Talk:Absorbing Man

message: 70.60.85.126 (talk) 17:48, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

message: OK, found a good reason why a cover is the best way to go here:  
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"The WikiProject suggests the following factors be followed when choosing an appropriate image for the info box. It is felt that using the most universally recognisable appearance of a character, for example Spider-Man in the red and blue rather than some other costume, and using a noteworthy image, either well discussed or used in many other sources, or a promotional piece of artwork the copyright holders have released for promotional purposes fits this purpose best.
#Follow the fair use criteria, especially the Images that cannot be fair use guidelines. These supersede all the following criteria. Also, source your images fully (including all applicable from issue/page/panel, scan source, web source) and give a fair use rationale.
#Ensure that the picture clearly shows as much of the character as possible:
#*The ideal image is a full-body, three-quarter picture of the character standing straight with no background, with a facing-the-camera or profile picture as the next-best.
#*If a full-body shot is unavailable, the picture must show the whole of the head and torso (or the equivalent for non-humanoid characters).
#*Visibly contorted poses should not be used under any circumstances.
#*Pictures which hide significant areas of the character in shadow should be avoided (exceptions apply only where the shadow is itself part of the character's look - e.g. Raven.), as should pictures where blur or distortion effects are applied.
#*Colouring should be neutral - pictures which have a heavy colour cast, or otherwise depict the character with false colours should not be uploaded unless the cast has been removed first.
#*Heavily stylised art should only be considered for use when the character is closely associated with the style to the exclusion of less extreme styles.
#Pictures which have more characters and/or objects than the subject of the article should only be used if the subject is the most prominent object - editing the picture, by cropping, obscuring and/or painting out the other characters may help to ensure this.
#If the character has a clearly-defined primary costume (e.g. Superman), a picture of this should be used. Otherwise, the most recent ongoing costume of the character should be used."
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Actually, this does not in any way give preference towards using a cover image for the SHB. In fact, it indicates a preference for the image not to be cluttered by objects other than the subject. I have reverted it back to the previous image for this reason. --GentlemanGhost 09:05, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Superhero box images

message: Since Rogue touched Creel, wouldn't he have absorbed Rogue's powers?  In that case, if he touched Rogue, would he absorbe her powers, vice-versa, or both? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 200.77.163.232 (talk • contribs) .
:Creel's ability is to absorb the properties of whatever material he touches, even of the material he touches has powers of it's own. However, Creel doesn't have the ability to absorb the superhuman powers of other beings. For instance, if Creel were to touch Thor's enchanted hammer Mjolnir, and will his body to,  his bodily tissues would take on the appearance, strength, and durability of the the uru metal that it's composed of. Also, since the hammer is filled with magical energies, Creel would absorb those energies and use them as Thor would so long as he maintained contact with the hammer itself. Odin's Beard 00:56, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Rogue Vs. Creel

message: With GG's technical suggestions and the tighter, sourced text, the entry is now looking very sharp and by the numbers!
Asgardian 09:09, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  '''Nice Entry''' 

message: Is the fact that Creel was born in New York City relevant? Few very character entries cite the place of birth unless relevant. A good example would be Orion as he was born on Apokolips etc. etc. But surely not here. Doc? Anyone?
Asgardian 08:35, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Not a clue. If it has a source, I don't care if it's included or not. If someone else wants it here, fine. The source is the big issue. If the source in a Marvel Universe handbook, then we can't use it for two big reasons: (1) Wikipedia just flat says don't. One encyclopedia can't just lift information from another for copyright reasons. (2) Marvel and DC keep changing the information that's in those handbooks. Until something is mentioned in a story, it's not appropriate for inclusion here. If the source is a story, people can include or leave it out. I don't care where he's from. One can argue that its relevance to character history is questionable. Someone else can certainly argue that encyclopedia entries for real people will mention where they were born. New Yorkers might say it matters whether or not someone's a New Yorker. Doczilla 09:20, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree, birthplace isn't usually relevant. I would argue that one's base of operations has more of an effect on the development of a character and the tone of a series. --GentlemanGhost 21:24, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  New York City? 

message: I had tried to discuss with Asgardian about the story details of this cocaine story. He didn't discuss it earlier, but maybe he will on this attempt. I think it belongs in the article, and he doesn't. What I really want is for other editors to weigh in on this issue. I think it's an important part of his bio, and it lengthens the article. This article is barely longer than a stub, so it should be in there. I removed the story details from the 'Powers and abilities' section because that's not where they go, but I'm waiting for this to be debated before replacing those details in the 'Fictional character biography' section. -Freak104 19:41, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The Sensational Spider-Man (vol. 2) says it's an unnamed drug, so that may be want we want to say. - Peregrine Fisher 08:33, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cocaine story 

message: The article states that AM is mortal. If the man is no longer bound to normal flesh and blood... then perhaps he is not quite mortal any longer. He no longer has to face disease or normal degeneration that comes with age. He can heal from any wound. He is, in a sense, immortal, although this is not to say that he cannot be destroyed.70.71.14.86 18:47, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Creel does not use magic (he is a creation of magic); nor is he immortal (he's mortal); a mutate (human empowered by potion) or a true shapeshifter (it is always visibly him - just with different composition), hence these links were removed. Asgardian (talk) 23:28, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Creel as AM - is he still truly mortal? 

message: it is obviousy someone that has probibly not even read earth x or any of trillogy. i can tell because they have miss referenced. absorbing man  of earh x appears is only refferenced in one of the apendex of  earth x.   he makes his appearance in universe x when he is reassembled. he is latter persuaded by  loki to transform himself into vibranium thus  correcting the worlds graviational axis. so please  research what you are editing"! he also makes  appearances in  his stone form in paradice x  but they are only cameos and dont count  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr noire (talk • contribs) 18:18, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  who mucked about with the earth x section 

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message: Dear friends. Please stop the reverting. Absorbing Man was planned for the 2003 feature film but the character was merged with Brian Banner and Zzzax. Please stop this ridiculous apology "non-trivial appereance".--2800:484:7380:AAB0:BD17:AC1E:86D3:6F9F (talk) 18:20, 18 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Absorbing Man in film