tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post113955228582372330..comments2023-11-05T03:25:39.077-08:00Comments on Dave's Long Box: MANTRA #2, Malibu Comics, 1993David Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561127611004920764noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-39937128715788391582012-09-24T11:54:38.395-07:002012-09-24T11:54:38.395-07:00Thanks for the article, very helpful information.Thanks for the article, very helpful information.Rosemaryhttp://www.theverve.co.uk/index.php?/forums/member/648539/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-15605083153078996912007-04-17T12:37:00.000-07:002007-04-17T12:37:00.000-07:00This is a great Blog! But if you want to reallyWor...This is a great Blog! But if you want to really<BR/>Work at home with a system that is as good and<BR/>as simple as owning your own ATM Cash Machine!<BR/><A HREF="http://urlfreeze.com/1/L-6bc/”" REL="nofollow"> ATM CASH</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1162848231426342042006-11-06T13:23:00.000-08:002006-11-06T13:23:00.000-08:00Excuse me, but I'm looking for help. See, I used ...Excuse me, but I'm looking for help. See, I used to collect a ton of Ultraverse titles pre-crossover and I just happen to come across them again. I was wondering if you would know where I could go just to price them. Not really interested in selling, but I used to keep up on all of that back in the day and just don't know where to get started.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1140587833345515462006-02-21T21:57:00.000-08:002006-02-21T21:57:00.000-08:00First of all, her name was not "Eve Eden," the wom...First of all, her name was not "Eve Eden," the woman's name was "Eden Blake."<BR/><BR/>Second, the kids were not both terrible. The little girl, "Evie," was a really good little kid.<BR/><BR/>The boy, Gus, was a typical sullen rebellious kid of about 12, until the beginning of the "new" Mantra series, when he became a for real little monster. <BR/><BR/>The whole concept was incredible. Mantra was kind of a Trinity -- Lukasz the warrior, who came back from death and inhabited the body of Eden Blake, who then turned into this msytical female superhero who began to develop a persona of her own -- "Mantra."<BR/><BR/>Lukasz slowly and very haltingly seemed to reconcile himself with the female portion of his being, even as he began to fall in love with Eden. <BR/><BR/>I would love to see the character resurrected -- the original concept, not the Laurie Sherwood Valley Girl Babysitters Mantra the Marvel used to destroy the entire comic. <BR/><BR/>I think if it was done seriously, in the vein of say Sin City, the newest Batman, or the Underworld movies, "MANTRA" could be an incredible film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1139868457498302892006-02-13T14:07:00.000-08:002006-02-13T14:07:00.000-08:00Antonio is - how you say? - the sexy.Antonio is - how you say? - the sexy.David Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561127611004920764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1139854949116557062006-02-13T10:22:00.000-08:002006-02-13T10:22:00.000-08:00michael says: "Come on, admit it... if most guys w...michael says: <I>"Come on, admit it... if most guys woke up in the body of a hot female, they'd spend a couple days just checking themselves out"</I><BR/><BR/>One of the reasons why I loved "Farscape" so much was that in the body-switching episode (the easiest way to do a "Dude looks like a laaaddaaaayy" story), hot male lead Crichton ends up in the body of hot female lead Aeryn. In a quieter moment of the episode, "he" does indeed unzip his vest and check himself out. Or herself. Or him as her. You know what I mean, dammit. The best part is when he gets this big grin on his face and starts jumping up and down, before getting interrupted.<BR/><BR/>To my knowledge, this is the only show that has ever shown what a man would really do when trapped in a woman's body.Edward Liuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15666247336320985024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1139841696195339532006-02-13T06:41:00.000-08:002006-02-13T06:41:00.000-08:00Bur Brian, wasn't NuMantra a teenager? Cause ew.A...Bur Brian, wasn't NuMantra a teenager? Cause ew.<BR/><BR/>As far as the Steve Martin bit, it was in LA Story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1139796202432093882006-02-12T18:03:00.000-08:002006-02-12T18:03:00.000-08:00You mentioned NuMantra getting punched in the guts...You mentioned NuMantra getting punched in the guts, but you forgot the cooler ridiculous aspect of the comic!<BR/><BR/>In THREE of the first FOUR issues, there is a scene where the lead character loses her top!<BR/><BR/>Yes, that's right - three separate occasions in four comics, they managed to come up with scenes where she lost her top (once was even in her civilian identity).<BR/><BR/>It was so hilariously awesome.Brian Croninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06223181857448999287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1139788494258248702006-02-12T15:54:00.000-08:002006-02-12T15:54:00.000-08:00"I think it was Steve Martin who had a bit about i..."I think it was Steve Martin who had a bit about if men had breasts they'd never leave the house, they'd just stay home and play with them all day."<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, I know this is not true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1139771772611822772006-02-12T11:16:00.000-08:002006-02-12T11:16:00.000-08:00David, maybe you could do a post not about male su...David, maybe you could do a post not about male superheroes who are transformed into females but the ones who pull their penises back between their legs, put on a mini-skirt, slap on some lipstick and go out to hustle a few quick bucks. I mean catch criminals.zailohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467149839479679718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1139763090230031402006-02-12T08:51:00.000-08:002006-02-12T08:51:00.000-08:00Or that all men would really like to love another ...Or that all men would really like to love another man, but only if he had boobs and... well. <BR/><BR/>Why can't a woman be more like a man?<BR/><BR/>Any wonder girls don't read comics that much?<BR/><BR/>Ok, ok, I'll go read Usagi Yojimbo and Fortean Times...Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1139690029734796022006-02-11T12:33:00.000-08:002006-02-11T12:33:00.000-08:00shaenon -"One of my favorite aspects of the crappy...shaenon -<BR/><BR/>"One of my favorite aspects of the crappy ones is the way the (male) writers invariably assume that, if their characters became women, they'd be incredibly hot babes with giant tits. ... This is so they can manipulate men with their extreme sex appeal, which gets weirder the more you think about it."<BR/><BR/>This is a variation on one of those universal Laws of Comedy, where if a man dresses as a woman, he will be mistaken for a highly attractive woman and Hilarity Will Ensue. I think most writers get it from old vaudville routines via Bugs Bunny cartoons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1139680224210636082006-02-11T09:50:00.000-08:002006-02-11T09:50:00.000-08:00I really like the couple of issues of Hero with th...I really like the couple of issues of <B>Hero</B> with the Dude Looks Like a Lady theme, even if the ending is a little... weird. That guy was more terrified than anything else, which I accepted as a sort of natural reaction to such an unnatural situation.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681540647028985792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1139669971207477312006-02-11T06:59:00.000-08:002006-02-11T06:59:00.000-08:00I have four or five issues of NuMantra. Horrid ho...I have four or five issues of <I>NuMantra</I>. Horrid horrid crap. Barr was so heavily rewritten and so embarrassed about the whole thing he had hi name removed from the credits box. There is literally a blank where his name should have been.<BR/><BR/>I loved the Ultraverse so much. Damn you, Marvel.Mark W. Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14784515521673578776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1139629011787245662006-02-10T19:36:00.000-08:002006-02-10T19:36:00.000-08:00To be fair Malibu's "Ultraverse" was actually fair...To be fair Malibu's "Ultraverse" was actually fairly popular until Marvel bought them out, canceled all of their books, and then salted the earth so nothing could grow in their place.<BR/><BR/>Try digging out some copies of Prime or Firearm sometime. They hold up pretty well.Paul S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13522335321552647450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1139626513997257902006-02-10T18:55:00.000-08:002006-02-10T18:55:00.000-08:00I think it was Steve Martin who had a bit about if...I think it was Steve Martin who had a bit about if men had breasts they'd never leave the house, they'd just stay home and play with them all day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1139619279885945572006-02-10T16:54:00.000-08:002006-02-10T16:54:00.000-08:00True that, michael.True that, michael.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1139617841643969662006-02-10T16:30:00.000-08:002006-02-10T16:30:00.000-08:00Come on, admit it... if most guys woke up in the b...Come on, admit it... if most guys woke up in the body of a hot female, they'd spend a couple days just checking themselves out (if you know what I mean and I think you do). Why go out crimefighting when you can stay home with Mr. Rabbitt or something?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001530336692435773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1139616304062173752006-02-10T16:05:00.000-08:002006-02-10T16:05:00.000-08:00And naturally he couldn't avoid wearing heel or si...And naturally he couldn't avoid wearing heel or simply wear his hair short.<BR/><BR/>Something most women do.<BR/><BR/>Sigh.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1139611988887151402006-02-10T14:53:00.000-08:002006-02-10T14:53:00.000-08:00The whole conceit of "dude looks like a lady" comi...The whole conceit of "dude looks like a lady" comics bothers me. Mostly because these guys are supposedly uncomfortable in their new forms but they dress like strippers when they go out to get in fights. Man, if I woke up one day with huge cans (not my normal fanboy andromasts) and I had to go have fisticuffs with the local mob boss, I'd tape those things down as far as they could go. And I'd probably wear pants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1139611418779107352006-02-10T14:43:00.000-08:002006-02-10T14:43:00.000-08:00Yes, hooray for boobies, indeed.I hope Dude Looks ...Yes, hooray for boobies, indeed.<BR/><BR/>I hope Dude Looks Like A Lady Week will include what was possibly the worst full-line crossover event month idea EVER - when one of Rob Liefeld's studios decided to swap the genders of all the leads in his Extreme Studios. The result? EXTEME BABEWATCH. So if you'd always wondered what Chapel or Prophet or Knightmare would look like if they giant titties, well, 1995 was the year that provided the answer to your question.<BR/><BR/>--FMguruAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com