Comic Book Urban Legends Suggestions Thread

[Squashua]

SUGGESTION

Is there a connection between Metron of the New Gods and Cosmic Enforcer Zodak from 'Masters of the Universe'?

I understand you covered the MotU Movie / New Gods Movie connection here, but my question is different.

The classic Zodak toy, as he appeared in the toy-included comic books and the short-lived DC Comic series, was a cosmic enforcer who flew around in a chair and did cosmic stuff. The toy did not come with the chair, but in the manner in which it was drawn, the chair was identical to the throne that came with the Castle Greyskull toy.

Metron is (or was?) a New God who flew around in a chair and does cosmic stuff.

[Tetsuo_man]

Is it true bob harrass only got fired from marvel because he didn't hype the first x-men movie enough?

[Gaastra]

Lets see.

1. Does marvel still own the rights to neo-knights and circut breaker from transformers?

2. Can marvel use the malibu comics team the Protectors?

3. They could talk about the mickey mouse air pirates legend.

[Squashua]

What was the impetus behind the forced separation of formerly DC characters used within the Vertigo imprint being unable to "cross back" to the DCU?

[dancj]

What was the impetus behind the forced separation of formerly DC characters used within the Vertigo imprint being unable to "cross back" to the DCU?

I'm sure they can, but as a rule I think they avoid it because it's easier that way with both companies having different editorial structures.

Also these days I think the atmosphere of books like Hellblazer would be ruined by superheroes. Swamp Thing on the other hand works quite well with them.

[Gingold]

What was the impetus behind the forced separation of formerly DC characters used within the Vertigo imprint being unable to "cross back" to the DCU?

Vertigo books are "mature readers"; DCU books are "all ages." They don't want to be seen as directing younger readers to the adult content in some of the books. "If you liked seeing John Constantine, and you're over 17, check him out in his own title..." doesn't really fly.

Though Animal Man and Doom Patrol seem to have crossed back into the all ages realm again.

[stealthwise]

Vertigo books are "mature readers"; DCU books are "all ages." They don't want to be seen as directing younger readers to the adult content in some of the books. "If you liked seeing John Constantine, and you're over 17, check him out in his own title..." doesn't really fly.

Though Animal Man and Doom Patrol seem to have crossed back into the all ages realm again.

DCU books haven't been "all ages" for years. Read crap like "Infinite Crisis" or "Outsiders" and there's tons of junk in there that no decent parent would let their children read. Even higher quality fare like "Green Lantern" or the Batman titles have quite a bit of violence in them at times.

[Gingold]

DCU books haven't been "all ages" for years. Read crap like "Infinite Crisis" or "Outsiders" and there's tons of junk in there that no decent parent would let their children read. Even higher quality fare like "Green Lantern" or the Batman titles have quite a bit of violence in them at times.

Sure. But the DCU books don't have the "mature readers" label and the Vertigo books do. And that's why they generally don't want characters crossing between the two lines.

[Paradox]

stealthwise thinks it's a realistic distinction?:

DCU books haven't been "all ages" for years. Read crap like "Infinite Crisis" or "Outsiders" and there's tons of junk in there that no decent parent would let their children read. Even higher quality fare like "Green Lantern" or the Batman titles have quite a bit of violence in them at times.

Semantics. Would you have preferred the words "mature" and "immature"?

[stealthwise]

Sure. But the DCU books don't have the "mature readers" label and the Vertigo books do. And that's why they generally don't want characters crossing between the two lines.

So... the biggest difference then is that Vertigo books actually WARN people that they're about to read explicit content, while I have to read through each issue of Teen Titans or whatever to make sure that it's appropriate for my kids?

[Michael P]

So... the biggest difference then is that Vertigo books actually WARN people that they're about to read explicit content, while I have to read through each issue of Teen Titans or whatever to make sure that it's appropriate for my kids?

Hey, if your kids don't like anonymous rest-stop bathroom trucker sex, they're just repressed.

[Kirayoshi]

There's something that I always wondered. In the movie "The Incredibles", Helen Parr's superhero name was Elasti-Girl. But in some of the ad art for the movie, she's referred to as Mrs. Incredible. Did Pixar make the name change because DC has a character named Elasti-Girl over in The Doom Patrol?

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

Hey, if your kids don't like anonymous rest-stop bathroom trucker sex, they're just repressed.

Did that actually happen in an issue?

Was it Winnick?

(anyone else remember when you'd read a sentence like Michaels and assume it was Austen who wrote it? Those were the days - he didn't even try and justify it).

[newscott]

Hey, if your kids don't like anonymous rest-stop bathroom trucker sex, they're just repressed.

I hope you meant reading about anonymous rest-stop bathroom trucker sex.

[Brian Cronin]

Thanks for the suggestions, folks!

I take them all under advisement (I just temporarily delete them until I address them in the column)!

Thanks,
Brian