Clonus Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Re: Soon I Will Be Invincible Then I misread it. Elphin was much more Wonder Woman than Damsel; Damsel reminded me of Supergirl. Damsel's mom was an alien monarch who visited Earth during the Golden Age (Hyppolyta-equivalent). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted August 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Re: Soon I Will Be Invincible I'm not going to make a call on the author's opinions on the genre from one book but I can see easily how you can get that impression from how he handled superheroes in this book. I just didn't care for the way he wrote their personalities and their actions in the parts I read and Dr. Impossible was presented as too much of an obvious author/reader sympathy "anti-hero". I'd suggest spoiler blocking some of your comment just in case. The thread isn't explicitly marked as containing spoilers. Didn't think of it when I first posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexus Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Re: Soon I Will Be Invincible Didn't think of it when I first posted. I can certainly understand that and common sense should probably tell anyone that the likelihood of spoilers is high in a thread like this. I just thought poster should be careful again putting up spoilers just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexus Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Re: Soon I Will Be Invincible I caught Corefire and Blackwolf as Superman/Batman homages (and I was hoping Corefire wouldn't turn out to be a d**k) but I admit I didn't mane many other connections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flames Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Soon I Will Be Invincible That scene at the end had me chuckling, where Dr. Impossible... ...reveals himself to CoreFire dramatically, finally letting the captured hero know who it was who has been his nemesis all these years, and CoreFire just shrugs, having no recollection of the man under the mask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weldun Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Soon I Will Be Invincible That scene at the end had me chuckling' date=' where Dr. Impossible... ...reveals himself to CoreFire dramatically, finally letting the captured hero know who it was who has been his nemesis all these years, and CoreFire just shrugs, having no recollection of the man under the mask. [/quote'] "For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday." not really, but it gives the gist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Soon I Will Be Invincible Another enjoyable book. Picked up Devil's Cape, Soon I will be Invincible, and Superpowers. Finished the first two very quickly. Both excellent. Will probably start Superpowers later this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Typist Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Soon I Will Be Invincible Yeah... on the spoilers bit: I'm currently reading Watchmen for the first time. Good thing I already had a hunch on who the villain turns out to be...otherwise I'd be annoyed right now, based on a comment on the previous page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexus Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Soon I Will Be Invincible Can you can realistically get upset about Watchmen "spoilers" at this point? It's 20 years old and heavily discussed in many comic circles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Typist Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Soon I Will Be Invincible And yet....I've never heard anything of the plot, and I do not travel in comics circles. I'm 21. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexus Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Soon I Will Be Invincible Still, you can't really expect people to maintain the "secrets" from things over two decades in case someone that hasn't read or seen them might happen on them. I mean what is the statute of limitations? Can you say what Rosebud is without spoiler tags or who Luke's father is? Edit: This board counts as "comic circles" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Soon I Will Be Invincible Another enjoyable book. Picked up Devil's Cape, Soon I will be Invincible, and Superpowers. Finished the first two very quickly. Both excellent. Will probably start Superpowers later this week. Cool! I just found Devil's Cape in the library computer. I'm looking foward to it arriving.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weldun Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Soon I Will Be Invincible What, nobody is going to mention Super-Folks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted August 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Re: Soon I Will Be Invincible What is "Devil's Cape"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Re: Soon I Will Be Invincible What is "Devil's Cape"? A book by Rob Rogers. . There's a thread even Devil's Cape Read it. You'll enjoy it and make some characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steamteck Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Re: Soon I Will Be Invincible What' date=' nobody is going to mention Super-Folks?[/quote'] Wow! A blast from the past. I wonder where Indigo is these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tribe Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Re: Soon I Will Be Invincible What is "Devil's Cape"? A most excellent book. Cries out for a sequel... Rob, tell us you are working on the next book. Seriously, 'Devil's Cape' has been my favourite read this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Re: Soon I Will Be Invincible What' date=' nobody is going to mention Super-Folks?[/quote'] whats that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Typist Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Re: Soon I Will Be Invincible Can you say what Rosebud is without spoiler tags or who Luke's father is? Edit: This board counts as "comic circles" Who's Rosebud? And there's a fair point there. While I don't know if those comparisons are accurate (since I think it's fair to say that Star Wars is much more culturally ever-present than Watchmen), I do agree that at a certain point, certain cultural icons become "fair game." However, it's also true that there are people out there who were born after the popularity/publicity of something (such as Star Wars and Watchmen) have faded, and it's not unreasonable of us to point out potential spoilage. When I first saw Star Wars, I think rereleased in theatres, I honestly thought it was the first time it had come out. So I went home, all excited, to tell my parents about this cool new movie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexus Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Re: Soon I Will Be Invincible Who's Rosebud? It was a reference to Citizen Kane. And there's a fair point there. While I don't know if those comparisons are accurate (since I think it's fair to say that Star Wars is much more culturally ever-present than Watchmen), I do agree that at a certain point, certain cultural icons become "fair game." However, it's also true that there are people out there who were born after the popularity/publicity of something (such as Star Wars and Watchmen) have faded, and it's not unreasonable of us to point out potential spoilage. When I first saw Star Wars, I think rereleased in theatres, I honestly thought it was the first time it had come out. So I went home, all excited, to tell my parents about this cool new movie! I have to disagree. It is unreasonable to expect people to think in terms of spoilers for things that have been around for decades because someone that wasn't born at the time might not have seem them. Watchmen isn't as wide spread culturally as Star Wars outside of comic book circles, which this board is in part. In comic circles, it's fairly well known, at least in general details. Some I've met that have never read it know the general particulars of the story including the "spoiler" in this thread. Basically you'd have to spoiler tag everything ever because there will always been someone, somewhere that might not have seen it or read it yet even though it's all but common knowledge for the majority of those in interest.Things existed before you (and I) were born or interested. Sometimes you'll find out about them particularly if you move in circles that discuss them. It happens. And I don't think its the fault of the people discussing for not taking into hypothetical people that hadn't seem material years or decades old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted August 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Re: Soon I Will Be Invincible So... I shouldn't mention the end of King Kong? Or the Passion of the Christ? Or Titanic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Re: Soon I Will Be Invincible I'm half way through "Devil's cape" and it's verry good so far...two thumbs up! Four if you are Grond! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psybolt Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Re: Soon I Will Be Invincible So... I shouldn't mention the end of King Kong? Or the Passion of the Christ? Or Titanic? Why? What happened????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted August 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Re: Soon I Will Be Invincible Why? What happened????? You died, she died, everyone died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Re: Soon I Will Be Invincible don't worry gang a little redneck necromancy and everybody'll be back in action Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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