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There is a Glut of Superheroes on My TV! Most of them good!

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  • chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    i will never forget voodoo

    Never forget, never forgive?

    how do you make the comic book about a kung fu stripper who fights demons boring????

    They found a way.

  • LarsLars Registered User regular
    For some reason that had the COPS animated series in the related videos. I'd totally forgotten about that show, I used to watch it all the time and even had some of the toys.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy4YFDSDW4w

    I remember the chief guy was my favorite character and liking whenever he was actually out in the field instead of just acting in a supervising role.

    Looking it up now, apparently it was one of Hasbro's attempts to create another big franchise like Transformers out of a toyline, but instead of Marvel they had DC publish a short comic series for it. It was written by Doug Moench (creator of Moon Knight, Bane, Black Mask, etc., and he also wrote a ton of Batman stuff in the 90s).

  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    I had never seen COPS and a friend showed me that intro recently
    It looks insane, but I think "fighting crime... In a future time" is a legitimately great tagline

  • TaminTamin Registered User regular
    Joolander wrote: »
    So for those of you 'playing' Avengers Academy, I just found out you can revert to previous (and often better) outfits for a character by selecting that character while they are inactive and tapping the clothes hanger icon in the lower left corner. You may need Van Dyne's outfits for this to work though

    excellent - I didn't realize you could go back to the lower rank clothes.

    it appears to be just a visual change, as I swapped Wasp back to her rank 1 clothes, and her list of actions remained the same. Giving her the Lounge Around action simply auto-equipped the appropriate outfit as she ran off to hit the beach.

    Which is pretty much perfect, as that was a minor complaint I had

  • Dizzy DDizzy D NetherlandsRegistered User regular
    Wildcats volume 3 was joe Casey

    Being Joe Casey

    What's he up to these days?

    Writing a load of series for Image these days (and I'm buying them all).

    Wildcats 3.0 is also one of my favourite comics ever.

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  • WeedLordVegetaWeedLordVegeta Registered User regular
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    I had never seen COPS and a friend showed me that intro recently
    It looks insane, but I think "fighting crime... In a future time" is a legitimately great tagline

    Sherlock Holmes, in the 22nd Century

  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    Does the evil Phantom Zone gang return?

  • GoatmonGoatmon Companion of Kess Registered User regular
    edited February 2016
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    I had never seen COPS and a friend showed me that intro recently
    It looks insane, but I think "fighting crime... In a future time" is a legitimately great tagline

    You never saw it before!?

    Aw man. It was glorious. Gloriously terrible, in all it's cheesy 80s goodness.

    I'm re-watching an episode. One of the recurring bad guys gets offered drugs, and he grabs the dealer by the collar and shouts "I DON'T NEED DRUGS, I GET MY KICKS FROM CRIME."

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  • CenoCeno pizza time Registered User regular
    http://comicbook.com/2016/02/28/avengers-infinity-war-will-feature-68-different-characters-not-6/

    Contrary to prior reports, Infinity War will feature 68 distinct characters, not 67.

  • JayKaosJayKaos Registered User regular
    I'm gonna need a list of all confirmed characters, most likely theories for the unconfirmed, and at least 20 random speculations for the newest addition on my desk by 6.

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  • wirehead26wirehead26 Registered User regular
    COPS had some great villain design.

    I'M NOT FINISHED WITH YOU!!!
  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Ceno wrote: »
    http://comicbook.com/2016/02/28/avengers-infinity-war-will-feature-68-different-characters-not-6/

    Contrary to prior reports, Infinity War will feature 68 distinct characters, not 67.
    There is like a 90% chance they were making a joke since they said that the 67 number was just them saying a big number to show how huge it is and sites ran nuts with it being an exact count.

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  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    edited February 2016
    Let's see
    Avengers would be about 12
    Dr.Strange 2-3
    GOTG 6-10
    the TV shows -9? I don't know I quit watching
    Netflix shows -5
    The Inhumans- 10+
    Thor- 6 or so

    King Riptor on
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  • BionicPenguinBionicPenguin Registered User regular
    wirehead26 wrote: »
    COPS had some great villain design.

    One of them was named Ms Demeanor.

    Ms Demeanor

  • KingofMadCowsKingofMadCows Registered User regular
    Let's see
    Avengers would be about 12
    Dr.Strange 2-3
    GOTG 6-10
    the TV shows -9? I don't know I quit watching
    Netflix shows -5
    The Inhumans- 10+
    Thor- 6 or so

    Don't forget the villains. There's obvious Thanos but he'll probably have the Black Order, which is going to be at least 4 or 5 characters. They'd also have the villain they beat at the beginning before they face the main threat. Since the scale of the film is going to be huge, it won't just be one villain like Batroc and Strucker, it'll be a supervillain team.

  • Diablo FettDiablo Fett Registered User regular
    Fox removed the Gambit movie from their release schedule

    that movie is probably doomed

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Let's see
    Avengers would be about 12
    Dr.Strange 2-3
    GOTG 6-10
    the TV shows -9? I don't know I quit watching
    Netflix shows -5
    The Inhumans- 10+
    Thor- 6 or so

    Don't forget the villains. There's obvious Thanos but he'll probably have the Black Order, which is going to be at least 4 or 5 characters. They'd also have the villain they beat at the beginning before they face the main threat. Since the scale of the film is going to be huge, it won't just be one villain like Batroc and Strucker, it'll be a supervillain team.

    Given that the arc is probably going to go
    Part one: Thanos beats the shit out the Avengers and kills half the universe with the Infinity Gauntlet
    Part Two: They defeat Thanos

    I don't see why they need any more villains, and do see the need to have a shitton of heroes.

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • CenoCeno pizza time Registered User regular
    Fox removed the Gambit movie from their release schedule

    that movie is probably doomed

    Being retooled into a R-rated sex comedy.

  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Fox removed the Gambit movie from their release schedule

    that movie is probably doomed
    I doubt it

    They removed it because it was still slated for October of this year, the release date it had before the director left and hasn't even started filming or finished casting yet.

    Deadpool was successful enough for them to be open to more unique X-Spin Offs and Channing Tatum and Doug Liman are still attached. I bet it's a 2017 released

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  • JoolanderJoolander Registered User regular
    Ceno wrote: »
    Fox removed the Gambit movie from their release schedule

    that movie is probably doomed

    Being retooled into a R-rated sex comedy.

    So, right into Channing Tatum's wheelhouse

  • Diablo FettDiablo Fett Registered User regular
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    Fox removed the Gambit movie from their release schedule

    that movie is probably doomed
    I doubt it

    They removed it because it was still slated for October of this year, the release date it had before the director left and hasn't even started filming or finished casting yet.

    Deadpool was successful enough for them to be open to more unique X-Spin Offs and Channing Tatum and Doug Liman are still attached. I bet it's a 2017 released

    it's pretty telling that they outright removed it from the schedule rather than rescheduled it, especially in the same press release where they announced new and rearranged dates for Alien Covenant, The Predator, and 2 unannounced Fox/Marvel movies (one of which is almost certainly Deadpool 2)

    i wouldn't be surprised if they're having trouble cracking the movie and with all the talent drama the movie had last year, i could see it lying stagnant

  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    Joolander wrote: »
    Ceno wrote: »
    Fox removed the Gambit movie from their release schedule

    that movie is probably doomed

    Being retooled into a R-rated sex comedy.

    So, right into Channing Tatum's wheelhouse

    Yeah I'd watch that, are you kidding me

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  • chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    Goatmon wrote: »
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    I had never seen COPS and a friend showed me that intro recently
    It looks insane, but I think "fighting crime... In a future time" is a legitimately great tagline

    You never saw it before!?

    Aw man. It was glorious. Gloriously terrible, in all it's cheesy 80s goodness.

    I'm re-watching an episode. One of the recurring bad guys gets offered drugs, and he grabs the dealer by the collar and shouts "I DON'T NEED DRUGS, I GET MY KICKS FROM CRIME."

    That may be the best anti-drug slogan of all time.

  • GvzbgulGvzbgul Registered User regular
    Just throw the Gambit movie and DmC in a blender and I'll watch that.

  • ChincymcchillaChincymcchilla Registered User regular
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    Goatmon wrote: »
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    I had never seen COPS and a friend showed me that intro recently
    It looks insane, but I think "fighting crime... In a future time" is a legitimately great tagline

    You never saw it before!?

    Aw man. It was glorious. Gloriously terrible, in all it's cheesy 80s goodness.

    I'm re-watching an episode. One of the recurring bad guys gets offered drugs, and he grabs the dealer by the collar and shouts "I DON'T NEED DRUGS, I GET MY KICKS FROM CRIME."

    That may be the best anti-drug slogan of all time.

    We've talked about it on TWA a bunch but I legitimately miss that era of kids shows and the whole

    IM EVIL CAUSE I FUCKIN LOVE BEIN EVIL

    Thing

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  • KingofMadCowsKingofMadCows Registered User regular
    Let's see
    Avengers would be about 12
    Dr.Strange 2-3
    GOTG 6-10
    the TV shows -9? I don't know I quit watching
    Netflix shows -5
    The Inhumans- 10+
    Thor- 6 or so

    Don't forget the villains. There's obvious Thanos but he'll probably have the Black Order, which is going to be at least 4 or 5 characters. They'd also have the villain they beat at the beginning before they face the main threat. Since the scale of the film is going to be huge, it won't just be one villain like Batroc and Strucker, it'll be a supervillain team.

    Given that the arc is probably going to go
    Part one: Thanos beats the shit out the Avengers and kills half the universe with the Infinity Gauntlet
    Part Two: They defeat Thanos

    I don't see why they need any more villains, and do see the need to have a shitton of heroes.

    You can't just have 5+ hours of everyone fighting one guy.

  • TrippyJingTrippyJing Moses supposes his toeses are roses. But Moses supposes erroneously.Registered User regular
    When executives pull major support from a movie, but the movie does gangbusters anyway, do they...I dunno, apologize to the filmmakers or something?

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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
    Let's see
    Avengers would be about 12
    Dr.Strange 2-3
    GOTG 6-10
    the TV shows -9? I don't know I quit watching
    Netflix shows -5
    The Inhumans- 10+
    Thor- 6 or so

    Don't forget the villains. There's obvious Thanos but he'll probably have the Black Order, which is going to be at least 4 or 5 characters. They'd also have the villain they beat at the beginning before they face the main threat. Since the scale of the film is going to be huge, it won't just be one villain like Batroc and Strucker, it'll be a supervillain team.

    Given that the arc is probably going to go
    Part one: Thanos beats the shit out the Avengers and kills half the universe with the Infinity Gauntlet
    Part Two: They defeat Thanos

    I don't see why they need any more villains, and do see the need to have a shitton of heroes.

    You can't just have 5+ hours of everyone fighting one guy.

    I didn't say it was going to be.

    It's probably going to be
    Movie 1 is Thanos getting his shit together with the Avengers maybe having a few victories, but ultimately getting their shit wrecked and Thanos killing half the fucking universe.
    Movie 2 is going to basically have the remaining Avengers be the Rebellion against Thanos, and have them overcome his basically god-like status wielding the gauntlet, and finally striking him down.

    GotG already established him as basically the strongest dude in the universe, what is going to happen when he amps that up a billion-fold?

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • Rorshach KringleRorshach Kringle that crustache life Registered User regular
    gotg didn't establish him as shit

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  • SkwigelfSkwigelf Passed out in a cloud of farts and cigarette smoke.Registered User regular
    Goatmon wrote: »
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    I had never seen COPS and a friend showed me that intro recently
    It looks insane, but I think "fighting crime... In a future time" is a legitimately great tagline

    You never saw it before!?

    Aw man. It was glorious. Gloriously terrible, in all it's cheesy 80s goodness.

    I'm re-watching an episode. One of the recurring bad guys gets offered drugs, and he grabs the dealer by the collar and shouts "I DON'T NEED DRUGS, I GET MY KICKS FROM CRIME."

    The COPS "Drugs Are Bad" episode was one of the best late-80's-early-90's anti-drug cartoons ever.

  • Diablo FettDiablo Fett Registered User regular
    Let's see
    Avengers would be about 12
    Dr.Strange 2-3
    GOTG 6-10
    the TV shows -9? I don't know I quit watching
    Netflix shows -5
    The Inhumans- 10+
    Thor- 6 or so

    Don't forget the villains. There's obvious Thanos but he'll probably have the Black Order, which is going to be at least 4 or 5 characters. They'd also have the villain they beat at the beginning before they face the main threat. Since the scale of the film is going to be huge, it won't just be one villain like Batroc and Strucker, it'll be a supervillain team.

    Given that the arc is probably going to go
    Part one: Thanos beats the shit out the Avengers and kills half the universe with the Infinity Gauntlet
    Part Two: They defeat Thanos

    I don't see why they need any more villains, and do see the need to have a shitton of heroes.

    You can't just have 5+ hours of everyone fighting one guy.

    I didn't say it was going to be.

    It's probably going to be
    Movie 1 is Thanos getting his shit together with the Avengers maybe having a few victories, but ultimately getting their shit wrecked and Thanos killing half the fucking universe.
    Movie 2 is going to basically have the remaining Avengers be the Rebellion against Thanos, and have them overcome his basically god-like status wielding the gauntlet, and finally striking him down.

    GotG already established him as basically the strongest dude in the universe, what is going to happen when he amps that up a billion-fold?

    what you're describing is just 5+ hours of the Avengers fighting one guy

    that's not what it's going to be

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    You might as well say that Avengers was 2 hours of them fighting one guy.

    Or Avengers 2 was 2+ hours of them fighting one guy.

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • Rorshach KringleRorshach Kringle that crustache life Registered User regular
    edited February 2016
    they have some heavy duty lifting to make anyone really care about mcu thanos, really

    or even make him credible

    so far all he's done is show up in two teasers, give loki a loser army that the avengers defeated, and spend all of guardians of the galaxy being betrayed by people

    like, he's a stone cold chump as far as i'm concerned and that feeling ain't exactly mine alone

    Rorshach Kringle on
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  • DedwrekkaDedwrekka Metal Hell adjacentRegistered User regular
    TrippyJing wrote: »
    When executives pull major support from a movie, but the movie does gangbusters anyway, do they...I dunno, apologize to the filmmakers or something?

    Usually they claim victory and credit in whichever order suits them best.

  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    they have some heavy duty lifting to make anyone really care about mcu thanos, really

    or even make him credible

    so far all he's done is show up in two teasers, give loki a loser army that the avengers defeated, and spend all of guardians of the galaxy being betrayed by people

    like, he's a stone cold chump as far as i'm concerned and that feeling ain't exactly mine alone
    I think you're throwing your own opinions in as the majority

    I've talked to people who are real casual movie only Marvel fans who aren't, like, frothing at the mouth for Thanos but are definitely excited to finally see the dude that has been teased for 4 years now

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  • DedwrekkaDedwrekka Metal Hell adjacentRegistered User regular
    gotg didn't establish him as shit

    They directly say that he's the only being strong enough to handle an infinity gem on his own.

  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    That is so far removed from my experiences with non-comic reading people it's like you're from an entirely different universe

  • Rorshach KringleRorshach Kringle that crustache life Registered User regular
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    they have some heavy duty lifting to make anyone really care about mcu thanos, really

    or even make him credible

    so far all he's done is show up in two teasers, give loki a loser army that the avengers defeated, and spend all of guardians of the galaxy being betrayed by people

    like, he's a stone cold chump as far as i'm concerned and that feeling ain't exactly mine alone
    I think you're throwing your own opinions in as the majority

    I've talked to people who are real casual movie only Marvel fans who aren't, like, frothing at the mouth for Thanos but are definitely excited to finally see the dude that has been teased for 4 years now

    and i've talked to people who have seen all the movies and don't even know who he is

    anecdotal evidence works both ways!

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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
    Thanos has the advantage of being teased for a fucking long time and being talked up by those familiar with the material to those who are just casually interested.

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • Diablo FettDiablo Fett Registered User regular
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    they have some heavy duty lifting to make anyone really care about mcu thanos, really

    or even make him credible

    so far all he's done is show up in two teasers, give loki a loser army that the avengers defeated, and spend all of guardians of the galaxy being betrayed by people

    like, he's a stone cold chump as far as i'm concerned and that feeling ain't exactly mine alone
    I think you're throwing your own opinions in as the majority

    I've talked to people who are real casual movie only Marvel fans who aren't, like, frothing at the mouth for Thanos but are definitely excited to finally see the dude that has been teased for 4 years now

    and conversely i've seen a lot of people who think his appearance in Guardians did him no favors as it consists entirely of Ronan killing his lackey and talking shit to his face, and Thanos doing nothing more than impotently making a bunch of threats he never acts on

    it's not a single instance, either

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