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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2016 18:34:23 GMT -5
I never understood the appeal of Magnus Robot Hunter. He beats up robots. So what ? I said it. I was even more unimpressed with Marvel's Foolkiller in Amazing Spidey #225. He kills fools. Uh....yeah. The adult MAX line breathed some life and personality into him.
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Jan 18, 2016 18:50:56 GMT -5
Foolkiller was a Steve Gerber character who, honestly, nobody else really understood.
As I've said before, Steve Gerber is my favorite comic scripter and Foolkiller is my favorite Marvel comic of the '90s.
And, except for the Tarantula issue which I complain about almost daily, the Foolkiller story was the worst of Roger Stern's Spider-man run.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 18, 2016 20:35:48 GMT -5
This was always my favorite Submariner look.
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Post by Cei-U! on Jan 18, 2016 21:06:19 GMT -5
This was always my favorite Submariner look. Mine too. Cei-U! I summon the ichthyological iconoclast!
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Post by Action Ace on Jan 18, 2016 21:17:32 GMT -5
This was always my favorite Submariner look. also co-signed
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jan 18, 2016 21:47:11 GMT -5
This was always my favorite Submariner look. That makes four of us.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jan 18, 2016 22:35:05 GMT -5
This was always my favorite Submariner look. I'll be the negative curmudgeon here. Hated this costume from the get-go. It's Black Bolts costume unbuttoned. And a belt with a trident symbol? What, they sold out of the ones with a little submarine on it? You're in the water 99% of the time-male swimmers don't wear spandex costumes, why should he? The lack of costume made him stand out from the 1000s of costumed clowns out there. It kept his continuity from the golden age as well. I was glad when this costume got sent to the cleaners and then got lost
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2016 22:36:51 GMT -5
This was always my favorite Submariner look. Fifth! I was just glad to see the guy put some clothes on. He's a king, fercryinoutloud. Besides, it gets cold underwater. And the glider wings. . .um. . .well, they looked cool. Kinda.
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Post by Mormel on Jan 18, 2016 23:45:10 GMT -5
I'm of two minds on the costume. On one hand I think it looks pretty neat, on the other I agree with Ish that the swimming trunks are his iconic look, a link to his Golden Age past, and the most practical thing he can wear since it makes him more hydrodynamic and he's barely effected by the elements as it is. I think it would be cool if his black costume was more like a ceremonial garb that showed up from time to time.
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Post by berkley on Jan 19, 2016 1:03:18 GMT -5
I like the simple swim trunks best for the Sub-Mariner, much as I like the simple all-black costume for the Black Panther more by far than any of the variations on it..
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Post by tingramretro on Jan 19, 2016 3:50:52 GMT -5
This was always my favorite Submariner look. And mine. I don't care if it's impractical, it looks good. And just trunks and a belt is not a costume.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 19, 2016 6:12:13 GMT -5
It's amazing that I have been reading comics for over 40 years and never realized how similar that costume is to Black Bolts costume. Good catch Ish Kabbible. I still like it , though.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jan 19, 2016 6:40:59 GMT -5
This was always my favorite Submariner look. I'll be the negative curmudgeon here. Hated this costume from the get-go. It's Black Bolts costume unbuttoned. And a belt with a trident symbol? What, they sold out of the ones with a little submarine on it? You're in the water 99% of the time-male swimmers don't wear spandex costumes, why should he? The lack of costume made him stand out from the 1000s of costumed clowns out there. It kept his continuity from the golden age as well. I was glad when this costume got sent to the cleaners and then got lost It does look like Black Bolt's costume because of the wings, yes, but they really look like fins more than wings so I think the look makes sense on Namor. As for the trident, isn't Neptune's trident a religious symbol in Atlantis? I'd argue it makes more sense here than a little "s"; it's like a cross on the tabbard of a crusader. I do agree that the green Speedo really makes Namor stand out in a crowd of heroes, but I really like this design anyway. Like Spidey's black costume or Daredevil red and black armor, it can't replace the original look but looks really fine. I must wonder how it makes sense for underwater people to wear any kind of clothing, though... The speedo makes more sense in that regard.
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Post by Nowhere Man on Jan 19, 2016 6:54:42 GMT -5
I've always preferred Namor's original green-scale trunks look. Namor is one of those ironies that comes to mind when people bring up how female characters have always been over-sexualized. Of course this is true...but so have the male's!
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Post by tingramretro on Jan 19, 2016 7:08:39 GMT -5
I've always preferred Namor's original green-scale trunks look. Namor is one of those ironies that comes to mind when people bring up how female characters have always been over-sexualized. Of course this is true...but so have the male's! Surely his original trunks were black?
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