Guest whatitistoburn Posted January 19, 2003 Report Posted January 19, 2003 Reading through various online posts and occasional references in comics (Exiles for instance), I always see people making fun of the Defenders for various reasons and jokes that I don't understand. So my question is, what exactly was the deal and why does everyone make fun of them?
Guest starvenger Posted January 20, 2003 Report Posted January 20, 2003 Paging Sassquatch... All I can really tell you is that the Defenders were a non-team, seemingly made up of whoever they wanted to throw in the book at the time. I mean, I can't imagine that there was a great demand for Valykrie and Gargoyle to be in a comic, but there they were...
Guest HellSpawn Posted January 21, 2003 Report Posted January 21, 2003 I just can say that it looks odd to me to gather.. Hulk Dr. Strange Namor (??? maybe Im wrong on this one) and Silver Surfer
Guest converge241 Posted January 30, 2003 Report Posted January 30, 2003 I actually liked the old defenders and even new defenders (with Manslaughter and the like) and i love Erik Larsen but that last updated (pre- The Order) Defenders? rubbish big disapointment see also: Infinity Abyss
Guest Sassquatch Posted January 31, 2003 Report Posted January 31, 2003 I'll admit I was clueless as to what the Hell this joke about the Defenders is. From what I understand, the joke seems to be the Hulk's nicknames for his fellow Defenders. Hulk, having the mind of a child, would refer to his teammates by child-like names. Dr.Strange was called "Magician" Valkyrie was called "Sword Girl" Nighthawk was called "Bird Nose" and Hellcat was called "Catgirl" This is all I can come up with.
Guest gthureson Posted January 31, 2003 Report Posted January 31, 2003 For awhile there, it also seemed like the Defenders was home for characters whose own series had been cancelled.
Guest starvenger Posted January 31, 2003 Report Posted January 31, 2003 That, or the Champions of Los Angeles (minus Hercules)...
Guest converge241 Posted February 3, 2003 Report Posted February 3, 2003 aw man the champions *gets nostalgic*
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