tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post1987196918475450028..comments2023-09-05T09:06:09.136-05:00Comments on Atop the Fourth Wall: Flash Comics #1Lewis Lovhaughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06724769374732321363noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-50597841847936076702013-10-15T02:12:47.614-05:002013-10-15T02:12:47.614-05:00I don't care if every review you ever make is ...I don't care if every review you ever make is filled with OMD jokes, I will never get tired of them, and Marvel really does deserve itAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367131726149903711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-84352216520873206952013-08-06T23:25:29.225-05:002013-08-06T23:25:29.225-05:00'Dismay of scientists'. No kidding, the po...'Dismay of scientists'. No kidding, the powers the different Flashes have shown is enough to make a physcist cry. <br /><br />Just so you know, I'm a big fan of your work Linkara, keep up the good work, this review is great. Dullahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09792856003923319187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-85280818942555810552013-07-04T04:13:35.211-05:002013-07-04T04:13:35.211-05:00Aren't all the Secret Originses in Novembers?
...Aren't all the Secret Originses in Novembers?<br /><br />~ MikAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-60595145374006808242013-03-03T13:09:41.944-06:002013-03-03T13:09:41.944-06:00HALP, Linkara!! I can't find all the Secret Or...HALP, Linkara!! I can't find all the Secret Origins episodes under a single category!!!<br /><br />Great show (once again) but for the Flash' origin, how could you miss out on "The Colors--The Colors, Man!" cliche--especially with the Purple Haze clip? <br /><br />Too predictable?<br /><br />Maybe...but then again...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-7676419298003654232013-01-21T14:15:15.751-06:002013-01-21T14:15:15.751-06:00"These Mirror Are Stealing My Mind!"
I ..."These Mirror Are Stealing My Mind!"<br /><br />I laughed for a good 3 minsOzmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-81389940918632292442012-12-05T14:38:02.653-06:002012-12-05T14:38:02.653-06:00Welcome to Villain Origins Month!
Today: Lex Lutho...Welcome to Villain Origins Month!<br />Today: Lex Luthor!<br />An experiment went wrong that made him lose all his hair when he was a teenager, he blamed Superboy and got mad. (No, seriously.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-41547421636653193892012-11-17T23:57:00.638-06:002012-11-17T23:57:00.638-06:00Personally I always thought it a funny coincidence...Personally I always thought it a funny coincidence how the Flash's wife had the same name as one of the animators for the Bananaman cartoon.starofjusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871429377096144563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-84566112213099167432012-11-10T12:27:03.180-06:002012-11-10T12:27:03.180-06:00Actually in later stories it is revealed that Jay ...Actually in later stories it is revealed that Jay Garrick when he is the Flash, always maintains an inner vibration so his features are slightly blurred. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-90581148696408075962012-11-10T00:43:19.010-06:002012-11-10T00:43:19.010-06:00By any chance next year or the any years following...By any chance next year or the any years following this that this is continued, could you do the originals of DC/Fawcett's Captain Marvel and Marvel's Captain Marvel (of the Mar-Vell variety). I think it'd be cool to compare and contrast the two, their origins and their MOs, since the internet is so fond of doing so.AussieDragoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818527414038223845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-63145267600640638822012-11-09T16:17:42.966-06:002012-11-09T16:17:42.966-06:00Wow! You used something I said - about exclamatio...Wow! You used something I said - about exclamation marks. Thank you!<br />... but I think you misunderstood the point a little. It wasn't that they thought people wouldn't notice them, it was that the printing presses of the day wouldn't print them. (Or would make them look like any of a dozen random marks on the page.)<br /><br />Technically, Mercury isn't winged. He wears winged sandals.<br />Also, he wears a Flash Gordon t-shirt in some concerts, with the same lightning bolt. Which I would've used...<br />Uh, sorry. Different Mercury.<br /><br />JB: "Mirror room torture : It seems to come from the Phantom of the Opera (Leroux's novel) which features a similar torture chamber."<br /><br />That chamber used heat for torture. The mirrors were just there for effect (to make the room look like a vast desert).<br /><br />Final anonymous: I agree. Everybody should watch the cartoon: <i>Avatar: The Last Airbender</i>.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-83999744378201197192012-11-09T14:14:27.803-06:002012-11-09T14:14:27.803-06:00Saw this the day the video came out, but I'm o...Saw this the day the video came out, but I'm only commenting now <br />Was too tired from work to make proper comments during the week <br /><br />Yeah, I fully agree with you'r lil jab at what I like to call "Marvel Karma"<br />In my opinion, one of the stupidest types of morality found in comics, that essentially says that you should NEVER use you'r abilities to improve you'r living conditions, no matter how hard you try. <br /><br />I can understand this approach for people like Captain America, who got their abilities intentionally, but people like Spiderman, who could have died from the irradiated spider bite (as shown in at least one alternate time-line), should deserve some compensation, seeing as they never asked for it in the fist place. <br />This is EVEN MORE true with mutants, who were BORN with their abilities. Taking the Marvel morals further, you should not be allowed to make money from physical labor if you are of an athletic built, or for research if you have a high intellect! <br /><br />Even the Incredibles pointed out just how stupid these standards are! <br /><br />In fact, I'm kinda disappointed that neither the DC or Marvel universes have shown any alternative career choices for superpowered individuals other than superhero (which usually isn't paid) or supervillain <br />You would think they'd findd other uses for people like this! <br />Not sure if you watch Avatar (the TV show, not the movie), but I really like how the world has specially work positions specifically for people with powers, and how they even have their own sport leagues! <br />The only time I think comics did this right was in Alan Moore's Top 10 <br /><br />Well, at least DC allows their characters to be happy Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-81860415218867098832012-11-09T09:10:57.240-06:002012-11-09T09:10:57.240-06:00Wow, I'm lame. Even after the "SuperFrea...Wow, I'm lame. Even after the "SuperFreak" gag in the middle of the review, when I heard the music at the end I thought it was MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This..." and I was thinking how appropriate of a choice that was just as the lyrics came in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-65361820216598755362012-11-09T04:42:20.315-06:002012-11-09T04:42:20.315-06:00Ah, comics, teaching us all that laboratory safety...Ah, comics, teaching us all that laboratory safety regulations are the only obstacle between you and superpowers.<br /><br />@Captain Haddock:<br />Who said Light Yagami was noble? Anonymous just said he never used his powers for personal gain. He never used them to kill romantic rivals, make money, or anything like that--just in an aid to his psychotic quest that he thought was doing the world good. <br />Whether or not it really was and if his growing meglomania made him lose sight of his original goals is a different discussion.shikome kido mihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081507123236685452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-25716076488115530952012-11-09T01:49:42.120-06:002012-11-09T01:49:42.120-06:00Great review on the first appearance of Old Man Ja...Great review on the first appearance of Old Man Jay Garrick (Golden Age Flash).<br /><br />Given your talk of the New 52 and Earth 2, I sometimes wonder if DC Comics had considered bringing back the previous continuity as a separate universe similar to how the Golden Age comics became a separate universe in the old Multiverse.Mingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-82041892586498620882012-11-07T17:32:58.762-06:002012-11-07T17:32:58.762-06:00I take offence to the implied insult that anyone w...I take offence to the implied insult that anyone who likes the New 52 are "90's kids".William Gordon Estevezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011914684919358292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-47964335458501027732012-11-06T15:22:46.854-06:002012-11-06T15:22:46.854-06:00You were too kind on this comic. I know it's e...You were too kind on this comic. I know it's easy to take the goofiness of the 40s and other qualities like that which make the Golden Age so enjoyable, but this comic was honestly bad no matter how you look at it. It would have been a lot more entertaining if you had torn into it.Mitchell Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12981819772843572435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-51420632796745147902012-11-06T07:12:32.326-06:002012-11-06T07:12:32.326-06:00Great episode Linkara. I always like these looks b...Great episode Linkara. I always like these looks back at classic characters. Also your intro and discussion of the new 52 reminded me a bit of the video I made about comic continuity: http://geekvision.tv/2012/10/continuity/ And yeah, Jay Garrick is probably one of my favorite characters from DC and yet this origin wasn't his best story by any means. JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13472875485566638926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-16498681655802222252012-11-06T06:30:26.934-06:002012-11-06T06:30:26.934-06:00"I´m Rick James Bitch" (can´t believe no..."I´m Rick James Bitch" (can´t believe no one quoted the Dave Chappelle sketch so far).<br /><br />I liked the episode. The Diablo-reference was very funny ^^ and i liked that you teased Iron Man´s origin with the Black Sabbath song. <br /><br />I missed the story part though. <br /><br />Anyway looking forward to next weekKonsoleronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-84400733018006255992012-11-06T03:38:17.481-06:002012-11-06T03:38:17.481-06:00So smoking can help you in getting super powers Oo...So smoking can help you in getting super powers Oo ?<br /><br />I think he hides his identity by vibrating his fa... oh, that was already answered in another comment ^^<br /><br />The comic makes it sound pretty easy to get super speed. I wonder why Batman (or, well, EVERYONE) never considered getting a Speedster upgrade XD<br /><br />As for the new 52, I find it hard for DC to create a new legacy, seeing how their comic's timeline is all over the place. Would it really kill them to start in roughly the same time and wait maybe a year or two before releasing the first JLA comic Oo ?Doreshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287649794589606798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-59200143944501378292012-11-06T01:59:16.332-06:002012-11-06T01:59:16.332-06:00I kinda like a cruddy origin. Shows how much the c...I kinda like a cruddy origin. Shows how much the character has grown since then. Jay Garrick would be a perfect example of this. Too bad they didn't go this route but this was at least amusing.Jessenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-91538796021951467372012-11-06T00:04:07.973-06:002012-11-06T00:04:07.973-06:00Heavy water is deuterium oxide.
Its used in older ...Heavy water is deuterium oxide.<br />Its used in older nuclear reactors.<br />Its also very effective at killing small animals when ingested...<br /><br />Essentially drinking the stuff causes cells to stop dividing if it replaces over half the water in your body. Which is really hard to do to a human being, but really easy to do to small animals.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846922398884115953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-8462219230611069522012-11-05T20:48:26.140-06:002012-11-05T20:48:26.140-06:00Heavy water...
I get to look both a dork and ignor...Heavy water...<br />I get to look both a dork and ignorant with this comment but the only real knowledge I have about the stuff is another planet wanted it was payment in exchange for advance tech in I believe a rather early episode of Stargate SG-1.<br /><br />Flash has a weird origin, though I agree with other comments made it's nice to have an origin story that's not so based out of tragedy.<br /><br />I'd seen this Flash costume in the museum in scenes from the Justice League cartoon but I never knew why they wings were on the helmet, interesting.<br /><br />I do think I prefer the change to the story from the live action show in the 80s (think it was the 80s) that involved lightning hitting his lab.<br /><br />Fun review though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09139941818637196445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-49195502045753414482012-11-05T20:41:22.045-06:002012-11-05T20:41:22.045-06:00...huh.
I'm a really big fan of yours, but I ......huh.<br /><br />I'm a really big fan of yours, but I don't know, this review felt really lacking in comparison to the great job you do normally. There weren't many jokes, just you saying how you dislike the DC reboot and hate One More Day, which everyone who watches this show has heard before. And I was hoping for a little more from 90s Kid than just his catchphrase. I miss when he gave a speech during the reviews. Maybe I was just spoiled by the last month of awesomeness, maybe the comic didn't have goo joke fuel, but this was not one of your best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-7885759688084034142012-11-05T20:40:21.709-06:002012-11-05T20:40:21.709-06:00Epic ending. Sort of wonder if next week is going...Epic ending. Sort of wonder if next week is going to get into how Tony Stark essentially created The Punisher...but I'm ahead of myself here.<br /><br />Basically after seeing this, I could see Jay Garrick as Snowflame before he even was the twinkle in a demented comic writer's eye. He's smoking and inhales noxious fumes from some hard water amidst typical tobacco and...bam, super-speed. At least Barry was probably a bit less ditzy regarding getting his super-powers but...50s over 40s. Regardless, there's just a goofy naivite of Golden Age comics and seeing stuff like the chamber of mirrors and "ancient Liefeld" brougth a smile to my face. FugueforFroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034098044002001893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-53072060779044061812012-11-05T20:28:50.444-06:002012-11-05T20:28:50.444-06:00"Pretty much two things:
-The Prop Lady is bu..."Pretty much two things:<br />-The Prop Lady is building them and not me and she has other commissions from people that I've told her she can prioritize since conventions are at specific times and I don't NEED the new Pollo bodies right away.<br />-She's building THREE of them and not just the one, and they can be a bit elaborate in places, so it's not like how I built Pollo originally - as cardboard, duct tape, and spray paint."<br /><br />Thanks for the updateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com