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Tubby in the first picture looks like he just, um…filled his leotards.

And while we’re on the subject of Doctor Light, really, he needs to get off that whole “Oh, Zatanna made me stupid and that’s why I always lost to lame super-heroes!” kick. He’s been back to normal for about four or five years now, and the only difference seems to be that it takes more Teen Titans to kick his sorry butt, and he’s rediscovered his love of rape. Maybe he was just never that good at super-villaining?

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Wasn’t there also one in Morrison’s Seven Soldiers who got killed whatgood, or am I thinking of someone else?

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The one in 7S was the grandson of Wolf Lupo, I think.

Also, I don’t think that’s a dopey grin Tubby’s got, so much as a “Little Miss Redhead is caressing me while those idiots mug for the camera” grin.

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I just got that Flash issue with the LBB’s out of the quarter box last week! Young Gordon Purcell, who would go on to about a billion Star Trek comics, on art. It’s not great, but you can argue whether it’s cool or terrible that what was basically a try-out book got published and is part of continuity now.

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I look at Slats’ skateboard and I have to wonder… does Purcell even know what a skateboard looks like? Even skateboards in 1988 didn’t look that stupid. Case in point: http://www.whenwewasrad.co.uk/index.php/2008/08/19/lance-mountain-and-steve-caballero-livingston-birmingham-wheels-and-wolverhampton/

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If I had a redhead like that hanging on me, my boys would be blue too.

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Speaking of little blue boys, do the second generation reimaginings all have to be in such… uh… inappropriately skin tight outfits? I mean, I suppose after reading enough comics, I should be used to that sort of thing. But, I mean… really? Is this really what we need to be seeing? Couldn’t they at least pretend to be discrete about this sort of thing?

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Little Miss Redhead is almost as hot as the new Quinjet card that only has two copies in circulation:

http://fullbodytransplant.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/full-disclosure-quinjet/

I’m turning blue.

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What?!?! No hypersexualized XTREEEEM redhead? Getting sloppy there, 90’s DC (I know Marvel has all the redheads needed and then some, but still)

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Zifnab,

They stuff their jocks with socks.

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Wow, the revamped Blue Boys got the same Rex-O-Meter score as Zyklon. I didn’t think anyone would ever score that low again.

And chenry, not only is Slats using the most ridiculous skateboard ever, he also appears to be falling off of it, as his foot isn’t even close to being in the right position for him to be standing on it.

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Having read the one story the Modern Day version appear in (the Dr. Light story mentioned), the article description makes the modern day versions look a lot worse than they really are. They’re basically at the same level as the original team. (The closest any of them really comes to being Xtreme is one of them says Kowabunga while riding a skateboard. Once.)

Scans_daily has the story uploaded at http://community.livejournal.com/scans_daily/6107735.html#cutid1

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Herb must have been retarded by magic too if he honestly went by the nickname “Toughy.” I mean Jesus Christ.

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The modern team carries a baseball bat, a screwdriver, and a skateboard with a curious bashing-lip on the front. Clearly, if evil knows what’s good for it, it’ll hand over it’s wallet quietly.

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Cookie McCool said on February 19th, 2009 at 1:51 pm

At least Janie had the decency to wear a cunning disguise when she molested fat children in onesies.

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… Looking at that redhead’s hair, and the people she hangs out with – no wonder she considered Roger Rabbit a prize catch.

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Abner Cadaver said on February 19th, 2009 at 2:08 pm

All I can get out of the original is that “Toughy” there is baffled and put out by Red’s chubby-chasing.

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SilverMoonWolf said on February 19th, 2009 at 2:39 pm

Okay, seriously, the second set look like characters dreamed up for fast food kids menus. Like the Burger King kids club back in the day. The kind of characters dreamed up by out of touch executives based on what they think is “rad!”.

Also, because of the length of fabric the tops of their unitard (emphasis on tard) costumes, I’m getting a distinctly “Junior Klansmen UNITE!” vibe.

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Correct me if I’m wrong but with a red hood and stuff isn’t Little Boy Blue’s costume the least blue of the bunch ? On the other hand Superman’s nickname’s Big Blue and his costume’s red and blue as well (look at that these two characters have sth in common) 😉

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Is it just me, or is that redhead way too old to be hanging out with those boys? I’m getting a little creeped out by the way she’s holding on to Tubby there.

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K. McAleese said on February 20th, 2009 at 9:59 am

Wrath said: Is it just me, or is that redhead way too old to be hanging out with those boys? I’m getting a little creeped out by the way she’s holding on to Tubby there.

What about the redhead’s legs? The thighs scare me, as does her wasp-thin waist.

Maybe she’s an alien who eat fat boys.

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candlejack said on February 20th, 2009 at 2:56 pm

Little Boy Blue got a black eye when he stuck his finger in the wrong dyke. True story.

…aaaaand I guess I should mention I’m a lesbian before the beat-down starts.

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Lister Sage said on February 20th, 2009 at 3:36 pm

“…the beat-down starts”

I wouldn’t worry about it. This is the internet.

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Lesbian nothing. Try playing devil’s advocate for libertarians. You can argue for days.

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What stuns me – and makes me further agree with the stupidity of the revamp – is that this is probably the first time in recorded history someone decided to revive an old property and do away with the sex-appeal character.

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So which one grew up to be The Tick?

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