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jscolon2.0 posted:So you've never read Birds of Prey, I take it. What happens in Birds of Prey?
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Drifter posted:What happens in Birds of Prey? Oracle, aka Barbara Gordon and formerly Batgirl (till the New 52 changed things about), was disabled from the waist down as a result of DC making canon a Batman one-shot in which she was shot by the Joker. Gail Simone brought the character back to relevance by having it turn out, in order to make herself of use since she obviously couldn't go hopping about rooftops anymore, Barbara had dedicated herself to learning computer technologies inside and out, and as a result, had pretty much become the world's greatest hacker. Regularly through the series she had to deal with opponents who abused her lack of mobility against her (though as she points out, that doesn't render her entirely defenseless), and occasionally the emotional issues - that she's largely gotten past, but still crop up considering her usual kind of company - are commented on. There was also a sweet moment in a Batgirl/Batman and Robin issue where Dick Grayson (then Batman) got together a special harness to keep Barbara's legs together, so that, with his supervision, she could pull some acrobatics on a trapeze without worrying too much on losing control. Just have some fun and all.
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Apr 14, 2014 23:37
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Astro Nut posted:
Ahaha. I am aware of her history, but thanks for the rundown. She was a master of escrima so she was hardly helpless in a fight without her legs. Any difficulties in that regard was pure plot magic, the same way Batman gets captured.  She probably has some of the better examples of a physically disabled person, over the twenty years of her not being able to walk in comics. edit: Do you mean this harness  ?
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Apr 14, 2014 23:59
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Clayface has a pretty serious skin condition.
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Apr 15, 2014 00:02
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Hawkeye was deaf for a bit.
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Apr 15, 2014 00:04
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Deadpool lost an arm and a few legs for a bit. Wolverine was only a drop of blood for a while. That's gotta put a crimp in your quality of living.
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Apr 15, 2014 00:09
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Drifter posted:Wolverine was only a drop of blood for a while. That's gotta put a crimp in your quality of living. That's bullshit, How did Wolverine recover from this? It's like comic books can't be centered on reality whatsoever.
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Apr 15, 2014 00:27
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Ravane posted:That's bullshit, How did Wolverine recover from this? It's like comic books can't be centered on reality whatsoever. I forget the specifics but the X-Men were in some sort of space castle with this gem that gave whoever held it cosmic powers or some poo poo. So when the bug baddie tore wolverinein half a drop of blood hit the gem which supercharge his healing power and grew into a whole new body for him, then he used the gem's power to magically re-coat his new bones in adamantium. Seriously.
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Apr 15, 2014 00:31
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Ravane posted:That's bullshit, How did Wolverine recover from this? It's like comic books can't be centered on reality whatsoever. That actually has nothing to do with his mutant healing factor, that's just because he's Canadian. Socialized medicine, eh?
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WarLocke posted:I forget the specifics but the X-Men were in some sort of space castle with this gem that gave whoever held it cosmic powers or some poo poo. So when the bug baddie tore wolverinein half a drop of blood hit the gem which supercharge his healing power and grew into a whole new body for him, then he used the gem's power to magically re-coat his new bones in adamantium. Phylodox posted:That actually has nothing to do with his mutant healing factor, that's just because he's Canadian. I don't know what to make of the fact that the latter statement is easier to believe. 
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Apr 15, 2014 00:35
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What does any of this have to do with Arrow?
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Apr 15, 2014 00:48
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Whizbang posted:What does any of this have to do with Arrow? Because he believes in Social Programs. Health care would be at the top of his list of things to fix. And somebody has to pay for Oracle's wheelchair.
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Apr 15, 2014 00:49
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Also, Stephen Amell is Canadian, so...
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Apr 15, 2014 01:22
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Whizbang posted:What does any of this have to do with Arrow? Face it, we're in hiatus mode. Deadpool's finger is hovering over the gas button right now. Save us, Wednesday!
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Apr 15, 2014 01:33
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Warmachine posted:Face it, we're in hiatus mode. Deadpool's finger is hovering over the gas button right now. Save us, Wednesday! You guys know you don't have to post, right? Instead of making GBS threads up the thread with pointless BSS garbage, you can just not.
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Apr 15, 2014 04:54
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Whizbang posted:You guys know you don't have to post, right? Instead of making GBS threads up the thread with pointless BSS garbage, you can just not. 
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Apr 15, 2014 05:13
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Whizbang posted:What does any of this have to do with Arrow? The thread is in Hiatus mode. The society of our thread has collapsed, giving rise to anarchy and debauchery.
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Apr 15, 2014 05:17
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How much loving effort does it take to just skim/skip people's posts that you felt the need to complain twice about it rather than just going about your day? Oh no, people are talking about a thing I don't care about. Now everything's ruined!
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Apr 15, 2014 05:17
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Whizbang. You have failed this thread.
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Apr 15, 2014 05:30
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VDay posted:How much loving effort does it take to just skim/skip people's posts that you felt the need to complain twice about it rather than just going about your day? Oh no, people are talking about a thing I don't care about. Now everything's ruined! How much effort does it take to just follow the rules that were laid out by the moderators in the first place? Nobody ever solved a problem by ignoring it and hoping it went away.
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Apr 15, 2014 05:36
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The Lord Bude posted:How much effort does it take to just follow the rules that were laid out by the moderators in the first place? Nobody ever solved a problem by ignoring it and hoping it went away. I know I learned two things from this discussion: 1) How Wolverine got his adamantium (and presumably his groove) back, and 2) that you're a backseat moderatin' whiner. 
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Deadpool is going to be Malcolm Merlyn and earthquake machine us all. "YES! THEY DESERVE TO DIE! THE WAY THE THREAD DIED!"
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Ville Valo posted:I know I learned two things from this discussion: 1) How Wolverine got his adamantium (and presumably his groove) back, and 2) that you're a backseat moderatin' whiner. I enjoy the hiatus-driven comics derails. Comics chat in here tends to be a lot more fun than in the BSS threads, to be honest. There it seems like Arrow chat consists of someone mentioning how awesome it is and then someone else huffily replying that they heard it had ABS in it, ugh, how CW. Then people start fighting over which Hulk was worst Hulk. Again. Maybe that's the movie one. I am sure there is a similar recurring kerfuffle in the tv thread. So, how about Paul Blackthorne's movie? Anybody check it out?
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Apr 15, 2014 08:06
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Ville Valo posted:I know I learned two things from this discussion: 1) How Wolverine got his adamantium (and presumably his groove) back, and 2) that you're a backseat moderatin' whiner. I don't actually care either way, I just enjoy fomenting chaos and discord. The stew tastes better if you stir the pot every once in a while.
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Apr 15, 2014 08:12
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I don't know why it's so difficult to keep comic chat out of this thread. Just don't talk about it guys, it's not hard.
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Apr 15, 2014 08:12
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The Catie with the chin had a movie come out where she plays to her acting skills by being a robot soldier or something. I think it's in love too, and murderous. So for those of you who like to conflate being able to do a cartwheel and breakdance with acting, check it out. The Machine. Maybe you'll enjoy it.
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Apr 15, 2014 08:12
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Oi, stop pointing out Caity Lotz lack of acting prowess. She's a national treasure. 
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Rocksicles posted:Oi, stop pointing out Caity Lotz lack of acting prowess. She's a national treasure. You're right. She has all the onscreen charisma and emotive ability as a three hundred year old roll of parchment. But I saw that Vine where she danced a bit. So there's that, I guess.
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Drifter posted:The Catie with the chin had a movie come out where she plays to her acting skills by being a robot soldier or something. I think it's in love too, and murderous. I thought the Other Catie had the chin? Or did you mean the chin that doesn't look like a dorito? In which case it would be just a regular chin, making it 'a chin' and not 'the chin'.
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Apr 15, 2014 13:41
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She has a distinctive chin which makes her wearing just a domino all the more ridiculous.
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So I think Quentin said he didn't know who the arrow was for plausible deniability/for Ollie's sake. I mean he knows ollie is dating his daughter and all that and really, he's got to know.
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Apr 15, 2014 13:48
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Fuckin' chin chat. Stop male gazing at women's chins!
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Apr 15, 2014 14:01
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zoux posted:Fuckin' chin chat. Stop male gazing at women's chins! At least chin chat is relevant to the show.
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Apr 15, 2014 14:12
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Eyebrow chat! I think Paul Blackthorne has the best brows!
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Doesn't Arrow return tomorrow? We can surely gin up some speculation before then. As always... Moira and/or Blackthorne ain't making it through this season alive.
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edit: quote:Doesn't Arrow return tomorrow? We can surely chin up some speculation before then. The Lord Bude posted:I thought the Other Catie had the chin? Or did you mean the chin that doesn't look like a dorito? In which case it would be just a regular chin, making it 'a chin' and not 'the chin'. No. One Katie has a head that would get eaten by an unjust world were some super-villain dastard enough to douse her in powdered ranch dressing. Another Caity has a chin like the butt-cheeks of mighty Galactus, firm and bold. She is the herald of coming days. They are clearly an homage to the Dick Tracy characters, Chins and The Face. Drifter fucked around with this message at 15:38 on Apr 15, 2014 |
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Deadpool posted:I don't know why it's so difficult to keep comic chat out of this thread. Just don't talk about it guys, it's not hard. Yes it is. When something like Ferris Air or Kord Industries is mentioned are we just supposed to ignore it?
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Rhyno posted:Yes it is. When something like Ferris Air or Kord Industries is mentioned are we just supposed to ignore it? No. But that's obviously not what I was talking about. You're not stupid Rhyno, you know what I meant.
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Deadpool posted:No. But that's obviously not what I was talking about. You're not stupid Rhyno, you know what I meant. Those types of references lead to talking about where they come from man. This is a COMIC BOOK show. Saying we can't talk about the comics is ridiculous.
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Rhyno posted:Those types of references lead to talking about where they come from man. This is a COMIC BOOK show. Saying we can't talk about the comics is ridiculous. I've always said if it's something related to the show that's fine. But it often goes well beyond that and that's not fine. If you don't like it then go to BSS. There are people in this thread that don't give a poo poo about the comics. And comic chat just serves to drive them away. Talking about what a Ferris Air reference is, that's fine. Posts about Nightwing and Oracle and Wolverine and other poo poo that has nothing to do with the show is not. And if you can't see the difference in that I'm not sure what to tell you. Turning a Ferris Air reference into an opportunity to tell the entire history of Hal Jordan is not what you should do either. Just say it's a Green Lantern reference and leave it at that. There's no reason for Parallax to ever be mentioned because of a Ferris Air reference. X-O fucked around with this message at 18:53 on Apr 15, 2014 |
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