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DiabloCodySux · 08-23-2012, 04:23 AM

I like that for his pic, to back his point, Troy posted one of the Observers from Fringe.

Oh, hold on, wait...

DiabloCodySux · 08-23-2012, 04:26 AM

Geek redux moment: I take issue with the Thanos/Darkseid thing. I do not see them as a "Man Thing / Swamp Thing" thing. But I love the '70's Starlin Warlock which was almost a bareback lovefest with Bakshi's Wizards ( is THAT geek enough for ya, Justice???) so there ya go.

Sage · 08-23-2012, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by compton

If one more of you guys references any of the Transformer movies as the way to go I'm gonna lose my shit! As far as I'm concerned the only thing Michael Bay has done that was good was the bad boys series. TF was a hot mess from start to finish. There are out of sink scenes unexplained time jumps all kinds of bull shit.

As for the JLA what about JJ Abrams? He has a good mix of story telling and flashy action.

JJ Abrams sucks as much as Michael Bay does.

MI:3 & Star Trek is about as much as I ever want to see out of Abrams.

Truth is there might not be a big name director out there that can come in and save the day on this one, so why not try someone a little lower in profile. People like Alfonso Cuarón or Joseph Kosinski perhaps, both directors that have worked on special effects heavy films. Pair one of them up with the right screenwriter and it might work.

What about Guillermo del Toro? He's great with special effects and has worked on superhero adaptations before. Not as successful as a Michael Bay (though a better director) so he might come cheaper.

Moonrider · 08-23-2012, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by compton

If one more of you guys references any of the Transformer movies as the way to go I'm gonna lose my shit! As far as I'm concerned the only thing Michael Bay has done that was good was the bad boys series. TF was a hot mess from start to finish. There are out of sink scenes unexplained time jumps all kinds of bull shit.

As for the JLA what about JJ Abrams? He has a good mix of story telling and flashy action.

I like JJ Abrams better when he's only producing. Best example: Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol.

Which leads to my opinion that the perfect oh-I-wish-it-were-true director for the JLA is none other than Brad Bird. Too bad, he is still on the other side of the fence (Disney - Marvel). Or isn't he?

Sage · 08-23-2012, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonrider

I like JJ Abrams better when he's only producing. Best example: Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol.

Which leads to my opinion that the perfect oh-I-wish-it-were-true director for the JLA is none other than Brad Bird. Too bad, he is still on the other side of the fence (Disney - Marvel). Or isn't he?

Now that's more like it.

DiabloCodySux · 08-23-2012, 08:41 PM

When Fringe is not wasting time with the whole "Alter-verse War" claptrap and the writing sticks to its Kolchak-Nightstalker stick, it's a lovely show. Same as X-Files: "Home"? Great stuff. The Carny episode? great stuff. "Ooooh no, an Appalachian Deliverance version of Roger from American Dad is trying to give Scully a black-oil-enema"...? Blah. Boring.

Maybe for JL they could just come up with a new "threat" rather than attempt to shoehorn a classic villain into a mode-of-media that won't work, like Darkseid did not work at all in live-action TV and Galactus was reduced to a gargantuan cloud-hemorrhoid.

Biofungus · 08-23-2012, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DiabloCodySux

Geek redux moment: I take issue with the Thanos/Darkseid thing. I do not see them as a "Man Thing / Swamp Thing" thing. But I love the '70's Starlin Warlock which was almost a bareback lovefest with Bakshi's Wizards ( is THAT geek enough for ya, Justice???) so there ya go.

Considering they are virtually analogous to one another, it's kind of hard to dismiss:

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Starlin has admitted the character is influenced by Jack Kirby's Darkseid:
“ Kirby had done the New Gods, which I thought was terrific. He was over at DC at the time. I came up with some things that were inspired by that. You'd think that Thanos was inspired by Darkseid, but that was not the case when I showed up. In my first Thanos drawings, if he looked like anybody, it was Metron. I had all these different gods and things I wanted to do, which became Thanos and the Titans. Roy took one look at the guy in the Metron-like chair and said : "Beef him up! If you're going to steal one of the New Gods, at least rip off Darkseid, the really good one!"

And further writers continued the analogue. It was only later (like almost 1990's later) that Thanos began to separate from the analogue.

DiabloCodySux · 08-23-2012, 09:51 PM

Beef is beef, sirloin is sirloin, but if seasoned with tumeric and paprika as opposed to mesquite and a bit of jalapeno and basil, one pan-fried and the other BBQ'd, the exact same meat is a completely different experience.

The Borg are a shameless rip-off of the Cybermen, but I get no enjoyment in watching them, although I adore the (pre retro-con) Cybermen. I love Thanos, I can take or leave Darkseid.

I understand your point if you are coming from a primarily writer-focused P.O.V., but comics are a mainly visual medium and three visual memes can outweigh ten pages of backstory. The visual vibe of Thanos (from the Pip the Troll days) and the feel of the universe around him make the Thanos experience separate from the Darkseid experience.

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08-23-2012, 04:23 AM	#106
DiabloCodySux LikesDaRumbaInDaBumba Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NoFreeArtLand Posts: 190	I like that for his pic, to back his point, Troy posted one of the Observers from Fringe. Oh, hold on, wait...

08-23-2012, 04:26 AM	#107
DiabloCodySux LikesDaRumbaInDaBumba Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NoFreeArtLand Posts: 190	Geek redux moment: I take issue with the Thanos/Darkseid thing. I do not see them as a "Man Thing / Swamp Thing" thing. But I love the '70's Starlin Warlock which was almost a bareback lovefest with Bakshi's Wizards ( is THAT geek enough for ya, Justice???) so there ya go.

08-23-2012, 08:41 PM	#111
DiabloCodySux LikesDaRumbaInDaBumba Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NoFreeArtLand Posts: 190	When Fringe is not wasting time with the whole "Alter-verse War" claptrap and the writing sticks to its Kolchak-Nightstalker stick, it's a lovely show. Same as X-Files: "Home"? Great stuff. The Carny episode? great stuff. "Ooooh no, an Appalachian Deliverance version of Roger from American Dad is trying to give Scully a black-oil-enema"...? Blah. Boring. Maybe for JL they could just come up with a new "threat" rather than attempt to shoehorn a classic villain into a mode-of-media that won't work, like Darkseid did not work at all in live-action TV and Galactus was reduced to a gargantuan cloud-hemorrhoid.

08-23-2012, 09:51 PM	#113
DiabloCodySux LikesDaRumbaInDaBumba Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NoFreeArtLand Posts: 190	Beef is beef, sirloin is sirloin, but if seasoned with tumeric and paprika as opposed to mesquite and a bit of jalapeno and basil, one pan-fried and the other BBQ'd, the exact same meat is a completely different experience. The Borg are a shameless rip-off of the Cybermen, but I get no enjoyment in watching them, although I adore the (pre retro-con) Cybermen. I love Thanos, I can take or leave Darkseid. I understand your point if you are coming from a primarily writer-focused P.O.V., but comics are a mainly visual medium and three visual memes can outweigh ten pages of backstory. The visual vibe of Thanos (from the Pip the Troll days) and the feel of the universe around him make the Thanos experience separate from the Darkseid experience.