Weird comic book concepts that you find amusing

markhawkman

One that particularly amused me is that in DC comics some, if not all, of their true magic users are actually a separate subspecies of human called "Homo Magi" who are born with an innate talent for magic. But... If they're not raised and trained knowing how to use magic their powers will manifest around puberty in a manner very similar to that of a Marvel Comics mutant.

So what sorts of weird comic book ideas have made you chuckle?

legendarylycan

the absurdity of seeing a mook subject to any and all manner of attacks that would be fatal and show up in the next panel being hauled off to jail, obviously very much alive and none the worse for wear aside from a few bruises

which is why i prefer the marvel/DC cinematic universe - people actually DIE in live-action​​

elsawhitworth

Hows about the fact that the civilians in comic book universes must either be more resilient than normal humans or are just hiding crippling PTSD really well. Imagine the existential horror of living in a world where everything you have could be wiped out in an instant by a superpowered tantrum. Makes some of the citizen of Millenium who run in screaming terror from nothing make more sense...

spinnytop

The amount of money a Sentinel must cost to produce, vs the amount of time it spends in combat before being reduced to a pile of garbage. Imagine if every day you had to buy a Lamborghini to get to work, and then buy one for the drive home as well - that would be more cost efficient than sending Sentinels to fight the X-Men. But big dumb robots tho!

bulgarex

Super-scientists who build time machines, teleporters, ant-gravity, energy guns, who genetically engineer superhumans... while almost all the rest of humanity drive internal-combustion vehicles, shoot bullets, and can't find a cure for the common cold.

legendarylycan

bulgarex wrote: »

Super-scientists who build time machines, teleporters, ant-gravity, energy guns, who genetically engineer superhumans... while almost all the rest of humanity drive internal-combustion vehicles, shoot bullets, and can't find a cure for the common cold.

to be fair, most of that stuff ends up getting destroyed minutes after production and its creator either getting killed, going insane, getting trapped in another dimension/on another world or ending up in jail - it doesn't have time to propagate to the civilian population​​

markhawkman

Heh, there are a few occasions where super-science is said to require super-materials, thus preventing mass0production.

jonsills

I liked the explanation in the Wild Cards shared-universe stories, where all that gadgetry is in fact a manifestation of the "inventor's" Ace power, and won't work for anyone else (and is frequently discovered to have been constructed from literal garbage - one device Dr. Tachyon took apart featured apple cores and an old newspaper).

Then there was DC's explanation for why powers were manifesting in people whenever they needed a new character - the apparently-widespread "metagene", a genetic complex that is only metastable until the person is subject to potentially-lethal stresses, at which point the complex collapses into a stable state that happens to grant them the superpowers they need in order to survive the situation. Don't know if that still applies, because it was two "Final Crises" ago, but I hope it does, just because it amused me that Max Lord developed his telepathic mind control powers in response to being buried in a cave-in, and calling out for help - from Blue Beetle.

markhawkman

And Leslie Willis, AKA Livewire, who got her powers from being electrocuted so hard it'd hurt Superman. Some versions of the story it happened because Superman was holding her while trying to save her, but not always.

ealford1985

How in between dying and fighting evil non-stop The Summer and Grey family seem to shoot out children around the clock....without appearing pregnant or delivering a child.

flyingfinn

legendarylycan

jonsills wrote: »

Then there was DC's explanation for why powers were manifesting in people whenever they needed a new character - the apparently-widespread "metagene", a genetic complex that is only metastable until the person is subject to potentially-lethal stresses, at which point the complex collapses into a stable state that happens to grant them the superpowers they need in order to survive the situation. Don't know if that still applies, because it was two "Final Crises" ago, but I hope it does, just because it amused me that Max Lord developed his telepathic mind control powers in response to being buried in a cave-in, and calling out for help - from Blue Beetle.

oh, it still happens in the DC cinematic 'verse - most of the superheroes/villains from flash (who weren't visitors from other shows like supergirl or green arrow) got their powers from being hit by the dark matter wave released by star lab's particle accelerator exploding just as they wound up in a fatal situation​​

spinnytop

But wait... why isn't a certain part of Superman's anatomy jiggling then? ...wow, he really is the "MAN of steel" wink!

beezeeze

well...only the most vile of villains aim below the waist.

saburfang

Infinite ammo guns

...and only reloading if the plot demands it

decorumfriends

markhawkman

not a practical location for a weapon.

legendarylycan

markhawkman wrote: »

not a practical location for a weapon.

7 billion humans disagree​​