Cowman

Yeah, that's that whole Silver Age thing. Supes was always whipping out crazy stuff like that.

It's NOT a tumah!

Yeah, that's what I meant. I haven't read anything about it, so I don't know any details. Maybe they're going with a younger Wonder Woman; maybe even one that didn't grow up on Themyscira.

And don't get me wrong, I'm not ragging on the girl about her looks. She looks fine. DEFINITELY not "fugly". She's not what I'D picture as Wonder Woman, but then I've never thought Christian Bale looked like Batman.

I doubt I'll be too into this series given the tone they seem to be leaning toward, but I'm all for them giving it a try. If nothing else it'll at least get the Wonder Woman name back in the public eye, and if the more faithful comic book movies stay popular, we might get a good WW movie outta it.

96!



Wait, what were we talking about?

Are you kidding?


You HAVE to watch that ****!! Preferably with some movie-riffing friends and a couple beers in ya.

To me he'll always be Bertie Wooster.

And if he DID play Vimes, he could probably even keep his English accent.

Haven't gotten around to seeing those yet.

Difference is, Indy was more of a John McClane type of hero where as Jolie's Croft had more in common with bad Steven Seagal movies.

It doesn't seem that difficult, right?

Always made me wonder where they got the parody action-movie heroine they had Jolie playing.

Just for discussion:

In terms of the Tomb Raider movie, is there really a story for them to rehash?

I mean, I doubt they're going to use the storyline from the first movie, and the game's story wasn't really strong enough for a movie. Is the fact that the character has the same name and (maybe) history enough to decry is as 'unoriginal'?

Is an original story concept with an established character not good enough?

I'm actually asking, cause I too automatically sorta viewed it as a rehash; but then it occured to me to ask 'why'. If the only connection is that the main character is a millionaire adventurer named Lara Croft who hunts for historical treasures; can it really be labled as an unoriginal rehash of the previous movies?

I'm actually REALLY interested in the new game. It's also a bit of a reboot, following a younger Lara who's been stranded on a strange island. It sounds like the focus will be more on survival than straight up battles, with a less experienced character who's a little more "realistic".

More John McClane, less Arnold.

The movie reboot; eh, I'll have to see a trailer. I hated the first movie and never saw the second, so I'd actually be more receptive of a new Tomb Raider. I like the idea of a more actiony National Treasure angle to it.

100% agreed!!!!!

Jubilee's been potential cannon fodder for years now. She's one of those characters who've been in limbo long enough to be dispensable, but is still popular enough to garner some cheap shock value.

And if she's alreay on the short list for the chop; why not at least get some stories with her before hand?

She only had some cameos here and there for quite awhile.

At the moment she's mainly only in the 'Wolverine/Jubilee' mini-series. I've seen her in the background of one of the other X-Men books, but only as an extra. Someone at Marvel hinted that she'll be coming back into the spotlight soon, but you always have to take that kinda stuff with a grain of salt.

The mini-series is only two issues in so far, but I'm really digging it. The writer's really nailing the Logan/Jubilee dynamic which not many people seem to be able to do nowadays.

Initially, yes.

However, after 'Second Coming' Cyclops disbanded the group, feeling he'd gone too far and looking to get back to Xavier's dream.

Wolverine and Angel disagreed and formed their own team on the sly. So now only they know about their little murder club.

Fixed!

And the answer, of course, is "she can't be any more awesome".

So far it doesn't look like Hope is Jean. Though there are many hints at a connection to the Phoenix. There was also speculation that the Scarlet Witch might have something to do with her as well. Nothing definite.

Psylocke and Angel DO seem to be back together, though Warren's angsting a bit over his newly returned Archangel persona.


Other important things to note:

Magneto has joined the X-Men.

The X-Men now live on their own island by San Francisco called Utopia.

Wolverine and Angel formed a "lethal force" group and kept it secret from everyone else.

Jubilee is a vampire.



P.S.
There's also rumors that the X-Men are going to split into two different camps, with Cyclops heading the group upholding Xavier's ideals and Wolverine leading the other group who will lean more towards Magneto's way of thinking.

Still just rumor, but something to think about.

Oh, I read that 'What If..." before. It ends with Mermaid-Batman battling a sentient bulldozer for the presidency.

For some reason this conversation suddenly strikes me as really creepy. Like, 'pervy-creepy'.

*yawn*

Generic, safe, forgettable.

Nella's got gumption!

Was it the black, or the sass?!

Doesn't excuse lame plot devices.

Except that now Hal Jordan and Barry Allan ARE back as Green Lantern and Flash.


Also, Hal Jordan's death may have been MEANT to signal the end of an era, but ended up being more of a signal to the beginning of nerd rage.


There are a VERY small number of comic book deaths to which I'll say, "yeah, that works and had a reason to it". And only about 1% of THAT number I would say, "that character should never come back".

I know everyone says that if I know the characters can't die, then there's no emotional investment in the story. I have NEVER agreed with that. There are plenty of ways to have drama and character development in a story without resorting to something as easy as killing someone.

I'm in the minority in that I WANT to know that my favorite characters will have won by the end of the story. It's the journey to get to that ending that I'm interested in. HOW they win and WHAT they have to do to win.

I know that those stories are harder to write and it's easier to kill or mutilate somebody so that everyone can be all angsty about it, but that just doesn't interest me.

Y'know who I liked. Red Arrow and his kid. I liked that there was a hero who was actually raising a child while being a hero instead of having some plot conveinence to get rid of the kid. Plus, they were cute together.

But nope. We can't have that, so let's get to the death and dismemberment! DRAMA!!

Same deal with Ralph and Sue Dibney. I fell in love with those two in 'Formerly Known as the Justice League' series. I was like, "these guys are awesome". A couple in comics with a stable relationship filled with plenty of love and snark.

Oops, sorry. Looks like they're dead too. Now go watch us completely destroy Mary Marvel!! DRAMA-GASM!!!!

Guh. Makes me wanna chug some drain cleaner.