Comments on: Karate Kid: versatile.

By: Filthy McMonkey

Filthy McMonkey — Wed, 12 May 2010 17:49:12 +0000

Even if you don’t respect the man’s skills (and really, if you don’t, phooey on you, you’ve got respect the vast reservoir of balls it takes to hang with the superfolk on skill alone. He’s like Batman, only without the crutch of all those gadgets.

By: The Stark

The Stark — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:10:03 +0000

Karate Kid was my second favorite Legionnaire of all time.

Timber Wolf was number 1.

I have good taste.

By: fsherman

fsherman — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:44:49 +0000

Yeah, he can kick. He knows savate, not to mention fencing, kendo (which is what he’s chopping the stick for), boxing, Jovian gladiatorial tridents and Gaman Tol’s krishnu gauntlets, among others.

By: Katzedecimal

Katzedecimal — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:03:32 +0000

@Keogh: Don’t worry, every time Keith Giffen gets his hands on Karate Kid, he kills him off. Karate Kid is to Keith Giffen as Kenny is to South Park.

By: qulyerl

qulyerl — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:40:45 +0000

There was actually a letter to the editor back in the Silver Age saying “Why doesn’t he punch or kick someone for a change? Actual karate people don’t go around chopping 24/7.” After that they tried to vary his routine a bit.

I love the guy. He punched the Emerald Eye to pieces, stopped that Manhattan-wrecking earthquake by stomping his foot, and once actually KOed Superboy. Oh, and he judo-tossed M’onel into another solar system once, and I mean that completely literally. And that was Post-Crisis! His character concept is totally insane.

Someday there will be a crossover between him and Marvel’s Mantis, and the resulting levels of implausible karateness will cause the pages to burst into flame.

By: Bret

Bret — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:46:01 +0000

Died painfully at the hands of Nemesis Kid, saving the galaxy. Went out like a Legionnaire.

And then his wife snapped Nemesis Kid’s neck for revenge. It’s widely considered pretty awesome.

And then he died in Countdown, and that kinda sucked worse than anyone can imagine. So, you got your wish, and everyone suffered. I hope you;re happy.

By: Keogh

Keogh — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:57:39 +0000

This is the first I’ve ever heard of this character. A few panels, and I already hate him. Please tell me he died painfully. Perhaps at the hands of an insane Betty Cooper in an intercompany crossover?

By: katzedecimal

katzedecimal — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:49:42 +0000

Two words: Super karate.

By: Wilfredo

Wilfredo — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:51:01 +0000

I do remember Karate Kid stopping some seismic shock wave by stomping his foot on the ground. Is that super enough?

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:15:06 +0000

LightlyFrosted: I first read your comment as saying “He can tear apart powerful Dolemite with his bare hands.”

Which, um, I’m not sure what that says about me. Other than that I really really want to see Karate Kid vs. Dolemite now.

I’m not sure what /that/ says about me, either, come to think of it.

By: Mary Warner

Mary Warner — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:54:41 +0000

I like how he always has his hand open for his karate chops. You used to see that all the time in the ’60s and ’70s. (And they’d do it by only moving their arms, sometimes with the rest of the body kept stiff.) I sometimes wonder if anyone had ever seen real karate back then.

By: kyle

kyle — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:16:16 +0000

RE: Panel 3

And here i am, breaking wooden stuff over my knee like a sucker…

By: mdk

mdk — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:01:35 +0000

ooh! ooh! Do Superman’s freeze breath next! Or something with Wonder Woman’s lasso!

Next up: Bouncing boy, does stuff with, well, bouncing…

Worth Noting: I AM AMUSED BY THIS POST. I love Karate Kid. There I said it.

By: Cookie McCool

Cookie McCool — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:42:51 +0000

Wait. Tangerine Man has mace hands but he’s made of foam rubber? What’s Karate Kid going to do, stab off the guy’s mace hands with half a stick? Obviously, karate training doesn’t include critical thinking skills.

By: Lister Sage

Lister Sage — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:54:12 +0000

I like how in the second panel the other guy’s eye beam things are looking at the door handle as if to say: “Kid, wait. There’s a perfectly good door handle right there. Let’s use it instead of noisily breaking down the door huh?”