tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229862083612680011.post6479388233360347075..comments2023-11-03T07:48:38.838-04:00Comments on ReNoobed: Red wine!Dagashaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954548169414775934noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229862083612680011.post-62472790009133605282009-03-16T14:29:00.000-04:002009-03-16T14:29:00.000-04:00Melvins post would be greatly appreciated. I would...Melvins post would be greatly appreciated. I would love to see his view on the Naxx run.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229862083612680011.post-70254292799101484602009-03-16T09:59:00.000-04:002009-03-16T09:59:00.000-04:00I dunno, in some respects I kind of take the side ...I dunno, in some respects I kind of take the side of the newspapers here. I mostly agree with what you're saying though--Batman not having "superpowers" is missing the point, he's as improbable and as much of a superhero as Superman. You can say much the same thing about most of the 2nd gen of heroes in Watchmen.<BR/><BR/>But the arrival of Doc Manhattan in the Watchmen world is pretty much what enables the appearance of those other supers (super in the Batman sense above). The first generation of "heroes" (I use quotation marks because I think there's only one hero in Watchmen, and that's Hollis Mason...that's another topic though) in Watchmen are truly normal human beings. Not all right in the head, but not super in any sense. Manhattan changes things. <BR/><BR/>His ability to manipulate matter advances technology to a ridiculous degree such that someone like the 2nd Nite Owl can become what he is. It also helps Veidt become rich and in a position to use his intelligence (which, bullet catching aside, is not all that as his idiotic master plan proves). The absurdity of Doc's existence drives the Comedian past anything the Cold War was doing to his view of existence as a joke. I'd say something similar is at work with Rorschach.<BR/><BR/>In this sense I lay all the superheroic aspects of Watchmen at his feet. He is the first, and without him I don't think you get the others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229862083612680011.post-36101675681824132992009-03-13T00:27:00.000-04:002009-03-13T00:27:00.000-04:00I couldn't not leave a comment today. The stuff ab...I couldn't not leave a comment today. The stuff about the superheros, please, continue it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229862083612680011.post-90993106558268515712009-03-12T10:24:00.000-04:002009-03-12T10:24:00.000-04:00Gotta ditto the Melvin guest post...I would love t...Gotta ditto the Melvin guest post...I would love to hear his perspective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229862083612680011.post-77716508954315425912009-03-12T09:38:00.000-04:002009-03-12T09:38:00.000-04:00I agree let's1 hear from Melvin.By the way your su...I agree let's1 hear from Melvin.<BR/><BR/>By the way your superhero posts are the best, thanks for another.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229862083612680011.post-88322211766882532342009-03-11T21:55:00.000-04:002009-03-11T21:55:00.000-04:00I would really like to read Melvin's take on the r...I would really like to read Melvin's take on the run. It is always good to get the first hand account of a story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com