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Post by tingramretro on Dec 1, 2016 3:36:43 GMT -5
That was Major Force  Somehow I had in my head it was the same guy.. not sure why. Major Force was another creation of the Captain Atom project, from Cap's late 1980s run. He was basically an ex-military psychopath with Captain Atom's powers. Major Disaster was a Siver Age super villain who could create natural disasters. He's clashed with heroes including Green Lantern, Karate Kid, Superman and the Outsiders, and later reformed and joined a branch of the Justice League. |
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Post by tingramretro on Nov 30, 2016 11:29:11 GMT -5
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Post by tingramretro on Nov 30, 2016 4:39:05 GMT -5
I like the costumes as well (especially Angel and Iceman). Cyclops is fine (but very similar to basically all his costumes). Jean and Beast: I'm not a fan of the big bulky jackets, but the designs themselves are good. I'm just not interested in the teenage O5 compared to their adult counterparts. At the moment, I'm actually more interested in the teenage versions. Pretty much all the older ones, particularly Warren, have been basically ruined from my POV. |
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Post by tingramretro on Nov 30, 2016 3:49:17 GMT -5
Wesley Dodds
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Post by tingramretro on Nov 30, 2016 3:47:37 GMT -5
I think the older Cyke is basically broken at the moment, I can see why they'd prefer to concentrate on the younger one right now. I agree, but I think that's why older Cyke is interesting. Unlike pretty much every other Marvel hero stuck in amber, Cyke has been pushed into a new status quo in the past few hears. His becoming the figurehead for some kind of "mutant resistance", his increased militantism and his nervous breakdown following the death of Xavier all turned him into a mutant Malcolm X, something Cyke probably didn't plan and wasn't prepared for, emotionally speaking. He's been doing the best he could, but one of his endearing traits is that he's no T'challa, Reed Richards or Tony Stark... He's no genius and he doesn't have an unshakable confidence in his abilities. He's an ordinary guy, and one prone to self-criticism. He's also living a difficult paradox: for years and years he opposed Cable's type of active militantism, and in the end he embraced it wholeheartedly. That's material for some cool storylines, I think. Did the two ever have an "I told you so" discussion? I don't think so. |
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Post by tingramretro on Nov 29, 2016 11:25:58 GMT -5
It would be neat, since he's been dead a while, for Cyclops' demise in "death of X" to be setting up his return in Resurrexion.... but I think I read Marvel had no plan to bring him back any time soon. Oh, well. Their money, their toys. I think the older Cyke is basically broken at the moment, I can see why they'd prefer to concentrate on the younger one right now. |
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Post by tingramretro on Nov 29, 2016 8:50:47 GMT -5
Unbelievable. I think I'm about done with this discussion. I'll just end up saying something regrettable.
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Post by tingramretro on Nov 29, 2016 8:36:58 GMT -5
Let's also not forget the role Cuba played in the international drug cartel. Castro was quite willing, for the sake of money, to let the cartels use his country for safe harbor and money laundering. Castro and the Medellin Cartel were partners during the 1980s and 1990s. Fidel had zero tolerance for drugs within his own kingdom, but had no problems with cocaine trafficking to other harbors Also, quite telling, was the steady stream of desperate citizens, braving anyway possible to leave his country, even if it meant drowning on makeshift rafts. The exodus got so bad and public that Castro agreed, for one time only, to let those who wish leave safely to the United States. It was all a ruse of course. He used this event to empty out his mental asylums and send his most vicious criminals all in the pretense of humanitarian largess. This was called the Mariel exodus of 1980, touched upon in the film Scarface with Al Pacino Cuba was also the destination for hideout for American murderers and felons such as cop-killer Joanne Chasimard. Any killer of American authority was a friend of Fidel's. Planes being hijacked to be taken to Cuba for refugee by criminals became a weekly event in the early 1970's, forcing airlines to institute searches of passenger carry-on's and undergo x-ray machine scanning for the first time. Fidel welcomed them all (but they had to share some of the booty with him). Like Mussolini, he had the trains run on time. Like Hitler serving milk and cookies at his youth camps, he was a friendly Uncle Fidel. And as documented by the recently released book by his personal bodyguard for 17 years, Fidel enjoyed the rich life on his own private mansion and numerous estates. Such a man of the people. Roast in Peace Fidel. I'm not going to comment on any of this, because I don't see much point; you clearly believe what you believe and won't see any othr viewpoint as valid. But I do find that last comment in poor taste, offensive and totally unnecessary. |
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Post by tingramretro on Nov 29, 2016 4:34:35 GMT -5
No, the first time we see Amadeus as the Hulk is in TAH #1.
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Post by tingramretro on Nov 28, 2016 13:24:51 GMT -5
The headline is rather poorly worded-it makes it sound as though he bonked all 35, 000 of them when he was fourteen, then had a cigar to celebrate. That sounds like one hell of a birthday for the kid... |
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Post by tingramretro on Nov 28, 2016 13:22:23 GMT -5
So basically, all the stuff mentioned earlier about how he dramatically improved healthcare, education and infrastructure in Cuba doesn't matter, because he did bad stuff, too? Seems to me some supposedly more civilized countries could learn a thing or two from Castro. When Castro first rose to power, it's not like the state of Cuba could've gotten a whole lot worse. So make even the most incremental of improvements, and of course there will be a segment of the poorest that is devoted to you. But we're not talking about minor improvements, we're talking about pretty major ones. And it wasn't merely a segment of the poorest that benefit, it was pretty much all of them; those who lost out under Castro tended to be the highest earners, the ones who could afford it. |
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Post by tingramretro on Nov 28, 2016 11:49:12 GMT -5
Castro may have been seen as a dictator, but he improved life for the majority of his country's citizens in a lot of ways. His policies dramatically improved the general standard of living for the poorest people in Cuba. I doubt they would agree with your sentiments. I don't grieve for dictators. The world is a better place without them. Yes, there are some Cubans grieving, just as there were groups of North Koreans grieving when a piece of sh*t like Kim Jong-il died. All I know is that tons of Cubans who fled to America under his regime are celebrating in the streets like it's the last day on Earth. And I applaud them. So basically, all the stuff mentioned earlier about how he dramatically improved healthcare, education and infrastructure in Cuba doesn't matter, because he did bad stuff, too? Seems to me some supposedly more civilized countries could learn a thing or two from Castro. |
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Post by tingramretro on Nov 27, 2016 10:16:54 GMT -5
Castro may have been seen as a dictator, but he improved life for the majority of his country's citizens in a lot of ways. His policies dramatically improved the general standard of living for the poorest people in Cuba. I doubt they would agree with your sentiments. |
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Post by tingramretro on Nov 27, 2016 4:10:56 GMT -5
I don't think I've ever heard of any of these people. I must just be totally uncool.  |
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Post by tingramretro on Nov 27, 2016 4:07:04 GMT -5
I've always thought Mantlo was a deepy underrated writer. I really liked most of his stuff, and I've never really understood why he seems to be so unpopular with a lot of people. Though admittedly, his Alpha Flight wasn't the greatest run ever.
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