tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post8950833117071066796..comments2024-03-27T19:04:14.544-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: Green Arrow vs. The Pirates, #2: Tomato Volcano!Scipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-82271596811602124632020-04-13T13:06:38.460-05:002020-04-13T13:06:38.460-05:00"But the pirates are prepared to meet them......"But the pirates are prepared to meet them... armed with TORPEDOES! Which they somehow fire from an ancient sailing ship!"<br /><br />It's a super-advanced sea vessel that only LOOKS like an ancient sailing ship. Cap'n Kilgore was the Wind Pirate before there was a Wind Pirate.<br /><br />Now that I think about it Alan Scott's enemy Sky Pirate came after Kilgore but prior to Wind Pirate. Maybe the same vessel was passed down from villain to villain to villain. :-)cybridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788036470551505985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-37704731909073006402020-04-13T11:41:26.511-05:002020-04-13T11:41:26.511-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.cybridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788036470551505985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-59649946948994405742020-04-13T11:18:17.006-05:002020-04-13T11:18:17.006-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.cybridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788036470551505985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-37007981791523122682020-04-13T05:57:17.376-05:002020-04-13T05:57:17.376-05:00That's a fair point, Bryan, though I think the...That's a fair point, Bryan, though I think the field probably narrows when the hero and sidekick are working with the same sorts of abilities. The Robins are probably the clearest example, where a lot of them have their "thing" where they're allowed to complement Batman instead of supplementing him (acrobatics, hacking, willingness to murder...), but they're trainees in the pursuits Batman has claimed for himself, like detective work, martial arts, or plans to destroy the Justice League that he should know will eventually get stolen.John Chttps://john.colagioia.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-79097833510445560862020-04-12T18:35:20.081-05:002020-04-12T18:35:20.081-05:00Speedy's superiority to his mentor is unique t...Speedy's superiority to his mentor is unique to DC, John. The Green Hornet was also blessed with a sidekick that was clearly better than the Hornet. Hong Kong Phooey and Spot. Hmm. Who else? Bryan Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04358102127982954750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-54162874177572861102020-04-12T15:28:29.399-05:002020-04-12T15:28:29.399-05:00I'm concerned about the resemblance waterproof...I'm concerned about the resemblance waterproof sacks of money have to a random mansion, with lots of eaves and a couple of chimneys, clearly the worst kind of pareidolia.<br /><br />Also glad you picked up on the weird Kilg%re reference, since this is clearly the Pre-Crisis version, presumably related to how what I assume is a "paddle-torpedo" is defeated by Roy. If you've seen Roy's origin story, this is an interesting callback, since the whole point of it was that he's a far better and faster archer, who's only really slumming with Ollie because the big, manly hero cheated in a contest.<br /><br />Which is all to say that the torpedo probably would've worked against Green Arrow himself; it's just that he's unique in having a sidekick who (no matter how irritating) is far more talented than he is.John Chttps://john.colagioia.net/noreply@blogger.com