tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post1668977501096503781..comments2024-03-27T19:04:14.544-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: Green Arrow Loves His Cartoon BombScipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-18588752620505166732017-09-21T22:22:05.013-05:002017-09-21T22:22:05.013-05:00The "Arrowplane" was called that right f...The "Arrowplane" was called that right from its introduction. Brontodonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12312284177840706027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-16343066601153187332017-05-22T18:41:09.248-05:002017-05-22T18:41:09.248-05:00I have to admit that the Hooded Claw does have a c...I have to admit that the Hooded Claw does have a certain amount of style. Not everyone can carry off that hat.SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-10543005033497543062017-05-22T17:27:25.182-05:002017-05-22T17:27:25.182-05:00As many know, the immediate precursors to comic bo...As many know, the immediate precursors to comic book super-heroes were pulp magazine super-heroes. If I'm not mistaken and frankly what are the odds of that, I think oddball stories about weird-*ss men's clubs were a staple of that genre. So it's unsurprising that early comic book writers borrowed from there.<br /><br />(to Scipio specifically) If you wanted to browse through, uh, "enough" Green Arrow golden age and silver age stories, you could probably build as strong an image of Star City's character as you have of Apex City's character (I wonder what Apex City was like in the golden age but of course I'll never know). Obviously, the chance of you wanting to do that ranges from slim to fat, it just occurred to me, is all. ;-)<br /><br />I know you hate requests for future articles so I won't make any.<br /><br />cybridnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-33845117369126176192017-05-22T12:33:33.879-05:002017-05-22T12:33:33.879-05:00Anonymous beat me to it. As I was reading this, I ...Anonymous beat me to it. As I was reading this, I also realized that Green Arrow was turning himself into a literal arrow. It certainly helps to understand why he's using something as stupid as that car-seat catapult. They should have built a giant catapult on top of their apartment, and launched themselves all over the city, like Ant-man used to do. The cost would certainly be offset by the gas they'd save from driving the massive Arrowcar around. And no searching for parking spaces! Ollie would need to invent the parachute arrow very quickly, though. Bryan Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04358102127982954750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-9564106309465361482017-05-22T10:00:54.296-05:002017-05-22T10:00:54.296-05:00"Actually, I think the CW show does a great j..."Actually, I think the CW show does a great job of balancing GA using Arrows and Ollie just beating people up, with quiet sincerity."<br /><br />"My" Green Arrow is a brawler; I don't object to him getting into fist fights. I don't even have a fundamental objection to Green Arrow knowing how to dress himself. But there needs to be a "at least one trick shot per issue" edict, with an allowance for stories where the point is that Ollie has been deprived of his bow and has to rely on his other talents (ha!).<br /><br />I don't follow "Arrow" but I have seen the clip where he made a boxing glove arrow and it made me giggle and clap like a toddler. The boxing glove arrow has gone so far into "lame" territory that's come out on the other side as cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-80149752142556645012017-05-22T09:20:39.767-05:002017-05-22T09:20:39.767-05:00Magic-Eight Bomb is the name of our next quartet.Magic-Eight Bomb is the name of our next quartet.CobraMisfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254323816960257073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-14271752260369742412017-05-22T08:11:34.738-05:002017-05-22T08:11:34.738-05:00"the past few years have given us Green Arrow..."the past few years have given us Green Arrow comics (Nocenti's and Percy's) where Ollie didn't use his bow AT ALL"<br /><br />The less said about their runs the best; the less READ of their runs the better. Although I am enjoying watching Geoff Johns make Percy destroy Seattle and replace it with Star City.<br /><br />Actually, I think the CW show does a great job of balancing GA using Arrows and Ollie just beating people up, with quiet sincerity.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112155718721908876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-59275751569257252342017-05-22T03:53:14.501-05:002017-05-22T03:53:14.501-05:00You know what? As much as they used their arrows ...You know what? As much as they used their arrows for stupid things, I'm glad they used their arrows so much, dammit. It's kind of what they're supposed to be doing. Hell, even the catapult in the ArrowTugBoat is thematically appropriate, since it's turning Green Arrow into a green arrow almost literally.<br /><br />Remember, the past few years have given us Green Arrow comics (Nocenti's and Percy's) where Ollie didn't use his bow AT ALL, not even a perfunctory trick shot, because the idiot writers wanted to talk about Chinese culture or how minorities are werewolves or whatever. You know why Golden Age Green Arrow doesn't know which feet his shoes go on? Because the only thing he's good at is archery, as it should be.<br /><br />Also, bonus points for Speedy daydreaming about Amos Socrates and how tall he is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com