tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post115279520745030290..comments2023-11-05T03:25:39.077-08:00Comments on Dave's Long Box: THE NEW TEEN TITANS #19 DC Comics, 1982David Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561127611004920764noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-45766774760878240462007-03-02T22:17:00.000-08:002007-03-02T22:17:00.000-08:00Having been out of the comics scene for decades no...Having been out of the comics scene for decades now, I just read Identity Crisis because I really, really used to dig Dr. Light. I remember when he trapped Atom in a giant light bulb--yeah, that's how long ago I made the scene. I'm astounded to discover 1) he later became a joke villain and 2) he's a rapist. Is nothing sacred?! Arthur, still love ya! I don't care what these clowns make you do! Dig your black-and-white ensemble, ROWL!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1153531913421282002006-07-21T18:31:00.000-07:002006-07-21T18:31:00.000-07:00Is it ever addressed, or even mentioned, that Lion...<I>Is it ever addressed, or even mentioned, that Lion-Avatar's outfit and coloration are so close to Starfire's that he looks like her counterpart from Earth-Furry?</I><BR/><BR/>Is it ever mentioned that Starfire <I>is</I> a furry? She's a freakin' cat-person, no?Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681540647028985792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1153334604823698502006-07-19T11:43:00.000-07:002006-07-19T11:43:00.000-07:00Mecha-Shiva! Mecha-Shiva! Mecha-Shiva! Mecha-Shiva...Mecha-Shiva! Mecha-Shiva! Mecha-Shiva! Mecha-Shiva! Mecha-Shiva! Mecha-Shiva!Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00679456592657711270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1153332709239265782006-07-19T11:11:00.000-07:002006-07-19T11:11:00.000-07:00Actually, that's Katar Hol, the Hawkman from Thana...Actually, that's Katar Hol, the Hawkman from Thanagar. Therefore, his battle cry would be: "I'm gonna get THANAGARIAN on your m***er f***ing ASS!!!" <BR/><BR/>New Teen Titans may have had a Marvel flavor, but I always felt the characters and situations (i.e. Starfire and Brother Blood, et al) wouldn't really fit in at Marvel.<BR/><BR/>I mean look at what happened to the New Warriors, Marvel's Titans analogue. Blown up by a third-rate villain ...Marc Burkhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949686463975572297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1153332383307711512006-07-19T11:06:00.000-07:002006-07-19T11:06:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Marc Burkhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949686463975572297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1153293508303846442006-07-19T00:18:00.000-07:002006-07-19T00:18:00.000-07:00They missed a huge opportunity by not turning that...They missed a huge opportunity by not turning that giant yellow Hindu fish into a recurring Green Lantern villain.Bullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708103213119467419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1153287702826480912006-07-18T22:41:00.000-07:002006-07-18T22:41:00.000-07:00I like it when one of the bad guys is a GIANT YELL...I like it when one of the bad guys is a GIANT YELLOW HINDU FISH!!!! Jesus Christ, that's formidable!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1153283479719548052006-07-18T21:31:00.000-07:002006-07-18T21:31:00.000-07:00Yeah, Dr. Light gets made the punk in this issue. ...Yeah, Dr. Light gets made the punk in this issue. Notice in the cock-punching panel that Robin is also finishing off a major dis of Light. In the panel before he's saying, "C'mon, Light, when are you ever going to realize you're a <B>loser?</B>" Called out by Robin and then punched in the dick, all because you're too big of a pussy to take on Hawkman and some living avatars. <BR/><BR/>It's official: Dr. Light = BitchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1153250014409032662006-07-18T12:13:00.000-07:002006-07-18T12:13:00.000-07:00Is it ever addressed, or even mentioned, that Lion...Is it ever addressed, or even mentioned, that Lion-Avatar's outfit and coloration are so close to Starfire's that he looks like her counterpart from Earth-Furry?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1153245061950173852006-07-18T10:51:00.000-07:002006-07-18T10:51:00.000-07:00"The New Teen Titans seemed as representative of D..."The New Teen Titans seemed as representative of DC Comics as The X-Men was of Marvel Comics. "<BR/><BR/>Have to disagree there, David; nothing could be more representative of MARVEL Comics than the New Teen Titans.<BR/><BR/>In fact, I believe that was the point; get a Marvel writer to create a Marvel style book using some old DC characters and some new ones styled as Marvel characters would be.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1153241054771720482006-07-18T09:44:00.000-07:002006-07-18T09:44:00.000-07:00So, to sum up what the intro panels say about the ...So, to sum up what the intro panels say about the characters:<BR/><BR/>- Wonder Girl thinks nothing of relaxing in costume.<BR/>- Robin and Raven also think chilling in costume is cool, though <EDNA MODE> "No capes!"<BR/>- Kid Flash does not think costumes are relaxing, and will only put his on in a fight.<BR/>- Given a choice, Starfire would rather not be wearing anything at all.<BR/><BR/>I think Smokedog is getting his Hawkman battle cries mixed up with the Blackhawks' battle cry. If Hawkman has a battle cry, it's probably, "I'm gonna get EGYPTIAN on your m***er f***ing ASS!!!"Edward Liuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15666247336320985024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1153238104944961012006-07-18T08:55:00.000-07:002006-07-18T08:55:00.000-07:00Ok, ok, ok, I'll clear up the 'ten avatar' confusi...Ok, ok, ok, I'll clear up the 'ten avatar' confusion. The avatars were arranged in a semi-cricle on the carving and Dr. Light's sun-rays went through the crystals and hit only a few of the avatars. & THAT is why not all of them came to life.<BR/><BR/> But if you want a really really great story about Hindu avatars, you should read Unclse Scrooge Adventures #51. Don Rosa has the perfect Hindu avatar story in it. Therefore the NTT story comes in 2nd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1153231231456063182006-07-18T07:00:00.000-07:002006-07-18T07:00:00.000-07:00I still prefer bumbling Dr. Light to ass-rapy Dr. ...I still prefer bumbling Dr. Light to ass-rapy Dr. Light.Dweezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00243249719815371873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1153229995283557922006-07-18T06:39:00.000-07:002006-07-18T06:39:00.000-07:00I think Shitface is a Garth Ennis character.I think Shitface is a Garth Ennis character.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1153228621229779582006-07-18T06:17:00.000-07:002006-07-18T06:17:00.000-07:00Yeah right, as if Perez ever refused to make an al...Yeah right, as if Perez ever refused to make an already detailed script even more detailed.<BR/><BR/>Remember Crisis on Infinite Earths was supposed to be "a few floating heads" and <A HREF="http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=40276&zoom=4" REL="nofollow">look at now</A>!<BR/><BR/>I know a fair few DC fans actually disliked the Titans for being too Marvel...Martin Wissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04612094541576041276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1153227337827140482006-07-18T05:55:00.000-07:002006-07-18T05:55:00.000-07:00Cockpunch? This is the Goddamn Hawkman we're talki...Cockpunch? This is the Goddamn Hawkman we're talking about!<BR/><BR/>When a 16 year old kid hits you in the jimmies, it stings.<BR/><BR/>When the Avatar of Testosterone, Hawkman, hits you in the jimmies, he uses a big-ass mace. THAT is what scares Dr Light.<BR/><BR/>So what would that be...a cock-mace?RuggerVThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11716514583145160780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1153216484194515262006-07-18T02:54:00.000-07:002006-07-18T02:54:00.000-07:00Thanks for reviewing such a great comic -- you're ...Thanks for reviewing such a great comic -- you're right, the NTT at this point was DC's hottest book, and it actually deserved to be. Man, I still read those sometimes, good times.<BR/><BR/>Take it and run.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1153211877592212332006-07-18T01:37:00.000-07:002006-07-18T01:37:00.000-07:00Having Starfire sleep naked is key; it tells the n...Having Starfire sleep naked is key; it tells the new reader that this is the T&A character. That's good, tight scripting.<BR/><BR/>Dave, did you ever get the rest of this run? With a couple of exceptions (the Terry Long character), they're exactly as you say -- sweet, greasy, crunchy '80s superhero goodness. <BR/><BR/>This one was a *fill-in* issue. I mean, it didn't plug into the big plot arcs that ran for years -- Trigon, the Brotherhood of Evil, Terra, all that good stuff.<BR/><BR/>(There are still fanboys who are cranked about Terra. Yay!)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Doug M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1153198114514102402006-07-17T21:48:00.000-07:002006-07-17T21:48:00.000-07:00Yeah, but Light would *pay* Betty White to cockpun...Yeah, but Light would *pay* Betty White to cockpunch him.<BR/><BR/>Interesting how Starfire spends her free time. Sleeping. Naked. Because she has no life.Bill Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14811238618910477219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1153194686038835402006-07-17T20:51:00.000-07:002006-07-17T20:51:00.000-07:00Umm, if you ask me, it looks like Robin got interr...Umm, if you ask me, it looks like Robin got interrupted 'servicing' someone in the driver's seat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1153186540584438942006-07-17T18:35:00.000-07:002006-07-17T18:35:00.000-07:00Maybe getting whacked in the ding-ding by the boy ...Maybe getting whacked in the ding-ding by the boy wonder is what made him rapey in the first place.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270291609706808920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1153182736122144852006-07-17T17:32:00.000-07:002006-07-17T17:32:00.000-07:00In regards to the crazy Hawkman helmet, maybe:a: I...In regards to the crazy Hawkman helmet, maybe:<BR/><BR/>a: It's another weapon in his arsenal, because if you tried to pull the helmet down further over his head he would be able to see perfectly out of the helmet's eyeholes. This would enable Hawkman to deliver the deadliest cock-punch of them all.<BR/><BR/>or b: He has a sweet-ass perm under the helmet that he doesn't want to mess up.<BR/><BR/>Hawkaaaa!smokedoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08884539019311115228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1153180072887392082006-07-17T16:47:00.000-07:002006-07-17T16:47:00.000-07:00My first comic of the '80s. I remember it fondly....My first comic of the '80s. I remember it fondly. That Perez fellow really knew how to draw rocks, stones and other earthen-textured things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1153179427117238872006-07-17T16:37:00.000-07:002006-07-17T16:37:00.000-07:00I think I have the issue of Booster Gold where Shi...I think I have the issue of Booster Gold where Shitface first appeared, any idea how much it is worth?Winterteethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260144482236463864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11827637.post-1153177740662710052006-07-17T16:09:00.000-07:002006-07-17T16:09:00.000-07:00So he'd have a bunch of little rings perma-tattooe...So he'd have a bunch of little rings perma-tattooed/ stuck in his light tower?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com