been reading volume 1 of the secret six after that casualwear etrigan post a bit back sparked my interest
this is a real good time and just stuffed to the fuckin gills with characters. I used to have basically 0 awareness of DC characters beyond the league and the a-listers on batman's rogue gallery, but it's been fun now actually recognizing big swaths of the jerks who show up here after watching the CW shows, teen titans, and reading DC stuff in general
I tried the first trade of it and I wasn't super into it.
Like, it was a solid book, but it seemed to be much more of a comedy book than the original. Which like, don't get me wrong, the original was super funny, but it seemed to be funny because it's got a bunch of funny people in dire circumstances. The new one is more like, look at these comedy characters hanging out together sort of funny. It's like the difference between a Hangover movie and say, Shaun of the Dead.
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I agree. I enjoyed the book, but it tried too much to be weird instead of just having weird situations (like the Pre-Flashpoint series)
My favorite arc for Scarecrow was when he decided to "get back to basics" by killing people, stuffing them with straw, and putting the bodies in public areas in broad daylight with no one noticing him at all.
No gas, no masks, just straight up murder to generate fear.
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I think there are some good ideas with that Bane but it is missing something for me still.
My favorite Bane frequently doesn't wear a mask or use venom though, so I'm probably an outlier with some of my preferences.
Edit: That said, the physicality and the way that Bane fights in the game feels perfect to me.
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been reading volume 1 of the secret six after that casualwear etrigan post a bit back sparked my interest
this is a real good time and just stuffed to the fuckin gills with characters. I used to have basically 0 awareness of DC characters beyond the league and the a-listers on batman's rogue gallery, but it's been fun now actually recognizing big swaths of the jerks who show up here after watching the CW shows, teen titans, and reading DC stuff in general
I tried the first trade of it and I wasn't super into it.
Like, it was a solid book, but it seemed to be much more of a comedy book than the original. Which like, don't get me wrong, the original was super funny, but it seemed to be funny because it's got a bunch of funny people in dire circumstances. The new one is more like, look at these comedy characters hanging out together sort of funny. It's like the difference between a Hangover movie and say, Shaun of the Dead.
when you say original, do you mean from the 60s? the one I'm reading right now is gail simone's run that started with villains united in 2005
(your and keith's comments only just now made me realize there might be multiple "volume 1"s)
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StraightziHere we may reign secure, and in my choice,To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered Userregular
been reading volume 1 of the secret six after that casualwear etrigan post a bit back sparked my interest
this is a real good time and just stuffed to the fuckin gills with characters. I used to have basically 0 awareness of DC characters beyond the league and the a-listers on batman's rogue gallery, but it's been fun now actually recognizing big swaths of the jerks who show up here after watching the CW shows, teen titans, and reading DC stuff in general
I tried the first trade of it and I wasn't super into it.
Like, it was a solid book, but it seemed to be much more of a comedy book than the original. Which like, don't get me wrong, the original was super funny, but it seemed to be funny because it's got a bunch of funny people in dire circumstances. The new one is more like, look at these comedy characters hanging out together sort of funny. It's like the difference between a Hangover movie and say, Shaun of the Dead.
when you say original, do you mean from the 60s? the one I'm reading right now is gail simone's run that started with villains united in 2005
(your and keith's comments only just now made me realize there might be multiple "volume 1"s)
Oh! That's the one I meant by the original. It's fantastic, although the ending is a bit sloppy. One of my all time favorite DC comics.
There's also a new one (also by Gail Simone) from a couple of years ago - that's where the casualwear Etrigan comes from - that is a sort of reboot of the one you're currently reading, designed more as a comedy book.
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Captain Cold and Scarecrow confirmed
Which finishes out the leaked roster, I believe
Isn't the whole point of Scarecrow that he's just Evil Timothy Leary and he's not a fighter
Maybe I'm just thinking of Cillian Murphy in the movies, who never met a fight he couldn't try to run away from
I tried the first trade of it and I wasn't super into it.
Like, it was a solid book, but it seemed to be much more of a comedy book than the original. Which like, don't get me wrong, the original was super funny, but it seemed to be funny because it's got a bunch of funny people in dire circumstances. The new one is more like, look at these comedy characters hanging out together sort of funny. It's like the difference between a Hangover movie and say, Shaun of the Dead.
If they play up his character here by using his fear gas, along with some martial arts, I'll be okay with it.
If they make him a powered-by-fear-god archetype, then, yeah, it's not a good interpretation
Not as dumb as when he could hulk out into the Scare-Beast though.
Some comic (and TV show writers...looking at you The Batman) needed to learn that not all of Batman's foes needed to be a physical match for him.
I like it.
I think it's my favorite of those four.
I still think that is a very bad looking Bane.
No gas, no masks, just straight up murder to generate fear.
My favorite Bane frequently doesn't wear a mask or use venom though, so I'm probably an outlier with some of my preferences.
Edit: That said, the physicality and the way that Bane fights in the game feels perfect to me.
when you say original, do you mean from the 60s? the one I'm reading right now is gail simone's run that started with villains united in 2005
(your and keith's comments only just now made me realize there might be multiple "volume 1"s)
Oh! That's the one I meant by the original. It's fantastic, although the ending is a bit sloppy. One of my all time favorite DC comics.
There's also a new one (also by Gail Simone) from a couple of years ago - that's where the casualwear Etrigan comes from - that is a sort of reboot of the one you're currently reading, designed more as a comedy book.