tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post6369468163635865362..comments2023-09-05T09:06:09.136-05:00Comments on Atop the Fourth Wall: US-1 #3Lewis Lovhaughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06724769374732321363noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-66398246986550459562014-02-16T16:21:51.591-06:002014-02-16T16:21:51.591-06:00Different Ralph Macchios. Both have Wikipedia page...Different Ralph Macchios. Both have Wikipedia pages. The comics one is apparently nicknamed "Karate Kid" because of the other. :)<br />Dehumanizerhttp://winterdrake.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-89610646834140730092014-02-16T13:24:52.672-06:002014-02-16T13:24:52.672-06:00I wonder if US-1 ever lost sales, because people m...I wonder if US-1 ever lost sales, because people mistook them for reprints of the first issue.<br /><br />This was a pretty fun one. I love high concept and ludicrous stuff.<br /><br />Also, at 6:45, the highwayman -does- look a bit like Max Buck, now that he mentions it, though he's obviously a classier dresser. I wonder what epoch it was when truck drivers typically wore vest and collar shirt-with-tie combos.Tantum Ergo 2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05066362306890352470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-11910702008972064722014-02-15T19:26:54.231-06:002014-02-15T19:26:54.231-06:00Sorry to go off-topic, but the idea just came to m...Sorry to go off-topic, but the idea just came to me: Have you considered doing a review of Grant Morrison and Dave McKean's "Arkham Asylum?" It'd make a fantastic April Fool's Day review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-74750750971330376812014-02-15T18:20:12.772-06:002014-02-15T18:20:12.772-06:00"Are we going to see the last two forms of Po..."Are we going to see the last two forms of Pollo in the next storyline?<br /><br />It's been so long since you started building them"<br /><br />Yep! You've seen Ground Pollo once already, just haven't needed to use him yet, but Combat Pollo will definitely premiere in this storyline. ^_^Lewis Lovhaughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724769374732321363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-39262944027187107862014-02-15T10:54:15.906-06:002014-02-15T10:54:15.906-06:00Are we going to see the last two forms of Pollo in...Are we going to see the last two forms of Pollo in the next storyline?<br /><br />It's been so long since you started building themAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-47332334974079862292014-02-14T02:36:14.476-06:002014-02-14T02:36:14.476-06:00Ha! The Highwayman really must be the best trucker...Ha! The Highwayman really must be the best trucker of all time if he was able to drive to the Ancient One's temple...in the Himalayas.Joshua Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866006670558085645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-42811047180229530182014-02-12T21:50:47.577-06:002014-02-12T21:50:47.577-06:00Grenades?
Is U.S. 1 Mega-weapon?
Mega-weapon! Me...Grenades?<br /><br />Is U.S. 1 Mega-weapon?<br /><br />Mega-weapon! Mega-weapon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-63004875225019342002014-02-12T11:57:11.610-06:002014-02-12T11:57:11.610-06:00This needs to be turned into a movie with a big bu...This needs to be turned into a movie with a big budget. We NEED insane truck-fu action on the silver screen.<br /><br />And since this in continuity with the Marvel universe, does that mean we might see a Ghost Rider crossover?Doreshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287649794589606798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-77811261872529196392014-02-12T10:18:16.252-06:002014-02-12T10:18:16.252-06:00You know what I have been missing for a long time....You know what I have been missing for a long time.<br /><br />Superman vs. The Terminator #2, I honestly want to know what happens in the next issue. Or do you have to wait until the next Mechakara arc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-18519296434323766742014-02-12T08:00:16.845-06:002014-02-12T08:00:16.845-06:00I'm inclined to agree with the above.
US-1 do...I'm inclined to agree with the above.<br /><br />US-1 does get plenty more stupid in some of the later issues, but from reading up on the tail end of the run I find it actually does get a little gripping. Well, gripping as far as US-1 goes.<br /><br />I just feel that perhaps saying it's crap, even if its enjoyable crap, may not be the best way to describe it by the time its through.PR Vencohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15386631602488975028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-79676711529598214772014-02-11T23:00:55.303-06:002014-02-11T23:00:55.303-06:00Hey, don't diss Wide Load so easily. In Aveng...Hey, don't diss Wide Load so easily. In Avengers and the Infinity Gauntlet, she actually got <i>Doctor friggin Doom</i> to stand down.<br /><br />This is a stupid comic, but is it any less stupid than a lot of what Marvel was making in the 80's? After hearing about Team America (not that one, the 80's comic) I wonder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-62467629405945904462014-02-11T14:49:50.792-06:002014-02-11T14:49:50.792-06:00"Anyway, quick question out of nowhere, why d..."Anyway, quick question out of nowhere, why does Welshy seem to hate you?"<br /><br />Welshy doesn't hate me! We kissed three times at Magfest!<br /><br />I'm not even joking. XDLewis Lovhaughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724769374732321363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-68443276574575873422014-02-11T14:47:59.064-06:002014-02-11T14:47:59.064-06:00So, good review. Really liked the old man Withers ...So, good review. Really liked the old man Withers part, if only because I'm a sucker for that cliché bad guy reveal. And the hilarious innuendo suggestions with retread.<br /><br />Anyway, quick question out of nowhere, why does Welshy seem to hate you?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354359355340707861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-43193901198879823612014-02-11T04:33:19.665-06:002014-02-11T04:33:19.665-06:00Seeing the three US-1 episodes back to back got me...Seeing the three US-1 episodes back to back got me rather interesting in what happens.<br /><br />So I took a look at what's to come for the remaining 9 issues. Let's just say that the story goes into quite unexpected territory. And while the true identity of Midnight isn't surprising, the true identity of the Highwayman is.PR Vencohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15386631602488975028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-6827040449837766612014-02-10T23:52:55.367-06:002014-02-10T23:52:55.367-06:00US-1 -- a bad comic that is still ten times better...US-1 -- a bad comic that is still ten times better than Marville, Bill Jemas's atrocity against mankind that dares call itself a comic book.<br /><br />I mean, a truck with a trucker with gagdets and weapons straight out of James Bond and a demon trucker with his army of henchmen -- this is a defining example of over-the-top epic silliness.Mingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-467815436502170672014-02-10T23:15:41.110-06:002014-02-10T23:15:41.110-06:00No but now I want rewatch a review of the game Big...No but now I want rewatch a review of the game Big Rigs.<br />What kind of ending was that comic. I mean I was enjoying this till the issue ended.<br />Keep up the good work.Mitchellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-86467025970929468012014-02-10T23:15:25.349-06:002014-02-10T23:15:25.349-06:00My only regret about this issue...
You didn't...My only regret about this issue...<br /><br />You didn't make any mention of the Kool-Aid Man ad on the back of the issue.<br /><br />Speaking of, ever gonna tackle his comics again? There is at least one more issue, with a villain with the catchphrase "Roast My Toast".CMWatershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00759993618495133847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-69642803001265098782014-02-10T21:57:49.319-06:002014-02-10T21:57:49.319-06:00I think that "devil" figure didn't l...I think that "devil" figure didn't look like Mephisto. I immediately thought he looked like Nightmare. Now, that doesn't make any sense, but that's who he looked like.Avehttp://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Karabear_Comics_Unlimitednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-26942167169244859312014-02-10T20:29:44.273-06:002014-02-10T20:29:44.273-06:00Gloriously hilarious. US-1 gets more absurd by th...Gloriously hilarious. US-1 gets more absurd by the issue and I think they're just rolling with it now. (though from what I hear that's different from how bizarre Team America got around the same time; another toy-line Marvel made comics of that was way more infamous and worse) And some funny bits there...though somehow I imagined the random "You're pants are on fire" Statler and Waldorf bit thanks to the pants bit.<br /><br />Oh and its never bad to have a Patton clip in this show.FugueforFroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034098044002001893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-37255915620761917612014-02-10T19:51:00.420-06:002014-02-10T19:51:00.420-06:00As someone who lives in Wisconsin I have to say, y...As someone who lives in Wisconsin I have to say, yes he was.<br /><br />I know this seems silly to point out, considering this is a world with a truck that fires grenades, but flares are usually single use devices. <br /><br />I always knew that US1 was part of the Marvel Universe since I first heard of it in the pages of She-Hulk. Incidentally, they used that issue to tie up some loose ends for US1 so you may want to look at that issue too. It would be appropriate considering that run of the She-Hulk had her routinely breaking the fourth wall.DriveByPostnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-45965852780282142972014-02-10T18:44:07.889-06:002014-02-10T18:44:07.889-06:00For the old man art, remember what a design does f...For the old man art, remember what a design does for the creator. Balding emphasizes age when a face might not, the mustache makes the face distinct with something easily drawn and mustaches can be used to either make a person seem more respectable or villainous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-28671607943512576112014-02-10T17:58:13.280-06:002014-02-10T17:58:13.280-06:00"I'm more surprised that you've done ..."I'm more surprised that you've done this show for five years, and you STILL haven't reviwed a comic starring Iron Man, Thor or Hulk outside of Secret Origins Month and Ultimates."<br /><br />I'm hoping he tackles something from the Heroes Reborn experiment, where several prominent Marvel characters (including Iron Man and Thor) were sent over to Image Comics to be rebooted by Rob Liefield. From everything I've heard, that was a clusterfuck of epic proportions.Whisky Tango Foxtrotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-33132693817759646452014-02-10T15:19:03.775-06:002014-02-10T15:19:03.775-06:00Useless sidekicks who are more of a hindrance than...Useless sidekicks who are more of a hindrance than a help to the heroes:<br /><br />-Retread<br /><br />-The Cutie Mark Crusaders (from "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic")<br /><br />-Zach the Fifth Turtle (from the 1987 "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" show)<br /><br />-Jar Jar Binks (from "Star Wars")<br /><br />-Chibi-Usa (from "Sailor Moon")<br /><br />-Scrappy Doo (from "Scooby Doo")<br /><br />-Kate (from the 2006 TV show "Robin Hood")<br /><br />-Wheelie (from "Transformers", both Generation 1 and the Michael Bay movies)<br /><br />-Haymitch (from "The Hunger Games")42 and Friendsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-31987086862306600412014-02-10T15:10:50.957-06:002014-02-10T15:10:50.957-06:00Since I got the Doctor Doom/Doctor Strange graphic...Since I got the Doctor Doom/Doctor Strange graphic novel where Strange officially gets the title of Sorcerer Supreme, the Aged Genghis cameo made me crack up majorly. I'd like to imagine that took place on the very same day that both Doom and Strange visited him, that was like Americans wandering in for Banal reasons day.<br /><br />"First some guy came in complaining about his face and he beat me up, then some guy wanted his hands fixed but he was nice and gave me some bandages... but the last guy he wanted enternal youth so he could drive trucks for ever I just laughed at him."<br /><br />And truck based innuendo is obviously of a higher caliber, loved that MST clip, I hope we hear more of it (the innuendo in general not the MST clip) in future installments.<br />Ozalinehttp://outofthefridge.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-10513798570683626962014-02-10T15:10:02.712-06:002014-02-10T15:10:02.712-06:00"Also "Liar Lair Pant on Fire" come..."Also "Liar Lair Pant on Fire" come on Linkara that was an easy one."<br /><br />Couldn't think of a way to integrate it into a joke.Lewis Lovhaughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724769374732321363noreply@blogger.com