Comments on: 7 More Superpowers The World Can Do Without

By: Carmela Anthony

Carmela Anthony — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:07:00 +0000

Two teenagers invented one of the best known superheroes of all time. Who was the superhero, who were the teenagers and in what city did they live?

By: Jude

Jude — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:59:00 +0000

Didn’t the “Dial H for Hero” kids in the 80s dial Horror once? I seem to remember Superman being called in to take care of the problem!

By: John Joachim

John Joachim — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:04:00 +0000

It must be noted (if it’s not all that obvious) that “Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo” is more comedy and satire than something one would find in, say, Silver Surfer comics. Yes, it is really weird, but it is intentionally funny. It’s not uncommon that the heroes are mocking the criminals (and the criminals relate to the audience when this is occurring).

My favorite character is probably Baby Heppokomaru, whose head falls off (and subsequently reverts to a baby-like personality), but nonetheless has control over when he’s grown-up and when he’s “immature” for his age. Now, tell me this isn’t satire.

By: octopus103

octopus103 — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:08:00 +0000

Um, they left out a lot about Bobobo, which, come to think of it, is probably a good thing. He can also summon random people by opening his afro, rely on (or abuse) his friends to fight and combine with many of his friends for more powers. Anyone who wants more than that should go to Wikipedia or something. Seriously, it’s REALLY weird. The damsel-in-distress is usually distressed by the heroes, not the villains.

By: rexology

rexology — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:41:00 +0000

Bryan: I believe The Tick character was actually The Flying Squirrel. Get it right or I shall deploy the middle child!!

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:38:00 +0000

Did Squirrel girl come out before or after the Tick cartoon series?

In season 3, the episode “The Tick vs. Education”, the Tick teaches some wannabes how to be a superhero. One member of his class is Squirrel Girl. He asks about her power and she says, “I like squirrels.” Later, squirrels come to her aid, just because she likes them.

You could fill several blogs with lame powers from the Tick series.

By: GTT

GTT — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:57:00 +0000

Wow… some people really get worked up over nothing…

Anywho, I found this article quite entertaining. I´m not a comic book fan but this took me back to my childhood. I LOVED the Legion of Super-Heroes. Thanks for bringing back those memories!! :)

By: 8rustystaples

8rustystaples — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:34:00 +0000

Okay, Karina, tell us where we can see the pics. You owe it to all of us Squirrel Girl fans.

By: Admiral Byrd

Admiral Byrd — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:34:00 +0000

L, please clarify: are you joking or serious?

By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:01:00 +0000

What’s wrong with it being a fluff article. I am sure you can find plenty of deep analysis about comics on the internet, but everyone has to start somewhere. As someone who just purchased his first graphic novel (Watchmen) I found this article pretty enjoyable. It gave me some insight to a bit of the comic world outside of superman/spiderman/batman. I think that was the audience this was aiming for.

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