tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post7538981561977419046..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Who's Neptune Perkins?Siskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-8216666472844934522014-01-23T01:47:08.473-04:002014-01-23T01:47:08.473-04:00I actually think Alan is probably the smartest, al...I actually think Alan is probably the smartest, although he's apparently worse with money than even Hal. I'll note that Guy is clearly the best businessman, on top of his entirely unrelated degrees.American Hawkmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-70276096691816525822014-01-22T18:00:40.299-04:002014-01-22T18:00:40.299-04:00Well, it relates to British humour...Well, it relates to British humour...Craig Oxbrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388821789251515974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-56831273794748846292014-01-22T16:41:32.240-04:002014-01-22T16:41:32.240-04:00Hey! Guy graduated with two degrees from the Univ...Hey! Guy graduated with two degrees from the University of Michigan! He just had brain damage for a while...mostly courtesy of Sinestro and Hal. But he has his brains back now.<br /><br />John is still the smartest however.SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-80586442884777865782014-01-21T23:10:59.340-04:002014-01-21T23:10:59.340-04:00In fairness, Guy seemed just fine until he suffere...In fairness, Guy seemed just fine until he suffered significant on-panel brain damage back in Denny O'Neal' s run. :) Note also that there was an actual honest-to-God story about how Hal learned common sense in Superboy, of all places.American Hawkmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-16369391046492747982014-01-21T21:18:54.488-04:002014-01-21T21:18:54.488-04:00Sally: If you mean Perkins, then yes, Infinite Cri...Sally: If you mean Perkins, then yes, Infinite Crisis did him in.<br /><br />Craig: Is that British humor?<br /><br />Matt: You don't know my players.<br /><br />AmHawk: You know, Guy's not an especially bright light either. You know what they say about courage and stupidity, maybe the rings can't distinguish between the two.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-83748565011845202682014-01-21T20:20:39.885-04:002014-01-21T20:20:39.885-04:00Hal isn't stupid, especially when compared to ...Hal isn't stupid, especially when compared to the likes of Kyle... but he does have a statistically improbable number of head injuries. Also, a guilt complex that makes Peter Parker look like Lex Luthor.American Hawkmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-84018249728593843682014-01-21T19:50:24.604-04:002014-01-21T19:50:24.604-04:00Hal Jordan isn't stupid...his writers are. To ...Hal Jordan isn't stupid...his writers are. To be fair, when you make a hero pretty much invulnerable if he uses his brains, it's tempting to write him as stupid to make the story play out as desired.<br /><br />Would GL ever fall for this stuff in a roleplaying game if he's a PC?Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-72042078213475198142014-01-21T19:22:11.990-04:002014-01-21T19:22:11.990-04:00Is he related to Sue?Is he related to Sue?Craig Oxbrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388821789251515974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-71033668003548382952014-01-21T18:54:25.811-04:002014-01-21T18:54:25.811-04:00Delta...Hal isn't STUPID...but he is awfully i...Delta...Hal isn't STUPID...but he is awfully impulsive. And he does seem to hit his head a lot. <br /><br />Ah...Neptune Jones. Didn't he come back and get killed off?SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-24275587243360252242014-01-21T14:53:21.743-04:002014-01-21T14:53:21.743-04:00Times like this, I wish that DC would hurry up and...Times like this, I wish that DC would hurry up and release the Golden Age Hawkman Archives volume 2... love these stories.<br /><br />I also quite liked Neptune Perkins' Post-CRISIS origin, which was recycled from a planned Golden Age Aquaman origin for Secret Origins, and incorporated Poe's Arthur Gordon Pym and Lovecraft's Mountains of Madness. Good stuff!American Hawkmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-73180973094995318182014-01-21T14:31:44.084-04:002014-01-21T14:31:44.084-04:00Interestingly, Neptune Perkins' Post-CRISIS or...Interestingly, Neptune Perkins' Post-CRISIS origin was originally intended for the Golden Age Aquaman and recycled. I actually really liked it, tying into both Poe's Arthur Gordon Pym and Lovecraft' s Mountains of Madness. <br /><br />I really wish that DC would get on the ball and release Golden Age Hawkman Archives #2... love these stories. Add me as a vote for the All-Star Squadron take as well... I'm a fan.American Hawkmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-76171263105128743442014-01-21T14:00:47.511-04:002014-01-21T14:00:47.511-04:00@Delta Stuff like this (and the whole album) is a ...@Delta Stuff like this (and the whole album) is a start: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dlanod/196059844/in/set-72157594208628528/Jayunderscorezerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16611897906121531154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-58511150720981134112014-01-21T13:57:27.462-04:002014-01-21T13:57:27.462-04:00He's not the smartest guy in the JLA to be sur...He's not the smartest guy in the JLA to be sure, but my joke was more about his hitting his head a lot. See SallyP's Green Lantern Butt's Forever in the blog roll (to the right) for all the evidence.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-72542598686731217092014-01-21T13:41:20.044-04:002014-01-21T13:41:20.044-04:00Possible post suggestion: "Why we think Hal J...Possible post suggestion: "Why we think Hal Jordan is stupid". You mention this a lot, but personally I don't know where it comes from. I guess my basis for the character is the Super Friends cartoon where he had the most authoritative voice, so those comments always give me dissonance. Maybe just a few examples would suffice.Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-50035792132300690442014-01-21T13:23:46.138-04:002014-01-21T13:23:46.138-04:00An interesting suggestion, possibly not as dauntin...An interesting suggestion, possibly not as daunting as the Legion feature I proposed, and Michael Bailey's Perisphere didn't cover more than 8 issues or so.<br /><br />Putting thought into it.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-41674434546923998712014-01-21T12:43:00.693-04:002014-01-21T12:43:00.693-04:00I'd like to nominate. All-Star Squadron for a ...I'd like to nominate. All-Star Squadron for a siskoid daily feature after Doctor Who finishes. dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-19414252420104328452014-01-21T11:27:46.057-04:002014-01-21T11:27:46.057-04:00I always felt bad when Roy Thomas got the rug pull...I always felt bad when Roy Thomas got the rug pulled out from under him with DC and the "Crisis of Subpar Sales as Compared to Marvel." Ruined everything he was doing with All-Star Squadron and Infinity Inc. Young All-Stars was a pretty sorry consolation prize and seemed fairly uninspired.<br /><br />Didn't realize Neptune Perkins (what a lousy name) predated YA-S.Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.com