Comments on: Snark Free Corner for 7/31 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/ Comic Book Resources Presents... Comics Should Be Good! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:44:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: John Seavey http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/comment-page-1/#comment-4691 John Seavey Tue, 01 Aug 2006 14:56:07 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/#comment-4691 Power Girl got not one, but two "EYKIW!" moments...one, when she discovered she wasn't really a Kryptonian, but actually the child of an Atlantean sorceress...and two, when she discovered that no, no actually she was a Kryptonian, from a long-erased parallel universe where blah blah multiverse blah blah Crisis blah blah fragment blah blah blah Earth-2 blah blah breasts. Sorry, tend to kind of focus on those after a while... Firestorm learning that he was really an elemental creature probably counts, as does his learning that Professor Stein was supposed to be Firestorm and not him at all. Ooh, here's a good one; Superboy gets an email telling him he was actually cloned from Luthor! EYKIW! (Still boggles me that they revealed it like that. Just "Oh, hey, got an email telling me I'm a clone of Luthor." "Let's check--yep, you are!" "Bummer.") The all-time classic, though..."You're really the clone! He's really Peter Parker! No, wait. Kidding." Oh, and Cap would win. Iron Man wouldn't know how to bake a cake if Kang mind-controlled him into it. Power Girl got not one, but two “EYKIW!” moments…one, when she discovered she wasn’t really a Kryptonian, but actually the child of an Atlantean sorceress…and two, when she discovered that no, no actually she was a Kryptonian, from a long-erased parallel universe where blah blah multiverse blah blah Crisis blah blah fragment blah blah blah Earth-2 blah blah breasts. Sorry, tend to kind of focus on those after a while…

Firestorm learning that he was really an elemental creature probably counts, as does his learning that Professor Stein was supposed to be Firestorm and not him at all.

Ooh, here’s a good one; Superboy gets an email telling him he was actually cloned from Luthor! EYKIW! (Still boggles me that they revealed it like that. Just “Oh, hey, got an email telling me I’m a clone of Luthor.” “Let’s check–yep, you are!” “Bummer.”)

The all-time classic, though…”You’re really the clone! He’s really Peter Parker! No, wait. Kidding.”

Oh, and Cap would win. Iron Man wouldn’t know how to bake a cake if Kang mind-controlled him into it.

]]> By: Jer http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/comment-page-1/#comment-4686 Jer Tue, 01 Aug 2006 13:57:29 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/#comment-4686 Iron Man would be totally lost in a kitchen. He might be able to find the cooking sherry, but that would be about it. He'd probably call up a bakery to order up a cake, but start macking on the order taker on the other end and forget that he was supposed to be in a competition. Cap would of course bake an apple pie, from his mother's old recipie, and it WOULD be delicious. But he'd follow the rules of the competition to the letter and also bake a cake - probably an apple crumb cake - and it would be okay. He'd win by default, since Iron Man would be in Paris, wooing the bakery clerk. Ultimate Cap would just point at his forehead and scream "Do you think this A stands for SISSY?!?", point out that cooking is woman's work and demand a beer. As far as "Everything you know is WRONG": Demattias did a bit of one with Martian Manhunter's origin in his 80's miniseries (Dr. Erdel was still alive, there were a few others). The CLASSIC "Everything You Know Is Wrong" moment, though, is Grant Morrison's reveal of the Chief's nefarious plot at the end of his Doom Patrol run. Oh, and Morrison also did an "Everything You Know Is Wrong" in Animal Man, where he changed Buddy's origin a few times, but I'm not sure that counts (since it was kind of a met-commentary on continuity malleability). Iron Man would be totally lost in a kitchen. He might be able to find the cooking sherry, but that would be about it. He’d probably call up a bakery to order up a cake, but start macking on the order taker on the other end and forget that he was supposed to be in a competition.

Cap would of course bake an apple pie, from his mother’s old recipie, and it WOULD be delicious. But he’d follow the rules of the competition to the letter and also bake a cake – probably an apple crumb cake – and it would be okay. He’d win by default, since Iron Man would be in Paris, wooing the bakery clerk.

Ultimate Cap would just point at his forehead and scream “Do you think this A stands for SISSY?!?”, point out that cooking is woman’s work and demand a beer.

As far as “Everything you know is WRONG”: Demattias did a bit of one with Martian Manhunter’s origin in his 80′s miniseries (Dr. Erdel was still alive, there were a few others). The CLASSIC “Everything You Know Is Wrong” moment, though, is Grant Morrison’s reveal of the Chief’s nefarious plot at the end of his Doom Patrol run. Oh, and Morrison also did an “Everything You Know Is Wrong” in Animal Man, where he changed Buddy’s origin a few times, but I’m not sure that counts (since it was kind of a met-commentary on continuity malleability).

]]> By: Bill Reed http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/comment-page-1/#comment-4656 Bill Reed Tue, 01 Aug 2006 04:48:12 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/#comment-4656 Hell, there was an issue of Ravage 2099 *entitled* "Everything You Know Is Wrong." Oh, I'm the only one who read Ravage? I see. Hell, there was an issue of Ravage 2099 *entitled* “Everything You Know Is Wrong.”

Oh, I’m the only one who read Ravage? I see.

]]> By: Kelson http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/comment-page-1/#comment-4655 Kelson Tue, 01 Aug 2006 04:08:16 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/#comment-4655 Is there some sort of cosmic convergence going on with Mopee or something? I encountered mentions of him on several boards last week, and finally decided it was time to write up an article. I <a href="http://www.hyperborea.org/flash/mopee.html" rel="nofollow">posted it</a> yesterday, and here he is again! Is there some sort of cosmic convergence going on with Mopee or something? I encountered mentions of him on several boards last week, and finally decided it was time to write up an article. I posted it yesterday, and here he is again!

]]> By: toothpick http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/comment-page-1/#comment-4654 toothpick Tue, 01 Aug 2006 03:48:04 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/#comment-4654 iron man's got the cake on lock, but nothing is effing with Cap's apple pie. iron man’s got the cake on lock, but nothing is effing with Cap’s apple pie.

]]> By: DanLarkin http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/comment-page-1/#comment-4650 DanLarkin Tue, 01 Aug 2006 02:45:25 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/#comment-4650 Didn't the Fabian Nicieza/Kevin Maguire 90s miniseries also reveal that Steve wasn't the only test subject? I think there were three or four other guys who tried out with him, but only he took to the Super Soldier Formula. Captain Britain's origin changed from being a normal guy who chose a magic amulet to being the son of a man from Merlin's Otherworld. John Byrne's run on West Coast Avengers revealed that "everything you thought you knew about the Vision/ Original Human Torch is wrong." The revelations that the Chief caused the Doom Patrol's accidents fits the bill, I think. And then there's the Carlin/Jurgens Metal Men miniseries, but I don't like to think about that one. Didn’t the Fabian Nicieza/Kevin Maguire 90s miniseries also reveal that Steve wasn’t the only test subject? I think there were three or four other guys who tried out with him, but only he took to the Super Soldier Formula.

Captain Britain’s origin changed from being a normal guy who chose a magic amulet to being the son of a man from Merlin’s Otherworld.

John Byrne’s run on West Coast Avengers revealed that “everything you thought you knew about the Vision/ Original Human Torch is wrong.”

The revelations that the Chief caused the Doom Patrol’s accidents fits the bill, I think.

And then there’s the Carlin/Jurgens Metal Men miniseries, but I don’t like to think about that one.

]]> By: JR http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/comment-page-1/#comment-4646 JR Tue, 01 Aug 2006 02:28:04 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/#comment-4646 Dan Jurgens also pulled the "everything you know is wrong" bit with Captain America's origin, revealing another super soldier test subject prior to Steve Rogers called Protocide (or something like that). This was only a few years before the The Truth mini hit too, which is probably why we don't see Protocide much anymore. Somebody should do a list of Captain America retcons/reworkings, there seem to be quite a few of them. Dan Jurgens also pulled the “everything you know is wrong” bit with Captain America’s origin, revealing another super soldier test subject prior to Steve Rogers called Protocide (or something like that). This was only a few years before the The Truth mini hit too, which is probably why we don’t see Protocide much anymore.

Somebody should do a list of Captain America retcons/reworkings, there seem to be quite a few of them.

]]> By: JR http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/comment-page-1/#comment-4645 JR Tue, 01 Aug 2006 02:20:26 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/#comment-4645 The Aquaman cover homage is tricky because it's not his pose that's homaged, rather it's the other creatures that adorn the cover. All of whom seem slightly smaller than on their original Showcase #31 cover appearence. The Aquaman cover homage is tricky because it’s not his pose that’s homaged, rather it’s the other creatures that adorn the cover. All of whom seem slightly smaller than on their original Showcase #31 cover appearence.

]]> By: Steven http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/comment-page-1/#comment-4642 Steven Tue, 01 Aug 2006 01:41:24 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/#comment-4642 Under "Everything You Thought You Knew Was Wrong," it's another Captain America one, but Kyle Baker's <i>The Truth</i> was an awesome, and totally reasonable, reworking of his origin. That he <i>wasn't</i> the first test subject, or even the second, but something like the 100th, and we never learned about the other... because they were black! Wow, what a fantastic combination of the Tuskegee Airmen and the Tuskegee Experiment. Under “Everything You Thought You Knew Was Wrong,” it’s another Captain America one, but Kyle Baker’s The Truth was an awesome, and totally reasonable, reworking of his origin. That he wasn’t the first test subject, or even the second, but something like the 100th, and we never learned about the other… because they were black!

Wow, what a fantastic combination of the Tuskegee Airmen and the Tuskegee Experiment.

]]> By: DanLarkin http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/comment-page-1/#comment-4640 DanLarkin Tue, 01 Aug 2006 01:23:44 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/#comment-4640 While preparing to bake his cake, Cap would begin reminiscing about a wonderful cake that he and Bucky shared before Zemo strapped them to that plane during the War. He collapses in tears. "Why, Bucky? Why did you have to die? Oh, Bucky!" Meanwhile, Tony sends a servant to the bakery to pick up a cake, and wins the contest. While preparing to bake his cake, Cap would begin reminiscing about a wonderful cake that he and Bucky shared before Zemo strapped them to that plane during the War. He collapses in tears. “Why, Bucky? Why did you have to die? Oh, Bucky!”

Meanwhile, Tony sends a servant to the bakery to pick up a cake, and wins the contest.

]]> By: Greg Burgas http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/comment-page-1/#comment-4638 Greg Burgas Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:59:23 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/#comment-4638 I'm going to say Jeff Amano. But it could be Mike Hawthorne. They're the only Beckett guys I know, and I could have sworn Amano was doing something for Oni as well. But I'm not too bright. That blowfish thing on the Aquaman cover scares the hell out of me, by the way. I’m going to say Jeff Amano. But it could be Mike Hawthorne. They’re the only Beckett guys I know, and I could have sworn Amano was doing something for Oni as well. But I’m not too bright.

That blowfish thing on the Aquaman cover scares the hell out of me, by the way.

]]> By: Evan Waters http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/comment-page-1/#comment-4632 Evan Waters Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:08:22 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/#comment-4632 Does Iron Man have to wear the costume throughout the competition? Because I'm not sure he can eat through that thing, which rules out taste tests. Does Iron Man have to wear the costume throughout the competition? Because I’m not sure he can eat through that thing, which rules out taste tests.

]]> By: Bill Reed http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/comment-page-1/#comment-4631 Bill Reed Mon, 31 Jul 2006 23:54:37 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/31/snark-free-corner-for-731/#comment-4631 Tony Stark's cake might win, because it would be sponsored by the government and have a missile-launcher built into it. Captain America would be disqualified because he would bake a pie instead of a cake. But the pie would be delicious. And apple. Tony Stark’s cake might win, because it would be sponsored by the government and have a missile-launcher built into it. Captain America would be disqualified because he would bake a pie instead of a cake. But the pie would be delicious. And apple.

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