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| Xeall |
Who the hell is that?This topic is to go along with 'what ever happened to...'Seen a character you have never seen before and completely confused as to who they are or what they do? Here is where you can get your questions answered. Again i'm going to start (no i did not create these for me alone!) Who is blindfold and the guy she grabbed? and what are they're powers |
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| Batmanuel |
Tis True,
Since Civel War there seems to be an abundance of supers appearing left right an centre, where the F**k are they all coming from 
And Why has Slapstick suddenly appeared in the Initiative
Could it be to keep the name copyrighted, or am i being cynical, as there seems to be absolutely no rhyme or reason for his (or its) sudden appearance otherwise. the word SUCKS immediately spring to mind 
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| kingmouse |
It's cos Dan Slott is a massive Marvel geek and loves reinventing obscure characters. He is a pretty lame character but I think Slott uses him well, if you think about it he only really shows up during the tenser moments so that he can give that kinda Plastic Man quality that stops the book getting too dark.
Does anyone know if Damage's origin is worth reading? I've had the whole series sitting on my shelf for ages after someone gave it to me but I'm dubious about reading it as it's from DC's slightly dodgy 90's era. |
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| Longshot |
Re: Who the hell is that?
Are you refering to the characters appearing in X-men #201, if so they are both New X-men [the new new mutants], and blindfold is the new Destiny but alot younger, i only know this cause im reading the new xmen for the magic arc. |
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| Xeall |
thank you longshot. | ||
| Batmanuel |
Issue 1-4 of the original 1992 Slapstick mini series are available from Your Friendly Neighborhood Comic Shop. http://www.whatevercomicsshop.co.uk/ and put in Slapstick as a search
At a very reasonable price
not that i would DREAM of abuseing the forum for personal gain 
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| Xeall |
God forbid you would do such a thing..... 
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| Batmanuel |
Xeall:
Did i mention that the (Slapstick Mini 1992 ) was on special offer to shop visitors... no
then... there is a special offer to shop visitors, SAVE MONEY  take your girlfriend out on the money you saved (a whole 50p can be yours), ( gotta be worth a shag ) yes folks that right, this is an absolutely once in a life time offer, (you know you want it) so don't resist, clamor to the front of the Que today, and score this UNBELIVEABLE offer.
You know it makes sense
That wasn't over the top was it
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| The Rascal King |
Di.... did you just call my girlfriend a cheap hooker?! .. ... You b*****d! Only I'm allowed to do that! |
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| Batmanuel |
Rascal:
Oh you bad boy
You mean you have a girl friend... Nah don't believe you
Besides whats cheap about 50p 
In my Day....
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| The Rascal King |
You had to walk 2 miles to school, uphill, both ways, in the snow, barefoot, carrying your younger brother on your back, while running from wolly mammoth.
50p could have brought a house, furnish it, with enough left over to get a car, fuel it for a month, and buy a 12 course meal, every day, for 3 weeks. Men were real men, with hair on their backs, and sweat on their brow, from working in the coal mine, and hunting saber-tooth tigers, and women were real women, who cared for the children, while cooking said 12 course meals out of said saber-tooth tigers, while washing, iorning and weaving you a new pelt out of mammoth fur. We get it, you're old. 
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| Reaper |
You forgot a bit --- while running from wooly mammoth which was difficult as they hadn't invented oxygen back then---- 
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| Xeall |
give the boy a round of applause. he must have spent days to come up with soemthing that witty. |
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| Xeall |
Ok i have no clue who half the mauraders are in the x-men 202 that attck the school. I've been away from mutants to long. | ||
| kingmouse |
I don't think anyone does really. They just make em up on the spot then ret-con them into the marvel encyclopedia. Never underestimate the power of x-men readers to accept ludicrous backup characters with little reason, it's an emperor's new clothes kinda thing.
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| Xeall |
Ahh i was afriad of that. i give it 3 weeks till all 198 mutants ahve appeared in one way or another. | ||
| Longshot |
Big white guy - Random - came from the early 90s X-factor, links to havoc and polaris I think. Not sure on his powers, can morph his hand into a gun.
Yellow tin headed girl - Tempo - Mutant Liberation Front. Has the ability to slow down/speed up time in the local area, but gets exauseted doing it, as do the other people. Red faced Guy - Exodus - if you dont know nor do I. Black suited Woman - Dont know her name or powers but rember her from the very earlist issues of X-factor. Purple suited woman - No idea, Ive been out of the loop for longer than most. Gambit Lady Mastermind Mystique Sinister Anyone I missed??? [I love this thread] |
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| Guest |
Wasn't he one of Magnetos Acolytes back in the days when they were living on an asteroid in space? |
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| Robin The Boy Wonder |
Yep, Exodus was one of Magneto's Acolytes circa Fatal Attraction (1993). | ||
| Reaper |
Betrayed Mags and then got him butt handed to him | ||
| Robin The Boy Wonder |
Yeah, way back when, Exodus was fairly cool and was even the main villain for an Avengers/X-Men crossover (Bloodties), celebrating their respective 30th anniversaries.
Then he became lame. Shudder! |
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| Longshot |
He did seem to be quite a good vilain if a little thick in X-men Annual #1. | ||