tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post115621557214064535..comments2024-03-27T19:04:14.544-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: The Dominators in ... "The Unkillables!"Scipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1156938172009129142006-08-30T06:42:00.000-05:002006-08-30T06:42:00.000-05:00It seems so obvious that I'm almost suprised they ...It seems so obvious that I'm almost suprised they "got away" with it; that's the kind of thing George Lucas got crucified for. <BR/><BR/>And yet, I've never heard anyone mention it...<BR/><BR/>Still, I love it. It's not the kind of thing one wants to do to other humans, but it's the kind of thing Evil Extraterrestials were made for...!Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1156904667914082662006-08-29T21:24:00.000-05:002006-08-29T21:24:00.000-05:00"I must confess I'm certain that the visual revamp..."I must confess I'm certain that the visual revamp of the Dominators is brilliant resonant (consciously or unconsciously) of the vilification of the 'Japanazis' in WWII.<BR/><BR/>"Gee, wizened yellow-skinned big-toothed long-nailed be-robed aliens who've supressed their individuality as part of their severely hierarchical imperialism as symbolized by a big red sphere ... maybe it's just a coincidence?"<BR/><BR/>Great guns, you're right! They even have the red sun of the Japanese flag on their foreheads!Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08806565171767967754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1156801722069479782006-08-28T16:48:00.000-05:002006-08-28T16:48:00.000-05:002nding halben's observation, and adding:There's so...2nding halben's observation, and adding:<BR/><BR/>There's something disingenuous about the guy who created improbably-endowed Striperalla saying that a hero needs to keep their costume on all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1156799069762364762006-08-28T16:04:00.000-05:002006-08-28T16:04:00.000-05:00I was class of '98, so it was a "club" at that poi...I was class of '98, so it was a "club" at that point.<BR/><BR/>Wait, if I'm you... does that explain my warm feelings for Major Victory as well?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1156798615544288802006-08-28T15:56:00.000-05:002006-08-28T15:56:00.000-05:00h pfabe: My theory is that you are me, temporally...h pfabe: My theory is that you are me, temporally displaced by 10 or so years.<BR/><BR/>The modern fencing team was first started during my time at the school by Matt Keener and Peter Who's Surname I Can't Remember.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1156796224288494932006-08-28T15:17:00.000-05:002006-08-28T15:17:00.000-05:00Dartmouth fencing team?Wait, you mean I'm not the ...Dartmouth fencing team?<BR/>Wait, you mean I'm not the only DC fan who is absolutely smitten with golden age Starman, can't fathom Marvel, still reads comics regularly though he recently entered his 30s, and fenced while attending Dartmouth?<BR/><BR/>Hmmm... this must not be Earth Prime after all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1156794982046154712006-08-28T14:56:00.000-05:002006-08-28T14:56:00.000-05:00Karate Kid got in the Legion not because he was go...Karate Kid got in the Legion not because he was good at karate, but because he had mastered a type of martial arts where he could smash through steel! Check out Val Armorr's <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karate_Kid_%28comics%29#Powers" REL="nofollow">section on Wikipedia</A>.<BR/><BR/>And you call yourself Legionnaires! But yeah, that Levitz/Lightle story was AWEXXOME.gorjushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184937227327518682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1156791212062630492006-08-28T13:53:00.000-05:002006-08-28T13:53:00.000-05:00Wikipedia Entry on Boom tubesLook under the "Later...<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boom_Tube" REL="nofollow">Wikipedia Entry on Boom tubes</A><BR/><BR/>Look under the "Later Additons to the Concept" section. The article even mentions this could be why Devliance was so big in 52.<BR/><BR/>Basically, a Boom tube crossed the Zeta beam the space heroes were riding home. Ala Ghostbusters, these are two streams that should never cross. Bad things happened to everyone such as Hawkgirl arriving as a giant and Mal ending up with Reddy's voicebox. <BR/><BR/>JamieJamie Otthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12375226905114563462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1156787683098509912006-08-28T12:54:00.000-05:002006-08-28T12:54:00.000-05:00The geek in me must mention that Karate Kid was an...The geek in me must mention that Karate Kid was an expert at ALL martial arts, I think. <BR/><BR/>But Karate-Judo-Tae Bo-Wrestling-KickBoxing Kid is too hard to say. <BR/><BR/>What's this about the BOOM TUBE making things larger and smaller? I missed that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1156784306428687542006-08-28T11:58:00.000-05:002006-08-28T11:58:00.000-05:00Yeah, the Dominators' next appearance after this w...Yeah, the Dominators' next appearance after this was in Earthwar (Superboy/LSH 241-245 - worthy of its own TPB). The cover to Invasion #1, shown above, was drawn by Todd McFarlane in his hyper-stylized fashion, and for what it's worth, that has pretty much set the standard for their modern usage (high forehead, elongated teeth).Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001530336692435773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1156781668963617312006-08-28T11:14:00.000-05:002006-08-28T11:14:00.000-05:00the legion geek in me remembers that the Dominator...the legion geek in me remembers that the Dominators first showed up with the yellow skin in the late 70's Levitz/Sherman/Staton Earthwar storyline. But yeah that Invasion Cover, designed by Giffen i believe, is pure "yellow-menace" pulp influenced. i always hated the Unkillables. Though i liked the Jim Mooney art on that issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1156780153439223692006-08-28T10:49:00.000-05:002006-08-28T10:49:00.000-05:00Welcome back, Scip. I never realized the Dominato...Welcome back, Scip. I never realized the Dominators went so far back. I'm still trying to figure out how they are going to fit into '52' (outside of the whole 'genebomb' thing).<BR/><BR/>What about the Fourth World stuff? (Besides Egg Fu, that is) Any plans on covering them for this? We've seen a lot if hints throughout 52 of their involvement but a lot of people do not know them outside of S:TAS and JLU.<BR/><BR/>Maybe the Dominators provided Apokolips with the gene-manipulation technology being used by Luthor and E.F.<BR/><BR/>The folks over at the CBR forums pointed out that the Boom Tube technology makes giants smaller (the 4th world folks are all giants) and smaller folks (humans) bigger. Hence, Devilance being so big relative to what we've seen (he didn't use a boom tube) and Hawkgirl being a giant as it was a Boom Tube that hit the Zeta Beam. <BR/><BR/>JamieJamie Otthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12375226905114563462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1156707544957392682006-08-27T14:39:00.000-05:002006-08-27T14:39:00.000-05:00I had no idea that the Dominators were around for ...I had no idea that the Dominators were around for that long. I always learn something new here...or, laugh my ass off...or both.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, welcome back and I'm SO sad about our Major Victory! I can't believe he's gone. I shed a tear in memory of him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1156705934500301462006-08-27T14:12:00.000-05:002006-08-27T14:12:00.000-05:001) Welcome back2) Sorry about Major Victory. I ca...1) Welcome back<BR/>2) Sorry about Major Victory. I can't belive Fat Momma is in position to win this thing.<BR/>3) The worst part about Karate Kid is that he picked a functionally limited martial art. In real world applications of martial art contests, karate has been thoroughly dominated by other superior disciplines -- jiu-jitsu, muay thai kickboxing,freestyle and greco-roman wrestling, judo, and sambo to name just a few. Not only does Karate Kid have no powers, but he would also be easily defeated by other martial artists with no powers like Jiu-Jitsu Kid or Freestyle Wrestling Lass or Judomaster (copyright, Charlton Comics.) So, yeah -- Karate Kid is the pits.<BR/><BR/>But he did star in a great story written by Paul Levitz where he had to fulfill a last request by going to a hostile planet and performing a risk-filled mission. Without giving it away, I found the ending to that story to be genuinely touching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1156691844692781832006-08-27T10:17:00.000-05:002006-08-27T10:17:00.000-05:00Does anyone know when the Dominators first appeare...Does anyone know when the Dominators first appeared with their modern look?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1156645674130953892006-08-26T21:27:00.000-05:002006-08-26T21:27:00.000-05:00"Was there any real way to guess the identity of t..."Was there any real way to guess the identity of the Unkillables?"<BR/><BR/>No. There wasn't.<BR/><BR/>That's why they could defy you safely.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1156640732785102982006-08-26T20:05:00.000-05:002006-08-26T20:05:00.000-05:00Was there any real way to guess the identity of th...Was there any real way to guess the identity of the Unkillables? Did they leave weird clues, like a book registered to the depository in Dallas, a blood splattered toga or even a program from Ford's Theatre?<BR/>Seems like they shouldn't be making challenges without giving people a real chance to solve the mystery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1156636178714578672006-08-26T18:49:00.000-05:002006-08-26T18:49:00.000-05:00"Dare I bring up Who Wants to be a Soopa-hero?"Oh,..."Dare I bring up Who Wants to be a Soopa-hero?"<BR/><BR/>Oh, I'll be getting to that...Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1156624436039705002006-08-26T15:33:00.000-05:002006-08-26T15:33:00.000-05:00Welcome back Scip, we missed you!I mean, where els...Welcome back Scip, we missed you!<BR/><BR/>I mean, where else can we get recaps of you 'struggling' oh-so-hard before getting strapped in to an Orgasmotron, (swoon) Colossal Bottom indulging, and Superboy and Brainy taking a well deserved vacation together?<BR/><BR/>Seriously, welcome back, I was going into withdrawals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1156619571074440552006-08-26T14:12:00.000-05:002006-08-26T14:12:00.000-05:00Brutus and Cassius as villains? WTF?I'm not sure b...Brutus and Cassius as villains? WTF?<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure but I believe Cassius did have children. His wife is eulogized at the end of the second book of Tacitus' Ab Excessu Divi Augusti and the Cassius Nero executed was a descendent, though I'm not sure if a direct one.<BR/><BR/>I love the term "los Boomerangeros"; that's great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1156618663800255632006-08-26T13:57:00.000-05:002006-08-26T13:57:00.000-05:00Are you kidding! That big rock in the background ...Are you kidding! That big rock in the background played a crucial role in Zero Hour!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1156613583965162022006-08-26T12:33:00.000-05:002006-08-26T12:33:00.000-05:00Of course martial arts is a super-power! Hasn't a...Of course martial arts is a super-power! Hasn't anime taught us anything?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1156608503933871092006-08-26T11:08:00.000-05:002006-08-26T11:08:00.000-05:00But I love the retro vein in which these small tim...But I love the retro vein in which these small time stories get blown up into full-on multi-crisis-on infinite parallel zone-earths!<BR/><BR/>I love how Kang morphed into the whole Marvel multi-verse with Rama Tut and Immortus (and maybe even Doc Doom) from this bizarre dude that just showed up in Avengers #8 for no good reason.<BR/><BR/>I think that Busiek did the best send up on that in his great Astro City story where the equivalent of Paste Pot Pete gets his hands on "Time Gloves" and messes up the entire time stream. That wasn't the point of the story, but it certainly fits the bill!inkdestroyedmybrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037083364689982443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1156605181975970822006-08-26T10:13:00.000-05:002006-08-26T10:13:00.000-05:00Reed Richards was always making the Thing lift rid...Reed Richards was always making the Thing lift ridiculously large and heavy objects over at Marvel, too. Must be a fetish for supehero scientists or something.Bill D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18013121134005443309noreply@blogger.com