tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post6602178005870774608..comments2023-06-20T08:20:25.787-07:00Comments on Lady, That's My Skull: Why I'm not upset about Big Barda dyingSleestakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08512281434803286602noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-1154612232574504012011-04-01T22:21:01.955-07:002011-04-01T22:21:01.955-07:00Here's the thing;whatever they replace the New...Here's the thing;whatever they replace the New Gods with,odds are they're going to suck.As a matter of fact,if you read the Justice League issues that were out afterward,where three knock-offs turned up,you know they suck.Even the ones that were seen during the lead in to the death of Batman,that whole anti-life-equation-takes-over-the-world story,were only shadows of Kirby's creations.Jim Starlin,who seems to have become the go-to guy when you want to kill off any cosmic-powered character(s) allegedly had plans for some kind of big reveal but so far,years later,nothing's happened,other than that DC Universe build-a-figure Imperiex.Not to sound peeved,but I'm unimpressed,and a little disgusted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-49590591968840489502008-06-29T23:48:00.000-07:002008-06-29T23:48:00.000-07:00Nice that she got some non-combat stage time befor...Nice that she got some non-combat stage time before being killed, though. These days, if I see Barda in a comic, I know Parallax or Pariah or a two-page mural of villains escaping from prison is not far behind.<BR/><BR/>Say, whatever happened to Sleez?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-48009086251268981462008-04-01T08:36:00.000-07:002008-04-01T08:36:00.000-07:00I've been a serious Barda booster since picking up...I've been a serious Barda booster since picking up her first appearance in Mister Miracle a looooong time ago, and her no-BS version of the superwoman warrior made a huge impression on me, especially at the time. I'm going to miss her, but let's face it: this is comics, so it's only a matter of time until she's back in some way or other. I just hope they don't mess with her outfit, especially the helmet. Sheer visual genius.Bunche (pop culture ronin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11831085937894725459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-60575471628118205822007-11-26T11:15:00.000-08:002007-11-26T11:15:00.000-08:00No matter what, Barda should have gone down fighti...No matter what, Barda should have gone down fighting. She was/is a warrior. <BR/><BR/>Of/c she will outlast us all, but dead in a kitchen apron? Ugh.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02095975112926228289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-89935691353589726302007-10-25T13:00:00.000-07:002007-10-25T13:00:00.000-07:00I posted about her death this morning. I am upset ...I posted about her death this morning. I am upset <BR/>because female character get shot through the spine or are knocked off.RobOrangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07550355744244145972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-69227433088951767072007-10-22T23:23:00.000-07:002007-10-22T23:23:00.000-07:00Thank you for posting the sanest response I've see...Thank you for posting the sanest response I've seen to Death of the New Gods #1 yet.<BR/><BR/>I understand and agree with the idea of reinventing the characters into something marketable. I'm still going to miss them. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-50146453930490685142007-10-22T14:53:00.000-07:002007-10-22T14:53:00.000-07:00The last time it really meant anything to a reader...The last time it really meant anything to a reader was for Warlock, Captain Marvel and Phoenix.Sleestakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512281434803286602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-91736009372652900672007-10-22T11:09:00.000-07:002007-10-22T11:09:00.000-07:00I just don't understand how Marvel and DC can cons...I just don't understand how Marvel and DC can consider that killing off characters, major or minor, has any dramatic value anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-82846956459371112322007-10-22T10:59:00.000-07:002007-10-22T10:59:00.000-07:00The impermanence of comic book deaths does not dim...The impermanence of comic book deaths does not diminish the tragedy of Big Barda's death. <BR/><BR/>I suggest an appropriate period of mourning.<BR/><BR/>Dibs on the Mega-Rod!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com