BOUGHT/THOUGHT May 30

[TheCorpulent1]

Ew, Iceman's banging Mystique? Shapeshifters are too creepy. He could close his eyes on Mystique and open them on a big dude named Bubba...

 

[PhotoJones]

Ew, Iceman's banging Mystique? Shapeshifters are too creepy. He could close his eyes on Mystique and open them on a big dude named Bubba...

It's not the fact that she's a shapeshifter that creeps me out. It's that she's like, a hundred years old. And she banged Sabretooth.

You knows she's got something....

 

[PWN3R]

Just read Criminal #6 and already I'm enjoying it more than "Coward". Which is saying a lot because the Coward arc did all kids of ownage.

I loved how this issue just started off right in your face with sheer brutal brutalness. Yes thats a word.

I'm excited to see where this arc goes.

 

[GNR]

Anybody pick up JSA yet?Curious to see how the LS is going along.

 

[Anubis]

Anybody pick up The Boys yet, is what I would like to know?

 

[PhotoJones]

Anybody pick up The Boys yet, is what I would like to know?

Yeah, I picked it up.




And then I put it back down.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

Ew, Iceman's banging Mystique? Shapeshifters are too creepy. He could close his eyes on Mystique and open them on a big dude named Bubba...

That's enough for me not to pick it up.

 

[PhotoJones]

That's enough for me not to pick it up.

You're enough for me not to pick it up.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

Grood. My influence is spreading in a negative fashion as I so desire.

 

[Anubis]

Yeah, I picked it up.




And then I put it back down.

Wow, superheroes behaving badly doesn't do it for you? Sucks to be you.

 

[PhotoJones]

Wow, superheroes behaving badly doesn't do it for you? Sucks to be you.

No it doesn't. The book comes off as all style and no substance, which is a lot of what Garth Ennis writes. It's shock for shock's sake, and that's boring.

 

[hippy fascist]

you're boring mother****er

 

[Anubis]

Yeah!

 

[PhotoJones]

you're boring mother****er

Dude, you're in a dog house. Shut up.

 

[Anubis]

Substance isn't everything. Look, sometimes, you just wanna see a taped up gerbil crawl out of a Superhero's ass during a battle.

 

[hippy fascist]

better than being raised in a ****ehouse

your mommy liked to spread the love, as long as she got enough for one more margarita

 

[PhotoJones]

Substance isn't everything. Look, sometimes, you just wanna see a taped up gerbil crawl out of a Superhero's ass during a battle.

No, you're right...it's not everything. But it should count for something. I've read the first six issues, and once I got past the first two or three, it just doesn't do anything for me anymore. I think I've become desensitized.

 

[PhotoJones]

better than being raised in a ****ehouse

You'd rather live with dogs than loose women?

Whatever floats your boat, I guess....

 

[TheCorpulent1]

No, you're right...it's not everything. But it should count for something. I've read the first six issues, and once I got past the first two or three, it just doesn't do anything for me anymore. I think I've become desensitized.

I can almost relate. I read the first few issues and realized it was basically a new configuration of all of Ennis' favorite staples: superhero bashing, uber-left politics, and lots of absurdly gratuitous violence. The only thing it's lacking is an anti-religion component, but I guess Ennis is content with Chronicles of Wormwood on that front.

The reasons I'm still reading The Boys, however, are as follows: 1) Ennis does those things really, really well. 2) I find myself actually liking Wee Hughie and wanting to see where his story goes, and I want to see more about how the rest of the Boys got to being the ****ed up sociopaths they are. I think, underneath all of the gore and F-bombs, Ennis might actually have a compelling story to tell in The Boys, so I'm willing to wade through all of the rehashing with the occasional chuckle to get to that. I just hope he gets to it soon because I don't think I'll read it for more than a few more issues if there isn't some evidence of a point by then. Until then, stuff like a guy having a gerbil stuck up his ass is a fun distraction, at least.

 

[Anubis]

I've been desensitized to such things since I was fourteen. I just find it freakin' hilarious.

 

[hippy fascist]

I've been desensitized to such things since I was fourteen. I just find it freakin' hilarious.

seconded

 

[hippy fascist]

You'd rather live with dogs than loose women?

Whatever floats your boat, I guess....

At least dogs are loyal

 

[Not Jake]

I agree. It is so bloody rare in comics for writers to actually create NEW supporting characters with as much vigor as the classics were created to replace those who have died. Spider-Man has languished because of this inability and I was glad Bendis tried to correct that for Daredevil. It would be a shame to lose Milla.

I thought you didn't read Bendis' DD

 

[PhotoJones]

I can almost relate. I read the first few issues and realized it was basically a new configuration of all of Ennis' favorite staples: superhero bashing, uber-left politics, and lots of absurdly gratuitous violence. The only thing it's lacking is an anti-religion component, but I guess Ennis is content with Chronicles of Wormwood on that front.

The reasons I'm still reading The Boys, however, are as follows: 1) Ennis does those things really, really well. 2) I find myself actually liking Wee Hughie and wanting to see where his story goes, and I want to see more about how the rest of the Boys got to being the ****ed up sociopaths they are. I think, underneath all of the gore and F-bombs, Ennis might actually have a compelling story to tell in The Boys, so I'm willing to wade through all of the rehashing with the occasional chuckle to get to that. I just hope he gets to it soon because I don't think I'll read it for more than a few more issues if there isn't some evidence of a point by then. Until then, stuff like a guy having a gerbil stuck up his ass is a fun distraction, at least.

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've been desensitized to such things since I was fourteen. I just find it freakin' hilarious.

I found stuff like that hilarious, too. When I was fourteen.

 

[Anubis]

ooohh mister mature muckety muck. Oh please.