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Yearly Archives: 2008
Random Panel: Generic "Keanu Reeves" review
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Mashup 23: In the Keystone Quadrant
By taking one (and only one) panel from each of ten randomly chosen comic books, each week I attempt to put together some sort of entertaining ten-panel story. This week finds us in the middle of an inter-species gun-fight, and I think we can all agree that we don't have nearly enough of those in comic books today.
So without further ado, off we go into space!
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Random Panel: I bet if Darth Vader had stinky socks he'd have gotten away
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New feature: Poll discussion
Each week I spend time thinking up a (hopefully) interesting poll question, and I'm always fascinated to see people vote. But why do they vote the way they do? Why wouldn't you automatically pick Firestorm's powers to help you through a post-nuclear-holocaust world -- the guy can make literally anything he can think of!
So starting this week, each Sunday when I put up the new poll, I'll do so in a post like this one, so people can leave comments if they so please on what they think of the various options, why they chose as they did, etc. So here's the first one:
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I play poker every week and I've often wondered what super-powers would make for the best gambler. And then I wonder why so few super-heroes ever go to Vegas and actually gamble -- She-Hulk was there in one series I put in the Mashup last week, but she just beat the crap out of stuff. Why not hit the tables, too?! But then, taking the element of chance out of it pretty much ruins the fun, I suppose.
Of course, the actual heroes on the list would never use their powers this way, so that part of it's moot. But that's why the question is not "Which of these characters would you want to see go to Vegas" but rather "YOU have their powers, what would YOU like to be able to do"!
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Flash: Move at super-speed and on one can see you affect the way the dice come up, or where the Roulette ball lands. You're a winner every time, invisibly!
Longshot: Megariffic luck, say no more.
Magneto: Why gamble when you can just rip the door off the safe? Seriously, the safest thing to do with Magneto's powers would be to simply maneuver the levers inside the slot machines to pay off.
Plastic Man: Similarly to Magneto, when inserting coins you could slip your finger into the machine and manually make the slots pay.
Professor Xavier: It's a lot easier to win at poker or blackjack when you can read your opponent's mind to see what they're holding.
Superman: X-Ray Vision for the card games. Super-speed for the dice and roulette games. How unfair is it that he's, like, five different super-heroes all at once? I guess that's why he's Big Blue.
That's what I was thinking, but I'd love to hear why you pick the one you pick. And stay out of my poker game!
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Random Panel: Fine, we won't judge you for putting a naked cat-woman in a box, then.
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Dark Knight review
Last weekend I was lucky enough to find myself in San Antonio with one of my best buds, Dave, going to not just one but two super-hero movies in the same night ("Dark Knight" and "Hell-Boy II"). Life, my friends, rarely gets better than good friends, good films, and Batman kicking people in the face. Which is exactly what I'm about to do, kicking out my review of "Dark Knight" for the two of you who have yet to see it. Quick summary of the review:
- More of a mob film that has silly outfits than a "super-hero movie".
- Batman rules, Superman drools (at least at the cinema).
- Heath Ledger's Joker: Best. Villain. Ever.
- Get off your butt and go see it already! It's now just below "Iron Man" on my "All-Time Great Super-Hero Movies" list.
Full review after the jump.
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Posted in Movies and TV, Super-Hero Stuff
Random Panel: Are those really my only choices?
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Contest 20 Prize: Dr. Camelot!
Rob Rogers and I have finalized his winning prize for Caption Contest 20. He chose one of the main characters from his excellent novel, "Devil's Cape" (on sale now, go get your copy if you haven't already, it rocks!), named "Doctor Camelot":
This was a fun one to do, I don't usually have an entire novel of source material from which to draw. Rob gives great direction and feedback, too, which also makes things both easier and more fun. Hope everyone likes it!
And don't forget, you too could win your very own custom black and white illustration if your entry is selected in Caption Contest 22!
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Just say no to krak
I never found the "Power Pack" comics appealing and I think part of the reason is the slightly creepy idea of skin-tight spandex uniforms on little kids. A (not so) subtle sexual component is absolutely part of the super-hero genre, with the lycra and veiled bondage and rippling muscles and exaggerated cleavage; putting kids into that is uncomfortable, even when (as in the case of Power Pack) the stories and characters are handled very well.
Which makes this confluence of onomontoPOWia and butt-crack-revealing adventure-wear so unfortunate:
Remember kids, don't do crack, and don't show crack. Words to live by.
(Image from “Power Pack”, Vol. 1, No. 16, ©1985 Marvel Comics Group.)
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Posted in OnomontoPOWia, Super-Hero Stuff
Random Panel: Recently seen at ComicCon …
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