The Ghost Riders have fascinated me for a long time and I'd like to know what are some good starting points and general storylines for the following; Johnny Blaze, Dannh Ketch and Robbie Reyes (yes, I do actually want to read Robbie Reyes. His aesthetic alone is 👌).
Let me know in the comments.
No deep analysis here, I'm just gonna gush.
I LOVED the portrayal of their relationship this season, both the high points and the low points. I loved how Matt and Karen are able to open and vulnerable with each other and how their ideals can, and will, clash. It's beautifully written. There is tension, disagreement and resentment, but the love and understanding never fades. Matt and Karen are not a perfect couple, but they are there for each other when it counts. Through all the good and all the bad, they will never abandon each other.
Matt and Karen will always be my favourite Daredevil ship in the MCU.
What was stopping the costume desginers making something a bit more stripped down? I'm not talking about the red jacket and blue shirt, but something more in line with Power Girl's current look: a red jacket over a supersuit.
That could have easily worked and it would've fit Smallville's Universe. I have nothing against Tom Welling, but I find it so weird to be that apprehensive about wearing a Superman suit, especially since Season 5 onwards, it just became a Superman show anyway.
I feel like this is a problem that every superhero adaptation runs into eventually, even the best ones. For me, 4 storylines come to mind.
The Death of Superman- this has been the most adapted storyline of Superman, with over 7 different versions across movies and TV. Even when not a direct adaptation, the writers will still find some way to kill Clark.
The Judas Contract/Terror of Trigon- these two really get on my nerves anytime Teen Titans is adapted, because it feels like they're the only stories that the writers know. In the case of Trigon, it seems to be the only storyline that writers do with Raven. Nothing else.
The Night Gwen Stacy Died- this one is a bit of a grey area. It's less adapted, more so heavily referenced/homaged and often with someone else taking Gwen's place.
Which storylines annoy you?
Saint Seiya has a LOT of characters, and I mean a LOT. On Saori's side, which of the Saints could be taken out of the story completely and not affect it in the slightest?
Lately, I've seen this weird negative sentiment from the Batman fandom regarding The Dark Knight Trilogy for some reason and a lot of them are acting like or going through this revisionist menality that the trilogy aren't "real Batman films" or that "Nolan was ashamed/embarrassed of Batman" or whatever nonsense that these people love to make up.
First of all, none of that is true. While The Dark Knight Trilogy was a more grounded take on the Batman Mythos, to act like it wasn't a Batman movie or it was ashamed to be Batman movies is a stright up lie. The comics were big, BIG influences on the movies in tone, story, characterisation and themes.
Take a look at Batman Begins; that story was essentially more stylised adaptation of the Batman: Year One comic. There's lots low-level fantastical elements thrown into the mix as well with the League of Shadows and the blue poppy that was used as Scarecrow's Fear Toxin. The biggest reference to Year One came in the form of the sonic device hidden under Batman's shoe when he used it to call a swarm of bars.
Then there's Heath Ledger's portrayal as The Joker. His unreliable backstory was straight up taken from The Killing Joke, the definitive Joker story. Or Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent? His story is taken straight out of The Long Halloween, the comic that re-defined Two-Face like Heart of Ice re-defined Mr Freeze. Hell, you can go so far as to call The Dark Knight an adaptation of The Long Halloween.
The Dark Knight Rises combines three Batman comics into one narrative; The Dark Knight Returns, No Man's Land and KnightFall. Bane's characterisation is more in line with KnightFall; highlihlghting his intelligence and cunning alongaide his physical prowess. And while Zack Snyder might be a fan of Dark Knight Returns, Nolan adapted it much better.
Look, I can understand that not every fan is going to like the trilogy, that's fine. But to say that these aren't Batman movies or that Christopher Nolan hates the comics is blatantly false. He might not be a superhero comic fan, but he does understand the iconography of Batman and what he means to everyone. After all, "it's not what I am ubderneath, but what I do that defines me."
The Dark Knight Trilogy are Batman movies. Always have been, always will be.
I know I'm gonna get downvoted for this post, but I really do not care anymore. Insult me, tear me apart, be rude, I'm over ir. I'll never stop defending these movies.
Seriously, this is getting ridiculous. It's been 13 years and people in here STILL rag on about it like it's the god damn Anti-Christ
Just stop. You're putting all this energy into needlessly hating on a 13 year old show that's meant to be an affectionate parody of the original 2003 cartoon. Hell, the original voice actors came back for it and you guys still take it as a personal attack against you and other Teen Titans fans.
Now there is a lot to legitimately criticise, like how CN pretty much made it air nonstop at the expense of other shows. But at the same time, can you just move the hell on?
For me, it's the moment in One of a Kind where Danny gets a C on his report of the gorilla. Okay sure, C isn't even a bad grade, but come on! A close encounter with one of the rarest animals is worth an A- at least and Mr Lancer has the nerve to tell him to use the library? That's not cool.
Every character has their own villainous doppelganger. Spider-Man has Venom, Batman has Bane, Flash has Reverse-Flash, etc.
Superman has quite a few. Bizarro, Eradicator, Superboy-Prime, the list goes on.
Who is your favourite and why?
Devil May Cry hasn't been shy about its Judeo-Chrisrian influences on its lore and characters. I mean, the Divine Comedy was the basis for the entire series, with Dante and Vergil being named after protagonists in the poem. And The Order of the Sword is clearly influenced by Catholocism.
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Yet strangely, there aren't any characters based on the 4 Horsemen and I don't get why. They would be perfect enemies for Dante or Nero to fight.
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So why aren't there any 4 Horsemen in DMC?
I've been in and out of MOTU since I was a kid and I'd like some help understanding all the different versions across the franchise. From the original Filmation, to 200X, the original minicomics to the 2012 DC Comics, what makes all these MOTU Universes distinct from one another and is there a megathread for any of this? Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
None of the comics have even been released yet, but fans are already writing them off as being bad, uncreative, etc.
I wish people would stop jumping the gun and actually wait to see how these stories turn out before giving their judgement.
Now I will admit that this does feel like Marvel's attempt at doing their own "Absolute Universe", I won't deny that. But that doesn't automatically make it bad.
Can we just wait until the books come out and give our opinions on the stories as they're written? Or is that too much to ask for?
To all the Elektra fans in here, I get it. Alright? I perfectly understand that you all love Elektra. You love her peformance feom Elodie Yung, you love her chemistry with Matt Murdock, you love her personality, her fighting skills, everything. I get that.
But can you guys please stop acting like it's a crime that some fans don't like her and Matt together? Not everyone likes the "dark temptation" love interest. It's not for everyone and that's perfectly fine.
If fans like Matt with Karen, Claire, Jennifer, etc, please let them do so.
So apologies in advance if this has been asked already.
With Young Justice not being renewed in the last four years, how come Greg Weisman hasn't pitched the continuation in the form of a comic to DC? I know it's not exactly best solution to continue the story, but it's a solution nontheless. Batman: TAS got a comic continuation and Young Justice was one of DC's best and most popular shows. It just makes sense.
Is there anything preventing him from doing that? Genuine question, because I have no idea how these things work. I'd appreciate an explanation.
So this is definitely a hot take, and I know that there's gonna be a lot of people that disagree with me. But I still stand by it. I much prefer when DC and Marvel movies, TV shows and games make their adaptations different rather than copying the comic beat for beat.
Now that doesn't mean that I think faithful adaptations are bad at all. Not even close to that. But the appeal of Marvel and DC, for me at least, is how ingrained the Multiverse is within their respective lores and it offers amazing twists and alternate takes on the characters and their mythos.
Not only that, but if you have multiple adaptations of the same characters then it does a good job of keeping each universe distinct from one another. Using Batman as an example, you can have the dark noir style of the DCAU, the gritty realistic trilogy of Christtopher Nolan or the silly, campy and quirky Adam West show.
I do understand why other fans do prefer it if adaptations were more in line with the comics, I totally get it. But I'm more open and even encourage experimentation of the source material, though not every change is going to please everyone. There are some adaptations, even great ones, that made changes from the source material that I didn't like (The Hand from Daredevil season 2, for example.) But I'd rather each adaptation be a unique take rather than just copying the comics outright. I think it's more fun.
Aside from My Hero Academia, have there been any anime that owe their influence to Marvel Comics? I do know about actual Marvel Anime like Disk Wars, Future Avengers, Punisher and Black Widow, etc, but what about any others?
And does that extend to non-superhero anime too?
Socially awkward teens in secondary school isn't exactly a unique concept here and I can see it working in any kind of sitcom in any kind of setting; India, Japan, France, Spain, Australia, etc. Yet American Inbetweeners just fell flat. How come?
When you look at other remakes, like US Shameless and US Office, they did very well. Regardless of whether you like them compared to the original, you can't deny that they weren't successful.
So what went wrong? And how could an American Inbetweeners have worked?