Originally posted by Never
Do they have requisite medical facilities in the country you were lobotomized in?
You could have just said "No, I'm using the library computer." 😛
And the practice of giving lobotomies was discontinued - what - thirty years ago? You might want to update your insults.
Originally posted by Never
Do explain his lackluster showing against that martial arts heavyweight, Silver Samurai?
Sarcasm.. awesome...
Silver Samurai is one of the most skilled martial artists on Marvel Earth. He has two shotted Spider-man before, and even in his first appearance he had DD on the run for the entirety of their exchange. Kenuichio stomped Baymax (a cyborg brick with vast superhuman strength who was programed with every martial art Hiro could find) into the ground with his martial arts abilities. Silver Samurai IS a martial art heavyweight.
... and Wolverine doesn't have any lack luster performances against Kenuichio; in fact he has soundly embarrassed him almost every time they've fought. You have anything else?
Originally posted by Never
Ever heard of ComiXforums? Marvel and DC writers pass through there. That's where we asked Dan Jurgens about Superman vs Thor (those on KMC were TRYING to tell me Superman was more powerful. WRONG).Unless, of course, you think you know more than the writers who admit that occasionally A writer will take creative liberty? Like when they wanted Wolverine to be equal in strength to Spiderman?
Tsk
To wit, Dan Jurgens:
Posted by Dan Jurgens on Monday, February 23 2004 at 20:11:06 GMT
After numerous e-mails from friends pointing to a minor firestorm of sorts regarding my comments relating to the power levels of Thor and Superman, I thought some clarity might help.
Yes, in the exchange, I was asked if Superman was a million times more powerful than Thor. I said yes.
I also chuckled as I said it, a very important part of the response that did not translate into print. I don't blame Rich as he gave me the chance to edit the interview. Quite frankly, it never occurred to me that anyone would seriously think that statement was an accurate representation of my belief on the matter.
So... we screwed up.
Superman is NOT a million times more powerful than Thor. In my book, he is probably not even twice as powerful as Thor. Superman has more expansive powers than Thor, IMO, thanks to his vision powers, etc.
I also think they fight quite differently. Thor tends to be more of a brawny reactionary type, while Superman probably fights with a more strategic approach. Thor is more likely to cut loose with the full measure of his powers as he does not have the "dampers" on that power that Superman was raised with. Both qualities can be an advantage or disadvantage, depending on the circumstances.
If they fought ten times, neither would win all ten, or even seven, eight or nine battles, for that matter. Not anymore than the Miami Dolphins would beat the Jets ten games out of ten.
I apologize for any confusion.
DJ"
And what do you know. I ALWAYS said Superman doesn't just speedblitz people, he THINKS it through first. And a writer agreed? Who would have thunk it.
But I digress...
I'm not really sure what this has do with anything...
On KMC you have fans that have read every single comic book appearance a character has ever had. Do these super-fans know more about the character than a writer? Yes. It's not even up for debate. A writer doesn't need to have read everything a character has ever done to write efficiently... in fact the history of a character isn't nearly as important as the writer's vision of said character. That's why writers pick and choose which pieces of a character's history they want to acknowledge.
Plus I'm sure you can find a writer that has the exact opposite opinion. Writers - being human - all have different views on what a character is capable of.
...
and Thor > Superman