Comments on: Snark Free Corner for 12/4 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/ Comic Book Resources Presents... Comics Should Be Good! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:20:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Thenodrin http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/comment-page-1/#comment-318112 Thenodrin Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:01:52 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/#comment-318112 I loved the Spider-Man / Firelord fight. Especially the way Spidey kept looking for someone to help him. And, it really reinforced the trend at the time to show that if you can't hit Spider-Man, then he will eventually wear you down and defeat you. He did that with a lot of villians (Titana and the Absorbing Man come to mind.) Theno I loved the Spider-Man / Firelord fight. Especially the way Spidey kept looking for someone to help him.

And, it really reinforced the trend at the time to show that if you can’t hit Spider-Man, then he will eventually wear you down and defeat you. He did that with a lot of villians (Titana and the Absorbing Man come to mind.)

Theno

]]> By: jazzbo http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/comment-page-1/#comment-317988 jazzbo Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:03:38 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/#comment-317988 Or, as somewhat of a flip to sterg's guess, they all feature people who are orphans? Or, as somewhat of a flip to sterg’s guess, they all feature people who are orphans?

]]> By: sterg http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/comment-page-1/#comment-317153 sterg Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:36:16 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/#comment-317153 Cover theme game: All feature people who were adopted? Cover theme game: All feature people who were adopted?

]]> By: The Mad Monkey http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/comment-page-1/#comment-67636 The Mad Monkey Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:16:24 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/#comment-67636 And again... Norman Osborn's "O" face continues to haunt us all. And again…
Norman Osborn’s “O” face continues to haunt us all.

]]> By: Brian Cronin http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/comment-page-1/#comment-19015 Brian Cronin Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:20:21 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/#comment-19015 That fight made no sense. That's not snark!! That fight made no sense. That’s not snark!!

]]> By: Bryan http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/comment-page-1/#comment-19014 Bryan Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:03:35 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/#comment-19014 Can I second the disbelief at the way the Spider-Man vs Firelord fight is written off here? And during a Snark Free Corner at that! I'll admit, I always get choked up on the last page of ASM 122. I can't believe Gerry Conway was only 19 when he wrote that. Can I second the disbelief at the way the Spider-Man vs Firelord fight is written off here? And during a Snark Free Corner at that!

I’ll admit, I always get choked up on the last page of ASM 122. I can’t believe Gerry Conway was only 19 when he wrote that.

]]> By: Aqualad http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/comment-page-1/#comment-19010 Aqualad Wed, 06 Dec 2006 23:35:16 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/#comment-19010 "Sins Past" is no longer part of my personal continuity. It's an Imaginary Story. 'Spider-Man: Blue' on the other hand is 100% canonical. “Sins Past” is no longer part of my personal continuity. It’s an Imaginary Story.

‘Spider-Man: Blue’ on the other hand is 100% canonical.

]]> By: J to the A.A.P. http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/comment-page-1/#comment-18908 J to the A.A.P. Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:57:18 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/#comment-18908 @Sterg: Thanks! @Sterg: Thanks!

]]> By: Matt Bird http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/comment-page-1/#comment-18867 Matt Bird Wed, 06 Dec 2006 06:37:02 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/#comment-18867 Gerry Conway's long Batman/Detective run was right up there with his stellar Spider-Man run. The guy gets way too little credit. Of course now he's crying all the way to the bank, making mad money as a "Law and Order" writer. Gerry Conway’s long Batman/Detective run was right up there with his stellar Spider-Man run. The guy gets way too little credit. Of course now he’s crying all the way to the bank, making mad money as a “Law and Order” writer.

]]> By: MarkAndrew http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/comment-page-1/#comment-18861 MarkAndrew Wed, 06 Dec 2006 05:48:13 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/#comment-18861 Gerry Conway's Spider-man was actually pretty good, wasn't it? I mean, dude didn't have the most stellar track record in comics, but he seemed to have a real affinity for Spidey. Gerry Conway’s Spider-man was actually pretty good, wasn’t it? I mean, dude didn’t have the most stellar track record in comics, but he seemed to have a real affinity for Spidey.

]]> By: Michael http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/comment-page-1/#comment-18843 Michael Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:15:34 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/#comment-18843 "The “Gwen’s kids” thing actually does make some sense, if they’re Peter and Gwen’s. It’s kind of odd the way Gwen just goes off to Europe for a while, and makes you wonder where the writers were going with that in the first place." I think, by then, the writers had realized that the relationship had progressed to where either Peter had to tell Gwen he was Spider-Man, or they had to write her out of the book. “The “Gwen’s kids” thing actually does make some sense, if they’re Peter and Gwen’s. It’s kind of odd the way Gwen just goes off to Europe for a while, and makes you wonder where the writers were going with that in the first place.”

I think, by then, the writers had realized that the relationship had progressed to where either Peter had to tell Gwen he was Spider-Man, or they had to write her out of the book.

]]> By: Dan Coyle http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/comment-page-1/#comment-18786 Dan Coyle Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:32:26 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/#comment-18786 What was funny about "Acts of Vengeance!" was the weird metatextuality of it. Loki would just run around to supervillains, saying, "Hey, you used to fight this guy. Why not fight THIS OTHER GUY? He'll be unprepared and you'll kick his ass!" What was funny about “Acts of Vengeance!” was the weird metatextuality of it. Loki would just run around to supervillains, saying, “Hey, you used to fight this guy. Why not fight THIS OTHER GUY? He’ll be unprepared and you’ll kick his ass!”

]]> By: David C http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/comment-page-1/#comment-18758 David C Tue, 05 Dec 2006 13:54:32 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/#comment-18758 The "Gwen's kids" thing actually does make some sense, if they're Peter and Gwen's. It's kind of odd the way Gwen just goes off to Europe for a while, and makes you wonder where the writers were going with that in the first place. The “Gwen’s kids” thing actually does make some sense, if they’re Peter and Gwen’s. It’s kind of odd the way Gwen just goes off to Europe for a while, and makes you wonder where the writers were going with that in the first place.

]]> By: sterg http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/comment-page-1/#comment-18750 sterg Tue, 05 Dec 2006 12:49:01 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/#comment-18750 Earth 616 first appeared in Alan Moore's Captain Britain run. Here's a link to the wikipedia version of the story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth-616 Earth 616 first appeared in Alan Moore’s Captain Britain run. Here’s a link to the wikipedia version of the story:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth-616

]]> By: J to the A.A.P. http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/comment-page-1/#comment-18731 J to the A.A.P. Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:23:26 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/#comment-18731 Sins Past was a horrible story, it really turned me off JMS. I understand he originally intended it to be about Peter and Gwen's kids. Which could've worked, but since the editors canned that he turned to this alternative which is as ridiculous as it is creepy. He should've just thrown away the whole idea. By the way, this is totally off-topic, but where does the term 616 come from? I understand what it means but how did the term originate? Sins Past was a horrible story, it really turned me off JMS. I understand he originally intended it to be about Peter and Gwen’s kids. Which could’ve worked, but since the editors canned that he turned to this alternative which is as ridiculous as it is creepy. He should’ve just thrown away the whole idea.

By the way, this is totally off-topic, but where does the term 616 come from? I understand what it means but how did the term originate?

]]> By: J to the A.A.P. http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/comment-page-1/#comment-18730 J to the A.A.P. Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:19:08 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/#comment-18730 Well Michael, I'll join your corner. I'd like to believe that at least, MJ is just a far more interesting character than Gwen. Well Michael, I’ll join your corner. I’d like to believe that at least, MJ is just a far more interesting character than Gwen.

]]> By: Michael http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/comment-page-1/#comment-18661 Michael Tue, 05 Dec 2006 03:40:56 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/#comment-18661 "and every time there is an alternate reality story, Peter ends up with Gwen." Which I think is pure bollocks. Just the law of averages says there must be some universe where Gwen lived, but she and Peter didn't end up together. In fact, and I'll be excoriated up and down for this, I think it's likely what would have happened if Gwen had lived in 616, “and every time there is an alternate reality story, Peter ends up with Gwen.”

Which I think is pure bollocks. Just the law of averages says there must be some universe where Gwen lived, but she and Peter didn’t end up together.

In fact, and I’ll be excoriated up and down for this, I think it’s likely what would have happened if Gwen had lived in 616,

]]> By: Michael Rawdon http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/comment-page-1/#comment-18649 Michael Rawdon Tue, 05 Dec 2006 02:07:10 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/#comment-18649 Since Hawkeye - unlike Green Arrow - actually managed to commit to a woman and <i>marry</i> her (and they even stayed together until her death!), I think that demonstrates that Hawkeye was able to tie the stronger knot. Since Hawkeye – unlike Green Arrow – actually managed to commit to a woman and marry her (and they even stayed together until her death!), I think that demonstrates that Hawkeye was able to tie the stronger knot.

]]> By: sterg http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/comment-page-1/#comment-18642 sterg Tue, 05 Dec 2006 01:26:24 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/#comment-18642 I think Jon H should get at least a cool point for that comment... The Man of Steel cover homage is to Superman #32 (1945). I think Jon H should get at least a cool point for that comment…

The Man of Steel cover homage is to Superman #32 (1945).

]]> By: Jon H http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/comment-page-1/#comment-18635 Jon H Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:35:01 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/04/snark-free-corner-for-124/#comment-18635 I think we can safely say that the strongest knots of all are tied by Wonder Woman. I think we can safely say that the strongest knots of all are tied by Wonder Woman.

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