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The Marvel Super Heroes Have Arrived!

September 19, 2009 in Comics, Internet, Software, TV by faltarego | No comments

We take you now to a conference room somewhere in the blogosphere. Five superheroes, all veterans of the 1960s animation scene, gather to discuss an issue that has suddenly reappeared on their collective horizon.

Iron Man: Thanks for coming, fellas. The reason I asked you all to meet me here—

Hulk: Meetings! Tin-Head always calling meetings. Business brain can't think for self. Tin-Head can't take piss without calling meeting first.

Captain America: Now, Hulk, let's be fair here. We don't even know what Tony wants to talk about.

Hulk: No. But good bet it something Hulk not interested in.

Namor: I'd give that good odds. Because the list of things you are interested in could be rattled off in about three seconds.

Hulk: Short list, but making fish-meal from Namor's face on it. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Incredible Hulk: The Green Everyman

August 29, 2009 in Movies, Superheroes, TV by faltarego | No comments

Continuing with the trend I seem to be setting for Super Saturdays, I'd like to reflect upon the next in the quintet of daring defenders who comprise The Marvel Super Heroes of 1966—a gentle, agile, flexible, and articulate fellow by the name of… Hulk.

All cheekiness aside, however, I quite like the Hulk. He's been gray, he's been green, he's been a mindless brute, a semi-intelligent brute, and an articulate brute. But he's always been an exploration of our fear of radioactivity and our fear of our animal self.

Hulk has been portrayed differently by different writers over the years, but his essence has always remained the same. He's the powerful, savage alter-ego of a quiet, brilliant man. He's what happens when inhibitions fall away and instinct takes over. He epitomizes that secret desire we all have at various times to bust out of our socially-imposed shells and just… well… smash. Read the rest of this entry »

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