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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Sept 3, 2010 13:29:58 GMT -5
So, you know what I'm sick of? Why the hell is Moonstone STILL a Thunderbolt? Seriously, that bitch has shown time and time and TIME again that she isn't going to reform, and flat out doesn't want to reform. she's still on the team because they needed a Ms. Fanservice and the current artist is an idiot who forgot that Songbird is supposed to be hot. my opinion anyway.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Sept 3, 2010 13:32:20 GMT -5
Count me in Camp B as well, for more reasons than that Wolverine's done plenty of killing. And I'm really hoping that the other Avengers do lots of speaking out against Wolverine's bloodthirsty attitude, too. I can kinda see why he'd jump to the decision he has, but I'm going to be disgusted if any of the others, particularly the ones from the classic days of the Avengers, start agreeing with him. Ms. Marvel especially should be sticking up for Wanda a lot more. If you're a bloodthirsty prick, should you even deserve to be called an "Avenger"? Just askin'. according to Brian Bendis, yeah. he even made Steve Rogers give a speech for why the Avengers need someone who kills people on the team. yes, the same Steve Rogers who founded the whole "thou shall not kill" charter for the team in the first place.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2010 13:38:30 GMT -5
So, you know what I'm sick of? Why the hell is Moonstone STILL a Thunderbolt? Seriously, that bitch has shown time and time and TIME again that she isn't going to reform, and flat out doesn't want to reform. she's still on the team because they needed a Ms. Fanservice and the current artist is an idiot who forgot that Songbird is supposed to be hot. my opinion anyway. Can't we just use Songbird for that? Also isn't Captain Bucky a pretty bloodthirsty bastard anyway? He's just about always got a damn gun in his hand.
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Post by The Tank on Sept 3, 2010 13:42:40 GMT -5
she's still on the team because they needed a Ms. Fanservice and the current artist is an idiot who forgot that Songbird is supposed to be hot. my opinion anyway. Can't we just use Songbird for that? Apparently you missed the "the current artist is an idiot who forgot Songbird is supposed to be hot" part.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2010 13:51:42 GMT -5
Can't we just use Songbird for that? Apparently you missed the "the current artist is an idiot who forgot Songbird is supposed to be hot" part. Well yes. Yes I did.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Sept 3, 2010 14:02:09 GMT -5
she's still on the team because they needed a Ms. Fanservice and the current artist is an idiot who forgot that Songbird is supposed to be hot. my opinion anyway. Can't we just use Songbird for that? Also isn't Captain Bucky a pretty bloodthirsty bastard anyway? He's just about always got a damn gun in his hand. Though to be fair, he's not a murderous asshole. When he had to kill the imposter Cap (the 50s Commie Smasher one) in his title, he was visibly rattled by having to do such. And with his gun, he doesn't shoot to kill, he pretty much uses it to disarm enemies.
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Post by Legion on Sept 3, 2010 14:09:31 GMT -5
BuckyCap is a soldier whose main job in the war was as a shar shooter. He was then the Winter Soldier. Man knows how to use a gun, he should use it.
Moonstone is a Thunderbolt because she is both stupidly powerful (although they have taken her powers away on the whole) and too manipulative to be left alone. Better to have her working for Cage and being used, than sat plotting an escape and whinding up all the other inmates to do the heavy work for her.
Songbird went lesbian. Well, her hair says she did.
Wolverine should not be an Avenger. He's a fine New Avenger. But simply should NOT be a proper Avenger. But then neither should Spiderman and Rulk. Bendis Avengers, as said on the previous page, is now Marvel's version of the JLA when that team has the big guns on it. That doesn't do it for me at all, but it must for some, as it flies off the shelves.
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Post by Demented on Sept 3, 2010 18:48:04 GMT -5
So... today I got Batman: Mad Love and Other Stories and I've been having a blast reading this! ;D While the other stories are great, nothing compares to the Mad Love story.
Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to read this again, and again, and again etc...
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Post by The Tank on Sept 3, 2010 18:49:50 GMT -5
Moonstone is a Thunderbolt because she is both stupidly powerful (although they have taken her powers away on the whole) and too manipulative to be left alone. Better to have her working for Cage and being used, than sat plotting an escape and whinding up all the other inmates to do the heavy work for her. No, better to take her powers away and keep her in a cell for the rest of time. Seriously, aren't there any female villains who could actually serve a purpose on the Thunderbolts besides Songbird?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2010 18:58:14 GMT -5
Bring back Jolt or bring back that other chick that fused with Atlas.
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Post by Mr. Emoticon Man, TF Fan on Sept 3, 2010 19:43:57 GMT -5
If you're a bloodthirsty prick, should you even deserve to be called an "Avenger"? Just askin'. No, you shouldn't. Avengers have killed before, but it's always been a big no-no, and someone wanting to kill a long-time Avenger should make the matter even worse for the ones who've been around a while. according to Brian Bendis, yeah. he even made Steve Rogers give a speech for why the Avengers need someone who kills people on the team. yes, the same Steve Rogers who founded the whole "thou shall not kill" charter for the team in the first place. Seriously? Ugh. I remember Iron Man commenting on how the Avengers could use a guy like Wolverine for that sort of reason, and Cap was not enthusiastic about that at all. So to hear they've pulled that sort of 360 with him is just... bah. My distaste for Bendis and the people in charge at Marvel just grows and grows...
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Post by Jiren on Sept 3, 2010 21:53:36 GMT -5
I just got "Blackest Night" and all i can say is "wow", And I'm only 2 chapters in.
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Post by Malibu Albino on Sept 3, 2010 22:09:07 GMT -5
I recently got back into comics thanks to Brubaker's Captain America run and his and Fraction's Iron Fist, is there anything else you guys can recommend me?
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Sept 3, 2010 22:11:34 GMT -5
Got the past two issues of Shadowland today(My comic store sold out of Shadowland 2 on the first day, so I had to wait awhile to pick it up), and I'm in love with this story. Even more than the actual plot itself, I love that Moon Knight, one of my top three favorite Marvel characters, seems to be taking a HUGE role in this story. I'm of the theory, and maybe it's been proven in an interview somewhere I haven't read, that someone high up in Marvel is a HUGE Moon Knight fan, because clearly Marvel is trying their hardest to push him into the higher tiers in fan's minds. And I love it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2010 22:12:22 GMT -5
Any Thunderbolts or Peter David's X-Factor.
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Post by Michael Coello on Sept 3, 2010 22:14:50 GMT -5
So... today I got Batman: Mad Love and Other Stories and I've been having a blast reading this! ;D While the other stories are great, nothing compares to the Mad Love story. Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to read this again, and again, and again etc... Personally, I find the commentary at the bookends to be pretty good, too.
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Post by Jiren on Sept 3, 2010 22:16:06 GMT -5
I recently got back into comics thanks to Brubaker's Captain America run and his and Fraction's Iron Fist, is there anything else you guys can recommend me? Anything by Geoff Johns, I love his work. Also if you liked Ed Brubaker's Cap run then I suggest his X-men run, I thought that was awesome (especially "Messiah Complex").
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Sept 3, 2010 23:19:14 GMT -5
I recently got back into comics thanks to Brubaker's Captain America run and his and Fraction's Iron Fist, is there anything else you guys can recommend me? Anything by Geoff Johns, I love his work. Also if you liked Ed Brubaker's Cap run then I suggest his X-men run, I thought that was awesome (especially "Messiah Complex"). As well as his run with Secret Avengers. Four issues in, and it's still the best Avengers title Marvel's putting out.
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Post by Jiren on Sept 3, 2010 23:22:30 GMT -5
Anything by Geoff Johns, I love his work. Also if you liked Ed Brubaker's Cap run then I suggest his X-men run, I thought that was awesome (especially "Messiah Complex"). As well as his run with Secret Avengers. Four issues in, and it's still the best Avengers title Marvel's putting out. Is that current?, Because i havent Marvel since Dark Reign. I've been reading DC
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Post by Mr. Emoticon Man, TF Fan on Sept 3, 2010 23:29:57 GMT -5
Got the past two issues of Shadowland today(My comic store sold out of Shadowland 2 on the first day, so I had to wait awhile to pick it up), and I'm in love with this story. Even more than the actual plot itself, I love that Moon Knight, one of my top three favorite Marvel characters, seems to be taking a HUGE role in this story. I'm of the theory, and maybe it's been proven in an interview somewhere I haven't read, that someone high up in Marvel is a HUGE Moon Knight fan, because clearly Marvel is trying their hardest to push him into the higher tiers in fan's minds. And I love it. I'm really glad they put him on the Secret Avengers. Not only does he fit, but I've always thought he was one of the cooler less-known Avengers in the first place, and it's cool seeing him in that position again. And I agree with your theory. Him getting his own title, being put on an Avengers team, and getting a big part in one of the latest stories certainly seems to indicate that someone high on the foodchain sees something in him, which is great.
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