View Full Version : Who killed Martian Manhunter
I don't read alot of DC, but I would like to have small resumé of how he died please.
St-Dumas
09/17/2008, 00:14
Libra, head of the new SSoSV, was going to give all the villains their heart's desires, the first being the Human Flame (An early villain who was quickly forgotten). His heart's desire was to see the Manhunter die. Libra captured him and stabbed him with a flaming spear. Footage was then later released to the public.
Read Final Crisis: Requiem. It covers his death and it's a pretty good story too.
Libra, head of the new SSoSV, was going to give all the villains their heart's desires, the first being the Human Flame (An early villain who was quickly forgotten). His heart's desire was to see the Manhunter die. Libra captured him and stabbed him with a flaming spear. Footage was then later released to the public.
Read Final Crisis: Requiem. It covers his death and it's a pretty good story too.
And that must mean that Libra is none other then Alfred, cause we all know, as in all great mysteries, that the Butler did it.
Paradox Factor
09/17/2008, 05:47
And that must mean that Libra is none other then Alfred, cause we all know, as in all great mysteries, that the Butler did it.
Then why would it be Alfred? Final Crisis isn't any great mystery. It's not even a OK mystery:p
Then why would it be Alfred? Final Crisis isn't any great mystery. It's not even a OK mystery:p
Because every great mystery is copied to the point where much of the storylines from them become standard practice.
In comic book sense, it's kinda like how when the Joker dies, you know he's gonna come back sooner or later. It's standard practice that the best villians don't ever really die. Nor the great heroes, actually.
In mystery writting of old, the classics, it became a standard that the butler did it. So, Alfred did it, but, Martian Manhunter will get better sooner or later. Like Barry Allen did.
JDKenada
09/20/2008, 14:54
Then why would it be Alfred? Final Crisis isn't any great mystery. It's not even a OK mystery:p
Yeah, I'm beyond disappointed I got this series. :disappoin
Old Purple Puss
09/20/2008, 15:30
I don't read alot of DC, but I would like to have small resumé of how he died please.
There's this guy named Grant Morrison who likes to take a lot of LSD, go bat-poop crazy, come up with fresh ways to kill major players in any and every comics universe, and then blame it on aliens who abducted him while he was vacationing in egypt.
JKLantern
09/20/2008, 15:41
There's this guy named Grant Morrison who likes to take a lot of LSD, go bat-poop crazy, come up with fresh ways to kill major players in any and every comics universe, and then blame it on aliens who abducted him while he was vacationing in egypt.
As a Grant Morrison fan I have to say, yeah, that seems about right.
Hatut Zeraze
09/21/2008, 23:04
There's this guy named Grant Morrison who likes to take a lot of LSD, go bat-poop crazy, come up with fresh ways to kill major players in any and every comics universe, and then blame it on aliens who abducted him while he was vacationing in egypt.
If it produced more comics like the ones Morrison writes, I'd prescribe alien abductions and LSD for all comic book writers.
Ignatz_Mouse
09/21/2008, 23:12
I just sat down and re-read 1-3 of Final Crisis, and now I like it (before, I did not).
darius_dax1
09/21/2008, 23:17
I think Morrison is not a good issue to issue read. I have to admit that I am not impressed with Final Crisis.
1clickbraindmg
09/21/2008, 23:21
Don't knock LSD 'til you've tried it. Don't knock alien abductions 'til your false-memory implants kick in, and the Government beams messages into your brain. Then you're allowed to object, in a calm and reasonable manner.
HappyTrain
09/21/2008, 23:22
It was Maggie Simpson but it was just an accident and he didn't die.
snarfery
09/21/2008, 23:41
If libra turns out to be either alfred or thomas wayne I might have to burn my comic collection, either that or go to morrison's house and steal his LSD, that would make us even.
Ignatz_Mouse
09/21/2008, 23:52
I think Morrison is not a good issue to issue read. I have to admit that I am not impressed with Final Crisis.
I was very down on it until I decided to read it all at once. Much, much better.
If libra turns out to be either alfred or thomas wayne.
Libra is really David Hasseloff... and when he's done with his hamburger, he'll let you know all about how Germany loves him and his singing.
Libra is really David Hasseloff... and when he's done with his hamburger, he'll let you know all about how Germany loves him and his singing.
Which once again proves my theory:
Germans Love David Hasselhoff.
I was very down on it until I decided to read it all at once. Much, much better.
This is why my pull list is down to 6 titles a month and I am buying a ton of trades. Stories are better when you can read them at one sitting and not wait 5 months for the next Ultimates or amazing X-Men issue to come out.
This is why my pull list is down to 6 titles a month and I am buying a ton of trades. Stories are better when you can read them at one sitting and not wait 5 months for the next Ultimates or amazing X-Men issue to come out.
But you still have to wait for the story to finish in the comicbooks before the TPB comes out.
Jackofhearts2005
09/30/2008, 14:20
I heard it was Jean Loring.
Or Harvey Dent's wife.
Martian Manhunter killed himself, after hearing Bendis might work for DC and that Bendis wanted to do a Martian Manhunter series. MM didn't want the frustration.
However good the story, Martian Manhunter should not have been killed.
Rats.
LoL
All the Best
Noman
However good the story, Martian Manhunter should not have been killed.
Rats.
LoL
All the Best
Noman
He'll be back. As will everyone else whose recently died, I'm sure. Right after Final Crisis and the re-merging of all the alternate Earth's.
Qoute from Mr_JTR
"...and the re-merging of all the alternate Earth's. "
Wait, didn't we do that already ???
(grin)
LoL
All the Best
Noman
Kite-Man
10/12/2008, 17:11
I bet Martian Manhunter will stay dead forever.
AlienFlanders
10/12/2008, 20:19
I bet Martian Manhunter will stay dead forever.
read DC One Million tPB, he becomes the Spirit of Mars, gets involved in the "final" battle between Resurrection Man and Vandal Savage (before he was retconned)
Vandal Savage (before he was retconned)
Isn't that always the way? Then again, with 52 Earths, there was bound to be some differances/changes.
Ironman4President
10/19/2008, 00:23
I bet he stays dead. Just look at Jason To... nevermind.
robot_100
10/19/2008, 01:00
Gog will bring him back.
Then he'll be Martian Man-Gog.
AlienFlanders
10/19/2008, 05:37
Gog will bring him back.
Then he'll be Martian Man-Gog.
He will still be the third smartest dectective around behind Elongated Gog and Batgog.
The BoyBlunder
10/19/2008, 16:39
Both Kal-L and Martian Manhunter will be back for Blackest Night.
Roderic_Cliche
10/19/2008, 17:03
Soooooo. . . on a tangent, anyone want to explain why I've seen ads about "Where were you when Barry Allen came back?" Huh? Is he back? How? :O
The BoyBlunder
10/19/2008, 17:09
Soooooo. . . on a tangent, anyone want to explain why I've seen ads about "Where were you when Barry Allen came back?" Huh? Is he back? How? :O
He came back in Final Crisis, and will be the protagonist of the mini Flash: Rebirth.
Dark Flash2099
10/19/2008, 17:55
I'm guessing it right now, Libra is really a fiction suit for the readers. Hence why in almost every panel his eyes and skin color are different.
Think about it, in his first appearance, Libra became one with the universe. If it wasn't for the readers of the DC Universe, there would be no DC Universe. Hence we are the foundation of the DC Universe. When he became one with the universe, he in a sense became part of us as readers.
Why is he aiding Darkseid? Well, how often have you heard readers saying that "so and so isn't dark enough" or "such and such isn't as violent enough of a read for me."
This is just the logical conclusion of those thoughts.
ironman12
10/19/2008, 18:40
I am the one who killed the martian manhunter :) lol
invisibo
10/19/2008, 18:49
I was very down on it until I decided to read it all at once. Much, much better.
this is the problematic element for a lot of fans when it comes to Morrison's work. RIP has the same elements going, where since the reader doesn't have all the pieces in front of them, they find themselves grasping.
Comic readers, and the medium itself, is a pretty conservative one (the superhero genre is probably only second to mysteries in that regard). The rise of TPBs hasn't helped much either, but I think once all the issues are out, Final Crisis is going to be far more well-regarded than it is now.
The BoyBlunder
10/20/2008, 03:10
Whatever happened to that female green martian? The one from the limited series that came out of Brave New World?
Also, I re-read Booster Gold: 52 Pickup today. They showed a single panel, labeled Final Crisis.
Booster: Look, you don't understand. I can't be a part of the Justice League.
Batman: Right now, Booster, you don't have a choice.
In the panel is Batman, Booster, and various heroes, most from the JLI, including The Martian Manhunter. There may yet be hope.
AlienFlanders
10/20/2008, 06:44
Whatever happened to that female green martian? The one from the limited series that came out of Brave New World?
She is in Teen Titans iirc (and Arkham Asylum)
Paradox Factor
10/20/2008, 12:17
She is in Teen Titans iirc (and Arkham Asylum)
Was that Miss Martian in the Martiona Manhunter mini? I haven't read it, but I thought the ones that appeared were green martians like J'onn and not white like Miss Martian turned out to be. Plus I thought she first appeared in Teen Titans after OYL.
Edit: read the wikipedia link on the white martians. I was right that Miss MArtian wasn't one of the ones that appeared in the mini. They were a diffrent group brainwashed into thinking they were greens. We haven't seen the only remaning one since the mini ended.
The BoyBlunder
10/20/2008, 16:36
Was that Miss Martian in the Martiona Manhunter mini? I haven't read it, but I thought the ones that appeared were green martians like J'onn and not white like Miss Martian turned out to be. Plus I thought she first appeared in Teen Titans after OYL.
Edit: read the wikipedia link on the white martians. I was right that Miss MArtian wasn't one of the ones that appeared in the mini. They were a diffrent group brainwashed into thinking they were greens. We haven't seen the only remaning one since the mini ended.
I'm not talking about Miss Martian, and I'm not talking about the remaining white martain from the series. The main villain that was revealed at the end of the series was a female green martian. There was a showdown, but she got away.
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