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Most of Buckshot's early history has been classified. What is known, is that he was part of an elite mercenary squad, codenamed: Silver 9. A master tactician and strategist, he was handed control of Silver 9 when he was merely a child. The unit was more than just a team, they where family. But after uncovering a sinister secret about their benefactors, Darre Enterprises, Buckshot was cut loose. It's a term referred to as a "Burn Notice", he was cut off from everything and everyone he knew, his team was now ordered to put him down.
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This post relates to: Would you give up your eyesight in order to have Daredevil's powers?
Heck yeah!I was surprised by the number of "noes". I think it would be cool. I've always felt that he was kind of cheating because even though he can't see normally, his senses more than make up for it. He doesn't seem to ever suffer from the real disadvantages of his disability. His radar plus his senses can paint a better picture of a room than most people can see with their eyes. The only time I've really read of him not being able to do something a sighted person could do was tell what color something was. That's really not that big of a deal to me. So yeah, I thought he really lucked out on the hero-with-a-disability thing, but I'd take it in a heartbeat. Of course I'd want the same control he has over them (wouldn't want to be sent to the ground just by walking down a street) but that should be a given. The peak human body would be a nice perk, but I wouldn't need it.
I haven't been on much lately, been getting ready for school (and helping freshmen do the same) in this last week before it starts. My classes (I'm a junior apparently) begin this Monday so I'll probably continue to be MIA for a little while as I adjust to my schedule and the other things I need to do.
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Episode 110 - Even to a Kneecap
I've mentioned this podcast before in a thread for comic and other podcasts, and I thought I'd link this episode because I find this bullshi# entertaining. They typically talk about comics but they also talk about toys (a lot this episode) so if you don't care about toys (or the fall of Saturday morning cartoons, Dragon Ball and Chrono Trigger), skip from 13:41 - 30:37. As usual, I thought the whole thing was funny/interesting, but what made me really want to post about the show was the comic talk (30:37 - 55:59/end), which degenerated from actual comic talk, to something akin to chaos (but still comic-related). As a warning, the podcast comes up on iTunes as "explicit", and not for no reason.
Episode 110 - Even to a Kneecap
I've mentioned this podcast before in a thread for comic and other podcasts, and I thought I'd link this episode because I find this bullshi# entertaining. They typically talk about comics but they also talk about toys (a lot this episode) so if you don't care about toys (or the fall of Saturday morning cartoons, Dragon Ball and Chrono Trigger), skip from 13:41 - 30:37. As usual, I thought the whole thing was funny/interesting, but what made me really want to post about the show was the comic talk (30:37 - 55:59/end), which degenerated from actual comic talk, to something akin to chaos (but still comic-related). As a warning, the podcast comes up on iTunes as "explicit", and not for no reason.
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Can this possibly get any better?
 That was incredible. I don't know what I was expecting, but I got so
much more. The biggest thing was the explanation. It was all explained
here. Not just what's going on with this miniseries, not just what
happened to Jack that made him what he is, but almost a whole universe
based around what Jack is, was revealed in this issue. I can't really
explain it without messing it up or just not saying everything. You
should read it to find out. It's great though. More than I could ever
have imagined. (I realize I'm really gushing and I was about to say
maybe I'm biased because I like Jack, but no, I refuse to qualify my
statements. It's really good.) Anyway, as for how they did it (not what
it was, but how they revealed it) they really played with my emotions.
I didn't know it would all be explained but then they started to do it
and I got excited, but then it looked like they weren't going to
explain it and I felt teased, cheated and a little angry. But THEN they
changed it so how they presented it was even better than it would have
been before. Those 3 panels were a roller coaster ride and that's
before the good stuff even started. Then they did the whole explanation
thing and that was great if I haven't said that enough. That wasn't all
that happened, it's just the part I liked the best. The rest of the
issue was great stuff too. There were a couple twists in there, one of
which was about the character Sal. I saw that one coming from when he
first showed up and I felt rewarded for that, but it was still dramatic
and its own little moment when it came. There was another twist which I
thought was great since I love triple-crosses. (I think it may actually
have been a quadruple-cross, might have lost track.) Between this issue
and the previous one (and a little from the one before that I guess)
I've really started to like one of the bad guys. He's not just some
lame villain, he's got a personality that really added to his
character, but I think everyone did so no big surprise there. I just
love the way this is written. And illustrated. It's been good the whole
way through (a little different from normal stuff, but it worked in
this book) but I thought the art was especially good in this issue when
it switched to the explanation of Jack and his whole deal. The ending
was also well done. Without getting into specifics, Jack cleaned things
up so the last issue can be dedicated to the real problem, the man
behind the curtain, the guy pulling the strings, without stupid
distractions. And the entrance of the final boss? Also great. The
location is familiar, got a couple ideas on what that could mean, but
I'll wait and see. There's a big middle chunk that I didn't really talk
about, but I want to read that again.
So, all in all, great. The origin that's here (built off SHotA: Jenny Sparks) is not quite the same as Ellis' original idea. Ellis had aliens do it and SHotA:JS made it future humans. Not really a big deal to me (future humans could be a lot like aliens), but some people care. In a Hawksmoor short that came after SHotA:JS, Ellis kind of addressed that and gave his opinion on the change (he made it aliens again). This story doesn't work without the future humans though so I'm glad that idea is what is being used. The future and the gods of cities were just great concepts. I'm interested to see how much the stuff in this series gets used in future books.
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No, it's not stapled wrong. Thats what I thought when I first got Midnighter #7. I opened it up and I'm greeted with "The End." I read a few more pages and figured out what was going on. I had to really stop and think, do I want to read backwards like they wanted me to, or should I read it in order? I chickened out and flipped to the end. At the end/beginning I read, "Hi, I'm Midnighter. I already know exactly how this story ends." With that I was forced to go back to the beginning and read it from finish to start. It was a little bit of a challenge, mostly because even though it's backwards, you still read down. It felt more like I was reading it out of order than just reading it backwards; reversing the order of the panels on the page would have helped, but whatever, I got through it and got what they were trying to do. The layout and transitions even got better at the end, probably because there was more dialogue there so it was necessary to make it so it could be read easily both ways. The story wasn't great. In fact, without the reverse-order thing, this is probably the worst story I've ever read. An antagonist so simple that not only can her entire scheme be summed up in two word balloons, but she doesn't even get a name. That's perfectly okay though, because it's not about the story. It's all about the gimmick. The purpose of this issue is to explain Midnighter's powers, his ability to predict what his opponent is going to do. I think that's done very well. He sees all the possible outcomes, picks the one he wants, then works backwards to get there from where he is now. It was interesting being along for the ride as the process happened. It was almost like "A Day in the Mind of Midnighter," but this was only one of the many possible scenarios. I think I might start reading more stories backwards. Or maybe not.
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Gage's Midnighter isn't the walking slaughterhouse (at first) that we've come to know and love, but that's not a bad thing. I loved the way everything went. Even when Midnighter is being shown in a different light, he retains all the dark humor and ultraviolence that he's known for. When Jack Hawksmoor sends Midnighter to get in touch with his human side and act like a normal hero for once, he gives it a genuine effort, but the world he lives in takes over and a simple errand turns into a fight against cyborgs and a mad scientist with drops of We 3 thrown in for good measure. Even adopting a pet like a normal person is done in the most bizarre way possible. The writing, both the dialog and the plot itself, were excellent. The art was a little weird but I didn't mind. I like the self-contained stories that have been in this series and I think this one is the best so far.
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| 1st Appearance: | Dec. 14, 2006 |
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| Origin: | Cyborg |
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