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I just re-watched Suicide Squad today and while I've come to the conclusion that it is not a good film at all, at least it is not a rushed project like Justice League is. The more I watch Justice League nowadays, the more I feel is left to be desired. Get what I'm saying? Anyways, here is my updated ranking on the DCEU films: Shazam! Aquaman Wonder Woman Man of Steel Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition Suicide Squad (Shit) Justice League (Shit)

Hey Guys, Bringing back Comic Book Talk. Talk about anything related to comics books especially the stuff going on right now.

After some further thought, I've decided to skip Dark Phoenix. It has not impressed me at all and it kind of looks like a hot mess of a movie.

Beta Ray Bill is an awesome character. You should totally look him up when you have a chance. He is set to appear in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen and Happy New Year!!! That is right as you can see from the title I have officially brought back Fantasy Fights. YAY!!!! The reason I stopped doing Fantasy Fights for a while was because I was going through some really bad personal problems so I didn't want that to interfere with my trying to entertain you guys. Before I begin, let me lay down a couple of ground rules: Please keep the debates civil. Just because someone doesn't share the same opinion/perspective as you do doesn't give you the right to scream at them nor insult them. If you have any requests, please contact me via private message here on the forums. Now on to the main event. SECTION I: Marvel vs. Mortal Kombat For the first fight of this section, I pin the likes of: Scarlet Spider (Kaine Parker) vs. Mileena LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE Scarlet Spider Real Name: Kaine Parker First Appearance: Web of Spider-Man Vol. 1 #119 (December, 1994) Origin/Backstory: The clone that would come to be known as Kaine was the Jackal's first attempt at cloning Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man. Initially thought to be a success, Kaine eventually became deformed due to a flaw in the cloning process. As he continued to degenerate, he was left further deformed and mentally unstable. The Jackal allowed Kaine to live as a test subject, to see how long the clone would survive; it ended up far exceeding his expectations. As a result, Kaine experienced a strong feeling of rejection like that which might arise between a father and son. Kaine left Professor Warren and realized that the partial degeneration had also caused a slight amplification of the powers he had genetically 'inherited' from Peter. His strength, speed, stamina, and agility were comparable to those of Peter, but he also gained precognitive powers as well, which shows him flashes of the future (this new ability has been assumed to be an amplified version of Peter's spider-sense). He also possessed a "Mark of Kaine," a corrosive touch that he used to leave eaten-away hand-prints on his victims' faces. Here are his powers, abilities, skills, and equipment: Superhuman Strength: Like Peter Parker, Kaine possesses superhuman strength. Initially, his strength is different to Spider-Man's, and he could lift approximately 40 tons. Over time and further mutation, Kaine's physical strength has dramatically increased to the point of being able to lift up to 60 tons. He has proven to be able to defeat the Rhino and beat him unconscious and hold his own against Peter. Ben, and other Spider-Man clones, such as Spidercide, at the same time. Following his reset of powers from being cured of his degeneration, along with embracing the Other, it is assumed his strength level is roughly around Class 25, to when Peter had joined with the Other. When fully transformed into the Other, Kaine's strength is comparable to that of a Class 100 superhuman, as he was shown able to fight three Inheritors - Morlun, Daemos, and Solus - at once and kill the latter with ease. His strength extends into his powerful leg muscles, allowing him to leap heights and distances in excess of human capability. Unlike Peter Parker, Kaine generally has no restraints on using his super-strength against enemies with typical human durability, and as such, is capable of severely injuring enemies with normal attacks. During his battle against Spider-Man (Otto Octavius), Octavius stated that Kaine is noticeably stronger than him. Superhuman Speed: Kaine is capable of running and moving at speeds that are beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete. Superhuman Agility: Kaine's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are enhanced to levels beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete. In spite of his increased size and mass, Kaine is still just as agile as Spider-Man. Superhuman Stamina: Kaine's augmented musculature is much more efficient than that of a normal human being. As a result, his muscles produce lesser amounts of fatigue toxins during physical activity than do those of ordinary humans. He can exert himself physically at peak capacity for at least several hours before the build up of fatigue toxins in his blood begins to impair him. Superhuman Reflexes: Kaine's reflexes are similarly enhanced and are more efficient than those of an ordinary human by a factor of fifteen. Superhuman Durability: Kaine's body is tougher and more resistant to some types of physical injury than that of a normal human. Kaine's bodily tissues are resistant to powerful impact or blunt force trauma. He can withstand impacts, such as falling from several stories, being repeatedly struck with superhuman force or by several powerful energy blasts, that would severely injure or kill a normal human with little to no injury himself. Regenerative Healing Factor: Kaine's physiology was augmented with a limited healing factor. Wall Crawling: Kaine is also able to stick to virtually any surface and crawl across it just as Spider-Man is capable of. His mental control over this ability has been increased to such a degree, he can rip a wall down just by tugging at it hard enough with his palms. Mark of Kaine: This same attribute has also resulted in deformity in his hands. He can channel this same energy endothermically through his hands and leave a severe burn mark on a person by making skin-to-skin contact with them. He typically leaves this mark across a person's face, though it is presumed he can do the same to other parts of the body. Non-offensive usage of this power allows Kaine to easily burn his long hair (along with his beard) to a shorter length without burning himself in the process. Biological/Organize Webbing Generation: Kaine has the ability to organically produce his own silk webbing from glands within his forearms, limited by his body's health and nutrition. Psychic Alignment with Arthropods: Kaine has an unknown method of creating a psychic alignment with his environment; specifically, a more empathetic and sympathetic relationship with spiders and insects. While connected to the varying populations of spiders, he was unable to communicate with them directly or command them. Immunity to Spider-Man's Spider-Sense: Kaine is immune to Spider-Man's Spider-Sense. Due to their sharing the same DNA, Spider-Man's Spider-Sense recognizes Kaine as "self. While Kaine has had no formal training, he is a formidable hand-to-hand combatant, and uses an unusual type of free-style technique similar to that of Spider-Man, though Kaine has no qualms against fighting in a more brutal style. It allows him to make full use of his strength and agility. Kaine is also as intelligent as Spider-Man, and, presumably, has the same level of creativity and knowledge of chemistry. While he does not use web-shooters, he is capable of creating and using them should he choose to do so. Kaine knows how to speak a little bit of Spanish and Japanese. Equipment: Spider-Man's Stealth Suit: Modified by Madame Web so that it's stuck in its red and black color scheme, which allows him to turn invisible and be invulnerable to sonic attacks. Serves as his Scarlet Spider costume Spider-Tracers: At one point, Peter gifted Kaine a handful of Spider-Tracers. Since he lacks the Spider-Sense which makes it possible for Peter to track them, Kaine uses them in conjunction with an electronic listening device Mileena Real Name: Mileena First appearance: Mortal Kombat II (April, 1993) Origin/Backstory: Mileena was magically created by Shao Kahn's sorcerers to be Kitano's "twin" sister. She was not only one of Shao Kahn's personal assassins, but she was also tasked with keeping an eye on her "sister." Although Mileena was always jealous of Kitana's beauty and wanted her birthright for her own. When Kitana discovered the truth about her parents, Shao Kahn feared for the worst and sent Mileena to spy on her. She discovered that Kitana was conspiring with the Earth warriors and attacked her, in which she died. She descended into the Netherealm where the evil sorcerer, Shannon, rules. When Shao Kahn tried to resurrect her, Shinnok allowed her to leave with the ability to read Kitana's thoughts. After Shao Kahn's invasion failed, Shinnok summoned her back to the Netherealm. During Shinnok's assault on the Heavens, Shinnok resurrected Mileena in return for her aid. She used this opportunity to attack Kitana and prove her superiority, however she was defeated and locked in an Edenian dungeon. When Onaga, the Dragon King, returned, Baraka freed Mileena and Onaga ordered her to take the place of her deceased sister and control her armies, even fooling the remaining Earth warriors. Taking her own actions, she stormed Shao Kahn's fortress and took it over. However, her rule over Outworld was short-lived as Shao Khan, Shang Tsung, and Goro stormed the fortress. Mileena surrendered and Shao Kahn sent her to retrieve Shujunko in hopes of using him to gain Onaga as an ally. Here are powers, abilities, skills, and weapons: Being Kitana's clone, Mileena possesses equal combat strength, aptitude and agility. What separates her from Kitana, though, is her weapon of choice as well as her secret weapon. She displays sufficient skill with the sai as much as Kitana does with her fans. Her secret weapon, however, is her Tarkatan blood. As shown in Mortal Kombat (2011), Mileena possesses a pink mystical flame and this appears when she executes her signature moves, including the Rolling Thunder, Soaring Sai and Kick from Above. Battle Breakdown: So we have a clone of Spider-Man vs. a clone of Mileena. This is an interesting battle at least IMO because they are darker reflections of their genetic templates. I will tell you guys right now that this will be a bloody battle. Whoever wins will not walk away cleanly. So tell me, who do you guys think will win, Scarlet Spider (Kaine) or Mileena. I hope you guys enjoy this matchup. Peace and once again Happy New Year. .

TBH, I wasn't actually crazy about Bale as Batman. He was just Meh to me. Affleck despite his weak performance in JL was a great Batman to me. Bale was a great Bruce Wayne, that I will say. However, his Batman IMO could've been better. I didn't like his voice and his fighting was hit and miss to me.

Those articles I've been reading haven't been up to date I suppose. Anyways, I personally enjoyed Affleck as Batman. He's among my favorites to play Batman. I have to say that I really enjoyed most of the actors that have played Batman over the years. The only one that I haven't liked is Clooney. I loved Keaton, Affleck, and Kilmer as the Bat. Bale was okay to me. Clooney was flat out garbage obviously. So, we'll see what either Mr. Pattinson or Mr. Hoult has in store for us.

Affleck is still under contract to play Batman in the upcoming Justice League sequel. Besides, I did I was going to give Pattison a shot.

So they casted the guy from those awful twilight movies. Interesting. I'll give him a shot.

Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Movie Review Positives: The story is amazing. The animation, character design, and character models are awesome. The voice acting is top notch. The action/fight sequences are awesome The comedy is pure gold. There is some funny shit in this movie. Negatives: None Overall: This is an outstanding crossover movie and an absolute must watch especially if you are a huge fan of Batman and the TMNT. Grade: A+

Are you sure true believer? Because the one I am about show you right now may take your breath away. I give you: Beta Ray Bill. VS. Raiden LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!! Beta Ray Bill Real Name: Beta Ray Bill (legally changed from Bill) First Appearance: Thor Vol. 1 #337 (November, 1983) Origin: The Burning Galaxy was destroyed through the machinations of Surtur and his Fire Demons. The surviving Korbinites decided to choose a champion whom they would follow to their new home. That champion, known as Beta Ray Bill, was successful and was transformed into a cybernetic being resembling a fierce creature. The Korbinites then massed their fleet, put themselves into stasis, and followed Bill's ship, Skuttlebutt. Bill fought legions of demons sent by Surtur. At one point during this exodus, Surtur's fire demons managed to breach and completely overrun Skuttlebutt. Unable to fight them all off, Bill resorted to opening up the airlock in a desperate move to force all of them out of the ship to protect the Korbinites. This almost cost Bill his life, but he was saved at the last second by a passing Nova Centurion. Here are his powers, abilities, and skills: Transformation: By tapping his enchanted hammer on the ground, he is transformed from his Beta Ray Thor form to his mortal form. For his Korbinite body, it is transformed into a cane. He can transform back into his Beta Ray Thor form by tapping his cane upon the ground or when he was in the body of Simon Walters, by pounding his fist on the ground. Incalculable Superhuman Strength: Bill is phenomenally strong. He was capable of matching Thor pound per pound in their first encounter as foes to a certain extent. Bill has claimed to possess enough strength to crush entire moons with his fists, and to shatter entire planets with the force of his blows. For years, his immense strength has been compared other powerhouses such as the Hulk and Gladiator Superhuman Speed: He is capable of running and moving at speeds greater than even the finest human athlete. With Stormbreaker, he can fly at speeds faster than light. Superhuman Stamina: Bill has superhuman stamina which can allow him to function at full capacity for many days at a time without tiring at the very least. In hot climates, his stamina is limitless. Superhuman Reflexes: His reaction time is superior to the finest human athlete and most superhumans. Superhumanly Dense Tissue: As a Korbinite his skin, muscle, and bone tissues had 3 times the density than the same tissue of a human being. This contributed, to his superhuman weight. He is immune to penetration wounds, tremendous impacts, and falls from great heights. Nigh-Invulnerability: Bill's body is far more resistant to physical injury than the body of an ordinary human. He is capable of withstanding great impact forces, temperature and pressure extremes, surviving in the heart of a Sun without even a slight discomfort, and even survive at point blank range, powerful energy blasts capable of destroying entire planets without any visible physical injury. Regenerative Healing Factor: If injured, his body can heal itself with superhuman levels of speed and efficiency. However, he cannot regenerate missing limbs or organs. Extended Longevity: In his cyborg body, he is immune to the effects of aging making him effectively immortal. When he was in the body of Simon Walters, he was the same as a mortal. Allspeak: Thanks to the Allspeak, he can communicate with and be understood by all races Korbinites excel in hot climates. Bill is a very skilled and fierce warrior and is able to detect any other Korbinites regardless of their location. Weapon Stormbreaker: a hammer similar to Mjolnir. Bill can use it to fly, manipulate weather, absorb and channel various energies, teleport, sense various energies and project the God Blast beam. Raiden Real Name: Raiden First Appearance: Mortal Kombat (October 8, 1992) Backstory: Raiden is the eternal God of Thunder, protector of Earthrealm, and arguably one of the most powerful characters in all of Mortal Kombat. After the second defeat of Shinnok, he ascended to the status of Elder God. Being a god, he possesses many supernatural abilities, such as the ability to teleport, control lightning and fly. As a god, he is used to thinking in terms of eternity rather than normal human lifespans, and so he has a radically different outlook on life. This is not to say he is incapable of understanding human values and psyches. Here are his powers, abilities, and skills: Raiden is the god of thunder and lightning, and as such, he is immensely powerful and has complete control over electricity. Raiden's movements in combat are stated to be as fast as lightning in the Konquest Mode's lore in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. He can summon lightning bolts with a thought, project electricity from his hands that can paralyze, incapacitate, kill, or force an opponent's body to move wherever he chooses, create forcefields and blades made of electricity, summon electric orbs that act as shocking traps, use electricity in conjunction with telekinesis to move objects without physically touching them, form massive thunderstorms that shapes the weather and channel electricity through his limbs to strengthen his strikes. He usually keeps behind the scenes in the games and rarely fights, although one notable exception was in Deception, where he fought both Quan Chi and Shang Tsung, and was able to hold his own for most of the fight. Raiden has a plethora of other abilities that are not suited for combat such as creation of interrealm portals, project blinding light from his eyes, raise fallen beings from the dead, take flight and summoning objects such as ships as shown in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. The thunder god is gifted with foresight, and has the ability to see the future in his dreams or simply viewing it in his mind. His precognition can be enhanced by Kamidogu daggers infused Blood Magik, although this prevents his wounds from healing for a while once he has slit himself with the dagger. He has a degree of enhanced senses as he can track energy signatures and locate the presence of others, preventing stealth attempts on him or simply finding someone who is lost. In Mortal Kombat (2011), it is shown that he can also use electricity to heal and resurrect others. He also has the ability to teleport to another destination by transforming his body into an ethereal state. Despite his godly status, he is not indestructible and has limits. Raiden, like any other god, will have his powers taken away should he enter a domain not native to him, with Outworld being the most prominent example of this. His powers can return to him once he returns however. It is also because of his godly status that he is forbidden to directly participate in any Mortal Kombat tournaments unless he takes on a mortal form. It should be noted that even without his godly power, Raiden has a millenia of experience coupled with knowledge on 750 forms of Jujitsu and three other martial arts and is not to be taken lightly, even in mortal form. He is well versed in the art of Bojutsu, the art of wielding the bō staff in combat. Throughout the years, Raiden has consistently carried his trusty staff with him through the years, although he has wielded other weapons such as warhammers. Battle Breakdown: This fight right here would literally shake the heavens. These two gods of thunder bring the rain and pain when they fight. This would be close fight IMO. But as always, I leave it for you to decide my friend. Is it Beta Ray Bill or Raiden? Hope you enjoy the fight. PEACE!!!

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I wouldn't say they ruined him. Yeah giving him those crappy CGI 'baby lips" was bad, but it didn't destroy his character completely. As for the CW Superman, he is a very good Superman. Although, I'll admit I like Tom Wailing's Smallville Superman a bit more.

I'm not arguing about Iron Man being the better start of the two, but I still like Man of Steel more. It's all about appeal my friend. Man of Steel to some degree appeals to me more than the first Iron Man. As for the "baby lips", yeah they were pretty crappy. Nonetheless, Cavill was a great Superman. IMO, Henry Cavill was the best Superman since Christopher Reeve.

I would blame WB more than Zach Snyder. As for Cavill potentially not coming back, only time will tell. Nonetheless, I still say Man of Steel was an excellent start to the DCEU. Besides, the DCEU has been great recently. 3 of their last 4 films have been outstanding.

Hello Ladies, gentlemen, true believers, and new comers alike, Your man, MDCFAN101, has decided to do a very special movie review for you. Today, I'm going to give you guys and gals my personal review on one of my personal favorite comic book/superhero movies of all time that I strongly believe to be very underrated, and underappreciated. This film helped kick start the DCEU (DC Extended Universe) back in 2013. This film is somewhat near my top 10 if not top 15 comic book/superhero movies of all time. Folks, I am going to review Man of Steel. Man of Steel - Movie Review Positives: The story is excellent. I loved what they did with Superman's origin. I thought what they did with Superman's origin was unique, interesting, and original. The more I follow the story, the more I can tell they used elements from John Byrne's Man of Steel series, Mark Said's Superman Birthright series, and J. Michael Straczynski's Superman: Earth One series. The C.G.I., visuals, and special effects are outstanding. The movie contains an all-star cast and the acting throughout the film is phenomenal. You have Russell Crowe as Jor-El, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Kevin Costner and Diane Lane as Jonathan and Martha Kent, Henry Cavill as Superman, and Michael Shannon as General Zed. The action/fight sequences are intense and absolutely awesome. This movie is action packed from beginning to end. The score/music composed by Hans Zimmer is absolutely beautiful. Negatives: The only complaints I have with this movie are primarily little things so I'm not really going to get into them TBH. Overall: This film is IMO the best Superman film since the first two Christopher Reeve Superman films. Zach Snyder and Christopher Nolan both did an excellent job in giving us a fresh new take on Superman and his mythology. Both of these deserve men deserve a lot more love, respect, and credit for what they did. IMO Man of Steel was an excellent start to the DC Extended Universe. Grade: A+

Dude, Sebastian Stan is really good as the Winter Soldier.

True.

While I didn't mind him giving the mantle of Captain America to Falcon, I would've preferred if he gave the mantle to Bucky just like he did in the comics.

That news somewhat peaked my interest.