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This Week's Moments: August 13, 2008

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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2008
    Hey here's a thought put that Kick-Ass panel in spoilers since it doesn't come out for two more weeks

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  • FuruFuru Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Delduwath wrote: »

    Wait so hold up, did they for realz
    kill Dr. Light?

    When the Specter kills someone they are pretty fucking dead

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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2008
    The Specter is a scary guy like that

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  • FuruFuru Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Spectre. Sprectre.

    Why the fuck doesn't Firefox accept Spectre as a word?

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  • CrimsondudeCrimsondude Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Lol! wrote: »
    Hey here's a thought put that Kick-Ass panel in spoilers since it doesn't come out for two more weeks

    Or how about just because it's fucking huge?
    Balefuego wrote: »
    yes

    Ah.
    Furu wrote: »
    Spectre. Sprectre.

    Why the fuck doesn't Firefox accept Spectre as a word?

    Because it's an American browser. none of that silly Queen's English for them.

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  • wwtMaskwwtMask Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Lol! wrote: »
    Hey here's a thought put that Kick-Ass panel in spoilers since it doesn't come out for two more weeks

    Or how about just because it's fucking huge?

    This is a better reason than Wiggin's.

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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2008
    You're posting a scan from a book that isn't out yet
    Pretty sure that's a spoiler!
    Especially since I enjoyed not knowing how the books tied together yet

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  • jkylefultonjkylefulton Squid...or Kid? NNID - majpellRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    It's kind of strange that the Spectre can go and off
    Light
    , but he can't do the same thing to the Joker, or any of the other high-bodycount villains? INCONSISTENT.

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    It's kind of strange that the Spectre can go and off
    Light
    , but he can't do the same thing to the Joker, or any of the other high-bodycount villains? INCONSISTENT.

    Clearly Joker's just part of God's plan.

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    How funny is that?

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  • TachTach Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    They killed Dr. Light? Aww man! Now who's going to sound like the Monarch in my head?

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  • CoJoeTheLawyerCoJoeTheLawyer Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    It's kind of strange that the Spectre can go and off
    Light
    , but he can't do the same thing to the Joker, or any of the other high-bodycount villains? INCONSISTENT.

    What's really scary is that it took that long for God to get around to it.

    Those particular scenes in IC happened what...10, 15 years ago in continuity???

    In other words
    It took God 15 odd years to decide that rape-a-holic Dr. Light needed to die. Although I'm sure part of that time was dedicated to thinking up a really cool way for the Spetre to kill him.

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    well for more of that time he was still under the effects of Zatanna's mindwipe. He was just a bumbling idiot and didnt even know what he had done.

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  • wwtMaskwwtMask Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Lol! wrote: »
    You're posting a scan from a book that isn't out yet
    Pretty sure that's a spoiler!
    Especially since I enjoyed not knowing how the books tied together yet

    All of the information I mentioned was known before that scan was posted, and that scan in particular doesn't really say much different from what's already known.

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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2008
    Yeah I hadn't heard how 1985 and Kick-Ass tied together at all
    I was good with that

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    It's kind of strange that the Spectre can go and off
    Light
    , but he can't do the same thing to the Joker, or any of the other high-bodycount villains? INCONSISTENT.

    What's really scary is that it took that long for God to get around to it.

    Those particular scenes in IC happened what...10, 15 years ago in continuity???

    In other words
    It took God 15 odd years to decide that rape-a-holic Dr. Light needed to die. Although I'm sure part of that time was dedicated to thinking up a really cool way for the Spetre to kill him.

    God was just trying to boost sales by maturing things up, baby. Sure it was a mistake, in retrospect, but no use crying over raped milk.

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  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Lol! wrote: »
    Yeah I hadn't heard how 1985 and Kick-Ass tied together at all
    I was good with that

    you were the only one though so

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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2008
    That doesn't mean post scans of shit that hasn't happened yet
    People do try to avoid spoilers, you know

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    It's a fucking easter egg, man. Its relevance to the plot is nil.

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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2008
    The books are linked
    I didn't know how yet
    I avoided finding out
    He posted that panel
    Do you see the train of thought here?

    Anyway
    Am I the only one reading Transhuman? Because I shouldn't be

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  • jkylefultonjkylefulton Squid...or Kid? NNID - majpellRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    That's by Hickman, right? I should try it out.

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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2008
    Yeah, it is. It's great
    It's about the first companies to specialize in turning ordinary people into superheroes, for a price
    It's a very different look at the "superheroes in the real world" concept, and it's written as if it was a TV special on these companies, like you might see on the history channel

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  • WildcatWildcat Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    It's kind of strange that the Spectre can go and off
    Light
    , but he can't do the same thing to the Joker, or any of the other high-bodycount villains? INCONSISTENT.

    What's really scary is that it took that long for God to get around to it.

    Those particular scenes in IC happened what...10, 15 years ago in continuity???

    In other words
    It took God 15 odd years to decide that rape-a-holic Dr. Light needed to die. Although I'm sure part of that time was dedicated to thinking up a really cool way for the Spetre to kill him.

    God was just trying to boost sales by maturing things up, baby. Sure it was a mistake, in retrospect, but no use crying over raped milk.
    Well, the Mills of God grind slowly and all that.

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  • Sars_BoySars_Boy Rest, You Are The Lightning. Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    It's kind of strange that the Spectre can go and off
    Light
    , but he can't do the same thing to the Joker, or any of the other high-bodycount villains? INCONSISTENT.
    yeah it's almost as if they need those characters for stories or something

    OH SHIT YOU GUYS

    GOD IN THE DCU WORKS FOR DC

    FUCK

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  • KyleWPetersonKyleWPeterson Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I dropped Secret Invasion this week. It's just not doing it for me at all, and I can't believe that something with four years of set up has virtually no pay-off, slow-pacing, and comes off as generic event bullshit.

    Moment of the Week was probably Supergirl noticing the Cat's "plastic."

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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2008
    Aren't the Secret Warriors getting their own book?
    Because right there is something good
    Motherfucking fear god and a big gun and Slade's descendant and oh yeah

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    yeah, co-written by Bendis and Hickman

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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2008
    You said the two magic words

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  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Sars_Boy wrote: »
    It's kind of strange that the Spectre can go and off
    Light
    , but he can't do the same thing to the Joker, or any of the other high-bodycount villains? INCONSISTENT.
    yeah it's almost as if they need those characters for stories or something

    OH SHIT YOU GUYS

    GOD IN THE DCU WORKS FOR DC

    FUCK

    this line of thinking almost breaks marvel and dc
    joker can't really be killed
    it has nothing to do with Batman having some perverse symbiotic relationship, or god in the dcu really being anti-god or anything like that
    the joker can't be permanently killed because he is an established character with 40 years of history

    not every hero can be like frank castle and always be fighting new villains

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  • jkylefultonjkylefulton Squid...or Kid? NNID - majpellRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    It wouldn't be a problem if certain story elements (mass murder, rape) weren't introduced into all-ages characters.

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  • psycojesterpsycojester Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    It's kind of strange that the Spectre can go and off
    Light
    , but he can't do the same thing to the Joker, or any of the other high-bodycount villains? INCONSISTENT.

    What's really scary is that it took that long for God to get around to it.

    Those particular scenes in IC happened what...10, 15 years ago in continuity???

    In other words
    It took God 15 odd years to decide that rape-a-holic Dr. Light needed to die. Although I'm sure part of that time was dedicated to thinking up a really cool way for the Spetre to kill him.
    No god decided straight away that Dr Light had to die, but the Spectre has to turn in person and give a little speech and judgement to every single person that he judges, so the work backs up over time and Dr Light only just got to the top of the list

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  • LuxLux Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I got the impression from interviews that this mini is supposed to explain some of that. (Why The Spectre rarely goes after Super Villains)

    It seems to me that maybe Crispus Allen/The Spectre need to break away from God. Like some kind of Fallen Angel or something. He's just way too powerful.

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  • Cosmic SombreroCosmic Sombrero Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I think my moment of the week has to be finally reading the Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men.

    Not enough :O and D: in the world.

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  • Sars_BoySars_Boy Rest, You Are The Lightning. Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Lol! wrote: »
    You said the two magic words
    really I only heard one ohsnap

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  • mugginnsmugginns Jawsome Fresh CoastRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I really liked the detective noir at the end of Chuck #3. Good stuff

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  • FuruFuru Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    It wouldn't be a problem if certain story elements (mass murder, rape) weren't introduced into all-ages characters.

    Joker's been a mass murderer since the 40's though.

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  • CoJoeTheLawyerCoJoeTheLawyer Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    No god decided straight away that Dr Light had to die, but the Spectre has to turn in person and give a little speech and judgement to every single person that he judges, so the work backs up over time and Dr Light only just got to the top of the list

    If I understand you're argument jester
    If you're a hardcore rapist asshat like Dr. Light in the DCU, you get a good 15 years of additional rapey time before you have to worry about the Spectre showing up to wreck your shit...I know God works in mysterious ways, but that is downright lethargic.

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    He was effectively lobotomized for the majority of that time

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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2008
    Sars_Boy wrote: »
    Lol! wrote: »
    You said the two magic words
    really I only heard one ohsnap

    I don't even know what this means
    I like Bendis and Hickman

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  • ZampanovZampanov You May Not Go Home Until Tonight Has Been MagicalRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Lol! wrote: »
    Transhuman, hands down
    Those goddamn monkeys. What in the hell
    Punisher felt kinda ehhh. Great way to tie up the last 5 years, but I was hoping for a little bit more

    I really liked it. It wasn't supposed to tie up the last 5 years in my opinion, it's not like it's the end of Max. I could see wanting more from the arc itself, though.
    Especially since the Generals have been pretty big antagonists, and that was somewhat anti-climactic. But I liked the end of Stevie's brother's book so much that I didn't really mind that the actual arc resolution was less dramatic.

    I thought it fit really well, and I'm always impressed when Garth Ennis writes seriously. He might like to "take the piss" (ie The Boys) in a lot of his work, but when he decides to handle something maturely, he really lets his talent shine. I've really enjoyed his run on Punisher Max. Hopefully the next few writers can keep up the same quality and tone that he's been so consistent with.


    Edit: After a second look I decided to spoiler some stuff. It was vague, but maybe not vague enough.

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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2008
    But it is supposed to tie up the last five years
    The last 60 issues were part of one story. So the fact that the generals are the target, when they've been the big bads for the last five years, does tie up the entire Ennis Run.

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