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Gyro Zeppeli: Jul 19, 2012; sure hope no-one throws me off a bridge

In every possible reality, Doom is the baddest motherfucker.

# ? Jun 5, 2015 12:57

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# ? Apr 29, 2024 01:49

a kitten: Aug 5, 2006

Guess what is getting an English physical release this fall

Get hype!

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-05/one-punch-man-to-debut-in-print-in-n-america/.88946

# ? Jun 6, 2015 05:19

Malachite_Dragon: Mar 31, 2010; Weaving Merry Christmas magic

Yessss, I must possess this.

# ? Jun 6, 2015 06:09

VagueRant: May 24, 2012

mind the walrus posted:

His introduction in "Ultron Unlimited" is pretty excellent and is almost certainly what most deep fans were thinking of when they were thinking of how movie Ultron wasn't scary or threatening enough.

It's a very good moment but due to availability, funds, and time I only got around to reading the full story of "Ultron Unleashed" last year and found it doesn't hold up that well overall. You can see a lot of Busiek's very "Back to basics Bronze Age sensibilities to get over the Dark Age and Marvel Bankruptcy hangover" on display and combined with George Perez's extremely detailed art it creates a density that is uniquely superhero comic, but also cram-packed with the lesser aspects of the same.

A moment like that would have translated well to the screen, but given how the rest of the movie sets up Ultron as this more intimate villain it also would have been a bit.... much given how Marvel is clearly going for an all-audiences approach. The movie definitely could have made Ultron nastier though, they did drop the ball on that.

E-- Not "Unleashed", "Unlimited." Edited now that I found the images.

This is kind of interesting, thanks for posting. But jesus christ if they'd done that, it would be incredibly grim. Like tone-breakingly horrific. A lot more interesting than what we got in the movie. But man, I find the Marvel movies are already kind of struggling with the balance of horrifying deaths with silly humour and funny quips. (How many Peter Serafinowiczes died prior to Star Lord attempting a dance off?!)

# ? Jun 6, 2015 12:50

Flesh Forge: Jan 31, 2011; LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY DOG

You think that's grim, what if they'd actually done, y'know, AGE OF ULTRON instead of The Terrible Very Bad No Good Week of Ultron.

# ? Jun 6, 2015 13:48

Shirkelton: Apr 6, 2009; I'm not loyal to anything, General... except the dream.

That's a different kind of grim.

# ? Jun 6, 2015 13:49

Kellsterik: Mar 30, 2012

James Spader as bantering supervillain was much, much better than the scary robot who kills literally every single person in a hamfisted reference to Bosnia.

# ? Jun 6, 2015 20:37

Drifter: Oct 22, 2000; Belated Bear Witness; Soiled Meat

Kellsterik posted:

James Spader as bantering supervillain was much, much better than the scary robot who kills literally every single person in a hamfisted reference to Bosnia.

The very last Marvel movie will be a My Dinner With Andre-esque style 3-hour conversation between Spader-bot and Loki, with Thanos as their bumbling but loveable waiter. Fury will be a rando eating alone and angrily staring at them from across the room.

# ? Jun 6, 2015 20:55

bobkatt013: Oct 8, 2006; Youâre telling me Peter Parker is ...... Spider-man!?

Flesh Forge posted:

You think that's grim, what if they'd actually done, y'know, AGE OF ULTRON instead of The Terrible Very Bad No Good Week of Ultron.

If they did that storyline they would not have even needed James Spader, as Ultron is barely in it.

# ? Jun 6, 2015 21:02

Drakyn: Dec 26, 2012

VagueRant posted:

Are there any badass (or even interesting) Ultron panels?

I'm pretty unfamiliar with the character and a comics podcast I was listening to was saying how the movie did it all wrong.

Problem is that looking Ultron up just pretty much exclusively finds movie stuff now.

Thanks to my uncle's old comic collection, most Ultrons I saw were less of the 'giant evil robot army' type and more 'rear end in a top hat robot son who gets into a fistfight with the entire Avengers roster by himself.'
I mean, the dialogue's still wordy as hell, but there's no genocide. Just Thor-punching. I wonder if Ultron ever teamed up with the Destroyer armour?

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Back then constructing robots was a sometimes food, like for when you wanted to drain the Wasp's brainlifenergy or whatever into a robot bride or something.

# ? Jun 6, 2015 21:05

FredMSloniker: Jan 2, 2008; Why, yes, I do like Kirby games.

I love how everyone's solution for 'robot that is literally indestructible' is 'punch it more'. :allears:

So how does Comics Ultron usually get defeated anyway?

Also, I noticed Wonder Man in a couple of those panels. I was actually a fan of his 90s miniseries, at least before it got all dark and brooding. Anyone have scans of that? I'd especially love the '"Okay, go", Neil' page, which I remember to this day.

# ? Jun 6, 2015 21:25

Wanderer: Nov 5, 2006; our every move is the new tradition

FredMSloniker posted:

I love how everyone's solution for 'robot that is literally indestructible' is 'punch it more'. So how does Comics Ultron usually get defeated anyway?

His outer shell is invulnerable but his innards aren't quite as durable, so Wasp goes inside and starts yanking out the wiring or something.

In the Busiek/Perez arc, Hank gets a couple of loads of "Antarctic Vibranium," which liquifies nearby metal, and uses them like knuckle-dusters until Ultron stops moving.

# ? Jun 6, 2015 21:36

The Question IRL: Jun 8, 2013; Only two contestants left! Here is Doom's chance for revenge...

FredMSloniker posted:

I love how everyone's solution for 'robot that is literally indestructible' is 'punch it more'. So how does Comics Ultron usually get defeated anyway?

Also, I noticed Wonder Man in a couple of those panels. I was actually a fan of his 90s miniseries, at least before it got all dark and brooding. Anyone have scans of that? I'd especially love the '"Okay, go", Neil' page, which I remember to this day.

There was also one I remember where Wonder Man just lays into Ultron, over and over again. Sure he can't break his Adamantin outer layer, but he eventuallu breaks up Ultron 's non Adamantium internal pieces.

# ? Jun 6, 2015 21:41

thebardyspoon: Jun 30, 2005

FredMSloniker posted:

I love how everyone's solution for 'robot that is literally indestructible' is 'punch it more'. So how does Comics Ultron usually get defeated anyway?

Also, I noticed Wonder Man in a couple of those panels. I was actually a fan of his 90s miniseries, at least before it got all dark and brooding. Anyone have scans of that? I'd especially love the '"Okay, go", Neil' page, which I remember to this day.

Scarlet Witch uses crazy magic at least once, think Pym invented or borrowed something called antimetal once that did the job. Other times he's not been adamantium and just been extremely tough.

# ? Jun 6, 2015 21:48

Drakyn: Dec 26, 2012

FredMSloniker posted:

I love how everyone's solution for 'robot that is literally indestructible' is 'punch it more'. So how does Comics Ultron usually get defeated anyway?

Also, I noticed Wonder Man in a couple of those panels. I was actually a fan of his 90s miniseries, at least before it got all dark and brooding. Anyone have scans of that? I'd especially love the '"Okay, go", Neil' page, which I remember to this day.

In the three examples I posted in order: blackmailed into leaving by threat of blowing up his robot wife; cracked by a Scarlet Witch hex so Thor can suck his nuclear juice out with Mjolnir and shoot it into space; knocked into a vat of molten adamantium and frozen in place.

The Question IRL posted:

There was also one I remember where Wonder Man just lays into Ultron, over and over again. Sure he can't break his Adamantin outer layer, but he eventuallu breaks up Ultron 's non Adamantium internal pieces.

Wonder Man and Ultron had a thing for a while. Well, a micro-thing - I posted almost half of it already, really, and you've summarized the entire other half. 70s Wonder Man, having just resurrected, was all scared of dying and death and so on and fighting a psychotic fusion-powered robot that could backhand Thor sort of brought it to the forefront. Then he went to Hollywood and learned the ways of Getting Paid and having an ego and, as you said, did this:

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Drakyn fucked around with this message at 22:05 on Jun 6, 2015

# ? Jun 6, 2015 21:49

Uthor: Jul 9, 2006; Gummy Bear Heaven ... It's where I go when the world is too mean.

Drakyn posted:

In the three examples I posted in order: blackmailed into leaving by threat of blowing up his robot wife; cracked by a Scarlet Witch hex so Thor can suck his nuclear juice out with Mjolnir and shoot it into space; knocked into a vat of molten adamantium and frozen in place.

I can't decide which is the most *comics*.

# ? Jun 6, 2015 21:56

Aphrodite: Jun 27, 2006

Always bet on "has a power that never gets used again" with Mjolnir there.

# ? Jun 6, 2015 22:45

goatface: Dec 5, 2007; I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.; Grimey Drawer

It is a Magic hammer.

# ? Jun 6, 2015 22:46

Falstaff: Apr 27, 2008; I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.

In the original Secret War, Doom convinced Molecule Man to bump Ultron into Galactus and, well...

# ? Jun 7, 2015 03:40

AnonSpore: Jan 19, 2012; "I didn't see the part where he develops as a character so I guess he never developed as a character"

Galactus: One Baad Dude

# ? Jun 7, 2015 03:58

Gavok: Oct 10, 2005; Brock! Oh, man, I'm sorry about your...

...tooth?

AnonSpore posted:

Galactus: One Baad Dude

I demand a comic where Galactus saves the President from ninjas.

# ? Jun 7, 2015 04:29

Say Nothing: Mar 5, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

AnonSpore posted:

Galactus: One Baad Dude

Thanos: Big purple balls of steel.

# ? Jun 7, 2015 04:56

Wapole Languray: Jul 4, 2012

Galactus is the Worf of Cosmic Marvel, any big space-bad gets his turn to smack Big-G around.

# ? Jun 7, 2015 08:14

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

Wapole Languray posted:

Galactus is the Worf of Cosmic Marvel, any big space-bad gets his turn to smack Big-G around.

That's a bit much. Before recent years, he only got smacked around like once a decade. Unless you count that time in the 90s where his skull fell to earth to herald the arrival of some SUPER AWESOME villain.

# ? Jun 7, 2015 08:44

mind the walrus: Sep 22, 2006

There's a solid basis for it though. From JLA/Avengers on I've seen Galactus either chumped or neutered a lot more than his reputation would suggest.

# ? Jun 7, 2015 09:16

SirDan3k: Jan 6, 2001; Trust me, you are taking this a lot more seriously then I am.

Galactus gets knocked down a lot but tends to no sell for the next page or so afterwards

# ? Jun 7, 2015 10:48

purple death ray: Jul 28, 2007; me omw 2 steal ur girl

Lurdiak posted:

That's a bit much. Before recent years, he only got smacked around like once a decade. Unless you count that time in the 90s where his skull fell to earth to herald the arrival of some SUPER AWESOME villain.

Jesus Christ that's so 90s I'm surprised it didn't come out of DC Comics in the last five years

# ? Jun 7, 2015 14:09

Wheat Loaf: Feb 13, 2012; by FactsAreUseless

I think it was actually 2002-2003 immediately before Waid and Wieringo - it would've been the Carlos Pacheco / Jeph Loeb arc.

# ? Jun 7, 2015 15:11

Bloodly: Nov 3, 2008; Not as strong as you'd expect.

SirDan3k posted:

Galactus gets knocked down a lot but tends to no sell for the next page or so afterwards

You don't get half-measures with Galactus. It's either *plink* "Galactus just chumped him like he was nothing!" or "Galactus just got chumped! Impossible!".

# ? Jun 7, 2015 20:10

bobkatt013: Oct 8, 2006; Youâre telling me Peter Parker is ...... Spider-man!?

Bloodly posted:

You don't get half-measures with Galactus. It's either *plink* "Galactus just chumped him like he was nothing!" or "Galactus just got chumped! Impossible!".

or you get this

Fantastic Four 604

# ? Jun 7, 2015 20:21

AnonSpore: Jan 19, 2012; "I didn't see the part where he develops as a character so I guess he never developed as a character"

bobkatt013 posted:

or you get this

Fantastic Four 604

I never noticed but now I can't unsee Franklin's teeth being really off center.

# ? Jun 7, 2015 20:58

TwoPair: Mar 28, 2010; Pandamn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta; Grimey Drawer

bobkatt013 posted:

or you get this

Fantastic Four 604

Of course that came immediately after Galactus got chumped.

# ? Jun 7, 2015 21:05

Drifter: Oct 22, 2000; Belated Bear Witness; Soiled Meat

TwoPair posted:

Of course that came immediately after Galactus got chumped.

Who taint-reaped him?

# ? Jun 7, 2015 21:29

muscles like this!: Jan 17, 2005

Drifter posted:

Who taint-reaped him?

Mad Celestials

# ? Jun 7, 2015 21:33

Falstaff: Apr 27, 2008; I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.

Occasionally Galactus will throw down against someone his own size.

Galactus in a fist fight is the funniest thing. Comics. :allears:

# ? Jun 7, 2015 22:26

Probably Magic: Oct 9, 2012; Looking cute, feeling cute.

There really needs to be a solo series of Galactus wandering around, eating planets, and getting into cosmic shenanigans.

# ? Jun 7, 2015 22:34

tragedyjones: Oct 26, 2010

What ever became of Galactus' earth-based Twitter using daughter, Galacta or whatever?

# ? Jun 7, 2015 22:42

Aphrodite: Jun 27, 2006

tragedyjones posted:

What ever became of Galactus' earth-based Twitter using daughter, Galacta or whatever?

Brevoort said she's not part of 616, and is therefore now dead.

# ? Jun 7, 2015 22:52

Fuego Fish: Dec 5, 2004; By tooth and claw!

Aphrodite posted:

Brevoort said she's not part of 616, and is therefore now dead.

No Fun Allowed.

# ? Jun 8, 2015 02:54

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Macdeo Lurjtux: Jul 5, 2011; BRRREADSTOOORRM!

Wanderer posted:

His outer shell is invulnerable but his innards aren't quite as durable, so Wasp goes inside and starts yanking out the wiring or something.

In the Busiek/Perez arc, Hank gets a couple of loads of "Antarctic Vibranium," which liquifies nearby metal, and uses them like knuckle-dusters until Ultron stops moving.

Doesn't a tiny Ares fly a tiny bomb down his throat during Bendis' Avengers?

# ? Jun 8, 2015 05:56

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