su ot kcab teg dna scimoc eht daer
― Meta Forksclove-Liebeskind (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 9 September 2015 17:11 (eight years ago) link
zatanna humor never gets old imo
― Meta Forksclove-Liebeskind (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 9 September 2015 17:12 (eight years ago) link
Also, Iron Man being a super-smart dude doing super-stupid things that bite him and others in the ass is kinda just Iron Man being Iron Man.
― Fancy Fantasies (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 9 September 2015 17:17 (eight years ago) link
I never read Scarlet Witch comics that's true. If I have to read the comics in order to get the movie then the movie has failed imo.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 9 September 2015 17:22 (eight years ago) link
If I ever get a time machine I will make sure to go back and tell my younger self to cancel the multiple X-Men subscriptions and broaden my comic portfolio so I can understand what is going on in 20 years.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 9 September 2015 17:23 (eight years ago) link
well no, it's just that "Scarlet Witch can do pretty much whatever the scene calls for by flicking her wrists dramatically" is kind of the definition of how Scarlet Witch has been written since her inception, which makes it sound like the movie was pretty faithful to how everyone has ever interpreted the character
― I Am Curious (Dolezal) (DJP), Wednesday, 9 September 2015 17:25 (eight years ago) link
the house of m storyline in the 2000's is basically about how scarlet witch gets rid of an entire race by flicking her wrists dramatically and, to some extent, minimizes sony's rights ownership to xmen i suppose
― Meta Forksclove-Liebeskind (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 9 September 2015 17:29 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, this is a character who had children with a robot and when people said "wait a second, how did that work?" it was revealed that she magicked them into existence*; the flaw here is inherent in the character.
* nb this didn't end well for anyone, whether they be fictional or the real people who read it
― I Am Curious (Dolezal) (DJP), Wednesday, 9 September 2015 18:22 (eight years ago) link
retcarahc gnitseretni dna elihwhtrow erom a sa annataz rof tnemugra eht ekam ot ekil dlouow i, niaga
― Meta Forksclove-Liebeskind (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 9 September 2015 18:25 (eight years ago) link
sopyt ym esucxe
― Meta Forksclove-Liebeskind (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 9 September 2015 18:26 (eight years ago) link
ʇnʍ
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Wednesday, 9 September 2015 18:27 (eight years ago) link
ti dnemmocer yllatot, ppa annataz wen s'elppa gnisu
― Meta Forksclove-Liebeskind (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 9 September 2015 18:30 (eight years ago) link
lol
― I Am Curious (Dolezal) (DJP), Wednesday, 9 September 2015 18:32 (eight years ago) link
vurb, skeoj
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 9 September 2015 18:32 (eight years ago) link
I kind of want to turn this thread into TS: Zatanna vs Nico Minoru
― I Am Curious (Dolezal) (DJP), Wednesday, 9 September 2015 18:34 (eight years ago) link
.esaelp, naicigam ?lleps rep esu eno ylno
― Meta Forksclove-Liebeskind (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 9 September 2015 18:37 (eight years ago) link
― balls, Wednesday, 9 September 2015 23:12 (eight years ago) link
Jessica Jones series out on November 20.
https://instagram.com/p/7dKJf8I3tk/
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 10 September 2015 15:56 (eight years ago) link
I completely missed that Krysten Ritter was starring in this.
― I Am Curious (Dolezal) (DJP), Thursday, 10 September 2015 16:40 (eight years ago) link
yeah it's pretty good casting imo - she's shown she can handled the damaged aspects but can also pull off the levity
― balls, Thursday, 10 September 2015 16:58 (eight years ago) link
Please please please better dialogue than Daredevil. Would be missing the point otherwise.
― impossible raver (Re-Make/Re-Model), Thursday, 10 September 2015 17:05 (eight years ago) link
tennant as purple man suggests they're gonna play it pretty close to alias. would love if they work in the avengers cameo.
― balls, Thursday, 10 September 2015 17:13 (eight years ago) link
i am very much down with this
― Meta Forksclove-Liebeskind (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 10 September 2015 17:19 (eight years ago) link
I still have vivid memories of picking up Alias, flipping open to a panel of Luke and Jessica having anal sex, and saying the equivalent of "oh, Marvelpaws" before putting the issue back and never reading the book again
― I Am Curious (Dolezal) (DJP), Thursday, 10 September 2015 17:20 (eight years ago) link
yeah there was definitely some 'this is an ADULT'S comic' stuff, esp at the beginning but it was also surprisingly adult in the non-adolescent meaning of the word as well. i'm curious if they can pull it off w/ the tv show or if they're even that interested in pulling it off.
― balls, Thursday, 10 September 2015 17:23 (eight years ago) link
xpost TBF, a) it's more like "oh, Marvel Max's indefensibly 'edgy' decisions-paws" and b) that's easily the most sour note the series hit. It's an otherwise solid series and a perfect companion piece to the Bendis Daredevil run. And I really like the direction JJ & LC's relationship ultimately took.
― Fancy Fantasies (Old Lunch), Thursday, 10 September 2015 17:24 (eight years ago) link
Think of that scene as the gratuitous nudity in an otherwise sound HBO show. It's a great book. I particularly liked Jessica's relationship with Carol Danvers and her position on the periphery of the Avengers' gilded world.
― impossible raver (Re-Make/Re-Model), Thursday, 10 September 2015 17:28 (eight years ago) link
yeah was thinking it'd be awesome if marvel had secretly already cast danvers (rooting for blunt) and that was how they revealed it but that's pretty unlikely
― balls, Thursday, 10 September 2015 17:29 (eight years ago) link
flipping open to a panel of Luke and Jessica having anal sex
― Meta Forksclove-Liebeskind (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 10 September 2015 17:30 (eight years ago) link
btw, if anybody wants a good visual luke cage history, try here:http://majorspoilers.com/2013/03/31/hero-history-luke-cage/
― Meta Forksclove-Liebeskind (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 10 September 2015 17:31 (eight years ago) link
damn luke you gotta eat the booty first
― balls, Thursday, 10 September 2015 17:40 (eight years ago) link
At the time of its inception, Marvel Max was conceptually somewhat indistinguishable from a notebook full of racy drawings hidden under a thirteen-year-old's mattress. I mean, they gave Howard the Duck giant, naked tits at one point, for the love of christ. Thankfully, they matured a bit once the novelty of adult themes wore off.
― Fancy Fantasies (Old Lunch), Thursday, 10 September 2015 17:44 (eight years ago) link
yes, in fact that is what I'm referring to
also holy lol
― I Am Curious (Dolezal) (DJP), Thursday, 10 September 2015 18:03 (eight years ago) link
"sweet christmas" is a shop o'course but a clever one
― Meta Forksclove-Liebeskind (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 10 September 2015 18:10 (eight years ago) link
I would have bought the book had "SWEET CHRISTMAS!" been in the original
― I Am Curious (Dolezal) (DJP), Thursday, 10 September 2015 18:34 (eight years ago) link
as noted above, it's worth your time
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Thursday, 10 September 2015 18:51 (eight years ago) link
ok what's the original
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 10 September 2015 18:56 (eight years ago) link
http://p.dreamwidth.org/e9c3eaafd7b5/-/www.abload.de/img/alias01-10hu8qs.jpg
― Meta Forksclove-Liebeskind (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 10 September 2015 19:00 (eight years ago) link
https://p.dreamwidth.org/e9c3eaafd7b5/-/www.abload.de/img/alias01-10hu8qs.jpg
xxpost Same as the image above, but with an unfortunate Bushmaster reference in place of the "Sweet Christmas!"
― Fancy Fantasies (Old Lunch), Thursday, 10 September 2015 19:03 (eight years ago) link
I hate comics
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 10 September 2015 19:09 (eight years ago) link
I get that Bendis is very good at certain things as a comic book writer but I'm increasingly of the opinion that they are things I couldn't possibly care less about (at least that's how I feel about him after his X-Men stint)
― I Am Curious (Dolezal) (DJP), Thursday, 10 September 2015 19:19 (eight years ago) link
I loved his Daredevil and Alias, I liked his Avengers, I remain unconvinced about everything he's done since the inception of Marvel Now. His X-stuff and Guardians of the Galaxy, as far as I've read, has been Autopilot City.
― Fancy Fantasies (Old Lunch), Thursday, 10 September 2015 19:26 (eight years ago) link
I don't know if Bendis has lost his fastball or he's been writing characters I don't care about (X titles) but switching over to 2 Iron Man books doesn't excite me. xpost
Still, Miles Morales is the best character Marvel introduced since about the mid 60s.
― Gett Off, Eileen (WilliamC), Thursday, 10 September 2015 19:27 (eight years ago) link
She's nowhere on the same level as Miles but I remain very, very fond of Hisako Ichiki (Armor)
― I Am Curious (Dolezal) (DJP), Thursday, 10 September 2015 19:34 (eight years ago) link
I like Miles Morales fine as a character, but I feel like his best days are ahead. Bendis has yet to really knock my socks off with a Miles story. It doesn't help that he first appeared when the Ultimate universe was starting to get awfully rickety.
― Fancy Fantasies (Old Lunch), Thursday, 10 September 2015 19:40 (eight years ago) link
xp -- what are the best Armor stories/titles? I only know her from the Joss Whedon book.(sorry for derailing the MCU thread even further)
― Gett Off, Eileen (WilliamC), Thursday, 10 September 2015 20:22 (eight years ago) link
afaict bendis is just spread too thin. can't even keep track of how many books he's writing, plus corp responsibilities.
I mean jeez Powers (the book not the terrible terrible show) is still going...
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Friday, 11 September 2015 02:22 (eight years ago) link
Plus he teaches writing at Portland State or OSU
― Gett Off, Eileen (WilliamC), Friday, 11 September 2015 02:29 (eight years ago) link
Bendis was best before he became a big deal and had to juggle the entire Marvel Universe. Daredevil and Alias had a more relaxed tempo and intimate tone. They're really worth your time DJP, mainly for the dialogue and characterisation, and he worked with some great artists too.
― impossible raver (Re-Make/Re-Model), Friday, 11 September 2015 11:46 (eight years ago) link