Manhunter!

DouglasDanger

Finally got the first few issues of Manhunter. Man, this is some excellent stuff! I realize I am like three years late to the party with this one, but does anyone still read it?

That pic in the wiki is strangely sexual, with the SPAS right where a wang would be if she were a man, and the strange stretching legs pose to reload it.

Whippy

I love this book, but that wiki cover is terrible. It's like her left leg isn't even attached to her body, just sort of floating there, high up on her side.

DouglasDanger

should i start a superhero ethics discussion? It has been awhile since we had one of those.

Conditional_Axe

The thing I like about Kate Spencer is that she's really a terrible parent.

Fencingsax

How are those the same as Jean's gauntlets? They look nothing alike!

Garlic Bread

The picture on Wiki kind of looks like Tarantula

Hensler

She's a better parent than Dr. Doom or the Hulk, though.

Have they tried to tie her to the old Manhunter from Batman yet? I loved those stories.

Garlic Bread

Which Manhunter?

There are like a billion Manhunters

Conditional_Axe

Keith wrote:

Which Manhunter?

There are like a billion Manhunters

No man escapes them.

Munch

I love the dialogue in this book. In one issue, Manhunter confronts some villain who's about to kill Cameron Chase (from the old Chase series, which was also awesome by the by), and learns the villain's name is Sweeney Todd. Later she meets up with Obsidian and his boyfriend Damon, and she brings the guy up, misremembering his name as Sweety Tom or something to that effect. Obsidian delves into a whole discussion about Sweeney Todd, who was an evil barber that'd slit the throats of men he'd give shaves to, and how it was perhaps one of the greatest musicals of all time. Given this valuable information from her friend and ally, how does Kate reply?

"You know what's gayer than you right now?"
"What?"
"Absolutely nothing."

I also like how Alan Scott refers to his son's boyfriend as "Todd's friend."

Garlic Bread

Bad Karma

Munch wrote:

I also like how Alan Scott refers to his son's boyfriend as "Todd's friend."

And we all know he has to grit his teeth every damn time.

robosagogo

Bad Karma wrote:

Munch wrote:

I also like how Alan Scott refers to his son's boyfriend as "Todd's friend."

And we all know he has to grit his teeth every damn time.

Come on, give him a little more credit than that. It's just that growing up in the Golden Age left him with a limited sexual vocabulary.

Even asking to do it with the lights on requires all sorts of verbal acrobatics on his part, and it'll take him hours to explain that he wants it doggy-style.

Munch

Heehee.

Oh, and did anyone read that Alex Ross interview where he did some passive aggressive bitching about Obsidian being outed?

Wizard Interviewer wrote:

The last character I’m noticing on the cover of Justice Society of America #1 is Obsidian because you get a table of all these other characters you get to do in full, and all you get to draw for him is his floating eyes. Will you ever draw the full Obsidian?

Alex Ross wrote:

ROSS: I have no idea. I don’t know that that would be the case. Obsidian being put into the JSA is a lot like—and I’m speaking for Geoff here, which he may not agree with—but it’s him grabbing a character that’s just going to get molested further in other writer’s hands. So he’s grabbing him and putting him in the group so he at least can be shepherding this character that belongs in this association. Maybe he’ll make sure that no other writers get any “fun, creative” ideas with him.

A lot of Ross fanboys have responded that Ross could have been talking about any number of "fun, creative" ideas. But since only two writers have really used Obsidian in the past five years (Johns turning him into a villain and depowering him, Andreyko repowering him and turning him into a gay hero), he can really only be talking about one thing, since he obviously has no problems with Johns.

Johns also later responded on his forum that only he gets to speak for himself. He's also been one of Andreyko's and Manhunter's staunchest supporters.

Bad Karma

"So Todd...what did you do today?"

"Oh, I just hung out at Damon's house"

"Listen Todd, there is this nice girl in the Society now..maybe you should.."

"Dad..Im a gay...accept it!"

"Damnit Todd! Im gonna go pick a fight!"

Fencingsax

Bad Karma wrote:

"So Todd...what did you do today?"

"Oh, I just hung out at Damon's house"

"Listen Todd, there is this nice girl in the Society now..maybe you should.."

Which one?

Bad Karma

Fencingsax wrote:

Bad Karma wrote:

"So Todd...what did you do today?"

"Oh, I just hung out at Damon's house"

"Listen Todd, there is this nice girl in the Society now..maybe you should.."

Which one?

I don't think Alan would care..

"Ma...uhh..we need a favor..."

robosagogo

I don't know why, but I expected better from Mr. Alex Ross.

Garlic Bread

You shouldn't. He's a whiny bitch

He won't draw Kyle Rayner because it's not Hal Jordan or Alan Scott

Bad Karma

robosagogo wrote:

I don't know why, but I expected better from Mr. Alex Ross.

I don't give a shit what he thinks or belives in. As long as he keeps drawing them purdy pictures, Im content.

robosagogo

Keith wrote:

You shouldn't. He's a whiny bitch

He won't draw Kyle Rayner because it's not Hal Jordan or Alan Scott

I didn't know that either.

BK: There's a distinct difference, for me, between liking someone and liking someone despite the fact that they are a _____. I suppose it's not that big of a deal, though.

Garlic Bread

robosagogo wrote:

Keith wrote:

You shouldn't. He's a whiny bitch

He won't draw Kyle Rayner because it's not Hal Jordan or Alan Scott

I didn't know that either.

I make fun of Bad Karma for the whole "OMG silver age" stuff, but it's just a joke

However, Alex Ross pretty much does jerk his dick off to Silver Age heroes.

Bad Karma

Keith wrote:

robosagogo wrote:

Keith wrote:

You shouldn't. He's a whiny bitch

He won't draw Kyle Rayner because it's not Hal Jordan or Alan Scott

I didn't know that either.

I make fun of Bad Karma for the whole "OMG silver age" stuff, but it's just a joke

However, Alex Ross pretty much does jerk his dick off to Silver Age heroes.

It's the same reason why he rarely draws Superman with long hair, he draws the characters the way he likes them.

Garlic Bread

Bad Karma wrote:

Keith wrote:

robosagogo wrote:

Keith wrote:

You shouldn't. He's a whiny bitch

He won't draw Kyle Rayner because it's not Hal Jordan or Alan Scott

I didn't know that either.

I make fun of Bad Karma for the whole "OMG silver age" stuff, but it's just a joke

However, Alex Ross pretty much does jerk his dick off to Silver Age heroes.

It's the same reason why he rarely draws Superman with long hair, he draws the characters the way he likes them.

He's a pissy baby that can't handle change

Bad Karma

Keith wrote:

Bad Karma wrote:

Keith wrote:

robosagogo wrote:

Keith wrote:

You shouldn't. He's a whiny bitch

He won't draw Kyle Rayner because it's not Hal Jordan or Alan Scott

I didn't know that either.

I make fun of Bad Karma for the whole "OMG silver age" stuff, but it's just a joke

However, Alex Ross pretty much does jerk his dick off to Silver Age heroes.

It's the same reason why he rarely draws Superman with long hair, he draws the characters the way he likes them.

He's a pissy baby that can't handle change

But yet Keith..you love him as much as you would your own child. I've seen your wishlist.

You yearn...

You crave...

Conditional_Axe

He is a pissy baby that can't handle change, but he draws some pretty pictures, and that's all I care about. I just skip over most places where he talks.

Garlic Bread

Bad Karma wrote:

Keith wrote:

Bad Karma wrote:

Keith wrote:

robosagogo wrote:

Keith wrote:

You shouldn't. He's a whiny bitch

He won't draw Kyle Rayner because it's not Hal Jordan or Alan Scott

I didn't know that either.

I make fun of Bad Karma for the whole "OMG silver age" stuff, but it's just a joke

However, Alex Ross pretty much does jerk his dick off to Silver Age heroes.

It's the same reason why he rarely draws Superman with long hair, he draws the characters the way he likes them.

He's a pissy baby that can't handle change

But yet Keith..you love him as much as you would your own child. I've seen your wishlist.

You yearn...

You crave...

for Paul Dini

but anyway

How about that Manhunter?

Munch

I'm really hoping that the next issue explains Max Lord's motivation beyond, "Ha ha! I'm evil! And I always was!"

Conditional_Axe

Birds of Prey #100 Spoilers

[spoiler:2a8ee7763b]Kate's addition to the Birds team is very interesting to me, given her penchant for killing villains. I wonder if, now that Helena's been softened up, if she's on the team as Babs's new 'project'?[/spoiler:2a8ee7763b]

Garlic Bread

Conditional_Axe wrote:

Birds of Prey #100 Spoilers

[spoiler:23cd59b95f]Kate's addition to the Birds team is very interesting to me, given her penchant for killing villains. I wonder if, now that Helena's been softened up, if she's on the team as Babs's new 'project'?[/spoiler:23cd59b95f]

[spoiler:23cd59b95f]She says in this issue of Manhunter that she only kills when she has no other way, so I don't think it'll be a problem.

Huntress killed because she hates.[/spoiler:23cd59b95f]

Conditional_Axe

Keith wrote:

Conditional_Axe wrote:

Birds of Prey #100 Spoilers

[spoiler:1ca7e105e7]Kate's addition to the Birds team is very interesting to me, given her penchant for killing villains. I wonder if, now that Helena's been softened up, if she's on the team as Babs's new 'project'?[/spoiler:1ca7e105e7]

[spoiler:1ca7e105e7]She says in this issue of Manhunter that she only kills when she has no other way, so I don't think it'll be a problem.

Huntress killed because she hates.[/spoiler:1ca7e105e7]

[spoiler:1ca7e105e7]That's a good point that didn't even dawn on me.

I think that based on issue #25, we may see her soften up a bit. Because she seems to really like being treated like a superhero. That and the revelation of her grandparents making her a JSA legacy may make her a bit more girlscoutish.[/spoiler:1ca7e105e7]

Bad Karma

mmm..girlscouts.

Anyways...this is one of the few DC books I don't actually buy, though I keep meaning to pick up the back issues and get with the program.

Munch

Bad Karma, as gay as you are for JSA, I figured you'd be all over this. Manhunter's got hella Silver Age connections all over the place.

Sars_Boy

They need to hurry the hell up with the trades.

Adaemus1sf

Wait, Cameron Chase is in this? I guess I need to pick this up. She was great in that 8 issue series I and apparently like six other people read. Well, it's time to go find a trade.