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    I'd cite the normal guidelines, but considering what we have to work with, say whatever you want.

    Maxwell Lord is no villain, and Ted Kord is alive...chilling with Booster.


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    I'll just say I really don't care in any way, shape, or form fro evil Maxwell Lord. Pretty much every version I've seen of evil Max is a bland and generic cesspool of supervillain archetypes, with cut and paste motivations and attack styles. Whatever idiot thought he should be the central villain of George Miller's Justice League script shouldn't ever touch DCEU movies.

    At least the original Maxwell Lord had a unique personality and goal.
    Like action, adventure, rogues, and outlaws? Like anti-heroes, femme fatales, mysteries and thrillers?

    I wrote a book with them. Outlaw’s Shadow: A Sherwood Noir. Robin Hood’s evil counterpart, Guy of Gisbourne, is the main character. Feel free to give it a look: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asi...E2PKBNJFH76GQP

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    Quote Originally Posted by Graphic Autist View Post

    Maxwell Lord is no villain, and Ted Kord is alive...chilling with Booster.
    Well, Ted is alive right now...now if only the other two parts were true. (I'm completely with you on Max's face-heel turn being ludicrously stupid and a huge mistake.)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Graphic Autist View Post
    I'd cite the normal guidelines, but considering what we have to work with, say whatever you want.

    Maxwell Lord is no villain, and Ted Kord is alive...chilling with Booster.

    One of those times when a close friend or relative embarrasses you because they naively say something that you immediately want to pull them out of public and explain to them...
    Wanda: "Max... I don't think MF is a good idea for a logo... Just sayin'"
    Max: "What's wrong with it? See, it looks really cool!"

    Max walks into the meeting room...
    Beetle and Booster immediately fall over laughing.
    Fire's eyes bulge open.
    Ice: "Beetle! Booster! It's impolite to laugh! Pink's a good color!"

    Fire pulls Ice aside and whispers in her ear.
    Ice blushes: "Ooooohhh!"

    BTW...
    Thank you for a Maxwell Lord appreciation post that focuses on the original concept of the character.
    "There's magic in the sound of analog audio." - CNET.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Graphic Autist View Post
    I'd cite the normal guidelines, but considering what we have to work with, say whatever you want.

    Maxwell Lord is no villain, and Ted Kord is alive...chilling with Booster.

    hey, i forgot about this dream character. it was a hilarious issue.

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    Quote Originally Posted by silly View Post
    hey, i forgot about this dream character. it was a hilarious issue.
    And one of the best insights to Max's personality.
    "There's magic in the sound of analog audio." - CNET.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Graphic Autist View Post
    I'd cite the normal guidelines, but considering what we have to work with, say whatever you want.

    Maxwell Lord is no villain, and Ted Kord is alive...chilling with Booster.

    The nose drain for the nosebleeds still crack me up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nomads1 View Post
    The nose drain for the nosebleeds still crack me up.

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    Another bit of possible dialogue:

    Max defeats random super-villain and hands him over to the cops.
    Cop notices the nose drain.
    Cop: "Excuuuuse me... Sir, are you using?"
    Max: "Using?"
    Cop: "What's in the contraption? Are you on something..?"
    Max: "Nonono... It's not like that. It's an outie not an innie. You see... I'm a pusher, and..."
    Cop: "That's enough. Jim! I think we need to run this guy in, too!"
    "There's magic in the sound of analog audio." - CNET.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lee Stone View Post
    Another bit of possible dialogue:

    Max defeats random super-villain and hands him over to the cops.
    Cop notices the nose drain.
    Cop: "Excuuuuse me... Sir, are you using?"
    Max: "Using?"
    Cop: "What's in the contraption? Are you on something..?"
    Max: "Nonono... It's not like that. It's an outie not an innie. You see... I'm a pusher, and..."
    Cop: "That's enough. Jim! I think we need to run this guy in, too!"
    One of the best things about that nose contraption was they didn't even bother explaining it. One of my favorite fun, one-off comics of all time.

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    I think we're all forgetting the single best time Max Lord had powers.

    15-Justice League America Annual 07-52 a.jpg

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    Quote Originally Posted by PyroTwilight View Post
    I think we're all forgetting the single best time Max Lord had powers.

    15-Justice League America Annual 07-52 a.jpg
    I do not remember this, but would very much appreciate a reminder.

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    It was from the Justice League of America Annual #7 the Bloodlines story. It featured Terrorsmith (who recently showed up in Orlando's Justice League of America).

    Terrorsmith could given powers to anyone who didn't have active ones so Oberon and Max received powers for the story for all of like 3 panels to help repel the Bloodlines Parasites.

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    Ah, Bloodlines. If it weren't for Hitman, no one would even remember you exist.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PyroTwilight View Post
    It was from the Justice League of America Annual #7 the Bloodlines story. It featured Terrorsmith (who recently showed up in Orlando's Justice League of America).

    Terrorsmith could given powers to anyone who didn't have active ones so Oberon and Max received powers for the story for all of like 3 panels to help repel the Bloodlines Parasites.
    Was this after DeMatteis and Gliffen were done? I lasted only a handful of issues after they left.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Graphic Autist View Post
    I do not remember this, but would very much appreciate a reminder.
    Quote Originally Posted by PyroTwilight View Post
    It was from the Justice League of America Annual #7 the Bloodlines story. It featured Terrorsmith (who recently showed up in Orlando's Justice League of America).

    Terrorsmith could given powers to anyone who didn't have active ones so Oberon and Max received powers for the story for all of like 3 panels to help repel the Bloodlines Parasites.
    It's been recently collected here:

    https://www.amazon.com/Wonder-Woman-...league+america

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