Hmm, this could be harder than I thought.
Irregardless, I want to look at the good stuff from Civil War #4, to talk about those that deserve big props. So let's begin.
Bill Foster(Goliath): Imaginary phone conversation between Quesada and Bill Foster (God, I'm ripping off Chris again).Q: "Hey Bill, it's Joe."
BF: "Joe, I haven't heard from you in years."
Q: "Really? Well, anyway we - by which I mean the Marvel braintrust (insert joke here) - would like you to appear in an issue of Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man during The Other. And we want you to be a guest-star in Ben Grimm's book too (hat-tip to Fortress Keeper for the heads up on this)."
BF: "OK, that sounds pretty nice. I'd like to get back out on the scene, get some exposure."
Q: "That's great, because you're gonna get some exposure. Otherwise, why would people care when Thor ki... oops"
BF: "What Joe? 'Thor ki' what,?"
Q: "I said Thor ki... cks some butt alongside you in our newest major crossover! But Millar said I shouldn't mention that! Have you heard about Civil War, Bill? Millar and I really want you to be one of Captain America's most prominent allies."
BF: "Really, because you know Cap and I haven't hung out that much. . ."
Q: "Nonsense! You guys'll get along great, and Brubaker's got people loving Cap, so if you're his buddy, they'll love you too! See you here soon!"
BF: "Uh, alright. See you soon."
Dr. Foster is a smart man. He knows what it means when a relatively obscure character that hasn't gotten much recent exposure starts popping up allover, and playing large roles in major events. And yet, he went ahead with it. He stood by Cap, and he took on the Ben Reilly-Thor to try and help his comrades out. Sure it was risky to attack even a fake Thunder God, but he went for it, because Marvel demanded cannon fodder, and Bill Foster wanted to be a good soldier. He wanted to be a team player. Even if Marvel didn't always do right by him, they still gave him his big break, and he wanted to thank them. Plus, he stood up for what he believed in, even though sometimes, all that gets you is a hole in your chest. Still, the fact he believed he was going to hand Thor - even a phony one - a beating, is worthy of some applause. Of some dap, if you will. So cheers to you, Bill Foster. I may not have known who you were when you popped up in Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #2, but you were trying to save Spider-Man from that horrible degenerative affliction known as Straczynski Syndrome, and that made you alright by me. Goliath, we await your inevitable return alongside the New Warriors, sometime after Quesada is jettisoned into the Sun by the Sentry.
Iron Man: Because it was nice of him to buy the 38 burial plots neccessary for Dr. Foster. Now it doesn't make up for him making the Thor Clone that killed him in the first place, but it was an actual human gesture, and these days, I say we have to take what we can get.
Sue Storm: For defending people she's known and worked beside for years. For realizing that trying to be the supportive wife for her increasingly dingbat husband, hoping he'll see the error of his ways, ain't gonna cut it. For getting her brother to realize that no matter how well-intentioned her husband and Stark may be, they're going about this completely wrong. For helping to signal the shift in power between the pro- and anti-registration forces, which lead to the "pro" group completely outing themselves as evil (I mean really, Bullseye? You guys are serious? Why not just go into space and ask Thanos if he'll help you out?). For the nice little dig she put in the letter she left Reed regarding their children. 'I hope you will give them the time that you have so often denied them in the past.' OOOOOOO, Reed Richards, you just got burned! She just dissed your parenting skills! You got owned, freaking owned! I saw that!Oh yeah, and for making it so I actually got a prediction correct. Well, part of it, anyway.
So congratulations to all three of you. This cuddly little baby panda applauds you all. And then it rolls around on the rug in a way that is just adorable.Yes, it even applauded Tony Stark. Baby pandas are nearly incurable optimists. They seize upon any slim glimmer of light, any sign that a person isn't totally lost to the darkness.
So who else deserved a round of panda applause in Civil War #4?
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Let's look over some Fortress Favorites and see if they're deserving:
Nighthawk?
Nope, ran off like a cowardly punk.
Cap?
Raving lunatic.
Goliath?
Good trooper, and definitely deserved the panda since he didn't even get a dignified burial.
(By the way, for whatever reason your generous link leads to an imposter - a fortress of fotitude. I may have to declare war on that guy!!)
Peter?
Starting to notice that Tony and Reed's plan is, well, insane. Cloning should be a sore point for him, too. Maybe he should get a panda thumbs up!
Hank Pym.
Not a favorite, to be honest, but the only super-scientist among the big three to wonder what the heck he's gotten himself into. Give the guy a panda, he has so little else in life.
Oh, and because I don't feel the urge to be positive, the real Thor should smite his "pals" Tony and Reed for violating his memory.
No panda for them.
fortress: thanks for the heads up on the link. I believe it is fixed now.
And I have to admit, I thought about giving Pym some applause, because he did really seem to care, but he's never been a favorite, and old dislikes die hard hard, but on your recommendation, he gets applause.
I'm more reluctant to give Peter any though, just because he's already made such a mess of things, it almost feels too late for him to be realizing what a cock-up this is.
Maybe after next week's Amazing.
It is hard to be positive sometimes, ain't it? I think it's a sign of devotion, so to speak. I mean, Nighwing under Bruce Jones sucked rotten eggs but I was not the frothing pit of anger that I was when he was sucking on the Incredible Hulk. We know they can do better and the opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference.
I go into work tomorrow to read Civil War #4. Wish me luck.
Yeah, it's nice that Sue and Peter are having scond thoughts, but since Iron Man was being so self-evidently evil from the outseet, why's it taken so long? Sue was supporting her fmily, but Spidey only seems to be doing this because Iron Man built him a new suit, and that's shallow.
Hank Pym definitely deserves some panda clapping, because he does come across well in CW#4.
You guys are serious? Why not just go into space and ask Thanos if he'll help you out?
Because that would draw attention to the much better Annihiltion.
carla: My fingers are crossed for you. Make sure you have a chair nearby because the horror of it might knock you off your feet.
kelvin: "Draw attention to the much better Annihilation". Ha! You're right of course, we certainly wouldn't want anyone to know about that.
As for Peter, I keep saying that he's suffering the after effects of being dead. He's still as smart as ever, it just takes him a little longer. Brain rotted while he was in the coccoon don't ya know.
And do you think Pym might be considering a switch, even with Jan entrenched on the pro-side?
I think Pym's more likely to just opt out, like Ben Grimm, but he does seem to be having second thoughts about Adolf Stark's crusade.
I just like that he's being redeemed bit by bit. He'll be back pouring acid into Jan's ears in a year.
Gosh that Tony Stark. What a hero he is for buying all those cemetary plots, and then having Goliath just dumped into them sans coffin or embalming or anything. He's a PEACH of a guy! And Reed Richards! Just because Peter is doing a happy dance on the grave, he thinks that his behavior is...suspicious!
I thought that the pro-registration guys are still supposed to be heroes...you know, FIGHTING the bad guys, not TEAMING UP WITH THEM!! I'm so glad that Sue and Johnny got the heck out of that lunatic asylum.
Oops. That should be...because Peter ISN'T doing a happy dance. Sorry, I was to busy seething to watch my spelling.
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