.

Bnightwing

07-01-2009, 04:02 PM

Anyone know Martha Wayne's maiden name? Or the Wayne family ethnicity? I imagine Italian but I could be mistaken.

Her maiden name is Kane.

wiegeabo

07-01-2009, 04:04 PM

But we've seen Lobo since then. Was the one from 52 and all that stuff a soulless clone?

He might not be soulless, but I think you're essentially right. It's all a bit confusing. If I'm reading it right, Lobo was magically de-aged to a teenager and joined Young Justice. He was then killed on Apokolips. But, apparently, the magic also gave him back his ability to clone from a drop of spilled blood. So a whole number of mini-Lobo's popped up, finished the fight, then killed each other off. The last surviving Lobo got to age to adulthood.

So, the original Lobo dies and gets sent to Hell, but his surviving clone (who retains all of Lobo's memories because of they way his cloning works) shows up in 52 and stuff.

WompuM

07-01-2009, 04:10 PM

That's dumb.

TheCorpulent1

07-01-2009, 04:13 PM

That is sort of dumb...

wiegeabo

07-01-2009, 04:19 PM

It seems to still be a lot of speculation. I didn't see anything confirming that it was the non-clone version, so it could have been the most recent version that appeared in 52. But...why would you kill off someone like Lobo without ever mentioning it?

Chris Wallace

07-02-2009, 06:51 AM

Probably far to many to mention.

Durring the late 50's and the 60's Batman was getting some strange ability almost every month.

My fave was "Speeding Bullets".

This is one that they seem to go back & forth on a lot. Does Superman need food, water or air?

yenaled

07-02-2009, 08:04 AM

He needs all three he just doesn't need them as much as everyone else.

Varient

07-02-2009, 08:16 AM

My fave was "Speeding Bullets".

This is one that they seem to go back & forth on a lot. Does Superman need food, water or air?

He needs all three he just doesn't need them as much as everyone else.

I disagree.

His need for Food, water, and Air, has been in direct proportion of his solar charge.

Based on Canon,... if he Sun-Dips, he doesn't need any of them and can exist for thousands of years snoozing in a yellow star and above.

rnewbz

07-02-2009, 02:54 PM

Can someone give me the TPB reading order for Geoff Johns superman run? Thanks!

sdc10

07-02-2009, 04:06 PM

I have Batman year one, the long halloween, the man who laughs, and joker and ive also read arkham asylum. Im just wondering what are some other must read batman titles?

JTStarkiller

07-02-2009, 04:46 PM

Thinking of picking up a Secret Six trade, and I see there are two. Should I get the Six Degrees one first, then move onto the Unhinged arc after?

rnewbz

07-02-2009, 04:59 PM

I have Batman year one, the long halloween, the man who laughs, and joker and ive also read arkham asylum. Im just wondering what are some other must read batman titles?

Dark Victory
HUSH
A death in the family
Under the Hood vol. 1 and 2
Batman and Son

JTStarkiller

07-02-2009, 05:13 PM

The Killing Joke

Tron Bonne

07-02-2009, 06:58 PM

Scarecrow_King

07-02-2009, 08:53 PM

I was thinking that the only thing they took from that was the mention of a "Blackest Night". I could be wrong, but I think it was something Kilowog mentioned...

I'm probably way off base. but meh, I tried. I get credit for that, right?

Tron Bonne

07-02-2009, 09:01 PM

Well, I'm only going by what a friend told me, but the character Sodam Yat was introduced in that story and he was suppose to be the ultimate Green Lantern and would be the final GL to fall at the 'end of days' of the GLC. What he described to me was actually pretty damn depressing sounding

I haven't wikied/googled it or anything like that, but that friend just told me that Sinestro Corps War and Blackest Night are based off of similar concepts in that prophecy and I thought that was interesting

Scarecrow_King

07-02-2009, 09:08 PM

there sure is a lot in the GLC about all these "last" GLs. Kyle Rayner, Sodom Yat...
kinda loses its zing after having multiple "final" GLs.
I did love how Kyle was the Torchbearer and all whatnot though.

Superunknown

07-03-2009, 03:25 AM

I dropped by the shop the other day and glanced at a few issues of JSA. I didn't notice the KC Superman on any of the covers, he hasn't been killed off has he?

javi1024

07-03-2009, 08:39 AM

I have Batman year one, the long halloween, the man who laughs, and joker and ive also read arkham asylum. Im just wondering what are some other must read batman titles?
Haunted Knight (the third Loeb/Sale team up) and i really liked Winnick's Under The Hood and Family Reunion.

Manic

07-03-2009, 09:40 AM

I dropped by the shop the other day and glanced at a few issues of JSA. I didn't notice the KC Superman on any of the covers, he hasn't been killed off has he?
No no no. He went back to the Kingdom Come universe some time ago.

Blackman

07-03-2009, 10:23 AM

How do Jor-El, Lara Lor Van, and other Kryptonians know english?

sto_vo_kor_2000

07-03-2009, 11:26 AM

How do Jor-El, Lara Lor Van, and other Kryptonians know english?

The inter-net:grin:

BrianWilly

07-03-2009, 12:06 PM

Ok, here's a quick one about the whole stuff happening in Green Lantern. I know that Johns and co. based some of their ideas for the Sinestro Corp War on a prophecy in a story that Alan Moore did in the '80s. I was just wondering what elements were taken from that and if the upcoming Blackest Night also takes ideas from that storyMost of it is seen in GL Corps, which makes me think that Gibbons is the one who really took that ball and ran with it.

Here is the original prophecy:
"After untold millennia, the enemies of the Green Lantern Corps will rise united against them.

The Corps shall be destroyed to the last life form. The planet Oa shall be as dust.

Among the gathered foeman shall be numbered the Weaponers of Qward, Ranx the Sentient City, and the unspeakable Children of the White Lobe.

The Empire of Tears, finally released from entombment, shall join the assault.

Sodam Yat, a Daxamite hailed as the ultimate Green Lantern will perish battling the lobe-spawn.

The planet-form Green Lantern Mogo will be the last to fall as Ranx explodes a blink-bomb within his core…"As you can see, it's not all coming true.

Mogo and other Lanterns fought against Ranx and the Children of the White Lobe in GLC during the Sinestro Corps War, but they actually won. No one was sacrificed.

In addition, the Empire of Tears has a lot to do with the origin of the Red Lanterns. It originally was a magic empire ruled by evil demons, but Johns seems to be discreetly paring down that element in order to make the Guardians look more like douchebags for destroying it.

yenaled

07-03-2009, 01:19 PM

How do Jor-El, Lara Lor Van, and other Kryptonians know english?

In Action Comics they are all speaking Kryptonian.

Tron Bonne

07-03-2009, 01:19 PM

Ok, thanks. I just thought that was pretty interesting that they were taking something like that and kind of shaping it into what they've been doing in the GL/GLC series lately.

Another quick question for people, what are some essential Wonder Woman reading outside of the Perez stuff? And is her Golden Age Archive collections worth picking?

BrianWilly

07-03-2009, 01:28 PM

Rucka. Absolutely Rucka's run on her series. Almost everyone I know who likes WW right now liked her beginning with Rucka. TBP reading order is:

Hiketeia (Stand-alone short, not really necessary but is a good story nonetheless)
Down to Earth
Bitter Rivals
Eyes of the Gorgon
The Land of the Dead
Mission's End

JLA: Golden Perfect and JLA: League of One are both amazing Wonder Woman stories disguised as JLA stories.

Tron Bonne

07-03-2009, 01:51 PM

Good, I'll probably start there, thanks again

yenaled

07-03-2009, 03:27 PM

Yeah pick up Rucka, it's the best WW I've read.

Oddzball

07-05-2009, 02:30 AM

After what Simon Hurt did to the Wayne name I wouldn't be surprised if he was contemplating abandoning it.

Given the fact that his identity is known to Deathstroke, Ra's, Riddler, Catwoman, the JLA and the Titans, I would have left it aside and set up a new ID if I were Bats.

trustyside-kick

07-05-2009, 02:00 PM

I cannot find anything about the dude online. Could anyone tell me about Killer Shark? He apparently was in 3 issues of Birds of Prey.

http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Birds_of_Prey_Vol_1_114

Anubis

07-05-2009, 02:05 PM

If you read those 3 issues of BOP, then you know all there is to know about the character seeing as that was his first and pretty much only appearance.

wiegeabo

07-05-2009, 02:07 PM

I cannot find anything about the dude online. Could anyone tell me about Killer Shark? He apparently was in 3 issues of Birds of Prey.

http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Birds_of_Prey_Vol_1_114

I read those issues a while back.

This Killer Shark was the grandson (I think) of the original Killer Shark. And I think the original used drugs to mind control Zinda to be his Queen (which the new Shark also did).

trustyside-kick

07-05-2009, 02:48 PM

If you read those 3 issues of BOP, then you know all there is to know about the character seeing as that was his first and pretty much only appearance.

I haven't read the issues. I just know he appears in those 3. So no special gadgets or weapons or anything?

wiegeabo

07-05-2009, 02:58 PM

I haven't read the issues. I just know he appears in those 3. So no special gadgets or weapons or anything?

He filled down his teeth to points. :D

He had himself a whole evil lair. So he had some weapons. I think he had found his grandfather's lost treasure or something. I'd have to read them again.

sto_vo_kor_2000

07-05-2009, 06:20 PM

Given the fact that his identity is known to Deathstroke, Ra's, Riddler, Catwoman, the JLA and the Titans, I would have left it aside and set up a new ID if I were Bats.

Dont forget Jimmy Olsen must know his identity as well.

Manic

07-05-2009, 08:41 PM

Did Jimmy Olsen figure out Clark was Superman because he has a keen eye, or was it some bull that had to do with the powers he got during Countdown?

sto_vo_kor_2000

07-05-2009, 08:57 PM

Did Jimmy Olsen figure out Clark was Superman because he has a keen eye, or was it some bull that had to do with the powers he got during Countdown?

I was talking about Jimmy knowing Batmans ID not Supermans.

And yes it came from the "Countdown" story but I dont think it had to do with the powers he got because it was before he got the powers.

Manic

07-05-2009, 08:59 PM

I know you were talking about Batman, but it just reminded me of Jimmy knowing who Superman was during Countdown.

He probably knows who Batman is, too. He certainly knows all about Jason Todd.

BrianWilly

07-05-2009, 09:28 PM

I'm going to assume that after the New Gods' spirits left him, Jimmy forgot all the random info he had in his head at the time.

sto_vo_kor_2000

07-05-2009, 10:01 PM

I know you were talking about Batman, but it just reminded me of Jimmy knowing who Superman was during Countdown.

He probably knows who Batman is, too. He certainly knows all about Jason Todd.

He also knew about Dick.

I didnt remember he knew about Clark in "Countdown".

I dropped the book early on.

WompuM

07-05-2009, 11:32 PM

Why does the Hawkman from Earth 2 have a black son named Northwind?

The Eagle Host

07-05-2009, 11:37 PM

Because he's a man from 3000 years in the past with a belt made of alien metal.

Follow that logic.

wiegeabo

07-05-2009, 11:57 PM

Because he's a man from 3000 years in the past with a belt made of alien metal.

Follow that logic.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/BigShow36/metalpy5.gif

*Jack Black trying to explain Hawkman's history*

BrianWilly

07-06-2009, 02:17 AM

Anyone been keeping up with the Solomon Grundy series? I read a bit of it and it actually seems kinda cool. What's the consensus from people better-versed in Grundy?

The Eagle Host

07-06-2009, 09:37 AM

I ready the Faces of Evil one-shot and decided I don't give a damn about Grundy unless Batman is giving him a plateful of Thanksgiving's food.

TheCorpulent1

07-06-2009, 10:07 AM

I passed too. I'm not that interested in Grundy and I figured he'd just kick Alan Scott's ass again, which would irritate me.

wiegeabo

07-06-2009, 10:20 AM

If you're a Grundy fan, you might enjoy it.

I'm not really, so I'm a bit confused. I'm reading it more out of curiosity than anything.

Lucien

07-07-2009, 11:23 AM

How do the Sinestro Corps rings find new bearers? I've only read up to the end of the SCW, so if its a spoiler don't tell me. But its just not been brought up so far, yet they made such a big deal about Mogo controlling the GL rings.

BrianWilly

07-07-2009, 11:33 AM

It's not really explained. As far as we know there's no Mogo equivalent driving the yellow rings around.

TheCorpulent1

07-07-2009, 11:40 AM

Mogo himself wasn't the driving factor behind the GL rings until SCW, either. Before that, as far as we knew, the rings just sought out new users when their old ones died because that's just what they did. If you could buy that they could turn a person intangible and give physical form to their thoughts based solely on willpower, buying that they were simply programmed to find suitable replacements wasn't hard at all to accept.

WompuM

07-07-2009, 12:01 PM

I ready the Faces of Evil one-shot and decided I don't give a damn about Grundy unless Batman is giving him a plateful of Thanksgiving's food.

I am curious though, because it looked like in the preview that Grundy had a black lantern.

Kitsune

07-09-2009, 03:20 PM

I am curious though, because it looked like in the preview that Grundy had a black lantern.

Will Grundy get pants?

sto_vo_kor_2000

07-09-2009, 03:31 PM

Will Grundy get pants?

Grundy always had pants...even thou he didnt know it:oldrazz:

Brainiac however.......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGQEAiZJMco

TheCorpulent1

07-09-2009, 03:42 PM

Brainiac's apparently a galactic bodybuilder now. Better watch what you say about him. ;)

Chris Wallace

07-09-2009, 04:20 PM

I disagree.

His need for Food, water, and Air, has been in direct proportion of his solar charge.

Based on Canon,... if he Sun-Dips, he doesn't need any of them and can exist for thousands of years snoozing in a yellow star and above.

Ah. So if he gets hurt would he require these things?

Dark Victory

07-09-2009, 11:27 PM

Can anyone recommend the best Hellblazer trades? Also, you're trying to get into the Green Lantern, is Rebirth a good place to start?

wiegeabo

07-09-2009, 11:58 PM

Yeah, start with Rebirth. Although, if you want to go old school, you could read Emerald Dawn.

As for Hellblazer, the only one I've read was Dangerous Habits. They used some key elements of it for the Constantine movie, but the movie doesn't follow it at all.

Anubis

07-10-2009, 12:00 AM

Bout the only thing they used was the cancer, and the middle finger to the devil. The book is much better. Especially the way he got outta going to hell.

Dark Victory

07-10-2009, 12:48 AM

Bout the only thing they used was the cancer, and the middle finger to the devil. The book is much better. Especially the way he got outta going to hell.

Overall, Constantine was mediocre, but the scene where John fingers Lucifer almost had me in tears. I'll definitely pick up Dangerous Habits.

sethcohen

07-10-2009, 09:15 AM

i haven had a chance to read hellblazer yet, but from everything i know about it, it was infinitely cooler than constantine could ever have hoped to be... and keanu was totally miscast

Anubis

07-10-2009, 01:44 PM

Yeah, but i've had the chance to watch it a few times and, it's a decent movie. It could just as easily been called "wooden Bill and Ted guy hunts demons", but eh, what you gonna do?

yenaled

07-10-2009, 02:00 PM

It's a horrible Constantine movie but it's an alright movie.

Drakon

07-10-2009, 02:02 PM

Okay, apparently there's this Batfella that's had a lot of drama going on in the last year or so, what with being claimed to be dead, and replacing people and all that jazz. I dunno. I've been too far up Oa's butt [and reading, then getting tired of Secret Invasion] to really devote myself. But I'm catching up, so if someone could be so kind as to point me to a checklist of "Here's what the eff is happening in the Batworld, Drak", that'd be most appreciated, and I'll thank you by posting a picture of awesome.

Anubis

07-10-2009, 02:03 PM

Exactly.

yenaled

07-10-2009, 02:13 PM

Drakon

07-10-2009, 02:18 PM

I was looking moreso for numbers, but that's a good start, I think. Thanks, yenaled.

BrianWilly

07-10-2009, 02:19 PM

Ummm.

Batman is "dead." As in, Darkseid shot him with the Omega Sanction, and now he's stuck in some kind of eternal fourth dimensional suffering. At some point he ended up as a caveman. The rest of the DCU doesn't know about that last part, though, so they think he's dead because there was an actual corpse left behind. The world thinks Bruce Wayne is alive, however.

Dick Grayson took over as Batman, and Damian is his Robin. They're not off to the best start, but are getting better.

Tim became Red Robin and thinks Bruce is alive, in spite of the corpse. So he's being an angsty little girl basically.

Batwoman is around, starring in Detective Comics.

We'll find out what's going on with Barbara Gordon, Stephanie Brown, Cassandra Cain, and -- uh -- apparently Misfit as well when "Batgirl" comes out in August.

I think that's it, unless I missed anything.

Drakon

07-10-2009, 02:20 PM

That works, too, Brian. Thanks :p

TheCorpulent1

07-10-2009, 02:20 PM

Well, we know Stephanie was harassing Tim in Red Robin #2, at least.

yenaled

07-10-2009, 02:21 PM

Well they are TPB names.

It's basically Batman #655 to #675

Batman RIP is #676-681

Final Crisis Tie in is Batman #682-683

Drakon

07-10-2009, 02:23 PM

Oh, der.

Sorry, been up way too long, and I can't get out of my own head long enough to sleep.

SuperFerret

07-12-2009, 12:34 AM

Okay, weird question, but one that's bugged me for a while. Did Mongul start out as any type of racist caricature or is the whole thing with his name (Mongul = Mongol?), yellow skin color and squinty-ish eyes an ironic accident?

Anubis

07-12-2009, 12:43 AM

Yeah, i'm pretty sure he was created as an alien version of Genghis Khan. Warrior who went on to conquer large civilizations after rising up from the ranks. Powerful and blood thirsty. Yellow. Racism? Maybe. But more Archie Bunker Racism not so much David Duke Racism.

SuperFerret

07-12-2009, 12:47 AM

Archie Bunker Racism is the best racism there is.

Thanks for the answer.

Silicon Surfer

07-12-2009, 05:12 AM

AFAIK they made Mongul yellow because that was the color they hadn't used yet. Guardians were blue, Martians and Coluans were green and Korugarians and Saturnians were red. That left yellow. The name Mongul may be coincidence or it may have even been thought up after the other aspects of the character were established. His first appearance was after he had been overthrown and exiled by his people.

WolfCypher

07-12-2009, 06:21 AM

When Jason Todd was killed, how was his death covered up? I'm sure the adopted son of a Billionaire would be noticed missing by the media at some point.

trustyside-kick

07-12-2009, 10:11 AM

In JLA: OWAW #1 you have several JLAers fighting in space. Now, I understand that Plastic Man might be able to breathe there out of some weird explanation because of his physiology, and I know that Aquaman can survive the cold if he holds his breath so I'm assuming Wondie can do the same...

But how does Aquaman, Wonder Woman, or the Flash last as long as they do in space? I mean hard to believe that Aquaman and Wondie are holding their breath when they are getting hit and such (especially when they are drawn to be having their mouths open) and I don't know all about the Speed Force and if it somehow protects Wally in space.

I haven't read all of OWAW I only bought this issue because it's when Aquaman is "killed" but this caught my attention and brought confusion.

Harlekin

07-12-2009, 11:25 AM

When Jason Todd was killed, how was his death covered up? I'm sure the adopted son of a Billionaire would be noticed missing by the media at some point.
It wasn't covered up, although they made sure he wasn't found in the Robin outfit.

TheCorpulent1

07-12-2009, 11:29 AM

Really? How did Bruce Wayne's carefree playboy image survive the death of a child? That's the kind of tragedy that deepens even the shallowest douche.

sto_vo_kor_2000

07-12-2009, 12:41 PM

Really? How did Bruce Wayne's carefree playboy image survive the death of a child? That's the kind of tragedy that deepens even the shallowest douche.

It was explained the Jason died in a freak accident in an other country.

The media doent care for accident that arent investigated with out a sence of cover ups.

TheCorpulent1

07-12-2009, 01:14 PM

But Bruce Wayne still lost a kid. You'd think that would change the general opinion about him.

Tron Bonne

07-12-2009, 01:26 PM

He probably just laughed it off on TV. "Oh, yeah, that was too bad for Jason. Freak accident and all, but I'm rich so I move on and everyone else should too". General nods from Gotham's general public, and it's old news

SuperFerret

07-12-2009, 01:31 PM

Kids do die all the time in Gotham, among all the other people.

TheCorpulent1

07-12-2009, 01:33 PM

I suppose. Gotham does seem like the place where, if a celebrity loses a kid, most people's reaction would be, "Yeah? Join the club."

sto_vo_kor_2000

07-12-2009, 02:02 PM

But Bruce Wayne still lost a kid. You'd think that would change the general opinion about him.

I dont see why.

The idea was that they were in Ethiopia tring to take care of the sick and the Hungry when the warehouse exploded.

Most people would think it was a freak accident, the conspiracy nuts would think it was terrorism, or some revenge plot on Bruce.

I really dont see why it would reflect badly on Bruce.

TheCorpulent1

07-12-2009, 02:09 PM

Who said it would reflect badly on Bruce? I was thinking more along the lines of pity and feeling like there may be more to this apparently shallow playboy than it seems, being a parent who lost a child.

Spike_x1

07-12-2009, 02:17 PM

Anubis

07-12-2009, 02:53 PM

Or Superhero comics in general really. Best not to think about it too hard. When in doubt, Green Lantern did it with, I don't know, a bubble or something.

Drakon

07-12-2009, 02:59 PM

I dunno. Applying science to comics is fun. I have a paperback somewhere that covers the physics behind various heroes, such as The Atom's shrinking, Giant Man's growth, Superman's pre-flight jumping days, Shadowcat's wallphasing, and more.

TheCorpulent1

07-12-2009, 03:01 PM

Yeah, it can be fun, but expecting it to stay consistent can be maddening. One week, Superman can one-punch Darkseid, the next week, Darkseid's second in power only to God. No explanation given for it, it just happens.

Drakon

07-12-2009, 03:02 PM

True.

Silicon Surfer

07-12-2009, 03:05 PM

Scientists now say that you can survive longer in space by not holding your breath. If you hold your breath then the difference in pressure makes your lungs explode.

sto_vo_kor_2000

07-12-2009, 03:45 PM

BrianWilly

07-12-2009, 06:31 PM

But how does Aquaman, Wonder Woman, or the Flash last as long as they do in space?Invisible breath masks.

No seriously.

Wonder Woman's invisible plane has the ability to transform into different shapes, as well as split off into different invisible equipment. Which includes masks that provide oxygen.

So, every time Leaguers are in space and breathing, just assume that they are using that equipment.