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From X-FORCE (vol 1) #4. Cable vs. Black Tom Cassidy. This story was a crossover with Todd MacFarlane's 1990s SPIDER-MAN series. Both issues were drawn sideways.



( Surrendering bad guys? Cable doesn't play that )

It will be a while until IRON MAN 3. At least one AVENGERS movie, maybe even two.
But what would we like to see/hear in the third IRON MAN movie?

"Sir, at this point I might recommend..."
"Jarvis, I'll pilot the armor by remote control the day I can't get out of bed. Which is different than not *wanting* to get out of bed."

"Dr. Johann Faustus. Dr. Amanda Sefton. Dr. Leonard Samson. Jarvis, these are all the names of psychiatrists."
"If you wish to contact a psychiatrist, sir, I might suggest building a suit of armor and risking life and limb to pilot it. Mental health professionals will be beating down your door at that point."

"So, Agent Barton, how'd you get the nickname 'Hawkeye'?"
"I'm a big Alan Alda fan."

"You ladies are police officers, right? Because I've been wrong before."
"Sgt. Monica Rambeau, Mr. Stark. And it's spelled R-A-M-B-E-A-U, so no comments about wearing a red headband and no shirt."
"Who needs headbands?"

"This is like wearing my own tank. My own tight, humid tank."
"I apologize for any fitting problems, Ms. Potts."
"It's all right, Jarvis. This suit is chafing me in unmentionable places, but I'm fine."

Two pages from the Simpsons' take on Shakespeare: Itchy and Scratchy perform Titus Andronicus!



Some say Shakespeare was trying to go for a parody with Titus.

With all the WATCHMEN hoopla going on, perhaps more regular fans will get a better understanding of the "grim and gritty" era of comic books. And article in Slate said how between WATCHMEN and DKR, superhero comics especially at DC got darker and darker.

http://www.slate.com/id/2212884

( Past and future after the cut )

About a year ago I speculated on lines for Spider-Man 4. Now I will speculate on lines for Batman 3.

"In a few years, you won't be able to swing a grappling hook in this city without hitting a geek in a costume with a name and a gimmick."

"Riddle me this: What's the difference between chance and choice? The letter's A, N, O and I."

"From what I know about police procedures, Commissioner Gordon, you shouldn't even still be carrying a gun."

"You can't be all things to all the people in Gotham City. You can't knock the teeth out of muggers one day and help little old ladies across the street the next."

"So you took Harvey Dent's sins upon yourself? Sheesh, I thought you needed blue tights and a red cape to have a Messiah Complex."

"Bah! Bah, I say!"

"Well, Alfred, the repellent didn't work in open water."
"You know sir, I always thought the term 'jump the shark' meant something different."

"It's all true. I, Alfred Pennyworth, am... the Batman!"

"Oh, sure. I spend hours flouncing around my apartment in my underwear until Bruce Wayne calls to ask me out."

"So, the long-lost daughter of one of Gotham's first and most powerful crime bosses is spending her time teaching Catholic school?"

"Who the hell are you supposed to be, Batman's cousin?"

"All those cameras, and none of them got a good look at the Huntress' face."
"When a young woman wears an outfit like that, I'm not very surprised, sir."

"A suit with encephalo-cybernetic interfaces for linking to vehicles? Mr. Wayne, you'll be *my* age before this technology is even *remotely* feasible"
"It never hurts to plan for the future, Lucius."

"Odd. For about twenty minutes, the inmates started chanting something in perfect synchronization, and then stopped."
"What did they chant, Professor Strange?"
"Darkseid is."
(Okay, maybe that will work better for the next Superman movie.)

Jon Stewart should do a pre-taped routine called "I AM HOST" similar to the bits Billy Crystal usually does. Basically, it's an I AM LEGEND parody with Jon in an abandoned Hollywood. One joke: "I sleep in a bathtub while clutching a high-powered rifle. Actually, I did that before the writers' strike."

"You have quite a collection of medicines here, Ms. Gordon. These must be your 'The Joker severed my spine and Pointy Ears McGee couldn't be bothered to return the favor' pills. These are your 'Circus boy would rather bounce around the world than be tied down to a librarian' pills. And these pills... are the reason I'm here, aren't they?"

"Are you calling me a coward, Ms. Gordon? I'm not afraid to die, I'm not afraid to kill and I'm not afraid of weightlifters that dress up like flying megachiroptera."

"We had a deal... Barbara."

As we know, Northstar revealed he was gay while battling Major Maple Leaf. But that wasn't the first time Major Maple Leaf was mentioned. Sort of. It's a little complicated.



( The X-Men vs. Major Maple Leaf... I mean, Weapon Alpha )