Marry, F*ck, or Kill #42: Supernatural Lady Demons

Three characters, people, animals, vegetables or minerals are given, and you must choose one to marry, one to f*ck and one to kill. No fence sitting. No halfsies. Ya gotta choose.

mecrutin said she would be more likely to vote in MFK if there were pictures, or some kind of context provided, for fandoms she was unfamiliar with. So starting this week, I'm going to attempt to rustle up some pic-spam--context-y goodness. This week we're doing the lady demons of Supernatural. ( Read more... )

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Marry, F*ck, or Kill #43: Supernatural Demon Dudes

Three characters, people, animals, vegetables or minerals are given, and you must choose one to marry, one to f*ck and one to kill. No fence sitting. No halfsies. Ya gotta choose.

This week we're ALSO doing the demon dudes of Supernatural (because I missed the last couple of weeks - oops!). ( Read more... )

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Civil War again, oh god

This Robot 6 piece returns us to the horror that is Marvel's Civil War. Well, for the record, I've always been vaguely in agreement with the idea of superhero registration. Superhuman registration is a step too far, and UN sanctioned superhero teams (like the Avengers or Justice League) are a step not-far-enough. If you transport superheros into a real world context, they're a lot harder to like. They're a lot harder to believe in. Who the fuck would want Tony Stark zipping around the world in flying, powered-armor, punching the shit out of 'bad guys'? And what about the Hulk? Man, publicly I'd be all about curing his sad, sad plight. Privately, I would be sympathizing with the Illuminati - yes, let's shoot this fucker out into space where he's no longer an unstoppable, rampaging force of id.

In the comments, Mark Waid says that "Superheroes are not about rules, they're about flying." And he's pretty much right. It's why grim-and-gritty, 'realistic' reboots of beloved superhero properties are so grating. But let's thought-experiment our way through this morass anyway. Sorry Mark, we're killing all ur fun! What if superheroes were real? Would your position on superhero registration change? ( Read more... )