tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post1950039324255398414..comments2023-09-05T09:06:09.136-05:00Comments on Atop the Fourth Wall: Darker Image #1Lewis Lovhaughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06724769374732321363noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-46402555813479801242013-08-08T16:58:07.500-05:002013-08-08T16:58:07.500-05:00Air Whale? First thought: the Wind Fish from Link&...Air Whale? First thought: the Wind Fish from Link's Awakening :BHippyTeslahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11204677754705665955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-79110463661825697822013-03-22T15:15:13.510-05:002013-03-22T15:15:13.510-05:00Deathblow is now part of the DCU, and you know you...Deathblow is now part of the DCU, and you know you've got a stupid name when even Superman, the nicest guy on the planet, mocks it. From Superman Annual #1:<br />Superman: Grifter, take your friend hiding in the rafters-- <br />Deathblow: Deathblow. <br />Superman: Seriously? <br />Funniest line in the comic, especially after seeing this review.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01335354342035021523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-62079873673006946302012-11-19T14:03:38.643-06:002012-11-19T14:03:38.643-06:00DEATHBLOW! When someone tries to blow you up, not ...DEATHBLOW! When someone tries to blow you up, not because of you you are, but for different reasons all together! (Seinfeld reference)JerryScottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-23508364783722047832011-02-04T14:36:14.442-06:002011-02-04T14:36:14.442-06:00Oddly enough, in the Lobo monthly book about a yea...Oddly enough, in the Lobo monthly book about a year after this came out, they parodied Bloodwulf with a character named Bludhound. He suffered from a terminal illness called, you're gonna love this, ROB'S DISEASE, causing his body to vary in proportions widely.<br /><br />Here's the cover:<br />http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/1812/102603-18356-107714-1-lobo_super.jpgJesse Herndonhttp://www.morphylogeny.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-92031781543945704432011-01-25T03:32:02.853-06:002011-01-25T03:32:02.853-06:00Looking at this comic, among other bad comics like...Looking at this comic, among other bad comics like Rob Liefeld's Youngblood, all I can say is "Thank God for cool and awesome stuff like Invincible and The Walking Dead."Mingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-36625084883936942932011-01-12T02:39:45.522-06:002011-01-12T02:39:45.522-06:00Was going through all of AT4W again out of boredom...Was going through all of AT4W again out of boredom and I just wanted to make a quick comment to say, wow, noticed that there was some EARLY name/plot-dropping here.<br /><br />"His Vyce is Conquest", indeed. ;)QuetzaDrakehttp://furthiahigh.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-85606734778719161012010-04-17T12:52:49.241-05:002010-04-17T12:52:49.241-05:00I actually own this comic, found it at a "boo...I actually own this comic, found it at a "book riot" (fund raising thing, where people sell old books), I saw it was 25 cents and dated 1993 and thought "Wow! An old comic in mint condition, that <i>could</i> be worth something!"<br /><br />Then I saw it was classic 90s Image grimdarkness.<br /><br />:(<br /><br />At least Image is better nowadays...Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069197823114505361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-12868396842959981702010-03-22T17:31:38.778-05:002010-03-22T17:31:38.778-05:00Someone probably beat me to it, but... basically L...Someone probably beat me to it, but... basically Lobo Ripoff had a quest to turn in with that guard, just forgot. /warcraftnerd<br /><br />Anyhow, I always liked the Maxx cartoon as basically being trippy and about mental illness, depression, and psychosis. Am not at all weirded out or upset when others can't stand it or find it just too weird. (And I never did read the comic, I think because the other stories made me go "Bwahuh?" so much.)Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990143466814320626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-12995768361861358202010-03-22T16:47:29.067-05:002010-03-22T16:47:29.067-05:00I think it might help everyone who's weirded o...I think it might help everyone who's weirded out by "The Maxx" to read this tremendous interview with the fantastic Sam Kieth. You'll see that there is much more psychological and romantic pathos behind it than one might think. Although I definitely agree that some people interpret much more behind it, than there really is. Still, in it's core, it's just an adorable love story.<br /><br />You all might be interested to check out Kieths other popular comicbook series "Zero Girl", although you should be warned, there is lots of adult content inside of it. In my opinion, it's Kieth's best comicwork to date.<br /><br />http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/dec01/kieth.shtmlbatpawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13922929690077710148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-64055990540466660732010-03-19T17:58:36.319-05:002010-03-19T17:58:36.319-05:00To be fair, I think "Maxx"'s popular...To be fair, I think "Maxx"'s popularity was because of how weird it was, not in spite of it. It seems like the very definition of a cult series.<br /><br />Which is not to say I understand it, either.Will Stapleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102456593495895955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-68550177846440042592010-03-18T00:21:18.957-05:002010-03-18T00:21:18.957-05:00Wait, is the girl in the red dress supposed to be ...Wait, is the girl in the red dress supposed to be the girl from The Maxx? They don't appear to be the same girl, their hair is longer and differently styled. They do have the same sense of low-cut bottoms, though.<br /><br />Bloodwolf's hair is styled by his pope hat. See, he used to be the High Somethingy of the Triple Fish, but Lobo stole his hat for his appearance in 52. (Seriously, it's exactly the same shape.) I'm not actually upset by the whole weaponized ship exhaust; that's a common hard sci-fi concept, because it could easily work.<br /><br />I don't know, I rather like the name Deathblow...though not really in this context. (No, I'm not being defensive! You saw nothing regarding the ultimate in personal weaponry in a MGLN setting!...need to be more convincing with that huh?) The problem with it here is that it's not descriptive. The guy has already demonstrated he's not deserving of the title by failing his first shot at a freaking drug cartel. I mean we're not even talking a governmental organization it's a freaking drug cartel and you're not concerned with the rule of law anymore so it ought to be easy to just nuke the higher-ups and let middle management self-destruct the organization through infighting.NGTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-25861903519536493002010-03-17T16:30:15.413-05:002010-03-17T16:30:15.413-05:00If Bloodwolf blew up the space station Cable and L...If Bloodwolf blew up the space station Cable and Lobo were on... does that mean that Liefeld casually killed what I'm told are two of the only good characters to come out of the Dark Age?Adam C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04180408486073526049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-45086398247864784142010-03-17T07:34:40.447-05:002010-03-17T07:34:40.447-05:00As for The Maxx, I think its weirdness appealed to...<i>As for The Maxx, I think its weirdness appealed to people, especially oddball, outcast teenagers like myself at the time.</i><br /><br />Same here. I loved it as a high schooler, was convinced that I "got" it, and so on. Now, I'm pretty sure it was just the insomnia and my natural enjoyment of all things bizarre & surreal. Kieth does a lot of that stuff, but it generally got better after "The Maxx" because he gave it more character resonance (heck, I found "Zero Girl" genuinely touching). Still, the TV show gave me the line about the Great Leaping Slug ("It has no natural predators - it's just stupid." SPLAT!), so I can't hate it. I'm fine with surrealism for its own sake so long as people don't get their arrogant intellectual on trying to find deeper meaning and insist that you're dumb if you don't. And this is from an English major. ;pMelahttp://melashaan.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-70607385092751481182010-03-17T00:37:18.041-05:002010-03-17T00:37:18.041-05:00I didn't notice if anyone else mentioned this,...I didn't notice if anyone else mentioned this, but wasn't "Deathblow" the movie Jerry bootlegged in that one Seinfeld?Frankie Addiegohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07014900023283833838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-63388962294109574302010-03-16T20:06:25.390-05:002010-03-16T20:06:25.390-05:00Maybe I'm just in the right mood, but I actual...Maybe I'm just in the right mood, but I actually thought many of these comics had potential... at least at first. The Maxx genuinely seemed funny, but by all accounts, it branched way, way off. I don't know what to think about Deathblow (although I'm pretty sure that is a legitimate noun), and... okay, any potential Bloodwulf had was squandered by the second page.<br /><br />Wait, what universe does Bloodwulf in, anyway? We have Lobo, Cable, and... Youngblood references... which means... wait... head... imploding... eyes... going first...!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-78647039656138442642010-03-16T18:30:13.729-05:002010-03-16T18:30:13.729-05:00not one of your better reviews Linky, but I blame ...not one of your better reviews Linky, but I blame it more on the source material rather than the reviewer yourself, can only do so much with mediocre crap<br /><br />funny thing is I had a dream last night were I said the exact same to you, only you had a mulletJessicahttp://www.triquetracats.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-49590216522287410962010-03-16T11:58:28.891-05:002010-03-16T11:58:28.891-05:00Well, much as I enjoyed the review I cannot help b...Well, much as I enjoyed the review I cannot help but notice that there was nothing approaching an interesting story in any of those three mini-stories. Books like this make me wonder if "editor" isn't a decorative title rather than a functional one...Hound_boundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06956361389990713458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-40688016936354932332010-03-16T09:53:27.063-05:002010-03-16T09:53:27.063-05:00I think one of the best commentaries on the 90s Im...I think one of the best commentaries on the 90s Image comics comes in the form of Stormwatch Vol. 2, where Warren Ellis basically in-narrative rips on all the crappy Wildstorm characters. <br /><br />Good video! <br /><br />:) <br /><br />AMUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208586717510565010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-8262142355274354262010-03-16T00:21:17.871-05:002010-03-16T00:21:17.871-05:00Was wondering when you were going to get to the Ma...Was wondering when you were going to get to the Maxx. Best way the Maxx could be described as, probably near the end of the series, as World as Myth, an idea created by Robert A. Heinlein; or perhaps the Maxx could be something out of Philip K.Dick. <br /><br /> According to the commentary in book one, Sam Keith admits that Maxx is the worst comic he drew and didn't even know what Bill Messner-Loebs or he himself was writing! Also Alan Moore worked on an issue of the Maxx. Check out Sam Keith's other work such as Four Women and Epicurus the sage(also by Bill Messner-Loeb).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581083467173936935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-66787464190029770812010-03-15T23:31:16.152-05:002010-03-15T23:31:16.152-05:00The Maxx's inner monologue is supposed to be s...The Maxx's inner monologue is supposed to be self important in a "I'm the protector of the Leopard Queen!" sort of way. Then to actually subvert the usual cliche pretentious inner monologue he says them aloud. It's just as strange the other characters as it is the the reader. <br /><br />The weirdness is probably unpalatable to a hardcore superhero genre fan, one of few cult comic books out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-5437467015154165142010-03-15T23:27:17.401-05:002010-03-15T23:27:17.401-05:00What was the deal with Image comics, anyway? Did a...<i>What was the deal with Image comics, anyway? Did anyone think these stories and characters were good? Ever?</i><br /><br />Oh yeah. The letter columns and all the hype over <i>Image United</i> proves as much. <br /><br /><i>How did they manage to sell anything?</i><br /><br />Because, when they were released, they were new, innovative and edgy. It's hard to see it now, but I can definitely see how it appealed to 90s teenage boys. By all contemporary accounts, most of the Image fans that showed up at conventions were younger fans who were just getting into comics, which is why DC and Marvel was so keen on emulating the Image style. Now, lots of those Image fanboys are writing well-regarded superhero comics. Just ask Robert Kirkman. <br /><br /><i>...so I'm the first to wonder if Rob named Deathblow, given how close it is to, y'know, DeathSTROKE?</i><br /><br />It wasn't. It was Jim Lee's character, and he was the one who came up with the name and initial concept. <br /><br /><i>Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Deathblow a Wildstorm character?</i><br /><br />Yeah, but at the time, Wildstorm didn't exist as a publishing label yet. This was back when Image creators actually tried to maintain a cohesive shared universe, so they emphasized Image as the brand over their own individual studios. Of course, this didn't really work on the long run. Each Image creator wanted to do their own thing and, slowly but surely, each creator his own sub-universes. This is when each creator started to labeling books with the names of their studios. In Jim Lee's case, it was <i>Wildstorm</i> (after his two flagship titles (<i><b>Wild</b>C.A.T.s</i> and <i><b>Storm</b>watch</i>). Eventually, he sold all the characters that fell under Wildstorm banner to DC Comics, but that's a whole other can of worms.Strannikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09561207510297423737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-5549164727973532012010-03-15T23:27:17.402-05:002010-03-15T23:27:17.402-05:00Actually I think Deathblow had a semi-interesting ...Actually I think Deathblow had a semi-interesting concept of a grizzled soldier who's risking it all because he's going to die soon and happens to live in a world of super-powered people.<br /><br />As for The Maxx, I think its weirdness appealed to people, especially oddball, outcast teenagers like myself at the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-11235233484361445342010-03-15T23:03:13.858-05:002010-03-15T23:03:13.858-05:00Wow, I knew nothing about this comic, but I knew j...Wow, I knew nothing about this comic, but I knew just by the tone of your voice it was Liefeld.<br />The part where 90's Kid says he wishes thta Blood Wolf's mohawk should be a weapon- freakin' hilarious. <br />And just because I'm a nerd, Strong Mad from Homestar Runner dressed up as The Maxx for Halloween one year. That's all I know about The MaxxMelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-77923711480353698622010-03-15T22:44:12.051-05:002010-03-15T22:44:12.051-05:00...so I'm the first to wonder if Rob named Dea......so I'm the first to wonder if Rob named Deathblow, given how close it is to, y'know, DeathSTROKE?rdfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05606977743939375963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-16469537375880715992010-03-15T22:34:11.719-05:002010-03-15T22:34:11.719-05:00Obviously, that Blood Wulf... Blud Wolf? Blud Wulf...Obviously, that Blood Wulf... Blud Wolf? Blud Wulf? Erh, him, he's Vegeta's secret idiot brother, hence the upstraight hair and giantic widow's peak.<br /><br />And of course, as a bureacrat, Seymour needs as many pens, clippers, erasers and staples as you humanly can, hence the pouches.<br /><br />I bet he can arm a full copier from all the spare part he's got there.<br /><br />Truly a hero of any pencil-pusher.... if he didn't die, of course.<br /><br />Actually, I guess the comic world needs a Super Bureaucrat... OK, not really, but taking in mind the most dumb ideas of the 90s, I can't see why that one didn't exist.MintWhelphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02183444582688722978noreply@blogger.com