Comments on: 11/16 - If Only...

By: ParanoidObsessive

ParanoidObsessive — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:21:25 +0000

I always loved the concept of Rom more than the actual comic. I have no idea why. Still, definitely cool. --- "You’re completely right; that would have been awesome, what with his limbo-gun and wraith detector (that maybe works on Skrulls?)." Weren't Dire Wraiths a genetic offshoot of the Skrull species? It should work. --- "Why haven’t those rights been cleared up yet? Trades of the old stuff, or even new material, would rock." Probably because Parker Brothers/Hasbro doesn't need the extra money. And Marvel doesn't think they'd make enough off potential trades to make it worth even talking about. --- "ROM’s tears can cure cancer…but ROM has never cried." He couldn't even if he wanted to, what with his eyes in a jar back on Galador. Though the Rom/Chuck Norris comparison raises an interesting question. What if Chuck Norris was turned into a Spaceknight?

By: Prime Director

Prime Director — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:16:29 +0000

Scooby: In #50, Rom did let the invading Skrulls off the hook, but only because they "cleansed" Clairton of Wraiths. However, back in #24, he pretty much single-handedly held off a Skrull invasion of Xandar and killed around a bajillion of 'em... with great ease.

By: JimZipCode

JimZipCode — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 04:42:48 +0000

Oh, and a No-Prize!

It was SWEET.

By: JimZipCode

JimZipCode — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 04:42:16 +0000

I got a letter printed in ROM once.

By: Dan K

Dan K — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:02:48 +0000

"ROM does not sleep. He waits."

My internet claim to (micro)fame is that I came up with that for that Chuck Norris fact site back in the day.

By: Jeff Ryan

Jeff Ryan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:20:04 +0000

ROM facts

ROM's tears can cure cancer...but ROM has never cried.

ROM can slam a revolving door.

Underneath ROM's helemt is just another limbo gun.

ROM does not sleep. He waits.

There is no Secret Invasion: just a list of Skrulls that ROM has allowed to live.

By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:28:14 +0000

Dalarsco, don't mistake our Chuck Norrisesque worship of the one true Spaceknight for hatred of things that aren't Rom.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:17:55 +0000

Hopefully we'd have a better ending than 'I quit'.

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:38:33 +0000

As a wee tot, I loved the Rom comics. It was all rolled up into one ball of explosive fun. Manly men doing heroic inspirational things. Killer robots on a killer rampage. Alien invasion or fight back the aliens, it was all there. (Poor Firefall!) Nowadays they're lucky to have one or two 'cool scenes' per formulated CC/PC/PTC-whipped comic issue. One for the title page, "We're doing what now?" "Blowing up superheros!" one for the ending surprize. The robot wrath of god has come down to take no prisoners, pull no punches, and zap everything like Original Judge Dredd.

By: Luis Dantas

Luis Dantas — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:30:10 +0000

Early Rom rocked

It was of the books with the most heart in the market. I particularly liked his meeting with Jack of Hearts.

By: sgt rawk

sgt rawk — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:59:10 +0000

Seriously? ROM has THIS many fans? ROM?

By: Adam P. Knave

Adam P. Knave — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:46:53 +0000

My only real problem with ROM is that he fought the Dire Wraiths and I always manage to read their name as Dire Straights and then I get mad at ROM, because what's his beef with Mark Knopfler?

By: Eric P.

Eric P. — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:46:27 +0000

If only the rights to ROM allowed a collection of the series (in color!!).

By: Josh P.

Josh P. — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:18:22 +0000

Personally, I loved how they snuck ROM into Universe X, even if it was only for a scene.

By: Dalarsco

Dalarsco — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:24:19 +0000

Wow. The vitriol some of you spew makes part of me want to hate ROM on principle. The sudden derailment of a "ROM kicks ass" discussion into a "Bendis sucks" discussion is the kind of crap I'd expect from the 'Rama. But ROM just kicks too much ass for anyone to hate him. And Hybrid is awesome. They might not be able to use ROM himself, but I wish they used his old enemies more often. The last time we saw Hybrid was way back in X-Man.

By: E.D.

E.D. — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:57:39 +0000

I really wish Marvel and Hasbro would get the copyright issues sorted out. Or, rather, that they'd see the sorting out of the copyright issues as worth doing.

I would buy a set of Essential ROM volumes in a heartbeat.

By: SanctumSanctorumComix

SanctumSanctorumComix — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:53:23 +0000

MY love of ROM is only 2nd to that of my passion for DOCTOR STRANGE (and Man-Thing).
I frequently crack open an issue at random and that title was SOLID for most of it's tenure.
(it got a bit weak after Sal Buscema left - sorry, Mr. Ditko, I love you to pieces, but ROM wasn't your best work)

In a fair world, ROM would still be kickin' it in the M.U. & Bill Mantlo would still be at the helm.
Between the two of them, Bendis would be sent packing back to his loathed gig at McDonald's.
Or Limbo.
Either works for me.

~P~

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:29:04 +0000

If ROM was still around, he'd fry Bendis, THEN stop the Skrull invasion ...all in 6 panels.

By: buttler

buttler — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:58:55 +0000

Help? ROM could have handled it just fine by himself.

By: scooby

scooby — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:46:14 +0000

I enjoyed the series up to and through issue 50. After that, both the art and the stories go in the tank. It's a great ride up to that point though.