tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post1879028253114164272..comments2024-03-21T06:36:04.196-05:00Comments on The Idol-Head of Diabolu, a Martian Manhunter blog: SurVILEvor Island: Professor Arnold HugoDiabolu Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-62970794625802579772012-07-16T15:43:13.532-05:002012-07-16T15:43:13.532-05:00Oh, J'Onn's totally going to turn up in Tr...Oh, J'Onn's totally going to turn up in Trinity War in some fashion. Why else gank him from Stormwatch and replace him with that fan favorite Etrigan? Admittedly, the Demon's '90s solo series outlasted J'Onn's by a couple of years, but Lobo was pretty much second bill for half that run, so it evens out.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-41756661486704702282012-07-16T11:19:46.680-05:002012-07-16T11:19:46.680-05:00J'Onn is far more visible than he was in the 1...J'Onn is far more visible than he was in the 1970s, between animation and comics. So, I think that we will see a team series, maybe some reconciliation with other major players in the DCnU, and perhaps preparing for a few major threats. J'Onn, instead of being the Patron Saint of Loners, seems to becoming a force to be reckoned with in the DCnU. Perhaps, as an alien with no particular ties to any city or nation, he worries about the fate of the Earth. Having lost one world (or two if Mars II is in the new continuity), I don't think that he will want to lose another one. I think that Frank had a good idea with the team we saw on the free Comic Book Day preview of the Trinity War.will_in_chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468337654400802576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-12924189164608765212012-07-16T02:38:10.701-05:002012-07-16T02:38:10.701-05:00Haha. So in twenty years, he'll have a solo s...Haha. So in twenty years, he'll have a solo series again?LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-3831837262329671272012-07-16T02:24:57.343-05:002012-07-16T02:24:57.343-05:00The funny thing is, with two violent breaks from m...The funny thing is, with two violent breaks from majorly powerful super teams inside a year, the Martian Manhunter is kicking ass right now. You know, like that time he made Superman bleed, then vanished for the 1970s.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-68484338941092917922012-07-16T02:08:26.794-05:002012-07-16T02:08:26.794-05:00I especially like the Detective Comics ties that H...I especially like the Detective Comics ties that Hugo has. My vote almost always leans to the Silver Age.<br /><br />"Starting in January, Justice League readers will find out more about the time Martian Manhunter spent on the team and what went wrong with that situation."<br /><br />What went wrong? Hmm. J'onn living up to that moniker of Patron Saint of the Losers?LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-72055595212540405922012-07-15T22:08:12.035-05:002012-07-15T22:08:12.035-05:00January? It's the middle of summer. How about ...January? It's the middle of summer. How about I just stop buying DC Comics for the next half a year? Think they'd be cool with that?<br /><br />I'm not though. I totally plan to continue picking up <i>National Comics</i> for now. Getting close to done with everything else, however.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-67295310650338193652012-07-15T20:06:02.556-05:002012-07-15T20:06:02.556-05:00The new J'onn is not much of a team player. ;-...The new J'onn is not much of a team player. ;-)aotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03161319929137252625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-77342447548562040252012-07-15T19:20:30.252-05:002012-07-15T19:20:30.252-05:00Aota, thanks for the update. I would like to see ...Aota, thanks for the update. I would like to see what the DC editors have planned for J'Onn. I don't think his time on Stormwatch harmed him, but by next month, he will have beat up and left both teams that he has been associated with in the new continuity.will_in_chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468337654400802576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-81631430122068519262012-07-15T16:20:53.386-05:002012-07-15T16:20:53.386-05:00Here is a quote from the New 52 Panel.
"Sta...Here is a quote from the New 52 Panel. <br /><br />"Starting in January, Justice League readers will find out more about the time Martian Manhunter spent on the team and what went wrong with that situation."aotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03161319929137252625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-5927639490709822372012-07-15T13:35:36.120-05:002012-07-15T13:35:36.120-05:00Bloodwynd/Rott was quite powerful while conjoined ...Bloodwynd/Rott was quite powerful while conjoined with the Martian Manhunter. If anything, I think J'Onn J'Onzz has had a demonstrably weaker resistance to Doomsday on his own. Bloodwynd held some ground, whereas J'Onn has typically been steamrolled.<br /><br />So far, Korge and Hugo have been flying through voting at 100%, which firms their roles and makes it feel less like the VM is hemorrhaging. The next candidates will have more of an uphill battle.<br /><br />I've been grazing SDCC coverage, but haven't gotten any bites on the Sleuth from Outer Space. Anybody hear anything? Is anybody even asking around?Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-55336046651113757592012-07-15T11:57:52.003-05:002012-07-15T11:57:52.003-05:00I think that Professor Hugo does indeed belong in ...I think that Professor Hugo does indeed belong in the Vile Menagerie. He is more an individual foe than a team foe. (Doomsday and Darkseid are more foes for a team. On the other hand, if J'Onn was actively himself instead of Bloodwynd in that initial encounter, it would likely have delayed Despero longer.)<br /><br />I don't know what plans DC has for the Alien Atlas as he we await his departure from Stormwatch, but I hope that the writers and editors will make a few nods to J'Onn's past.will_in_chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468337654400802576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-10907724996762360892012-07-15T01:57:33.127-05:002012-07-15T01:57:33.127-05:00Doesn't hurt to have a mandate, though. Plus, ...Doesn't hurt to have a mandate, though. Plus, I've had some legitimate surprises. I wasn't sure which way Doomsday would go, and he ended up thoroughly annihilated. So, of course I'll start running a bunch of Doomsday/Manhunter battle synopsizes as soon as possible. :)Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-58717907008598871102012-07-15T00:37:16.278-05:002012-07-15T00:37:16.278-05:00No brainer, even with the Bat ties.No brainer, even with the Bat ties.mathematicscorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439579069513071094noreply@blogger.com