Re: Favourite DC Comics Character (and Why)

by **tony ingram** Wed Jul 09, 2014 7:51 pm

There is no debate-it's "centre". Because "center" is not a word.

by MajorHoy Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:15 pm

tony ingram wrote:There is no debate-it's "centre". Because "center" is not a word.

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/center

by **tony ingram** Wed Jul 09, 2014 9:22 pm

MajorHoy wrote:
tony ingram wrote:There is no debate-it's "centre". Because "center" is not a word.
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/center

That appears to be an American dictionary, and therefore invalid.

by Lucy Ingram Wed Jul 09, 2014 11:07 pm

Guys, guys, the American war of independence is OVER. Simmer down Razz

by **tony ingram** Thu Jul 10, 2014 7:54 am

Lucy McGough wrote:Guys, guys, the American war of independence is OVER. Simmer down

One day, we shall rise again and reclaim what is ours. And these are the men who'll do it for us.
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by Lucy Ingram Thu Jul 10, 2014 8:52 am

However, on the side of the Yanks:

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by **tony ingram** Thu Jul 10, 2014 9:02 am

Lucy McGough wrote:However, on the side of the Yanks:

Johnny Alpha would blast all three of them into space with a Time Bomb.

by Lucy Ingram Thu Jul 10, 2014 9:04 am

The Flash would be moving too fast to target.

by **tony ingram** Thu Jul 10, 2014 9:07 am

Lucy McGough wrote:The Flash would be moving too fast to target.

Our boys would call in Billy Whizz from the Beano. He'd cause Flash to trip over a banana skin and humorously end up falling into a convenient child's paddling pool.

by Lucy Ingram Thu Jul 10, 2014 9:07 am

I like that idea! Britain FTW Very Happy

by Silogramsam Thu Jul 10, 2014 12:56 pm

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we have these guys
who do you have?

by **tony ingram** Thu Jul 10, 2014 1:39 pm

Silogramsam wrote:

we have these guys
who do you have?

Yes. You have a man who talks to fish, a man who fires boxing glove arrows and a woman who looks good in fishnets. I can't see any of them really standing up to even Judge Dredd on his own for long (come on, based in America or not, he's a British character), and come to think of it, Dredd has given Batman a run for his money more than once. OK, you also have Superman and the rest of the big guns, but we have Captain Britain, Psylocke, Johnny Alpha, Marshal Law, Death's Head, Axa and a surprising number of others who are far more adept at fighting dirty than them. Nobility and the ability to pose only get you so far.

by Silogramsam Thu Jul 10, 2014 2:48 pm

no one fights like Batman and Green Arrow (remember Oliver's line in Identity Crisis - the JLA teach you to fight). Does Dredd breath in water? Isn't the lady in fishnets that top martial artist in the world, behind Shiva maybe plus she has that sonic thing going? Hawkman can fight (and win) with anyone (heck, Hawkwoman can for that matter). And forget these guys - we have an adopted Kryptonian and an adopted Martian. Heck, if you want dirty fighters, we have Deathstroke.

by **tony ingram** Thu Jul 10, 2014 2:54 pm

Captain Britain would pluck Hawkman like a chicken, and Black Canary's martial arts wouldn't help her against the vampiric abilities of Durham Red or the flashing blade of Axa (who tends to flash stuff other than her blade, too, which would probably reduce your big blue boy scout to jelly).

by MajorHoy Thu Jul 10, 2014 2:55 pm

tony ingram wrote:
Silogramsam wrote:

we have these guys
who do you have?
Yes. You have a man who talks to fish, a man who fires boxing glove arrows and a woman who looks good in fishnets. I can't see any of them really standing up to even Judge Dredd on his own for long (come on, based in America or not, he's a British character), and come to think of it, Dredd has given Batman a run for his money more than once. OK, you also have Superman and the rest of the big guns, but we have Captain Britain, Psylocke, Johnny Alpha, Marshal Law, Death's Head, Axa and a surprising number of others who are far more adept at fighting dirty than them. Nobility and the ability to pose only get you so far.

But what about
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And that barely scratches the surface!

by **tony ingram** Thu Jul 10, 2014 3:09 pm

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Oh, and not forgetting these three guys, who could probably decimate your lot on their own...

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by Silogramsam Thu Jul 10, 2014 4:01 pm

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One wave of his hand and all of those British guys are toast (literally).

by **tony ingram** Thu Jul 10, 2014 4:07 pm

The Spectre? Pah! We have Tharg! His total mightiness is beyond dispute and his powers beyond comprehension!

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by Silogramsam Thu Jul 10, 2014 4:10 pm

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DC has the Miracle Machine and *Poof*: what British heroes?

by **tony ingram** Thu Jul 10, 2014 4:13 pm

Damn, where's that scan of Eternicus, the Cosmic Claw...

by MajorHoy Thu Jul 10, 2014 6:06 pm

And doesn't the US side also get

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by **tony ingram** Thu Jul 10, 2014 6:08 pm

MajorHoy wrote:And doesn't the US side also get

John Constantine is an English character created by an English writer, so he's ours.

by MajorHoy Thu Jul 10, 2014 6:13 pm

tony ingram wrote:
MajorHoy wrote:And doesn't the US side also get

John Constantine is an English character created by an English writer, so he's ours.

How many English comic books was he featured in?

by **tony ingram** Thu Jul 10, 2014 6:15 pm

Alan Moore would've used him in English comics, if not for DC's pesky lawyers.

by Silogramsam Thu Jul 10, 2014 6:28 pm

we also have a Superman on at least 52 different Earths, that many Batmen, Wonder Women, and who knows who else? And that's just DC.

by Silogramsam Thu Jul 10, 2014 6:29 pm

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by **tony ingram** Thu Jul 10, 2014 6:30 pm

We have a Captain Britain Corps spanning several hundred Earths.

by Silogramsam Thu Jul 10, 2014 6:34 pm

tony ingram wrote:We have a Captain Britain Corps spanning several hundred Earths.

well before 1985, we had an infinite number of universes with almost as many Supermen AND 1 Ambush Bug. I like our chances.

by Silogramsam Thu Jul 10, 2014 6:35 pm

by the way, I'm quoting you but it's not looking right

by Silogramsam Thu Jul 10, 2014 7:38 pm

by Lucy Ingram Thu Jul 10, 2014 8:28 pm

We have Big Dave. He's well 'ard.

by **tony ingram** Fri Jul 11, 2014 7:07 am

Silogramsam wrote:by the way, I'm quoting you but it's not looking right

Looks fine to me...

by Lucy Ingram Fri Jul 11, 2014 8:10 am

Yes, but it didn't last night.

by MajorHoy Fri Jul 11, 2014 2:57 pm

We also have the Cosmic Cube this side of the pond.

Boy, can that thing mess around with reality! Shocked

by **tony ingram** Fri Jul 11, 2014 3:42 pm

OK, you're threatening us with all powerful artifacts capable of restructuring reality, now? Fine. That's it. I'm sorry to have to do this, but you've left me no choice but to call in the one being nobody and nothing in any reality, real or fictional, can stand up to for long. And be afraid, little man. Because...

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by MajorHoy Fri Jul 11, 2014 6:32 pm

by **tony ingram** Fri Jul 11, 2014 6:41 pm

I think I'm going into shock... Shocked

by MajorHoy Fri Jul 11, 2014 7:14 pm

tony ingram wrote:I think I'm going into shock...

http://geektyrant.com/news/2012/8/24/the-untold-story-of-stan-lees-nude-centerfold.html

by Silogramsam Fri Jul 11, 2014 8:39 pm

tony ingram wrote:OK, you're threatening us with all powerful artifacts capable of restructuring reality, now? Fine. That's it. I'm sorry to have to do this, but you've left me no choice but to call in the one being nobody and nothing in any reality, real or fictional, can stand up to for long. And be afraid, little man. Because...

you can have him

by Silogramsam Fri Jul 11, 2014 8:43 pm

meanwhile, I can't see anything that I'm posting - pictures and quotes, I mean

by Silogramsam Fri Jul 11, 2014 8:45 pm

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let's see if this works

by MajorHoy Fri Jul 11, 2014 8:53 pm

Silogramsam wrote:

let's see if this works

That one did . . . maybe the other one will work tomorrow. (It is Friday evening, y'know . . . the other thread may have headed out to the pub for a nip or two.)

by Silogramsam Fri Jul 11, 2014 9:03 pm

MajorHoy wrote:
Silogramsam wrote:

let's see if this works
That one did . . . maybe the other one will work tomorrow. (It is Friday evening, y'know . . . the other thread may have headed out to the pub for a nip or two.)

Are you referring to Tony now?

by Lucy Ingram Fri Jul 11, 2014 9:18 pm

This is getting weird. I've been on the wine and this thread still makes no sense.

by MajorHoy Fri Jul 11, 2014 9:27 pm

Lucy McGough wrote:This is getting weird. I've been on the wine and this thread still makes no sense.

You mean it doesn't read like a Grant Morrison comic book?

by **tony ingram** Sat Jul 12, 2014 6:46 am

MajorHoy wrote:
Lucy McGough wrote:This is getting weird. I've been on the wine and this thread still makes no sense.
You mean it doesn't read like a Grant Morrison comic book?

No, she said it didn't make sense. That would mean it did read like a Morrison book.

And Silo, that image you posted showed up fine, to me. I now want to know why Mallah has bothered chaining up a bloke in a wheelchair...

by Lucy Ingram Sat Jul 12, 2014 8:02 am

So he can't escape by wheeling away.

by **tony ingram** Sat Jul 12, 2014 8:06 am

Lucy McGough wrote:So he can't escape by wheeling away.

But he could. His hands and wheels still look free in that picture, he's just chained to his chair, which he presumably doesn't want to get out of, anyway.

by Lucy Ingram Sat Jul 12, 2014 8:11 am

Looks like the villain of the piece is a gorilla. They aren't that bright.

by **tony ingram** Sat Jul 12, 2014 8:18 am

Lucy McGough wrote:Looks like the villain of the piece is a gorilla. They aren't that bright.

They are in the DCU. That's Monsieur Mallah, he's a bit of a genius (usually). But I suppose everyone has the odd off day...

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