Comments on: Outsiders - 5 Of A Kind: Metamorpho/Aquaman

By: J'osh

J'osh — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 05:42:52 +0000

Batman isn’t so much of a dick in his own books. That’s why I don’t see why he’s being one here. I like the Bruce in Dini’s issues. Same with the Morrison ones when they finally come out.

By: Brother129

Brother129 — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:01:35 +0000

I still think we’re making some allowances for one rich guy over another. Mind you, I’m just posing the question for giggles, by no means am I an Iron Man Apologist. But is Brother Eye really that different in scope than registration?

By: Brent F.

Brent F. — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 21:10:10 +0000

He forced Superman to sample a Batman brand of Whoop Ass.

By: Maximus Rift

Maximus Rift — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:18:35 +0000

I guess, just like some people feel that Peter should be the “common man” FOREVER, some people think Batman should be a dick FOREVER.

And Batman never forced any hero to “register” with the US Government. Bruce is a dick, but I don’t recall him forcing any hero to do anything but get out of Gotham.

By: Tremaine

Tremaine — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 03:22:31 +0000

Oh but it, gets better next issue. Grace nearly chews him out..oh well, that’s why the bat-titles I read he didn’t pop up that much

By: Matthew Peterson

Matthew Peterson — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:31:26 +0000

Hey, I have a question and I�m curious to know what people think. We give Tony Start a lot of crap for his Iron Dickishness. But we give Batman a good free pass for a lot of the same kind of behavior. Are we being hypocritical? Or is that we�re just used to him being the goddammed Batman and Iron Man�s move to dictator was too swift and dramatic? Maybe I just answered my own question�.

Well, I don’t know that I ever give Batman a free pass. I think that he’s often written as a cock-rocket as shorthand for “he’s smarter than you.” But Batman, while brusque and insulting, isn’t quite as condescending as Iron Man

By: Josh

Josh — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 01:58:30 +0000

The witch was from the Superman arc “For Tomorrow”. She attacked Superman with elemental spirits.

By: Brent F.

Brent F. — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 01:32:54 +0000

For some reason I imagine Metamorpho water tastes like Old Spice.

By: Andrewsmash

Andrewsmash — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 22:58:46 +0000

Wasn’t Halcyon in that overwrought Superman story with the fake krypton in the phantom zone - the one with the priest and biotech monster from Authority?

By: jman

jman — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 22:34:53 +0000

I think we’re more used to the bat-dick than the Iron Fuhrer, hence the pass is given…Many of Batman’s interactions with other costumed heroes involves him treating them like manservants; I just think that it’s been played up to the Nth degree in the last few years. It’s an aspect of his personality that should be there, just not all the damn time. Tony has been portrayed as more heroic than the enforcer of the new status quo/alcoholic/control freak. I just hate that Tony is coming off like the pre-Heroes Reborn Iron Man of the 90’s( I think the story was called “The Crossing”). Didn’t that(as well as other out of character storylines) lead to the reboot back then anyway? They say things come and go in cycles, so maybe we’ll see Marvel do another reboot to draw in more readers.

By: davek

davek — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 22:15:13 +0000

“Simon Stagg, corporate jackass and purveyor of fine chili has made his camp�”

Okay, that one made my week. Bravo.

By: Brother129

Brother129 — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:59:11 +0000

Hey, I have a question and I’m curious to know what people think. We give Tony Start a lot of crap for his Iron Dickishness. But we give Batman a good free pass for a lot of the same kind of behavior. Are we being hypocritical? Or is that we’re just used to him being the goddammed Batman and Iron Man’s move to dictator was too swift and dramatic? Maybe I just answered my own question….

By: Salieri

Salieri — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:05:04 +0000

But on the plus side, that’s the best drawn ‘Morpho I’ve seen since Gaiman killed off Urania Blackwell…

By: Stephen Schleicher

Stephen Schleicher — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:54:33 +0000

Me thinks the goddamn Batman’s dickness level is what’s going to cause him to get the momentary axe and resurrection during final crisis.

I though One Year Later he was supposed to be the all new more gentle Batman…goddamn Batman…

goddamn Batman indeed.

By: Stephen Schleicher

Stephen Schleicher — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:44:59 +0000

<p><i>For those who are still confused, the gist is this: he�s young, he breathes water, and I don�t understand either.

And don't forget the character was probably created to play off the Aquaman television show for the CW that ended up getting the axe.

Sometimes you gotta wonder

if the WB Left Hand

knows what the WB Right hand

is doing...

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