tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post2343342184961763573..comments2024-03-27T19:04:14.544-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: We're doomed, Gulliver.Scipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-23542762003869384792008-02-21T05:43:00.000-05:002008-02-21T05:43:00.000-05:00i was looking for the pessimistic Glum and got thi...i was looking for the pessimistic Glum and got this post :-) Herb's voice was just perfect for this character! thanks for the post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-31092782528057075832008-02-02T19:16:00.000-05:002008-02-02T19:16:00.000-05:00The only positive style portrayl I've seen was in ...The only positive style portrayl I've seen was in Kingdom Come where he finally graduated to Aquaman.<BR/><BR/>Although I don't think he actually got to speak.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-85939622067762872952008-02-02T13:47:00.000-05:002008-02-02T13:47:00.000-05:00Unlike Bruce Wayne or Dick Grayson, he wasn't born...Unlike Bruce Wayne or Dick Grayson, he wasn't born smart and brave, knowning half of everything and fearing nothing, no no, he had to learn and become. Difference between him and Robin is that he underwent his personal tribulations ON-PANEL, where we could watch and jeer at his setbacks. He's a personal-growth story; he started life as a piscaphobic weenie, unimaginative, not-too-bright, and a bit of a melon-headed purple-eyed freak at that, BUT through good mentoring and hundreds of object-lessons and trials and turmoil and stuff, overcoming obstacles and what-all, has advanced and progressed to be a competent and courageous super-hero. He was forced to be brave so many times that it became an internalized habit; he was forced to think things through so many times that he got smart. He didn't start smart, he got smart. That's his hook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-36570176618859984432008-02-02T08:54:00.000-05:002008-02-02T08:54:00.000-05:00Aw, leave old Garth alone. EVERY Universe needs a...Aw, leave old Garth alone. EVERY Universe needs a snivelling coward, and I'd say that he fills the position quite nicely. <BR/><BR/>Aqualad...jellyfish of the Sea.SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-35855449677932210672008-02-01T15:28:00.000-05:002008-02-01T15:28:00.000-05:00I personally dug what they did with Aqualad on the...I personally dug what they did with Aqualad on the Teen Titans cartoon--making his primary power the ability to control water. It definitely made him a much more formidable opponent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-20801627433052885682008-02-01T13:03:00.000-05:002008-02-01T13:03:00.000-05:00I actually think leaving Aqualad/Tempest as the Ey...I actually think leaving Aqualad/Tempest as the Eyore of the DCU works. It seperates him from everyone else...save maybe some ancillary character like Woozy Winks. What other superheroes are this "chicken". In the end, he is still going to follow his mentor, or the Titans, or whoever into battle. He is just going to nervously point out why they shouldn't first. In fact, reading this post already makes me like Aqualad 10x better - he may be "glum", but he's different.<BR/><BR/>Of course, he will never get a solo title based on this characterization...but, please. Aquaman barely has enough readers for an occasional series. Garth isn't getting one anytime soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com