Themanofbat
Never Mind the Buttocks...
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Ok, is anybody going to review something?






Ok, is anybody going to review something?
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I didn't even realize it was based on Simon Pegg until I saw Hot Fuzz, which was well after I started reading the comic. I tend to hate it when artists put actors' likenesses into comics too. But you're right, having seen Hot Fuzz, Wee Hughie is based more on Simon Pegg's screen presence than the actor himself, so I can deal with the likeness.The difference I guess, is that I'm not willing to wade throught all that to try and find a good story. I don't know, maybe I'm missing something. But I think I read a pretty diverse group of comics to make up for whatever I may be lacking in The Boys.
I will say that that book does something I typically do not like, but it does it in a charming way. I'm refering to Simon Pegg being in the book. I hate when artists base a character on a real life person, but for this book, it works. It's more like basing the entire character around the actor that would portray him in a movie. I don't mind that as much.
I didn't even realize it was based on Simon Pegg until I saw Hot Fuzz, which was well after I started reading the comic. I tend to hate it when artists put actors' likenesses into comics too. But you're right, having seen Hot Fuzz, Wee Hughie is based more on Simon Pegg's screen presence than the actor himself, so I can deal with the likeness.
I guess you're not missing much by not reading The Boys that you couldn't get somewhere else, but you could argue that you wouldn't be missing much if you skipped The Immortal Iron Fist and read Wolverine: Origins instead. They cover the same ground--guys in tights fighting other guys in tights and learning about their origins--but one just does it a lot better than the other. Like I said, I think Ennis does what he does well and in a pretty entertaining way, and that's enough for me right now. The only reason I'd really drop The Boys at the moment is for budgetary reasons, and I have enough money to buy all the comics I want right now.
But seriously, it's based on Pegg? I gots to check this out to see JUST how like him it is.
I haven't read "The Boys".
I'm about halfway through Teen Titans, and I gotta say, Robin is awesome.
JHe strait up does the Beavis (from Beavis and Butthead) kick right to Jason Todds crotch.
This is the Beechen issue right? Everybody will hate it.![]()
Who is this Beechen guy and what has he written besides this? Now I'm curious as to how bad he is.
Beechen writes the Robin title. OYL, DC, Didio and probably Johns came to him and told him "LOLZ, make Cassandra Cain evil" and he did, in a really crappy way. So now, he's a horrible writer forever.
Got it.
Actually, Darthphere wants to marry the guy. Leaguer and I are the ones who've been very reasonably pointing out that Beechen is worse than the stuff that pondscum finds disgusting."Because he sucks. So says Darthphere."
See Dodge, I woulda said, "Because I said so you sick (long censor bar)."
Or...
"Because he sucks. So says Darthphere."
Actually, Darthphere wants to marry the guy. Leaguer and I are the ones who've been very reasonably pointing out that Beechen is worse than the stuff that pondscum finds disgusting.
Also, he co-wrote the horrible Titans East arc on Teen Titans with Johns, and that involved "LOLZ, Nightwing kicked her in the head" so the hate grew more. And more recently, he wrote her again, in one page of the last issue of Robin as "LOLZ, I snipered his ass for you Tim". And the hate grew more. Beechen, is a good writer, he just needs to stay away from Cassandra Cain.
Actually, Darthphere wants to marry the guy. Leaguer and I are the ones who've been very reasonably pointing out that Beechen is worse than the stuff that pondscum finds disgusting.
I don't think he sucks though, he just needs to stop writing Cassandra.
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And he's so dreamy Corp, you'd want to marry him too if he didn't have that restraining order on you.
Hmm...I don't really get down with those characters anyway. Is he like, Daniel Way bad? Like maybe Way could be a good writer if he had more control over the stories.