Comments on: Subversive vs. Sellout

By: Venus

Venus — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:15:00 +0000

HAHAHAHA. Ok, ok, I know that Star Wars is not in the same realm as comic-book superheroism. However, lacking any superhero fetish of my own, I resort to other pop-culture phenoms which geeks/nerds/men-in-general tend to worship and for which I share an affinity.

Incidentally, The Empire Strikes Back *IS* the best of the three** by far.

Also, The Wrath of Khan is seriously entertaining, not being part of Star Wars notwithstanding. Ricardo Mantalban was awesome, as was that icky Ceti eel. Corinthian leather, anyone?

**I don’t count the new ones as even being part of the damn saga, thus my reference to three instead of six episodes.

By: Daddy Confidential

Daddy Confidential — Thu, 03 May 2012 21:31:50 +0000

Okay what is it with moms confusing super heroes with Star Wars? Totally different genres, people.

It reminds me of a friend who used to give prospective girlfriends a litmus test. He’d ask which was their favorite Star Wars movie. He put the question to this one promising girl and she hesitantly answered, “Um… the second one?” And my friend thinks to himself Okay this chick’s cool. Encouraged, she then says, “Star Wars Two – The Wrath of Khan!”

By: Venus

Venus — Thu, 03 May 2012 20:31:05 +0000

Ever since a boyfriend in high school let me borrow* Batman: The Dark Night Returns, Batman has been my definite fave.

For G, however, I suspect he’ll be a Star Wars baby. Very soon I’ll introduce him to my Tauntaun sleeping bag, and the indoctrination will begin. ;-)

*Borrow as in it’s still sitting in the bookshelf behind me, unlike his Sandman Chronicles which he hounded me about until I shipped them back to him. A man’s got to have priorities apparently.

By: JTP

JTP — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:22:39 +0000

Batman is THE hero to match. (I’ll give Iron Man a silver medal) No “mutant” powers. No “radio active spider bites”. No alien blood.
Nope.
He’s a pissed-off dude with issues to burn. (Did I say “issues”? Sorry, Bruce Wayne has a freaking subscription) Batarang. Utility belt. Bat mobile. Bat cave. Alfred. Full win. All stop.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:15:18 +0000

In our house, it’s neither. It’s Star Wars. I think my oldest just might know more about Star Wars than George Lucas. We have light sabers and blasters and…well, it all drives me insane because there’s no sound in space! (Hello, closet nerd). In true girl fashion, I find it all lame, but of the movies, I prefer the Batman franchise.

By: Michele

Michele — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:16:45 +0000

I’m laughing so hard that I have to cover my mouth to avoid waking sleeping bambinos. I choose Batman too. But wow… What a kick forward for Aquaman… Who knew!
“And he’s doing a bang-up job too, because besides some drug running, shark finning, and Somali pirates, people aren’t getting away with a lot of seafaring crime (BP oil spill notwithstanding). By comparison, Metropolis and Gotham City are freakin combat zones.”

But seriously… I think the Batman thing comes from my deeply rooted love of ‘bad boys’. Superman is just too damn nice.