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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2014 23:09:57 GMT -5
The point is, ladies and gentleman, that goofy, for lack of a better word, is good. Goofy is right, goofy works. Goofy clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Goofy, in all of its forms, has marked the upward surge of mankind. And goofy, you mark my words, will not only save comic books, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA. Thank you very much. Maybe back in 1964...  But I prefer this...  |
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Post by Pharozonk on Jul 16, 2014 23:18:51 GMT -5
The Nu52 cover reminds me of another one:
Trunks on superheroes need to make a comeback.
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Post by comicscube on Jul 17, 2014 2:49:49 GMT -5
I don't really have a preference; I can read comics from any era as long as I find the premise interesting or the execution solid. What really ends up impressing me though, is when someone can take a silly thing from an old era, inject it with enough modern-ness, and still not have it look like it's neutering the joy from the original thing. It's a subjective thing, to be sure, but it's there.
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Post by travishedgecoke on Jul 17, 2014 7:15:04 GMT -5
The point is, ladies and gentleman, that goofy, for lack of a better word, is good. Goofy is right, goofy works. Goofy clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Goofy, in all of its forms, has marked the upward surge of mankind. And goofy, you mark my words, will not only save comic books, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA. Thank you very much. Maybe back in 1964... But I prefer this... The Great Firewall won't let me see your second image, because apparently, China wants batmonkeys. But, that issue actually got a shoutout not too many years ago. I actually do miss that: the days when people'd just turn into stuff every other issue. And, straight up satirical superhero stuff, like Kirby or Gerber (or Kirby and Gerber) used to excel at. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Jul 17, 2014 11:16:51 GMT -5
The return of Etta Candy and the Holliday Girls!
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Post by hondobrode on Jul 17, 2014 12:21:46 GMT -5
I don't really have a preference; I can read comics from any era as long as I find the premise interesting or the execution solid. What really ends up impressing me though, is when someone can take a silly thing from an old era, inject it with enough modern-ness, and still not have it look like it's neutering the joy from the original thing. It's a subjective thing, to be sure, but it's there. Yeah, I like some of the goofy silver age stuff if it's done the right way. For example, Grant Morrison is great for doing this, like with Batman
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Post by ironchimp on Jul 17, 2014 12:29:25 GMT -5
yeah thats the thing, grant morrison is a true lover of silver age nonsense and his best stories embrace the lunacy and he's probably the most successful writer of the last 20 years. go figure.
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Post by the4thpip on Jul 17, 2014 12:44:15 GMT -5
Stuff like this, wherever it may be from:  |
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Post by Pharozonk on Jul 17, 2014 12:50:42 GMT -5
Stuff like this, wherever it may be from: Heads getting cut off? I don't know if I want to see that in the Nu52.  |
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Post by Hoosier X on Jul 17, 2014 13:04:41 GMT -5
Ally Babble should come back.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 17, 2014 14:27:52 GMT -5
I miss those Superdickory stories where Supes wanted to teach Lois or Jimmy some lesson and came up with some long intricate scheme that made them look silly.
I miss the days when a super criminal would explain how he's going to commit a crime and would wind up teaching me a valuable science fact
I miss the days when Krypto actually went on outer space patrols because I knew the galaxy would be safe.And when he got back the other super animals would gather around and hear his story
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Post by Hoosier X on Jul 17, 2014 14:44:24 GMT -5
One "problem" with modern comics is that they are just as silly, but they take themselves so seriously!
Like the Court of the Owls. It's an organization that has been around Gotham for centuries ... and Batman (currently in Batgod mode) has never heard of them.
It makes no sense. It's OK to like it, but don't act like it's not silly.
And the Joker having his face cut off and running around town with his face tied to his bloody stump of a face. How is that not silly? (And I liked that. I even liked Death of the Family (except for the end). But it was silly silly silly. Almost profoundly so.)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2014 15:01:20 GMT -5
Waitwaitwait ...
"Return of Silly Old Things"?
I was under the impression that Cei-U! & Ish Kabibble have been here since pretty much Day One.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 17, 2014 15:03:36 GMT -5
He's Derek Jeter Agent Of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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Post by coveredinbees on Jul 17, 2014 15:06:46 GMT -5
One "problem" with modern comics is that they are just as silly, but they take themselves so seriously! Like the Court of the Owls. It's an organization that has been around Gotham for centuries ... and Batman (currently in Batgod mode) has never heard of them. It makes no sense. It's OK to like it, but don't act like it's not silly. I loved the little rhyme that came with them. I would like more poetry.  |
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