tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862722106761723755.post7315967246280732758..comments2023-11-13T13:46:13.960-06:00Comments on DC Bloodlines: Justice Liberals of AmericaDiabolu Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862722106761723755.post-88199754180453919762010-10-29T23:35:49.349-05:002010-10-29T23:35:49.349-05:00I'm staying out of this one (okay, not really)...I'm staying out of this one (okay, not really)...but I always thought J'onn was above politics in general. I'd call him socialist rather than communist considering the line about Castro being a communist and J'onn's reply saying, "that's not really communism."<br /><br />Actually, I'm going to rephrase that and give J'onn his own political party and call it communalism. Seeing Martians as more advanced than us, they should be above politics and instead define themselves by ideals, not ideology, much like late 1700's Enlightenment thinking.LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862722106761723755.post-11559655860825801392010-10-28T23:18:11.220-05:002010-10-28T23:18:11.220-05:00Superman, both major Flashes, the Green Lanterns w...Superman, both major Flashes, the Green Lanterns with their own series, plus cool veterans like the Hawks, Atom, and Firestorm.<br /><br />vs.<br /><br />Batman, Wonder Woman, the two Green Lanterns sharing a series, Aquaman, and Martian Manhunter plus wimpy veterans like the Green Arrows and Black Canary. <br /><br />Captain Atom and Power Girl stack up pretty nicely against Zatanna and, what, Plastic Man? Steel? Black Lightning? C'mon!<br /><br />Sir, I assure you, any Outsiders you want to claim will be released with blessings. <br /><br />Aside from *snicker* Geo-Force, did I get any of your favorites wrong? Personally, I get a kick out of doing the Atom blog in part because of how clearly opposed both its stars are to my politics.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862722106761723755.post-29131249188223865892010-10-28T20:42:18.693-05:002010-10-28T20:42:18.693-05:00I don't know about "higher quality,"...I don't know about "higher quality," because you've got two of the "Big Three," two more Founders, and 2 more "longtimers" in GA and Canary; never mind that you also have two of the most respected GLs in both fandom and in-character, and one of the most respected (IC) and successful (RL) heroes of all time in Jay Garrick. Like I said earlier, I'd throw Wally West in there, too. Then consider the large swath of Bronze- and Modern-Age characters who round out the crew and I'd say the Left side is pretty solid as well.<br /><br />The only one which raises my eyebrows is Geo-Force. Eurotrash for sure, and a monarch at that. (As WWE Hall Of Famer Junkyard Dog once said, "This country never had no king, this country never had no queen, and the only person the JYD ever bow down to was the Good Lord Above.") But his law-and-order approach, coupled with his militaristic ruling style and "might makes right" attitude skews him Right in my book. Geo-Force was and is not afraid to use lethal force, something which sometimes put him at odds with his mentor. The fact that he has no morphed into a hated monarch has got to add cred to the Righty argument, considering the book is being written by a Leftist, right? ;)<br /><br />You know the old saying that Liberals will go down fighting but Conservatives will down compromising? Some of my favorite DC heroes (Steel, Black Lightning, Aquaman, Manhunter, GA Flash) are on this list. Geo-Force, too.Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352646370918575626noreply@blogger.com