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DC Comics Thread! Titans out this week!

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    StraightziStraightzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User regular
    Nolan's tone works for Batman.

    Disagree.

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    vagrant_windsvagrant_winds Overworked Mysterious Eldritch Horror Hunter XX Registered User regular
    Straightzi wrote: »
    Nolan's tone works for Batman.

    Disagree.

    Eh, it kinda works for Batman, singular. Especially a young batman.

    But it doesn't at all work for the Bat Family.

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    FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    Straightzi wrote: »
    Nolan's tone works for Batman.

    Disagree.

    Eh, it kinda works for Batman, singular. Especially a young batman.

    But it doesn't at all work for the Bat Family.

    Yeah, Nolan works for a very specific vision of Batman. Surprisingly, creative direction takes a lot of thought and deliberation to create a coherent message. Who knew?

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    BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    So the Injustice 2 mobile game soft launched internationally and all of the playable heroes are from the announced roster thus far with the additions of Scarecrow and Cyborg which matches up with the, basically confirmed at this point, leaked list.

    Most notably, Scarecrow has a super different design where he looks actually super powered:
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    Crippl3Crippl3 oh noRegistered User regular
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    So the Injustice 2 mobile game soft launched internationally and all of the playable heroes are from the announced roster thus far with the additions of Scarecrow and Cyborg which matches up with the, basically confirmed at this point, leaked list.

    Most notably, Scarecrow has a super different design where he looks actually super powered:
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    Scarecrow has been injecting himself with so much fear gas that it now leaks out of him like a pheromone, causing everyone to see him like this instead of what he truly looks like.
    There you go Netherrealm, I'll be looking for my writing credit.

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    BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Another popular guess is that with Swamp Thing in the mix he might be powered by The Rot

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    DeMoNDeMoN twitch.tv/toxic_cizzle Registered User regular
    I'd be surprised if fear gas wasn't part of his moveset

    Like, why would you choose scarecrow to be a character in a fighting game and NOT have him use fear gas in some way. It's the perfect excuse to have him do some really weird stuff. Like give him a bunch of minions or shape-shifting abilities or something.

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    Rorshach KringleRorshach Kringle that crustache life Registered User regular
    i mean there's no way he doesn't have a fear gas attack that makes the opponents buttons respond wrong, right?

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    DeMoNDeMoN twitch.tv/toxic_cizzle Registered User regular
    i mean there's no way he doesn't have a fear gas attack that makes the opponents buttons respond wrong, right?

    Ug I hate shit like that. But one of Jason's variants had something like that in MKXL so it's very possible.

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    LockedOnTargetLockedOnTarget Registered User regular
    Nolan's tone was hopeful and optimistic disguised as grim and gritty.

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    Rorshach KringleRorshach Kringle that crustache life Registered User regular
    yeah i think nolan made the second most optimistic batman movie of all time

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    EtchwartsEtchwarts Eyes Up Registered User regular
    yeah i think nolan made the second most optimistic batman movie of all time

    I'm actually trying to figure out what the first is

    66? It can't be one of Schumacher's, right?

    Probably some sort of dark horse candidate I've forgotten

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    Rorshach KringleRorshach Kringle that crustache life Registered User regular
    yeah i think nolan made the second most optimistic batman movie of all time

    I'm actually trying to figure out what the first is

    66? It can't be one of Schumacher's, right?

    Probably some sort of dark horse candidate I've forgotten

    batman and robin, actually

    freeze gets redeemed and saves alfred's life

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    nightmarennynightmarenny Registered User regular
    Nolan's tone was hopeful and optimistic disguised as grim and gritty.

    I've been working on an essay about BvS that I think will be really interesting but I'm having trouble getting it out. Part of what I'm trying to talk about is Snyders view of superheroes is a reflection of the way certain groups are coming to view authority figures today. Superman is depicted as being fundamentally terrible at his job. He can't really protect anyone and regularly chooses the less moral choice for the easier choice. The movies are very defensive of this. They insist that the poor job heroes do is only realistic. "People are just weak and things are just hard' but at the same time movie holds them as beyond reproach. Despite how bad at his job Superman is nobody who really matters in the narrative insist he change. In fact his human touchstones act like him being a being a basically good person is a favor to mankind and how dare we even judge him? Its a same for Batman. Batman supposedly grows and changes at the end of the movie but the way he acts stays the same. He's still the vicious authoritarian he started as because the movie doesn't see a problem with that behavior.

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    chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    Nolan's tone was hopeful and optimistic disguised as grim and gritty.

    It's kind of a Nolan standard. Momento, Inception, The Prestige, they all have endings (beginnings) that seem bleaker at first glance than they are under the surface.

    Admittedly, the final result isn't always sunshine and kittens, but they're not set in amoral universes.

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    StraightziStraightzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User regular
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    Another popular guess is that with Swamp Thing in the mix he might be powered by The Rot

    This seems super reasonable, although I would feel like you'd want someone representing the Red in the mix as well then?

    I mean, it's not necessary, by any means.

    But come on, give me that Animal Man.

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    Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    Straightzi wrote: »
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    Another popular guess is that with Swamp Thing in the mix he might be powered by The Rot

    This seems super reasonable, although I would feel like you'd want someone representing the Red in the mix as well then?

    I mean, it's not necessary, by any means.

    But come on, give me that Animal Man.

    Vixen seems like a more likely choice for dlc

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    BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    12 Issue Bane miniseries announced from Chuck Dixon and Graham Nolan.

    I love Bane but there is no way in hell I am buying a Chuck Dixon book in the year 2017

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    StraightziStraightzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User regular
    Keith wrote: »
    Straightzi wrote: »
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    Another popular guess is that with Swamp Thing in the mix he might be powered by The Rot

    This seems super reasonable, although I would feel like you'd want someone representing the Red in the mix as well then?

    I mean, it's not necessary, by any means.

    But come on, give me that Animal Man.

    Vixen seems like a more likely choice for dlc

    Yeah, I'd be perfectly happy with Vixen too, and DC seems to have started getting the memo that maybe they should be pushing her more.

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    Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    12 Issue Bane miniseries announced from Chuck Dixon and Graham Nolan.

    I love Bane but there is no way in hell I am buying a Chuck Dixon book in the year 2017

    Especially considering that white supremacists have adopted Bane as one of their mascots (seemingly not knowing he's an illegal Hispanic migrant)

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    BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Keith wrote: »
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    12 Issue Bane miniseries announced from Chuck Dixon and Graham Nolan.

    I love Bane but there is no way in hell I am buying a Chuck Dixon book in the year 2017

    Especially considering that white supremacists have adopted Bane as one of their mascots (seemingly not knowing he's an illegal Hispanic migrant)
    Oh son of a bitch

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    masterofmetroidmasterofmetroid Have you ever looked at a world and seen it as a kind of challenge?Registered User regular
    They watched Rises and ignored basically everything except his huge muscles and hate for the establishment didn't they

    Fucking hell

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    Bloods EndBloods End Blade of Tyshalle Punch dimensionRegistered User regular
    Seemingly not knowing is modus opporendi for those fucklechucks

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    Bloods EndBloods End Blade of Tyshalle Punch dimensionRegistered User regular
    Remember when we didn't know what a shit lord chuck Dixon was and he had the sense to be quiet about it.
    Good times

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    masterofmetroidmasterofmetroid Have you ever looked at a world and seen it as a kind of challenge?Registered User regular
    Nah, i'd always rather know

    The ones who keep quiet about it usually find other ways to do damage, at least i can shun the fuckers i'm aware of

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    Crippl3Crippl3 oh noRegistered User regular
    I think a lot of it stemmed from the Big Guy/For You meme that came out of Rises on /tv/ and elsewhere on 4chan with stuff like this
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTQeHeWT9y4
    Like, making fun of the plane scene was basically the most popular thing on 4chan for a while, it makes sense that channers took it with them into all this garbage :/ It's a bummer.

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    MaximumMaximum Registered User regular
    Never underestimate WB's ability to fuck things up even further.

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    Crippl3Crippl3 oh noRegistered User regular
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    AtomicTofuAtomicTofu She's a straight-up supervillain, yo Registered User regular
    Come on WB, give me Josh Trank for The Flash

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    CenoCeno pizza time Registered User regular
    I think Gibson's genuinely a good director

    I can't imagine he would be interested in directing a superhero movie, let alone one about Suicide Squad

    That seems like an incredibly weird fit, even if he were on board

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    ElderlycrawfishElderlycrawfish Registered User regular
    So I picked up the first issue of The Wild Storm, the Wildstorm Universe reboot by Warren Ellis. I'm intrigued enough to see where it might go.

    Seems like a lot of general themes from the original Wildstorm comics are there without that 90s baggage; there were hardly any belt pouches in the first issue, and nobody was dressed in their underwear and battle posing.

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    Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
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    Bloods EndBloods End Blade of Tyshalle Punch dimensionRegistered User regular
    You know what
    Yes
    Fuck it
    Let's go full crazy

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    MaximumMaximum Registered User regular
    If you're gonna go nuts, give it to Tarantino, and let him do whatever he wants.

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    Sweeney TomSweeney Tom Registered User regular
    Maximum wrote: »
    If you're gonna go nuts, give it to Lars von Trier, and let him do whatever he wants.

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    MaximumMaximum Registered User regular
    First DC movie to feature full penetration.

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    Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    Maximum wrote: »
    First DC movie to feature full penetration.

    Only because they rejected my script for Batman v Superman

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    chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    edited February 2017
    Maximum wrote: »
    First DC movie to feature full penetration.

    Now here’s the twist, and there is a twist: We show it. We show all of it. Because what’s the one major thing missing from all action movies these days guys? …Full penetration. Guys, we’re gonna show full penetration and we’re gonna show a lot of it! I mean, we’re talking, you know, graphic scenes of Superman really going to town on this hot young reporter. From behind, 69, anal, vaginal, cowgirl, reverse cowgirl, all the hits, all the big ones, all the good ones. Then he smells crime again. He’s out snapping necks. Then he’s back to the Daily Planet for some more full penetration. Smells crime, back to the Planet, full penetration. Crime, penetration, crime, full penetration, crime, penetration. And this goes on and on, and back and forth, for 150 or so minutes until the movie just, sort of, ends.

    chiasaur11 on
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    Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    Flash Fact: Speed has *everything* to do with it. You see, the speed of the bottom informs the top how much pressure he's supposed to apply. Speed's the name of the game.

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