tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post114841972624484156..comments2024-01-02T09:18:23.893-05:00Comments on Written World: Humor and Missed OpportunitiesRagnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1154838971781934912006-08-06T00:36:00.000-04:002006-08-06T00:36:00.000-04:00Ambush Bug was one of the silliest, most non-sensi...Ambush Bug was one of the silliest, most non-sensical comics ever created. And naturally one of the funniest as well. That Marionette thinks it's a loss doesn't surprise me. Then again, I've spent enough time reading her archives that I have no idea what she DOES like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148549793746505052006-05-25T05:36:00.000-04:002006-05-25T05:36:00.000-04:00JLG -- That's okay. Read some Ambush Bug and get ...JLG -- That's okay. Read some Ambush Bug and get your mind off your troubles for a little bit.<BR/><BR/>Cap'n Neurotic -- Awww, cute!<BR/><BR/>Dwayne -- Ahh, a Western fan. :)<BR/><BR/>Dr Flem -- I saw your Final Ten, nice!Ragnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148493558380598832006-05-24T13:59:00.000-04:002006-05-24T13:59:00.000-04:00Yeah, I'm still working on my writeup as well, but...Yeah, I'm still working on my writeup as well, but I've got Irwin at #8.padgetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17470659548752967977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148487755521598512006-05-24T12:22:00.000-04:002006-05-24T12:22:00.000-04:00AB was in my top 10. Batman (the only one of the T...AB was in my top 10. Batman (the only one of the Trinity that made my list) came in around 14.<BR/><BR/>Jonah Hex? #1!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148474950390636262006-05-24T08:49:00.000-04:002006-05-24T08:49:00.000-04:00I've only posted my bottom 25 so far, but rest ass...I've only posted my bottom 25 so far, but rest assured, Irwin Schwabb made my top 10; I am mad at myself for neglecting not only Cheeks, but also Quantis, the Koala That Walks Like a Man (awwwww, cute!)Cap'n Neurotichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15697751381139006839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148464511558191172006-05-24T05:55:00.000-04:002006-05-24T05:55:00.000-04:00Sorry for stirring up trouble. I went overboard wi...Sorry for stirring up trouble. I went overboard with my crazed fanboy rage again...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148462411561247712006-05-24T05:20:00.000-04:002006-05-24T05:20:00.000-04:00Walaka -- Thanks, knew I'd missed some.Maerionette...Walaka -- Thanks, knew I'd missed some.<BR/><BR/>Maerionette -- I hereby label you Loeb Fan. :)<BR/><BR/>JLG and Scipio -- Normally, I'm more than willing to host a fight, but I've had a long day at work. Please don't.<BR/><BR/>Fortress -- Oo, Krypto missed mine.<BR/><BR/>Dorian -- I saw! (And Cheeks missed mine too, I wanted to keep Joan there)<BR/><BR/>Diamondrock -- Hehehe<BR/><BR/>Scipio -- Well, at least we agree on Darkbutt.<BR/><BR/>Mickle -- Okay!<BR/><BR/>Anonymous -- I never got to read Flex.<BR/><BR/>Sean -- Ooops, I was too busy scanning that one for a reason to rebut the Kyle trashing. Sorry! You are forgiven for disliking Green Lanterns (For now...)Ragnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148450876218815002006-05-24T02:07:00.000-04:002006-05-24T02:07:00.000-04:00Hey,Ambush Bug was my No. 42!Hey,Ambush Bug was my No. 42!sean witzkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821166438073682827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148436537037122972006-05-23T22:08:00.000-04:002006-05-23T22:08:00.000-04:00er, I haven't submitted my list, but I've been thi...er, I haven't submitted my list, but I've been thinking about it and PREZ is #1, followed by Flex Mentallo and the team of Green Arrow and Speedy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148432532576404612006-05-23T21:02:00.000-04:002006-05-23T21:02:00.000-04:00And if you can't laugh at the extremeness of the R...<I>And if you can't laugh at the extremeness of the Rolling Head of Pantha (AND of the reaction's to it, it makes comics in general pretty hard to enjoy!</I><BR/><BR/>Yeah... Phantom Lady's death must've been a real screamer too, huh? Why should I be laughing at a scene that's supposed to be tragic, especially with a character I <I>like</I>? If this all is the sort of thing that makes comics "enjoyable," maybe I <I>should</I> quit.<BR/><BR/>I mean, what are you laughing at? Pantha, or Johns' crappy writing? Because it sort of undermines your "criticism" when Johns <A HREF="http://www.newsarama.com/WonderCon2006/DCU/architects.html" REL="nofollow">made the same damn jokes</A> you guys do at the expense of a character (especially when Superboy death jokes are in short supply in comparison).<BR/><BR/>But you know, I'm just a, emo, jaded, oversensitive crank, so whatever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148429895382491152006-05-23T20:18:00.000-04:002006-05-23T20:18:00.000-04:00You can always blame me. It will probably inflate...You can always blame me. It will probably inflate my ego a bit, but it's ony fair.Micklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148429272137509332006-05-23T20:07:00.000-04:002006-05-23T20:07:00.000-04:00Because I never found Ambush Bug funny. Much too ...Because I never found Ambush Bug funny. Much too heavy handed for my taste.<BR/><BR/>And if you can't laugh at the extremeness of the Rolling Head of Pantha (AND of the reaction's to it, it makes comics in general pretty hard to enjoy!<BR/><BR/>Remember, severed limbs are the giant props of today.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148424552868397622006-05-23T18:49:00.000-04:002006-05-23T18:49:00.000-04:00Hey, humor's not totally out! Even while wallowing...Hey, humor's not totally out! Even while wallowing in despair over the desecration of my beloved Cassandra Cain I managed to find time to poke fun of Hal Jordan...Diamondrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489418142341597119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148423771419676292006-05-23T18:36:00.000-04:002006-05-23T18:36:00.000-04:00I haven't put up my list yet, but rest assured, ol...I haven't put up my list yet, but rest assured, ol' Ambushie is on there.<BR/><BR/>I couldn't find room for Cheeks the Toy Wonder, though.Dorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14754097613320749614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148423108362540782006-05-23T18:25:00.000-04:002006-05-23T18:25:00.000-04:00Ambush Bug just missed my list, sadly. I'll have t...Ambush Bug just missed my list, sadly. I'll have to write a "Forgotten Heroes" post to give a little exposure to numbers 50-60 (as if the universe gives a flying fig...)<BR/><BR/>But as far as lighter characters go, Krypto is on my top 25 and who's more fun than a Super Dog?<BR/><BR/>Plus my blog did highlight Captain Tootsie lately...<BR/><BR/>(The shameless plug is now past. You may resume your normal lives...)Marc Burkhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949686463975572297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148421934051760532006-05-23T18:05:00.000-04:002006-05-23T18:05:00.000-04:00I'm wondering if it's fatigue over the badly writt...I'm wondering if it's fatigue over the badly written dark stuff and the Big, Dumb Events 'n' Crises that aren't much more than thinly transparent attempts at hype and potboiling. I've noticed a fairly sharp divide over Infinite Crisis, between those who absolutely love it and those who hated it. Maybe a lot of people are just fed up with the state of comics, seeing the big success of manga, especially with it taking up more shelf space in mainstream bookstores (and I have seen complaining about this, including stereotypical presumptions about US comics being pushed out for "SO MUCH PERVERT PORN").<BR/><BR/>I've just been totally disillusioned by everything. I'm normally fine with grim, gritty stuff if it's written well, but after Infinite Crisis and the Titans OYL Depress-athon, I and other fans (not necessarily because we liked the cartoon) want something "fun" and not stuff where certain characters are brutally torn apart in a juvinile attempt to be "mature." And I loved bits of Great Lakes Avengers I saw that have Squirrel Girl tear apart the current dark and bloody trend. But then I also got probably more pissed off than I should have at Absorbascon's and Comics R Good?'s (still unfunny, though) jabs at Pantha's death. And, especially with the whining and moaning when the rumors of Superboy's death first came out, all I could think is the hypocrisy over creepily enjoying the darkness when it happens to "other" characters (and want a "lighter" universe?), but when it hits someone they like, <I>then</I> they get all up in arms.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I should just start compiling long, annoying, dorky rants for my own site instead of clogging the comments section of other's people's blogs with my whining...<BR/><BR/>And I'm so close to sending a list of three or four DC characters I really only care about just to bring up their numbers. Don't want Beast Boy, for example, to be stuck in limbo...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148421765661062352006-05-23T18:02:00.000-04:002006-05-23T18:02:00.000-04:00Um, because Ambush Bug is about as funny as Lobo?O...Um, because Ambush Bug is about as funny as Lobo?<BR/><BR/>Oh wait. There are probably people who think Lobo is funny too.<BR/><BR/>Oh, I'm such a misery. Excuse me while I go away and think about kittons for a bit.Marionettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985975073151200366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148421125161457782006-05-23T17:52:00.000-04:002006-05-23T17:52:00.000-04:00You're not the only one with AB, Ragnell. Check ou...You're not the only one with AB, Ragnell. Check out my list - and there's another that I saw somewhere, too.<BR/><BR/>That said, your Elseworlds post was indeed funnier - and just as insightful - as your prior post on the topic. (Maybe I can use this as an example of revision for my writing students?) But I don't think I have seen a noticeable grimming-down of the comics blogs, overall.<BR/><BR/>But I don't get around as much as you do.Walakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320268370872417847noreply@blogger.com