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  1. Dark One
    Oh yes, you might also want to look up our wayward comic writer's book, Common Grounds. It seems as though Troy has been et by the trapdoor alligators up in Canadia-land.
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    Remember this guy?


    He also plays the voice for this guy.
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tymers_Realm View Post
    DKR isn't a bad read. Taken as a stand-alone project, it's entertaining. But taken in overall context w/a number of Miller's works after that, I think you can see just how crazy Frank was going to get.

    Thank you for the time...
    DKR & the sequel are two of the worst purchases I've ever made.

    I can't recall anything of Frank Miller's that I actually like. There may be stuff but I'm just not remembering his name being attached to it. The only thing of Moore's that I've liked is The Killing Joke.
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    Originally Posted by Clave_Dark_5 View Post
    Agreed, once you've read this you're going to be sorely disappointed by other superhero comics, for the most part. You never want to start with top quality!!

    Yes, that is sarcasm.
    No, you don't want to start with overrated nonsense, IMO. The same goes for Dark Knight Returns.
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    If I had to guess, I'd take a look at Dominatrix for much the same reasons that I looked at DeVore. Her "parties" are regarded as rather extreme, and in the pre-GR content, her personal faction consisted of male *and* female models using the rather gimp-suit like Eidolon models modified slightly.
    Well...there was that bit of text in her bio a while back that hinted at...happenings...with Tyrant.

    I think the devs want us to forget that she "served Tyrant in all ways" (iirc the wording).
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    Originally Posted by Agent White View Post
    Start with a gateway comic. Like Watchmen. Or Sam and Max.
    I would disagree. Avoid Watchmen. That is not a starter by any means.

    Walking Dead, Empowered, or Y: The Last Man are starters.
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    Rather than start with the individual comics, start with the Trade Paperbacks. They are collected story arcs and can be had for cheaper, usually, than buying the individual titles.

    Foamy has a nice thread here about TPBs. I suggest you check it out and find something you may be interested in.

    DC recently rebooted their continuity through an event called Flashpoint. That may be a place to start to bring you up to speed on the current setting. Most of their New 52 is only about 8 issues or so in, so a decent place to start with. If you want the stuff in the last 20-30 years, Crisis on Infinite Earths was the rebooting point for the DC-verse from mid-80's to Flashpoint.
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    Isn't that pretty much the standard Funi dub cast? At least the first four anyways.
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    Sanctuary RIP

    POST-ACTION

    A shame. It had a good premise, but the last couple seasons haven't wowed me. I've got the last 10 episodes of the last season sitting on the DVR and still haven't gotten around to watching them.
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    Originally Posted by Ironblade View Post
    Right. They tore their way out of the tent and ran off in various directions. Happens all the time.
    They neglect to mention that the diet of all the hikers consisted of baked beans.
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    It depends upon what you are thinking for DW, in terms of censoring.

    Boobs/cussing? Ya, that'll get the axe or bleeped. Maybe Tenchi Muyo-esque bikinis getting stuck in.

    Violence? Probably not. Look at all the blood and violence that have been in FMA and Bleach. Ropes of intestines hanging out may get the chop, but up to that point, I'd say it probably won't be censored.

    I've not seen the series, so I can't say.
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    Originally Posted by Tenzhi View Post
    Didn't she fall in love with her superhorse/centaur?
    She had a bit of a fling, iirc, with Captain Boomerang Jr and I think Powerboy in her comic prior to the reboot. Could totally be misremembering though.

    I'm guessing Catwoman, Nightwing, or Wonder Woman.
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    Now, what were people saying about the lineup?

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    DC Nation short...meh. Wasn't paying attention. Moar Super BFFs, Teen Titans, and Animal Man plzkthx.

    Wally and Artemis shacking up. Nice to see what happened to her and to find out she isn't a baddie after all.

    I do think they need some changes to the artwork though. Wally, Guardian, and Roy could've been clones for all that they looked alike.
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    Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU View Post
    A much less scary X-File, but it happened yesterday:

    Not usually found in Britain
    Huh...

    I woulda said, "Food that isn't boiled til the flavor is gone", but what do I know?

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    Besides, he's a VP. It's not like he has a whole lot to do. I imagine the ceiling in his office was full of pencils.
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    Please remember that [as] has not officially announced the lineup. That's just the TV Guide listing. It is entirely possible (and I dare say probable) that the actual lineup will be different.
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    Originally Posted by Oliin View Post
    Yup. For some reason though I don't get quite the same level of mental whiplash when I see him in a cheesy movie as I do Anjelica Huston. I think I'll blame Season of the Witch for that.
    You want to add some whiplash? Know who else was in that movie?

    Bruce Villanch.
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    Originally Posted by Oliin View Post
    Liam Neeson in Krull always throws me. I love the movie and all, but it's just odd. Also Anjelica Huston in the terribly corny and debatably bad sci-fi film Ice Pirates.
    Know who else was in Ice Pirates?

    Ron Perlman.
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    It's a chibi-zilla out practicing for his eventually stomping of Tokyo.
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    Originally Posted by Lord_Nightblade View Post
    It would be a lighthearted romp about a boy who invents a helmet that lets him control armies of flies. He fights crime! Brought to you by the same animation studio that did The Lorax! In 3D!
    No no.

    It would be an animated feature by Pixar. He doesn't control flies, but rather he becomes one. He visits the lab of a friendly mad scientist and accidently knocks some chemicals together. He turns into a fly and has wacky adventures. He meets a girl fly and they fall in love. Eventually, the chemicals wear off and he turns back into a human. He begs the mad scientist to save his girlfriend. Said scientist manages to turn her into and cue sunset.
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    Tonight I was reading through Cracked.com and stumbled across something that made me go, "Bwah?". Ok, so this is Cracked and pretty much every article has that, but this one relates to actors.

    You know Josh Brolin? The guy playing Young K in MIB3? He was also Johan Hex? Guess who else he played.

    Brand in The Goonies. The older brother.

    Blew my mind.

    Also, not related to Cracked, but Tara Strong. The voice of Twilight Sparkle in MLP: FiM. Guess what else she played.

    Raven in Teen Titans, Batgirl in The New Batman Adventures, and Harley Quinn in Batman: Arkham City.

    What actors have given you a similar moment?
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    Originally Posted by Unknown_User View Post
    I can tolerate King of the Hill up to a certain point. Not sure what Season it started, but it started when Peggy just became a full time unbearable know it all witch. Earlier on she was easy to drown out and ignore, but as the series progressed all I could think of is driving red hot pokers into her eye sockets.
    Ya, she was a killer for that show. I waited for Hank to turn to her and say, "Ya know what Peggy? I'm sick of your ****. Shut the hell up for five minutes so I can wonder where I went wrong with Bobby."
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    Originally Posted by Lothic View Post
    I think part of the problem is that many of the DC characters are effectively modern-day versions of Olympian gods. Characters like Superman and Wonder Woman can come off as "hard to relate to" because they are so powerful that it's difficult for them to do things that equate to what normal people deal with. I think Batman sort of gets a pass on this because despite all his fancy tech and brains he's just a "normal" man.
    Look at where the two properties base themselves out of.

    DC - The Watchtower. Literally gods in the sky, as far above mortal man as Mt. Olympus was.

    Marvel - Stark Tower, Xavier's Mansion, etc. Living, working, breathing amongst the people. Those with feet of clay vs feet of ether.

    Even Batman, arguably the most relatable of the DC Pantheon, isn't really. His "life" is so far removed from the rest of us that it's hard to take him seriously. So much money that he's never really had to scrabble for the next meal. Batmobile gets blown up? Eh, buy a new one. Robin needs a batcopter? Hide it in the batarang budget.

    There's a small section in Superman/Batman: Public Enemies that says it all:

    Batman (thinking): It is a remarkable dichotomy. In many ways, Clark is the most human of us all. Then...he shoots fire from the skies and it is difficult not to think of him as a god. And how fortunate we all are that it does not occur to him.