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Wasn't Frank shooting a guy for littering part of a story arc where he was being driven insane?
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Very true, and being drugged was a retcon they gave it in Circle of Blood. Anyhoo I find that letter sad and troubling more than funny. But, I do enjoy that we're talking about Punisher in several threads, it's a crossover! Always a fun topic. The Punishment Board. I gotta crack into those comics and share some takes.
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Joe Fisto posted:I wonder what ol Roger is up to these days. check the jan 6 indictment list
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Joe Fisto posted:I wonder what ol Roger is up to these days. Unless ol Roger got a revelation at some point, he likely died of heart failure at some point in the future. You can't hold all that anger inside and be healthy.
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Plus the letter is from 30 years ago. I like to think Roger who had a hard upbringing did end up alright, and opened some kind of pop up restaurant themed after Ninja Turtles. Pizza time. But yeah he may be dead. Hopefully... He lived. Getting reflective in here. This first Peanuts strip is considered the 14th best comic story of all time. (on War Rocket Ajax) https://warrocketwiki.com/Every_Story_Ever Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 17:14 on Oct 1, 2022 |
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Saoshyant posted:Wow, that's from 1991. Reads like something from the nu20's. I recently read someone complaining that X-Men was "too soap opera" these days and all I could think was "oh so unlike when Cyclops married his dead girlfriend's clone and then the girlfriend showed back up? In 1983?"
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Bruceski posted:I recently read someone complaining that X-Men was "too soap opera" these days and all I could think was "oh so unlike when Cyclops married his dead girlfriend's clone and then the girlfriend showed back up? In 1983?" Also fun when they complain about "going woke going broke" with "pointless minority characters", like when the X-Men did that in 1975 and it ended up being the most net profitable 180 on a property Marvel has ever made.
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Heavy Metal posted:Plus the letter is from 30 years ago. I like to think Roger who had a hard upbringing did end up alright, and opened some kind of pop up restaurant themed after Ninja Turtles. Pizza time. But yeah he may be dead. Hopefully... He lived. Getting reflective in here. That punchline still slaps, and what an exquisite windup.
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Bruceski posted:I recently read someone complaining that X-Men was "too soap opera" these days and all I could think was "oh so unlike when Cyclops married his dead girlfriend's clone and then the girlfriend showed back up? In 1983?" To be fair none of that was supposed to be how that played out.
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CharlestheHammer posted:To be fair none of that was supposed to be how that played out. Oh? I haven't heard that story. Anything interesting or just a different writer with a different idea?
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Bruceski posted:Oh? I haven't heard that story. Anything interesting or just a different writer with a different idea? when scott retired to alaska with madalyn and his new baby son that was supposed to be it for him as a regular character in x-men comics, he was to stay retired and maybe show up from time to time as a guest then bob layton showed up and was like "WHAT IF WE STARTED A NEW BOOK WITH THE ORIGINAL 5 X-MEN" and john byrne brought jean grey back to life in fantastic four so x-factor starts with scott getting a call at his home in alaska he shares with his wife and child that his ex-girlfriend he thought was dead is alive again so he drops everything and abandons them to go back to new york to join her bob layton left x-factor after 5 issues
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Though it did give us Inferno and inferno rules
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Even if they hadn't done X-Factor I would still call X-Men of that era incredibly soap opera esque.
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X Men was undeniably soap opera from the moment Chris Clairemont laid his hands on it.
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Heavy Metal posted:This first Peanuts strip is considered the 14th best comic story of all time. (on War Rocket Ajax) I don't know who War Rocket Ajax are but seeing The Great Outdoor Fight sandwiched between Watchmen and All Star Superman is delightful
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Alaois posted:when scott retired to alaska with madalyn and his new baby son that was supposed to be it for him as a regular character in x-men comics, he was to stay retired and maybe show up from time to time as a guest
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The protagonist of Skip & Loafer really is just a treasure 
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thetoughestbean posted:The protagonist of Skip & Loafer really is just a treasure The Fonz isekaid into a lady from Japan. I approve
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X-men is a soap opera I just find it funny he accidentally picked the one soap opera thing that wasn’t planned
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Darthemed posted:
I knew global warming was a hoax! It was that dick Superboy!
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NorgLyle posted:One of my favorite parts about early X-Factor was that, in order for their clever ruse of being mutant hunters to work, they (editorial, not the characters) needed Beast to not be blue and furry so they came up with a random cure for his blueness and furitude that, for some reason, also made him really really dumb. And everyone else on the team acts like this is just normal Hank stuff despite him being for all intents and purposes a completely new character and different person than any of them had ever known before. That is a totally fair assumption though.
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That rules, Nancy is wild stuff
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Darthemed posted:
Which reminds me, a few years ago they did a What If where Power Pack became the Punisher. Was that any good?
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Darthemed posted:
Here's what you are supposed to do. 
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If you've got a gun, you can just shoot the metal detector until it stops functioning. No need for fancy moves, and therefore no chance of anything going wrong.
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Greg Land was definitely tracing Timothy Olyphant in that last panel
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Endless Mike posted:Greg Land was definitely tracing Timothy Olyphant in that last panel Was thinking Paul walker.
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Superman: Space Age is a lot of fun. From last week's #2.   This one's pretty niche, but I appreciated it as I live here. From Hell is a Squared Circle.
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Brazilianpeanutwar posted:Was thinking Paul walker. Oh word that's definitely it. I'm wrong.
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Chinston Wurchill posted:
As someone who enjoys the idea of wrestling but hasn't been into it since Steve Austin was big, what's so bad about Edmonton?
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Phy posted:As someone who enjoys the idea of wrestling but hasn't been into it since Steve Austin was big, what's so bad about Edmonton? Chris Benoit was from there.
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Phy posted:As someone who enjoys the idea of wrestling but hasn't been into it since Steve Austin was big, what's so bad about Edmonton? It's not specific to wrestling, it's just looked at as not a great place to live or visit for a variety of reasons (small, kind of grimy, not a cultural centre, relatively remote, extremely cold in winter). I generally like it here! Push El Burrito posted:Chris Benoit was from there. So was Chip Zdarsky! (This story is set in the territory days pre-Benoit).
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NorgLyle posted:One of my favorite parts about early X-Factor was that, in order for their clever ruse of being mutant hunters to work, they (editorial, not the characters) needed Beast to not be blue and furry so they came up with a random cure for his blueness and furitude that, for some reason, also made him really really dumb. And everyone else on the team acts like this is just normal Hank stuff despite him being for all intents and purposes a completely new character and different person than any of them had ever known before. No, the cure didn't make him dumb. Almost a year and a half after losing the fur he barely survives their first fight with Pestilence, whose power reacts with his already messed up body/immune system to cause it. It took a further half dozen issues before he got to a dumb-as-bricks stage and within a year from there, he was cured and back to being smart and fuzzy again.
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Chinston Wurchill posted:It's not specific to wrestling, it's just looked at as not a great place to live or visit for a variety of reasons (small, kind of grimy, not a cultural centre, relatively remote, extremely cold in winter). Oh, gotcha. I'm from Calgary so I figured maybe there was yet another Battle of Alberta thing I wasn't aware of, what with Stampede Wrestling and the Harts. You guys definitely get the bigger concerts up there! Nobody likes playing the Saddledome.
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Phy posted:Oh, gotcha. I'm from Calgary so I figured maybe there was yet another Battle of Alberta thing I wasn't aware of, what with Stampede Wrestling and the Harts. Yeah, the new arena has been attractive for big touring bands - Calgary tends to get marginally more of the mid-level indie acts I'd like to see though. The Stampede days are over, but pro wrestling is alive and well (?) in Alberta!  And to stay on topic, here's a bit I enjoyed from last week's AXE Avengers:  
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