Comic Book Couples
By Dollar Bin • Feb 6th, 2008 • Category: Shows
Comic book love, retconned, poorly written and new, come aboard…we’ll be reading you. It’s the time of year when Hallmark and Victoria Secret like to remind us all to treat our significant other better by spending money on them. So we take a break from our own “holiday” shopping to give our good friend Rachelle Goguen from Strange Adventures and Living Between Wednesdays a call to talk about our favorite and not so favorite loving couples in comics on this episode of the Dollar Bin.
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My favorite comics couple is Ralph Dibny and the lifeless, straw avatar of his dead wife. She seemed nice.
I really think that Dick Grayson and Barbara Gordon need to get over whatever thing is keeping them apart and get hitched already. Oh, and I’m gonna go ahead and start a “Dick Grayson for Batman” campaign just in case they do kill Bruce and try to replace him with Jason “Douche Robin” “Todd. Dick Grayson for Batman, because Jason Todd is a douche.”
Am I the only one that remembers that Johnny Storm was fuckin’ married to a Skrull? Lyja (the Laserfist they later called her) had been impersonating Alicia Masters for years to got inside information on the FF by being all lovey-dovey with Ben Grimm, but when the Thing didn’t come home from the Secret Wars she changed her plan to get close to Johnny instead. There was one thing she didn’t count on though… falling in love. The Skrull may have even been pregnant with Johnny’s baby. I can’t quite recall. It was all very soap opera inspired. It was all brought out into the open in the 30th Anniversary issue of FF back in ‘91. I can’t remember the number off the top of my head.
I too am reading Y: The Last Man in trades, so thanks for not spoiling it for me.
Great show guys. Keep up the awesome work. Thanks.
I remember that Storm Skrull thing a little. At least I do remember hearing about it. There’s more to come out of this show that will be posted really soon all over the site.
YES! Laserfist! Also
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Bagley’s DC project is the post countdown weekly book, which will be written by Kurt Busiek, and features the trinity. According to Rich Johnston’s Lying in the Gutters.
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Also, shame for mentioning MODOK in the least dateable group. Before his transformation, George Tarleton was bangin’ Monica Rappucini, and produced a son (Ms Marvel 15-17, MODOKs 11). After the accident, he had an ON PANEL SEX SCENE with Dr Kathrine Waynseboro (Hulk 290) after turning her into Ms MODOK. Seriously, mental tendrils emerge from the gems on their respective giant fore heads, intertwine, in a way that is pretty similar to slug sex. Hulk and Abomination look on in disgust and fear. Ms MODOK was gonna marry him until MODOK disintegrates the abomination on a lark. See, anyone smart enough to love MODOK is going to LOVE MODOK. I mean Waynesboro is kind of a fox. MODOK is also very protective and chivalrous of his bulbous bride to be. He mind blasts a Hulk, who was not even attacking him, saying, “Ill not here her referred to disrespectfully!…You will apologize…ON YOUR KNEES!”
In Ms Marvel #7 (1977) MODOK has captured Ms Marvel and is putting her through the mental ringer. In one scene he appears to her with a human sized head (that still bears normal MODOK features) muscled body and a costume seemingly of the greek god of bondage, and they kiss passionately. Which is kinda worse, cuz he could have made her make out with him in his real form if he wanted. “She screams a second time, and inside her mind smiles… For MODOK has changed. No longer repulsive, fearful, monstrously evil– the mind ripper mas made him tall and strong and beautiful. It’s made him a man Ms Marvel can LOVE. And serve. A man she will worship as a GOD.”
Stone. Cold. Pimp.
Moral of the MODOK story being, if he wants you, MODOK will have you. Don’t bother resisting or he will turn you into a similarly MODOKy being or make love to you in your mind. Mutual consent is not something MODOK cares much about, but he can be a very protective and caring man. And you should never break MODOKs heart because (MODOKs 11 SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER) he will blow you up with a hypernova.
MODOK: most datable, do-able villain in comics.
My favorite comic book couple is Obadiah Horn and Sahara from the Elephantmen and Hip Flask series.
MODOK porn….eewwwwwwwww
“MODOK porn….eewwwwwwwww”
no, no…
it was the hottest thing anyone has ever witnessed.
I am still laughing over the hilarious, yet tragic, life that Matt Murdock has led. Can anyone recommend a trade of Daredevil where his personal life is just one bad thing after another. I could do with that on my bookshelf just so i can occasionally read it and laugh myself sick.
Keep the shows coming, as always, an awesome show.
Yeah, poor Matt Murdock. Whenever I’m feelin’ down I just pick “The Man Without Fear” or “Born Again” and somehow it all doesn’t seem that bad.
I know this is gonna be a weird question and a blast from the past, but did Marvel ever solve the “mystery” of who killed Graydon Creed? For some reason I was thinking about that crap-ass storyline and couldn’t remember is they ever gave us an answer. Does anyone remember?
“At a rally for Graydon’s hopeful presidential candidacy, an assassin shot and killed him (X-Factor #130). Several years later, the miniseries X-Men Forever revealed that a future version of Mystique had fired the shot, having sworn to kill Graydon for his part in the Friends of Humanity’s brutal attack on Trevor Chase, the grandson of her lover Destiny. Scott Lobdell had originally planned for the Askani Sisterhood to be responsible for Creed’s assassination, and even hinted that there were members of the Askani infiltrated on Creed’s campaign.” - Wikipedia
As far as tragic Daredevil stories take your pick. But some of the Frank Miller stuff and any thing From Daredevil Volume 2 for the most part by Smith, Bendis or Brubaker. I’d start from the beginning with the Kevin Smith stuff and journey down the most depressing time line in comics history.
More depressing than batman?
Will look into those titles when I’m next at forbidden planet. Thanks for the info. I have decided to give marvel a chance and try some of their titles.
Waaaay more depressing than Batman. Batman still has his sidekicks and Alfred. All Daredevil has is fat guy named “Foggy.”
Hey, lets be fair. Foggy isn’t that fat.
Ralph and Sue Dibny were a great, loving couple. Too bad DC just couldn’t have ONE happy couple in their universe. I too an reading Y: The Last Man in trades only so thank you for not spoiling it for me. I always thought that Yorick and Agent 355 made a good couple.
“Ralph and Sue Dibny were a great, loving couple. Too bad DC just couldn’t have ONE happy couple in their universe.”
Animal Man
and i think
Adam Strange is still married
Last 2 comments brought to you straight out of the pages of 52…
Foggy’s ass is wide. When John Favreau played him in the movie I thought, “Damn, are they gonna make Favs put on like 75 pounds?” Foggy only looks thin cause he’s in a book that also features the Kingpin.
Let’s be fair, DC has plenty of happy couples: Lois and Clark, Ollie and Dinah, Jay Garrick and his old ass wife, Wally and Linda.
Marvel only has Luke Cage and Jessica Jones, Reed and Sue (sort of, they ain’t exactly in a healthy relationship), and Tony Stark and gin.
I really don’t think that Ollie and Dina can be considered a happy couple since Ollie is a manwhore.
Peter Parker and Mary Jane….
BEFORE they entered into a 3-way with Satan.
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Ollie was a manwhore. And Dinah loves him regardless of this.
I’ve been thinking about it and Blue Beetle and Booster Gold are probably my favorite comics couple. I DO NOT think that they have a romantic, homosexual relationship, but I do think they are loves each others’ lives. It’s like Bill Nighy’s character’s arc in the movie “Love Actually.” Or Jason Statham’s character in “Snatch,” in that Tommy is his partner. They may have relationships with women and they may have other friends, but they both that the only person they can really count on to be there for them every time they need it is the other.
I swear to God, I’m straight.
Not by choice apparently.
I have always wondered why DInah put up with Ollie’s manwhore ways. I think an issue or two going into her past would be interesting. As far as odd couples and/or pairings how disturbing would it be if Roy Harper and Dinah did the nasty?
This is off the couples topic but it seemed like this was the first you guys had heard of the Bagley announcement. I thought it was a new announcement from the excitement from you guys, but that news wasn’t recent.
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Keep up the good work.
Memphis, TN
Its the first time I heard it. It was news to me. I don’t tend to follow the rumor mill.
WAY off topic. Justincredible, I grew up in Jonesboro, AR about 40 minutes west of Memphis. You are a lucky man to have access to Rendevouz anytime you want. How’s everything in the MidSouth?
When did we turn into facebook?
What about Jesse and Tulip from Preacher?
For Pics of the MODOK lovin’ check out my VDay Blog @ http://effetebomb.blogspot.com/
Joel - I lived in Arkansas most of my life. Hot Springs. And my old roommate went to ASU in Jonesboro. So, I’ve been through Jonesboro a couple of times. This was like ten years ago, though. Is it still a depressingly quiet little town?
Joel: We actually did talk about Jesse and Tulip, the the discussion had very little substance and unfortunately it didn’t make the cut. That show was killer for reeling down the time. We had 1.5 hours with Rachelle and 1 hour with Tre to work with. Sorry. They sure as hell are a great couple though. I don’t know if I could actually name a better couple now that I really have time to think about it. They are pure dedication.
Adrian: ewwww.
Terry: Do you want me to get you Joel’s number? … psst… I think my friend likes you…
Terry: Still a depressing town yes.
Adam: It’s all good, appreciate the thought though, but my fiancee wouldn’t not appreciate the brokeback action.
I always like Babs and Dick, Bruce and Selina.
Also the relationship between Batman and Wonder Woman in Justice League Unlimited was interesting and awkward.
NB: Terry and Joel seem like they could have a future >.<
I was always partial to Hawkeye and Mockingbird myself…
Also, Magnus : Robot Fighter does not wear a dress…he wears a Ceramic-Durium Battle Tunic.
And yes, I am a total loser.
Besides the fact that he’s “promised” to Babs..he goes off and dates the Deborah chick, I swear as much as I like Dick Grayson’s character he is DC’s Man Whore.
here it goes
Dick/Babs
Bruce/Selina
Tim/Wondergirl