Today I just saw my first episode of T.H.E.M.
For those of you who do not know what T.H.E.M. is, it is a reality show currently airing on the Sci-Fi channel. T.H.E.M. stands for Totally Hidden Exteme Magic. Basically a team of pro magicians perform extraordinary magic tricks to an unsuspecting public. It's like the Jamie Kennedy show except it uses magic tricks instead of comedic acting.
On this show they do tricks that seem impossible to do. For example, one magician made a disposable coffee cup float in mid-air in a resturant. The people on the show didn't know it was a magic trick so they were completely bewildered. It never occured to some that the tricks that they saw might be magic tricks. You could tell that their imagination was running away with them.
To make a long story short, after seeing this show, I was wondering; has D.C. ever placed emphasis on Wayne's experience as a magician?
I think they should move aay from the dark knight/psychological aspect, move away from the martial arts aspect, and DC should begin to place emphasis on his abilities as a magician (not the occult type magician, but a genuine real world magician).
Instead of making his tech obvious, he should conceal it the way magicians do and play up the aspect of his alter ego designed to play on the superstition of criminals. The comic would be designed to place emphasis on the question, "what if Wayne purposely uses this magic ability to turn himself into an urban legend?"
― Huk-L, Thursday, 4 November 2004 20:03 (twenty years ago)
Funny response goes here.
― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 4 November 2004 20:09 (twenty years ago)
Thought Bruce Wayne in a top-hat playing halfsies w/ a sequin-spangled Selina Kyle does offer a fair number of chuckles.
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 4 November 2004 20:17 (twenty years ago)
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.
― Huk-L, Thursday, 4 November 2004 20:27 (twenty years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 4 November 2004 20:29 (twenty years ago)
― Huk-L, Thursday, 4 November 2004 20:30 (twenty years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 4 November 2004 20:32 (twenty years ago)
You are awesome. GL: Rebirth is rad. Thank you for being so awesome.
yr pal, Hndsmsh
― Huk-L, Monday, 8 November 2004 18:58 (twenty years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 8 November 2004 19:20 (twenty years ago)
― Huk-L, Monday, 8 November 2004 19:21 (twenty years ago)
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.
― Huk-L, Thursday, 18 November 2004 18:40 (twenty years ago)
― Huk-L, Wednesday, 18 May 2005 19:23 (twenty years ago)
― Tom (Groke), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 19:35 (twenty years ago)
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.
― Huk-L, Wednesday, 18 May 2005 19:44 (twenty years ago)
― L (Leee), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 21:03 (twenty years ago)
― Mark C (Markco), Thursday, 19 May 2005 07:38 (twenty years ago)
Mark C OTM: wtf is wrong with "issues"!!
― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 19 May 2005 08:07 (twenty years ago)
That's so wrong.
This is another example of Sue Dibney/Blue Beetle syndrome. Disrespecting a character with a long history, and messing 'em up for seemingly nothing more than shock value.
I hope he gets his legs back next issue and my ranting is all for nothing, but if that's not the case, WTF?
― Flyboy (Flyboy), Thursday, 19 May 2005 12:22 (twenty years ago)
― Huk-L, Thursday, 19 May 2005 13:43 (twenty years ago)
― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 19 May 2005 14:31 (twenty years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 19 May 2005 14:52 (twenty years ago)
― Huk-L, Thursday, 19 May 2005 15:00 (twenty years ago)
― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 19 May 2005 15:05 (twenty years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 19 May 2005 15:27 (twenty years ago)
― Huk-L, Thursday, 19 May 2005 15:30 (twenty years ago)
[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?
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 19 May 2005 15:35 (twenty years ago)
― Huk-L, Thursday, 19 May 2005 15:39 (twenty years ago)
― Chuck_Tatum (Chuck_Tatum), Thursday, 19 May 2005 19:33 (twenty years ago)
― Huk-L, Thursday, 19 May 2005 19:43 (twenty years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 19 May 2005 19:47 (twenty years ago)
― L (Leee), Friday, 20 May 2005 00:56 (twenty years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 20 May 2005 01:20 (twenty years ago)
― Huk-L, Friday, 20 May 2005 01:27 (twenty years ago)
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.
― Huk-L, Friday, 20 May 2005 05:54 (twenty years ago)
― j blount (papa la bas), Friday, 20 May 2005 06:52 (twenty years ago)
And, yep, JB, there are.
― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 20 May 2005 12:37 (twenty years ago)
Warren Ellis Forum of 2001-2002 to thread! (which I think is where the 'chapbook' moniker springs from)
― carson dial (carson dial), Saturday, 21 May 2005 12:01 (twenty years ago)
― kit brash (kit brash), Saturday, 21 May 2005 16:32 (twenty years ago)
$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!?!?
― David R. (popshots75`), Saturday, 21 May 2005 19:28 (twenty years ago)
1602 in (not-overly) floppy: $72.40!1602 in oversized hardcover: $29.95
orSpidey/Human Torch in floppies: $39.25Spidey/Human Torch in digest: $9.85
andFormerly Known As The Justice League floppied: $47.10Formerly Known As The Justice League traded: $12.15
― kit brash (kit brash), Sunday, 22 May 2005 02:29 (twenty years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Sunday, 22 May 2005 02:45 (twenty years ago)
― kit brash (kit brash), Monday, 23 May 2005 04:48 (twenty years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 23 May 2005 11:33 (twenty years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 23 May 2005 11:40 (twenty years ago)
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
― kit brash (kit brash), Monday, 23 May 2005 12:39 (twenty years ago)
― L (Leee), Monday, 23 May 2005 13:30 (twenty years ago)
(What is this "world" you speak of?)
― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 23 May 2005 13:38 (twenty years ago)
― Huk-L, Tuesday, 24 May 2005 14:24 (twenty years ago)
1moment has replied to my: I'm always amazed that douchebags can post to msg boards. with a devastating Me too. !!!
― Huk-L, Tuesday, 24 May 2005 15:37 (twenty years ago)
― Mark C (Markco), Tuesday, 24 May 2005 16:36 (twenty years ago)
― Tom (Groke), Tuesday, 24 May 2005 16:40 (twenty years ago)
― Huk-L, Tuesday, 24 May 2005 16:49 (twenty years ago)
http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000025502&tstart=0
― Huk-L, Tuesday, 24 May 2005 18:55 (twenty years ago)
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― kit brash (kit brash), Thursday, 26 May 2005 08:47 (twenty years ago)
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.
― Leeeeee (Leee), Monday, 6 June 2005 18:51 (twenty years ago)
― Leeeeee (Leee), Monday, 6 June 2005 18:52 (twenty years ago)
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.
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 27 June 2005 17:48 (nineteen years ago)
unwillingness to delegate = godking in the making in Batman's world.
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 11:58 (nineteen years ago)
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.
Every time I post to another msg bd I'm reminded how much I value ILC.
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 21 November 2005 18:08 (nineteen years ago)
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― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 21 November 2005 18:24 (nineteen years ago)
http://chiastic.net/g14/Ultimate_large.mov
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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.
― Tape Store, Wednesday, 30 May 2007 05:38 (eighteen years ago)
Roffles at me thinking this is ILX. I'm in a new dimension. WHAAAHAHA
― Tape Store, Wednesday, 30 May 2007 05:40 (eighteen years ago)
Well, ScienceFiction, right?
― Leee, Wednesday, 30 May 2007 16:40 (eighteen years ago)
Nice call!
― Tape Store, Wednesday, 30 May 2007 23:30 (eighteen years ago)
are other msg bds/websites the lolcats of ILC?
― Dr. Superman, Monday, 9 July 2007 11:07 (seventeen years ago)
"If you wanted to have a kaiju battle why not use Longshadow, the animated updating on Apache Chief? He'd also be less annoying."
― David R., Monday, 9 July 2007 13:51 (seventeen years ago)
The internet makes me sad. ;_;
― David R., Monday, 9 July 2007 13:54 (seventeen years ago)
ROLE CALL
― Oilyrags, Monday, 9 July 2007 14:24 (seventeen years ago)
ILC needs an Annette.
― David R., Monday, 9 July 2007 14:32 (seventeen years ago)
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.
― Leee, Monday, 9 July 2007 16:15 (seventeen years ago)
Well, yeah, but otoh, even when we win, we still reads comic books etc.
― M.V., Monday, 9 July 2007 17:38 (seventeen years ago)