One More Day Discussion Thread

[Harlekin]

 

[Doc Destruction]

How? Many of them are no better.

'Cept for BLUE BEETLE and BOOSTER GOLD.

Books and events like this are why my favorite title these days is INVINCIBLE.

Checkmate
JSA
Batman and the Outsiders
JLA
GLC
GL

There's plenty of good DC, my friend. That said, there is still good Marvel, just not the ones that SHOULD be good.

 

[Blader5489]

It's fairly obvious who has a comprehension problem. (HINT: You)

Good one.

The fact that he blatantly LIES is the problem I have with him. To whit: "There's not some giant reset button we're gonna press in a year" regarding the unmasking.

I think there's a difference between not trying to spoil the direction of a storyline and simply explaining a storyline. Your analogy would work if Quesada was saying that OMD won't be retconned anytime soon. That's not what he's saying--he's just giving an explanation as to what actually happened.

You're continual quoting of him either makes you an easily deluded fool or him. Either one is pathetic.

What's more pathetic, looking for answers about a confusing plot element or vehemently posting on a message board about a bad comic book story?

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I don't know corp. I mean if mephisto can retcon history at the drop of the hat should the dude have been able to you know beat all the heroes at this point? I think its really a tie between the two of these for the most idiotic retconning ever.

Oh, no doubt Mephisto could kick all the heroes' asses if he wanted. The only ones who'd stand a chance are guys like Dr. Strange and maybe--maybe--Thor. People who have major magic power of their own. The reason Mephisto hasn't done that is the same reason the devil doesn't just wipe the whole world out in any sort of fiction: that's not what he wants. He enjoys corrupting people and twisting them into perverted shadows of themselves. He's a sadist of the highest order. Why kill someone when tormenting them is so much more fun?

Checkmate
JSA
Batman and the Outsiders
JLA
GLC
GL

There's plenty of good DC, my friend. That said, there is still good Marvel, just not the ones that SHOULD be good.

Just remember, the comic industry as a whole is cyclical. Titles that suck now could be phenomenal a year from now. OMD could be undone in a matter of months. As always, we just have to wait and see. "This too shall pass."

Also, JLA sucks.

 

[Miss Webb]

Two things about Mephisto: his power is greatly reduced away from his home dimension (still off the charts, tho). Also, he needs souls to feed on to increase his power, much like a lot of 'great' beings who need 'lessers' in order to survive and thrive.

Thor has proven to be his nemesis, and Odin as well. Hela nullified his flame once (to his shock) and has stolen souls from him in the past. She even threatened to invade his realm over Thor. Mephisto said she's the only one arrogant enough to do it, and threaten universal omnigeddon (whatever the heck that is). She usually only challenges Mephisto when Thor is involved.

And what the heck all that has to do with One More Day, I have no idea.

 

[Doc Destruction]

Just remember, the comic industry as a whole is cyclical. Titles that suck now could be phenomenal a year from now. OMD could be undone in a matter of months. As always, we just have to wait and see. "This too shall pass."

Total Agreement here.

Also, JLA sucks.

Not so much here. Could be better, but it's not THAT bad

I just hope that's what happens here. Dan, USE LOKI!

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Two things about Mephisto: his power is greatly reduced away from his home dimension (still off the charts, tho). Also, he needs souls to feed on to increase his power, much like a lot of 'great' beings who need 'lessers' in order to survive and thrive.

Thor has proven to be his nemesis, and Odin as well. Hela nullified his flame once (to his shock) and has stolen souls from him in the past. She even threatened to invade his realm over Thor. Mephisto said she's the only one arrogant enough to do it, and threaten universal omnigeddon (whatever the heck that is). She usually only challenges Mephisto when Thor is involved.

And what the heck all that has to do with One More Day, I have no idea.

Heh, Hela had the biggest hard-on for Thor's soul. Good times. I hope that element returns someday.

 

[Varient]

Waiting and seeing.

Slott has a good track record of unsnarling a lotta stuff.

I wish they would stop throwing on fires to be put out and let him write.

V

 

[Xofenroht]

Ohh yeah. I almost forgot about Loki in all of this mess.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Was he involved in OMD at all, or are people just pinning their hopes on him to reverse OMD?

 

[BrianWilly]

There was some speculation that he would be the one to grant The Magic Wish. He was one of the faces shown on that "ONE OF THESE PEOPLE WILL HELP SPIDER-MAN!!!!" ad, which also featured Valkyrie for some reason.

 

[Harlekin]

I wouldn't be surprised if Loki had shown up in JMS' original plans, before they were retooled by Joey Q.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

It does seem suspicious that JMS left that favor Loki owes Peter dangling without resolution.

 

[Gilpesh]

Wasn't Loki dead?

Or is his power not great enough to smite out twenty years of stories?

 

[TheCorpulent1]

He was indeed dead, until this last issue of Thor. His power being great enough to alter reality for 4 or 5 years (going by comic time), however, is debatable.

 

[Gilpesh]

So the job would only be half done with Loki, so they needed the 'devil'. And this way Joey Q can orgasm and STILL have a way to undo it for Spidey 4.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Well, a writer could easily make Loki capable of altering reality on that scale. He's just never done it before. But he has been portrayed as pretty even with Dr. Strange in terms of magical power, and Dr. Strange was supposedly capable of undoing Wanda's reality manipulations on M-Day (at the cost of the universe's destruction, but still).

 

[Xofenroht]

Loki should have enough power to do that. But I really don't want to see another reality shift like that. Wanda already did it with "No More Mutants".

But no, Corp, Loki never appeared in OMD. He's just a loose end that people should remember in the future.

 

[Harlekin]

Loki wouldn't have to alter reality so much as travel back in time and just change certain small events.

Of course, everything could've been solved by just going back in time and stopping Auntie May's killer, but eh.

 

[Gilpesh]

and Dr. Strange was supposedly capable of undoing Wanda's reality manipulations on M-Day (at the cost of the universe's destruction, but still).

Of course the universe would destruct... cause mutants can't ever be accepted even though one of the minorities they were based on now has a candidate running for president.


But I doubt Joey Q knowing this move would eff over whoever would pull it off would wreck Dr. Strange that way... but don't quote me on that one.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Loki wouldn't have to alter reality so much as travel back in time and just change certain small events.

Of course, everything could've been solved by just going back in time and stopping Auntie May's killer, but eh.

True. The rest would fall into place pretty neatly.

 

[PhotoJones]

Apparently, that's IMPOSSIBLE.

 

[Gilpesh]

Apparently, that's IMPOSSIBLE.

Then Spidey should have called on Tom Cruise and Ving Rhames... maybe Simon Pegg for comedic relief toward the end.

 

[PhotoJones]

I like how Marvel tells us that kind of time travel is impossible, thus negating the entire existences of ALL of it's time travelling characters.

 

[Xofenroht]

I'm pissed about changing the past no matter how it happens.