The very idea of "superheroes" is scary in a way, sure... -This is not terribly subtle, but I like the idea of that. This series had a lot of good ideas... but, again; those ideas led to New Guardians- which is like experiencing brain-cancer. So...
Showing posts with label Millennium. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Millennium. Show all posts
2/3/16
DC Comics' Millennium, Part III
~This final part of my 100th Post will be all about Batman!: De spookiest one'a all!!!:
The very idea of "superheroes" is scary in a way, sure... -This is not terribly subtle, but I like the idea of that. This series had a lot of good ideas... but, again; those ideas led to New Guardians- which is like experiencing brain-cancer. So...
The very idea of "superheroes" is scary in a way, sure... -This is not terribly subtle, but I like the idea of that. This series had a lot of good ideas... but, again; those ideas led to New Guardians- which is like experiencing brain-cancer. So...
1/28/16
DC Comics' Millennium, Part II
~So, what's the other part of this comic about?
Well, former Guardian; Heru (and his mate; Nadia) gather a group of 'chosen ones' (who will advance the next level of human evolution into the new... millennium. get it?) all of different ages, races, religions etc... to be representative of the entire human race... and then there's Jason Woodrue: The Floronic Man (who is always awesome btdubs)... but then also this guy for some reason?:
It's never explained why he's there- what his purpose is (except to suck as a person)- he just says a bunch of bigoted things, every one hates him, and eventually he just says "Fuck this!" and leaves and no one cares or tries to stop him, and John Stewart punches him in the face with a big green ring fist... I suppose he goes on to be a foil for the New Guardians in their comic... whatever.
Well, former Guardian; Heru (and his mate; Nadia) gather a group of 'chosen ones' (who will advance the next level of human evolution into the new... millennium. get it?) all of different ages, races, religions etc... to be representative of the entire human race... and then there's Jason Woodrue: The Floronic Man (who is always awesome btdubs)... but then also this guy for some reason?:
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| -It's not THAT funny, Kilowog. Take a breath... |
It's never explained why he's there- what his purpose is (except to suck as a person)- he just says a bunch of bigoted things, every one hates him, and eventually he just says "Fuck this!" and leaves and no one cares or tries to stop him, and John Stewart punches him in the face with a big green ring fist... I suppose he goes on to be a foil for the New Guardians in their comic... whatever.
1/25/16
~100th post! DC's MILLENNIUM!!!
-For all the shit it gets... Millennium wasn't bad at all.........
...okay, okay; HALF of the 1987 Millennium crossover/event wasn't bad. The other half was pretentious, presumptuous, had too many plot-holes, and led to the truly horrendous New Guardians comic series. -BUT the Manhunter half of the story-line was really fucking cool!!! And a lot of neat things happened in the eight issues by Steve Englehart, Joe Staton, and Ian Gibson... too many to go over here. However- for my 100th post; I'd like to share a few of the little things that made me laugh.
In case you're unfamiliar: As the Dalek's say "Exterminate!", and The Borg say "Resistance is futile..."; The Manhunter's saying is "No Man Escapes The Manhunters!" and they are in full-on Hail-Hydra-whisper-mode in this part of the story... They've infiltrated the entire DC Universe, replacing high ranking officials and many supporting characters with androids, willing human agents, and/or mind-controlled ones...
And look how progressive, and inclusive, The Manhunters are being! It's good to see that even though they are evil- they're growing as people.
...okay, okay; HALF of the 1987 Millennium crossover/event wasn't bad. The other half was pretentious, presumptuous, had too many plot-holes, and led to the truly horrendous New Guardians comic series. -BUT the Manhunter half of the story-line was really fucking cool!!! And a lot of neat things happened in the eight issues by Steve Englehart, Joe Staton, and Ian Gibson... too many to go over here. However- for my 100th post; I'd like to share a few of the little things that made me laugh.
In case you're unfamiliar: As the Dalek's say "Exterminate!", and The Borg say "Resistance is futile..."; The Manhunter's saying is "No Man Escapes The Manhunters!" and they are in full-on Hail-Hydra-whisper-mode in this part of the story... They've infiltrated the entire DC Universe, replacing high ranking officials and many supporting characters with androids, willing human agents, and/or mind-controlled ones...
Also, the fact that Martian Manhunter is in the Justice League while all this is happening does not go unreferenced:
J'onn J'onzz: "What!? Nooo... I'm not a *air quotes* Manhunter *air quotes*
What ever gave you that idea? I never have been, or will be, referred to as such."
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