tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post3992662912758289211..comments2024-03-27T19:04:14.544-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: Heroclix Sunday: Porter PogsScipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-21826684735961197262021-06-28T08:31:03.011-05:002021-06-28T08:31:03.011-05:00Jim Jordan, who confuses villains as to who's ...Jim Jordan, who confuses villains as to who's the real Green Lantern?<br /><br />And related, Doug "Hip" Jordan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-60987244967958240632021-06-28T05:47:11.322-05:002021-06-28T05:47:11.322-05:00"I still say that Iris seems far less activel..."I still say that Iris seems far less actively hateful after the "heroes don't do that debacle. Between that and Barry being late to everything important puts Iris squarely in "justifiably frustrated" territory."<br /><br />Barry is a man who can turn every part of his body into a vibrator. It's one thing for Iris to discover that Barry was just pretending to be slow and clumsy for years, but to discover that he was withholding THAT ability ... man, there's no recovering from that.<br /><br />About Green Arrow, I think his placement problem is that he's not overpowered enough to have colorful rogues whom he could technically overpower at any time (e.g. Flash), but he's not versatile enough to take down foes way above his power level (e.g. Batman). So it's hard to create good villains for him. With this mathematical analysis, I conclude that GA's ideal positioning is to be in some VILLAIN'S rogue's gallery. He would actually work pretty well at Marvel, as a guy whom Wilson Fisk has to publicly praise as a beloved hero of the common man but quietly tries to destroy via what appears to be ordinary street crime.<br /><br />Bystanders for Green Arrow ... possibly some downtrodden resident of Star City, who prompts Ollie to make an impromptu speech about corporate fat cats and corrupt politicians. Or perhaps Roy as a junkie?<br /><br />Bystanders for Green Lantern ... how about Itty? or Kyro?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-62817095573617983482021-06-27T18:47:18.149-05:002021-06-27T18:47:18.149-05:00Yes, I was considering a "Guardian hologram&q...Yes, I was considering a "Guardian hologram", the kind they used to send in the Filmation cartoon.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112155718721908876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-26631560908681020932021-06-27T16:37:54.697-05:002021-06-27T16:37:54.697-05:00I still say that Iris seems far less actively hate...I still say that Iris seems far less actively hateful after the "<a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dc-says-batman-cant-go-down-on-catwoman-since-heroes-dont-do-that_n_60c8f63ce4b02ff4d854c4f4" rel="nofollow">heroes don't do that</a> debacle. Between that and Barry being late to everything important puts Iris squarely in "justifiably frustrated" territory.<br /><br />As for the Green Lantern version, that can't really describe anybody but the Guardians of the Universe, with their giant Jor-El hologram-heads giving pointless summons to deliver extensive exposition that, honestly, could've just been an e-mail. Gree-mail? Whatever, you get the point.<br /><br />And the Green Arrow version is...Green Arrow, no? Thinking back, his early stories make a lot more sense if he's just the distraction so that Roy can do his thing...John Chttps://john.colagioia.net/noreply@blogger.com