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kwok_talk
03-07-2007, 05:59 PM
In remembrance of the fallen Captain America, name your favorite CA moment:
I enjoyed the page from Wolverine’s Enemy of the State, where he slams Wolverine face down into the ground and shouts “Heal This!”
mikegraham6
03-07-2007, 06:08 PM
favorite 616 cap moment is when he escapes from shield in CW #1 (i know, it was the beginning of his downfall, but i was kick ass moment)
favorite ultimate cap moment is when the alien from the ultimates is telling him to surrender and cap smashes him and yells "SURRENDER?!? DO YOU THINK THIS LETTER ON MY HEAD STANDS FOR FRANCE???!?!?!"--classic!
xyzzy
03-07-2007, 06:12 PM
Favorite ultimate Cap moment was when he beat the crap out of giant Hank Pym for being a wife-beater.
hometeam790
03-07-2007, 06:13 PM
First thought that came to mind was from Infinity Gauntlet, all the heroes were killed, and Cap was the last one left. Knowing he had no chance, he still walked up to Thanos ready to fight. I was young at the time and it was inspirational.
mikegraham6
03-07-2007, 06:14 PM
Favorite ultimate Cap moment was when he beat the crap out of giant Hank Pym for being a wife-beater.
that was a kick ass moment, he took on a freakin giant, and not that he ordered him to grow! ORDERED!!
xyzzy
03-07-2007, 06:18 PM
that was a kick ass moment, he took on a freakin giant, and not that he ordered him to grow! ORDERED!!
That, and his line as he walked away, "How big do you feel now?" Yeah! Screw you, wife beater!
kwok_talk
03-07-2007, 07:00 PM
Oh man, all of those were freaking awesome moments! Cap will definitely be missed for the (insert time period here) he's gone.
mikegraham6
03-07-2007, 07:05 PM
i only really started to enjoy the character recently (after the ultimates came out) but everything with him since has been great. brubakers cap has been one of marvels best books, and im interested to see where he goes with this story.
i always thought he was just some lame patriotic character when i was younger. being canadian, i just thought he was just used for americans to thump their chests out in pride (you know, a generic patriot character) but everything i have read has been great. i never read the avengers or his title (pre brubaker) were there any good stories i should check out?
i remember hearing that mark waid's run was really good, but im not sure if i got that right....
horatio616
03-07-2007, 07:28 PM
Is there any other answer besides
"Surrender? Do you think this A stands for France?"
luthor
03-07-2007, 07:32 PM
At Rick Jones' bachelor party where Nick Fury hires a stripper and Cap is under the impression that she's a magician. The look on Cap's face(as drawn by Gary Frank) is one of those images that I will never forget. It made Cap seem very human and was really the first time I could identify with the character.
I'm also really fond of the moment he goes to Peter Parker and asks him to join the "New" Avengers and the conversation that follows.
ronxo
03-07-2007, 07:43 PM
When he punched Guy Gardner - that was awesome, he totally had it coming...
horatio616
03-07-2007, 07:44 PM
At Rick Jones' bachelor party where Nick Fury hires a stripper and Cap is under the impression that she's a magician. The look on Cap's face(as drawn by Gary Frank) is one of those images that I will never forget. It made Cap seem very human and was really the first time I could identify with the character.
I'm also really fond of the moment he goes to Peter Parker and asks him to join the "New" Avengers and the conversation that follows.
Hmm, that issue was either Hulk 413 or 417 can't remember exactly. It's one of my single favorite issues of all time.
"Ecdysiast." Heh.
I loved the moment in Waid's Cap when he has his shield at the Red Skull's throat and says, "give me a reason not to kill you," or something like that. That first run of Waid on Cap, before it was interrupted by *gasp* Heroes Reborn, is even better than Brubaker's as far as I'm concerned. Ron Garney has yet to recover. Sharon Carter had the potential to be one of the best supporting characters in comics. She hasn't quite recovered, either.
horatio616
03-07-2007, 07:45 PM
When he punched Guy Gardner - that was awesome, he totally had it coming...
Bwah-Ha-Ha!
conorkilpatrick
03-07-2007, 08:06 PM
I'll second that vote for Cap walking up to Thanos when everyone else was dead and he was sure to die himself in Infinity Gauntlet #4.
http://www.ifanboy.com/archive/images/Cap01.jpg
http://www.ifanboy.com/archive/images/Cap02.jpg
I defy anyone to find a more inspirational moment in all of comics.
Sigh, why could't George Perez have hung around long enough to do that issue...
labor_days
03-07-2007, 11:12 PM
Cap telling Thanos (who was a GOD) he wasn't going to take any of his bulls**t was the best.
Although Cap taking down a Hellicarrier full of Shield agents at the start of Civil War was pretty good too.
shane1337
03-07-2007, 11:21 PM
fairly new to comics, so i can't look back on and day dream of years past, but i can remember coming into the 616 universe and thinking captain america was a tad bit cheesy (alas i am canadian).
when he took out the shield agents and surfed the fighter jet is when i really sat up and gave him a chance. all threw civil war, reading back issues and listening to old ifanboy podcasts (specifically when they picked asm as pick of the week and talked about the cap speech to spider-man) i really started to get his character and get into it.
so, long story short, the shield battle or the spider-man speech are my favorite moments.
six-gun
03-07-2007, 11:35 PM
In Captain America #4 (Brubaker) Cap, Bucky and the Invaders are fighting outside of Stalingrad, Cap's on top of a Panzer and a German soldier throws a potatoe masher (grenade) at him, with just a warning from Bucky, Cap snatches the grenade out of the air and tosses it down the Panzer's hatch.
k-dizzle
03-07-2007, 11:39 PM
I have so many fave Cap moments. It makes me sick to see this http://cgi.ebay.com/Captain-America-25-Death-of-Captain-America-Set_W0QQitemZ290090741425QQihZ019QQcategoryZ37839Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
six-gun
03-07-2007, 11:39 PM
When he punched Guy Gardner - that was awesome, he totally had it coming...
Come on dude, a serious reponse!
Here, I'll dog Cyclops, (he's a girly-man pansy who shouldn't be allowed to run a laundrymat, much less a team of mutants)
:-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
mikegraham6
03-07-2007, 11:47 PM
fairly new to comics, so i can't look back on and day dream of years past, but i can remember coming into the 616 universe and thinking captain america was a tad bit cheesy (alas i am canadian).
when he took out the shield agents and surfed the fighter jet is when i really sat up and gave him a chance. all threw civil war, reading back issues and listening to old ifanboy podcasts (specifically when they picked asm as pick of the week and talked about the cap speech to spider-man) i really started to get his character and get into it.
so, long story short, the shield battle or the spider-man speech are my favorite moments.
that speech was really moving, even to a patriotic canuck like me....
conorkilpatrick
03-07-2007, 11:52 PM
I have so many fave Cap moments. It makes me sick to see this http://cgi.ebay.com/Captain-America-25-Death-of-Captain-America-Set_W0QQitemZ290090741425QQihZ019QQcategoryZ37839Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
50 bucks?!? Jesus, who the hell is stupid enough to pay that?????
deezer
03-08-2007, 12:01 AM
my favorite Cap moment was on the last page of Civil War #6 when he says something along the lines of "close your eyes, gentlemen, this is about to get ugly" (darn, I really wish I could get at my comics)
and why would you spend $50 to get two comics you could get for 6 at your local comic shop?
mikegraham6
03-08-2007, 12:04 AM
my favorite Cap moment was on the last page of Civil War #6 when he says something along the lines of "close your eyes, gentlemen, this is about to get ugly" (darn, I really wish I could get at my comics)
and why would you spend $50 to get two comics you could get for 6 at your local comic shop?
people are stupid.......:mad:
In climactic scene of the Winter Soldier arc, when he used the Cosmic Cube to make Bucky remember who he was - a moment that really embodied the character for me.
50 bucks?!? Jesus, who the hell is stupid enough to pay that?????
it's up to $66 now
jo-relrollins
03-08-2007, 01:57 AM
The bids at $71 now.
Anyways, I'm not a huge Cap fan,but as a kid i read him and got a real respect for the character. My fav moment was during the whole kidnapping of Luna. He really held his own during a mainly XMen crossover. That happens alot, whenever there is a big crossover he stands out,even if its not in his main part of the Marv. U.
mastap
03-08-2007, 03:37 AM
i only really started to enjoy the character recently (after the ultimates came out) but everything with him since has been great. brubakers cap has been one of marvels best books, and im interested to see where he goes with this story.
i always thought he was just some lame patriotic character when i was younger. being canadian, i just thought he was just used for americans to thump their chests out in pride (you know, a generic patriot character) but everything i have read has been great. i never read the avengers or his title (pre brubaker) were there any good stories i should check out?
i remember hearing that mark waid's run was really good, but im not sure if i got that right....
Same thing for me
k-dizzle
03-08-2007, 03:53 AM
The most bothersome part of Captain America’s demise is the events leading up to it. I knew from the beginning there would be a ‘big payoff’ at the end of Civil War, but I didn’t think it would be this outrageous. I begin with Michael Bendis, who started this mess when he destroyed the Avengers. Having She-Hulk rip the Vision in half is why Captain America is dead today. Avengers disassembled was a huge book for Marvel and it sold very well. Bendis then started writing The New Avengers and proceeded to add The most popular Marvel characters to the team. I will be the first to tell you that he has written both titles very well and a big change was around the corner. Now that Steve Rodgers is dead, I can trace all of the events leading up to it. It makes really good sense and it was very well written, If Captain America is not the pick this week I will be very surprised, because It was very well written and very well drawn. Coming from a Marvel Zombie and a life long Avengers fan it’s hard to say it, but Captain America #25 was ****ing great. It was spoiled for me yesterday because of a friend who works in a comic book shop. To be fair I begged him to tell me what happened and he finally broke down . After a long discussion we got to talking about DC Comics killing Superman and what a huge decision it must have been to finally go through with it. DC had huge balls to do it and in a way it revitalized the flailing comic book industry of the time. I believe the comic book industry is doing much better now, so I don’t see how this helps Marvel besides putting the company in a brief spotlight. After all is said and done I think Marvel finally has a ton of great comic book creators who really love the work they are doing, but I cant help but think they took the easy way out, and that is the bothersome part, after all they Killed Captain America, not Spider-Man.
jo-relrollins
03-08-2007, 04:52 AM
I hear ya, i stopped reading Spidey not to long ago and just got back in. And i can say Marvel is better than it was a couple of years ago. I'm sure they have good plans for Cap and hopefully they mark a greatness at Marvel. ON the same note i don't think they're finished I think Xavier's next.
mastap
03-08-2007, 05:26 AM
I hear ya, i stopped reading Spidey not to long ago and just got back in. And i can say Marvel is better than it was a couple of years ago. I'm sure they have good plans for Cap and hopefully they mark a greatness at Marvel. ON the same note i don't think they're finished I think Xavier's next.
to be honest Xavier should have died years ago, i love the character, but i think he would serve better as a dead symbol
k-dizzle
03-08-2007, 05:26 AM
it's up to $66 now Its gonna bust 100.
to be honest Xavier should have died years ago, i love the character, but i think he would serve better as a dead symbol
you're right. I think that there's been too much deconstruction done to him.
jo-relrollins
03-08-2007, 05:36 AM
True and he is on his way out. Maybe they'll bring Cap back then as appeasement. We can only hope. But we can always see that their has always been great Cap moments and always will be.
humphrey-lee
03-08-2007, 06:34 AM
I like that time when he was honest and stood for the right thing and didn't take any flack. So, uh, basically any moment before the past eight months.
drwally
03-08-2007, 03:12 PM
Oh, so young, so sweet. Here is the real Old School "Back in the Day" Cap moment that was the day Cap crossed over from 40s 2D to fully fleshed person, this happened in the late 60s, I think -
Rick Jones got in some trouble, Cap let him crash at his place, then goes out. Rick is rummaging around in Cap's old stuff, and find's Bucky's uniform, then puts it on. Looks completely right in the uniform, almost full page spread, looks like the perfect late 60s rendering of Bucky. Cap comes home, is totally shocked, grief stricken, and totally goes ballistic on Rick, and says to the very young Mr. Jones: "Take that off now! You have no idea what that means!"
Rick: "What's the big deal?" (or something to that effect). This is at least at least a 30 year memory for me, and I quote it without consulting a single book or wikipedia. Madame Hydra soon popped up for (I think) the first time, and Rick got in trouble right quick. Anybody remember Rick remaining as the new Bucky? No, I thought not. He didn't last long. But that moment was significant as Marvel updated old Cap to new Cap with emotions. I read Brubaker, and I can totally see all these issues --all the old Kirby (60s cap) and Steranko and stuff of that time, he's obviously very much in love with, and for good reason.
Xavier? Already died twice, I think.
Other than that? My favorite Cap moment? When he comes back.
Oh, you young kids are so great...just think when you are my age (as I write this I'm helping the Wizard Shazam hook up his broadband connection just before have some tea), and we you can look back on this current thing and go, "I got all worked up about THAT??" Then the real moments come back to your memory.
mister-s
03-08-2007, 03:46 PM
I'll second that vote for Cap walking up to Thanos when everyone else was dead and he was sure to die himself in Infinity Gauntlet #4.
http://www.ifanboy.com/archive/images/Cap01.jpg
http://www.ifanboy.com/archive/images/Cap02.jpg
I defy anyone to find a more inspirational moment in all of comics.
Sigh, why could't George Perez have hung around long enough to do that issue...
Definitely one of the best. I remember reading that like it was yesterday.
I liked Dr. Wally's comment too - WHEN HE COMES BACK.
davegraham
03-08-2007, 06:19 PM
Definitely one of the best. I remember reading that like it was yesterday.
I liked Dr. Wally's comment too - WHEN HE COMES BACK.
You stole mine! My runner up moment would have to be the page in Maximum Carnage when he showed up to save Spidey.
No wait. My second favorite Cap moment is when he led the Avengers in "What If Captain America formed the Avengers?" Frank Castle as Iron Man. I think, Sam Wilson was Giant Man. Magneto swears revenge when fascist America murders all the mutants in Xavier’s School. Thor gets thrown into the story at the end and the whole team marches forward to sacrifice themselves against President Red Skull.
Most embarrassing Cap story? When he and Paladin were turned into women so they could infiltrate the Femizons.
drwally
03-08-2007, 06:29 PM
Most embarrassing Cap story? When he and Paladin were turned into women so they could infiltrate the Femizons.
OH that sounds bad, good for "camp" value only. Like the time Captain Kirk's ex-girlfriend on the old Star Trek episode in the 1960s switched bodies with him-- Shatner ran around the bridge acting like a hystrionic woman, while the actress did a pretty good but UBER campy imitation of Shatner.
I watched with a group of friends, heckled and laughed the whole time, and everybody else was like "shhhh! We're trying to watch! This is serious!"
Sounds very embarrassing, poor Cap.
shane1337
03-10-2007, 12:37 AM
this is my new favorite cap moment:
http://eatliver.com/img/2006/1014.jpg
CAPTAIN AMERICA - I command you to WANK
I posted this myself for you because it was waaay to funny for people not to see it
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u116/fredhosley/1014.jpg
jurassicalien
03-10-2007, 05:40 AM
When Cap clobers Wolverine at the end of "Enemy of the State" that was pretty bad ass.
mdaedalus
03-10-2007, 06:31 AM
Do you remember the old "What If... Captain America Were Revived Today?", where he was the thin wedge that kept America from it's equally possible drift into fascism. That was what showed me that he could be written as anything but a patriotic tool. I've always had respect for the character since, despite some jingoistic writing.
mdaedalus
03-10-2007, 06:38 AM
http://prettyfakes.com/?p=862
k-dizzle
03-10-2007, 06:57 AM
Do you remember the old "What If... Captain America Were Revived Today?", where he was the thin wedge that kept America from it's equally possible drift into fascism. That was what showed me that he could be written as anything but a patriotic tool. I've always had respect for the character since, despite some jingoistic writing. why does the ifanboy crowd love to use the word jingoism? I dont get it.
conorkilpatrick
03-10-2007, 07:50 AM
why does the ifanboy crowd love to use the word jingoism? I dont get it.
It's a good word. We like good words here.
Though I have to say that I don't think Cap has been written in a jingoistic manner at all in at least the last few decades (that I've been reading him).
At least in the regular Marvel U. He has been somewhat jingoistic in the Ultimate U.
watsonglenn
03-10-2007, 01:18 PM
my favorite Cap moment was on the last page of Civil War #6 when he says something along the lines of "close your eyes, gentlemen, this is about to get ugly" (darn, I really wish I could get at my comics)
and why would you spend $50 to get two comics you could get for 6 at your local comic shop?
Hawkeye said it first in Ultimates.
watsonglenn
03-10-2007, 01:40 PM
Towards the end of the First Kree Skrull War. A Skrull ship filled with nuclear bombs is headed to Earth. Only Hawkeye is close enough to get to it. Cap is talking to Hawkeye, who was using the name Goliath at the time, through a radio and he says. "Calling Goliath on Starling One. I've only got time to say this once partner. Stop that vessel leaving the main ship at any cost, including your life. Do you read me?
Hawkeye says, "I read ya Cap." with a look on his face only Neal Adams could create. And remember this was at a time when Hawkeye had no powers and no bow and arrow.
Cap was not even shown in this scene but still it showed his determination and his abilty to lead in desperate situations.
This was also Hawkeye's best moment.
why does the ifanboy crowd love to use the word jingoism? I dont get it.
many people also don't know that in Scrabble it's worth like 9000 points
big-doze
03-12-2007, 12:57 AM
to be honest Xavier should have died years ago, i love the character, but i think he would serve better as a dead symbol
*cough*HalJordan*coughcough*
big-doze
03-12-2007, 01:17 AM
Man, there are so many...
Pretty much any part of Waids' "Man Without a Country" story, but especially the little smile he gives Clinton when he asked to hold his shield. He looked very old in that shot, but in a good way.
His entire stint as leader of the Avengers. Some would argue this is the only place he works as a character.
But my favorite has to be an easily forgotten bit from a little book called "Avengers Forever". Rick Jones is under attack from Immortus, so he pulls together a group of time lost Avengers to help him out, including a demoralized Captain America from the 70's, right before he gave up being Cap. He's broken, he's depressed, and he's lost everything he ever believed in, and when he's thrown into Limbo with a faux Nick Fury, it seems like the easiest thing for him to do would be to stop fighting once and for all.
Until Fury tells him that all they've fought for was meaningless.
"You almost had me. It would be easier to lie down, to quit... but I'll never believe that we fought for nothing."
As he runs toward the magic, unbreakable door, Fury warns him not to hurt himself bouncing off of it.
"I won't," replies Cap, busting the door to splinters.
drwally
03-12-2007, 07:10 PM
why does the ifanboy crowd love to use the word jingoism? I dont get it.
I live in Japan. Jingoism? It's a good word, and if anybody thinks that "Jingoism" only applies to America, then you are living in a pretty tight little American bubble. I could name a few example of "Jingoism" in action over here in Asia...but you would have to know the context to get it, kind of like Captain America....
By the way, sad to hear that Agent 13 was the one that pulled the trigger...
By the way, sad to hear that Agent 13 was the one that pulled the trigger...
That was so a ****ed twist that I think makes the story and the resulting stories better.
drwally
03-12-2007, 09:33 PM
That was so a ****ed twist that I think makes the story and the resulting stories better.
My new avatar could not agree more. Finally "a hit" not executed by the big boss himself. Power is all about delegation...
I really hope that Brubaker follows her in the next few months as she tries to deal with it. I'm sure he will.
shane1337
03-12-2007, 10:04 PM
not quite sure where this fits (as it is technically not a cap moment), but it is hilarious none the less:
http://jaypinkerton.cracked.com/2005/11/the_occupation_of_latveria.php
if you haven't seen this guy's work, it is amazingly funny, especially the spider-man comics:
http://jaypinkerton.cracked.com/comicsandshops.php
http://jaypinkerton.cracked.com/2004/06/spiderman_comics.php
watsonglenn
03-12-2007, 10:10 PM
Oh I just thought of a great Cap line.
"General, are you a strong swimmer?"
drwally
03-12-2007, 10:22 PM
I really hope that Brubaker follows her in the next few months as she tries to deal with it. I'm sure he will.
Maybe she can get a job with Lukin's company in the mail room?
But seriously, maybe I'm just out of touch with the last 10 issues of Captain America, but I found the Sharon Cartor stuff to be the weakest aspect of the story, but I was absolutely impressed with how Brubaker took Cap's "newest enemy" and completely breathed fresh life into a character that's been little more than a "poor man's Doctor Doom" for decades.
One of my biggest memories of old Captain America was when the Red Skull kidnapped Agent 13 (late 60s?), took her to exile island, and planted a secret bomb on Cap as Carter was just a total distraction to divert attention away from a more sinister plan. That the real guy behind the recent hit is mentioned nowhere on these forums (hiding as he is behind what the Japanese call "the black curtain") is further tribute to the fact that Brubaker's version is the true evil genius finally being a true boss --get the underlings to do the dirty work, and dispose of the long time enemy in the most perverse way possible is just genius (of Brubaker, that is). The true bad guys don't need the fame -- just the smug satisfaction of nearly 60s years of foiled plots finally come to fruition.
Iron man? Rank amateur.
six-gun
03-13-2007, 02:02 AM
I really hope that Brubaker follows her in the next few months as she tries to deal with it. I'm sure he will.
I'm sure there'll be consequences, maybe a gun-happy Punisher/Cap might go after her for some revenge.
That is of course, if Punisher puts that mask he got in Civil War #7 to good use
I'm sure there'll be consequences, maybe a gun-happy Punisher/Cap might go after her for some revenge.
That is of course, if Punisher puts that mask he got in Civil War #7 to good use
I'm not really out for blood. I'm interested in seeing how she emotionally deals with the guilt and shame.
conorkilpatrick
03-13-2007, 03:43 AM
I'm not really out for blood. I'm interested in seeing how she emotionally deals with the guilt and shame.
Yeah, exactly. It's not like she's to blame for killing Cap. Death would probably be a relief for her at this point.
Yeah, exactly. It's not like she's to blame for killing Cap. Death would probably be a relief for her at this point.
totally it would be. She didn't just kill someone she cares about; she killed CAPTAIN ****ING AMERICA. She's gotta feel like a real asshole.
She doesn't deserve to die because she was hypnotized or whatever. Some people get hypnotized and cluck like a chicken, she killed a national symbol.
Tomato, tomato - that never works on the internet
I'm not really out for blood. I'm interested in seeing how she emotionally deals with the guilt and shame.
As this whole thing has been sinking, I've been getting excited about the aftermath stories that Brubaker can tell - the fallout with Sharon; revenge on the Skull; who will be Cap next; what's next for Falcon, Winter Solider and Fury etc. (Whereas, in contrast, I can't seem to muster the same interest for The Initiative.)
that's a testament to Brubaker's skill. I think that he could write ad copy for the Hulk cologne and I'd try to justify making it my pick of the week
mikegraham6
03-13-2007, 02:29 PM
As this whole thing has been sinking, I've been getting excited about the aftermath stories that Brubaker can tell - the fallout with Sharon; revenge on the Skull; who will be Cap next; what's next for Falcon, Winter Solider and Fury etc. (Whereas, in contrast, I can't seem to muster the same interest for The Initiative.)
its a shame we'll have to wait until may to see where he goes with it though
:rolleyes: :mad: :(
drwally
03-13-2007, 09:12 PM
As this whole thing has been sinking, I've been getting excited about the aftermath stories that Brubaker can tell - the fallout with Sharon; revenge on the Skull; who will be Cap next; what's next for Falcon, Winter Solider and Fury etc. (Whereas, in contrast, I can't seem to muster the same interest for The Initiative.)
Red Skull? Revenge? Who said he had anything to do with it?
"The Initiative?" Isn't that something that rank amateur Iron Man is doing?
iSteve
03-13-2007, 10:26 PM
Red Skull? Revenge? Who said he had anything to do with it?
"The Initiative?" Isn't that something that rank amateur Iron Man is doing?
DrWally, I found this pic and immediately thought of you.
http://www.hkcinemagic.com/fr/images/movie/large/green-hornet-plus-batman_d1d33d65c4d5948dcdb07b2037df92be.jpg
watsonglenn
03-13-2007, 10:37 PM
http://www.hkcinemagic.com/fr/images/movie/large/green-hornet-plus-batman_d1d33d65c4d5948dcdb07b2037df92be.jpg
Kato: Best Sidekick ever.
iSteve
03-13-2007, 10:40 PM
Kato was also the coolest.
drwally
03-13-2007, 10:51 PM
Kato: Best Sidekick ever.
Thanks iSteve! That was a really "eh" episode (I have it on DVD), you should really check out the Green Hornet radio shows from the 40s and 50s. The fact that the Green Hornet traded on his reputation as an outlaw and crook trying to break into other people's rackets to get things done is fully made use of there, as it should have been in the TV show.
Yes, Glenn, Kato is the man, but standing next to Burt Ward...hmmm. One had all the moves, one had good lines... Too bad Lee had that boring guy he had to work with, unlike Burt Ward who had Adam West. The Green Hornet Strikes Again is a great movie serial (1940?) and puts the TV show scripts to shame. The old radio show: likewise. I actually got to a video tape of Bruce Lee's first audition, which was more like an interview in an office with a video tape. Nobody knew who the hell this Chinese guy from San Francisco was.
"So what is this thing you do?"
"It's called Kung Fu. Do you want me to demonstrate?"
"Sure."
(Lee flies off camera)
That's basically what Lee did on that TV show -- fly off camera because they had no idea how to film him...
Radio show : "He hunts the biggest of all game..." Pulp baby, Pulp. Brubaker is so in touch with the Pulp Vibe and the real purpose of why men where a mask... so people don't know who you are, duh.
drwally
03-13-2007, 11:09 PM
Kato: Best Sidekick ever.
Glenn---you should check around the web for the old radio show, I bet you would like it alot. Good old fashioned fun, really hot wired fast paced scripts, and Britt Reid, aka the Green Hornet, is much more compelling, as he should be. More a champion of what's right, and less boring whatever, as he was in the TV show. I bet you would like it.
And being the Old School Rules guy, I have to weigh in and say that Brubaker has totally gone back to the Red Skull's first appearance in the 40s by SImon and Kirby in his "reboot" of the character. He was originally a shady industrialist that wore the Skull mask, and nobody knew who he really was. Sound familiar? Brubaker has then woven in some Kirby and Steranko magic from the late 60s early 70s and matched it perfectly with true espionage and pulp fiction tales. Genius. Absolutely Evil Genius.