tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post242434893026295812..comments2023-09-17T03:58:27.286-04:00Comments on The Aquaman Shrine: Brave and The Bold: "Journey to the Center of the Bat!"rob!http://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-37781630288012852592009-07-16T00:32:16.407-04:002009-07-16T00:32:16.407-04:00I like this Aquaman. He's OUTRAGEOUS!I like this Aquaman. He's OUTRAGEOUS!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-6054792257950190912009-02-03T22:19:00.000-05:002009-02-03T22:19:00.000-05:00Benton, I actually disagree about Ray Palmer being...Benton, I actually disagree about Ray Palmer being "broken." Sure, that sordid business with Jean was awful, but so was her adultery twenty-some years prior. I LOVE the crazy roller coaster ride Ray Palmer has been through, and that's the primary reason I can't embrace Ryan Choi. It took too many years and too many bold new directions applied to Ray for Ryan to ever catch up in the gonzo department and still be half as sane.<BR/><BR/>As for the dimmer Aquaman-- wasn't addressing the "punch first/think later" attitude of the Skeates/Aparo days the whole point of the 1986 mini-series? It isn't entirely out of Aquaman's character-- just reflective of a specific time in his life. Again, I haven't seen the show, and may well hate its interpretation, but it isn't completely whipped up from whole cloth.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-1852121529004948952009-02-03T18:11:00.000-05:002009-02-03T18:11:00.000-05:00Okay, Benton, I'll admit that poor Ray Palmer has ...Okay, Benton, I'll admit that poor Ray Palmer has seen better days. I just find it really hard to embrace a Ryan Choi (or a Kyle Raynor or a Arthur Joseph Curry) after how shabbily their predecessors were treated. I'm very petty that way. Besides, like Hal Jordan, there's nothing wrong with Ray that a big, splashy 6 issue miniseries can't fix. In that sense, in the sense that he's a fictional character living in a super-hero world where crummy storylines can be undone with a keystroke, then I really feel like he wasn't broken. Don't replace him - just find a writer who cares about the character and give him a few issues to make things right. <BR/><BR/>Regardless, that's comics and this is cartoons and the producers of this cartoon have decided to use the most recent versions of the DC characters. Fine. But where's Arthur Joseph? Surely, he was the one true Aquaman when this series was being planned, right? Why a Silver age -ish Aquaman, albeit a doltish one with a beard, but a modern Atom? <BR/><BR/>And, back to the comic book version for one last dig at DC, why, why, WHY, would anyone think it was a good idea to redesign a Gil Kane costume?Vincent Paul Bartiluccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15865369385825808647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-87628532647121467512009-02-03T10:40:00.000-05:002009-02-03T10:40:00.000-05:00Thanks Vincent, but to be fair, Ray Palmer was pre...Thanks Vincent, but to be fair, Ray Palmer was pretty well and truly broken when he was replaced...DC had spent the last twenty years making sure of that. Ryan Choi didn't bother me so much because his series actually was quite good. It bothers me in a much more general way about what happened to Ray, but Choi exists as a valid character for me despite that. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, like I've said Frank, the fact that Aquaman is being portrayed as a happy adventurer is GREAT, but it doesn't have to be either happy and stupid or serious and a jerk. There is a middle ground to be found.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-25825892887986218682009-02-02T20:30:00.000-05:002009-02-02T20:30:00.000-05:00I wait for the trade AND the DVD, but I'm growing ...I wait for the trade AND the DVD, but I'm growing impatient to see this series. It sounds like great, unpretentious fun. For that reason, I'll forgive it Ryan Choi and a clueless Aquaman, if only because I'm so pleased to see the latter played as happy for the first time in decades. Besides, isn't this the animated debut of Bronze Tiger? YAY!Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-86751621021697118082009-02-02T17:55:00.000-05:002009-02-02T17:55:00.000-05:00I visited the Shrine this morning and I've been co...I visited the Shrine this morning and I've been composing my "comments" all day. Looks like BentonGrey beat me to the punch, though, since he made my biggest point much better than I could have. <BR/><BR/>See, I, too, was looking forward to this episode despite my concerns regarding Aquaman's portrayal the last time out. With the gravity of the situation (a micro-mission inside a dying Batman!) I was hoping that we might see a different side of the Sea King. Nope, we got the same clueless buffoon from Evil Under the Sea only ramped up to 11.<BR/><BR/>To add insult to injury for this fan, we didn't even get the real Atom. No, we got the all-new Atom, DC’s latest ill-advised attempt at fixing what ain’t @#$%ing broke!<BR/><BR/>And finally, the Brain should have been played really creepy. He’s got such a great design and casting it all in black with the glowing green brain, well, he just looks wonderfully evil. Instead, he’s an object of derision, at one point being knocked over and struggling to right himself like some demonic turtle. <BR/><BR/>The whole thing has too much of the JLI sensibility about it for my tastes. And look, Guy Gardner and Gnort are guesting next week! I think it’s time for this 42 year old to stop watching cartoons. :-)<BR/><BR/>Right after I dig out my Superman:TAS DVD and re-watch Fish Story. Now, that’s Aquaman!Vincent Paul Bartiluccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15865369385825808647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-16853747330616325862009-02-02T15:23:00.000-05:002009-02-02T15:23:00.000-05:00Thank you so much for the screenshots. It was mad...Thank you so much for the screenshots. <BR/><BR/>It was mad fun to watch, and I want to blog it really badly!<BR/><BR/>Amazing entry, Rob you are the man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-12988643809690022362009-02-02T11:39:00.000-05:002009-02-02T11:39:00.000-05:00You know, I had my reservations about the first Aq...You know, I had my reservations about the first Aqua-episode, but enjoyed it overall. He was portrayed as a bit too stupid, but heroic and powerful nonetheless. The current episode, however, left me more than a little disappointed. Just when this show was starting to grow on me....this episode had a GREAT premise...I mean, pure superhero awesomeness. Batman is being eaten from the inside by a nano-virus, and the Atom and Aquaman have to shrink down and go inside him to kill it. Meanwhile, Bats is constantly trying to stop Chemo, who is on a rampage. How could that possibly go wrong? For starters, they've apparently decided that Aquaman needs to be a complete and total IDIOT. He's not just a little brash, which I had convinced myself was the case from his first episode, he's stupid. Stupid to the point of endangering their mission. Yeah, yeah, he saves the day in the end, but he still can't understand simple ideas. I take my heroes a bit more brainy than that. Also, Elongated Man's voice for the opener? Just about worst voice casting ever.<BR/><BR/>Still, I'm hoping they will improve this in the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-60532799069925310162009-02-02T11:13:00.000-05:002009-02-02T11:13:00.000-05:00Fun stuff.(I miss Ray Palmer, though...)Great week...Fun stuff.<BR/><BR/>(I miss Ray Palmer, though...)<BR/><BR/>Great week!<BR/>-Craig W.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-60628796344514328412009-02-02T08:14:00.000-05:002009-02-02T08:14:00.000-05:00This is a great, fun show. Such a relief to all th...This is a great, fun show. Such a relief to all the "ugh" in the comics now.<BR/><BR/>Maybe it 15 years, when the kids who are watching this now grow up, there will be a new comic book renaissance !<BR/><BR/>One can hope...Wings1295https://www.blogger.com/profile/08045644215235749353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-11453865703273311142009-02-02T07:25:00.000-05:002009-02-02T07:25:00.000-05:00I loved Aquaman's character in this series. His w...I loved Aquaman's character in this series. His way of speaking is entertaining ("I will call this adventure..." and his musing in mid-action to reflect on past adventures, and "I am King of the Sea!"). Great Stuff! My 7 year-old son loved him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-86959337790866743982009-02-02T00:36:00.000-05:002009-02-02T00:36:00.000-05:00Here are the remaining 'Season One' episodes...Fri...Here are the remaining 'Season One' episodes...<BR/><BR/>Friday, Feb. 6, "The Eyes of Despero!": The Green Lantern Corps is MIA after a battle with Despero and Batman must team with G'Nort, Guy Gardner and Sinestro to defeat Despero before he turns the living Green Lantern planet into a weapon. <BR/><BR/>Friday, Feb. 13, "Return of the Fearsome Fangs!": Batman and a reluctant Bronze Tiger fight to prevent Fox, Vulture and Shark from invading an ancient Chinese temple and stealing the sacred animal totem from within. <BR/><BR/>Friday, Feb. 20, "Deep Cover for Batman!": Batman swaps places with Owlman -- his criminal counterpart in an alternate Universe -- to stop the Crime Syndicate from taking over the world. <BR/><BR/>Friday, Feb. 27, "Game Over for Owlman!": On Earth, Owlman has been perpetrating crimes disguised as Batman and assembled all the villains to join him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-795310584368037032009-02-02T00:34:00.000-05:002009-02-02T00:34:00.000-05:00Great stuff...AQUAMAN: (to cell creature) Good boy...Great stuff...<BR/><BR/>AQUAMAN: (to cell creature) Good boy! You were magnificent! Yessss, big hug.<BR/>ATOM: He's not hugging you. "He" is merely interpreting you as a foreign body, to be surrounded and destroyed.<BR/>AQUAMAN: Sure FEELS like a hug to me. And since we found you in Batman's bloodstream, I think we'll name you "Platelet."<BR/>ATOM: Except that's a lymphocyte.<BR/>AQUAMAN: "PLATELET" IT IS!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com