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And Now, a Message from Batman
September 23rd, 2008 Posted by GavokAnd Now, a Look at the Oan Presidential Race
September 17th, 2008 Posted by GavokJack Ryder: And welcome back to You Are Wrong! I’d like to take a second to introduce you to today’s fine guests. First up is Keeper of the Book of Oa and high ranking member of the Green Lantern Corps, Salaak.
Salaak: A pleasure to be here, Mr. Ryder.
Jack: On my right is Lyssa Drak, Keeper of the Book of Parallax and member of the Sinestro Corps.
Lyssa: Charmed.
Jack: Let’s get down to brass tacks. The Oan Presidency is heating up. On one side we have John Stewart, Green Lantern and author of The Audacity of Will, along with his running mate Hal Jordan.
Lyssa: Mass murderer.
Jack: Hey, save it! Stewart is up against war veteran Sinestro, who has recently announced his candidate for Vice President, Karu-Sil. Now, Lyssa, I have to say, this announcement came out of nowhere. We were expecting someone a bit more deserving like Ranx the Sentient City. He is, after all, prophesized to kill Mogo one day. What do you say to the claims that Karu-Sil, who most people haven’t even heard of, was chosen for no reason other than capitalizing on voters angry that Soranik Natu didn’t make it through the primaries?
Pop Quiz, Hotshot
February 19th, 2008 Posted by david brothersWhat is the joke in these four pages?
a) Deathstroke and Trigon are the parents of the two girls, so they are mortified to find that their fathers are going to be teaching in the school. Also, Trigon is a monster.
b) Deathstroke and Trigon are old-time enemies of the Teen Titans, have killed multiple members of the team over the course of 30 years of continuity, and are a nod to those times.
If your answer was B, you aren’t qualified to review Tiny Titans, one of the most adorable comics I’ve ever read and one you can give to just about any kid. It’s like the Muppet Babies– any continuity nods are secondary to the visual humor.
I mean, if you feel like Tiny Titans requires obscure continuity knowledge, you must shake your first in rage every time the Chiquita Banana lady shows up on Bugs Bunny, screaming out “Why don’t they explain who she isssssssss,” right?
Action Comics!
February 12th, 2008 Posted by david brothersHey, so, honest questions here. This is a page from Action Comics #1, the first appearance of Superman.
1) Kent’s reaction when asked about Superman is shouting “WHAT!” Is it just me, or is that suspicious like crazy?
2) Who calls the newspaper when there’s a wifebeating on? First of all, wifebeatings shouldn’t be news. Second of all, what about the police?
3) Kent is stripping off his clothes as he enters the apartment of the wifebeater. Therefore, he probably didn’t fly or run over at superspeed… so figure he caught a taxi or jogged over. That’s what, ten, fifteen minutes? This guy was beating his wife for fifteen minutes and people called in tips but didn’t go over there and try to stop him? Are people in Metropolis really that heartless? Holy crap, dude.