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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Jul 30, 2020 9:39:25 GMT -5
Night owl. But the necessity of having a job that's been a 9 to 5 for 99% of the time the last 20 years, I have to be able to rise early. I get up between 5:30-6am to get to work at 7am. On the weekends I don't mind that I still get up early (7-9am mostly) because everyone else sleeps late into the late morning. And with the quarantine and it being summer vacation from school even without it, the kids and my wife stay up late. So as shaxper said, I still get that nice quiet chill time to myself where no one is talking to me or wanting me to do something.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2020 1:57:08 GMT -5
At my previous job I started at 5:30 in the AM, so I trained myself to get up early.
Now I work evenings until midnight, so I come home and try to accomplish things before sleeping in late into the morning.
For most of my life though I've always been a night owl, which I will call my natural state.
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Post by brutalis on Aug 4, 2020 9:38:43 GMT -5
New Which One is who do you choose as your king of the seven seas? Aquaman or Namor?
Both have major emotional issues adding many complications to their sitting upon the aquatic throne (not to be confused with sitting upon the porcelain throne) in the deep blue. Both seem prone to leaving others to rule in their place. Both have severe anger issues towards their land dwelling heritage and their Atlantean brethren. Both have endured familial tragedy. Both have waged war against us land lovers. Both have fought for and saved the world times over.
My vote goes for the Orange and Green clad King of Atlantis: Aquaman. Overall I think he takes his role more seriously and is the better ruler of the seas.
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Post by Batflunkie on Aug 4, 2020 10:02:10 GMT -5
While I like the idea of Namor being the first "grey area" anti-hero villain who chooses his own personal allegiance on a whim due to blood imbalances, Aquaman is a bit more palatable to me as an underwater variation of Supes
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Post by tartanphantom on Aug 4, 2020 10:04:08 GMT -5
"Sorry Charlie!"  I've never been a big fan of either character. I don't particularly dislike them, but neither Aquaman nor Namor have ever been able to hold my attention for more than a few issues here and there. I suppose if I had to choose, it would be Aquaman, but ONLY because I have never been able to buy into Namor's ability to fly with those silly Mercury wings on his feet, and the fact that Namor's personality has pretty much painted him as a pompous ass from the beginning.
However, I will give the Sub-Mariner props for some of the absolute best comic covers of the late Silver/early Bronze Age, especially Marie Severin's work.
Next question...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2020 10:16:56 GMT -5
I guess I'd say Aquaman just by virtue of having more exposure to him.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Aug 4, 2020 10:27:35 GMT -5
New Which One is who do you choose as your king of the seven seas? Aquaman or Namor? Both have major emotional issues adding many complications to their sitting upon the aquatic throne (not to be confused with sitting upon the porcelain throne) in the deep blue. Both seem prone to leaving others to rule in their place. Both have severe anger issues towards their land dwelling heritage and their Atlantean brethren. Both have endured familial tragedy. Both have waged war against us land lovers. Both have fought for and saved the world times over. My vote goes for the Orange and Green clad King of Atlantis: Aquaman. Overall I think he takes his role more seriously and is the better ruler of the seas. I'm a Marvel guy far more than a DC one, and I've never read much Aquaman... Heck, I'm convinced that I read more issues of The Atlantis Chronicles miniseries than of Aquaman's regular comic! But even so, if we're talking King of the Seven Seas, I'm going with him. Namor never struck me as king of the seas; he's barely king of Atlantis most of the time. Aquaman does give the impression that he has a global role to play, while Namor is a super-powered guy who just happens to live underwater. I think it's a bit like comparing the résumés of Tarzan and T'Challa for the position of King of the Jungle. One is really OF the jungle, while the other is a politician who lives there. |
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Post by Batflunkie on Aug 4, 2020 10:30:28 GMT -5
I guess I'd say Aquaman just by virtue of having more exposure to him. I'd also argue that Aquaman has more lore to him beyond being just the unwanted offspring of a land dweller and a mer-peson |
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Post by foxley on Aug 4, 2020 10:45:46 GMT -5
Aquaman. He doesn't have stupid looking wings on his ankles, and has never once inflated himself like a puffer fish.
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Post by Prince Hal on Aug 4, 2020 13:01:29 GMT -5
Oh, Aquaman. Far less whining. Plus this kind of thing...  "On daily patrol." God bless DC Comics, where heroes went on patrol. Marvel heroes just ran into trouble; did any of them ever "go on patrol"? Superman patrolled Metropolis, Batman patrolled Gotham, Green Arrow patrolled Star City, J'onn J'onzz patrolled Middletown, Green Lantern patrolled Sector 2814, and Aquaman patrolled the Seven Seas. I bet he'd trade that gig for Middletown any day. Peter, the Pufferfish. Is there only one, or is Peter the Pufferfish supposed to be spoken like "Charlie the Tuna" or "Monstro the Whale" and Aquaman just tossed in an pause to allow readers a moment before his helpful bit of exposition? And how the Hellespont does Aquaman recognize this one pufferfish as Peter? "Thought-beaming." So much more poetic than "telepathing." Well done, Gardner Fox. The early acknowledgement of gender fluidity, so apropos for the underwater setting. First Aquaman calls the fish "my friend Peter," implying Pete identifies as a male. Two lines later, however, " It is thought-beaming at me." Kudos to the King of the Seven Seas for remembering that Peter identifies as non-gendered. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2020 13:17:52 GMT -5
I think Namor has a swelled head...  and is mostly unlikable as a protagonist, but works ok as a foil or antagonist. I actually like a good chunk of the Aquaman I read (the David and Johns runs in particular and that's saying something as I am not much of a fan of either writer) and I am a sucker for some of those Cardy covers...  -M |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Aug 4, 2020 13:26:47 GMT -5
I'm not a big fan of either. Funnybook-wise I'd say Namor by a bit. He's just generally had more interesting stories and his early GA stories were interesting and different. If we want to go in to extended media then the Aquaman from the Batman: The Brave & the Bold cartoon was the best iteration of that character.
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Post by Prince Hal on Aug 4, 2020 14:50:15 GMT -5
@mrp, if you haven't tried them yet, give the Steve Skeates run on Aquaman (40-56) a try, too. Offbeat and fun; he was able to play around with the book b/c it wasn't really an A-list title. Begins with the quest for Mera.
Great Aparo artwork, too!
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Post by The Captain on Aug 4, 2020 15:03:46 GMT -5
I'm only familiar with Aquaman from the past 10 years or so, since the beginning of the Nu52 era, so I have no history with the character. As for Namor, he and I go way back through most of Marvel's history (and pre-history).
That said, I have to go with Aquaman. He comes across as thoughtful and interested in fostering good will between the land-dwellers and the folks under the sea. His powers are...interesting...but charming in a goofy kind of way, while his devotion to Mera is a really nice touch.
Likewise, Namor is portrayed as perpetually pompous, pissed-off and petty, either trying to start war with the surface-dwellers for spilling half a soda in the ocean or making the moves on Sue Storm, neither of which is a good look for the ruler of Atlantis. He's just a dick.
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Post by Rob Allen on Aug 4, 2020 21:58:58 GMT -5
Namor for me. I've read good and bad stories about both, but Namor is the more colorful, memorable character. And the half-dozen issues that Bill Everett did just before his death still constitute one of the greatest short runs of all time.
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