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Post by wildknight on Jan 31, 2014 16:20:02 GMT -5
Punisher is a frequent whipping boy of the "see, this is what's wrong with comics!" crowd because of the violence. What they somehow fail to comprehend is that the endless cycle of violence is what Punisher is all about. It's not promoting violence, it's examining the repercussions of violence.
... and Batman is what's wrong with comics.
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Post by miketheratguy on Jan 31, 2014 16:23:31 GMT -5
I've been told that "No one actually likes The Punisher, they just like his shirt" but I wouldn't know, I never picked it up. Looked interesting enough to me.
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Post by wildknight on Jan 31, 2014 16:27:09 GMT -5
I've been told that "No one actually likes The Punisher, they just like his shirt" but I wouldn't know, I never picked it up. Looked interesting enough to me. The truth is that ANY comic that makes it past 24 issues has more bad stories than good ones, and Punisher is no different, but I'm a fan of the concept of The Punisher and have enjoyed a ton of the stories he's been in, particularly when they avoid involving him in the broader Marvel Universe. His appearance in the "Civil War" storyline was a great way to highlight certain things that had previously been missing from the story. |
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Post by Rush on Jan 31, 2014 16:38:27 GMT -5
Wasn't punisher looked down upon civil war by the other heroes? Didn't cap beat the shit out of him
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Post by WSS? on Jan 31, 2014 16:39:51 GMT -5
The Punisher is a really interesting psychological case. There's all kinds of moral questions about the guy. I'm a fan.
Didn't the CCA at one point have a rule against interracial couples?
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Post by wildknight on Jan 31, 2014 16:42:49 GMT -5
Wasn't punisher looked down upon civil war by the other heroes? Didn't cap beat the s*** out of him Yes. Cap allowed Punisher to join his group, but then beat him down and kicked him out because Punisher was killing people (villains, admittedly), and Cap wasn't going to allow that. It was an amazing scene, and gave great insight into how Captain America was kind of slipping at that time. I wouldn't be surprised, it was written at a time when interracial relationships weren't very well received by the public at large... though it does occur to me that if they did have that rule, it wasn't taken terribly seriously... Peter Parker openly flirted with a black chick in the 70's (true, they never actually dated). Now you've got me curious about interracial couples in comics. I'm going to have to go do research. |
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Post by Rush on Jan 31, 2014 16:43:59 GMT -5
The civil war was good I felt but the ending really crapped on it for me
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Post by wildknight on Jan 31, 2014 16:45:01 GMT -5
The civil war was good I felt but the ending really crapped on it for me My only problem with the end of the Civil War storyline was that everybody got back together too easily. After something like that, you don't just shake hands and play nice. |
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Post by Rush on Jan 31, 2014 17:07:19 GMT -5
The civil war was good I felt but the ending really crapped on it for me My only problem with the end of the Civil War storyline was that everybody got back together too easily. After something like that, you don't just shake hands and play nice. my gripe with it as well. It was definatly rudhed you could tell . |
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Post by wildknight on Jan 31, 2014 17:16:44 GMT -5
My only problem with the end of the Civil War storyline was that everybody got back together too easily. After something like that, you don't just shake hands and play nice. my gripe with it as well. It was definatly rudhed you could tell . Gettin' beat up by your phone/tablet keyboard again Joey? 8) |
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Post by Rush on Jan 31, 2014 17:49:11 GMT -5
my gripe with it as well. It was definatly rudhed you could tell . Gettin' beat up by your phone/tablet keyboard again Joey? 8) sigh yes |
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Post by CaptainDamage on Feb 1, 2014 3:48:52 GMT -5
I like watching Cheers.
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Post by muta75 on Feb 4, 2014 7:51:49 GMT -5
i'm re-watching The West Wing..
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Post by wildknight on Feb 4, 2014 14:56:35 GMT -5
I just got a pretty good laugh. Mike has on at least one occasion referred to me as "a Vulcan" because of my preference for avoiding emotional engagement. I was just watching an episode of Voyager and Tuvac (the resident Vulcan) told the Captain that he "does not experience feelings of nostalgia." I loved it.
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Post by Rush on Feb 4, 2014 15:21:47 GMT -5
4 seasons of Malcolm in the middle to go. Next I'm gonna watch the inbetweeners. Hilarious British show.
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Post by BaneTheDestroyer on Feb 4, 2014 15:31:42 GMT -5
I hate Malcolm in the Middle so much.
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Post by wildknight on Feb 4, 2014 15:33:29 GMT -5
I didn't love it or hate it, it was just kind of a show that happened. The only element of the show that I really liked was the outcast older brother who was in military school at the start of the show.
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Post by Rush on Feb 4, 2014 15:39:13 GMT -5
The show is so weird to watch cause it's my generation. All 90ish with punk/ pop plsying. The mother is all to real to me lol. Not saying my mom is vindictive or caniving like her. Just not you typical sitcom mom
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Post by CaptainDamage on Feb 5, 2014 4:06:02 GMT -5
I love Malcolm in the middle.
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