Message Board Post of the Day

Funny response goes here.

Thought Bruce Wayne in a top-hat playing halfsies w/ a sequin-spangled Selina Kyle does offer a fair number of chuckles.

Handsomish says: the simplest answer to the discrepancy is that Dr. Light's memory wasn't completely restored, and his mind (or someone else's mindtricks) are simply filling a blank by putting Batman in there. If all Dr. Light had to go on was that the JLA jumped him on the sattelite, it would be perfectly natural for him to assume Batman was there.

AllStarFan replies: That makes no sense at all. Why would he remember the scene perfectly and fill in Bruce? Why wouldn't he fill in every other JLAer? Why would he have everyone in exactly the correct positions? This is not sensible at all.

MrTerrific adds: I am more and more leaning towards the idea that this indeed is an error on Morales' part.

handsomish ripostes: You guys don't understand brainwashing.

yr pal,
Hndsmsh

viscosia says:

I, for one, am pretending Superman was just joking with her on that...I mean, I'll suspend a fair portion of disbelief, but I can't believe that even in the DCU any sound carries for 600 miles. Not even two molecules would be reacting to sound that far away. Silly.

1moment:
DC is totally inconsistent with the bookshelf edtions on this series. The fact that DC doesn't respect the work of Brubaker, Rucka and Lark (and the other secondary artists) on this series makes me glad I didn't buy the chapbooks. I'll probably get them eventually on ebay, but DC won't be seeing my money.

handsomish:
Thanks for supporting Gotham Central by not buying it!

1moment:
No problem. Why should I support a book that the publisher won't even support by publishing it in a format that actually suits the story being told? If DC wants my money, it'll publish nice bookshelf editions telling complete, unabridged Gotham Central stories. If not, there are plenty of other publishers who want my mad cash.

handsomish:
FYI, there are two Gotham Central trades scheduled for the coming months.

...Meanwhile...

GC #31 kicked @$$

I feel sorry for the suckers who haven't been reading this.

1moment:
Ah, don't worry. There's plenty of other great bookshelf editions out there for me to spend money on. And if DC doesn't release #31 in a bookshelf edition, I'll pick it up eventually on ebay for way under cover. I'm always amzaed at how the fanboyz pay full cover price for flimsy chapbooks.

handsomish:
I'm always amazed that douchebags can post to msg boards.

Mark C OTM: wtf is wrong with "issues"!!

I hope he gets his legs back next issue and my ranting is all for nothing, but if that's not the case, WTF?

[xpost]

Yeah, I guess that's the whole Catch 22 of the "wait for the trade" mentality, tho I think, re: Marvel and most mid-sized publishers (like Oni Press & Dark Horse) TPB just about everything that has somewhat decent monthly numbers. DC's the only publisher I can think of that seems to discriminate with trading certain things. Even w/ such discretion in place, they make some wacky decisions - like the upcoming Justice League Elite TPB, featuring the Elite's first appearance (in Action Comics), their 2nd appearance (JLA #100), and the first 4 issues of the TWELVE ISSUE mini. WHA?

But doesn't the mere existence of costumed heroes imply, at some level, a failure of the justice system? When was the last time you saw Batman read anyone their Miranda rights? When was the last time Superman got a warrant before using his X-ray vision to execute an unlawful (heck, unconstitutional!) search?
By their continued presence in some of our once proudest cities, these so-called superheroes make a mockery of the American legal system.

And, yep, JB, there are.

Warren Ellis Forum of 2001-2002 to thread! (which I think is where the 'chapbook' moniker springs from)

$3.50 x 8 flip-flops = $28.00!!! Plus an extra $.49 for the embiggened last issue. Also, the HC seems to be $25.00, which would prove your point fine, but where the heck did you get those numbers from!?!?

1602 in (not-overly) floppy: $72.40!
1602 in oversized hardcover: $29.95

or
Spidey/Human Torch in floppies: $39.25
Spidey/Human Torch in digest: $9.85

and
Formerly Known As The Justice League floppied: $47.10
Formerly Known As The Justice League traded: $12.15

US people can buy all their hardcovers at 30% off from Amazon or 50% off from DCBS and whatnot. And those paperback Marvel Masterworks from Barnes & Noble. etc!

(actually Kramer's Ergot #5 cost over $70 from Kino, and that's a paperback. #4 cost $40 but was only available from one [locally-owned] art-book shop in Paddington, but they bought their stock personally from a visiting Sammy...)


*ie I do want to buy them, but I'm fucked if I'm paying that now that I've had two glorious years of being trained to pay lower prices

(What is this "world" you speak of?)

1moment has replied to my: I'm always amazed that douchebags can post to msg boards. with a devastating Me too. !!!

http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000025502&tstart=0

I've just seen the new cover for The 49ers at Gene Ha's website and was so deeply disappointed that I'm posting here for the first time.
&c.

Does Bruce have a giant mattress full of cash with which he can buy fifty one percent of a multi-billion dollar company? Also, since the SEC requires that all shareholders who buy more than 5 percent of a company's stock must identify themselves wouldn't Rutger Hauer know what was up?

On a related note, I can hardly blame Rutger for firing Lucious Fox. Not only is he giving away company assets, but it was his cockeyed plan to produce 300,000 soldier uniforms that bankrupted the division in the first place. He also failed to provide adaquate security for the microwave weapon. Fox's total lack of staff also shows an certain unwilliness to delegate.

unwillingness to delegate = godking in the making in Batman's world.

A D4nn7 P3rk!ns replied:
2 things.

1. I imagine Marvel would not appreciate Brubaker or Lark doing work for DC while they are in the middle of a shiny brand spanking new EXCLUSIVE contract.

2. If they did it on the sly such that Marvel never found out, how would they get paid? If they don't get paid who does? Greg? From what I know of him I highly doubt he would want to get paid for someone elses work. He has to much respect for other writers and artists.

I'm only writing this because I think it is very unlikely Greg will reply to your reply to his answer, but if he did this is basically what he would tell you.

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On the American Idol message board, in response to the question "Who's a better singer: Blake Lewis or Melinda Doolittle?"

ScienceFiction writes:

That's like asking, who sings better: Linkin Park or Nickleback? They're both really awesome singers, but they have different voices. I like both by the way -Linkin Park/Nickleback & Blake/Melinda - yet, due to his showmanship, Blake always won my votes. Doesn't matter now, they are both going to be successful, and they both seem like really awesome people. I'd feel lucky to call either one of them or both, my friend.

Roffles at me thinking this is ILX. I'm in a new dimension. WHAAAHAHA

Well, ScienceFiction, right?

Nice call!

are other msg bds/websites the lolcats of ILC?

"If you wanted to have a kaiju battle why not use Longshadow, the animated updating on Apache Chief? He'd also be less annoying."

The internet makes me sad. ;_;

ROLE CALL

ILC needs an Annette.

The battle proves to be kind of pointless anyway since these giant beasts are following ley lines, which I wish to emphasize do not exist and should not be recognized by the ratiocinator Batman

I'm the goddamn Ratiocinator.

are other msg bds/websites the lolcats of ILC?

Well, yeah, but otoh, even when we win, we still reads comic books etc.