James Gordon is an idiot. I had this thought while reading some Batman stories, the latest I read was Hush where a retired Gordon talks to Batman about not killing the Joker. He talks about how Batman (who's got the Joker by the throat) should think about this and that and how he wouldn't let the dark knight kill him when he shot his daughter or his wife. This part gave me pause because I read Killing Joke and No Man's Land. In Killing Joke Gordon tells batman to catch the Joker "by the book"....HELLO!!! Batman is a vigilante, a hero, but a vigilante. And regardless he ends up punching the Joker in the face anyway. How's that by the book PLUS Batman didn't say, "I'm gonna kill Joker for what he did." Then later in No Man's Land story after Joker taunts Gordon about his now dead wife Gordon NOT Batman shoots Joker in the knee. Is this fucker a hypocrite? And again, batman didn't say anything about killing Joker. He tells Batman not to kill the Joker or how he wants batman to show how they do things. My assumption of Gordon is this: He's a good cop who believes in the law but at the same time while not corrupt like his fellows he's such a damn hypocrite about the Bat it's insane by itself. Plus I'm confused whether Batman sees Gordon as a friend or simply an ally with the same goal.
Next on the table is Lex Luthor. This idiot was Dr. Evil before Dr. Evil was Dr. Evil. How many damn times are you gonna have Superman at your mercy before you just say, "I'm gonna stand here and fucking watch you die to make sure no one fucks this up." Look at the damn movies and shows! He put a chain with a chunk of kryptonite on Supes throws him in a pool then freaking leaves the room. Nice going for the master-criminal, nevermind his girl is obviously turning a new leaf since you're bombing her mother's home town. In the second movie he gets a pass....since the idiot trio who handily beat Boy-Blue to a pulp just let him fly off like idiots. But, in the latest movie he went so far as to STAB Superman with Kryptonite then throws him into the ocean. See a pattern? And I'm gonna be honest here, if my cohort threw out the most powerful weapon like that chick did and I was a heartless monster like Luthor is supposed to be, I'd of thrown her ass out and told her to get the fucking things or get left behind. Oh, but he keeps her in the chopper with him and takes off...so much for the heartless monster bit. Get him a damn cat and a lisp and all we're missing is Superman having a british accent.....
Now we get to Spider-Man, more specifically Peter Parker. 1st Parker is so much a fucking mommy's boy about his aunt it's annoying. I saw this when I used to read the books and it was getting on my nerves. 2nd there's a Spider-Man story who's name I currently forget where the Marvel Devil (also forgot his name) gives him and Mary Jane a deal, Aunt May or their marriage. Now Aunt May is dying of natural causes, she lived a good life, and it's her time to go. Mary Jane is his wife, a freaking model, and a nice piece of T&A. So obviously what does Pete do? Mr. Brainless-Dipshit fucking takes his Aunt. Oh the best part here is that Mary Jane adds a deal to this thinking the love of her life will pick their marriage. Obviously she didn't know Petey well enough to see how big a fucking douche he was. This by itself allows Pete to have his memory erase of his time with Mary Jane but she gets stuck knowing how he betrayed her love. ARE YOU A COMPLETE FUCKING IDIOT!!! Goddamn it all to fucking hell!!! What is wrong with this imbecile? You don't see Batman trying to make deals to bring his parents back (I doubt he would do it if given the chance honestly). Also, he has a kid with the daughter of 1 of his deadliest enemies and still has the hots for some chick in fishnets and Catwoman!!! You, Mr. Parker, are a fucking dumbshit who deserves all the punishment the Green Goblin or any of the others gave you. You are an idiot who talks big about morals then goes and stomps on the people who trust you just so you can extend the life of a woman who if she knew what you did to Mary Jane, would fucking load her purse with rocks and beat you to a bloody pulp. Gods I was pissed about Spider-Man after that 3rd movie but when I heard about this total betrayal of a character I was livid. My fucking God. Fuck you Parker. I hope Dr. Octopus goes hentai on your ass. You deserve it you moron. Fuck you, I have less morality in me plus no super powers and I KNOW I can treat a hot piece like MJ better then you. Was the sex bad or something? I can't see how but I guess it's a possibility but Christ....
On the topic of Gordon. He is what he is. He's the cop face of Batman. They have similar ideals and a sense of justice. While they both serve a code of honor, both are human and it shows. When Batman beats the shit out of the Joker for what he did, he not only shows his human side, he shows that he's flawed like a good hero should be. He's not some Edward Cullen (pardon referring to Batman as such, but that's the best fictional example I could come up with on the spot) he's not 'perfect in every sort of way'. He's got flaws and he shows them. Gordon is the same way. When he shot the Joker, it was after extreme distress, you could defend it by saying it wasn't unpoliceman like. He was subduing a criminal resisting arrest. But it just shows that they're meant to be human. They're not some robotic sparkly vampires.
ReplyDeleteAs for Lex? I agree, the guys a fucking moron.
Onto Peter. While we've had this discussion before, you have to look at Peter's history. He was directly responsible for his Uncle Ben's death. As such with the "Marvel Devil" giving Peter the choice to keep his aunt from dying basically puts it like this. He's giving the option to Peter, to be responsible for his Aunts death. Yes she's dying of natural causes, but he's giving Peter the option to save her, to give her more time. It's a personal dilemma that probably twists at his mind and soul. Think about it before you go all guy and say "Fuck that I'd take the hot piece of pussy."
You have a hero who's entire back story results in him, becoming an avenger of justice because of the extreme guilt he feels over him causing his uncles death. Then you look at how many times he's gone out of his way to save his Aunt before. He's doing it because he doesn't want to be responsible for the death of another loved one. Hence why he chooses to save his Aunt over his wife. Think about it. He's basically been told, "Here I'll give you the power to save your Aunt's life, if you do what I say. Otherwise she'll die, and it'll be all your fault, just like your Uncle."
Puts it into more perspective right?
And if Mary-Jane really loved Peter like she claims and knows him like she thinks she does. She'd know why he's doing this. At least that's my two cents.
let's throw out the "Hot piece of ass" part then. I'll set this to you, if Aunt May knew what he did and he chose to save her life over his marriage, you think she'd thank him or call him a fool? I think the later since I don't think she's so foolish as to think he needs her around despite what his selfishness says.
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Gordon, idk what to think honestly. Some books he looks good then he says stuff that just makes mescratch my head.
May would be disappointed no doubt, but I doubt she'd she'd condemn him for doing what he did. I mean she basically saw what happened to him after Uncle Ben. I guess it's just a difference of opinion.
ReplyDeleteOn the topic of Gordon, the biggest problem with comic book characters in general is, you get a different writer almost all the time. So you get characters saying things that are really out of character, like "I'm THE GODDAMN BATMAN!" for instance.
I was at a comic shop the other day and actually busted out laughing when I saw the comic that's in on the shelf
ReplyDeleteDamn lol I've not been in a comic shop in gods... 4 years? we have none around here anymore lol
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