tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post1811337233674632609..comments2024-03-27T11:32:34.392-07:00Comments on NOT A HOAX! NOT A DREAM!: THE NEW TEEN TITANS #15Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-58009588545761459832015-02-07T20:13:06.359-08:002015-02-07T20:13:06.359-08:00Well, there was Tigra going against Deathbird in t...Well, there was Tigra going against Deathbird in that one issue of UNCANNY.Teemunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-83490633748863740862015-02-07T17:06:31.339-08:002015-02-07T17:06:31.339-08:00I can't believe I didn't mention Starfire&...I can't believe I didn't mention Starfire's devolved form -- I recall making note of it when I read the issue, but I somehow left it out of my comments above. She does have semi-feline features, so it makes sense. I'd love to see an inter-company crossover where the feline Tamaranians go to war with the avian Shi'ar.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-209025301677440172015-02-07T17:04:45.894-08:002015-02-07T17:04:45.894-08:00"I'm growing a slight outrage of the usag..."<b>I'm growing a slight outrage of the usage of our pesky little pond as nothing more than the go-to place when a nation needs to be eradicated</b>..."<br /><br />I'm with you. In nearly every Transformers continuity there is, San Francisco (about 35 miles from where I live) gets destroyed or seriously damaged somehow.<br /><br />Interesting history lesson on Gotland; I had no idea. I love learning stuff like that.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-8695363166596861342015-02-05T14:56:28.531-08:002015-02-05T14:56:28.531-08:00Well, those soldiers sure weren't mechanical, ...Well, those soldiers sure weren't mechanical, if Raven's shock and those soldiers who opposed Warp makes clear.<br />I never read any of the Doom Patrol stories in my youth; my knowledge came from the DC Who's Who entries (which gave me the misconception that John Byrne drew the original series). Reading them now, I noticed they sure argue & trade insults a lot (think of a cast of Ben Grimms). Even Gar was portrayed as an angry youth, compared to the more positive person here. Rather entertaining. I'm surprised it took so long for DC to put closure in their murder; killing off an entire super-hero group is a pretty big deal.<br />In the de-evolution chamber, Kory is becoming a cat-girl (something that hit my otaku interests), and is Raven resembling Trigon?angmc43@hotmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379700547226493861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-6260213810507668802015-02-04T21:54:50.009-08:002015-02-04T21:54:50.009-08:00Second, it turns out that Wolfman did intentionall...<i>Second, it turns out that Wolfman did intentionally refer to the people of Zandia as "expatriates", as we learn this issue that the entire island nation is a refuge for criminals</i><br /><br />To elaborate on the Slorenia connection, I've since found out that also Zandia lies on the Baltic. "Dead center in the Baltic Sea". So, firstly, I'm growing a slight outrage of the usage of our pesky little pond as nothing more than the go-to place when a nation needs to be eradicated for to further a villain plot. Like, what the fuck is wrong with you, George Pérez?<br /><br />Secondly, the concept of Zandia may owe a bit to the Swedish island of Gotland, which during it's history has served as the nest for the privateers-turned-into-piracy the Victual Brothers and a fief of the Teutonic Knights crusading order. 'Zandia' isn't really that far off from 'Scandia', the once-name of the assumed island of Scandinavia of the antique geographists.<br /><br />Hilariously, because of Brother Blood's crusade background someone has deemed it necessary to relocate the island into the Mediterranean. I assume that someone was a bit dummy himself or deliberately choosing to write down for dummies for whom the crusades don't count if they weren't instigated by Richard Lionheart, the greatest king of England ever and Robin Hood's best buddy. Now, as someone still in habit of saturating his blood with oxygen by several in-breaths like the Polynesian pearl-divers do before diving, I expect the scientific background research for comics to be solid.Teemunoreply@blogger.com