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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
    Give characters costumes! I know it's R-rated and all, but how are you gonna sell merch or toys of that Huntress and Black Canary? I mean, they don't need to since they get all the dollars from Harley Quinn merch, but it'd be nice to try and boost other characters' cultural relevance

  • KyouguKyougu Registered User regular
    Straightzi wrote: »
    I don't really enjoy Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn (or maybe just don't enjoy Harley Quinn in general), so I'll likely be giving it a pass

    But it does look like it'll be fun for all the people who do like her portrayal, which is good

    I'm in the exact boat.

    I get why people enjoyed her portrayal, but that trailer was just full on grating for me.

  • Rorshach KringleRorshach Kringle that crustache life Registered User regular
    seeing the trailer, i am super into the movie's title being such a blatant misdirect. it fits the tone of the trailer. the birds of prey are absolutely supporting characters being sucked into whatever harley is doing, so i like them playing with that.

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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

    Wait what role is Ewan McGregor playing in this

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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
    Black Mask

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Neat

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  • SnicketysnickSnicketysnick The Greatest Hype Man in WesterosRegistered User regular
    edited October 2019

    Wait what role is Ewan McGregor playing in this

    iirc Black Mask[

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  • shoeboxjeddyshoeboxjeddy Registered User regular
    A Harley Quinn movie could very well be worthwhile. But using the Birds of Prey title for it sucks. Are they gonna do a League of Superheroes movie next with 90% Supergirl and a bunch of uncostumed background characters who have the names of some major members?

  • Sweeney TomSweeney Tom Registered User regular
    Are they gonna do a League of Superheroes movie next with 90% Supergirl and a bunch of uncostumed background characters who have the names of some major members?

    So an inverse of Justice League where there was no Superman for 95% of the film

  • StraightziStraightzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User regular
    seeing the trailer, i am super into the movie's title being such a blatant misdirect. it fits the tone of the trailer. the birds of prey are absolutely supporting characters being sucked into whatever harley is doing, so i like them playing with that.

    Yeah there definitely seems to be some intention there, when you take into account the way that the title is always written and stuff like that

  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    DC put out a preview of the next issue of Lois Lane, which has a couple of questions:
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    I am very happy that DC is letting birth Renee and Vic keep the mantle

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  • ChincymcchillaChincymcchilla Registered User regular
    So Bendis is doing good work with superman, he really is




    However hes given Tim Drake a new identity and costume, and it's one of the worst redesigns I've ever seen

    Tim will now be "The Drake", which is one of the worst code names of all time, and be wearing basically a duck costume

    Cool cool cool

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    I think Drake is a totally fine codename, certainly no worse than Robin, but yeah the costume sucks

    Costume ain't Bendis' fault though

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  • ChincymcchillaChincymcchilla Registered User regular
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    I think Drake is a totally fine codename, certainly no worse than Robin, but yeah the costume sucks

    Costume ain't Bendis' fault though

    Robin is not literally the characters name

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  • I needed anime to post.I needed anime to post. boom Registered User regular
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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    I think Drake is a totally fine codename, certainly no worse than Robin, but yeah the costume sucks

    Costume ain't Bendis' fault though

    Robin is not literally the characters name
    Yeah but no one knows it is his last name

    It doesn't matter if they don't, Drake is just another cool bird name


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  • SorceSorce Not ThereRegistered User regular
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    I think Drake is a totally fine codename, certainly no worse than Robin, but yeah the costume sucks

    Costume ain't Bendis' fault though

    Robin is not literally the characters name
    Yeah but no one knows it is his last name

    It doesn't matter if they don't, Drake is just another cool bird name

    But Tim does, which seems like he's making a giant misstep on purpose.

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    edited October 2019
    Sorce wrote: »
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    I think Drake is a totally fine codename, certainly no worse than Robin, but yeah the costume sucks

    Costume ain't Bendis' fault though

    Robin is not literally the characters name
    Yeah but no one knows it is his last name

    It doesn't matter if they don't, Drake is just another cool bird name

    But Tim does, which seems like he's making a giant misstep on purpose.
    Nah

    Like

    The whole thing isn't an issue. No one thinks Batman's last name is Batman or Flash is Barry Flash or whatever

    No one has any reason to think Drake is anything other than another superhero name and in Comic Book World Tim's outfit is enough to keep his identity secret, so there's nothing to really worry about

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  • vagrant_windsvagrant_winds Overworked Mysterious Eldritch Horror Hunter XX Registered User regular
    Speaking of the Robins, what's Signal up to these days?

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Speaking of the Robins, what's Signal up to these days?
    He's part of the Batman and the Outsiders roster

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  • JimothyJimothy Not in front of the fox he's with the owlRegistered User regular
    Anything is preferable to Red Robin

    Drake seems good. I don’t think it’s just the comparison, but that’s definitely part of it

  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    I feel like I would like the costume better if you just changed some of the colors, in large part because I can't really tell you what the colors are

    It falls perfectly into the middle of the range where my colorblindness just goes "???" and I literally can't nail down what it is

    It might as well be beige

  • Commander ZoomCommander Zoom Registered User regular
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    I feel like I would like the costume better if you just changed some of the colors, in large part because I can't really tell you what the colors are

    It falls perfectly into the middle of the range where my colorblindness just goes "???" and I literally can't nail down what it is

    It might as well be beige

    It pretty much is. It's mostly brown and neutral grey, with yellow accents, and a red and black dark grey "robin's head" badge.
    I'm not a fan.

  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    That's really weird
    Has brown ever been a major component of a costume before, besides Wolverine?

    Barring characters who mostly wear like, leather jackets, I can't think of a Capital C Costume that had a ton of brown

  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    It is super unusual, yeah

    You can make it work, like with Wolverine, but that costume is definitely not it

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  • KyouguKyougu Registered User regular
    Every so often it seems like they try to move away Tim from the Robin identity and it just doesn't fit.

    I'm sure because to me he's the first Robin I really read about but he seems like he should always be Robin.

    Dick is obviously Nightwing and should someday be Robin.

    Jason as Red Hood has worked out better than anyone could have ever imagined.

    Step his spoiler or preferibly Batgirl.

    Damian feels like he could be his own hero eventually or even Batman as well.

  • Rorshach KringleRorshach Kringle that crustache life Registered User regular
    does catman have brown in his costume or am i misremembering

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    does catman have brown in his costume or am i misremembering
    He has a brown cape and trunks but the main outfit is yellow-ish, I believe

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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
    Kyougu wrote: »
    Every so often it seems like they try to move away Tim from the Robin identity and it just doesn't fit.

    I'm sure because to me he's the first Robin I really read about but he seems like he should always be Robin.

    Dick is obviously Nightwing and should someday be Robin.

    Jason as Red Hood has worked out better than anyone could have ever imagined.

    Step his spoiler or preferibly Batgirl.

    Damian feels like he could be his own hero eventually or even Batman as well.

    Steph is better as Spoiler and Cass is better as Batgirl.

  • shoeboxjeddyshoeboxjeddy Registered User regular
    Drake exposes that we've all just been okay with Robin as an acceptable superhero name this whole time. "Oh, that cute singing bird is a cool hero guy? Well, my superhero name is just duck now. It's duck. Before you complain, you let Robin go for like 80 years now." This makes Nightwing seem incredibly cool by comparison... oh they've had him vacate that name recently. That's uh... something.

  • ChincymcchillaChincymcchilla Registered User regular
    To be clear I am not saying Drake is a bad code name because people will figure out who he is

    I am saying its lazy and it sounds bad

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  • StraightziStraightzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User regular
    It's weird that Tim is using Drake, a term specifically referring to a male duck, and yet is dressed entirely in brown, a color more commonly associated with female ducks.

  • see317see317 Registered User regular
    I think I need him to make at least one Darkwing Duck reference per issue to be able to go by Drake.

  • EtchwartsEtchwarts Eyes Up Registered User regular
    edited October 2019
    Drake is at least better than Red Robin, the worst former Robin name

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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
    Drake is at least better than Red Robin, the worst former Robin name

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  • vagrant_windsvagrant_winds Overworked Mysterious Eldritch Horror Hunter XX Registered User regular
    Fencingsax wrote: »
    Drake is at least better than Red Robin, the worst former Robin name

    Yummmmmmm

    Yeah, the name Red Robin made me hungry.

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Batman #80 has Bruce and Selena returning to Gotham and proves that for all his methodical, dour character analyses, Tom King can write a really fuckin good hype moment when he needs to
    The issue opens with Pyg and Two-Face finding a mustachioed man lingering after curfew and go to rough him up. He throat punches both of them and Harvey coughs out "do you know whose city this is?"
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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    Batman #80 has Bruce and Selena returning to Gotham and proves that for all his methodical, dour character analyses, Tom King can write a really fuckin good hype moment when he needs to
    The issue opens with Pyg and Two-Face finding a mustachioed man lingering after curfew and go to rough him up. He throat punches both of them and Harvey coughs out "do you know whose city this is?"
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    "kite man, hell yeah" callback

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    King, Gerads and Shaner talked about Strange Adventures at NYCC and shared some art:
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    King says that the book is about "the dichotomy between the myths we tell and the realities we face."

    Shaner and Gerads are both trying out new techniques for the book, Shaner is coloring his own interiors for the first time and Gerads is drawing his backgrounds traditionally and then drawing the character digitally over them.

    The most interesting part is that apparently the reason the book is titled Strange Adventures and not Adam Strange is because there is a second lead that hasn't been revealed yet.

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  • Commander ZoomCommander Zoom Registered User regular
    edited October 2019
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    The most interesting part is that apparently the reason the book is titled Strange Adventures and not Adam Strange is because there is a second lead that hasn't been revealed yet.

    Dr. Hugo?

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