Completely Optimistic Manbat Begins Appreciation Thread

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I'm sorry, it was just driving me fucking nuts that the Batman Begins thread was one letter off from being an anagram for COMBAT.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 30 July 2004 01:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I'd dig a not-quite-the-Justice-League series (by ILC favorite Grant Morrison, of course) with some incarnation of Bizarro, Manbat, Artemis, Adam Strange, Dolphin, John Fox (that other Flash guy) and Jade, though.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 30 July 2004 01:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't figure this warrants its own thread, but I have to admit that I haven't "gotten it" with ILC favo GM yet. I daren't reveal my secret identity, either!

― YYY, Friday, 30 July 2004 02:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Grant Morrison isn't halfway near as good as he's made out to be.

― Allan Chesterton, Friday, 30 July 2004 06:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Except when he is!

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 30 July 2004 11:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Just like Manbat.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 30 July 2004 11:41 (twenty-one years ago)

So-and-so isn't half as good as blah-de-blah always makes for the least interesting conversation in the universe; so what? Point me to the objective meter, I'll be happy to buy the home model. Some people like things; other people don't; it isn't communicable, and neither side can cough on the other to infect them. The lines for people who actually enjoy making a big thing out of it are over on ILM and your local junior high.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 30 July 2004 12:15 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.supermanartists.comics.org/batman/Man-Bat-Detective400.JPG

― Huck, Tuesday, 3 August 2004 14:18 (twenty-one years ago)

WOWOWOWOW! Huck (et. al.), one of my first comic experiences was w/ one of those record / comic deals that reprinted THAT VERY STORY! It scared the crap out of me - the echoing footsteps, the bat screeching, the ominous soundtrack, the fact that it was a MAN turning into a BAT dressed like MR. HYDE. It was awesome!. (Also, Neal Adams in the 60s & 70s = golden god.)

What're the best Manbat stories out there? Is that Delano / Bolton mini worth a darn?

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 3 August 2004 14:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Haha, that reminds me of the Batman book/cassette tape combo I had as a little kid. It made me associate Batman and 'Night on Bald Mountain' for years. There was also something about the "Tunnel of Love," hrmmm.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 3 August 2004 14:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I think there's a really cool Manbat story in the Batman in the 70s collection. I'll check on that tonight.

― Huck, Tuesday, 3 August 2004 15:00 (twenty-one years ago)

this was the first back-issue I ever bought not out of the used bins:
http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/news_images/2117_5551_1.jpg

I think I paid $1.75 for it in 1988.

― Huck, Tuesday, 3 August 2004 15:10 (twenty-one years ago)

IS HE MAN OR MAN-MONSTER OMGLOL!!!111

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 3 August 2004 15:11 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm a bit worried that there is MANBAT slash fanfic somewhere, out there, in the ether.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 3 August 2004 15:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm a bit worried that you read MANBAT slash fanfic, Jocelyn.

― Huck, Tuesday, 3 August 2004 15:30 (twenty-one years ago)

uh, that should say "that there may be" not 'is' I don't even want to begin to Google that. Let's just say I ran across some Gargoyles slash once and just made me wonder. I was trying to find goth pics for the ILX thread.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 3 August 2004 15:36 (twenty-one years ago)

It was traumatic.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 3 August 2004 15:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I can't google up any Manbat slash at all, much less Manbat/Goliath slash, and I'm crushed.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 3 August 2004 15:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Manbat/Man-Thing/Swamp Thing/Solomon Grundy

― Huck, Tuesday, 3 August 2004 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)

narrrated by the Hulk.

― Huck, Tuesday, 3 August 2004 16:03 (twenty-one years ago)

HULK SPOON!

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 3 August 2004 16:10 (twenty-one years ago)

If this thread overtakes the Batman anticipatory thread, maybe the muckety-mucks at Warner/DC will make a really cool star-studded Manbat picture. Like Catwoman, only not shitty.

― Huck, Tuesday, 3 August 2004 16:42 (twenty-one years ago)

How come there was never a Manspider?

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 3 August 2004 16:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Or a Man Martianhunter?

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 3 August 2004 16:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Manhawk?

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 3 August 2004 16:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Wey-ell, Manbat is essentially Batman's Bizarro, as Sinestro is to Green Lantern, as Doc Ock sorta is to Spidey, as Devildare is to Daredevil, as the Turtle and Reverse-Flash (perhaps most blatant example of such) are to the Flash, as Unimpressive Man is to Wonder Woman...(new thread idea?)

― Huck, Tuesday, 3 August 2004 16:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Wait a sec - are you joshing re: Devildare?

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 3 August 2004 16:54 (twenty-one years ago)

I just thought I'd slip that one in. Good eye.

― Huck, Tuesday, 3 August 2004 16:56 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm happy I wasn't the only person here familiar with Gargoyles.

― The Dreaded Rear Admiral (Leee), Tuesday, 3 August 2004 20:00 (twenty-one years ago)

My girlfriend's a fan because of all the Star Trek: TNG voice actors.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 3 August 2004 20:08 (twenty-one years ago)

OMG, you guys are nerds!

― Huck, Wednesday, 4 August 2004 13:35 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.med.usf.edu/CLASS/Gene/Presentation/img009.GIF

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 14:02 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.beavton.k12.or.us/jacob_wismer/leahy/2001/idioms/kettle1_small.jpg

― Huck, Wednesday, 4 August 2004 14:08 (twenty-one years ago)

That picture of Jordan's describes my life since graduation so accurately.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 14:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I think that sums up all our lives, jocelyn.

― Jimmy Carter, History's Greatest Monster (Leee), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 18:20 (twenty-one years ago)

one year passes...

I was actually searching the archives looking for one of the GM-JLA threads (since I read Crisis Times Five last night, despite being under the illusion that I'd read it before, but I guess I had it confused w/ WWIII or something - and I wanted to say that I liked it, even though Porter's art was pretty brutal--but his new Shazam art looks awesome!), is anyone reading (or even buying) the Bruce Jones Man-Bat thang?
The art is very good, and the story is pretty creepy!

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 14:57 (nineteen years ago)

I want to see what this picture of Jordan's looks like!

― asdf, Tuesday, 9 May 2006 15:07 (nineteen years ago)

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