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Post by kinglear on Dec 16, 2005 20:48:50 GMT -5
I very much enjoyed Identity Crisis, so I am compelled to start off with the scenes where Tim Drake pleads of Bruce to save his father as they race against the clock get to Jack Drake, and the scene at the beginning of the next issue (Issue 6) that ends with, "Batman and Robin. Orphans." Then there's the beginning of Issue 1 where Ralph Dibny grasps his dead wife in his arms while the panel reads, "Daddy, Two lines = Positive!" Which is only to be followed by the ending of the issue, "He's silent for the first thirty seconds. One minute." In addition, Superman's final moments with Lois in Action Comics #583 ("He smiled at me... I never saw Superman again.") are notable. As well as Colossus's return in Astonishing X-Men, Issue 4 ("Katya... Oh god... Finally... God... Am I -- God please... Am I finally dead?"). In Infinite Crisis (Issue 1) when Batman stares Supes straight in the eyes and says, "The last time you inspired anyone was when you were dead." What a powerful and intense scene. Morever, the scenes in Zero Hour right before and at the moment where Ollie realizes and kills his best friend ("Hal..."). A scene that really rips my heartstrings is the scene in a red afterglow, where Superman holds Supergirl in his arms until she dies, in Crisis on Infinite Earths Issue 7 ("Thank heaven... the worlds have a chance to live. Y-you're crying... please don't. You taught me to be brave... and I was... I... I love you so much for what you are. For how... good you are..."). |
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Post by J Sylar on Dec 16, 2005 21:02:39 GMT -5
There was an early issue of Ultimate X-Men where Wolverine confronts a young mutant in a cave. The boy's mutant power is basically to eminate a poison that kills every living thing around him, quite violently. So Wolverine is sent in because his healing fator is the only thing that lets him gets close to the boy. The two have a fairly heartfelt discussion and in the end, Wolverine basically says the kid is too dangerous to live and there's nothing anyone-not Charlie, not SHIELD, nobody-can do to help him. The kid only asks Wolverine to make it quick and painless. The final panels show Wolverine leave the cave, alone.
Jeez, there's quite a few moments full of emotion. The end of the first arc of The Walking Dead is quite powerful, where the act of killing-even in a world full of zombies-should never be easy. Or when Kyle Raner found his girlfriend's bits and piece in the fridge. The decimation of the Marvel Universe in Inifinity Gauntlet. Or the death of Colossus. All these rate high in my memory.
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Post by kareem on Dec 16, 2005 22:51:59 GMT -5
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Post by kinglear on Dec 16, 2005 22:57:04 GMT -5
 Yes, the issues that focused on the attack in New York were unbelieveable. |
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Post by kareem on Dec 16, 2005 23:01:20 GMT -5
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Post by Thumper: One Year Later on Dec 16, 2005 23:41:29 GMT -5
I will go with the death of Jason Todd as the most emotional moment. The issue of identity Crisis as mentioned above with batman trying to race to save robin's dad was very emotional too.
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Post by ricflair4ever on Dec 17, 2005 4:56:44 GMT -5
I am not sure I can ,or perhaps could is the better word for it, pick out just one moment.I do certainly share the same sentiments as some people wrote above.The death of Jason Todd,Sept.11 issues,and the death of Colossus are all top rankers for me.And I must say that there is a reason so many people pointed to Identity Crisis.That series (and especially the stuff with Ralph and Sue) was some of the most emotional reading you can get in a title period.But there are a couple more i think are at least worth mentioning.First ,to go back a good way, there is the death of Gwen Stacy.Yes it may seem kinda cliche now,but for the time period it was heavy stuff.Plus lets keep in mind that we were still conditioned to feel a little sorry for Parker back then since the rest of his life sucked.Then ....BOOM.....girlfriend dead.To take it a step further i would add the death of Capt Stacy to it as well.That storyline added so much more depth to the relationships between characters afterward.On a non-Spidey ,more recent (and probably unpopular) note,I am also going to have to give Bendis his due for at least one scene in Disassembled that I thought was brilliant.In the aftermath of the events that took place in issue 1;they show a scene in issue#2(or 3) in which a breif overview of the previous events are described.During the explaination of Ant Man and Hawkeyes death,and wasp being in a coma there is also the scene that showed Vision being "crated" in the warehouse.The scenes tied together well enough to make you realize the severity of the situation.Which I think was needed after all the blood and guts of the first issue.That scene,to me at least ,brought home that fact that we were not going to be seeing some of these people again.I grant you that bendis can frustrate me sometimes,but more often than not, he can dig himself out of the hole so to speak.On the DC side I think the most emotionally stunning whole peice of work remains "The Killing Joke"........Identity Crisis,Killing Joke and even certain parts of HUSH were very emotional.Be it in a sad way or a completley chilling way.Those are all probably my favorite DC/Marvel moments of raw emotion.
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Post by Thumper: One Year Later on Dec 17, 2005 17:04:48 GMT -5
.On the DC side I think the most emotionally stunning whole peice of work remains "The Killing Joke"........Identity Crisis,Killing Joke and even certain parts of HUSH were very emotional.Be it in a sad way or a completley chilling way.Those are all probably my favorite DC/Marvel moments of raw emotion. That does remind me of the funeral for Thomas Elliot with Bruce Wayne giving the speech "O captain, My Captain" I thought that was pretty emotional. I thought the final moments of Killing Joke with Batman and Joker were pretty emotional too. I might be mistaken, it has been a while, but I am pretty sure the Joker gets a smirk out of Batman and i thought that was pretty amazing. |
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Post by ricflair4ever on Dec 17, 2005 18:33:43 GMT -5
Yes ,the famous Batman smirk at the end of Killing Joke is a good one.But I think when you put the backstory of what really happened to make the Joker what he is into perspective,it leaves you with a more emotional and sombre tone.Plus the scene where Batman nearly kills Joker in HUSH only to find out that the Joker is innocent of Thomas Elliots "death" is another kind of emotional.Its kind of sad really,because when you think about all the times/chances Batman could have killed Joker and did not do it because it was against the law...then you realize in that scene that he is ready to throw all that away and finally finish Joker off.Thats pretty heavy stuff............which just got heavier when you find out Joker did'nt do it.Absolutely phenomenal writing.The only way you could'nt get wrapped up and emotionally involved with some of these stories would be if you're not a fan of their chatacters or just beginning your interest in them.
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Post by kinglear on Dec 17, 2005 21:33:13 GMT -5
Ah yes, Killing Joke, in its entirety, was very poignant. The Barbara Gordon/Jim Gordon ordeal is gripping and just painful to see.
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Post by Raoul the Great on Dec 18, 2005 1:34:56 GMT -5
The X-Men comic where Illyana dies from the Legacy Virus and Jubilee is in tears because she always felt Illyana was annoying and treated her like crap.
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