tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post6529887406112652187..comments2023-09-05T09:06:09.136-05:00Comments on Atop the Fourth Wall: Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four in... Brain Drain!Lewis Lovhaughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06724769374732321363noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-84762431232505705802013-07-26T23:16:36.952-05:002013-07-26T23:16:36.952-05:00OK, heres a way this could work and not make Doom ...OK, heres a way this could work and not make Doom look like an idiot. Kidnap children who are intelligent and seem likely to get important positions as they grow and brainwash them to use their positions for Doom. It's longer term, yeah, but it seems like the kind of thing Doom would have set up. Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420824408374755543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-63623494021596137512013-02-03T09:27:14.466-06:002013-02-03T09:27:14.466-06:00"Quick question: Do you still use the microph..."Quick question: Do you still use the microphone you where testing out here?"<br /><br />Nope. Couldn't control its levels.Lewis Lovhaughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724769374732321363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-14531459061360143582013-02-03T09:25:51.734-06:002013-02-03T09:25:51.734-06:00Quick question: Do you still use the microphone yo...Quick question: Do you still use the microphone you where testing out here?JerryScottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-22051026917369056092012-12-30T05:55:24.729-06:002012-12-30T05:55:24.729-06:00My god... I watched this review years ago, before ...My god... I watched this review years ago, before i had any idea, what the hell Gundam is. I started with original series this summer and became a huge fan. While I don't recall me knowing you made reference in this, I like to think helped me to subconciously get to it, so thanks.<br /><br />Yeah, I'm also pissed Peter as teacher is gone. But don't worry, now he works in superduperawesome laboratory, where they can make and do awesome science-fiction stuff! That's way more relatable!<br /><br />Why people like Dan Slott's run so much?<br /><br />Yeah, this comic is dumb, but it's harmless, fun kind of dumb. Both FF and Spider-Man can do much worse.Haglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15034650986951291367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-43774507433596834742012-06-07T10:55:04.374-05:002012-06-07T10:55:04.374-05:00Ow, this was stupid. And as someone who once wante...Ow, this was stupid. And as someone who once wanted to become a teacher, I have to say, I feel kinda... uh, I think I feel insulted. This comic was, between all the PSA (What was this a PSA for? Teachers being awesome? What?) and advertisements, implying that teachers could only do good if they, dunno, helped some super heroes defeat the bad guy.Ellipsis Floodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097098062834873232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-26287656777254874192011-05-14T01:40:54.141-05:002011-05-14T01:40:54.141-05:00Why, Tom DeFalco? Why did you even write this com...Why, Tom DeFalco? Why did you even write this comic? Did you and Marvel became so desperate for cash that you were reduced to forcing some of your iconic heroes into doing a promo comic with OfficeMax, where Doctor Doom drains the minds of high school students? I can't even begin to figure out how it is even possible. Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four must feel really BAD over doing this comic.<br /><br />Loved the Star Trek-style monologue at the opening. The BSOD screen after discovering THE Tom De Falco actually worked on this is a priceless moment of funny!Mingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-35911666310198357872011-04-02T03:15:42.961-05:002011-04-02T03:15:42.961-05:00It's cool that you want to defend teachers an&...It's cool that you want to defend teachers an' all, but not everybody had a good experience.<br />I mean, when WE grew up and went to school, there were certain teachers who would hurt the children any way they could - by pouring their derision upon anything we did and exposing every weakness - however carefully hidden by the kid.<br /><br />(Somebody had to say it.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-41231899201373092882011-03-25T17:36:04.836-05:002011-03-25T17:36:04.836-05:00It's such a shame you tested the mic on this e...It's such a shame you tested the mic on this episode. It's one of the best reviews you've ever done but the mic really distracts from your hilarious commentary and the awfulness of the comic. <br /><br />I doubt you'd ever have time to rerecord with a better mic and update the episode but, if you did, it would be a vast improvement from the current audio on the vid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-83195063447645519672011-03-02T09:39:14.495-06:002011-03-02T09:39:14.495-06:00I agree with Lizzie and D. R. McLeod. I would also...I agree with Lizzie and D. R. McLeod. I would also say that Spiderman is often cast as a role model for kids because unlike a lot of superheroes, he’s relatively ordinary and thus easier to identify with. Sure, he dresses up in a costume and crawls up walls as Spiderman, but as Peter Parker, he’s just an average, dorky guy who has problems trying to pay the rent or trying to get the girl of his dreams just like many other people. He isn’t a suave billionaire like Bruce Wayne or Tony Stark, who can amply provide for themselves and date lots of beautiful women without needing to be superheroes. Peter has his daily problems that he struggles with, but he manages to still be a superhero anyway. He’s both ordinary and extraordinary, and I think that’s why he’s such a popular role model.Katherinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-11943310903362360092011-03-01T19:16:13.038-06:002011-03-01T19:16:13.038-06:00hilarious vid!
I agree with the stuff you said ab...hilarious vid!<br /><br />I agree with the stuff you said about teachers. Also about the dumb evil plan (though I think the Nightcrawler Pope and Future 5 plans are still worse)!<br /><br />My only problem is that by saying you wish you had a copy of "One More Day" so you could throw it against a wall (although it should be thrown in the trash), and how many fans you have, you are going to get flooded with countless copies of that nonsense book, donated by your fans, and no one should be buried under so much junk like that!<br /><br />If anything, send them to your old HQ!The Wookie Has No Pantsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-77264731965415676522011-02-28T12:15:21.600-06:002011-02-28T12:15:21.600-06:00The ship kinda reminds me of the Toonami ship The ...The ship kinda reminds me of the Toonami ship The Absolution. If I were to name it in a similar vain, Benediction or Windfall would be pretty cool names for a ship.Ridley Littonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11823349083877746312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-40976386062503515352011-02-28T00:47:43.033-06:002011-02-28T00:47:43.033-06:00Quoth anonymous: "the context of his line sug...Quoth anonymous: "the context of his line suggests that he thinks he struck gold when he got turned into a hideous rock monster"<br /><br />Good point, that makes much more sense.<br />OTOH, Vincent Furnier <i>did</i> strike gold when he got turned into a hideous rock monster...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-37653795901155229772011-02-27T22:36:39.834-06:002011-02-27T22:36:39.834-06:00li-messor said "Thing has been calling himsel...li-messor said "Thing has been calling himself 'The ever-lovin' blue eyed idol o' millions' for years."<br /><br />I don't think that's what Linkara was irritated about. The Thing may be glad that people like and admire him, and he may like the nickname too, but the context of his line suggests that he thinks he struck gold when he got turned into a hideous rock monster and the reason he's glad that he became a pilot is because if he wasn't, he'd've never gotten caught in the cosmic ray storm. Which is definitely NOT how the Thing feels. Even during those times where he doesn't feel too angsty about being a rock monster, he still isn't *glad* he's one instead of being a normal human or having powers that turn off like those of the other three.<br /><br />Of course, seeing how terrible this comic is, there's also the possibility that it was just a really badly written/unclear line of dialogue, and DeFalco was just lazy, not totally getting the character wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-73763910795940365382011-02-27T22:34:07.450-06:002011-02-27T22:34:07.450-06:00Dear God, what a horrible comic!
And believe me ...Dear God, what a horrible comic! <br /><br />And believe me Linkara, I'm just as shocked as you that DeFalco wrote this! <br /><br />I mean, how could someone who gave us the excellent Thunderstrike and Spider-Girl give us this dreck??<br /><br />I'm guessing he wasn't allowed too much leeway in the writing chores as the powers involved wanted to make sure Office Max and the whole teacher angle was pushed more than anything actually being in character for the FF or Spider Man. <br /><br />You know, if you ever do an interview with Mr. Defalco, you should ask him about this. <br /><br />Oh, the microphone is a bit distracting at times. There's a slight reverb in it, like when there's too much bass for a given song. I think it'll work fine if you can tweak it a little.SuperFireDagwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-38147145036052532742011-02-27T09:39:02.526-06:002011-02-27T09:39:02.526-06:00Just thought that you should know, on February 21,...Just thought that you should know, on February 21, Dwayne Mcduffie, responsible for dozens of comics, many episodes of justice league, and Static Shock, died in surgery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-39576404920718289262011-02-26T21:42:31.624-06:002011-02-26T21:42:31.624-06:00Th# n## m##rop###e s##nded ##ne.
Sorry, couldn...Th# n## m##rop###e s##nded ##ne.<br /><br />Sorry, couldn't resist... I didn't notice the difference.<br />The mic's okay, but Mik sounds like a jerk.<br /><br />I'm kinda surprised you, of all people, didn't get us all to read 'Ozymandius' by Shelley: "Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"<br />(I admit I had to look it up. I knew the words, but not where they were from.)<br /><br />Thing has been calling himself 'The ever-lovin' blue eyed idol o' millions' for years. I'm not a big reader of the Fantastic Four and I've come across that multiple times.<br /><br />- MikAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-31884899246872044922011-02-26T12:56:57.486-06:002011-02-26T12:56:57.486-06:00since you guys asked for comparing eic (sorry coul...<b> since you guys asked for comparing eic (sorry couldn't find defalco) here's why Harras harms to most characters was at worst temporary ,while with quesada ,well,most heroes are all frigin jerks<br />Becoming A Marvel Editor<br />1988: Bob Harras becomes editor of Uncanny X-Men.<br />1998: Joe Quesada becomes editor of own line, "Marvel Knights."<br /><br />Becoming EIC<br />1995: Bob Harras becomes group EIC in 1994, sharing the title with a handful of other EICs. In 1995 he is made sole EIC.<br />2004: Joe Quesada becomes EIC in 2000, with Publisher Bill Jemas taking a hands-on approach as almost a tag-team EIC. Bill Jemas departs in 2004, leaving Quesada to take on the full EIC role himself.<br /><br />The "Alternate Reality That Shouldn't Exist" Summer Event Storyline<br />1995: X-Men: Age Of Apocalypse with Bob Harras' go-to writer Scott Lobdell.(& it fucking rocked & it's still awesome to this day,En Sabah Nur deserves more respect in regular continuity <br />He is one of the oldest and most powerful mutants on Earth. He is brilliant, devious, and patient. He plots, gathers followers, lays the seeds for his plans and brings them about at the proper time.<br /><br />He does not simply get a guy to kill some people, make an appearance, and then start trying to take over the world.he's beyond that so marvel remember that!!)<br />2005: House Of M with Joe Quesada's go-to writer Brian Bendis.(need i to tell you that bendis raped wanda?& clint?& hank?<br />well guess what ,lets RAPE the x-men altogether now with decimation ,the only good book out of this shit was the cable & deadpool issue "tie-in" that can be pretty much read while ignoring house of m or just seeing it as another parallel earth that was doomed to be destroyed by...i dunno qabiri?choose any cosmic threat & it'll make the cut)<br /><br /><br />The "Storyline So Badly Coordinated That Books Frequently Contradict Each Other" Company-Wide Crossover<br />1996: The poorly-conceived Onslaught.(srsly,it aint that bad,i see the flaws but it was great to see all the heroes against prof x's dark psyche so i say i love onslaught & i still take it over any marvel big crossover)<br />2006: The poorly-conceived Civil War.(this is awful ,in every possinle meaning of the word none of it makes sense its pure bullshit f""" you millar f""" you)<br /><br />But then Joe Q jumps the gun by two years (and exactly two years, at that).<br /><br />The "Spidey's Marriage Is Limiting The Stories We Can Tell" Solution<br />Dec 1999: Amazing Spider-man (Vol. 2) #13 - MJ disappears after a mysterious plane crash.(you knew it wouldnt stick...)<br />Dec 2007: Amazing Spider-man (Vol. 1) #545 - Spidey makes a deal with the devil.(& yeah byebye spidey game over i dont give a f""" anymore)<br /><br />Which brings us to...<br /><br />Replaced As EIC<br />Late Summer 2000: Bob Harras is replaced by Joe Quesada as EIC.<br />Late Summer 2008: Alonso?<br />sorry for the length of the post guys take care.by the linkara ,do you plan to review a howard mackie spidey comic or the batman war games or crimes saga ,those were pretty bad </b>Saidi from tunisianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-39227288640360895362011-02-26T11:07:42.344-06:002011-02-26T11:07:42.344-06:00http://www.the-gutters.com/comic/62-mark-robinson
...http://www.the-gutters.com/comic/62-mark-robinson<br /><br />THis site deserves your attention. I mean when youre not reviewing bad comics and just neeed a laugh.<br /><br />http://thegamerologist.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-61233959198126910262011-02-25T22:23:37.919-06:002011-02-25T22:23:37.919-06:00MY GOD was that comic lame!
ISnt bad enough teache...MY GOD was that comic lame!<br />ISnt bad enough teachers dont get paid enough for their job, did they had to make a shitty comic about them.Lessons in the Univesity Levelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530056268536085477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-54462320961772655582011-02-25T18:43:48.104-06:002011-02-25T18:43:48.104-06:00incredible review i splaterred my keyboard at the ...incredible review i splaterred my keyboard at the stardate...monday joke i have some suggesions for the name of your ship (though i do love the fourth wall as a name)<br />-the technus imperative<br />-the lian/the lian harper<br />-spaceship awesome <br />-the funken wagnal<br />-the bear<br />-the miller timejacob namerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18167294184053225883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-7913292898070697692011-02-25T14:50:42.697-06:002011-02-25T14:50:42.697-06:00I agree with Tyr Germanic — a praised, or at least...I agree with Tyr Germanic — a praised, or at least controversial, comic that you can do a "serious reviewer" analysis on like you did for Dark Knight Strikes Again. You've expressed your dislike of Identity Crisis two or three times, and in Gay for Justice, you mentioned you'd like to review it — I think that would be AWESOME. As hilarious as you are at trashing comics that are terrible and stupid and poorly written on all levels, I think you have a really, really good eye for isolating the flaws that are subtle enough to make a comic seem good on the surface but really terrible once you dig deeper into it, especially when it comes to characterization and various character motivations/plot logic. Identity Crisis is *perfect* for this kind of a review — one of those things where the deeper you dig, the more crap you uncover, and the longer you think about, the stupider it gets. I officially suggest this comic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-37985575634241422732011-02-25T12:53:32.025-06:002011-02-25T12:53:32.025-06:00You know, as big of a bitch they make Dr. Doom out...You know, as big of a bitch they make Dr. Doom out to be in this comic, to be fair he did get bested by Squirrel Girl....by summoning an army of squirrels. Yes, Dr. Doom, scourge of Latveria, has been beaten by an army of squrrels.SignNinjanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-33185690071571331872011-02-25T04:15:46.379-06:002011-02-25T04:15:46.379-06:00The new mic sounds...kinda flat, somehow, like the...The new mic sounds...kinda flat, somehow, like the tones are wrong, and muffled a bit. Your earliest reviews have a little of this effect, but only a very little.<br /><br />Ship names! If you want one with history, I can suggest a few. <i>Shigure</i> to be lucky; three times the only survivor. <i>Kumano</i> for resilience; eight torpedos and six bombs is far more than it should take to sink a heavy cruiser. <i>Take</i> or <i>Johnston</i> for the victorious underdog. <i>Victory</i> for those days when you just feel Lord Nelson. (Or you could always go for one of the French/Spanish ones; <i>L'Orient</i>, <i>Vengeur de Peuple</i>, and <i>Santissima Trinidad</i> all put in respectable performances at some point, though the first-named sort of ruined it by immediately catching fire and blowing up afterwards.)<br /><br />I'd say kids are easier targets, or at least unlikely to draw the same sort of attention. If you start draining university professors, it's immediately obvious you're after relatively smart people. If you start draining students, you might be cracking down on illegal downloading.<br /><br />As for the rest of this episode, it's too painful to watch even at this level of remove. I keep skipping ahead, hoping for something better to happen, but it doesn't come. Just looking at the actual dialogue or artwork and my mind immediately detaches and goes "wtf is this, there are things so totally wrong and not happy fun comicbook physics wrong oh god it's and ad argh".<br /><br />I'm gonna go watch Sinnamon #11's review to wash this out of my brain.Nightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-76200929833438370522011-02-24T18:48:40.411-06:002011-02-24T18:48:40.411-06:00I get the feeling that the Entity isn't just g...I get the feeling that the Entity isn't just going to be a Linkara problem, but the basis for a Crisis Crossover for all the reviewers during the 3rd anniversary. <br /><br />I could be wrong, but that would be awesome. A big crossover wrapping up the stories of all the reviewers in one fell swoop.Joseph Leehttp://www.411mania.com/user_profile.php?user_id=2225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-23313414454925239432011-02-24T13:39:53.961-06:002011-02-24T13:39:53.961-06:00On the microphone:
It could just be the "it&...On the microphone:<br /><br />It could just be the "it's new and different" feel, but It sounds a little off too me.<br /><br />Like it's either muffled a bit, or the "low gain" is picking up too much, versus the "high gain".<br /><br />I believe (I don't know for sure) that when you have the pin-mic, they tend to pick up more bass by not getting your forward vocals, and more of your chest.<br /><br />I am not sure what you are using as a mic, but I would look at your dials/settings and maybe increase the high/treble gain, and/or lower the low/bass gain.<br /><br />Maybe not all that much; perhaps just a couple of notches.<br /><br />If you can't adjust those settings, turning down the overall gain volume and bringing it up closer to your mouth could help. But I can;t say for sure, since I've not yet messed with those types of mics yet.<br /><br />Than again, it could just be me. And since I work with microphones and recording weekly, I could just be me nit-picking (but you did ask for feedback). With just listening, and not knowing your set-up, this is my best speculation.Fesworkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720379957686398577noreply@blogger.com