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  • Mai-KeroMai-Kero Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    this issue was the best ever. space dolphins.

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  • Conditional_AxeConditional_Axe Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    after this week, i'm more confident than ever that it's a superman robot or something like that.

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  • übergeekübergeek Sector 2814Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    after this week, i'm more confident than ever that it's a superman robot or something like that.

    Eradicator back from the dead, in the form of Kon El.

    übergeek on
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  • Sars_BoySars_Boy Rest, You Are The Lightning. Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    So, whats up with the whole

    [spoiler:8a394f1be1]Booster Gold time paradox. I mean, now it's like he never existed...[/spoiler:8a394f1be1]

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  • augustaugust where you come from is gone Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    Sars_Boy wrote:
    So, whats up with the whole

    [spoiler:085591b765]Booster Gold time paradox. I mean, now it's like he never existed...[/spoiler:085591b765]


    [spoiler:085591b765]"HE KNOWS!!!"[/spoiler:085591b765]

    Yeah, I have no fucking idea.

    august on
  • FuruFuru Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    Jordyn wrote:
    bobgorila wrote:
    Who is Skeets!

    All is not as it seems~

    Skeets is Supernova.

    You know, you may be joking here, but I have considered that. With all the time travel hijinx and building bodies out of DNA and such, it's possible.

    Furu on
  • LuxLux Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    Sars_Boy wrote:
    So, whats up with the whole

    [spoiler:615e774f7d]Booster Gold time paradox. I mean, now it's like he never existed...[/spoiler:615e774f7d]

    [spoiler:615e774f7d]Maybe Daniel got someone pregnant in High School.[/spoiler:615e774f7d]

    Lux on
  • SentrySentry Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    Going back to the Supernova question... I just noticed that his costume uses all the same colors as Superman's costume... it may not mean much, but when I design a costume, the first colors I think of are not red, white, blue, and yellow...

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    wrote:
    When I was a little kid, I always pretended I was the hero,' Skip said.
    'Fuck yeah, me too. What little kid ever pretended to be part of the lynch-mob?'
  • robosagogorobosagogo Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    Supernova also appeared in some older comic when Superman lost his powers and took on the new identity of Supernova when fighting crime as a normal humanoid.

    So that's an additional connection to the Superman mythos, though everyone kinda ignored it because they were hopining it was Booster.

    Still though, it's probably The Atom or something.

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  • SatanIsMyMotorSatanIsMyMotor Fuck Warren Ellis Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    It's Earth 2 Superman, or Ted Kord.

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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
    edited September 2006
    It's Earth 2 Superman, and Ted Kord.

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  • Conditional_AxeConditional_Axe Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    Keith wrote:
    It's Earth 2, Superman, and Ted Kord.

    Conditional_Axe on
  • ScooterScooter Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    Keith wrote:
    It's Xorn.

    [spoiler:0bba8e2a3a]Or a skrull![/spoiler:0bba8e2a3a]

    Scooter on
  • Conditional_AxeConditional_Axe Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    Scooter wrote:
    Keith wrote:
    It's Xorn.

    [spoiler:8e26b28b17]Or a skrull![/spoiler:8e26b28b17]
    [realspoiler:8e26b28b17]It's a Space Phantom![/realspoiler:8e26b28b17]

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  • SatanIsMyMotorSatanIsMyMotor Fuck Warren Ellis Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    I think we're on to something here.

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  • FuruFuru Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    I think we're on something here.

    Fix'd.

    Furu on
  • OwenashiOwenashi Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    Take a look here at this week's 5.2 article from Newsarama. Steve Wacker and Mark Waid both chat about how Booster, his ancestor, Rip Hunter and Skeets might tie into each other. They also tossed in the first two pages of the next issue involving another appearance by Supernova.

    http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=84184

    Owenashi on
  • TerrorbyteTerrorbyte __BANNED USERS regular
    edited September 2006
    Owenashi wrote:
    Take a look here at this week's 5.2 article from Newsarama. Steve Wacker and Mark Waid both chat about how Booster, his ancestor, Rip Hunter and Skeets might tie into each other. They also tossed in the first two pages of the next issue involving another appearance by Supernova.

    http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=84184
    Newsarama: In Metropolis, why does Wonder Girl even suspect Supernova is Kon-el? Was there suspicion there before meeting him, did she recognize his voice? What?

    Mark Waid: She got it from Rich Johnston. And we all know how reliable he is.

    This made me spray milk out of my nose, and I wasn't even drinking milk.

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  • bobgorilabobgorila Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    OK, so here's where my money's lying.

    Supernova is either...

    Some kind of Connor Clone, out of the Cadmus vaults, only different somehow.

    A weird amalgam of Connor and SBP, fused into one as the universes all collapsed in on themselves, and with a whole new power-set, possibly stemming from the Oan power battery.

    And I have no fucking idea what the fuck is up with Skeets and Booster's ancestor. Though the newsrama suggestion of him becoming Rip Hunter is pretty bad-ass.

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  • kdrudykdrudy Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    Owenashi wrote:
    Take a look here at this week's 5.2 article from Newsarama. Steve Wacker and Mark Waid both chat about how Booster, his ancestor, Rip Hunter and Skeets might tie into each other. They also tossed in the first two pages of the next issue involving another appearance by Supernova.

    http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=84184

    So I don't know what it is but when I looked at that last panel of the second page I thought

    [spoiler:44c8312668]Batman has the Infinity Gauntlet?[/spoiler:44c8312668]

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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
    edited September 2006
    What the Hells is SuperNova doing in le cave de Bat?

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  • bobgorilabobgorila Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    Ohshit no.

    In the Bat-cave. Looking at the Robin costume.

    It's Jason Fucking Todd

    bobgorila on
    I like my women how I like my coffee.

    Anally.
  • Bad KarmaBad Karma Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    bobgorila wrote:
    Ohshit no.

    In the Bat-cave. Looking at the Robin costume.

    It's Jason Fucking Todd

    Wrong. He's looking at Lex Luthors gauntlet thing.

    It's Lex Luthor! Dun dun dun!

    I dunno.

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  • bobgorilabobgorila Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    Oh fuck!

    A Luthor clone!

    A Luthor clone that is just a plain old clone, only with the meta gene treatment to give it some hard-core powers.

    I could roll with that.

    pleaseletitnotbejasontoddpleasepleaseplease

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  • Mai-KeroMai-Kero Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    It's a batman clone. DUH.

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  • MunchMunch Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    A snippet from Newsarama. Spoiled just in case.

    [spoiler:8bba2a8ee9]Waid: Okay, if you think back to one of our previous interviews about 52, sharp readers will recall that we once revealed how Grant said something random in a conference call, around issue five or so, that blew everyone's mind and changed everything. Now it can be revealed: Grant said, simply, "What if Skeets is evil?" That was the second biggest "Boy, we sure didn't plan that at the initial meeting!" bombshell any of the writers ever unleashed upon the others. (The first biggest was something Geoff said about what the 52 Missing Seconds were protecting. I'd tell you more, but I feel another wet cough coming on.)[/spoiler:8bba2a8ee9]

    I swear, I hate this kind of storytelling in DC. I hope one day Kurt Busiek wakes up and says, "Hey, I've got an idea. Listen guys. Guys, ready? What if Superman liked dicks? No, no, not his own, of course he loves his own. I mean what if he liked some good deep anal fucking? Geoff, stop crying. Listen, this will add a whole different dimension to the character. His whole marriage being built on a lie, his "partnership" with Batman, his attraction to the masculine, take-charge Lois Lane. Think about it. Plus this shit will go down like gangbusters in San Fran. Gentlemen, we've got a hit!"

    Munch on
  • jarednielsonjarednielson Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    OK I havent actually read a single issue of this series just crap from scans daily and listening to you guys.
    Is it worth paying for?
    btw 'crap' doesnt implie i dont like it

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  • MunchMunch Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    It's pretty good. It has its rough patches, and there's some things I dislike about the storyline purely out of fanboy bias, but it seems to be gaining some momentum now. It kind of has a Teen Titans feel; good superhero fluff with a little intrigue courtesy of Rucka, and a little Grant Morrison weirdness.

    Munch on
  • Mai-KeroMai-Kero Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    There are some really awesome things that happen. So far, these include:

    Lobo
    Ralph Dibney getting ready to become[spoiler:cdbd7b371f]Dr. Fate[/spoiler:cdbd7b371f]
    Black Adam
    Animal Man
    Question quoting Gauntlet

    and much more awesome stuff.

    Mai-Kero on
  • SentrySentry Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    I like it because it's giving the second string players a chance to play for once. Actually, that's the best thing about Infinite Crisis through 52... hell, prior to IC I'd never even heard of Detective Chimp, or anyone from Shadowpact... or half the characters that got a chance to shine during it. 52 is just continuing that trend. Although, it does have some slow parts, it's getting pretty good now.

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    wrote:
    When I was a little kid, I always pretended I was the hero,' Skip said.
    'Fuck yeah, me too. What little kid ever pretended to be part of the lynch-mob?'
  • Psychotic OnePsychotic One The Lord of No Pants Parts UnknownRegistered User regular
    edited September 2006
    Lobo and the church of the space fishies....nuff reason to buy the book


    *edit*
    No wait...Lobo getting an eye full of starfire worth the price of admission alone

    Psychotic One on
  • rchourchou Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    Mai-Kero wrote:
    There are some really awesome things that happen. So far, these include:

    Lobo
    Ralph Dibney getting ready to become[spoiler:b5c88c80cb]Dr. Fate[/spoiler:b5c88c80cb]
    Black Adam
    Animal Man
    Question quoting Gauntlet

    and much more awesome stuff.


    Based on the latest 52 interview on Newsarama I think Lobo is going to kick the bucket.

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  • augustaugust where you come from is gone Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    Munch wrote:
    A snippet from Newsarama. Spoiled just in case.

    [spoiler:218712d466]Waid: Okay, if you think back to one of our previous interviews about 52, sharp readers will recall that we once revealed how Grant said something random in a conference call, around issue five or so, that blew everyone's mind and changed everything. Now it can be revealed: Grant said, simply, "What if Skeets is evil?" That was the second biggest "Boy, we sure didn't plan that at the initial meeting!" bombshell any of the writers ever unleashed upon the others. (The first biggest was something Geoff said about what the 52 Missing Seconds were protecting. I'd tell you more, but I feel another wet cough coming on.)[/spoiler:218712d466]

    I swear, I hate this kind of storytelling in DC. I hope one day Kurt Busiek wakes up and says, "Hey, I've got an idea. Listen guys. Guys, ready? What if Superman liked dicks? No, no, not his own, of course he loves his own. I mean what if he liked some good deep anal fucking? Geoff, stop crying. Listen, this will add a whole different dimension to the character. His whole marriage being built on a lie, his "partnership" with Batman, his attraction to the masculine, take-charge Lois Lane. Think about it. Plus this shit will go down like gangbusters in San Fran. Gentlemen, we've got a hit!"

    [spoiler:218712d466]Well, who know if this is really Skeets or not or where Booster got this one from. There may yet be some sort of explanation by the time this is over.[/spoiler:218712d466]

    august on
  • Bad KarmaBad Karma Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    rchou wrote:
    Based on the latest 52 interview on Newsarama I think Lobo is going to kick the bucket.

    Lobo can't die though. Nobody will take him, heaven or hell.

    Bad Karma on
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  • Mai-KeroMai-Kero Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    Bad Karma wrote:
    rchou wrote:
    Based on the latest 52 interview on Newsarama I think Lobo is going to kick the bucket.

    Lobo can't die though. Nobody will take him, heaven or hell.

    Yeah. It's completely impossible for him to die.

    Both beause of the heaven and hell thing, and the fact that he can regenerate from a single drop of blood, nearly instantly.

    Also he's kind of as powerful as superman, strength wise. So yeah.

    Mai-Kero on
  • Bloods EndBloods End Blade of Tyshalle Punch dimensionRegistered User regular
    edited September 2006
    Munch wrote:
    A snippet from Newsarama. Spoiled just in case.

    [spoiler:ebfce00e8f]Waid: Okay, if you think back to one of our previous interviews about 52, sharp readers will recall that we once revealed how Grant said something random in a conference call, around issue five or so, that blew everyone's mind and changed everything. Now it can be revealed: Grant said, simply, "What if Skeets is evil?" That was the second biggest "Boy, we sure didn't plan that at the initial meeting!" bombshell any of the writers ever unleashed upon the others. (The first biggest was something Geoff said about what the 52 Missing Seconds were protecting. I'd tell you more, but I feel another wet cough coming on.)[/spoiler:ebfce00e8f]

    I swear, I hate this kind of storytelling in DC. I hope one day Kurt Busiek wakes up and says, "Hey, I've got an idea. Listen guys. Guys, ready? What if Superman liked dicks? No, no, not his own, of course he loves his own. I mean what if he liked some good deep anal fucking? Geoff, stop crying. Listen, this will add a whole different dimension to the character. His whole marriage being built on a lie, his "partnership" with Batman, his attraction to the masculine, take-charge Lois Lane. Think about it. Plus this shit will go down like gangbusters in San Fran. Gentlemen, we've got a hit!"

    Munch, c'mon. Busiek would be more like "You know how I view Superman? As Conan. Conan in SPAAAAAAACE!!!"

    Bloods End on
  • Spectre-xSpectre-x Rating: AWESOME YESRegistered User regular
    edited September 2006
    Bloods End wrote:
    Munch wrote:
    A snippet from Newsarama. Spoiled just in case.

    [spoiler:d79e3d3c38]Waid: Okay, if you think back to one of our previous interviews about 52, sharp readers will recall that we once revealed how Grant said something random in a conference call, around issue five or so, that blew everyone's mind and changed everything. Now it can be revealed: Grant said, simply, "What if Skeets is evil?" That was the second biggest "Boy, we sure didn't plan that at the initial meeting!" bombshell any of the writers ever unleashed upon the others. (The first biggest was something Geoff said about what the 52 Missing Seconds were protecting. I'd tell you more, but I feel another wet cough coming on.)[/spoiler:d79e3d3c38]

    I swear, I hate this kind of storytelling in DC. I hope one day Kurt Busiek wakes up and says, "Hey, I've got an idea. Listen guys. Guys, ready? What if Superman liked dicks? No, no, not his own, of course he loves his own. I mean what if he liked some good deep anal fucking? Geoff, stop crying. Listen, this will add a whole different dimension to the character. His whole marriage being built on a lie, his "partnership" with Batman, his attraction to the masculine, take-charge Lois Lane. Think about it. Plus this shit will go down like gangbusters in San Fran. Gentlemen, we've got a hit!"

    Munch, c'mon. Busiek would be more like "You know how I view Superman? As Conan. Conan in SPAAAAAAACE!!!"

    I'm actually pretty sure that Conan was Conan in space at least once.

    Spectre-x on
  • DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited September 2006
    Mai-Kero wrote:
    Bad Karma wrote:
    rchou wrote:
    Based on the latest 52 interview on Newsarama I think Lobo is going to kick the bucket.

    Lobo can't die though. Nobody will take him, heaven or hell.

    Yeah. It's completely impossible for him to die.

    Both beause of the heaven and hell thing, and the fact that he can regenerate from a single drop of blood, nearly instantly.

    Also he's kind of as powerful as superman, strength wise. So yeah.

    Yeah, because if one things constant in comics, it's that things never change.

    DJ Eebs on
  • Kevin CristKevin Crist I make the devil hit his knees and say the 'our father'Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    Mai-Kero wrote:
    Bad Karma wrote:
    rchou wrote:
    Based on the latest 52 interview on Newsarama I think Lobo is going to kick the bucket.

    Lobo can't die though. Nobody will take him, heaven or hell.

    Yeah. It's completely impossible for him to die.

    Both beause of the heaven and hell thing, and the fact that he can regenerate from a single drop of blood, nearly instantly.

    Also he's kind of as powerful as superman, strength wise. So yeah.

    [spoiler:88f4658844]Throw him into the Source Wall![/spoiler:88f4658844]

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  • jarednielsonjarednielson Registered User regular
    edited September 2006
    great than marvel can deal with him once he digs his way out the other side.

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