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Post by thechase on Apr 25, 2021 15:19:27 GMT -5
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Post by thechase on Apr 27, 2021 6:16:36 GMT -5
Robin#1 was good, more in line with the fun flavour of Supersons. {Spoiler}Damien ends up biting off more than he can chew with Flatline, and there's a bit of synergy with Mortal Kombat towards the end too with her Kano-like fatality.
Oh, and in his downtime, Damien reads manga. Speaking of the Supersons, {Spoiler}They reunite for a scene in Action Comics this week too, talking a bit about their fathers, the conversation largely turns to Jon's growing concerns about his father's fate in the future and Dick giving him a strong motivational speech. The issue also teases that {Spoiler}Warworld has a Kryptonian Engine, sets up The House of El members, and has a very sweet Lois and Clark scene. Yes, Lois is still working on her book from the Bendis era, but now she's actively letting Clark help her piece it together through letting her use the Fortress' Kandorian archives.
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Post by thechase on Apr 28, 2021 9:58:59 GMT -5
theaspiringkryptonian.com/2021/04/27/podcast-ep-6-talking-superman-with-phillip-kennedy-johnson/New interview with Phillip Kennedy Johnson about Action Comics Points of interest -Taylor's first few issues takes place before any of the big stuff in Johnson's run, so it's more filler -Taylor has plans for Jon and Saturn Girl -Johnson gets messages from Kid Jon fans all the time, he says Jon will still be written very much like the kid he was -Johnson did not agree with how Jon was depicted in Future State and implies they'll stray far from it. -House of El wasn't Johnson's idea, and he claims, conceptually, all of the kids in Future State can be Jon's descendants. -Lois and Clark aren't breaking up -Johnson wants a Jurgens run, and will stay for as long as DC allow.
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Post by thechase on Apr 28, 2021 12:44:11 GMT -5
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Post by Legion on Apr 28, 2021 12:46:24 GMT -5
Eh, I'm probably the one person in the world who hates the Dick/Babs ship, so I'm all for Kori getting a go again
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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Apr 28, 2021 12:49:20 GMT -5
Eh, I'm probably the one person in the world who hates the Dick/Babs ship, so I'm all for Kori getting a go again I'm the complete opposite. The two of us are probably the examples as to why DC keeps doing stuff like this lol. At this point make it a polygamous relationship and just stop with the back and forth lol. Honestly just paints Dick in a super douchey light.
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Post by CMWaters on Apr 28, 2021 12:50:14 GMT -5
Eh, I'm probably the one person in the world who hates the Dick/Babs ship, so I'm all for Kori getting a go again While I'm neutral on it, I do know one that doesn't like Dick/Babs because he feels they work better in a brother and sister role.
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Post by CMWaters on Apr 28, 2021 12:50:59 GMT -5
Eh, I'm probably the one person in the world who hates the Dick/Babs ship, so I'm all for Kori getting a go again I'm the complete opposite. The two of us are probably the examples as to why DC keeps doing stuff like this lol. At this point make it a polygamous relationship and just stop with the back and forth lol. Honestly just paints Dick in a super douchey light. They have to save a relationship like that for Wonder Woman characters to honor her creator.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Apr 28, 2021 13:25:23 GMT -5
Eh, I'm probably the one person in the world who hates the Dick/Babs ship, so I'm all for Kori getting a go again I feel the same way.
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Post by thechase on Apr 28, 2021 13:43:18 GMT -5
Eh, I'm probably the one person in the world who hates the Dick/Babs ship, so I'm all for Kori getting a go again The thing is, we know it's doomed to fail, in the issue, Dick tells Kory he's got an obligation to Bludhaven and his friendship with Barbra is already making Kory uneasy. Taylor's got nothing to worry about here really, he'll just ignore all this and focus on making Dick lovable, showing how much he appreciates being friends with someone who isn't giving him girl grief like Kory gave him here, and Babs can concentrate on being the childhood bestie that tells Dick what he needs to hear and help him to grow, effectively making her look more deserving of his love. Not to mention Dick just came off of the last Crisis event vowing to win Babs back after an oh so brief marriage (not the first time they've been hitched during a Crisis event), and Kory actually reacted well to that. So a lot of what's going on now feels unnatural, forced, and out of character, but that's the fault of DC always ignoring their continuity when a fresh start comes along (even though "everything" is supposed to have happened in the new reality) Dick and Babs have been endgame so many times, and they will be again. I don't sweat this at all as a fan of the two, but I feel really bad for Dickfire fans because they're presented, right off the bat, as a pairing with problems. This isn't a win for Kory or for her fans, and time will bear that out.
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Post by Legion on Apr 28, 2021 13:52:40 GMT -5
Can we go back to having it be Dick and Midnighter flirting instead?
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Apr 28, 2021 14:58:47 GMT -5
Can we go back to having it be Dick and Midnighter flirting instead? Midnighter is taken
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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Apr 28, 2021 15:23:27 GMT -5
Can we go back to having it be Dick and Midnighter flirting instead? Honestly, I was all for those two hooking up. Maybe not permanently but on the short term it would have been a treat.
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Post by Legion on Apr 28, 2021 16:14:56 GMT -5
Can we go back to having it be Dick and Midnighter flirting instead? Honestly, I was all for those two hooking up. Maybe not permanently but on the short term it would have been a treat. I think DC have missed a trick not just making Dick bi given his sex appeal is so broad, but at the same time, I can see the small group of fans who'd kick off and make it a huge deal and can see why DC wouldnt bother.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Apr 28, 2021 16:17:20 GMT -5
It’s not even that I prefer Dick/Starfire, which I do. I just really dislike Dick/Barbara.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Apr 28, 2021 16:52:02 GMT -5
Honestly, I was all for those two hooking up. Maybe not permanently but on the short term it would have been a treat. I think DC have missed a trick not just making Dick bi given his sex appeal is so broad, but at the same time, I can see the small group of fans who'd kick off and make it a huge deal and can see why DC wouldnt bother. I feel decades of innuendo and jokes ensure that neither Dick Grayson or Bruce Wayne will ever be gay or bisexual.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Apr 28, 2021 17:47:28 GMT -5
Honestly, I was all for those two hooking up. Maybe not permanently but on the short term it would have been a treat. I think DC have missed a trick not just making Dick bi given his sex appeal is so broad, but at the same time, I can see the small group of fans who'd kick off and make it a huge deal and can see why DC wouldnt bother. You would essentially be inviting a zombie Fredric Wertham to rise from his grave screaming "I KNEW IT!".
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Post by thechase on Apr 29, 2021 6:40:19 GMT -5
It’s not even that I prefer Dick/Starfire, which I do. I just really dislike Dick/Barbara. I think the fact there's so many great moments that see them bring out the best in one another from a rare set of writers who care about them is precisely why so many of their fans, myself included, ignore everything the more harmful writers do with them that bring out the worst in each other. We know it's all editorial B.S that nails Dick to the amber cross, which is the same reason Peter and Mary Jane fans didn't stop supporting the pair past OMD even though Marvel did everything they could to bury them. I've never seen one compelling argument for why Dick and Kory work. Not one. People have tried with me, but I've never bought a single one as convincing. Kory to me has no agency and can't define herself outside of Dick or the Titans, and when she's given the chance, all she does is whore herself out. And her 'fish out of water' approach to slice of life moments has really petered out considering how long she's been on the planet, I mean...c'mon, wise up already Kor. Babs on the other hand, doesn't need to rely on sex or a 'fish out of water' angle, she's very much in Dick's world 24/7, she has connections to the Birds of Prey, can confide in the likes of Dinah, can mentor the next generation of Bat Girls, she's a friend to everyone and isn't afraid to tell Dick off when he blunders his way through everything. She's told him to 'work at it', and she's also told him he's good for her. I'd count myself damn lucky to have that as not just a friend, but a partner. Kory and Dick? Yeah, they're the besties with benefits, and nothing else. Now Dick and Donna? That'd be a Titan pairing I could get behind, but that's the one everyone considers the 'sibling relation'.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Apr 29, 2021 6:47:30 GMT -5
It’s not even that I prefer Dick/Starfire, which I do. I just really dislike Dick/Barbara. I think the fact there's so many great moments that see them bring out the best in one another from a rare set of writers who care about them is precisely why so many of their fans, myself included, ignore everything the more harmful writers do with them that bring out the worst in each other. We know it's all editorial B.S that nails Dick to the amber cross, which is the same reason Peter and Mary Jane fans didn't stop supporting the pair past OMD even though Marvel did everything they could to bury them. I've never seen one compelling argument for why Dick and Kory work. Not one. People have tried with me, but I've never bought a single one as convincing. Kory to me has no agency and can't define herself outside of Dick or the Titans, and when she's given the chance, all she does is whore herself out. And her 'fish out of water' approach to slice of life moments has really petered out considering how long she's been on the planet, I mean...c'mon, wise up already Kor. Babs on the other hand, doesn't need to rely on sex or a 'fish out of water' angle, she's very much in Dick's world 24/7, she has connections to the Birds of Prey, can confide in the likes of Dinah, can mentor the next generation of Bat Girls, she's a friend to everyone and isn't afraid to tell Dick off when he blunders his way through everything. She's told him to 'work at it', and she's also told him he's good for her. I'd count myself damn lucky to have that as not just a friend, but a partner. Kory and Dick? Yeah, they're the besties with benefits, and nothing else. Now Dick and Donna? That'd be a Titan pairing I could get behind, but that's the one everyone considers the 'sibling relation'. Dude you just called Starfire a whore. Really, dude? That's really gross language to be using.
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Post by thechase on Apr 29, 2021 7:02:29 GMT -5
She's not bad, she's just drawn that way.
Maybe if they weren't so hell bent on depicting her as one, I wouldn't call it how I see it.
Apologises all the same. Sometimes I forget to mount my politically-correct horse, and don't know sometimes when to read a room.
I just get really peeved when I read how much hate Dick and Babs get, for no reason, whilst Dick's most uninteresting relationship keeps getting undeservedly supported all because she's good in the sack.
I'd rather she be in a poly with Gar and Raven, they're more her speed...but only if they can stick to an appropriate age, sometimes they wind up putting too much of the 'teen' in Titans depending on the continuity.
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