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At this rate, comics are going to be re-doing the Ultimate line in a couple years "because we can do something new and hipper." It will never stop. Sometimes things need to be set in stone and let alone. Comics book writers and editors today are too obsessed with going back and re-writing the past for their own fan boy pleasures. It disturbs the fragile stability in continuity comics have today.

Doomsday should have got to kill everyone except Booster Gold, Blue Beetle and Guy Gardner. Oh yeah, Superman included. DC ruined the "death" scene in a big way when they brought back Supes. Comics just can't kill off major characters. If they do, then at some point they will be required to bring them back. Jean Grey is perhaps one of the most notable examples here. Her return in 1986 spit on the death scene in comics but Superman's return took a steamming piss on it. Batman coming back from paralysis was okay though. Death on the otherhand should not be mucked around with.

This book could rank up there with how Spider-Man slapped Mary Jane in the face during the Clone Saga debacle. It just won't have a good explanation that justifies the actions. Hal Jordan's character went twisted. Fans needed to accept this. Now DC is giving a pardon to a mass murderer who nearly slained both Sentinel and Kyle Rayner. To me, that's far worse than turning the character bad with a shitty motive (younger = more sales).

The word going around Marvel is that Neil Gaiman is going to be the new writer for Thor. At least that would explain why the details of his new work at Marvel are hush and hush and "title to be announced" whenever the question is brought up. That might work. On the editors deal, it's like most of Wolverine's editors have shitty memories or something. The Roughouse, Blood Scream, and Lady Deathstrike returns in the book spit on long-time readers who thought those 3 characters had made peace (or in BS's case, turned into pieces) with Wolvie.

I apologize for the hold up. Here is a good link that outlines the rights to Miracleman clusterfuck history. Mick Anglo. That's the name of the original writer. He's still alive today.

I thought that DC was awesome for making Kevin Smith outline and write out his first 6 issues of Green Arrow before he was put on the book. I wish comics would do that more often. Too bad Marvel doesn't implement that. Now, there are two Smith Marvel books out there that have not been finished and don't look to be any time soon.

IDRM isn't nearly trying hard enough to offend. The girl looks like something John Byrne would draw.

Happy birthday Flik. Nice sig by the way. Bubbly.

Peter Weller. Black Lushus brought this one up. It seemed like Weller got typecasted from doing Robocop and could never find another breakout role. His movie "Screamers" was like the last thing I remember him getting big time pub for. Too bad, I liked his facial expressions.

As someone mentioned earlier.... Stephen Dorf. Man, this guy is a dead on pick. "Feat Dot Com" seemed to wipe the guy's career out after looking strong in the successful Blade movie.

Todd's a greedy prick after saying for years how he was the "everyman's writer" after ditching big time Marvel to form the little company Image. That didn't turn out to be the case. Neil Gaiman's basis for his lawsuit against Toad helped confirm what many other people knew: the man is giant asshole with no respect for the work of others that help him. Peter David ranted on for years about how Toad was a weasel but people thought he was just dog piling on McFucker like others did. Many of Image's founders felt that Rob Liefeld and McFucker were more alike than others had let on, with Toad being mentioned as being just as big a back stabbing bastard as Liesefld was when he worked at Image. He's a genuine fuckwad for pulling power plays on folks along with being an all around prick to deal with, feeling that the world revolves around his artwork and no one elses. Think of Toad as the HBK of comics. That's one of the best comparisons I can give. You either respect the man or else you dislike him. There's not much middle ground after the garbage he's dumped on people over the years. His holding back Miracleman from being shown in comics or reprinting some of the old 80's series is also a strike against Toad. He said his entire basis for going after the rights of the character was so he could give back to the fans one more time. This was in 1996, after speaking with Wizard in one of their issues, and his mission statement was stalled. Miracleman never came out and was being milked by Toad in an attempt to jumpstart Spawn in case the book hit rock bottom. MM was going to be dropped into Spawn. This notion was outlandish but 5 years past and nothing happened with an MM line of books. Curse of Spawn #12 hit stores and Mike Monogan showed up in the book. Miracleman's alter ego was back. Except this time, he didn't say KIMOTA and didn't morph into MM. His debut was looking it would never come. Too bad it wasn't Toad's decision to say when MM would come back. In fact, he didn't even own the amount of rights to the character like it had been reported. Alan Moore, Gary Davis, and the original creator, whose name escapes me, had sold their rights. But Neil Gaiman hadn't. The details to the "Rights of Miracleman" gets hazy at this point for me since it kinda gets confusing really. I'll try to find a website or something that explains this story better than I can. Needless to say, Toad couldn't do a thing with the character until he gained the *full* rights, which he didn't have. Miracleman is considered one of the greatest super-hero stories ever written about a man in spandex. I posted a link in the Recommended Comics thread that has most of the American run of the book printed online. Scroll down and you should see my posted link. Here. If you've got any further questions about MM, go ahead and ask. Perhaps this gives you some sort of idea about the character value in comics. It's a really, really solid book. It's not part of comics' Holy Grial of great stories for nothing. I hope this helped.

Personally, I don't think Reinsdorf would be willing to pay Steve Stone. Otherwise, I see the White Sox as his next team to announce for. Unless some team makes an offer to him with a future GM tag in the contract, I don't see why he would want to move out of the area.

I guess Andy Reid won't have to wear his tights at the end of the season. Tough break for the Eagles and TO.

Foley has never mentioned anything about taking steroids. He's only brought up his cardio workouts in his first book. His second one was devoid of any substantial workout info. The workers in Japan and Mexico are up in the air to me in regards to their steroid use. There are some that look like they use and then there are some that look like they don't. The out of state workers are the real "who's on the juice?" topic while the WWE question is pretty much elementary. I really couldn't tell you who is on the juice in Japan or Mexico unless I thought about it for a moment and looked at some recent footage of guys. They work different schedules than their American counter parts so that's a big difference.

"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." The company no longer tests for steroids and haven't done so since 1996. That is how the company would really incriminate itself today. The WWE is not going to get caught in another steroids scandal unless a wrestler on the current roster steps forwards and offers up concrete evidence, like papers and testimonials from people in power. Everyone learned their lesson from the first time. Jamie Knoble could have gotten the company into trouble with his suspect infection on his ass that led to his firing. Really, the schedule that wrestlers have does not allow them to work out the needed amount of time to maintain their look and strength. They're either nursing injuries and resting up, dozing off for a couple hours before their plane lands, doing a public appearance for a couple hours, or else they are slipping into the gym for a minimum of a couple hours before they're scheduled to show up for that night's show. These people are on a completely different workout schedule than anyone on this board. To believe that they can maintain their look and strength without taking any regular amount of steroids is being naive. It's just not possible. Their schedule does not allow them the necessary amount of time required to workout on a regular basis in order to maintain their look or strength. They've got too much going on in their work lives. They have no off-season except for the time when they're injured and put on the sidelines for an extended period of time. Don't mistake that time for a luxury to workout with. Most of that time is spent recovering from the surgery and then rehabbing like a crazy person in order to come back and earn their paycheck. These guys only get paid when they wrestle unless they're taking time off as part of an angle.

Girls like Torrie and Stacy and other non-wrestler Divas like Dawn Marie don't need to use steroids. They aren't required to go out on a regular basis and wrestle like Trish, Molly, Lita, and Victoria are required to whenever they work house shows. Jazz was probably one of the worst offenders in the female department, aside from Chyna. Torrie's early WCW days saw her more toned like Trish was. But she was also as big as Trish is now. She was bigger than David Flair was when she entered into WCW and didn't look *that* petite standing next to Hulk Hogan. Now, she just looks slutty instead of juiced. That's not a bad thing.

Who said anything about power moves? Bodyslamming someone like Vader, the Undertaker and Kane is no easy task. Especially when you are required to do it 4-5 nights a week when Foley was a regular on house shows. Even after he stopped working with those guys, he still needed to be able to do a simple vertical suplex to guys 230 + pounds on a regular basis. That can sap a guy's strength real fast. The schedule these guys work is hell. They need to use something to maintain their strength and size. Working out doesn't cut it since they only get several hours of down time and spend it either sleeping or doing appearances for places. The time spent in the gym is cherished by many of them I'm sure.

Yes. But, it's mainly the ones who wrestle on a regular basis. Check out Trish's fitness model era pics. She's way more ripped back then. Most fitness models I know, along with others that know others, all take some sort of muscle enhancer to "keep" their look. Their job is dependent on how they look and they have to be able to maintain that look. Imagine if they get sick and are unable to workout. They need to do something to keep that form. Now, she's more heavier and bulky than she was when she entered into the WWE in mid 2000. Like Foley, she needed to get stronger instead of toning. Now she has the best of both of both worlds.

I was a drug addict and alcoholic until I was 20. Does that count? The only other mod I know who has an addiction is Zack Malibu. His worries me the most. No one else will say if they've got the proverbial monkey on their back. Running on the beach and eating lots of protein before and after working out will help you. Eat some carbs before you work out though. Give your self an hour or so of downtime after eating before you work out though. Try out the steroids if you want to just experiment. Just don't cut your hair during your cycling period. It might take a while to grow it back. I wouldn't recommend you take them on a regular basis but if you want to only experiment then go ahead. Just don't try to look *exactly* like Chris Benoit. I won't want to be him in 10 years. His body could tie Dynamite Kid's for worst post-wrestling body breakdown. Him and DK might be racing eachother in wheelchairs someday.

Yes folks, even Stacy Keibler. Stacy only needs ass juice to maintain her size. That and good genes.

Overrated.

Bum Phillips was a real trendsetter. Tom Landry was just part of the norm.

Most guys need to juice to maintain the size they got from working out in the gym. In some cases, like HHH's, you gain about 30 pounds after your first major injury (knee in late '98) or else you gain 20 in about a year after debuting with the company (Kurt Angle) or else your body has a complete makeover in a couple of years (Trish). Good genes, those are the real key in seeing fast results from working out in the gym regularly. Otherwise, be patient and continue doing the workout you determine is best for your body. Eating right also plays a big part in seeing your body change for the best. Rest and sleep are also vital. I wouldn't be surprised to see HHH croak before Vince. At least Vince doesn't take the amount of physical abuse that HHH's body takes on a regular basis.

Spree, I've taken steroids and I know firsthand how they can change the body. I cycled for about 4 months but I wasn't satisfied with my results and felt that the amount of lifting I did without them was satisfactory enough. Plus, I didn't want to see my heart give out on me at the age of 36. I'm big enough without taking any body enhancement drugs. I can tell you with full confidence that everyone in the WWE is on the juice or has taken it at some point. Lance Storm might not have taken steroids in his ECW days but when he came to the WWE, about two years into his run, he was bigger and more ripped than he had been in previous years. Meltzer needs to open his eyes after touting Lance as one of the clean guys for the last couple of years. He wasn't. Mick Foley is another guy Meltzer should stop touting as clean. He might be now but during his WWF days his arms got considerably bigger after he signed with the company. He didn't need steroids for improving his body image, he needed them to increase his slob's strength, or lack thereof, towards being able to lift guys without tearing up his back or dropping them on their heads by being winded from the heavy lifting. Spike Dudley *might* be the only WWE wrestler to have not taken steroids. RVD does use steroids since that's the only way he would be able to maintain his build. He has the body that gymnastics can give a guy who trains religiously for but the hellish schedule he has in the WWE would prevent him from keeping his size and tone. That's the nature of the business. What's more disturbing to me are the women in the WWE and how they mutate into these rock jawed powerhouses after being in the company for a couple years. Trish is the best looking one out of the juiced-up gals but her body is going to go to shit when she hits her 40's (unless she continues juicing).

My comic book and music collections. Mainly because of the amount of time and money I've invested into each one.