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Post by Merv on Apr 13, 2024 23:42:39 GMT 1
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Post by AQUA CAT! on Apr 14, 2024 18:45:55 GMT 1
I'd never heard of him before. The name Lord Death Man rings a bell. I'm sure I've encountered someone recently with that name.
Pretty interesting power though. As a matter of practicality, you can do a lot with not being able to die. Space-exploration and going into hazardous zones comes to mind. Being a soldier comes to mind too. Although the drawback to that power being used against you is being neutralized with prison.
Welcome to Comic Drake, where I talk about comics and my name is Drake. Gets the point across.
Something strikes in in the first few minutes. It's strange but bare with me because I've considered this pattern for a while in the Batman universe. To answer Comic Drake, yes, it is strange to see Death Man (not yet a lord) prosecuted in a court room. It's a recurring theme in Batman. His rogue's gallery doesn't go to court. They're not treated like mentally competent people rational enough to stand trial. They all live at Arkham when they're not on the lam, and that place is more a prison than it is an asylum. It is strange to see a villain in Batman's world (that isn't a mob boss or corrupt cop) treated the way a sane person would be. Even prisoners from other stories in other comics get put into high security prisons to neutralize their powers, but not specifically insane asylums. I often feel if Batman's actions weren't met with such approval from Gotham city, there would be a cell at Arkham with his name on it. This was a really interesting video. I'm actually only about 4:35 into it and these are my thoughts so far. Interesting bit about Grant Morrison there. I like the idea of mining forgotten ideas for something new. That process alone sounds like the theme of Lord Death Man's powers and the story of his comeback into the comics. Making LDM into a Japanese crime lord does sound more appealing than bumbling thief, though even bumbling thief makes me think of James Gunn's observation about a certain sympathy for villains who aren't very good at being villains.
Neat vid.
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Post by Merv on Apr 14, 2024 21:38:39 GMT 1
I'd never heard of him before. The name Lord Death Man rings a bell. I'm sure I've encountered someone recently with that name.
Pretty interesting power though. As a matter of practicality, you can do a lot with not being able to die. Space-exploration and going into hazardous zones comes to mind. Being a soldier comes to mind too. Although the drawback to that power being used against you is being neutralized with prison.
Welcome to Comic Drake, where I talk about comics and my name is Drake. Gets the point across.
Something strikes in in the first few minutes. It's strange but bear with me because I've considered this pattern for a while in the Batman universe. To answer Comic Drake, yes, it is strange to see Death Man (not yet a lord) prosecuted in a court room. It's a recurring theme in Batman. His rogue's gallery doesn't go to court. They're not treated like mentally competent people rational enough to stand trial. They all live at Arkham when they're not on the lam, and that place is more a prison than it is an asylum. It is strange to see a villain in Batman's world (that isn't a mob boss or corrupt cop) treated the way a sane person would be. Even prisoners from other stories in other comics get put into high security prisons to neutralize their powers, but not specifically insane asylums. I often feel if Batman's actions weren't met with such approval from Gotham city, there would be a cell at Arkham with his name on it. This was a really interesting video. I'm actually only about 4:35 into it and these are my thoughts so far. Interesting bit about Grant Morrison there. I like the idea of mining forgotten ideas for something new. That process alone sounds like the theme of Lord Death Man's powers and the story of his comeback into the comics. Making LDM into a Japanese crime lord does sound more appealing than bumbling thief, though even bumbling thief makes me think of James Gunn's observation about a certain sympathy for villains who aren't very good at being villains.
Neat vid.
Revamping old concepts in comics specifically has turned out sine great results. The ones that come to mind are Mr. freeze. I believe his tragic origin story only came about in the early 90s from the Batman cartoon. Before that he was just another shmuck with a cold gun. Dr. Light is another one that’s more of a retcon than a revamp. They kept his history as a goofy D tier villain but gave him an A tier origin that saw the JL doing some shady brain stuff that caused him to go from viable threat to clown of the week.
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Post by AQUA CAT! on Apr 15, 2024 19:17:01 GMT 1
I'd never heard of him before. The name Lord Death Man rings a bell. I'm sure I've encountered someone recently with that name.
Pretty interesting power though. As a matter of practicality, you can do a lot with not being able to die. Space-exploration and going into hazardous zones comes to mind. Being a soldier comes to mind too. Although the drawback to that power being used against you is being neutralized with prison.
Welcome to Comic Drake, where I talk about comics and my name is Drake. Gets the point across.
Something strikes in in the first few minutes. It's strange but bear with me because I've considered this pattern for a while in the Batman universe. To answer Comic Drake, yes, it is strange to see Death Man (not yet a lord) prosecuted in a court room. It's a recurring theme in Batman. His rogue's gallery doesn't go to court. They're not treated like mentally competent people rational enough to stand trial. They all live at Arkham when they're not on the lam, and that place is more a prison than it is an asylum. It is strange to see a villain in Batman's world (that isn't a mob boss or corrupt cop) treated the way a sane person would be. Even prisoners from other stories in other comics get put into high security prisons to neutralize their powers, but not specifically insane asylums. I often feel if Batman's actions weren't met with such approval from Gotham city, there would be a cell at Arkham with his name on it. This was a really interesting video. I'm actually only about 4:35 into it and these are my thoughts so far. Interesting bit about Grant Morrison there. I like the idea of mining forgotten ideas for something new. That process alone sounds like the theme of Lord Death Man's powers and the story of his comeback into the comics. Making LDM into a Japanese crime lord does sound more appealing than bumbling thief, though even bumbling thief makes me think of James Gunn's observation about a certain sympathy for villains who aren't very good at being villains.
Neat vid.
Revamping old concepts in comics specifically has turned out sine great results. The ones that come to mind are Mr. freeze. I believe his tragic origin story only came about in the early 90s from the Batman cartoon. Before that he was just another shmuck with a cold gun. Dr. Light is another one that’s more of a retcon than a revamp. They kept his history as a goofy D tier villain but gave him an A tier origin that saw the JL doing some shady brain stuff that caused him to go from viable threat to clown of the week. Mr Freeze is a good example. One of my least favourite arguments with someone about Batman, specifically Batman and Robin (1997) was over Mr. Freeze. I was fine with the movie when it came out. Being 10 might have something to do with it, but I had no other point of reference for Mr. Freeze being more complex.
Therefore, I didn't dislike the movie on account of a simpler, campier Mr. Freeze on display. His wife and her illness is in the movie, but it was overshadowed by the films atmosphere and the over the top Arnold performance + ice puns. My instinct is this other person's criticisms are probably correct, but what can I do about it? Go back in time and act like I was aware that I was being cheated out of a more complex Mr. Freeze because a fan I argued with hated it when he saw it?
To what you're saying though, I like the idea of having these characters at the ready because sometimes, the world changes around us to a point where certain characters can fit in better. Sometimes the character is good but the timing isn't. Writers and whoever else can tinker with them when they're on the back burner.
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