what comic book character most deserves some serious Karma

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what comic book character most deserves some serious Karma

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yes that's right, whose so high up and getting away with everything for so long. Who would you knock down a few pegs, humble and how would you do it, and why.
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The Yosemite Bear wrote:yes that's right, whose so high up and getting away with everything for so long. Who would you knock down a few pegs, humble and how would you do it, and why.
Wolverine. If you ask why, you have not been paying attention.

I mean, there's only so far you can wank a character.
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Second for Wolverine. But it's the writers fault on him.

I'd like to see Iron Man taken down a peg right now. In the form of Thor showing up, finding out what happened with the Civil War + his buddy Captain America (he once told someone that Captain America may not have any powers, but he'd follow him into hell), and deciding Iron Man should be held accountable, Norse Style.

Either that, or the Hulk getting back and deciding the same thing.
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Reed Richards and I guess Hank Pym. Clone Thor? Dude, what the hell man. That's just wrong.
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neoolong wrote:Reed Richards and I guess Hank Pym. Clone Thor? Dude, what the hell man. That's just wrong.
Not just cloning him, but basically making the clone a cyborg slave. There's a name for people who make uber clones and then turn them into cyborg slaves: super villians.
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Was Clor self-aware? I thought he was basically a simple robot that followed instructions. More like one of the simple battle droids from Star Wars than HK-47.

To be honest, I only read the parodies of Civil War. :D
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Solauren wrote:I'd like to see Iron Man taken down a peg right now. In the form of Thor showing up, finding out what happened with the Civil War + his buddy Captain America (he once told someone that Captain America may not have any powers, but he'd follow him into hell), and deciding Iron Man should be held accountable, Norse Style.

Either that, or the Hulk getting back and deciding the same thing.
It would be rather funny to see the Hulk take Iron Man, crumple him up like a beer can, and stuff him into a BFI trash container.
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Wait for it....

World War Hulk is coming..and Iron Man is one of those who sent him over to Sakarr.....
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I fourth Wolverine.

And before anyone says Superman, consider that I died, and, when I came back, I was forced to sport a mullet for the next year or two... :wink:
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The Hulk. Because being big, green and angry doesn't make you cool.
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Superman wrote:And before anyone says Superman, consider that I died, and, when I came back, I was forced to sport a mullet for the next year or two... :wink:
This is actually a good idea.

When a character is considered to have transgressed the boundaries of good writing, they should be rendered with the Mullet of Shame until such time as the writers have deemed to be atoned.
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oh, my god, wolverine already has the spikey hair, if we turn it into a mullet then, it will grow down to his ass and he'll be mobbed by final fantasy fangirls....
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Doctor Doom, Joker, Lex Luthor... Seriously, these so-called supervillains who think they're god because they should rule the world because they're smarter, when they have no superpowers and need to resort to dirty tricks like holding people hostage to make a superhero kneel before them, they need to die. Give Batman a worthy foe to face, e.g., Ra's al Ghul. Don't throw that pathetic loony at him again.
Superman wrote:And before anyone says Superman, consider that I died, and, when I came back, I was forced to sport a mullet for the next year or two... :wink:
Superman deserves to put his writers through a revenge fic for this shit. Seriously, Superman as an energy being? If he's no longer just a super-powered Kryptonian, then why the fuck is he called Superman?! It's like DC doesn't know what the fuck are they to do with someone as godlike in power and purity of heart as Kal-El, so they castrate Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster's creation so they can write stories about an angsty emo Superman!
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Um- Joker thinks he deserves to rule the world because he's smarter? About the only time Joker thought he was God is when he WAS for all practical purposes-Emperor Joker. The rest of the time he's just plain nuts and has one HELL of a grudge against me. Ra's was the one with the 'I can make the world better' agenda, not the Joker.
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Ford Prefect wrote:The Hulk. Because being big, green and angry doesn't make you cool.
Go read Planet Hulk.
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Wolverine and Iron Man. For blindingly obvious reasons.
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Vendetta wrote:
Superman wrote:And before anyone says Superman, consider that I died, and, when I came back, I was forced to sport a mullet for the next year or two... :wink:
This is actually a good idea.

When a character is considered to have transgressed the boundaries of good writing, they should be rendered with the Mullet of Shame until such time as the writers have deemed to be atoned.
I'll agree there. Byrne and mullets would seem to go together like stink and shit. You have to admit that Lamerine or the Punisher would look pretty natural with one...
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Hey, remember when the Punisher was black for a while?
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DPDarkPrimus wrote:Hey, remember when the Punisher was black for a while?
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Are you being serious?
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Superman wrote:
DPDarkPrimus wrote:Hey, remember when the Punisher was black for a while?
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Are you being serious?
No, no he isn't.
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Wolverine is an easy choice. Man, for the suffering he's brought the likes of Cyclops and others, slamming She-Hulk recently, and just being an uber wanked character...

But then one thinks of Tony Stark, and you really want him to suffer. Then you know Hulk is coming and you have hope it is alrady on the way, and want to go back to Wolv...But than you look at the recent Marvel releases.

And you see Richards seems to be given a blanket pardon by all involved, the FF members, Black Panther, Storm, etc. So, he gets no repercussions, except he has to spend time with his wife (Read: Lots of sex.). Richards needs to take a hit for what he's done, and the fact the writers and editors at Marvel are trying to pave over his part and settle it ALL on Iron Man makes it all the more needed.

Mr. Fantastic must pay!

Which is sad as he was one of my favorite characters. Damn, Marvel! I really dislike the Reed character now.
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Superman wrote:...

Are you being serious?
Loner wrote:No, no he isn't.

Unfortunately, yes, yes he is. I still have some of the issues, buried in storage. **shudder** Disturbingly bad, especially when the plastic surgery didn't 'take', and his features just kind of melted back to the way they were before.

Did I mention that, while he was black (and supposedly 'dead'), four pretenders show up, trying to claim the name 'Punisher'?

(My apologies, Loner, if you were being sarcastic...)



Anyway, on topic, I'd have to throw my hat in for Wolverine as well. I never used to hate the character, but with the wank they've thrown in in the last few years alone, it's getting hard not to root for his opponents. Personally, I'd like to see him brought back to the power levels he had right around the Claremont/Miller Wolverine miniseries. I'd love to see someone like Cyclops tear him a new asshole, but I seriously doubt Marvel would keep him down for long. Maybe Hulk can go toe to toe with him again this summer...
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DPDarkPrimus wrote:
Ford Prefect wrote:The Hulk. Because being big, green and angry doesn't make you cool.
Go read Planet Hulk.
Sorry, let me rephrase:

Being a big, green Conan the Barbarian does not make you cool.
But then one thinks of Tony Stark, and you really want him to suffer.
Personally, the mere creation of Stark Solutions puts Tony well above other heroes, at least in my mind. I don't remember many other Marvel characters laying down very large sums of money for the purposes of charity. In terms of actual tangible good - that is to say, not just beating up on your favourite freak, but actually doing something worthwhile for mankind, Tony Stark is to my knowledge the best.

It helps that he's one of the few billionaire heroes, but I'm not going to beat on him for using his money to do something good.
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Spider-man. Can't believe he betrayed his country like that. :(





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Also, Green Goblin(Norman Osborn) really needs to be taken down a peg.
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I don't remember many other Marvel characters laying down very large sums of money for the purposes of charity. In terms of actual tangible good - that is to say, not just beating up on your favourite freak, but actually doing something worthwhile for mankind, Tony Stark is to my knowledge the best.
The other superheroes don't have billions. Donating money doesn't automatically make you a good person and make up for your wrongdoings.

Unless you'd like to argue that Bill Gates is our nation's greatest hero.
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