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uber_stoat posted:i've always heard that fake blood stuff is really sticky and disgusting but i think it would be a fun Life Experience to get doused in that poo poo just the one time so you can take a picture like that. I used to work at one of the biggest haunted attractions in the country for years and the Hollywood make up takes so long to do but genuinely upsetting drunk people on the trolley/subway ride home was totally worth it.
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Gynovore posted:Homelander isn't a Nazi, but he's not exactly anti-Nazi either. If the ending hadn't happened, he might well have gone along with Storefront because 1) Nookie 2) He hates everyone, why not just run with it? Owlbear Camus posted:Homelander's relationship with Stormfront is honestly not a bad metaphor for America's relationship with The Fash at all. Most Nazis aren't people out actively hunting down minorities, the most insidious Nazi is the one who goes "oh, she just said that white people are being threatened and they need to destroy the untermenschen to ensure the future of the aryan race? can't see how any of that concerns me" and just go on with life. Homelander could have decided being a Nazi was wrong and outed Storefront or even killed her, but he didn't care, since none of that affected him. Merica
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Oct 22, 2020 22:49
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Alan Moore's Miracleman is a good Superman gone nuts story with Kid Miracleman. Also has an interesting jumping off point to explain the original series.
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Oct 22, 2020 22:58
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Zwabu posted:Does the source material for The Boys reach a conclusion? Or is it still an ongoing series? It ends with Butcher becoming a terrorist after Homelander dies. He steals some kinda gas that kills supes and is willing to sacrifice millions of people to get the remaining supes that are alive. He kills MM, Frenchie, and The Female for getting in his way. Hughie confronts him on the top of the Empire State Building and they both fall a few stories with Butcher breaking his neck and Hughie getting impaled on the leg. Hughie finishes Butcher off and goes on to be happy with Annie
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Oct 22, 2020 22:59
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No the most insidious Nazi was hitler since he killed millions of people.
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Oct 22, 2020 23:00
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Romes128 posted:It ends with Butcher becoming a terrorist after Homelander dies. He steals some kinda gas that kills supes and is willing to sacrifice millions of people to get the remaining supes that are alive. He kills MM, Frenchie, and The Female for getting in his way. Hughie confronts him on the top of the Empire State Building and they both fall a few stories with Butcher breaking his neck and Hughie getting impaled on the leg. Hughie finishes Butcher off and goes on to be happy with Annie Somehow getting his leg impaled on the downward-facing spikes on top of the fence was somehow the thing that made me go “oh come the gently caress on” the hardest. Didn’t even have it snapped off or anything, just... I guess he bounced? 
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Oct 22, 2020 23:11
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The porn parody Homelander should have been called Bonelander instead of Homebanger
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Oct 23, 2020 00:08
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There's already a real porn star named Bonelander. Edit: Go on....Google it. Solice Kirsk fucked around with this message at 00:25 on Oct 23, 2020 |
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Oct 23, 2020 00:14
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Romes128 posted:It ends with Butcher becoming a terrorist after Homelander dies. He steals some kinda gas that kills supes and is willing to sacrifice millions of people to get the remaining supes that are alive. He kills MM, Frenchie, and The Female for getting in his way. Hughie confronts him on the top of the Empire State Building and they both fall a few stories with Butcher breaking his neck and Hughie getting impaled on the leg. Hughie finishes Butcher off and goes on to be happy with Annie Unless I misread the ending wildly Butcher also implies that he knows in some corner of his head that what he's doing is wrong, and wants Hughie to stop him from committing super-genocide (like his brother would). Right when Hughie loses his remaining lead on where to find him, Butcher calls in a terrorist threat at the Empire State Building to lure him up, and is genuinely surprised when Hughie makes a lunge for him instead of talking him down. He could have let Hughie (who would have died from the bomb-V detonation anyways) fall and carried out the plan. If you have a high tolerance for Garth Ennis' edgelord comedy, I would absolutely recommend checking out the series. It's 72 issues long (+ a few miniseries) broken up into story arcs. Excellent writing, characters are generally great (the frenglish gets a bit much though), the majority of the comic is spent developing Butcher and Hughie in a pretty fascinating way. On the Ennis scale of "Preacher" to "Crossed", it's much closer to Preacher. Neurolimal fucked around with this message at 01:46 on Oct 23, 2020 |
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Oct 23, 2020 01:44
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Groovelord Neato posted:Alan Moore's Miracleman is a good Superman gone nuts story with Kid Miracleman. Also has an interesting jumping off point to explain the original series. I've been meaning to mention Miracleman. Alan Moore did that series roughly at the same time he did V For Vendetta, and the two comics were the left hook/right cross to set comics fans up for the uppercut that was Watchmen (with his Swamp Thing run as the fancy moves to set up the finisher). Miracleman was his first attempt, one of the first attempts, to bring superheroes into the real world. And unless you lived in London c.1984 (the Kid Miracleman thing) your world ended up better in that timeline. It's a sad, but visionary, tale of what happens when miracles walk the Earth and normal people have to deal with them. It's highly recommended, it's my favorite Moore project, edging V for Vendetta and Watchmen out by a narrow margin.
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Oct 23, 2020 01:59
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Owlbear Camus posted:The Plutonian's inciting incident for Yet Another Superman Expy to flip his lid is pretty good, too. Waid's story pitch for the series was great. "Imagine how, if Superman was real, just how flooded YouTube would be with videos of him. Now imagine if he stopped one day to read the comments section of those videos." Shame Waid whiffed the ending so hard. I think The Boys actually finished on a better note. The companion series, Incorruptible, had much better quality throughout.
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Oct 23, 2020 04:51
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Superman wouldn't be affected by negative comments in the least. Dude is an absolute moral exemplar. The world would unironically be a better place if we tried to follow his example.
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Oct 23, 2020 05:06
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Macdeo Lurjtux posted:Shame Waid whiffed the ending so hard. And yeah, the whole but about Plutonian having his essence spread throughout reality and becoming the inspiration for Superman was a bit eye-rolling, if meant in the right way.
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Oct 23, 2020 05:06
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Macdeo Lurjtux posted:Waid's story pitch for the series was great. "Imagine how, if Superman was real, just how flooded YouTube would be with videos of him. Now imagine if he stopped one day to read the comments section of those videos." Not art quality, the first penciller was loving dire. Tbh Irredeemable doesn't have great art either but that's non-Image indie comics for you Gaius Marius posted:Superman wouldn't be affected by negative comments in the least. Dude is an absolute moral exemplar. The world would unironically be a better place if we tried to follow his example. It relates somewhat to what’s going on with Homelander because like him, Plutonian had a broken childhood. So the question the book asks, and I guess the show too, is what makes the all powerful Superman be a good guy? Waid would probably say “being raised by decent people” which is also what Becca believes - and is willing to abandon her husband and life to prevent another Homelander zoux fucked around with this message at 05:16 on Oct 23, 2020 |
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Oct 23, 2020 05:10
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superman is good because ww2 america needed him to be good
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Oct 23, 2020 05:36
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The Klowner posted:superman is good because ww2 america needed him to be good This is the kind of low iq poo poo I expect in dnd. Stop thinking everything is part of the culture war. Superman is a good person because he cares for his fellow man, takes joy in them succeeding, and never lets the chance of failure dissuade him from doing the right thing. Try being more like him. You'll like the results.
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Oct 23, 2020 05:46
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zoux posted:Not art quality, the first penciller was loving dire. Tbh Irredeemable doesn't have great art either but that's non-Image indie comics for you Actually, maybe give Incorruptible a pass too. I had forgotten about Jailbait and the main characters stance of "We can't have sex anymore because I'm a good guy now. But you turn 18 next month so. ...."
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Oct 23, 2020 05:50
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Gaius Marius posted:This is the kind of low iq poo poo I expect in dnd. Stop thinking everything is part of the culture war. Superman is a good person because he cares for his fellow man, takes joy in them succeeding, and never lets the chance of failure dissuade him from doing the right thing. Try being more like him. You'll like the results. lol
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Oct 23, 2020 05:54
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Gaius Marius posted:This is the kind of low iq poo poo I expect in dnd. Stop thinking everything is part of the culture war. Superman is a good person because he cares for his fellow man, takes joy in them succeeding, and never lets the chance of failure dissuade him from doing the right thing. Try being more like him. You'll like the results. *Tries to tell other people to be good and care for other men* *also uses the phrase "low iq poo poo" for a statement they disagree with*
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Oct 23, 2020 06:04
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socialsecurity posted:*Tries to tell other people to be good and care for other men* Do you have a better description for dnd. Bro you ever read that poo poo
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Oct 23, 2020 06:05
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Gaius Marius posted:Do you have a better description for dnd. Bro you ever read that poo poo Superman wouldn't
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Oct 23, 2020 06:09
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The Klowner posted:Superman wouldn't I cannot argue with you there. He'd be too busy making a difference instead of trying to be top of the cool kids club.
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Oct 23, 2020 06:11
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Gaius Marius posted:I cannot argue with you there. He'd be too busy making a difference instead of trying to be top of the cool kids club. Normally I wouldn't care about your needling but the absurdity of the irony here is boggling my mind. I made a low effort post about my opinion and you ad hominem'd down my throat. What's your problem?
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Oct 23, 2020 06:19
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The Klowner posted:Normally I wouldn't care about your needling but the absurdity of the irony here is boggling my mind. I made a low effort post about my opinion and you ad hominem'd down my throat. What's your problem? Nevermind
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Oct 23, 2020 06:22
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I am Reverend posted:The porn parody Homelander should have been called Bonelander instead of Homebanger It was kinda fast so I wasn't sure about it, but was The Deep's porn parody starred in by the actual Deep?
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Oct 23, 2020 06:43
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Neurolimal posted:Unless I misread the ending wildly Butcher also implies that he knows in some corner of his head that what he's doing is wrong, and wants Hughie to stop him from committing super-genocide (like his brother would). Right when Hughie loses his remaining lead on where to find him, Butcher calls in a terrorist threat at the Empire State Building to lure him up, and is genuinely surprised when Hughie makes a lunge for him instead of talking him down. He could have let Hughie (who would have died from the bomb-V detonation anyways) fall and carried out the plan. Kinda like that. Butcher gets some plot-device gizmo that will kill anyone with V in their system, and plans to use it. The boys point out that this will also kill tens of thousands of non-supes with traces of V, but Butcher decides to do it anyway because he just hates supes so gosh darn much. He kills MM and Frenchie, then Hughie tries to stop him, and Butcher says "I could kill you on the spot but you're such a nice person" or something, then they have a really dumb fight, then spend an entire issue after being mortally wounded telling Hughie what a super nice person he is. It's really the weakest point of the series.
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Oct 23, 2020 07:11
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Astroman posted:It was kinda fast so I wasn't sure about it, but was The Deep's porn parody starred in by the actual Deep? If you pause during that scene the Amazon X-Ray talks about how The Deep wanted to but Vought wouldn’t let him.
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Gaius Marius posted:This is the kind of low iq poo poo I expect in dnd. Stop thinking everything is part of the culture war. Superman is a good person because he cares for his fellow man, takes joy in them succeeding, and never lets the chance of failure dissuade him from doing the right thing. Try being more like him. You'll like the results. The Boys Season 2: Sensitive About Superman
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Oct 23, 2020 07:41
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Superman is a good person because he was raised by good people.
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Oct 23, 2020 10:24
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The Klowner posted:superman is good because ww2 america needed him to be good Superman predates World War 2.
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Oct 23, 2020 11:12
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Jedit posted:Superman predates World War 2. This reminded me that one of the vignettes in the original '38 Action Comics #1 of Superman owning evildoers had a conspiratorial isolationist angle. 
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Oct 23, 2020 13:56
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Karen Fukuhara is doing Q&As with a few of her co-stars, evidently Black Noir having a nut allergy is a real thing Karl Urban came up with on behalf of the actor playing him having a lethal nut allergy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyA5PNJFKoQ
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Oct 23, 2020 14:38
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Since people are never getting tired of superheroes it`s good to see new takes on them now and again. I have said it before but a superman mini-series set in 1938 has the potential to be really dope. Even better if it`s in 1931-34 the worst years of the depression.
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Oct 23, 2020 15:50
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Baudolino posted:Since people are never getting tired of superheroes it`s good to see new takes on them now and again. There just needs to be more Great Depression period pieces in general.
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Oct 23, 2020 15:55
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Guess who just got back today? Them wild-eyed boys that'd been away Haven't changed, hadn't much to say But man, I still think them cats are crazy They were askin' if you were around How you was, where you could be found Told them you were livin' downtown Drivin' all the old men crazy The boys are back in town The boys are back in town I said, the boys are back in town The boys are back in town The boys are back in town The boys are back in town The boys are back in town The boys are back in town You know that chick that used to dance a lot? Every night, she'd be on the floor, shakin' what she's got Man, when I tell ya she was cool, she was red hot I mean she was steamin' And that time over at Johnny's place Well, this chick got up and she slapped Johnny's face Man, we just fell about the place If that chick don't wanna know, forget her The boys are back in town The boys are back in town I said, the boys are back in town The boys are back in town The boys are back in town The boys are back in town The boys are back in town The boys are back in town Spread the word around... Guess who's back in town! You spread the word around! Friday night they'll be dressed to kill Down at Dino's bar and grill The drink will flow, and blood will spill And if the boys wanna fight, you better let 'em That jukebox in the corner blasting out my favourite song The nights are gettin' warmer, it won't be long Won't be long 'til summer comes Now that the boys are here again The boys are back in town The boys are back in town The boys are back in town The boys are back in town The boys are back in town The boys are back in town (Spread the word around) The boys are back in town The boys are back in town (The boys are back, the boys are back) The boys are back in town again They're hangin' down at Dino's The boys are back in town again!
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Oct 23, 2020 18:36
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Gaius Marius posted:I cannot argue with you there. He'd be too busy making a difference instead of trying to be top of the cool kids club. Do you think Superman would mockingly call it the cool kids club, or just approve of the people who mock it? 
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Oct 23, 2020 19:06
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If I were Superman I'd do nothing but covertly undo all the progress made on construction projects in the middle of the night. Workers just show up the next day confused as hell when all the concrete they poured has vanished and in its place is nothing but a befuddled looking teddy bear with a single half inflated balloon.
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Oct 23, 2020 20:18
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Solice Kirsk posted:If I were Superman I'd do nothing but covertly undo all the progress made on construction projects in the middle of the night. Workers just show up the next day confused as hell when all the concrete they poured has vanished and in its place is nothing but a befuddled looking teddy bear with a single half inflated balloon. Whoa. Step aside, Stormfront, I've found the most evil supe
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Oct 23, 2020 20:25
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Owlbear Camus posted:The Plutonian's inciting incident for Yet Another Superman Expy to flip his lid is pretty good, too. If I remember correctly, that was part of what put him under such stress but it wasn't what caused him to snap. He snapped months later when his sidekick found out he was responsible for the deaths of thousands of children by accidentally unleashing an alien virus. When he realised the one person who really, genuinely idealized him would never look at him the same way again he went nuts, lobotomized him and trashed the entire city. Oh and just to add to the tragedy: He only gave the alien virus to the researcher who unleashed it because the guy wouldn't stop hounding him online and in the media, calling him selfish for hoarding all this alien tech. And he tried to take every precaution including giving the guy an SOS signal only he could hear, if he hadn't happened to be spending ten minutes on the moon at the exact time the virus got out. The first ten minutes he'd ever spent away from the constant cries of people in need of help he couldn't shut out. I mean OK, it's not terribly realistic in the coincidences. But it does a better of trying to explain why he snapped than most "Superman turns evil" stories.
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jabby posted:If I remember correctly, that was part of what put him under such stress but it wasn't what caused him to snap. Crap like a dude whinging that his Yachtboat was dinged up a bit when Plutonian save him That's why I think the whole reveal that his mom was psychologically imbalanced takes a lot of bite out of the situation.
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