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collex Since: Jan, 2010
#1: Nov 2nd 2010 at 8:10:50 PM

The one that is currently on the page is not bad, but it's a little weird, as it doesn't really seems to be from a comic book and isn't in the tradittional style of the 1990's I propose this one, either for replacement or image link. What do you think?

some caption text

collex Since: Jan, 2010
#3: Nov 2nd 2010 at 8:35:18 PM

Don't you think we could send the Santa one on Image Link instead? I think this one illustrate the trope more clearly. It certainly a 90's cover, while Santa I doubt it.

EDIT: Santa is rom 1996 and by Rob liefield. So okay, it's not very obvious, but I guess if fits very well in that case. Which it was more obvious, still

edited 2nd Nov '10 8:37:09 PM by collex

RawPower Jesus as in Revelations from Barcelona Since: Aug, 2009
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#4: Nov 8th 2010 at 2:43:58 PM

I think a poster of The Darkness would be more appropriate...

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#5: Nov 9th 2010 at 10:55:58 AM

Still prefer the current picture.

collex Since: Jan, 2010
#6: Nov 9th 2010 at 11:00:44 AM

yeah, i think we'll leave this one be for the moement. I'll just add something in the caption to indicate it's from Liefeld, and do an Image links page sometimes soon. I'm all for locking it up, but some might have objection.

suedenim Teutonic Tomboy T-Girl from Jet Dream HQ Since: Oct, 2009
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#7: Nov 9th 2010 at 11:01:19 AM

I like the Nomad one best, myself. It's more illustrative of the trope, and more in-genre.

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collex Since: Jan, 2010
#8: Nov 9th 2010 at 11:04:11 AM

That was my original position too, but the Santa image is by Liefeld, so it does fit a bit more. It just doesn't scream Liefeld. Mine has the advantage of having this anti-heroic text on it. I don,t know. i think maybe we should do a Crowner?

Trombonista Gumi-chan Since: Sep, 2010
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#9: Nov 9th 2010 at 2:50:24 PM

The Santa picture feels like a parody. Perhaps a straighter image would work better.

suedenim Teutonic Tomboy T-Girl from Jet Dream HQ Since: Oct, 2009
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#10: Nov 9th 2010 at 5:33:08 PM

[up] Yes, that's what I was trying to put my finger on. Pretty much nobody, not even Rob Liefeld, does "Santa the Barbarian" as a serious concept.

I like the Nomad cover, because even though he's not the most flagrant example of the trope one might find, the text and juxtaposition with Captain America draw more attention to the essence of the trope than a guy with a bigger gun and more random pouches would.

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Martello Hammer of the Pervs from Black River, NY Since: Jan, 2001
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#11: Nov 9th 2010 at 8:48:34 PM

I agree that the Nomad cover is better - as already stated, Santa the Barbarian is a spoof, not an actual '90s Anti-Hero.

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SeanMurrayI Since: Jan, 2010
#12: Nov 9th 2010 at 11:08:44 PM

I actually like the idea of an established character who wasn't created specifically for this trope to be shown displaying '90s Anti-Hero characteristics on the page. Something like showing Superman—the absolute paragon of justice, fairness of the legal system, and the good of society—armed to the teeth and blowing bad guys away with machine guns would just be an interesting way to show how different the '90s Anti-Hero is from more traditional views of comic book protagonists.

If anything's wrong 'bout using Santa the Barbarian, it's not because it's a joke or parody but because Santa as a character was never a heroic character of any sort to begin with.

melloncollie Since: Feb, 2012
#13: Nov 9th 2010 at 11:20:27 PM

Hmm. Azbats look antiheroic enough?

SeanMurrayI Since: Jan, 2010
#14: Nov 9th 2010 at 11:23:20 PM

^If only he was holding a gun...

melloncollie Since: Feb, 2012
#15: Nov 9th 2010 at 11:32:09 PM

I couldn't find any Azbats with a gun, but I thought this was funny.

Septimus Since: Feb, 2017
#16: Nov 25th 2010 at 6:36:26 AM

Not to be late to the conversation, but I think that the Santa picture, even as a parody, does a remarkable job of summing up the excesses of the '90s Anti-Hero genre. It takes something that pretty much everyone instantly recognizes and merges it with the Grimdark that ran rampant.

Although, I would be amused at the picture of the Punisher 2099 with a caption along the lines of "In his natural habitat, a Nineties Anti Hero has a deep, philosophical discussion about complex social issues". Sadly, people seem to have their panties in a twist about faces and captions these days.

suedenim Teutonic Tomboy T-Girl from Jet Dream HQ Since: Oct, 2009
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#17: Nov 25th 2010 at 3:39:40 PM

Nomad actually is a pre-existing character, though not a particularly famous one. You can see his original look here (curiously firing a gun, though he seldom if ever did in the actual stories.)

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rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#18: Nov 26th 2010 at 5:32:46 PM

I like the OP / Nomad.

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rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#19: Dec 12th 2010 at 3:00:13 PM

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ThePope Since: Oct, 2010
#20: Jan 11th 2011 at 9:55:45 PM

Which image should we go with?

DRCEQ Since: Oct, 2009
#21: Jan 11th 2011 at 9:58:50 PM

I don't even know who the current image is. There's no link to the series he's from or whatnot, (and I don't care to look to see if it's listed on the page.)

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#24: Jan 12th 2011 at 11:04:10 AM

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