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teagone posted:From what I've read online, the person who heckled the panel was actually a reporter from Bleeding Cool. He did a writeup about the panel and admitted that his emotions got the best of him when he decided to attack the panel with sarcasm despite them doing their best to give a good answer. Like I said, I wholly disapprove of the changes too, but it seemed like there was already a lot of tension in the room when the question was originally asked and answered, and both Azzarello and the Bleeding Cool guy were tilted. Basically both of them are jackasses. Hm yes, please keep doing mental gymnastics to defend a professional at a comic convention calling someone a pussy.
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Why does Tinypic still use http anyway? That seems like a thing which would come up quite often.
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redbackground posted:Yeah, I'm not swapping https poo poo just to see some gifs.
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I think it was Son of Batman that got me to give up these DC movies all together, which is really a shame because their early output was really good. Except for Superman: Doomsday. SonicRulez posted:Teen Titans Go is endearing to me. I won't pretend I go out of my way to watch episodes of it, but the showrunners are great. Their attitude about the show is awesome. I've gotten a few chuckles out of it. I was shocked when I found out how much people hate TTG. I love it, because it's the only DC show in years that's not up it's own rear end trying to be super serious. Even Young Justice suffered from that, along with all the teen angst in the first season.
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Codependent Poster posted:Hm yes, please keep doing mental gymnastics to defend a professional at a comic convention calling someone a pussy. I called him a jackass. I'm not defending the dude, I'm just observing what happened because I find the exchange at the panel AND how they botched the animated film really fascinating for some reason.
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Bruce Timm posted:I mean, his 'parental skills' aren't that great. Maybe never having had any kids of his own, he doesn't realize that if you tell a kid to not do something, they’re going to want to do it even more.  Perfect choice wordshttp://www.comicbookresources.com/article/bruce-timm-on-the-risky-batman-batgirl-sex-scene-in-the-killing-joke
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Holy poo poo. So he's comparing Barbara to his daughter now? "Batman hosed a girl who was like his daughter! But that's okay because he doesn't know how to be a parent!"
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Jul 25, 2016 21:27
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Supposed leak of JLD that was doing the rounds yesterday.
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Dark_Tzitzimine posted:Supposed leak of JLD that was doing the rounds yesterday. Finally, a Constantine and Batman sex scene
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See, Paul Dini was smart. He just went ahead and literally married Zatanna and got all of his fanboy weirdness out of his system.
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Timeless Appeal posted:See, Paul Dini was smart. He just went ahead and literally married Zatanna and got all of his fanboy weirdness out of his system. Was he the one with the website that had the semi/mostly-nude cartoon women or was that Timm? Dini is the one with the DCAU drawing style right?
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His parental skills might just indeed be lacking considering he just had sex with the kid your little scenario there Mr. Timm. Maybe they should stop trying to explain or defend this thing because every time they say something else it makes it look worse.
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You either die a beloved artist or live long enough to become a creepy weirdo.
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ToastyPotato posted:Was he the one with the website that had the semi/mostly-nude cartoon women or was that Timm? Dini is the one with the DCAU drawing style right? Timm created the DCAU style and is under-credited for story contributions. And also had the website with a lot of nudes. To be fair, his nudes are pretty great. And despite the DCAU being known for having one body for women, he can actually branch out.
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His artwork was fine, but taken into this new creepy context, I start to wonder if his drawings were less about "Art" and more about "pleasure".
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ToastyPotato posted:His artwork was fine, but taken into this new creepy context, I start to wonder if his drawings were less about "Art" and more about "pleasure".
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ToastyPotato posted:Was he the one with the website that had the semi/mostly-nude cartoon women or was that Timm? Dini is the one with the DCAU drawing style right?  On a more SFW note, was the Batman-WW pairing in JLA Dini's or Timm's preference? As far as I recall, they had to axe the romance, because it conflicted with the future Batman Beyond continuity.
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The Batman / Wonder Woman thing was probably always supposed to be a "yes they're attracted to each other, and but nothing ever happens" thing.
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I feel like Batman having a series of romances that end up going nowhere makes sense for the character. And his true love is clearly for Clark anyway.
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I honestly really liked Bats/WW. It felt like the kind of relationship he SHOULD have, with a woman who is so powerful that a bullet can't kill her.
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So I was lucky enough to live near a theater that has The Killing Joke and I went to see it. I had been completely out of the loop comic wise for years and had no idea what I was walking into, started talking to people in line and, holy poo poo, who the gently caress thought that was a good idea. Ciprian Maricon fucked around with this message at 00:43 on Jul 26, 2016 |
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I like TTGo's take on Batromance, it seems like he simply got together with Jim Gordon and started fighting crime less after what happened with Jason Todd. Makes sense, he keeps having control issues in everything so getting together with someone he values as an equal, or maybe even superior, and letting other heroes take care of more things so he has time with his SO lets him finally enjoy life and take care of his mental health.
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Codependent Poster posted:Holy poo poo. So he's comparing Barbara to his daughter now? Haha, yeah, they need to just stop now. I hope everyone involved in the film realized what Timm said there, and it'll trigger them to just drop the whole issue because they're making it way worse. Dark_Tzitzimine posted:Supposed leak of JLD that was doing the rounds yesterday. I'm excited for this. I wish GDT was still making the live-action JLD movie.
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ArmyOfMidgets posted:I like TTGo's take on Batromance, it seems like he simply got together with Jim Gordon and started fighting crime less after what happened with Jason Todd. Makes sense, he keeps having control issues in everything so getting together with someone he values as an equal, or maybe even superior, and letting other heroes take care of more things so he has time with his SO lets him finally enjoy life and take care of his mental health. I feel like that's really saying something that Teen Titans Go portrays a healthier relationship than The Killing Joke.
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Roth posted:I feel like that's really saying something that Teen Titans Go portrays a healthier relationship than The Killing Joke. Is it though? The two have wildly different tones. Like inherently TTG is an optimistic program, so it makes sense that it would have a healthy relationship while The Killing Joke would have a shitshow.
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ufarn posted:On a more SFW note, was the Batman-WW pairing in JLA Dini's or Timm's preference? As far as I recall, they had to axe the romance, because it conflicted with the future Batman Beyond continuity.
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SonicRulez posted:Is it though? The two have wildly different tones. Like inherently TTG is an optimistic program, so it makes sense that it would have a healthy relationship while The Killing Joke would have a shitshow. I wouldn't really call TTG optimistic. It's comedic, but more in an Always Sunny sorta way where all the characters are horrible people. But I find it funny more for the fact that a running gag in a really low-brow comedy series is a better relationship than a movie written for "mature" audiences and features that relationship as part of the plot.
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Skwirl posted:The Batman / Wonder Woman thing was probably always supposed to be a "yes they're attracted to each other, and but nothing ever happens" thing. I hope this is how they handle the relationship between Bruce and Diana in the DCEU movies.
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ArmyOfMidgets posted:Finally, a Constantine and Batman sex scene Zatanna without a top hat and tails? Pass.
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I watched The Killing Joke last night. Spoilers for why the first act is really dumb and uncomfortable follows: I did not like the first act. With the things that happen in the story, the creators decided that we need to see more interaction with Batgirl and Batman to feel the weight of the horror that comes later. But instead of showing what makes Batgirl a good sidekick and a likeable character, we're introduced to her with lots of shots of her rear end and boobs in costume. Our first bad guy tries to drug and rape Batgirl, so Batman brings her some Starbucks to cheer her up. She wants to pursue a criminal that is very clear he is trying to sexually control her, degrade her, make her into an object. This is stated clearly by Batman. So she goes to fight the criminal alone (to prove something? to show independence? because it fulfills a sexual need to be wanted?) She spends her day job talking to her co-worker about her obsession with her "yoga trainer", which is defined as unhealthy. Then she and Batman resolve a fight by loving on the rooftops, Batman grabbin' that rear end, Barbara removing her costume (in one quick swoosh; the whole costume is one piece, cape included) to reveal white lingerie (because you gotta be sexy and comfortable in crime fighting). Then we get a scene with Barbara telling her co-worker how Batman is the best sex ever, but he won't call her back! So she calls him while he's on a mission, so they can talk it out and makes things like they used to be, but Batman hesistates on whether or not he should answer (he does). Some more sexualized violence happens, and then The Killing Joke begins proper, changing the weird sexual energy into a Joker story, and we get to the actual good story. The actual Killing Joke was good, but so much is lost in translation. The original is incredibly bleak, and a lot of the subtle horrors are made more concrete (the implication of Joker possibly sexually assaulting Barbara is made more blatant by Batman interviewing prostitutes, for instance). Also, the gritty artwork is gone in favor of a cleaner 90's Batman Cartoon, which takes away a lot of the horror. I saw it in a live audience, and it's weird how many people laughed throughout the movie, especially the final joke, which is disturbing. The Joker's joke explains everything, there is no hope for him. He and Bats are both the lunatics in the joke, Batman is the one that crosses over first. Joker is the second lunatic, afraid to jump because Batman will turn off the light, letting him fall, maybe because of the Joker's past sins, or that he's a lost cause, or that Batman might be bored, or taken away before the Joker can fully heal. Batman believes change is possible, and that is why he has been able to be as functioning as he is. The Joker doesn't have hope, and has no way of ever fully recovering because of it. So they are doomed to forever fulfill this cycle of hate. Why that would make people laugh, is beyond me, but there were many enthusiastic guffaws.
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Yeah, I am basically speechless here. This doesn't sound like an adaption, this sounds like someone stole all of the Killing Jokes plot points for their own, lovely original story. And it basically is exactly the same dumb "edgy" garbage DC has producing for years now.
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Franchescanado posted:Why that would make people laugh, is beyond me, but there were many enthusiastic guffaws. 
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It's amazing how every little thing someone says makes this sound and more tone deaf.
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ImpAtom posted:It's amazing how every little thing someone says makes this sound and more tone deaf. Bruce Timm posted:I don't normally think about the Joker as being asexual or normal,
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When Batman interviews the prostitutes, they say that before the news reveals the Joker's escaped, he's already been to see them and hosed all of them, which makes them giggle. Batman asks why they're laughing, and they say "He just seems to like having a good time." Joker horny AF
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"The Joker has sex with a bunch of prostitutes to celebrate breaking out of Arkham" is exactly the sort of pointless faux-edgy thing that Extra Mature R Rated Animation for Matures seems to invite and which is actually about as developmentally advanced as a thirteen year old boy's notebook scribbles. Which sounds like the whole first half of the movie, really. Yikes.
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Android Blues posted:"The Joker has sex with a bunch of prostitutes to celebrate breaking out of Arkham" is exactly the sort of pointless faux-edgy thing that Extra Mature R Rated Animation for Matures seems to invite and which is actually about as developmentally advanced as a thirteen year old boy's notebook scribbles.
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