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Mini Marvels always make my day.

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:05:16 -0500

Mini Marvels always make my day.

‘Ultimate Hulk vs. Wolverine’ is actually going to...

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:01:48 -0500

‘Ultimate Hulk vs. Wolverine’ is actually going to come out with the last two issues of the series. I never thought I’d see the day.

Ignition City promo poster (via Avatar Press)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:28:36 -0500

Ignition City promo poster (via Avatar Press)

schrondingerscatch: “It’s not that there aren’t any good Hank...

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:11:37 -0500

schrondingerscatch:

“It’s not that there aren’t any good Hank Pym stories, it’s just that his solo run as Ant Man/Giant Man was pretty forgettable.

Dude can shrink and talk to ants, that’s not particularly interesting or compelling. But when he got put into the Avengers, there were some good stories. He’s kind of an also-ran, in that he can shrink and grow, and he gave his girlfriend powers. For some reason he gave his girlfriend better powers: not only can she shrink, she can fly and ‘sting’ people. And now the two of them are hanging out with Iron Man and Captain America and Thor and a lot of people who are way, way cooler than him.

So he kept on trying to be cooler, changing up his persona to be Giant Man and Goliath. He tried to prove he was a science whiz and invent things like an artificially intelligent robot, but that turned out to be Ultron. Who turned against his ‘father’ and humanity and keeps doing horrible things.

He has a breakdown and decides to become Yellowjacket and makes like he isn’t even Hank Pym, he’s some new badass superhero that’s way cooler than Hank. He even makes a big deal of shit-talking himself as “Yellowjacket”. Eventually he drops the ruse, but he’s still not sure if he’s really cut out to be a hero. And Ultron keeps coming back and doing more and more terrible things. Ultron also starts messing with Pym’s fragile psyche, to the point that he’s a detriment to the team. Captain America kicks him off the team, so he decides to use all his science know-how to build another deadly robot, but this time it’s just programmed by him so he can easily defeat it and prove to everyone what a great hero he is. This plan goes terribly, and in the middle of it falling apart he has a breakdown and backhands his wife.

This is of course the only thing anyone ever remembers about him, though afterwards he has a moment of clarity, pleads guilty to his stupid “killer robot” plot and serves his time in jail. He’s released and realizes he’s not cut out to be a superhero, and dedicates himself to scientific research and support.

It’s a pretty good character arc, though it’s told over like fifteen years of Avengers comics, and it’s all been pretty thoroughly thrown away every time someone wants him to come back and be a superhero.

But at his core, he’s a pretty classic “feet of clay” Marvel super hero.”

- Edge & Christian

welikescifi: Chris Schweizer’s Blog: Smokers of the Marvel...

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:40:00 -0500

welikescifi:

Chris Schweizer’s Blog: Smokers of the Marvel Universe

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Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:49:31 -0400

Any one know what the big deal is behind this crossover.

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:48:56 -0400

Any one know what the big deal is behind this crossover.

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Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:05:31 -0400

I have no idea what this event is about but my interest has been...

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:05:13 -0400

I have no idea what this event is about but my interest has been peaked.

Spider-Man & Stephen Colbert Team Up In Amazing Spider-Man...

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:06:56 -0400

Spider-Man & Stephen Colbert Team Up In Amazing Spider-Man #573!

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Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:20:16 -0400

The first post ‘Batman RIP’ image to appear...

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:24:54 -0400

The first post ‘Batman RIP’ image to appear and supposedly it’s not Bruce Wayne and Tim Drake. I’m going with Dick Grayson and Damien.

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Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:49:53 -0400

What is with the trend of turning Marvel villains into...

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:39:03 -0400

What is with the trend of turning Marvel villains into “Lady” versions of their former self. Kraven is now a woman, there is also now Lady Bullseye , Lady Sinister, etc… I really don’t get this new trend. It’s really shows a lack of creativity.

Remember in the 90’s when there was nothing more popular...

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:43:12 -0400

Remember in the 90’s when there was nothing more popular in comics than ‘Gen-13’. How things change…

Secret Invasion is just not good.

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:12:36 -0400

Secret Invasion is just not good.

Bear Creek Apartments: A New Comic Strip, written by Hope Larson...

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:13:41 -0400

Bear Creek Apartments: A New Comic Strip, written by Hope Larson and drawn by Bryan Lee O’Malley