tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post114884173132895932..comments2024-03-27T19:04:14.544-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: The Widow-Maker: Batman stuff!Scipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1149166978753496452006-06-01T08:02:00.000-05:002006-06-01T08:02:00.000-05:00The Pikachu (I like Pikachu. He is cute.) link is ...The Pikachu (I like Pikachu. He is cute.) link is not working.J'onn J'onzz, Martian Manhunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981440542732161952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1149012418445250952006-05-30T13:06:00.000-05:002006-05-30T13:06:00.000-05:00I think Daniel's right: Everyone does know Bruce i...I think Daniel's right: Everyone does know Bruce is Bats, and are letting him play his secret identity game. It reminds me of an episode from JLU. Pricess Diana attends a ball, Bruce Wayne asks her to dance, terrorists or Kasnians interrupt.<BR/><BR/>At the end, when the bad guys are foiled, we're treated to the following exchange:<BR/>Wonder Woman: You know, we never did get to finish our dance.<BR/>Batman: I don't know what you're talking about.<BR/>Wonder Woman: If you say so. But you're still taking me dancing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1149011518384710542006-05-30T12:51:00.000-05:002006-05-30T12:51:00.000-05:00Anyone care to join me for the chorus from the Fal...Anyone care to join me for the chorus from the Fall Guy? No one? Well here goes anyway:<BR/><BR/>I might slap a stupid princess,<BR/>I might roll Bruce Wayne's new car.<BR/>'Cause I'm the goddamn Batman that made Robin such a star.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1148961013295568292006-05-29T22:50:00.000-05:002006-05-29T22:50:00.000-05:00That Van Dort... moment reminds me of Mr. Burns' i...That Van Dort... moment reminds me of Mr. Burns' inability to remember his nemesis Homer Simpson.<BR/><BR/>"Doesn't ring a bell."<BR/><BR/>That hat had me laughing til tears came to my eyes. Tears of pure nose-milk!Chancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226145896576592193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1148960288796588942006-05-29T22:38:00.000-05:002006-05-29T22:38:00.000-05:00It has Mr. Mind going into a cocoon. I don't know ...It has Mr. Mind going into a cocoon. <BR/><BR/>I don't know what age that fits best in.<BR/><BR/>I don't care.<BR/><BR/>That's AWESOME.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14772087090448461047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1148959487542580422006-05-29T22:24:00.000-05:002006-05-29T22:24:00.000-05:00Well, this was by Mike Sekowsky, whose grasp of th...Well, this was by Mike Sekowsky, whose grasp of the mainstream DC Universe was only slightly better than Bob Haney's (whose run on Brave and Bold was interrupted by this Sekowsky fill-in). This story could have, and for all I know SHOULD have, appeared in Wonder Woman's own title, where it would have fit right in.<BR/><BR/>But that scene of Bruce Wayne faking a trans-atlantic call... I figure EITHER he was too brain-damaged from that Jordan (hee hee) to realize that nobody would be fooled by this, OR everybody <B>knew</B> Bruce was Batman by this point, and allowed him to think he was getting away with something.<BR/><BR/>Dang. I tell you, late silver-age comics is good fun. What does 52 have to compare with this?Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07184638921669629752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1148941237839722802006-05-29T17:20:00.000-05:002006-05-29T17:20:00.000-05:00Jan. 1970. This is early Bronze Age.Nowadays, bec...Jan. 1970. This is early Bronze Age.<BR/><BR/>Nowadays, because of "Big Events", an "age" begins for every character overnight. But pre-Crisis, characters transition into a new age at slightly different times. That's one of the reasons fans argue so much about it.<BR/><BR/>It's easiest, more helpful, and most accurate if you think not in terms of exact dates, but the nature of the characters involved. <BR/><BR/>Bruce Waynes as a jetsetting millionaire playboy rather than a homebound Gotham philanthropist? Bronze Age. <BR/><BR/>Wonder Woman, powerless and in a white pantsuit, rather than in her spangled panties? Bronze Age.<BR/><BR/>Superman, by contrast, isn't clearly in his Bronze Age until 1971, when WGBS buys the Daily Planet....<BR/><BR/>At least, so sayeth the Absorbascon!Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1148939548994370912006-05-29T16:52:00.000-05:002006-05-29T16:52:00.000-05:00It came out in '69, right? Doesn't that put it at...It came out in '69, right? Doesn't that put it at the tail end of the Silver Age?Scotushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15722727764493748172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1148934384645824602006-05-29T15:26:00.000-05:002006-05-29T15:26:00.000-05:00This is NOT the Silver Age.This is Bronze Age.The ...This is NOT the Silver Age.<BR/><BR/>This is Bronze Age.<BR/><BR/>The Silver Age was cool, but the Bronze Age sucked.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1148933525225451292006-05-29T15:12:00.000-05:002006-05-29T15:12:00.000-05:00You know, I'm starting to think Alex Luthor and Su...You know, I'm starting to think Alex Luthor and Superboy-Prime had a point.<BR/><BR/>"Holy cow--this guy is for real!" <BR/>"Oh, Ching!"<BR/>"Playboy no more!"<BR/>"Batman stuff."<BR/> <BR/>The Silver Age really <I>was</I> better.Scotushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15722727764493748172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1148915071686085732006-05-29T10:04:00.000-05:002006-05-29T10:04:00.000-05:00Brill writin', Scipio.No one told me I might one d...Brill writin', Scipio.<BR/><BR/>No one told me I might one day see Batman going "Von Dort?...Von Dort...?" while wearing a helmet that Adam West's Batman would have rejected as overdone. Too fab.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1148912741033813012006-05-29T09:25:00.000-05:002006-05-29T09:25:00.000-05:00But look at what Batman is doing there! He's pret...But look at what Batman is doing there! He's pretending to call the overseas operator while KEEPING HIS FINGER ON THE RECEIVER!! Batman, you genius! No one could penetrate a ruse like that! <BR/><BR/>I feel like this story must have started as a romance comic starring two people named Patty and Steve and then just been rewritten as needed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1148910247338125792006-05-29T08:44:00.000-05:002006-05-29T08:44:00.000-05:00Um, I'm not too confident about protocol, but isn'...Um, I'm not too confident about protocol, but isn't "Your Grace" a suitable way to address a bishop? I'm sure Princess Grace would be more at ease with "her majesty". This could be a bitchy dig at the counter jumping starlet by her diananess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1148907391505073802006-05-29T07:56:00.000-05:002006-05-29T07:56:00.000-05:00I bet he uses a rolled up tube sock to accentuate ...I bet he uses a rolled up tube sock to accentuate the "Batman Stuff."joncormierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00865627865285684437noreply@blogger.com