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See. Lex Luthor stealing pies is silly, but the Joker? The dude is comepletely fucking loco, hell, stealing report cards is exactly what I would expect the Joker to do on his day off.
I recently got the 'Greatest Joker Stories' collection, the one where the Joker wants to sue for the rights for his 'joker-fish' because they have his face is still hilarious. Unlike most villians, the writers really cannot make any Joker dialog unbelievable.
Compare post-Crisis Aquaman to 1940´s Namor, then to 1940´s Aquaman
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Im not saying the stories suck, there were many fine writers.
But its funny how a guy who could just talks to fishes suddenly became a blonde Namor, Atlantis kingship, surface invasions, snob-like behaviour and superstrenght included.
Its like Marvel turning Thor into the last survivor of a Planet, and working as a reporter in New York World, while hiding behind glasses.
Old Pre-Crisis Aquaman, in his first ever appearance-
The story must start with my father, a famous undersea explorer — if I spoke his name, you would recognize it. My mother died when I was a baby, and he turned to his work of solving the ocean's secrets. His greatest discovery was an ancient city, in the depths where no other diver had ever penetrated. My father believed it was the lost kingdom of Atlantis. He made himself a water-tight home in one of the palaces and lived there, studying the records and devices of the race's marvelous wisdom. From the books and records, he learned ways of teaching me to live under the ocean, drawing oxygen from the water and using all the power of the sea to make me wonderfully strong and swift. By training and a hundred scientific secrets, I became what you see — a human being who lives and thrives under the water.
Aquaman began much earlier than some of you might have guessed. He was not a Silver Age character. In fact, he began in 1941 and was introduced in MORE FUN COMICS # 73. He was given no real name other than the title “Aquaman” and it was said he was the son of a human scientist who had experimented on him and blessed him with the ability to breathe underwater and survive deep sea pressures.
And that was IT! No communication with sea life, no undersea kingdom to rule, no magical hand. He was amphibious and was a bit stronger than he looked and that was all.
He wasnt an Atlantean
He never ruled a kingdom.
He had no superstrenght, was just "strong"
He never attacked the surface for humans "defiling" his world
All he was was a human who with TRAINING and SCIENCE, could swim fast and be a bit strong.
Namor, since his first appearances, has been a half-Atlantean who ruled Atlantis and fought the humans, then joined the humans as a hero in a super-group.
Again, its like Thor suddenly becoming the last survivor of a planet, being given heat vision and working at the New York Earth. Not that it detracts fom the quality of Aquaman, but I cant help but feel "dejavu" whenever I see him.
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Yeah, pretty much. I think that first panel would be even better with Dr. Doom.
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"O BOY. CHERRY."
Another one for Lex! He uses the power of dumbness!
"Our guard is never down -- not even while eating this TENDER CRUST and REAL FRUIT FILLING!"
You can just bet the ad execs wanted to make the pies look as good as possible without causing the police to administer the smackdown for libel.
There were tons of Hostess adverts in various comics, weren't there? I'm pretty sure they all followed that kind of insane Cake Logic...
Now we know why Superboy Prime was so pissed. Everyone was calling him a dumbass!
I recently got the 'Greatest Joker Stories' collection, the one where the Joker wants to sue for the rights for his 'joker-fish' because they have his face is still hilarious. Unlike most villians, the writers really cannot make any Joker dialog unbelievable.
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Cue the posting of Superdickery's archive.
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Hey
shut your mouth
If it's COIE, then yes, shut your mouth. There were some fantastic Aquaman stories written after COIE.
If it's IC then I can mildly agree. It's a good fantasy book, but could function just as well if it wasn't Aquaman.
Compare post-Crisis Aquaman to 1940´s Namor, then to 1940´s Aquaman
:twisted:
EDIT@blankspace
Im not saying the stories suck, there were many fine writers.
But its funny how a guy who could just talks to fishes suddenly became a blonde Namor, Atlantis kingship, surface invasions, snob-like behaviour and superstrenght included.
Its like Marvel turning Thor into the last survivor of a Planet, and working as a reporter in New York World, while hiding behind glasses.
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Really, that's pretty much where they end.
The story must start with my father, a famous undersea explorer — if I spoke his name, you would recognize it. My mother died when I was a baby, and he turned to his work of solving the ocean's secrets. His greatest discovery was an ancient city, in the depths where no other diver had ever penetrated. My father believed it was the lost kingdom of Atlantis. He made himself a water-tight home in one of the palaces and lived there, studying the records and devices of the race's marvelous wisdom. From the books and records, he learned ways of teaching me to live under the ocean, drawing oxygen from the water and using all the power of the sea to make me wonderfully strong and swift. By training and a hundred scientific secrets, I became what you see — a human being who lives and thrives under the water.
Some more info
http://www.monitorduty.com/mdarchives/2005/09/alan_kistlers_p.shtml
He wasnt an Atlantean
He never ruled a kingdom.
He had no superstrenght, was just "strong"
He never attacked the surface for humans "defiling" his world
All he was was a human who with TRAINING and SCIENCE, could swim fast and be a bit strong.
Namor, since his first appearances, has been a half-Atlantean who ruled Atlantis and fought the humans, then joined the humans as a hero in a super-group.
Again, its like Thor suddenly becoming the last survivor of a planet, being given heat vision and working at the New York Earth. Not that it detracts fom the quality of Aquaman, but I cant help but feel "dejavu" whenever I see him.
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Well, to that end:
Now on truly evil- try BDSM Batman, theres nothing eviler than a villain dresses up as Batman in BDSM gear
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Does Captain America count seeing as he is a criminal?
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Ah... back when all iceman was good for was being a snow cone maker.
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man, what dicks!
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I must know where this is from.
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that is evil as it gets
geebs I paypal'd you that $10 like two weeks ago