tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28703497.post278158563050084403..comments2024-03-28T19:13:47.793-07:00Comments on Random Happenstance: googumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17843267619711712271noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28703497.post-49639193326574789742008-03-15T08:10:00.000-07:002008-03-15T08:10:00.000-07:00As the Shroud debuted as a foe of Doom, this is ap...As the Shroud debuted as a foe of Doom, this is appropriate.Hawkeye23https://www.blogger.com/profile/05730247998652268609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28703497.post-12962423948956569032008-03-15T08:09:00.000-07:002008-03-15T08:09:00.000-07:00I just noticed something; in Fantastic Four#278, i...I just noticed something; in Fantastic Four#278, it is established that Doctor Doom was actually largely disfigured when a monk in the Himalayas put a still hot newly forged metal mask on his face, and Doom then rushed out into the snow to cool the mask and his face down. This story was published in the 1980's.<BR/><BR/>Well, let us take a look at the origin of the Shrould published in the 1970's:<BR/>a monk in the Himalayas put a hot brand on his face and he ran out into the snow.Hawkeye23https://www.blogger.com/profile/05730247998652268609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28703497.post-21936463978273474492008-03-15T06:28:00.000-07:002008-03-15T06:28:00.000-07:00Interestingly, when the Shroud debuted, Bruce Wayn...Interestingly, when the Shroud debuted, Bruce Wayne's trip to Tibet was not a part of his origin. It was not added till the late 1980's, so far as I know. Of course, the Shadow's Oriental scholarship was already long established. <BR/><BR/>In an article for Comics Scene, David Goyer noted that he wrote a screenplay for Doctor Strange in the 1990's. He noted that he wanted to follow the origin storyline-a selfish, acquisitive man gets redeemed when going to Tibet and studying under a mystic. Then The Shadow came out in 1994 which features a similar origin. So he rewrote his Doctor Strange screenplay to not focus on Tibet. However, Goyer felt no compunctions about including Tibet in Batman Begins. Goyer stated this in Comics Scene #49.<BR/><BR/>The Will Eisner character Wonder Man had a Tibet related origin.<BR/><BR/>Tibet and or the Himalyas or Himalayan Mountains have played parts in the history of the Cold People, Lizard Men, Blazing Skull, Vision, Thin Man, Dr. Strange, Dr. Druid, Doctor Doom, the Aged Ghenghis, the Ancient One, and the Undying Ones. Fu Manchu trained in Tatsienlu, Tibet. Minya Konka Mountain saw the site of the Rache Churan, the Monastery of Fear. There he learned martial arts, botany, medicine, and hypnotism. Thugben Sung runs the monastery now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28703497.post-63341478308360796482008-03-08T20:28:00.000-08:002008-03-08T20:28:00.000-08:00daredevil is totally not a batman rip off. he has ...daredevil is totally not a batman rip off. he has super-senses and an impairment. to be a batman ripoof you got to be totally human, in my bookStephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07294144149366417326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28703497.post-33206319350926534132008-03-05T13:20:00.000-08:002008-03-05T13:20:00.000-08:00I have or had perhaps, another Shroud appearance, ...I have or had perhaps, another Shroud appearance, from around Cap #330 (before Steve turns in the costume), where the Shroud leads a group called the Night Shift, and pretends to be a crime boss, because it helps him get closer to the bad guys. He and Cap teamed up to go after the Power Broker, it wasn't bad, and it used D-Man to teach us the dangers of performance enhancing drugs.CalvinPitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11815632086057048846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28703497.post-41650676142479398322008-03-05T05:34:00.000-08:002008-03-05T05:34:00.000-08:00I've never even heard of the Shroud before...he's ...I've never even heard of the Shroud before...he's very Batman-esque, but his origin also sounds a little like Azrael (or rather, Azrael sounds a little like him).Jason F.C. Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881097619713546090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28703497.post-41232892246027456042008-03-04T23:47:00.000-08:002008-03-04T23:47:00.000-08:00The Shroud ... batman rip-off or BEST BATMAN RIP-O...The Shroud ... batman rip-off or BEST BATMAN RIP-OFF EVER?<BR/><BR/>With apologies to Chris Sims ...<BR/><BR/><BR/>Seriously, The Shroud is one of my favorite Marvel characters - no surprise considering my love of Batman.Marc Burkhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949686463975572297noreply@blogger.com