The history of Storm, now ... that's several pages long to get to the high points!
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Posted on 03/15/2004 1:45:41 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
Y'all don't come out--that's why it's a mystery :)
No, it's just that women seem to insist on standing in front of the sinks and chatting. Which backs things up...
Now that you've told me that, do you have to kill me? :)
I've got Fiddler on the Roof playing, Becky is with my sister and Alyson is watching Barney. Life is good!
Well, I could use a Kahlua and Cream!
Yes! :) Isn't that an occasion for Wild Turkey? :)
Hi, Ruthie! BTW, there is no loading in the red zone. The red zone is for unloading only. Loading is only allowed in the white zone. :)
He portrayed WW in a loincloth and armor that just floored me. His style --- "hyperrealistic?" --- is soooo easy on the eye!
You know, I just laughed out loud thinking of the scene where they are walking through the airport, punching out the Hari Krishnas! Lord forgive me, but HAHAHAHAHHAHAAA!!!
Yes :) You can look them up individually here:
or by group here:
Marvel Directory: Groups/Teams
There are a number of Marvel groups besides X-Men with female members, as well as a number of solo heroines. And then there's DC as well. Gotta be some more cool superheroines out there for ya :)
He's finishing up now......HEY! I wouldn't have to work hard!
The history of Storm, now ... that's several pages long to get to the high points!
Remember she's from a tropical island, though--it gets hot there!
And I thought the headband was really dumb-looking.
I like her tiara! :) Plus it's made of an Amazonium metal which is the strongest on earth and is very handy in a fight:
"Ravaged by poisons unknown to American medicine, Steve's body has altered its shape and size. He has evolved into a creature whose mind is a corrupted as his body. As security guards try to stop his rampage, he throws them aside as if they were toys. Diana quickly gets to her feet and ducking around the corner, transforms into Wonder Woman. As she runs back into the corridor she sees to her horror that he is crashing into the war room. As the chiefs of staff dive for cover, he runs amok and heads for the president. The guards open fire but their bullets simply bounce of his skin which has become dense like armour plating. Wonder Woman swiftly removes her tiara and leaping up at the monster, uses the Amazonium metal which is the hardest element on earth, to dig the tiara into its flesh."
Er, and what exactly does she do?
Stop a bullet cold
Make the Axis fold
Make a liar tell the truth. . .
In the TV version :) In the comic-book, she approaches Superman's strength level.
To me, she's just Another Generic Superhero.
But remember that when she was created, there was no such thing as a generic superheroine:
"William Moulton Marston was an educational consultant in 1940 for Detective Comics, Inc.(now better known as DC Comics). Marston saw that the DC line, seeing it filled with images of super men such as Green Lantern, Batman, and their flagship character, Superman. Seeing all these male heroes, Marston was left wondering why there was not a female hero."
[SNIP]
"In a 1943 issue of The American Scholar, Marston said: 'Not even girls want to be girls so long as our feminine archetype lacks force, strength, and power, Not wanting to be girls, they don't want to be tender, submissive, peace-loving as good women are. Women's strong qualities have become despised because of their weakness. The obvious remedy is to create a feminine character with all the strength of Superman plus all the allure of a good and beautiful woman.'"
Possibly that's why I usually like single-superheros better, like Spiderman. People who don't have whole gangs of superfriends.
Well, Spiderman's too cool to be in a group, so I can't argue with that part :)
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