i'm waiting for J. Jonah Jameson vs Perry White...that'll be the SH*T! On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 9:25 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> From a slightly more macro perspective, I don't think this was bad > writing. The overall comic was done by Kurt Busiek and very was very good. > I think Kurt was having some fun with this page give the fanboy arguments > about Superman and Thor, a stereotype we're reinforcing right here. :) > > The Irredeemable Shag > http://firestormfan.com > http://onceuponageek.com > http://twitter.com/onceuponageek > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Re: Superman schools Thor > From: Cary Preston <[email protected] <//[email protected]>> > Date: Thu, June 10, 2010 9:02 am > To: [email protected] <//[email protected]> > > What happened when he handled Wonder Woman's magical sword in Kingdom Come? > Now, juxtapose that casual contact with how much more powerful of an > artifact Mijolnir is. No, it doesn't nullify his powers, but he's not > catching it in his palm like it was a bank robber's bullet either. That > hammer would have done him some noticeable harm in the blow depicted, but > with poor writing (he's Superman! He can fight thru *anything*!) you can > depict whatever you want. I don't care for the superhero Calvinball > approach, though. > I'm just pointing out the inconsistency in their superhero mythos. > Batman isn't taking a villain like Bizzaro down without some creative plot > development and some bending of comic book logic, just as Daredevil isn't > going to be facing down Dr. Doom. You want a really unfair fight? How about > Supes facing Dr. Xavier? As far as I can tell Kal El has a normal human > intellect- his powers are physical only, and would fare about as well as > Juggernaut without his helmet. > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 8:49 AM, Luke <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> Superman is vulnerable to magic, but its not kryptonite. It doesn't >> shut him down completely. The fight against Atlas in James Robinson's >> run is a good example of this. He could go toe to toe with Atlas even >> though his strength was magical, but he recognized that he was in a >> lot of trouble. >> >> Over a prolonged fight Thor would be able to wear him down but Mjolnir >> doesn't just negate Big Blue's powers immediately. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Unique Geek" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<theuniquegeek%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]<//[email protected]> > . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<//[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<theuniquegeek%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
