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From Internet Movie Database's News Bytes http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2006-03-23/ -

Herbie: Fully Loaded star Lindsay Lohan is desperate to play Wonder Woman in the forthcoming movie version of the comic book superhero. The 19-year-old Freaky Friday actress admits she'd like to showcase her talents outside of kid and teen films, but feels the role would be too fun to turn down. She says, "Wonder Woman would be cool. I'm trying to find roles right now that are different to anything I've done to show my abilities, to show that I have some sort of stretch in me. Because most of the things that I've done so far are aimed at younger girls and are light-hearted."

I can tell you right now: it ain't gonna happen.
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Has anyone read Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman, yet? Just wondering if I should bother picking it up, although I'm so steeped in Gaiman right now it can probably wait.
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Geez, I have at least a weeks worth of catching up to do...

I did read IC: Secret Files and enjoyed it as well. Its nice to have some gaps filled in regarding the mental turns that Superboy, Earth2 Superman and Lois, and Alex Luthor went through to get them to the point that they're at in IC. I still don't agree with *all* the editorial decisions made but we'll see how it comes to a head in the next two issues of IC.

I'm reading '1602' now and am at issue 6 (of 8). Its been very good so far but I will say that its probably one of the weaker of Gaiman's works (yet a weak work from Gaiman is still a strong work!). I think the problem is probably, again, editorial control from Marvel. So far it doesn't smack me as a Gaiman 'inspired' project but more something that Marvel dreamed up and looked for a writer to bring it to life.

I just bought the first TPB of the series 'Godland' and really look forward to reading it. I've heard good things about it and if you're a fan of Jack Kirby and his trippy 60s/70s comic creations I think it'd be worth reading. Just glancing though it and looking at the art brings a grin to my face.
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Anyone pick up New Avengers: Illuminati? Very cool. I think Civil War is really going to crank the Marvel Universe up a notch.
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Me being new to all this, I went on a few comic book splurges in the last month or so. This is what I've read:

Batman: Son of the Demon - very cool, some good themes, esp. regarding revenge
Batman: Blind Justice - more about Bruce Wayne than Batman, but very good plot, a bit far-fetched at points with the mind-transferring device, though - a fair bit of Batman Begins was inspired by this, I believe...
Superman All-Star #3 - Superman gives Lois his powers for 24 hours on her birthday, a very fun read
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #195 & 196 - Some cool Dr. Freeze moments (with his pyschosis, and his wife speaking to him), but I find Batman's team of nerds to be a bit annoying
The Death of Superman - I got a bit lost with some of the JLA sub-plots, but this is every bit as great as it should be, especially the ending.
Batman: Year One - I do find that this book is as much about Jim Gordon as it is about Batman, but this is probably the best graphic novel I've ever read. I can see a lot of how both Burton's Batman and Nolan's Batman came from this.

***POSSIBLE SPOILER? (though if you're into Batman at all, it won't be)***




After reading all this, I had some questions - in DC continuity, is Ra's Al Ghul and Henri Ducard meant to be one in the same? I know this is a plot-twist in Batman Begins, but it appears to me after reading these comics that they are two completely different characters...was it just for convenience's sake?




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Originally posted by: theredbaron


After reading all this, I had some questions - in DC continuity, is Ra's Al Ghul and Henri Ducard meant to be one in the same? I know this is a plot-twist in Batman Begins, but it appears to me after reading these comics that they are two completely different characters...was it just for convenience's sake?


Well, I've only come back to Bats in the past year for "real" after a long absence, so I've got a lot of catching up to do. However, Ra's was always a seperate character in the past, who never bothered to hide his identity, so I would tend to think it was for a "what the hell?" plot twist in the movie...
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Bryce Dallas Howard, aka the Blind Chick from that travesty of a film The Villiage. She's playing Spider-Man's new love interest in the the new movie...I must say the blonde hair is a MASSIVE improvement over an already impressive look.

http://www.egotastic.com/entertainment/celebrities/bryce-dallas-howard/

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New love interest? What the hell? Are they introducing Gwen Stacy after MJ now?

Just borrowed and read Spiderman #6 recently - it introduces both the first Hobgoblin and MJ - question: is this issue worth a lot of money?
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Originally posted by: JediSage
Bryce Dallas Howard, aka the Blind Chick from that travesty of a film The Villiage. She's playing Spider-Man's new love interest in the the new movie...I must say the blonde hair is a MASSIVE improvement over an already impressive look.

http://www.egotastic.com/entertainment/celebrities/bryce-dallas-howard/

Also posting in Beautiful Women...


Bryce looks ugly with blonde hair.

Does anyone know what's going on with the film adaptation of Frank Miller's 300?
I'd like a qui-gon jinn please with an Obi-Wan to go.

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Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones
Originally posted by: JediSage
Bryce Dallas Howard, aka the Blind Chick from that travesty of a film The Villiage. She's playing Spider-Man's new love interest in the the new movie...I must say the blonde hair is a MASSIVE improvement over an already impressive look.

http://www.egotastic.com/entertainment/celebrities/bryce-dallas-howard/

Also posting in Beautiful Women...

Bryce looks ugly with blonde hair.


You need help man...

Does anyone know what's going on with the film adaptation of Frank Miller's 300?


It's in production, I believe. He's switching between that and the new Sin City.

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Originally posted by: JediSage
Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones
Originally posted by: JediSage
Bryce Dallas Howard, aka the Blind Chick from that travesty of a film The Villiage. She's playing Spider-Man's new love interest in the the new movie...I must say the blonde hair is a MASSIVE improvement over an already impressive look.

http://www.egotastic.com/entertainment/celebrities/bryce-dallas-howard/

Also posting in Beautiful Women...


Bryce looks ugly with blonde hair.


You need help man...


You need glasses
I'd like a qui-gon jinn please with an Obi-Wan to go.

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Who's more tragic - Batman or Spider-Man?

Let me put that differently: which is more tragic, being powerless to save your loved ones (Batman) or having the power to save your loved ones but squandering it (Spider-Man)?
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profound question. Very difficult to answer.
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Ouch. That one is a tough one. You know, I bet philosphers could debate a question like that for years and not come up with an answer, though I would have to say Spider-man by the virtue that he could have doen something and just didn't...

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Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones
Who's more tragic - Batman or Spider-Man?

Let me put that differently: which is more tragic, being powerless to save your loved ones (Batman) or having the power to save your loved ones but squandering it (Spider-Man)?


At first, I was gonna flat-out say Batman, but now that I've thought about the question in more detail - damn, it is a tough one indeed.

Conceptually, I think Spider-Man's tragedy was greater (being able to stop evil but not), but situationally, the slaughter of Wayne's parents before his eyes and being left with no parents/role models at all is more tragic in comparison, in that Peter Parker was old enough by then to look after himself. Overall, I think Batman's entire life is far more tragic as Peter Parker seems more well-adjusted to balancing his two lives, but in and of these two separate events (Uncle Ben's preventable death vs. Bruce's parents unpreventable deaths), Spider-Man's tragedy is greater...

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Originally posted by: theredbaron
Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones
Who's more tragic - Batman or Spider-Man?

Let me put that differently: which is more tragic, being powerless to save your loved ones (Batman) or having the power to save your loved ones but squandering it (Spider-Man)?


At first, I was gonna flat-out say Batman, but now that I've thought about the question in more detail - damn, it is a tough one indeed.

Conceptually, I think Spider-Man's tragedy was greater (being able to stop evil but not), but situationally, the slaughter of Wayne's parents before his eyes and being left with no parents/role models at all is more tragic in comparison, in that Peter Parker was old enough by then to look after himself. Overall, I think Batman's entire life is far more tragic as Peter Parker seems more well-adjusted to balancing his two lives, but in and of these two separate events (Uncle Ben's preventable death vs. Bruce's parents unpreventable deaths), Spider-Man's tragedy is greater...

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I think Baron hit this one on the head. Peter has adjusted well relative to Bruce, and has not made it as personal, that's for sure. Peter's use of his abilities is more rooted in Uncle Ben's mantra of "With great power..." yada yada yada, vs Bruce who "says" that his war is to keep more kids from growing up without parents (it's true on some level), but in the end it winds up being much more about vengance, bordering on the psychotic, IMO.
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Originally posted by: JediSage
I think Baron hit this one on the head. Peter has adjusted well relative to Bruce, and has not made it as personal, that's for sure. Peter's use of his abilities is more rooted in Uncle Ben's mantra of "With great power..." yada yada yada, vs Bruce who "says" that his war is to keep more kids from growing up without parents (it's true on some level), but in the end it winds up being much more about vengance, bordering on the psychotic, IMO.


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I don't know, Sage. Sure, Bats was somewhat psychotic in Dark Knight Returns and some writers have suggested that he has a strong mental unbalance, but on the otherhand other portrayals of Batman show that he is clearly sane, even if somewhat obsessed. Maybe Begins and B:TAS have colored my view, though.

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I haven't read enough of the actual batman comics to comment on this, but being almost a quarter of the way through Spider-Man (the first series, The Amazing Spider-Man) I have to say Peter has a pretty tragic life.

HSvIJ how do you mean he squandered it? By not stoping the thief that ends up killing his uncle? That may be true, but after he realized that he uses his power to save people, even thoughs that hate him and make him out to be an enemy. I'm sure batman isn't friends with every good guy (news outlets, police, and such) but he chooses to do it. I know Spidey choices to but his life as Spider-Man greatly effects his personal life and relationships. He has no one to confide in (well at least not till the later issues, but im not that far yet) and his dual identity is constantly driving people away and hurting those he loves the most. Plus he's always broke (a problem Bruce Wayne never has)

So if your just referring to the event that made them become the super-hero they are thats one thing, but if you're talking about their life as a whole, i think Spidey wins hands down (at least as far as im concerened with what i know about the two characters). You may be able to argue that The Bats isnt quite right in the head, but it wouldnt be too hard to say the same for Peter, Spider-Man protects the city from criminals, risking his life, only to be hated by the majority of the town, and to alienate those he cares about the most. I dont blame him on the countless times he almost gave it up (hence his staying spidey could classify him as a nut job)


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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
I don't know, Sage. Sure, Bats was somewhat psychotic in Dark Knight Returns and some writers have suggested that he has a strong mental unbalance, but on the otherhand other portrayals of Batman show that he is clearly sane, even if somewhat obsessed. Maybe Begins and B:TAS have colored my view, though.


I guess it all depends on what part of the Batman timeline you were in on. I'd say pretty much anything by Miller and Bats is a-social and borderline OC, however I remember when the series was still in the early 400's when he was nowhere near as dark as he is now. Much more focused on the detective aspects, etc.

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Well, other than the Elseworld's tales of DKR and DKSA, what exactly has Miller written other than Year One? (I choose to completely ignore All Star's pitiful excuse for Batman. It is nothing but the product of Miller's increasingly Sin City-influenced mind.)

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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Well, other than the Elseworld's tales of DKR and DKSA, what exactly has Miller written other than Year One? (I choose to completely ignore All Star's pitiful excuse for Batman. It is nothing but the product of Miller's increasingly Sin City-influenced mind.)


DKR and DK2. I think it's safe to say that almost anything Bats in the 90's and beyond has been heavily influenced by Miller, no? That's my point. The dark, dark, dark Dark Knight came to life post-DKR/Y1 and has been like that since.

*EDIT* BTW, I'm with you. Can't believe how bad All-Star Bats is.
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Originally posted by: theredbaron
Most of the good Batman comics IMHO are the darker ones.


Agreed, although I wish that they'd go more for detective stories. The battle-royales with the villian of the year are a little tedious...

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