Fourcast! 06: Character Continuity Clash Comics!
July 6th, 2009 by david brothers | Tags: DC comics, Green Arrow, hawkeye, Marvel comics, podcasts, savage criticFans of our Continuity Off, or insert your favorite term for the bit where we talk about how dumb certain comics characters are here, are gonna be super happy at us after this Fourcast.
-Theme music? 6th Sense’s 4a.m. Instrumental
-Special guest? Jeff Lester of Savage Critic(s)
-Characters? Green Arrow vs Hawkeye
-What’s it lead to? Marvel vs DC
This is a fun one. Talking about the two premiere archers of the Big Two ended up dovetailing nicely into a conversation about the differences between the two universes, and a few of the similarities. We even get into dorky stuff like geometry.
As an aside– the webcomic I mention at the end of the cast is The Dark Cat’s Batman and Sons. It’s fun, and since I probably sound like a jerk when I mention it, I figured I’d at least link it so you’d know what we were talking about.
Bam! Back in two weeks, folks. Apologies for the short shownotes, too. I’m in Los Angeles taking a vacation from everything.
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“Captain Adultery.”
Next time DC and Marvel amalgamize, we need to merge Steve Rogers with Oliver Queen and make this a reality.
Good podcast as usual.
Hey guys.
I like the show, but I just realized to people who are just listening to the podcast, we don’t know that much about you. What got you into comics? What are your favorite monthly books? How do you know each other? Just some questions to get to know the people behind the podcast (and posts).
Also, Esther said she read A Tale of Two Cities as a comic. My girlfriend had me read the Great Expectations comic. I still didn’t really like it.
@Brian: Also, Esther said she read A Tale of Two Cities as a comic. My girlfriend had me read the Great Expectations comic. I still didn’t really like it.
No, no, no! You’re doing it wrong! It should be “My girlfriend had me read the Great Expectations comic. It wasn’t as good as I thought it would be.”
Looking back, I guess Green Arrow’s liberal rhetoric does seem idiotic and ham-fisted now, although growing up a comic book dealing with real life issues really had an effect on me as a kid. It turned me on to a social consciousness that most people don’t develop until they’re much older, so while O’Neil can be criticized for the way he presented it, it does deserve credit for addressing issues that warranted attention.