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Post by Jedi Matt on Aug 31, 2010 13:09:10 GMT -5
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Post by utahjak on Aug 31, 2010 13:18:30 GMT -5
He stood alone at Gjallerbru and that answer is enough. One of the best scenes in comics ever and more proof as to why Thor is my favorite Marvel series.
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Post by Jedi Matt on Aug 31, 2010 13:20:23 GMT -5
And let the people say "Hell Yeah"
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Post by greengiant on Sept 2, 2010 1:14:24 GMT -5
Well as of two issues ago Doc Samson is dead. I've absolutely hated what Jeph Loeb has done with Thunderbolt Ross (Rulk), Betty and Doc so it is nice to see PAK killing Leonard off and bringing part of that craphole story to an end. It was pretty epic - Doc finally turns back to a good guy and tries to help Banner absorb the cascading gamma rays that are about to level a city and all it's inhabitants. It is too much for him though and the energy basically turns his body into a pile of goo. It felt a little anti-climatic though, especially for a character that has played such a pivotal role in Hulks history. I know I will miss the old Doc who was always trying to get Hulk to pitch up for a session of therapy.
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Post by Jedi Matt on Sept 2, 2010 6:51:07 GMT -5
At least he didn't go out like The Sentry begging like a dog to be put down;)
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Post by greengiant on Sept 2, 2010 7:32:45 GMT -5
At least he didn't go out like The Sentry begging like a dog to be put down;) I've always wondered though, could Bendis have done a better job? Where did it all go wrong to the point that Sentry was so hated? His fear of using his own power - I kind of liked that. Thinking about it - it was probably his ability to pull a new power out of his ass when the need arose that gave him the rep of being lame. I guess the key word here is 'consistency' - Sentry didn't have any. Of course, asking for consistency from any comic company is easier said than done. Titles get passed down to so many different writers that there is bound to be a bad apple somewhere along the way. I have no problem with a character developing new powers, but it has to make sense within the context of the story. So yah, agreed, Sentry does not get a place in this thread. We can chalk him up to 'lamest comic deaths ever'.
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Post by Jedi Matt on Sept 2, 2010 7:55:32 GMT -5
What about Hercules?
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Post by greengiant on Sept 2, 2010 10:51:59 GMT -5
I collected The Incredible Hercules up till about 3 months ago - then I got a little bored and canceled the order. How did he die? In other words, which )(*$#$% writer do I have to send death threats to for killing off one of my fav Marvel characters???!!
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Post by Jedi Matt on Sept 2, 2010 10:59:28 GMT -5
He is killed by Athena so she can replace him with Amadeus Cho
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Post by greengiant on Sept 2, 2010 11:13:35 GMT -5
That must have been the conclusion to the arc that was taking place when I quit the title. Nice timing Greengiant So is Cho granted Hercs powers or is it simply a change of names, i.e. Herc was so-and-so now Cho is so-and-so? Reason I ask is in the concluding World War Hulks story where Amadeus takes on the Leader, he didn't seem to have any new powers, just his super-smart brain (which was hilarious since Leader used his gamma ray machine on Amadeus, turning him, temporarily, into the smartest being on Marvel Earth for a few minutes complete with enlarged head).
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Post by Jedi Matt on Sept 2, 2010 12:23:41 GMT -5
Athena showed up and Herc thought she was gonna help him, instead she killed and made Cho the new Prince of Power. It sucked for Herc
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Post by Therider on Sept 2, 2010 20:47:26 GMT -5
Wow. That is heartbreaking.
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Post by greengiant on Sept 3, 2010 7:47:56 GMT -5
I only looked at Matt's link now - that is... intense. As they say, 'it was a good death'. I think I am trying too hard to remember such equally epic deaths because my brain is hitting a blank.
The only thing that comes close would be Rickerts death in Berserk when he tries to save Caska. He has loved her since they met, but respected her enough as his leader to never breach the ground between friend and lover. When the eclipse is taking place he has her on his horse and they are galloping away from a nightmarish army of demons who just want to rape/maim/eat them. The tragic part is you know that there is no escape.
But he keeps reminding her to never give up because she is the Band of Hawks last hope, their last leader. What he really wants to say though is that he loves her, but his final words as he dies from blood loss is 'I've never seen you cry before' or something like that. In his mind he's thinking 'what a stupid last thing to say' and then dies. WAAAAAAAAAAAAH. The Eclipse scene is quite possibly the most disturbing/harrowing thing I have ever read in a comic. It is a tale of betrayal like none other and struggling against the impossible.
I will scan some in tonight to share if anyone wants to see what I am talking about.
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Post by Jedi Matt on Sept 3, 2010 11:37:50 GMT -5
Dude that would be awesome. The Spider-Man death in The other was awesome too. When he waves MJ from Morlun.
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Post by greengiant on Sept 3, 2010 14:34:33 GMT -5
I'll see what I can dig up, I got his name wrong though. Rickert was the youngster, the name of the character I mentioned is actually Judeau.
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Post by Jedi Matt on Sept 5, 2010 9:23:47 GMT -5
Did you find those scans?
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Post by greengiant on Sept 6, 2010 15:19:13 GMT -5
Remember to read them from right to left. Anyways a little more backstory to help explain what makes this so tragic (actually I am a little off topic here - thinking about it this is more tragic than epic, but meh). Griffith, their commander of the mercenary band known as the Band of Hawk has taken them from a small bunch of guys to an army that could taken on other armies. He was a brilliant tactician, beating incredible odds and they worshiped the ground he walked on. Then, just as they finally gain recognition from the king himself, everything falls apart. Griffith is taken prisoner for sleeping with the kings daughter (in a bid to climb the ladder to king himself) and is brutally tortured for the next two years. The band of hawk is back to where it started, if not worse. After a daring rescue they free what is left of Griffith (he has lost the ability to use almost his entire muscle mass, is literally skin and bones and has had his tongue removed). It is at his weakest and most vulnerable the the demons appear to make him an offer: sacrifice the entirety of the Band and you will be granted untold power. So he does, and the mercenaries find themselves transported into a hellish domain where all sorts of horrors begin eating them alive. Caska, the lass in the scans was second in command. After failing to protect the Band from the demons Rickert appears to try keep her alive. Rickert has been a part of the story from the start and was literally the heart and soul of the mercenary army. So you can imagine, after following the comic for a few years how absolutely shocking, tragic and horrific this kind of ending is. Anyways, enough babbling, here are the links. onfinite.com/libraries/1619846/80e.jpgonfinite.com/libraries/1619847/80e.jpgonfinite.com/libraries/1619848/80e.jpgonfinite.com/libraries/1619849/80e.jpgonfinite.com/libraries/1619850/80e.jpgonfinite.com/libraries/1619851/80e.jpgonfinite.com/libraries/1619852/80e.jpgonfinite.com/libraries/1619853/80e.jpgonfinite.com/libraries/1619854/80e.jpgonfinite.com/libraries/1619855/80e.jpgonfinite.com/libraries/1619856/80e.jpgonfinite.com/libraries/1619857/80e.jpgonfinite.com/libraries/1619858/80e.jpgonfinite.com/libraries/1619859/80e.jpgonfinite.com/libraries/1619860/80e.jpgonfinite.com/libraries/1619861/80e.jpgonfinite.com/libraries/1619862/80e.jpgonfinite.com/libraries/1619863/80e.jpgonfinite.com/libraries/1619864/80e.jpgonfinite.com/libraries/1619865/80e.jpg
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Post by Jedi Matt on Sept 7, 2010 6:21:19 GMT -5
Hey that was pretty cool.
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