tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post3612148144881452218..comments2024-03-27T19:04:14.544-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: Things That Made Me Happy...Scipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-81742933874439300012007-12-21T15:48:00.000-05:002007-12-21T15:48:00.000-05:00"I missed all these! Now it's I who have to beg yo..."I missed all these! Now it's I who have to beg you to tell me where those are (oh, the comic book irony!)."<BR/><BR/>Ooo! Ooo! I know this one.<BR/><BR/>The female Phantom Lady is in the latest <I>Search for Ray Palmer</I>, and Rex the Wonder Dog is in <I>Shadowpact</I>.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326906935557548236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-87684867914654787522007-12-21T15:36:00.000-05:002007-12-21T15:36:00.000-05:00"wasn't the first storyline in JLA talking about h..."wasn't the first storyline in JLA talking about how the most powerful thing about Red Tornado was his body?" etc.<BR/><BR/>MacDuffie realized that was kind of dumb (and inaccurate, given that "Reddy" blows up once a year), and intentionally ran roughshod over it.<BR/><BR/>I really hope RT stays put. A sentient computer that can do 24 hour monitor duty makes a heck of a lot more sense than having Superman et al. sit their butts staring at tv screens, when they could be out being heroes.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-3322876843307366862007-12-21T15:33:00.000-05:002007-12-21T15:33:00.000-05:00"No mention of the fact that vibe got a new role a..."No mention of the fact that vibe got a new role as standin for the male version of phantom lady? lol"<BR/><BR/>"And no love for the interspecies homoerotic tension twixt Rex the Wonder Dog and Blue Devil? "<BR/><BR/>I missed all these! Now it's <B>I</B> who have to beg you to tell me where those are (oh, the comic book irony!).Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-18894390576970158902007-12-21T11:50:00.000-05:002007-12-21T11:50:00.000-05:00And no love for the interspecies homoerotic tensio...And no love for the interspecies homoerotic tension twixt Rex the Wonder Dog and Blue Devil? <BR/><BR/>I mean, really: Dogs! Teh Gay! Your two passions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-10578953082826338372007-12-21T11:33:00.000-05:002007-12-21T11:33:00.000-05:00I'd think a story where Jean Loring goes crazy and...<I>I'd think a story where Jean Loring goes crazy and causes massive destruction would be right up your alley.</I><BR/><BR/>According to Scipio, that's every story she's ever been in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-22168313321620062792007-12-21T10:23:00.000-05:002007-12-21T10:23:00.000-05:00No mention of the fact that vibe got a new role as...No mention of the fact that vibe got a new role as standin for the male version of phantom lady? lolDavid pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14120693580102798706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-61262951941629899972007-12-21T10:07:00.000-05:002007-12-21T10:07:00.000-05:00I'm surprised you haven't commented on Super-Team ...I'm surprised you haven't commented on Super-Team Family 11-14 up to now. I'd think a story where Jean Loring goes crazy and causes massive destruction would be right up your alley.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689824875959627236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-60380821320027198972007-12-21T00:47:00.000-05:002007-12-21T00:47:00.000-05:00The opening of Superman was pure joy.I don't get p...The opening of <I>Superman</I> was pure joy.<BR/><BR/>I don't get people who say they don't like Superman. The man throws the opening pitch at a baseball game, then runs ahead of it so he can <I>hit it himself</I>, and he <B>hits it out of orbit</B>, and is trying <I>to hit a target <B>on the moon</B></I>.<BR/><BR/>For charity.<BR/><BR/>What's not to like?Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326906935557548236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-27086634030515653552007-12-20T17:20:00.000-05:002007-12-20T17:20:00.000-05:00"..the Wind Pirate. How long were he and Blockade..."..the Wind Pirate. How long were he and Blockade Boy together, I wonder?"<BR/><BR/>That would have been during my <I>own</I> pirate phase, but after Weight Wizard died (since I'm not a cheater) so that would make it about two weeks. Although it felt more like five years. Damn sliding timeline!Jeremy Rizzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08480479249595700846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-82636383199043480452007-12-20T11:21:00.000-05:002007-12-20T11:21:00.000-05:00You should seek help for your obsession with Jean ...You should seek help for your obsession with Jean Loring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-69888630997218551232007-12-20T10:17:00.000-05:002007-12-20T10:17:00.000-05:00Hey, JLA was GOOD! It had Guy Gardner in it! When...Hey, JLA was GOOD! It had Guy Gardner in it! When oh when are the artists going to realize that he DOESN'T wear his hair in the old bowl cut, and hasn't for years?<BR/><BR/>And look, Hippolyta is on the same Themyscira as Granny Athena. Who knew?SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-25412678229657107482007-12-19T21:48:00.000-05:002007-12-19T21:48:00.000-05:00I did love me some baseball playing Supes.I did love me some baseball playing Supes.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08558559691963639123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-11363606902085495792007-12-19T19:44:00.000-05:002007-12-19T19:44:00.000-05:00Call me crazy, but wasn't the first storyline in J...Call me crazy, but wasn't the first storyline in JLA talking about how the most powerful thing about Red Tornado was his body? How it was indestructible? That Solomon Grundy wanted the body so he'd never die again?<BR/><BR/>And in the second arc, didn't we learn that one of the Legionairres was using his body, meaning it survived another 1000 years?<BR/><BR/>Maybe I missed something, but I just don't get it.Patrick Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244280974612331889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-60300235218574398472007-12-19T19:34:00.000-05:002007-12-19T19:34:00.000-05:00"Brilliant new role for Red Tornado; I actually li...<I>"Brilliant new role for Red Tornado; I actually like him that way, and it certainly solves a host of problem (monitor duty not the least among them)."</I><BR/><BR/>Makes me nostalgical for the period when the Vision was similarly melded with the Avengers' computer, because his body too was critically damaged. It's a Marvel homage, Scipio!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com