tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post115397406666024232..comments2024-03-27T19:04:14.544-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: Vibe me!Scipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1154228262915176342006-07-29T21:57:00.000-05:002006-07-29T21:57:00.000-05:00Don't know what's worse- Englehart pulling all thi...Don't know what's worse- Englehart pulling all this stuff out of his ass because he didn't have a clue about the histories of ANY of these characters, or me actually <I>buying</I> these 4 issues because of my adolescent fanman crush on Gypsy, knowing full well that Englehart has lost whatever magic he had back in the day writing <I>Coyote, Dr. Strange</I>, and <I>Captain Marvel</I>- which he proved in spades on that godawful <I>Dark Detective</I> miniseries. <BR/><BR/>Bad me. Bad.<BR/><BR/>Conformation word: hnfogbj. I can't think of a single smart-aleck comment about that, that won't get me sued by someone in the Foglio family that is.Johnny Bacardihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07051009739174204952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1154212329949697782006-07-29T17:32:00.000-05:002006-07-29T17:32:00.000-05:00That's true... but I still wouldn't say it.That's true... but I still wouldn't say it.J'onn J'onzz, Martian Manhunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981440542732161952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1154175642242246442006-07-29T07:20:00.000-05:002006-07-29T07:20:00.000-05:00*sigh*No one outside America regards "damn" as a s...*sigh*<BR/><BR/>No one outside America regards "damn" as a swear....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1154105387786298702006-07-28T11:49:00.000-05:002006-07-28T11:49:00.000-05:00Now you guys have got me thinking about Christine ...Now you guys have got me thinking about Christine Lavin as Gypsy. Stop, please...Jeff R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00893541435938915895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1154098943849998562006-07-28T10:02:00.000-05:002006-07-28T10:02:00.000-05:00I just assumed that her "Gypsy" thoughts were just...I just assumed that her "Gypsy" thoughts were just an endless loop whining about how now it's her turn to be "Scorpio Rose" instead of Madame Xanadu's. That, and being grateful that at least it's not her turn to be "Mantis", and lose the use of personal pronouns.<BR/><BR/>-MindbenderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1154097117454738282006-07-28T09:31:00.000-05:002006-07-28T09:31:00.000-05:00"She thinks gypsy thoughts? What does that even ME..."She thinks gypsy thoughts? What does that even MEAN?"<BR/><BR/>It's mys-TEEEEER-i-ous ... just like "Gypsy"!Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1154090362659032452006-07-28T07:39:00.000-05:002006-07-28T07:39:00.000-05:00It means Gypsy's thoughts alternate between Cher a...It means Gypsy's thoughts alternate between Cher and Fleetwood Mac.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984799425896501960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1154073680342193642006-07-28T03:01:00.000-05:002006-07-28T03:01:00.000-05:00She thinks gypsy thoughts? What does that even ME...She thinks gypsy thoughts? What does that even MEAN? Are they in code? Does she just think 'Gypsy Gypsy Gypsy Gypsy!' all the time?<BR/><BR/>That might explain some things...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1154071623706691852006-07-28T02:27:00.000-05:002006-07-28T02:27:00.000-05:00Comics will be later than ever if it becomes indus...Comics will be later than ever if it becomes industry practice that artists have to look at real breasts before they draw them. Though gay men and heterosexual women who can draw would be in demand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1154060860603270042006-07-27T23:27:00.000-05:002006-07-27T23:27:00.000-05:00I bought JLA Classified 24 and 25 today and I read...I bought JLA Classified 24 and 25 today and I read them on the bus on the way home. It was a very long bus ride. <BR/><BR/>So, I must say that reading JLA Classified 24 and 25 on the bus was much better than sitting on the bus and not doing anything.<BR/><BR/>I, um, think it would have been better if they had found a writer who isn't completely contemptuous of his audience and his medium.<BR/><BR/>Just sayin'.<BR/><BR/>Art-wise, I was wondering if comic book artists look at real breasts at some point before they draw them, or if they just guess, or if there is some kind of corporate template they all use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1154037546184095062006-07-27T16:59:00.000-05:002006-07-27T16:59:00.000-05:00J'onn said,"We've got to get that damned machine!"...J'onn said,<BR/><BR/>"We've got to get that damned machine!" in referring to the stellaration device.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1154036562635829212006-07-27T16:42:00.000-05:002006-07-27T16:42:00.000-05:00I've read some of the Scrooge McDuck. Quite good, ...I've read some of the Scrooge McDuck. Quite good, but no superheroes. The only current superhero comic I can think of is JLU, but it's so short and $3! That's about ten cents per page that isn't an ad! I really liked the JLU show, though. Cancelling that to show "The Batman" was one of the worst marketing decisions ever.<BR/><BR/> Verification Word: Yuklrw. 'Nuff said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1154033854569092762006-07-27T15:57:00.000-05:002006-07-27T15:57:00.000-05:00So, did J'onn say something simple, like "Damn it!...So, did J'onn say something simple, like "Damn it!" when he screwed up or swear at someone? On a lighter note, bears urinating on Aquaman to keep him alive in the Canadian wilderness has infinite levels of awesomeness. Perhaps he should have bear sidekicks accompany him on land.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1154032225655155912006-07-27T15:30:00.000-05:002006-07-27T15:30:00.000-05:00Does this comic book end with Aquaman dead in the ...Does this comic book end with Aquaman dead in the Canadian wilderness?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1154031107840438452006-07-27T15:11:00.001-05:002006-07-27T15:11:00.001-05:00Water. Jerkwater.Water. Jerkwater.J'onn J'onzz, Martian Manhunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981440542732161952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1154031092389732332006-07-27T15:11:00.000-05:002006-07-27T15:11:00.000-05:00I agree about Steel, Mr. Jerk.I agree about Steel, Mr. Jerk.J'onn J'onzz, Martian Manhunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981440542732161952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1154031019014399032006-07-27T15:10:00.000-05:002006-07-27T15:10:00.000-05:00I think that most 80's Marvel fits your morally de...I think that most 80's Marvel fits your morally decent standards, bat-mite, but almost every 80's DC comic has swearing.J'onn J'onzz, Martian Manhunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981440542732161952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1154030865077789752006-07-27T15:07:00.000-05:002006-07-27T15:07:00.000-05:00I maintain my theory I expounded on Free Comic Boo...I maintain my theory I expounded on Free Comic Book Day at Big Monkey: Steel could work, and work well. Provided he were revived as a comedy character.<BR/><BR/>Think of it: the lunatic grandfather whose cyber-parts are WW2-era supertech and whose organic parts are eighty, the guardian who is inexplicably attractive to women, the inherent lameness of Hank III, Hank's cluelessness, the flag-motif of the uniform that nobody seems to notice, throw in Vibe as his best friend and partner, and there ya go. Played for laughs, <I>Steel: The Indestructible Man</I> would be a great book. <BR/><BR/>Well, <B>I</B> think so, at least.Harvey Jerkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118848012122050416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1154023768939634392006-07-27T13:09:00.000-05:002006-07-27T13:09:00.000-05:00I think that Jonn's swear was:"Hot Damn, Bucket a ...I think that Jonn's swear was:<BR/>"Hot Damn, Bucket a Spam!" <BR/>That's what I always say in the woods outside Detroit.<BR/><BR/>Bat-mite, you should look for Uncle Scrooge comics written & drawn by Don Rosa. Pick up the trade The Life & Times of Scrooge McDuck.<BR/><BR/>erjmel - Erkul's younger brotherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1154023086221456142006-07-27T12:58:00.000-05:002006-07-27T12:58:00.000-05:00Don't get too hung up on established characters' h...Don't get too hung up on established characters' histories in the DCU, because the powers-that-be will have one response for you:<BR/><BR/>Superboy's continuity punch.<BR/><BR/>Maybe Gypsy received a power-up as a result and actually became an, um, actual Gypsy along the way.<BR/><BR/>At any rate, the Englehart/Rogers run on Batman rocked, but I know you're not the biggest Bronze Age fan out there ,...Marc Burkhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949686463975572297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1154015635825634962006-07-27T10:53:00.000-05:002006-07-27T10:53:00.000-05:00the swearing! What did J'onn say when he swore! I ...the swearing! What did J'onn say when he swore!<BR/><BR/> I mean, was it like Frank Miller swearing, or what?<BR/><BR/> 'Vibe, what are you, retarded? I'm the goddam martian manhunter!'<BR/><BR/> or was it more of a 'damn, did I leave my iron on before I left the house?!'<BR/><BR/>/ccbngizm. I won't even do anything with that one.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04279131827560250011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1154014651612936122006-07-27T10:37:00.000-05:002006-07-27T10:37:00.000-05:00But I do agree that I would never swear. I mean, B...But I do agree that I would never swear. I mean, Batman swears. Superman has even sworn, (in Superman [1987] issue 3) but I the four percent evil portrait of saintlihood would never swear. I don't swear in my blog, and I don't sweawr in my comics. That was a horribly out of character moment. I think I shall sue Steve for defamation.J'onn J'onzz, Martian Manhunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981440542732161952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1154013783820104372006-07-27T10:23:00.000-05:002006-07-27T10:23:00.000-05:00Here's what J'onn says! You liar! I'm not a creepy...Here's what J'onn says! You liar! I'm not a creepy snob who plays head games and is sexist! You must've forgotten that I read your blog! And I am SO noble. *Grumble grumble*J'onn J'onzz, Martian Manhunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981440542732161952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1154013719192156532006-07-27T10:21:00.000-05:002006-07-27T10:21:00.000-05:00Thanks for fixing Superhero Radio. I'll have to ch...Thanks for fixing Superhero Radio. I'll have to check it out now.<BR/><BR/>It's comics like these that make me think that it wouldn't be that hard for Marvel to be a better comic company than DC, except for the fact that <I>neither company has published anything decent on a regular basis for the past 35 years</I>. <BR/>At least as far as I know. If you know of any comics today that have good writing, non-gritty art, and are morally decent (no graphic, bloody violence; no swearing; no sexual filth) on a regular basis, please tell me, I want to read it.<BR/><BR/>I love JLU and the DCAU (except Teen Titans and I don't like "The Batman" that much), but I can't stand modern comics. They' re just too gritty and evil. I read Silver and Golden Age collections even though the writing (especially in the Silver Age) is a bit weak.<BR/><BR/><I>Please help me!</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1154012575399932282006-07-27T10:02:00.000-05:002006-07-27T10:02:00.000-05:00What did J'onn say?About what?What did J'onn say?<BR/><BR/>About what?Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.com