Author Topic: So Mortal Kombat vs DC Comics (Read 9329 times)

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on April 18, 2008, 05:11:05 PM
I will buy this game if it has Booster Gold in it

is booster gold some sort of illicit substance? It sounds like something out of a bad scifi dystopia novel.

Booster Gold is a loser janitor from the future who steals some superhero gear from the superhero museum and travels back in time with his robot companion Skeets, only since his robot has an encylopedic knowledge of the present day, he uses it Groundhog Day style to stop crimes before they start and develop an inflated reputation for himself, which he quickly parlays into a lucrative career on the talk show and promotional tie-in circuit.

He's totally awesome, at least as redeemed by Grant Morrison in 52 (and continued by Geoff Johns in his ongoing series).

We should actually make a buy-bet thread where we promise "I will buy Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe if it has C-list Character X" in it.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #66 on:** April 18, 2008, 05:44:17 PM »

they will probably all have multiple unlockable costumes, too

golden age green lantern > *

that's where you might see bizarro

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #67 on:** April 18, 2008, 05:46:15 PM »

i wanna play gorilla grodd

Grecco · « **Reply #68 on:** April 18, 2008, 06:06:29 PM »

Lobo plz

Eduardo24 · « **Reply #69 on:** April 18, 2008, 06:17:14 PM »

But cap marvel is not shazam. Shazam is the wizard that gave the kid his powahs.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #70 on:** April 18, 2008, 06:40:43 PM »

Quote from: Eduardo24 on April 18, 2008, 06:17:14 PM

But cap marvel is not shazam. Shazam is the wizard that gave the kid his powahs.

WHAT DOES IT STAND FOR

Wisdom of Solomon
Strength of Hercules
Bravery of Arthur
Lightning of Zeus
More Bravery of Arthur
Magic of Merlin

I think I fail

Bloodwake · « **Reply #71 on:** April 18, 2008, 06:45:03 PM »

Mortal Kombat

+

DC Comics

=

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #72 on:** April 18, 2008, 07:07:40 PM »

They have to call Captain Marvel "Shazam" on comics covers, because when DC comics sued Fawcett (the original publishers of Captain Marvel) out of business in the 1950s, the copyright on the name lapsed, and by the time they brought Captain Marvel back in the early 1970s, Marvel Comics had already established a new copyright on the name

they can call him Captain Marvel inside the comics he appears, but they can't use the name anywhere on the cover

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #73 on:** April 18, 2008, 07:13:01 PM »

and let's not even GET into Marvelman/Miracleman

then OR now

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #74 on:** April 18, 2008, 07:27:27 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on April 18, 2008, 07:13:01 PM

and let's not even GET into Marvelman/Miracleman

then OR now

if they could clear up all that and put out an Absolute Hardcover of Miracleman, I would prostitute my anus to get it

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #75 on:** April 18, 2008, 11:14:51 PM »

The Nerdiness of Spencer

MCD · « **Reply #76 on:** April 18, 2008, 11:22:02 PM »

no fatalities, shit/bin.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #77 on:** April 20, 2008, 02:27:49 PM »

yeah, you would think DC wouldn't care about having fatalities, considering how violent their mainstream superhero comics have been over the last few years

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #78 on:** April 20, 2008, 02:36:21 PM »

What? Are you kidding me? You think they'd make a videogame where Superman could potentially kill Batman? C'mon.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #79 on:** April 20, 2008, 02:47:02 PM »

http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=154206

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There will be two different stories, one told from the side of MK, one from the side of DC, where each universe is invaded by the opposite universe’s characters. Names familiar to comic fans, Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray are writing the story to help lend the proper voices to the DC Characters. These stories will be told in a new version of the traditional single player campaign.

The story will be used to balance the fights more evenly, and will do so using established mythology. For instance, the story will feature magic factors, to weaken Superman against a character like Sub-Zero.

I'm so glad that Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe won't break continuity.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #80 on:** April 20, 2008, 02:51:30 PM »

You of all people should know how crazy diehards take this kind of shit!

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #81 on:** April 20, 2008, 03:13:16 PM »

Quote from: Willco on April 20, 2008, 02:36:21 PM

What? Are you kidding me? You think they'd make a videogame where Superman could potentially kill Batman? C'mon.

uh, he's done it in comics before

Oblivion · « **Reply #82 on:** April 20, 2008, 09:57:25 PM »

Shazam? Wasn't that the name of that awful movie by Shaq?

ferrarimanf355 · « **Reply #83 on:** April 21, 2008, 12:10:52 AM »

That's the best excuse they could use to nerf Superman?

Ichirou · « **Reply #84 on:** April 21, 2008, 02:41:54 AM »

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #85 on:** April 21, 2008, 02:52:21 AM »

Ted Kord was awesome in the prelude to Infinite Crisis. Too bad I and many other people didn't find out about him until that issue.

Ichirou · « **Reply #86 on:** April 21, 2008, 02:56:03 AM »

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #87 on:** April 21, 2008, 04:38:37 AM »

one punch!

bwahahahahaha

Ichirou · « **Reply #88 on:** April 21, 2008, 04:47:27 AM »

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #89 on:** April 21, 2008, 12:09:14 PM »

Did you read these?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Buddies

you can get those trades for $11 each off Amazon

it's the last time you'll probably ever see that incarnation of the justice league

Eric P · « **Reply #90 on:** April 21, 2008, 01:55:02 PM »

well it's mortal kombat, so to keep the edge they need...extreme justice

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_Justice

Ichirou · « **Reply #91 on:** April 21, 2008, 07:15:26 PM »

bork · « **Reply #92 on:** April 21, 2008, 09:46:45 PM »

I'd like to go back and read those old JLA comics. I was never much of a DC fan and always stuck with Marvel in the 80s and 90s. Gave them both up in the mid-90s and went back to the them a few years ago, but then quit reading again when I moved to Japan. Occasionally I find some scanned comics to download though. Loved Marvel Zombies. Anyway, I did find an imported issue of JLA (they started over AGAIN?! It was #18) with a bunch of characters I didn't recognize in it, plus the League was acting like a government-sanctioned organization just like what Marvel has done with the Avengers and the X-Men previously. Yuck. When I was a kid, I also remember hating the art (I cared more about the art back then) in DC comics so much. It seemed like they were still stuck in the 80s during the pin-up bad-pose art of the early 90s. Now they seem to have caught up. Ed Benes, man...what happened?

But hey, Power Girl is getting her own series! Big-boobed blonde haired character in revealing outfit, yeah, been there and done that 209394349032094309 times in comics, BUT it's Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner doing the story and art.

Eric P · « **Reply #93 on:** April 21, 2008, 09:47:46 PM »

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I'd like to go back and read those old JLA comics.

you're in luck

both the giffen 80s version and the morrison 90s version see extravagant releases this year

bork · « **Reply #94 on:** April 21, 2008, 09:49:06 PM »

Quote from: Eric P on April 21, 2008, 09:47:46 PM

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I'd like to go back and read those old JLA comics.

you're in luck

both the giffen 80s version and the morrison 90s version see extravagant releases this year

Giffen, yes. Morrison...I dunno. I'm not the biggest fan of him. And when he teams up with Frank Quietly? VOMIT VOMIT VOMIT. The weird thing is I loved the Authority when they were doing it. It was the move to X-Men I fucking hated.

Eric P · « **Reply #95 on:** April 21, 2008, 09:52:38 PM »

the JLA he did is considered a good run for JLA, but if you're not a morrison fan, this won't change your opinion at all.

looks like the giffen HC is out

http://www.amazon.com/Justice-League-International-Keith-Giffen/dp/1401216668/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208824194&sr=1-3

*moves to save list*

Ichirou · « **Reply #96 on:** April 22, 2008, 11:07:02 AM »

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Author Topic: So Mortal Kombat vs DC Comics (Read 9329 times)