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by **Benderbrau** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 1:54 pm

GHERU wrote:thanks, frag

You're welcome Newton

by **GHERU** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 1:56 pm

Benderbrau wrote:You're welcome Newton

good looking out pseudo Benevolent Mawd, Doc Jon

by **Cat-Scratch** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 2:12 pm

Benderbrau wrote:If I had the time I'd find the ads that literally said "A world without Superman". Seems pretty straightforward to me and...
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...to make him the solution to the entire storyline not only makes the story fail on it's entire premise but also makes DC comics look pathetic by showing that their entire universe can't seem to survive without it's precious Superman.

No Superman.

by **Nacmir** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 3:16 pm

Benderbrau wrote:If I had the time I'd find the ads that literally said "A world without Superman". Seems pretty straightforward to me and...
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...to make him the solution to the entire storyline not only makes the story fail on it's entire premise but also makes DC comics look pathetic by showing that their entire universe can't seem to survive without it's precious Superman.

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If he had fell in other planet, the story would'n happen. He was in USA as an adult, near the place a big fight was happening, and someone killed his parents. It's not that hard to understand. The first page of the comic explains it. About the advertising, I don't know, you shouldn't believe the hype

by **Benderbrau** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 3:21 pm

Nacmir wrote:
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If he had fell in other planet, the story would'n happen. He was in USA as an adult, near the place a big fight was happening, and someone killed his parents. It's not that hard to understand. The first page of the comic explains it. About the advertising, I don't know, you shouldn't believe the hype

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And that's my problem with it I guess, that it wasn't the storied advertised. I guess it's okay if people want to read it now because without the original tagline being advertised there's no expectation for it to be something it's not but at the time given DC's promotions for it it just seemed like a big fucking rip off.

by **Benderbrau** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 3:22 pm

Cat-Scratch wrote:

No Superman.

Because Supergirl is soooooooooo different. DC really is stuck in a rut. :smt011

by **PDH** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 3:24 pm

If you like Watchmen you should check out Moore's other big works, especially V For Vendetta and From Hell.

by **Benderbrau** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 3:35 pm

PDH wrote:If you like Watchmen you should check out Moore's other big works, especially V For Vendetta and From Hell.

or just rummage through his trash. Apparently there's all kinds of good shit in there.

by **fieldy snuts** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:36 pm

nietoperz wrote:Setting up a fake account is probably way easier than acquiring an actual, real IP address from another country.

Public proxy site makes it incredibly easier.

by **Narutimate89** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:40 pm

So I finally got Batman: Black Mirror...

I'll start reading it later on today...

by **nietoperz** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:43 pm

fieldy snuts wrote:
Public proxy site makes it incredibly easier.

Proxies tend to mask as opposed to actually creating legitimate and location-specific addresses.

by **Victorian Squid** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:57 pm

Hi Zabardast!

We missed you!

by **Chesscub** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:00 pm

Starchild
Wandering Star
Rising Stars
Astro City

by **Victorian Squid** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:03 pm

Heh heh heh.

ZAB.

by **Cat-Scratch** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:06 pm

Benderbrau wrote:Because Supergirl is soooooooooo different. DC really is stuck in a rut.

She has boobs... big boobs there...

Anyway, if you go back and look at DC's post Crisis continuity, the 40s were Superman free and had heroes. It played out as mostly the same but with Green Lantern and The Flash as the biggest heroes and GL being the powerhouse. Robinson played on this in Golden Age.

DC AND Marvel are in a rut. IMO.