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If the Defenders shows don't have a crossover pure goof 70s time-travel episode that's nothing but riffs on their roots then someone at Marvel needs to be fired.
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Prison Warden posted:It isn't just asian characters, in comics if you are from the mysterious foreign land of not-America you, maybe 90% of the time have to get powers that are themed around where you come from. T'challa is a Panther guy because he is from Africa. Dust has desert powers, Banshee is.. well... a banshee, Mother of Champions's power is that she gives birth a lot because, hey guys there are a lot of people in China! It's just what happens. But for some reason the American heroes aren't the mighty Buick-Man, Cheeseburger boy, Rich Man (okay a lot are this guy) and Eagle Lad. Or hell, Canadian super heroes! We've got what, Wolverine, Sasquatch, Snowbird, and Puck? Yay, defending the True North, Strong and Free! 
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Feb 3, 2014 09:18
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You forgot Northstar, Shaman, Aurora and Major Mapleleaf (1 & 2)
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Feb 3, 2014 09:28
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mind the walrus posted:If the Defenders shows don't have a crossover pure goof 70s time-travel episode that's nothing but riffs on their roots then someone at Marvel needs to be fired. I really hope the Netflix series are better than Agents of SHIELD.
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Feb 3, 2014 09:44
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When they're in the basement there's nowhere to go but up. I'm guessing that being out from under the thumb of ABC/Disney and using established character baskets is going to give the creative team a lot more to work with from the get-go.
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Feb 3, 2014 10:12
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Metropolis reporter loses life, pants. Superman rescue falls short. 
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Feb 3, 2014 10:12
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mind the walrus posted:I actually love Whedon. I went out of my way to see Much Ado, just finished a rewatch of Angel Season 5 this week, and watched Cabin in the Woods for like the fifth time on a whim last night. If anything I'm too much of a fan. Isn't Abigail Brand almost exactly Zoe Culloden with a green theme instead of yellow? I had to look that one up because I was sure they were the same character.
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Feb 3, 2014 12:54
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I don't know who that is.
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Feb 3, 2014 13:27
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Ein posted:Isn't Abigail Brand almost exactly Zoe Culloden with a green theme instead of yellow? I had to look that one up because I was sure they were the same character. Except for their preference of coloured glasses and alien tech I can't see many similarities between them that would lead to that confusion.
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Feb 3, 2014 13:29
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Decius posted:Except for their preference of coloured glasses and alien tech I can't see many similarities between them that would lead to that confusion. Abigail is also more of the "hard-rear end with a heart of gold" type, whereas Zoe is more "Do job properly under all circumstances because it's all I know" type.
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Feb 3, 2014 14:28
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I don't think anyone's mentioned  Superior Foes of Spiderman #1 edit: how did I mix those two up  Captain Boomerang is DC!
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Feb 3, 2014 15:56
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Whoah there buddy, don't you go mixing up Captain Boomerang with that upstart Boomerang. They're two completely different characters. One's a captain!
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Feb 3, 2014 16:06
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Yeah, there's only one Captain Boomerang in my heart. Suicide Squad 41 Same issue Batman and explosives. 
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Feb 3, 2014 16:19
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Ghostlight posted:T'Challa is still based around a simple germ of "what is an iconic thing from <<countryoforigin>>?" rather than the huge wealth of individuality that seems to be exhibited in American-based heroes, regardless of the name-coincidence of two things using the same iconic animal. Hate to be a nit-picker, but that's from What If, Volume 2, #34, not 32. What If #34 was an all out humor issue which included gems like these:  Lets see Bendis write MK like this!  I'd pay good money for Luke Cage, Warrior of Asgard For Hire!  So much goodness stuffed into this one. Daredevil throwing darts, Wanda knitting a Vision onesie, Thor reduced to using a paddle.. All of the above from What If Vol. 2 #34, wish it would show up on Comixology.
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Feb 3, 2014 17:49
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Ein posted:Isn't Abigail Brand almost exactly Zoe Culloden with a green theme instead of yellow? I had to look that one up because I was sure they were the same character. I had to look her up because it seems like LL&L is at most a relic of 90s Wolverine and very early Deadpool, and while I see some similarities I wouldn't be able to tell you if Brand is a rip-off of her. That said SWORD as a concept and Brand's romance with Beast do make her enough of a worthwhile contribution to the X-Canon on her own, even if her character is very possibly a xerox of a forgotten relic of the Dark Age.
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Feb 3, 2014 18:04
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Binary Badger posted:
"Want to watch CNN re-runs of the smoldering crater that was once New York City?" "I don't know, any Morlock fights promised?"
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Feb 3, 2014 18:09
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ghosthorse posted:I don't think anyone's mentioned He should be glad he wasn't named Drop Bear or something.  Source Nextwave.
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Feb 3, 2014 18:45
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chami posted:He should be glad he wasn't named Drop Bear or something. It's the *sob* that does it for me.
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Feb 3, 2014 18:55
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Ghostlight posted:You forgot Northstar, Shaman, Aurora and Major Mapleleaf (1 & 2) Deadpool breaks that mold a bit.
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Feb 3, 2014 19:12
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Err, as far as I can tell from quick research Deadpool was just part of the Weapon X program, not necessarily Canadian by birth. According to the Marvel Universe Wiki it says Deadpool was in brief military service, I imagine he'd have to be a citizen to do that, anyone know more?
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Feb 3, 2014 19:24
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mind the walrus posted:Err, as far as I can tell from quick research Deadpool was just part of the Weapon X program, not necessarily Canadian by birth. According to the Marvel Universe Wiki it says Deadpool was in brief military service, I imagine he'd have to be a citizen to do that, anyone know more?
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Feb 3, 2014 19:26
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redbackground posted:Deadpool's from Ohio, IIRC. No, in the recent arc he says he's relieved to not be from Ohio.
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Feb 3, 2014 19:30
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Bloody Holly posted:Deadpool breaks that mold a bit. "Funny guy who makes it big in the States and doesn't bring up being Canadian much" is absolutely a Canadian thing.
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Feb 3, 2014 19:34
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Rhyno posted:No, in the recent arc he says he's relieved to not be from Ohio.
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Feb 3, 2014 19:46
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redbackground posted:After some quick internetting, it looks like at one point he was from Bexley, OH (acc. to the Deadpool wiki) and grew up in Ill., buuut I don't know where this showed up originally. I get the impression it was from Cable & Deadpool. In "the Good, the Bad and the Ugly" Deadpool confronts one of the men who destroyed his life and discovers that he's been mixing his own memories with Deadpool's over the years. This is why Wade thought he was from Ohio at one point.
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Feb 3, 2014 19:57
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Yeah as far as I can tell Deadpool's actually country/location of origin is still a complete unknown, and irrelevant to almost everything about him since the character that exists was basically born in Weapon X.
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Feb 3, 2014 19:58
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Rhyno posted:In "the Good, the Bad and the Ugly" Deadpool confronts one of the men who destroyed his life and discovers that he's been mixing his own memories with Deadpool's over the years. This is why Wade thought he was from Ohio at one point. I uh, still need to read that arc.  Wait, are you talking about Killebrew (didn't he die?), or another man who destroyed his life? (it's DP, certainly possible!) redbackground fucked around with this message at 20:12 on Feb 3, 2014 |
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Feb 3, 2014 20:02
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Another. Turns out there were a lot of dudes ruining lives at Weapon X, and some of them didn't let that shutting down stop them.
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Phy posted:"Funny guy who makes it big in the States and doesn't bring up being Canadian much" is absolutely a Canadian thing. Like Ted Cruz.  (Yes, I know how it works; I'm making a joke)
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Feb 3, 2014 20:18
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Lars Blitzer posted:Or hell, Canadian super heroes! We've got what, Wolverine, Sasquatch, Snowbird, and Puck? Yay, defending the True North, Strong and Free!  I only just now figured out "Puck" -- the few times I've seen the character, I've spent most of my time trying to figure out what he had to do with A Midsummer Night's Dream. At least I'm probably not going to feel dumber than this today.
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Feb 3, 2014 20:34
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redbackground posted:Innnnnteresting. drat it man! I didn't mean to spoil it for you! But as stated, there are other dudes loving poo poo up for Weapon X subjects.
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Feb 3, 2014 20:42
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This seems like a good time to ask and honestly it's probably easier to find out through you guys than trying to dig up the information in half-edited wikis, but how did X-writers reconcile the whole Weapon-Plus idea from Morrison's X-Men with the Weapon X of the past? Like why was Weapon X such a big deal while every other Weapon-Plus seems to be a "one and done" kind of deal (outside of the obvious "Weapon-Plus was a retcon" answer)?
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mind the walrus posted:This seems like a good time to ask and honestly it's probably easier to find out through you guys than trying to dig up the information in half-edited wikis, but how did X-writers reconcile the whole Weapon-Plus idea from Morrison's X-Men with the Weapon X of the past? Like why was Weapon X such a big deal while every other Weapon-Plus seems to be a "one and done" kind of deal (outside of the obvious "Weapon-Plus was a retcon" answer)? Its usually people involved with that one that keep on bringing it back.
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Rhyno posted:drat it man! I didn't mean to spoil it for you!
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Vengeance of Pandas posted:Yeah, there's only one Captain Boomerang in my heart. poo poo dude, I'd join a Cyberchurch.
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Binary Badger posted:Hate to be a nit-picker, but that's from What If, Volume 2, #34, not 32. ibid: 
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bobkatt013 posted:Its usually people involved with that one that keep on bringing it back. Makes sense. Thanks. Now to post some honest to god funny stuff, although this is less of a "ha ha" funny and more of a dry humor. I also fully expect someone to jump in and whine because they don't like seeing their favorite villain humiliated (in a way that is totally deserved in my humble opinion). Context-- Adventures of Superman 40 and 41, written by Chronicle writer (and son of John Landis) Max Landis, who also did this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PlwDbSYicM Superman and the Joker meet for the very first time:        And the aftermath: 
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Feb 3, 2014 21:24
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I love the use of all those old jokers.
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mind the walrus posted:This seems like a good time to ask and honestly it's probably easier to find out through you guys than trying to dig up the information in half-edited wikis, but how did X-writers reconcile the whole Weapon-Plus idea from Morrison's X-Men with the Weapon X of the past? Like why was Weapon X such a big deal while every other Weapon-Plus seems to be a "one and done" kind of deal (outside of the obvious "Weapon-Plus was a retcon" answer)? IIRC the explantion was basically Weapon X became such a big deal because they broke off from the Weapon-Plus program and started doing their own thing.
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mind the walrus posted:Makes sense. Thanks. Now to post some honest to god funny stuff, although this is less of a "ha ha" funny and more of a dry humor. I also fully expect someone to jump in and whine because they don't like seeing their favorite villain humiliated (in a way that is totally deserved in my humble opinion). I know Max Landis is a huge rear end in a top hat, but this really sums up pretty much all my problems with The Joker and Batman.
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