The Dark Knight Rises

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

This has been a battle among my siblings, parents, and me forever. LOL. The family members who believe Marvel is better are obviously the coolest family members. I believe my Significant Other prefers DC which shows a total lack of comic book awareness. X-Men, in and of itself, kicks DC's ass.

I like your SO more and more all the time.

I never liked Marvel as a kid, and I've never really liked it since. None of the Marvel superheros ever appealed to me, and I didn't like the stories as much. X-Men never hooked me at all -- couldn't care less about them.

I read something once where the author compared Marvel and DC to mythologies -- DC is Greek mythology and Marvel is Norse mythology. The central ethos of DC, he said, is that you (the superhero) have a responsiblity to yourself and society, to you'd better be ready for it and face it. The Marvel ethos, by contrast, is that you'd better be ready because lots of undeserved things beyond your control are going to happen to you. DC is about the virtues and flaws of extraordinary people, while Marvel is about the personal dramas of ordinary people in extraordinary situations.

I think there's some truth to that.

And I always liked Greek mythology better than Norse.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I like your SO more and more all the time.

I never liked Marvel as a kid, and I've never really liked it since. None of the Marvel superheros ever appealed to me, and I didn't like the stories as much. X-Men never hooked me at all -- couldn't care less about them.

I read something once where the author compared Marvel and DC to mythologies -- DC is Greek mythology and Marvel is Norse mythology. The central ethos of DC, he said, is that you (the superhero) have a responsiblity to yourself and society, to you'd better be ready for it and face it. The Marvel ethos, by contrast, is that you'd better be ready because lots of undeserved things beyond your control are going to happen to you. DC is about the virtues and flaws or extraordinary people, while Marvel is about the personal dramas of ordinary people in extraordinary situations.

I think there's some truth to that.

And I always liked Greek mythology better than Norse.

Reading this was like watching Halle Berry as Catwoman.

Because it was like a Wayans Brothers parody:

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Reading this was like watching Halle Berry as Catwoman.[/IMG]

You just really are something this week, aren't you?

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

You just really are something this week, aren't you?

Don't blame me because you were the lone request for Halle Berry to play Catwoman. LOL.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Don't blame me because you were the lone request for Halle Berry to play Catwoman. LOL.

LOL yourself. That was ks. I sais Julie Newmar, the only Catwoman for me.

RIF.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

LOL yourself. That was ks. I sais Julie Newmar, the only Catwoman for me.

RIF.

LOL.

Knightshadow = sarcasm

You = Why Halle Berry was hired in the first place

*throwing crispy cookies at your forehead*

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

LOL.

Knightshadow = sarcasm

Did you think I was serious, MC? LOL

You = Why Halle Berry was hired in the first place

*throwing crispy cookies at your forehead*

And LOL again

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

LOL.

Knightshadow = sarcasm

You = Why Halle Berry was hired in the first place

*throwing crispy cookies at your forehead*

Twix and scones may break my bones . . . .

I'm not the reason they hired her. I've actually never seen Halle Berry's Catwoman. I knew it would be awful, despite the sight of Halle Berry in a cat suit.

And k_s, because I've never seen it, and because it's you , I didn't know if you were serious, half-serious or not. But I am serious about Julie Newmar, and I will make no apologies for it. Awesomest. Catwoman. Ever.

You can keep your dang cookies, Dr.Phlounce.