Marvel's Black & Minority Characters: Roundtable Discussion

[LouFerignoDemon]

Beyonce is a fine singer. But she is definitely overrated.

And to be perfectly honest (and I'm not trying to hate, just participate)...she's not that beautiful. Sure she's hyped as this Uber-Phine mami, but she's nothing I can't readily find in a club holding up the wall.

Actually, Beyonce is somewhat plain.

 

[Eros]

Beyonce is a fine singer. But she is definitely overrated.

And to be perfectly honest (and I'm not trying to hate, just participate)...she's not that beautiful. Sure she's hyped as this Uber-Phine mami, but she's nothing I can't readily find in a club holding up the wall.

I don't believe you at all.

 

[Eros]

Actually, Beyonce is somewhat plain.

To another straight woman im sure she is.

 

[La The Darkman]

Actually, Beyonce is somewhat plain.

I'm wouldn't say she's plain, she's a beautiful woman, but if you take away all the make up and photoshopping she'd just be another fine around the way girl.

 

[ATMA Weapon]

Where's the roundtable? All I see are talks about plain jane Bouncy. Best looking girl in Destiny's child was the one with the bangs from years ago when there were 4 members.

What are your thoughts about Punisher's Barracuda?
http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?id=6024 He's as blatant a stereotype as you can get. I haven't read the issue, but I don't think getting eaten by a shark would improve his personality.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

To another straight woman im sure she is.

Good thing I'm a bisexual to make the judgement then.

I'm wouldn't say she's plain, she's a beautiful woman, but if you take away all the make up and photoshopping she'd just be another fine around the way girl.

I mean plain as in...she's nothing really special. Her body's no better than most, and her face is nothing to write home about.

Just...I guess above average, but not dynamite.

 

[Eros]

Good thing I'm a bisexual to make the judgement then.



I mean plain as in...she's nothing really special. Her body's no better than most, and her face is nothing to write home about.

Just...I guess above average, but not dynamite.

Well I have to respectfully disagree with you on all points.

 

[Anubis]

Where's the roundtable? All I see are talks about plain jane Bouncy. Best looking girl in Destiny's child was the one with the bangs from years ago when there were 4 members.

What are your thoughts about Punisher's Barracuda?
http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?id=6024 He's as blatant a stereotype as you can get. I haven't read the issue, but I don't think getting eaten by a shark would improve his personality.

I read his apperance in Max Punisher. He really messed Frank up in that arc. Didn't enjoy him enough as a character to bother getting the mini. I wouldn't really call him a stereotype. He may look like a big dumb thug n***a, but he's quite capable. At least he seemed that way in his debute in Punisher. He's just your avarage sadistic madman really.

 

[Dr.Doom]

Dr Doom owes his life to a black man. Why would he hate them?

 

[Anubis]

Same reason he hates everybody else i'd suppose.

 

[Darthphere]

They have better skin.

 

[Anubis]

Either that or penis envy.

 

[Shockdingo]

About barracuda: I'm kinda so-so about him. At times I felt like he was too sterotypical, but on the other hand I saw him as really credible threat and felt somewhat like the russian. I did get tired of all the profanity he was spewing out after a while, it just felt forced. Either way I don't understand why he got a mini, I didn't realize he was so popular.

Why Doom would hate black dudes? Well better rhythm, you ever try to dance in heavy clunky armor?

 

[Dr.Doom]

Actually, Doom is a master at the "Robot"

 

[deemar325]

What?? Beyonce not fine??!

You guys suck!

 

[deemar325]

Where's the roundtable? All I see are talks about plain jane Bouncy. Best looking girl in Destiny's child was the one with the bangs from years ago when there were 4 members.

What are your thoughts about Punisher's Barracuda?
http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?id=6024 He's as blatant a stereotype as you can get. I haven't read the issue, but I don't think getting eaten by a shark would improve his personality.

As far as Barracuda, being a blatant stereotype, I'm not really offended by the character at all. Hell if anything he's pretty cool, yeah he's cruel and brutal, but I know cats like that in real life. Not too mention he's not just a brainless thug, this guy took on the Punisher and gave Frank a true asswhoopin'. I think he has some staying power kinda like Jigsaw.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

What?? Beyonce not fine??!

You guys suck!

You only wish I did.


Err... t:

 

[deemar325]

You only wish I did.


Err... t:

Uh... man...uh...wha..? I....

 

[Lightning Strykez!]

Either that or penis envy.

Oh no doubt. He did say we were superior physical specimens.

What?? Beyonce not fine??!

No one is saying she's not attractive. I don't even think anyone's saying she's not above average. But I am saying she's not all that. She's definitely overrated. In other words, she is nowhere near the beauty ranks of a Halle Berry, Salma Hayek, etc.

But I will say this: B does not strike me as a shallow person. I don't think she even considers herself to be all that beautiful. Think about all the peeps that must be crowding her space--no doubt better looking mugs than her soup-cooling lover. That shows she's looking beyond the physical to me.

Because Sean Carter--though talented as hell--is ooogly as ****.

 

[Lightning Strykez!]

HandOfFate found these over at Newsrama....new panels from McDuffy's take on Fantastic Four featuring Storm and T'Challa....

Are they encountering the Watcher? Not sure yet who the artist is, but the work doesn't seem half bad.

 

[Lightning Strykez!]

Also, looks like Storm is returning to the X-Men for some action outside of Wakanda....

http://www.newsarama.com/NewJoeFridays/NewJoeFridays35.html

 

[Darthphere]

Thats Paul Pelletier. And I for one I'm looking forward to McDuffie on The World's Greatest Comic Magazine.

 

[Anubis]

Pelletier's channeling some Alan Davis action over here. This is looking good.

 

[Lightning Strykez!]

Agreed. I dunno about you guys...but artwork plays a HUGE role in whether I'll buy a book or not--even if it's about my favorite characters. If the panels look like indestinquishable crapola I'm not buying it.

 

[Darthphere]

Agreed. I dunno about you guys...but artwork plays a HUGE role in whether I'll buy a book or not--even if it's about my favorite characters. If the panels look like indestinquishable crapola I'm not buying it.

I'm more of a writing guy myself. I'd be willing to put up with bad art if the writing is excellent, of course exceptions apply.