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MotW 12-24-08 Mind Fu Batman (Holiday Edition)

LucascraftLucascraft Registered User regular
edited January 2009 in Graphic Violence
Batman number 683. Hell Yes. This is why Bruce Wayne is the God Damn Batman.

(Real Spoilers)
Because even when he is incapacitated and hooked up to a 5th World New God memory sucking device, he still manages to kill a few clones and disrupt the plans of Darkseid with his Mind-Fu.

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  • deadonthestreetdeadonthestreet Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    That pretty much sums up why I don't really like Batman or Morrison.

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  • wirehead26wirehead26 Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Nova:
    Motherfuckin EGO THE LIVING PLANET as a Nova Corps. member.

    The end of New Avengers:
    Luke Cage making a deal with the devil(Osborn, not Mephisto) to help find his son.

    Thor was pretty awesome overall.

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  • ServoServo Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited December 2008
    deadonthestreet wrote: »
    That pretty much sums up why I don't really like Batman or Morrison.

    they're...both....too awesome?

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  • Sars_BoySars_Boy Rest, You Are The Lightning. Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Batman was pretty good I just wished DC editorial and Morrison hadn't done what they did with RIP and it would've worked out muuuuch smoother

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  • LucascraftLucascraft Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    The problem is labeling. The story Grant wants to tell is too big for RIP, but FC is too big for Batman alone. So instead of giving us a comprehensive story in RIP, we get 3/4 of the story, and the prologue is promised to be in FC6.

    Back when they were designing the general structure of both events, they should have made the decision to cut Batman out of FC and put all his stuff into RIP and just made RIP a FC tie-in like Revelations and Rogues Revenge.

    Fortunately for me, I'm collecting both, so it isn't an issue. But for someone who does collect Batman but not FC, I could see it being annoying to have to buy a maxi-series that the person might or might not be interested in, just to get the conclusion to the story.

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  • ZeromusZeromus Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Man, ain't no one need FC to understand RIP, shiet.

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  • KyleWPetersonKyleWPeterson Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    wirehead26 wrote: »
    Nova:
    Motherfuckin EGO THE LIVING PLANET as a Nova Corps. member.
    Is it trying that hard to be Green Lantern?

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  • wirehead26wirehead26 Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    KyleWPeterson wrote: »
    wirehead26 wrote: »
    Nova:
    Motherfuckin EGO THE LIVING PLANET as a Nova Corps. member.
    Is it trying that hard to be Green Lantern?

    I don't read Green Lantern so I'm not sure. Has there ever been a GL member of that magnitude?

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  • CliffjumperCliffjumper Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    There's this rotund fellow.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogo

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  • BlankspaceBlankspace __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2008
    Eh, I think the Ego thing was an intentional GL nod, the new Corps probably isn't going to last long

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  • wirehead26wirehead26 Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Blankspace wrote: »
    Eh, I think the Ego thing was an intentional GL nod, the new Corps probably isn't going to last long

    Yeah, they'll probably end up being cannon fodder for the Shi'ar empire. Although Ego is a pretty damn good ally to have.

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Ha ha, Ultimatum was awful.

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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 December 2008
    wirehead26 wrote: »
    The end of New Avengers:
    Luke Cage making a deal with the devil(Osborn, not Mephisto) to help find his son.

    Daughter

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  • wirehead26wirehead26 Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Keith wrote: »
    wirehead26 wrote: »
    The end of New Avengers:
    Luke Cage making a deal with the devil(Osborn, not Mephisto) to help find his son.

    Daughter

    Dammit you're right, can't believe I forgot that.

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  • Mai-KeroMai-Kero Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Holy shit Immortal Iron Fist was badass. That was pretty much the best thing ever.

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  • werehippywerehippy Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Robos A Go Go wrote: »
    Ha ha, Ultimatum was awful.

    I'm pretty confused why anyone thought it was a good idea to let Loeb shit all over the ultimate universe. It's like he's going through the roster of ultimate characters and instead of not using the ones he doesn't like he's just killing them.

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  • DrakeonDrakeon Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Robos A Go Go wrote: »
    Ha ha, Ultimatum was awful.

    Ooo do tell. I'm curious as to how Loeb's fucking up the ultimate universe.

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Drakeon wrote: »
    Robos A Go Go wrote: »
    Ha ha, Ultimatum was awful.

    Ooo do tell. I'm curious as to how Loeb's fucking up the ultimate universe.

    The fate of Janet Van Dyne (NSFW, I should say):
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    Xavier confronts Magneto:
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    001b3e3k

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  • deadonthestreetdeadonthestreet Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Yikes that art

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  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    On the Xavier/Magneto confrontation:
    I don't know. Isn't Xavier a telepath? Wouldn't he have...seen that coming and made some attempt to defend himself?

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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 December 2008
    Fiaryn wrote: »
    On the Xavier/Magneto confrontation:
    I don't know. Isn't Xavier a telepath? Wouldn't he have...seen that coming and made some attempt to defend himself?
    Magneto's helmet blocks telepathy.

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  • FuruFuru Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Oh hey yeah (Ultimatum)
    Janet was an interesting character but no that's okay kill her for no reason whatever.

    Fuck Loeb.

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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 December 2008
    how about some spoiler tags?

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  • FuruFuru Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Whoopsie. There we go.

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  • MunchMunch Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    werehippy wrote: »
    I'm pretty confused why anyone thought it was a good idea to let Loeb shit all over the ultimate universe. It's like he's going through the roster of ultimate characters and instead of not using the ones he doesn't like he's just killing them.

    Well, he did for for DC for several years. Old habits and all that.
    Robos A Go Go wrote:
    The fate of Janet Van Dyne (NSFW, I should say)

    The sad thing is, you know he's just going to be hungry again in half an hour.

    Ba-dum pssh.

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Keith wrote: »
    Fiaryn wrote: »
    On the Xavier/Magneto confrontation:
    I don't know. Isn't Xavier a telepath? Wouldn't he have...seen that coming and made some attempt to defend himself?
    Magneto's helmet blocks telepathy.

    I like to imagine that, one Christmas, Xavier gave Magneto a helmet capable of protecting him from Xavier's mutant abilities and Magneto, in turn, gave Xavier a tie.

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  • Gabriel_PittGabriel_Pitt Stepped in it Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Furu wrote: »
    Oh hey yeah (Ultimatum)
    Janet was an interesting character but no that's okay kill her for no reason whatever.

    Fuck Loeb.
    I guess Marvel is just cleaning house by making sure characters are dead in both continuities.

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  • FuruFuru Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Gabriel_Pitt wrote: »
    Furu wrote: »
    Oh hey yeah (Ultimatum)
    Janet was an interesting character but no that's okay kill her for no reason whatever.

    Fuck Loeb.
    I guess Marvel is just cleaning house by making sure characters are dead in both continuities.

    That defeats the entire purpose of the Ultimate Universe.

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Well, they are streamlining the Ultimate Universe.

    Not that that should necessarily entail widespread slaughter, but it does clearly provide the opportunity for it.

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  • Can_CalyxCan_Calyx Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Ultimatum is a dull as hell snuff comic.
    I don't believe it takes place in the same universe as Ultimates 1 and 2. It's a tragedy that such interesting characters are killed off for mere shock value.
    Then again, Xavier having his neck broken by Magneto was a great idea- but a ridiculous execution. (hehehehe)

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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 December 2008
    once again: spoiler tags

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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 December 2008
    The first issue of Marv Wolfman's Vigilante was all right. A bit wordy, but the mystery seems to be good.

    Except I think we already know what the answer is (thanks to two other comics)
    He's looking for a superhero gone rogue that's associated with the election bombings from DCU Decisions, and solicits show him going to the Titans. Jericho was revealed as the villain at the end of Decisions, and revealed as a traitor two issues ago in Titans.

    Hopefully it's someone else because that would be lame to have the mystery villain revealed months before the series started.

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  • psycojesterpsycojester Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Put down another vote for Ultimatum as the anti-life moment of the week. Its the goddamn 90s all over again.

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  • DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2008
    Jesus christ on that Wasp thing. WTF? Who comes up with something like that?

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  • SatanIsMyMotorSatanIsMyMotor Fuck Warren Ellis Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Regardless of how stupid it might be, spoiler tags when talking about a comic that just came out would be nice. Not to mention the fact that most people didn't even make it out to get books this week due to the holiday. That Xavier thing is a massive spoiler.

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  • LucascraftLucascraft Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    I enjoyed Ultimatum #2. I think you guys are just so used to hating on Jeph Loeb that you can't do anything else other than hate.

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Lucascraft wrote: »
    I enjoyed Ultimatum #2. I think you guys are just so used to hating on Jeph Loeb that you can't do anything else other than hate.

    Will you...

    Will you teach us to love again?

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  • Bloods EndBloods End Blade of Tyshalle Punch dimensionRegistered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Maybe we are just not used to making excuses for the terrible things that Jeph Loeb does.

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    I wonder if Liz Allan will run into her dad in the course of the series.

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  • weenusweenus Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    In a winter of major event comics, of... varying quality, Ultimatum is just too Loeb'd up to get away with it. Perhaps if the MarvelU and the DCU weren't doing SI and FC, I would enjoy Ultimatum more, but they're right. It really is just a boring snuff comic. Since everything we've seen thus far have been the results of each situation, that makes it even more lame.
    I still can't figure out how Angel survived a tidal wave but Nightcrawler died. Honestly Loeb, you'll pay for this bullshit.

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