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Edited by MacronNotes on Jul 10th 2023 at 10:58:13 AM
Team Rocket Boss.
Oh man, I remember all those characters BND was trying to make work, like that paper girl, or that dude who tried to sue Spider-Man(And I have no idea how that ended.) or Peter's terrible landlady or his cop roommate or Dexter Benett.
I'll teach you a lesson about just how cruel the world can be. That's my job, as an adult.
The Head of the Hydra
How the business works.
Every writers of every characters run is littered with characters and villains that were only ever relevant in the one particular run or writer who introduced them.
Some become popular to make continued appearances beyond their original creators term, some don't. Its just how it is.
Edited by slimcoder on Mar 10th 2021 at 6:06:01 AM
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Funny but not helpful
Anyone remember Lance Bannon?
Forever liveblogging the Avengers
The mass breakout of Ravencroft (which is now pretty much just a prison for super-people) at the end of those Ravencroft comics.
Edited by Sircray on Mar 10th 2021 at 10:18:31 AM
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They're not all that similar. Joystick is far more violent.
Screwball was last seen helping Mysterio with his film.
Joystick is an adrenaline junkie who commits crime mainly for fun.
Screwball is (or was) an attention whore who commits crime mainly for fame.
Preview of the Jed Mc Kay penned ASM King In Black tie-in
What was that Spider-Man issue where he was playing Poker with Ben Grimm et. al.? I think it was part of Paul Jenkin's Spectacular run, but I'm not sure.
So in non-stop Spider-Man, the other Spidey book out right now, Baron Zemo's the villain, and he's killing Hydra splinter cells. When asked what the purpose of Hydra is, one of the soldiers mentions the dumb Agents of Shield origin, which was pretty funny.
How is Non-Stop as a book anyway?
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
Wasn't that particular origin from some obscure comic book arc?
Though I admit, I'm extra sensitive about Agents of Shield right now so I might be taking that one a bit personally.
One Strip! One Strip!
A shame that Zemo has gone back to being a Neo-Nazi. I always liked his series BORN BETTER.
I loved his discovery that every single member of his family from beginning to end was a collection of assholes and determining that he should do better.
Edited by CharlesPhipps on Mar 13th 2021 at 2:35:33 AM
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
The Head of the Hydra
Ah so they reverted on his character development, that is a shame.
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
I think they did in SECRET EMPIRE where Stevil insisted that they were best friends and that he should join his new and improved Hydra.
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
IIRC, Non-Stop Spider-Man is out of continuity, given how I don't know any of the side characters and Peter still seems to be at university for the first time.
Granted, I haven't been following Zemo, so I don't know much about his character arc, but I don't think this comic has anything to do with the main Spidey title.
It could be out of continuity, but the ESU stuff isn't proof of that. They mention Connors teaching, which implies it's at least close to what's happening in the Spencer book.
That is how you bring in guest writers from outside the industry. (Looking at you, Kid Abrams Disaster Comic)
Edited by megaeliz on Mar 16th 2021 at 10:36:38 AM
Funny but not helpful
I finished reading that the other day.
It sure was. Something? I mean, pretty inoffensive by the end? It didn't blow me away but it had some moments I chuckled at. Its biggest sin was being pushed so heavily.
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Speaking of, said Kid Abrams Disaster Comic could probably benefit from some sort of trivia or YMMV page detailing some of the bizarre choices made by the marketing department regarding it, as well as fan reaction.
Edited by megaeliz on Mar 16th 2021 at 1:17:20 PM
Team Rocket Boss.
I recently reread Ultimate Spider-Man Vol 1, and they still hold up.
God I miss Ultimate Pete.
Edited by RedHunter543 on Mar 17th 2021 at 2:35:28 PM
I'll teach you a lesson about just how cruel the world can be. That's my job, as an adult.
Anya Corazón will finally be part of a ongoing again and she's joining Black Widow's team!
I'm so excited, Kelly Thompson is one of my favorite current writers and she has mentioned for years that she wants to write Anya.
Edited by Akirakan on Mar 18th 2021 at 2:11:22 PM
Happy she's getting featured again in a book.
Well I made a Jossed entry for fans who convinced themselves that the announcement Marvel was teasing at the time was going to be a continuation of the Sam Raimi films.
Edited by Lionheart0 on Mar 19th 2021 at 2:41:25 PM
Team Rocket Boss.
Oh man, I remember how the hype and excitement for the announcement turned to backlash when it was revealed JJ Abrams and Son were just making a comic.
Like fine, that's a thing, no one was really clamoring for those two to make a comic but dang did Marvel screw over the kid by hyping the announcement.
I'll teach you a lesson about just how cruel the world can be. That's my job, as an adult.
So I guess it would be those three for BND villain who gained some longevity.
One Strip! One Strip!