tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post113379235168289354..comments2024-03-27T19:04:14.544-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: Whither the Metal Men?Scipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1133883112003077952005-12-06T10:31:00.000-05:002005-12-06T10:31:00.000-05:00That '90s "they're really human" idea is in the "N...That '90s "they're really human" idea is in the "No Longer Operative" file now, right? I hope?<BR/><BR/>Seriously, it's hard to imagine a worse, more wrongheaded, idea for these characters, unless it's making Doc Magnus a Metal Man himself, which IIRC they also did in that series.<BR/><BR/>It gives them pathos the characters don't need or want, not to mention taking something like Platinum's crush on the Doc and changing it from something cute and funny to something seriously creepy and weird, and not in a good way.David Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985574193396205518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1133868003840906032005-12-06T06:20:00.000-05:002005-12-06T06:20:00.000-05:00Who doesn't like robots?The clowns behind the 90s ...<I>Who doesn't like robots?</I><BR/><BR/>The clowns behind the 90s series (I forget who they were, now) who decided they weren't robots at all, but people in metal bodies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1133821334629885782005-12-05T17:22:00.000-05:002005-12-05T17:22:00.000-05:00Dear god, Dorkin/Allred Metal Men... that would be...Dear god, Dorkin/Allred Metal Men... that would be a masterwork. What idiot pulled the plug on that one?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1133819232105194032005-12-05T16:47:00.000-05:002005-12-05T16:47:00.000-05:00Since people are complaining that the DCU has beco...Since people are complaining that the DCU has become too dark, the Metal Men would be a great way to lighten up the place. <BR/><BR/>And even though I personally don't think that things have gotten too dark, I'd still love to see the Metal Men in a series. Who doesn't like robots?Captain Infinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043927506160341160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1133819155432253342005-12-05T16:45:00.000-05:002005-12-05T16:45:00.000-05:00Speaking of Mxy I actually read and enjoyed Advent...Speaking of Mxy I actually read and enjoyed Adventures of Superman. First time that ever happened...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1133812109672718732005-12-05T14:48:00.000-05:002005-12-05T14:48:00.000-05:00The Metal Men enver left. I've seen them in crowd...The Metal Men enver left. I've seen them in crowd shots in recent crossovers (Infinite Crisis, Identity Crisis), and nearly every universe-wide ensemble elseworlds/flashback (JLA: Year One, the Nail)Ragnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1133810195503942412005-12-05T14:16:00.000-05:002005-12-05T14:16:00.000-05:00One cute bit about that mini was that Gold turned ...One cute bit about that mini was that Gold turned out to be Doc Magnus' brother, Michael. I always thought that was an "in-joke" on the part of DC staff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1133808953581267582005-12-05T13:55:00.000-05:002005-12-05T13:55:00.000-05:00I've never encountered anyone who liked that mini ...I've never encountered anyone who liked that mini series. Luckily, it seems to be out of conitnuity, as Gold (who was destroyed) keeps showing up.<BR/><BR/>All I gotta say is Bring'em back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1133806340183920992005-12-05T13:12:00.000-05:002005-12-05T13:12:00.000-05:00Yes, I didn't like that either.Yes, I didn't like that either.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1133804011626727582005-12-05T12:33:00.000-05:002005-12-05T12:33:00.000-05:00I hated that 90s series that "revealed" that the M...I hated that 90s series that "revealed" that the Metal Men were actually real people whose minds were transferred into the bodies of robots, and then Doc Magnus "became" a robot himself. Thoroughly urinates on the entire Silver-Age history of these characters. Bah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1133800712337665042005-12-05T11:38:00.000-05:002005-12-05T11:38:00.000-05:00And lest we forget, the Dorkin Metal Men series wa...And lest we forget, the Dorkin Metal Men series was to be drawn by Mike Allred. Phooey on DC for stupidly cancelling the project. They should release that and the Teen Titans Swinging Elseworlds Special by Haney and Allred, and polybag each issue with a $50 bill as an apology to readers.Matter-Eater Ladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07582100232490047227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1133799597550209762005-12-05T11:19:00.000-05:002005-12-05T11:19:00.000-05:00I love the Metal Men. Give them Grant, Geoff or K...I love the Metal Men. Give them Grant, Geoff or Kyle Baker if you have to, but get them a writer who actually likes them. I personally would like to see a serious take on them as aren't they all human mind patterns in robots? It would be neat to see some of them enjoy your new forms while others go the pathos route.Shon Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17575804400275943927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1133799072824197052005-12-05T11:11:00.000-05:002005-12-05T11:11:00.000-05:00For a while there was a series in the works, to be...For a while there was a series in the works, to be written by Evan Dorkin, but DC pulled the plug on it (the dopes!).<BR/><BR/>There's a Metal Men story in one of the Bizarro Comics anthologies that I think is an excellent treatment ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1133795849506793962005-12-05T10:17:00.000-05:002005-12-05T10:17:00.000-05:00Dude, they're in INFINITE CRISIS #2. Keep your eye...Dude, they're in INFINITE CRISIS #2. Keep your eyes peeled. (They're not doing a hell of a lot, mind you, but they're there.)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977739887199372824noreply@blogger.com