Jacobi

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  1. Man, I really enjoyed this episode. I hope you two do more in the future. I know it can't be a weekly thing, but I hope you all have enough topics to cover to at least do one of these episodes a month or something. Really great discussion. The one thing you left off was the Cliffhanger stuff. Crimson from Humberto Ramos is the book that got me to go back into a comic shop.
  2. OK, cool. And while I'm talking about things I would like to see you two do. I know it isn't animated, and falls a bit out of the focus of your show, but looking at the second volume of Batman Adventures comic might be a topic worth covering. It ties very heavily into TNBA but showcases some new and really interesting ideas for the universe. It really is a gem of a series and pretty short at only 17 issues.
  3. On the recent episode you guys mentioned that you're up in the air as to whether you'll cover Teen Titans or not. I think it would be cool if you had a special episode talking about the ways Teen Titans "sorta kinda might coult" fit into DCAU continuity proper, if you decide to not cover the series as a whole. I've personally never watched the series, but I enjoy listening to theories.
  4. I've wanted to get either the whole Angel design across my shoulder blades (without the text, just the tribal looking part), or one half of the design on one of my arms for a few years now. I think that would be pretty geeky, just a bit undercover. My cousin has a bad ass Jin Kazama tatoo (from Tekken). Except he made one of the blades red.
  5. Honestly, I would. I'm of the school that characters should die, but only in cases were it is called for. Even if they all eventually come back. If you listen closely you can hear the pitter patter of Barry Allen or the swosh of Conner Keny on the wind . I am not about characters being killed off just because a writer doesn't know what to do with them or they don't have a place in the universe anymore. I've seen too many great characters revitalized to ever write someone off entirely. Hell, Speedball was a joke six months ago, now look at him. More to your question though, I'm very anti iconic characters getting offed. In my eyes I view Black Panther as every bit important as most popular marvel characters to that universe. Now, he might not be as popular as the popular characters, but still important in the workings of the MU. Very much like Black Bolt is. If Black Bolt were killed, I would care, even though I don't really follow his story. These types of characters have such rich histories and importance that I like to know they're around. I even cared about the "death" of Donna Troy and I wasn't reading (or read in the past) Titans. This could be just because I'm a big softy, but I do take notice when "big" or "semi big" characters are offed, especially when they have lengthy histories. I guess I was confused because I thought I remember you saying you've read, and liked, the Black Panther run done by Chris Priest. So I was a little taken aback by how quick you wrote the character off. It takes a lot more than a bad issue, or bad run of comics, for me to stop caring about characters. If you just jumped on BP for Civil War purposes, then I see your point better. That is exactly what you should do. Vote with your wallet and stick to your guns. I won't argue that the "Storm is black, Panther is black...so lets marry them!" may have been lazy, but I really do wish it works out. It didn't develop naturally, like say Kitty and Colossus, but in the hands of a good writer I think they can be nearly every bit the power couple that Reed and Sue are. Of course, the X-Office will come calling back for their girl in a year or two, so fat chance of that happening, right? It's a little hard to think you aren't upset with the characters (even a little) when you say "Yeah, he and Storm are gonna get a divorce, and they're both gonna die terrible, horrible deaths by the end of the year. I don't care!". But if you say you aren't I won't argue with you. Happy to be here. BTW - I dig how the quoting system works on this board. It's quite nifty.
  6. MDS, what was with all the venom directed at Black Panther and Storm? Maybe it's just me, but your anger seemed entirely misplaced. Storm and Black Panther ARE "these great heroes" and I certainly wouldn't wish them dead (or be ambivalent to it) just because a writer wrote a character they interacted with wrongly. They didn't "treat" Doom in any way that wasn't called for within the context of the book. Panther and Storm were very much in character and were responding how I would imagine they would if anyone came at them like that. Now was what Doom saying out of his character? That seems to be the main issue. I can't speak on that as I've only read Waid's FF run, and have a limited exposure to the character (though I've always liked him), but I always thought Doom was more like Namor in his self-importance, so I wouldn't think you were wrong to say he isn't a racist. In fact I would think he would view men like Black Panther, Namor, and Black Bolt as closer to his equals than most as they're Kings. He probably does judge people, but on their power, influence, and intelligence. Be upset with the writer, not the characters. How many times have great characters been handled poorly by less than stellar writers? Do you wish they all would be killed off too? C'mon now. Furthermore, not saying that Doom would do it, but minorities treat other minorities like crap all. the. time.