tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post21669795481953561..comments2023-09-05T09:06:09.136-05:00Comments on Atop the Fourth Wall: SCI-Spy #4Lewis Lovhaughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06724769374732321363noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-54130076021795923002013-11-01T15:42:35.242-05:002013-11-01T15:42:35.242-05:00This gave me a real BSG feel, especially Reboot-BS...This gave me a real BSG feel, especially Reboot-BSG, though it came before that, so I don't know. But the Space Jesus thing, plus the mass exodus from the enemies attacking their home planet.Tholomyesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-66757881724996524582013-10-05T04:24:30.603-05:002013-10-05T04:24:30.603-05:00What you said when Starchild went through the worm...What you said when Starchild went through the wormhole, and the criticism of his lack of a plan made me think of this:<br /><br />The Doctor: No! 'Cause this is what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna rescue her. I'm gonna save Rose Tyler from the middle of the Dalek fleet, and then I'm gonna save the Earth. And then—just to finish off—I'm gonna wipe every last stinking Dalek out of the sky!<br />Dalek: But you have no weapons, no defenses, no plan.<br />The Doctor: Yeah! And doesn't that scare you to death?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315636562611864994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-20551827397955158992013-10-03T11:54:47.621-05:002013-10-03T11:54:47.621-05:00To be honest: i can make some good story/motivatio...To be honest: i can make some good story/motivation out of the comic.<br />OK. So: "Motherbank" was the leader of the United America and the Daleks... i mean the aliens attacked earth while humans could not prepare for it. So they abandoned the planet and some people on it. This action, or let's call it guilt, put MB into a posttraumatic stress disorder (she wants to forget everything they did). They landed on the new planet, started to adapt to it via genetic surgery, but as time went on humans only wanted to do these surgeries for cosmetic means. This is why MB calls those humans names (selfish means of technology given). As for Seb and why MB thinks he is a Spacejesus, it's now obvious: The guy represents the lost innosence the humans had. This is why MB thinks Seb is the best agent in the universe(and maybe MB didn't let Seb get the enhancements? just askin').<br />And about the sugarcube-cybermat-aliens: Maybe - just a theory - the sugarcubes are devices like the meteorites in the Justice League pilot (they release the cybermats to create a liveable habitat). They may be live on decaying things (like the some fungus) otherwise they would have no reason to wipe out the planets' inhabitants before they arrive, they could just blow the hell up on it with phasers and lasers (i presume this is why they bombed earth with asteroids. the asteroid belt is near but the devastation of an impact is huge yet stil survivable by some spieces).<br /><br />But i didn't read the 5th and 6th issue so these are just theories.<br /><br />PS: Keep up the good work mate!Skarakiennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-67192862113006349402013-10-03T03:46:59.610-05:002013-10-03T03:46:59.610-05:00Wait a sec... Just how far away from Earth is this...Wait a sec... Just how far away from Earth is this Arcturus system?<br /><br />If this wormhole collapsed after being used by the refugees and only got reactivated recently thanks to the aliens, then this means our Superbat--Starchild-Cryo-Pod-thing drifted thousands of years in empty space and just happened to reach the system after thousand years (minus a few decades because he's now grown up and all)?<br /><br />This also has to mean that unless the cryo-pod could fly at or even faster than lightspeed (which sounds a bit unlikely, seeing how FTL doesn't seem to be something humans have in this setting, if I remember correctly), the Arcturus system can't be farther away from Earth than a few hundred lightyears away - which makes the Arcturus star the second-closest star to Earth after our own star.<br /><br />How both we and the aliens missed this and rely on a wormhole for a system that is in walking distance from Earth (from a cosmical scale), I have no idea. The aliens probably flew much farther to get to Earth in the first place.<br /><br />And considering that this space ark was kept a secret, nobody knew where this wormhole lead to, AND that the Arcturus system's star is rotating around the center of our galaxy like every other star, then Starchild's parents effectively launched him into a random direction that just happened to be the one where Arcturus would be thousand years later.Doreshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287649794589606798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-44713358394353968032013-10-02T17:21:37.985-05:002013-10-02T17:21:37.985-05:00Great job, I can't say I'm against seeing ...Great job, I can't say I'm against seeing more of Sci-Spy...maybe not until April or later, but I'd like to see how the insanity continues.<br /><br />Well there is the off chance that our "hero" is really the Kal-El who crashed into Wayne Manor and was raised by the Wayne's until the night when a mugger shot him and the bullets bounced off and killed the Wayne's setting him to become...Batman! Until he stopped and became Superman! And then he became a baby again and all this crap happened.<br /><br />When the "best and brightest" were taken off the earth, who's left but the idiots to make the decisions of where to put the statues?<br /><br />New CD idea: "Sean Connery Sings Disney," I'm especially looking forward to "Be Our Guest."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-835958160116308012013-10-02T14:31:23.745-05:002013-10-02T14:31:23.745-05:00The whole genetic modifications thing is especiall...The whole genetic modifications thing is especially stupid - it would've taken a few minutes at most to come up with a more reasonable explanation. For instance, say they were originally modifications for strength, endurance, surviving in space - things that would help them survive long enough to get to and then build the new world. If there's a caste system in place (I'm taking your word for it here, honestly can't remember even a mention of one in the previous comics), say the people who /weren't/ building the infrastructure had time to tinker with the original genetic modifications and that led to bird beaks and tendril heads. <br /><br />Granted, it leaves the issue of why they dragged all the genetic modification equipment on board instead of filling the space with food or water or building materials or a couple more people, but at least there'd be a vaguely reasonable explanation. <br /><br />Ah well - stupid comic, but great review. Sean Connery-style "Part of Your World" was fantastic XP Chelsey Magnusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417162042832033461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-29395669733415421402013-10-01T17:05:06.393-05:002013-10-01T17:05:06.393-05:00Wait! Pick out "Best Genetic Candidates From ...Wait! Pick out "Best Genetic Candidates From Humans"?<br />As in...Eugenics?<br /><br />Isn't that exactly how Khan was made!?<br />Is this like an Alternate Reality where the Eugenics War was won by Khan and his kind!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-57041550954256931782013-10-01T15:10:52.598-05:002013-10-01T15:10:52.598-05:00Man, it is fascinating how SCI-Spy tackles all tho...Man, it is fascinating how SCI-Spy tackles all those interesting plot ideas (futuristic espionage, transhumanism, caste system, the classic Superman tale, a forgotten enemy of mankind, survival at all costs,...) and fails miserably by not understanding a single one.<br /><br />And if you're "writing for the trade", why not just releasy ONLY the trade? Wouldn't this give you much more freedom in your page count?Doreshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287649794589606798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-48998849598542579252013-10-01T13:19:57.650-05:002013-10-01T13:19:57.650-05:00At this point, I'm starting to think this whol...At this point, I'm starting to think this whole Sci-SPY comic was written using the style where what's in the story was chosen 75% on what sounded cool and 25% on what actually fit with whatever narrative they were going for. All of it just changes too much and too quickly, and only so very little, if any of it, makes any sense at all.<br /><br />It'll be interesting to see how this all ends, if we're even given that much for the story, considering how the rest of it has gone.Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15693685124142750455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-81727625878050845892013-10-01T11:02:29.742-05:002013-10-01T11:02:29.742-05:00"I was a bit surprised that you had the same ..."I was a bit surprised that you had the same reaction to the idea of an original sin passing on to descendants for millennia, though. May just be me not knowing more than the major branches, but isn't that the point behind Jesus? That humanity inherits the original sin and had to be saved through the ultimate sacrifice? Or am I just ignorant of the differences between the historical beliefs, major branches and modern variations? Sorry. ^_^'"<br /><br />My own brand of Christianity does not recognize Original Sin, especially after the whole Jesus sacrifice for said sins. If we're granted free will, the idea of a metaphysical "evil" that we had no control over because of a moron at the time of creation is head-scratching.<br /><br />And of course others should be feel free to believe what they wish, but in terms of narrative for SCI-Spy you can't apply such spiritual doctrine to a story about needing to leave earth because aliens were going to kill everyone.Lewis Lovhaughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724769374732321363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-76840607440332764902013-10-01T10:58:32.813-05:002013-10-01T10:58:32.813-05:00One potential explanation for the prevalence of ge...One potential explanation for the prevalence of genetic engineering is for everyone to have been a little bit engineered to survive on the worlds they were colonizing until the terraforming was complete.<br /><br />Afterwards it could have become a fashion trend of sorts, that became codified into society in the same way that men's and women's clothing buttoning on different sides did. (Which was the only thing I could think of that had been around even slightly that long.)<br /><br />As for the space messiah thing, Mother Bank is probably just going computer senile.Zayfodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457541975052566964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-78182417902118714782013-10-01T10:57:54.994-05:002013-10-01T10:57:54.994-05:00This issue have so many silly things in it that I&...This issue have so many silly things in it that I'm just wondering how in the world it will end. My bets are on Starchild and Niles becoming an allegory for either Adam & Eve from Abrahamic mythology or something related to the rapture or paradise on Earth beliefs. That, or space chinchillas save the day, but that may just be wishful thinking. X3<br /><br />I was a bit surprised that you had the same reaction to the idea of an original sin passing on to descendants for millennia, though. May just be me not knowing more than the major branches, but isn't that the point behind Jesus? That humanity inherits the original sin and had to be saved through the ultimate sacrifice? Or am I just ignorant of the differences between the historical beliefs, major branches and modern variations? Sorry. ^_^'<br /><br />Great review, particularly loved seeing the cybermats assisting you with cuteness comparisons. :3Keveakhttp://keveak.deviantart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-57596111734006983852013-10-01T07:37:59.484-05:002013-10-01T07:37:59.484-05:00This comic is like the anti-Serpent's Tooth, M...This comic is like the anti-Serpent's Tooth, Moench's actual licensed James Bond comic, born as an equal but opposite reaction to a really good book. And apparently being the antithesis of all of Moench's earlier but awesome spy stuff wasn't enough, now it makes Starchild a messiah figure.<br /><br />This guy wrote Batman vs Dracula. He created Bane. He's the definitive writer of Shang Chi. How can quality from one man vary so wildly?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-87051400542922831612013-10-01T07:32:47.084-05:002013-10-01T07:32:47.084-05:00Try harder next time to troll.Try harder next time to troll.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-48921066146252294202013-10-01T06:23:30.448-05:002013-10-01T06:23:30.448-05:00Forgive me if I am speaking out of term, but I nev...Forgive me if I am speaking out of term, but I never understood the entire "save the human race by picking out the best genetic candidates" thing. If anything, I feel that it is pretty much impossible to do so because of the way that genetics works. It's not as simple as choosing characters with all positive stats like you would do in a game like Valkryia Chronicles. Living things are the products of the random combination of harmful, beneficial, and (for lack of better words) neutral genes that may or may not take years after birth to become noticeable.<br /><br />With this in mind, every human on the planet can be a potential carrier of a dangerous recessive disease that will blow up when expressed within a new born person. Cancer is still an issue since it is what happens when some cells, for lack of a better word, malfunction. Heck even Special Agent Boring might be hiding something dangerous in his cells that he can pass on to later generations. So it just seems ridiculous that they tried picking the "genetic best" of humanity when those people's children might be born with genetic disadvantages.<br /><br />Sorry about the rant (I'm probably wrong anyway), so back to the review.<br /><br />Even though it sucks badly, we can say that Sci-Spy has done one thing good. It introduced Linkara to the the walking Cyber-mats and the Cyber-Froggies, both which he might consider building and keeping as pets XD.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13881676830017749078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-25013431498608929302013-10-01T03:23:27.650-05:002013-10-01T03:23:27.650-05:00Wow, that insane recap you made up is still ten ti...Wow, that insane recap you made up is still ten times better than this . . . moronic . . . space opera fail. This comic is stupid and idiotic. This is just as bad as Signs, with the aliens blocked by a simple wooden pantry door.<br /><br />And there are two more issues of utter stupidity of this comic.<br /><br />I don't mind the writing for trade paperback concept as long as the story can still be good. Unfortunately, as we have seen, SCI-Spy is not a good story for the trade, especially with all these idiotic concepts that we have seen . . . Mingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-72916488867728840542013-10-01T00:53:09.435-05:002013-10-01T00:53:09.435-05:00While I do not think you spent enough time address...While I do not think you spent enough time addressing the deeply misogynistic themes of this piece I am glad you took the time to critique the piece for its propping up of the patriarchy.<br /><br />First, the character of Nile is incapable of consenting to wearing the outfit she is forced to wear in the work out scene. This is tantamount to rape and encourages the objectification of women. It also encourages body shaming and the idea that "fitness" is a the only desirable state for a person to maintain. The artists should be ashamed of themselves, though I suspect they have no such empathy for women and all those they insist on otherizing, by belittling people and placing them on display.<br /><br />Additionally, it is clear this piece forcibly ends with "Starchild" and "Nile" as a neo-Adam and Lilith. Note that, so far as I know, Nile is not identifiably Starchild's subordinate, though it is clear the creative team thinks of her as such. By placing them alone in the "Land of Nod" that is the Earth as depicted in the book, so soon after biblical quotations, this must have been the intended affect. Again the auteurs insist that Nile is to be dominated and objectified.<br /><br />This comic, its creators, and its readers that do not recognize this are sickening.N.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-20882660006171491362013-09-30T23:26:54.184-05:002013-09-30T23:26:54.184-05:00Yes, your new story is a million times more intere...Yes, your new story is a million times more interesting, someone needs to get on this right away!<br /><br />The second issue made me have hope that this would be mildly interesting. That was very quickly destroyed in number three and this one... did someone just forget to plan this out before writing it? It's like some bad fan fic that's gotten WAY out of hand that just keeps going because the writer doesn't want it to end.<br /><br />Yeesh.<br /><br />Enjoyed the review though.<br /><br />@dragons_duskAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09139941818637196445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-14448469032418561282013-09-30T20:16:08.890-05:002013-09-30T20:16:08.890-05:00Here's a common problem with Doug Moech writin...Here's a common problem with Doug Moech writing on this show. He has characters repeats exposition almost as if he's afraid our attention span can't last for more than a page. Silver Age Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390667340577113157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-91769247640803291922013-09-30T20:04:49.374-05:002013-09-30T20:04:49.374-05:00Damn it! I thought as well that this comic would b...Damn it! I thought as well that this comic would be over by now!. It's a shame that how they wrote this. It should have been an interesting comic book concept. James Bond in SPACE! And the Future!!. But, seriously all this made me want to rewatch the episodes of Courage the cowardly dog in which a living Snowman is the villain and said Snowman sounds like Sean Connery and acts like a Bond Villain. On topic of the anon left message. Fearful symmetry makes me think of a Uncanny Valley face for the Worm King.<br />Also, I'm excited for tomorrow's Longbox of the damn. Ariannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-64163063124388279382013-09-30T19:30:35.491-05:002013-09-30T19:30:35.491-05:00Unlike a lot of people I've been consistantly ...Unlike a lot of people I've been consistantly laughing at the utter insanity of the Sci-Spy review and this one was no exception. The concept of Starchild (who isn't from Parliment) being Batman, Superman and Space-Jesus just boggles the mind. And considering that he came from Earth long after the whole Arcturus settlement, that makes him the alien no matter how "alien" the Arcturan humans become. And while I get the nonsense of "the homeworld being within us" (its sort of a major plot point of Changeman), wouldn't humanity's homeworld have changed considering they've lived in that other star system for a thousand years!? I mean, if generations of humans live in Arcturus, they would have no loyalty to Earth outside being "the homeworld". But hey, at least the invaders use Cybermats...that's a positive.<br /><br />Good thing Halloween starts next time...I hope. Yeah Moarte has his thing going on but this show is still going to get some scary things soon...well that and the next Clone Saga review.FugueforFroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034098044002001893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-58488811352817271662013-09-30T19:03:44.172-05:002013-09-30T19:03:44.172-05:00I was one of the people who said, "Sci-Spy ha...I was one of the people who said, "Sci-Spy had run it's course". I tink tat the book has finally gotten to the point where it is memorable, therefore the following episodes involving Sci-Spy will be more hilarious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-19217095011677372032013-09-30T18:51:19.525-05:002013-09-30T18:51:19.525-05:00I went to an old antiques sale a few months ago an...I went to an old antiques sale a few months ago and, bored of looking at furniture, I decided to go see if they had any old comic books, because being a nerd, I always seem to gravitate toward comic books no matter what the occasion. As it turned out, they DID have a bunch of old comics there, including several copies of 2001 comics. I didn't end up buying them because they were insanely expensive for comics that were falling apart anyway, but as I recall, my first thoughts upon seeing them were: "Holy crap, I should totally send this stuff to Linkara!" But then I didn't, due to the whole price thing I mentioned earlier.<br /><br />This has been a totally random anecdote that no one gives a crap about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-67841410282433218282013-09-30T18:34:15.235-05:002013-09-30T18:34:15.235-05:00Him being the last real human just adds another pa...Him being the last real human just adds another painfully scary similarity between Sci-Spy and Kamandi: At Earth's End. I am so scared Linkara...<br /> Anyways, do you have any plans for what you will do once you have finally conquered all of the series that you have been reviewing since the start of your show? You have already finished Brute Force and are coming near the end of many of the others. After At Earth's End, Sci-Spy, Marville (I know it is not from the start of your show), Tandy Computer Whiz Kids, All Star Batman and Robin, ect. what will you do?GoldenKinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882646266371744028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-2271566086773854922013-09-30T18:33:04.622-05:002013-09-30T18:33:04.622-05:00To Volvagia:
I listed those comics in particular ...To Volvagia:<br /><br />I listed those comics in particular as they're ones that have been a long time coming and have been quite awful throughout. US-1? Mr. T & the T-Force? Game Boy? We actually enjoy looking at those in spite of all of their problems.<br /><br />"As you might be able to tell, I absolutely hate stories where political systems remain the same for a thousand years (often much more). Wasn't true of Rome, wasn't true of Egypt, wasn't true of China, hasn't been true of anyone at any time."<br /><br />...said Anonymous on 20130930 17.55<br /><br />Stay far, FAR away from the Ravnica setting in Magic: the Gathering. The city world has been ruled over by nine guilds (technically ten, but nobody was supposed to know that) for TEN thousand years, with each organization existing even earlier than that. Admittedly, they are presided over by some creatures that are living that long (e.g. a hyperintelligent dragon "god", a council of ghosts), but still.DMasternoreply@blogger.com