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http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Jonathan_Storm_(Earth-721) Four issues apparently, two in '75, two in '95. goatface fucked around with this message at 19:37 on Jul 1, 2017 |
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goatface posted:http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Jonathan_Storm_(Earth-721) What am I supposed to be gleaning here?
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Jul 1, 2017 19:30
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That he was in four issues, and he was an alternate Johnny Storm who someone dug up for some reason in the mid 90's.
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Jul 1, 2017 19:36
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If I remember correctly, Blue Shield showed up every so often in Mark Gruenwald comics, where he was the security director of Project PEGASUS, and thus was the first person knocked out whenever something terrible happened. I think I own two comics with him in them and he's tormented by his own inadequacy in both of them.
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Jul 1, 2017 22:30
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Wanderer posted:If I remember correctly, Blue Shield showed up every so often in Mark Gruenwald comics, where he was the security director of Project PEGASUS, and thus was the first person knocked out whenever something terrible happened. I think I own two comics with him in them and he's tormented by his own inadequacy in both of them. Was he in the... I forget the mini, but it was all the cosmic heavy hitters, The Annihilators? You had Nova, Ronan, a Space Knight and I forget the rest, but that's when Wendell Vaughn came back most recently? It dealt with some stuff at Project PEGASUS and I want to say I remember Blue Shield from there.
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Jul 2, 2017 05:26
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Blue Shield is the head of security of a place that exists solely to either A) get experimental poo poo stolen from it to provide plots for other superheroes, or B) have experimental poo poo go haywire and cause massive threats to the world to provide plots for other superheroes. Basically if he was good at his job there would be fewer comic book plots. The universe has placed Blue Shield in a position where failure is literally his reason for existence. Honestly, I don't think we need to poo poo on him. His life sucks enough.
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Jul 2, 2017 05:43
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Well when he's doing his job well there's no reason to hear about him, and you don't see him very often, so he must not be that bad. 
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Soonmot posted:Was he in the... I forget the mini, but it was all the cosmic heavy hitters, The Annihilators? You had Nova, Ronan, a Space Knight and I forget the rest, but that's when Wendell Vaughn came back most recently? It dealt with some stuff at Project PEGASUS and I want to say I remember Blue Shield from there. I think that was the Abnett/Lanning Nova series. I think that's also where they showed Blue Shield had quit doing security for Project: Pegasus and the new head of security was Darkhawk. (I know it's actually P.E.G.A.S.U.S but that just looks weird to me.)
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joehonkie posted:Yes, long term exposure to high powered stuff probably does cause genetic changes, but probably not "give you the same power" kind of genetic changes. Oh. drat... *takes vibrator out of pocket* HitTheTargets posted:When I was 14 or whatever and heard about Watchmen for the first time, I thought Dr. Manhattan's powers only worked in Manhattan. Maybe Ellis thought the same thing as you and used that to create Jack Hawksmoor.
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Jul 28, 2017 17:34
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Time for this thread to make a comeback. And what better way to kick it off than with... Day 71: Oddball Street juggler and criminal extraordinaire! One of Hawkeye's deadliest (I dunno, maybe?) enemies! Oddball is a poorly conceived and designed character that pretty much just looks like a joke. Once Doc Ock asked Juggler Supreme to join the Masters of Evil, which shows the kind of leadership skills Doc Ock has. He's been dead for over a decade now it seems. I have no doubt there's an Oddball II out there somewhere just waiting in the wings to take up the mantle of a fallen icon.  
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Aug 24, 2017 22:33
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His costume and that shading gives him a bit of a ladycrotch
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Aug 24, 2017 22:39
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Holy poo poo, I'm dying at "Death-Throws". edit: "Other Accessories: Marbles"
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Aug 24, 2017 22:40
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Current occupation:Juggler Former occupation:Juggler
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Aug 24, 2017 22:44
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... spent uranium doesn't count as "more exotic contents"?
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Aug 24, 2017 22:46
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Kalli posted:... spent uranium doesn't count as "more exotic contents"? It's the Marvel Universe, you can probably pick that poo poo up at 7-11
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Aug 24, 2017 22:52
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VolticSurge posted:Current occupation:Juggler Former Occupation: Street Juggler He doesn't need to busk anymore.
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Aug 24, 2017 22:53
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Oddball isn't the most... competent villain.
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Aug 24, 2017 22:57
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X-O posted:Oddball isn't the most... competent villain. Well, his balls are color-coded, and given that he's willing to wear that costume I'm expecting some degree of colorblindness, so...
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Aug 24, 2017 23:02
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X-O posted:Oddball isn't the most... competent villain. I think I just found my first partner for Shocker in the Shocker series Marvel will totally give me the chance to write.
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Aug 24, 2017 23:19
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Is spent uranium different to depleted uranium?
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Aug 24, 2017 23:21
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Are you telling me there was a group of villains themed around throwing things called THE DEATH-THROWS? And they weren't a one-off joke???
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Aug 24, 2017 23:28
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Begemot posted:Are you telling me there was a group of villains themed around throwing things called THE DEATH-THROWS? And they weren't a one-off joke??? 
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Mark Gruenwald was a complicated man. Also, Crossfire hired the Death-Throws a couple of times, only to get tired of them and replace them with... the Death T.H.R.O.W.S. (Which weren't nearly as cool, but ten points for the callback.) AND the Death-Throws took on a provisional member named Throwdown... on STILTS.  "Ever since she was a little girl, the woman who would become Throwdown wanted to become a juggling-themed super-villain."
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Aug 25, 2017 00:02
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Anyone who doesn't love the Death-Throws is dead to me. I mean, look at those entries for Oddball and Bombshell. "Professional juggler turned criminal." "Professional criminal turned juggler."
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Aug 25, 2017 00:06
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They're all professional juggler turned criminal except for Bombshell. 
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Aug 25, 2017 00:15
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Tell me Hawkeye gets out by climbing the telephone pole and none of them know how to deal with this.
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Aug 25, 2017 00:44
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That costume is balls, all right.
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Aug 25, 2017 00:44
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I love how they cover all the common juggling tropes: rings, balls, bowling pins, explosives, and "items of dissimilar sizes and weights"
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Aug 25, 2017 01:37
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marvel hire me i have this great original idea for a dude who juggles flaming chainsaws
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Ghostlight posted:They're all professional juggler turned criminal except for Bombshell. Oddball apparently had to teach her how to juggle to get a full lineup for his team. That's some ridiculous commitment to the gimmick which is actively detrimental to the team, as she already had a much more useful power (bomb expertise) that he's now telling her not to apply in any useful way. Take thread-favourite 8-Ball, for instance. You can fit into his gimmick by just putting on a round helmet. 8-Ball could just give helmets to anyone - random unpowered goons, any of the Death Throws, the Sinister Six, Magneto, Galactus, anyone. But actually taking the time to teach someone to juggle explosives perfectly and saying "no, you learn this or you're off the team" is at best a waste of time. RandallODim posted:Tell me Hawkeye gets out by climbing the telephone pole and none of them know how to deal with this.
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Brofessor Slayton posted:Oddball apparently had to teach her how to juggle to get a full lineup for his team. That's some ridiculous commitment to the gimmick which is actively detrimental to the team, as she already had a much more useful power (bomb expertise) that he's now telling her not to apply in any useful way. Look, supervillainy is a crowded field. If you want to stand out, you want a memorable gimmick. I mean, bomb expertise? Pfft, bomb experts are a dime a dozen in the Marvel underworld. But bomb experts who can juggle? Only one of those, my man.
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RandallODim posted:Tell me Hawkeye gets out by climbing the telephone pole and none of them know how to deal with this. 
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Aug 25, 2017 02:25
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gee, now i'm dying. thanks a lot.
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Aug 25, 2017 02:27
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I just went back and read Captain America 317 on Marvel Unlimited. It's worth it.  They're masters of juggling. And they can do it for 21 minutes without messing up. Impressive.
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Aug 25, 2017 02:38
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The Death-Throws' leader is Ringleader. To me, that's the silliest thing out of all this.
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Aug 25, 2017 03:11
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He just drops an arrow on them. He just does the one thing that couldn't ever be considered throwing. And that defeats them. Respectable dedication to a gimmick, that's for sure.
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Aug 25, 2017 05:25
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When I become a famous comic writer, the Death Throws will be my Kite Man. Hell yeah!
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Aug 25, 2017 05:29
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Can you imagine being an expert in explosives and getting assigned to the crime team with 4 jugglers. And you have no clue how to juggle.
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Light Gun Man posted:marvel hire me i have this great original idea for a dude who juggles flaming chainsaws On dark nights such as this, if you listen real quiet, you can just barely hear Jason Aaron kicking himself for not using this idea in his Ghost Rider run.
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