Whoa! I always thought Phantom Stranger was a whiny little schmuck like Pariah, with a little Uatu the Watcher thrown in. I had no idea he was so...forceful, manly, and uh, kind of sexy.
Can I say that about the Phantom Stranger? Wow, it IS Christmas.
Man, Chuma the Cybernetic Warrior-God. I read that story when it first came out (and many many times subsequently, of course; Your Obedient Serpent often misses his halcyon hatchling days when he could immerse himself in his hoard for hours, even days on end...)
It's too bad he was a one-shot bad guy, because Aparo came up with a GREAT visual design: plainly robotic, yet with clearly African features that don't look stereotyped.
Oh, and the Phantom Stranger vs. Picard? Depends on the season. Any time pre-Locutus, and Picard would just surrender the ship to the Stranger at the very first harsh glare from those unseen eyes.
There's such a ballsy moment in JLA/Avengers, when Batman asks PS what the hell he's doing here, and PS just smirks, "I *am* a member of the Justice League, am I not?"
Well, no, you're a sneaky bastard who vanished every time the JLA asked you to join, but kudos for putting the League in their place while saving their asses AGAIN.
OK, there MUST be a shirtless Stranger shot somewhere. Still clad in his Fedora."
I'm certain I recall a picture of the Phantom Stranger shirtless and hanging by his chained wrists. No clue where from. Aparo art. No fedora. Anybody else?
Action Comics Weekly, in a dreadful Kupperberg-written two-parter with a Mayan death god villain. Also hanging chained-- but not, I think, shirtless-- in the Mishkin-written end-of-the-universe origin from Secret Origins.
So,if he was to face-off with Captain Picard,who would win?
ReplyDeleteWhoa! I always thought Phantom Stranger was a whiny little schmuck like Pariah, with a little Uatu the Watcher thrown in. I had no idea he was so...forceful, manly, and uh, kind of sexy.
ReplyDeleteCan I say that about the Phantom Stranger? Wow, it IS Christmas.
Why don't you just list off the reasons why we don't love the Phantom Stranger. Oh now I remember why not, because that list isn't possible
ReplyDelete"I had no idea he was so...forceful, manly, and uh, kind of sexy."
ReplyDeleteNo, he smacks guys around, wrestles wild beasts, charms the ladies, and calls people on their crap all the time.
I just read a story where he takes a hit and has to recuperate, wherein we see him without the hat and cape and he is surprisingly hot.
"I had no idea he was so...forceful, manly, and uh, kind of sexy."
ReplyDeleteNo, he smacks guys around, wrestles wild beasts, charms the ladies, and calls people on their crap all the time.
I just read a story where he takes a hit and has to recuperate, wherein we see him without the hat and cape and he is surprisingly hot.
Man, Chuma the Cybernetic Warrior-God. I read that story when it first came out (and many many times subsequently, of course; Your Obedient Serpent often misses his halcyon hatchling days when he could immerse himself in his hoard for hours, even days on end...)
ReplyDeleteIt's too bad he was a one-shot bad guy, because Aparo came up with a GREAT visual design: plainly robotic, yet with clearly African features that don't look stereotyped.
Oh, and the Phantom Stranger vs. Picard? Depends on the season. Any time pre-Locutus, and Picard would just surrender the ship to the Stranger at the very first harsh glare from those unseen eyes.
OK, there MUST be a shirtless Stranger shot somewhere. Still clad in his Fedora.
ReplyDeleteDepending on which origin story one ascribes to him, I'm assuming he would have no belly button.
HAWT! ;)
Ariel, perhaps that what you should ask from Blockade Boy for Christmas.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure he wouldn't mind drawing the stranger in a codpiece decorated with two stylized blank eyes ... and an opera cape, fedora, and opera gloves.
A good taunt is ALWAYS sexy. And the cape...love the cape.
ReplyDeleteNow you understand why some folks marked out bigtime when PS and Cassandra reunited in the Zatanna comic.
ReplyDeletePray for a Showcase vol. 2.
Phantom Stranger vs. The Dark Circle kicks all the ass in the world.
There's such a ballsy moment in JLA/Avengers, when Batman asks PS what the hell he's doing here, and PS just smirks, "I *am* a member of the Justice League, am I not?"
ReplyDeleteWell, no, you're a sneaky bastard who vanished every time the JLA asked you to join, but kudos for putting the League in their place while saving their asses AGAIN.
"Any time pre-Locutus, and Picard would just surrender the ship to the Stranger at the very first harsh glare from those unseen eyes."
ReplyDeleteWhich begs the suggestion of a Phantom Stranger vs. Bill Adama" staring contest.
Not sure who would win, but I'm pretty sure several universes would implode the second those two made eye contact.
The Phantom Stranger is a great conversationalist, but he always disappears mysteriously when the check arrives.
ReplyDeleteThe birds cry "Cheep! Cheep!"..
OK, there MUST be a shirtless Stranger shot somewhere. Still clad in his Fedora."
ReplyDeleteI'm certain I recall a picture of the Phantom Stranger shirtless and hanging by his chained wrists. No clue where from. Aparo art. No fedora. Anybody else?
Action Comics Weekly, in a dreadful Kupperberg-written two-parter with a Mayan death god villain. Also hanging chained-- but not, I think, shirtless-- in the Mishkin-written end-of-the-universe origin from Secret Origins.
ReplyDeleteFor the love of everything awesome, why hasn't Chuma appeared in 52 yet?
ReplyDeleteI think Chuma needs to be brought back as a combat consultant to the Metal Men.
ReplyDeleteWhat comic is the Darkseid face-off from?
ReplyDeleteLegends, natch.
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