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    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    04:42 PM

    In reply to Marvel and Disney Characters Attempt Corporate Synergy
    Also: Gizmoduck.

    AHAHAHAHHAHAHAAH!
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    braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was starred braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was unstarred
    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    04:41 PM

    In reply to Marvel and Disney Characters Attempt Corporate Synergy
    Is that...dude, is that GOOFY being eaten by the Venom symbiote?
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    braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was starred braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was unstarred
    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    04:28 PM

    In reply to Marvel and Disney Characters Attempt Corporate Synergy
    The princesses making scandalized faces at Emma Frost is a nice touch.
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    Image of Darklighter Darklighter
    03:42 PM

    In reply to Marvel and Disney Characters Attempt Corporate Synergy
    I love Silver Surfer with Stitch and WALL-E.
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    Image of RoboBagins RoboBagins
    03:38 PM

    In reply to Marvel and Disney Characters Attempt Corporate Synergy
    Squirrel Girl with Chip and Dave!
    Doom taking over the Disney Castle!
    Beast dating a decent woman!

    This is awesome!
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    Image of Darklighter Darklighter
    03:41 PM

    @RoboBagins: Hey, watch what you say about Abigail Brand.
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    Image of RoboBagins RoboBagins
    03:41 PM

    @RoboBagins: OMG just noticed who Emma Frost was giving the eye to... and it looks like Princess Jasmine is giving her the eye back.
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    Image of Ghost_in_the_Machine Ghost_in_the_Machine
    03:49 PM

    @RoboBagins: Emma Frost and Disney princesses! I'll be in my bunk.
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    Image of aquajaws aquajaws
    03:52 PM

    @RoboBagins: Not to nitpik, but Chip and Dale...Dave's not here...
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    Image of RoboBagins RoboBagins
    03:58 PM

    @aquajaws: damnit. I knew it sounded wrong, but I wanted to stop googling everything.
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    Image of jbq jbq
    03:36 PM

    In reply to Who Is The Best New Character Of The Decade?
    I think I'd go with Rusty and Donna, and add Yorrick, Rodney McKay and The Middleman. As far as computer games go, I'd like to tip my hat to Nathan Drake in Uncharted, he's a damn cool guy. The banter between the characters in Uncharted 2 had me in stitches so many times I had to do-over several levels.

    Surprised McKay isn't getting a lot of shouts here so far, btw.
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    03:30 PM

    In reply to Marvel and Disney Characters Attempt Corporate Synergy
    This actually reminds me of a mural they have that this local pizza place. I am not sure which is my favorite: the little mermaid and Namor or Hook and Logan.
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    Edited by LittleDragon at 12/14/09 3:31 PM LittleDragon was starred LittleDragon was unstarred
    Image of Ghost_in_the_Machine Ghost_in_the_Machine
    03:36 PM

    @LittleDragon: I like the two Hercules sharing some brew.
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    Image of Belabras Belabras
    03:20 PM

    In reply to Marvel and Disney Characters Attempt Corporate Synergy
    In a word, EPIC.
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    Image of Davio Davio
    02:57 PM

    In reply to Watch Nic Cage Dress Like Batman, Shoot A Child
    That was pretty epic.
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    Image of gods-n-clods gods-n-clods
    02:45 PM

    In reply to Watch Nic Cage Dress Like Batman, Shoot A Child
    I might have to backpedal my positive opinion of Kick-Ass, in light of reading issue 7.
    Millar took an easy out for the story, the characters, and washed-out any value to the central idea. Also, the rumor regarding the last issue(s) not coming out until the film is released is... greedy? Insulting? Genius?
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    Image of badSamurai badSamurai
    03:15 PM

    @gods-n-clods:

    Ehh Millar is a bastard, in good and bad ways. His books NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER seem to come out on time. Which is really aggravating.

    He needs to move to a Manga Trade format, and just release a couple trades a year.
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    gods-n-clods promoted this comment badSamurai was starred badSamurai was unstarred
    Image of gods-n-clods gods-n-clods
    04:23 PM

    @badSamurai: Inconsistent work is a matter of opinion (nobody bats 1000; lookin' at you Morrison and Moore). Missed deadlines, stuff happens.
    Literary cop-outs and money-grabs are failureful. If he makes a commercial for jeans or cars, that's it, we're done.
    As far as your idea of trades go, good call... but that interferes with the Bait-And-Switch. If the work is collected as a trade paperback, it can be dismissed as -sucking- all at once, instead of readers discover it sucks after many issues. Case in point: BS ending of the Wanted comic.
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    Image of badSamurai badSamurai
    04:34 PM

    @gods-n-clods: Morrison "bats" dam close (sorry i just pretty much love everything hes done, to the point of irrationality)

    And yeah your right they can't hock 4 issues till its obvi the wheels have came off.

    He did do Ultimates 1 and 2 was pretty legit. I haven't read Kick-Ass so I can't make a decision. But I have picked up Ult Avengers, and the Old Man Logan trade. Ult avengers is ok, if not moving really really really slow.
    But I really don't get the fan fare behind old man logan. I personally wish i would have never bought it. I think read the 8 or 9 issues, in like an 2 or 3 hours. And the story was just mehhhh. Doom really just lets him go (which is soooooo just open for the sequel), Bruce banner as an evil, incestuous murderer (mind you the Hulks actual body count (in marvel continuity)is like what 2 or 3)

    I dont dislike him, hes just the Charlie Weis of Comics. And I probably will never buy anything he does in issues ever again, or in hardcover.
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    Edited by badSamurai at 12/14/09 4:36 PM badSamurai was starred badSamurai was unstarred
    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    02:15 PM

    In reply to Watch Nic Cage Dress Like Batman, Shoot A Child
    This bit here sold me on seeing this movie a while ago. Why didn't my dad ever shoot me? Life is just not fair.
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    Image of RoboBagins RoboBagins
    02:42 PM

    @LittleDragon: My mother did whack me a lot as kid. For good reason though. Kept me in line, and I developed excellent reflexes. I remember being told if I didn't want to get hit, either shut up or block.

    I blocked.
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    02:47 PM

    @RoboBagins: Darn it. All I got as a child was the occasional strangulation by older brothers. There are disadvantages to being a good kid that they just don't warn us about.
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    Image of Starwatcher Starwatcher
    02:07 PM

    In reply to Watch Nic Cage Dress Like Batman, Shoot A Child
    Now does she get to shoot him back? It's only fair.
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    Image of salthegeek salthegeek
    01:52 PM

    In reply to Watch Nic Cage Dress Like Batman, Shoot A Child
    This strangely reminds me of my relationship with my dad at that age, it's a wonder how I ever turned out normal.
    Oh wait, I didn't.
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    Image of geesejuggler geesejuggler
    02:17 PM

    @salthegeek: Normalcy is overrated. You good.
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    Image of Im_your_Huckleberry Im_your_Huckleberry
    01:51 PM

    In reply to Watch Nic Cage Dress Like Batman, Shoot A Child
    I've been following this movie for awhile and it actually looks good but it is going to be really hard for me to swallow my pride and go see another movie with Nic Cage in it. I swore I would never see another movie with his hack acting in it.
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    01:55 PM

    @Im_your_Huckleberry: thing about cage is that the movie either blows or is awesome. he never makes a mediocure film
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    Image of edosan edosan
    02:46 PM

    @GreyHammer: What were the awesome ones? I seem to have missed those.
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    omgwtflolbbqbye promoted this comment edosan was starred edosan was unstarred
    Image of gods-n-clods gods-n-clods
    02:47 PM

    @Im_your_Huckleberry: Hackting!
    Cage gets a pass for it. Will Smith does not.
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    Image of Im_your_Huckleberry Im_your_Huckleberry
    04:54 PM

    @gods-n-clods: Nobody should get a pass for bad acting.
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    Image of omgwtflolbbqbye omgwtflolbbqbye
    05:04 PM

    @edosan: Adaptation, Leaving Las Vegas, Face/Off, 8mm, Raising Arizona, Lord of War.

    I heard Honeymoon in Vegas was pretty good but I never watched it, and Bad Lieutenant just came out and that's supposed to be really good.

    My theory about Nic Cage is that no matter the movie he'll commit himself 110%. Which means that if the movie itself sucks, he will suck 110% and if it's good he's be awesome 110%. There's no real middle ground. And unfortunately since Adaptation he lost all sense of decency. Bad Lieutenant and this movie seem like they'll fall into the good category though.
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    Image of diverguy diverguy
    01:41 PM

    In reply to Watch Nic Cage Dress Like Batman, Shoot A Child
    I guess nobody told the director that you don't just 'get back up' after taking a slug to the chest. Even with a vest on, someone that size would be completely winded. And she'd have a massive bruise there too..
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    Image of Starwatcher Starwatcher
    02:12 PM

    @diverguy: Really? This guy didn't even fall down.
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    Image of Rocketknight Rocketknight
    02:45 PM

    @Starwatcher: Just how much do you know about guns? I'm asking because I'm inclined to call bullshit on that video. Someone taking a .357 magnum round to the chest and not even taking a step back is unheard of and physically impossible.
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