No! No! Baaaaaaad Marvel Comics!

[Wulf Ratbane]

To summarize:

The Silver Surfer can do anything other than raise the dead.


EDIT: And make himself a pair of pants.

 

[megamania]

Sorry, pal- I grew up with the FF, and while I was still into comics (I quit them in about 1996 or so) I bought all of the Marvel Universe books, etc.

At no point that I can recall did the Silver Surfer evidence the ability to muck with people's powers like that.

Incredible Hulk #250. To escape Earth he absorbs the Gamma Radiation of the Hulk for a power boost. Gets free then reliezes Bruce Banner isn't doing so well in space so he gives the power back.

 

[Umbran]

EDIT: And make himself a pair of pants.

Oh, he can do that too. Unfortunately, the only kind he knows how to make are knickers, and they'd look pretty dumb on a surfboard.

 

[megamania]

I have not seen the preview nor can I (no TV and limited comuputer ability) but from knowing the character of Silver Surfer, could he have even purposely switched their powers? Jonny is relentless on picking on Ben and his condition. Perhaps he wanted Jonny to know what it was like.

Though never done in the comics (except for Power Pack) I believe this is within the limits of the Surfer's powers.


Push comes to shove, there is little the Surfer can not do if he wishes to.

 

[cignus_pfaccari]

Oh, he can do that too. Unfortunately, the only kind he knows how to make are knickers, and they'd look pretty dumb on a surfboard.

Ah, I love Twisted Toyfare Theatre.

Brad

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Also, the reason for power-switching being bad is very simple - for the FF, their powers have always been an extention of their psychological condition. Switching them around shows a total lack of understanding of a basic tenet of the comic even the slightest fan knows.

And yet again...in the comics, Sue and Johnny have had their powers switched before. It is NOT a slight against the comics to switch them. There IS a precedent for it.

Why the complaint of "Well, we've never seen it before!!"? That makes no sense. The movies aren't going to be the exact same stories. NONE of the good comic movies have been. They change things, adapt events, and tell us a NEW story about an OLD thing in comic lore so that those of us that know it well don't get bored off of our butts and get something at least slightly new for our money.

 

[Cthulhudrew]

EDIT: And make himself a pair of pants.

He can make himself speedos- does that count?

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

EDIT: And make himself a pair of pants.

The Silver Surfer, thanks to Galactus, has evolved beyond the need for mere pants.

 

[Randolpho]

Ahem. I'd just like to say the following:





Spiderman gets bitten by a genetically modified spider?

Wait, he squirts his own web out of his wrist, rather than making it in the lab?

There's no Tom Bombadil? No Barrow Wights?

Jar Jar? *gasp* Midichlorians?

Ok, I take that last one back. Midichlorians sucked, period.



My point is: it's a movie. Don't over-think the origin of the plot, just go enjoy the movie as a movie. The first FF wasn't bad (sure, it wasn't Spiderman, but what can be?), and this one looks better. Who cares if they do a power-switcheroo? Is that somehow unrealistic? Like any superpower falls under the term "realistic".

 

[sniffles]

They're messing with the mythology!

*sigh*

Like every movie version of a comic doesn't mess with the mythology?!

Anyway, which version of the mythology? Doesn't Marvel change the mythos, like, every ten years - when they want to attract a new audience of 10-year-old boys?

I'm actually kind of attracted by the new movie. I didn't see the first one until it was on DVD, and while it wasn't the best superhero movie I've seen in recent years, it wasn't the worst either. I'm not greatly invested in having them stick close to the comics. As long as they don't completely change the FF's powers or names, I'm good.