I'm going to skip the threads that really blew up and take your word for people's flailing over the issues. *g* I don't need that much drama in my fannishness!
'nu-Marvel' *rollseyes* is a way of describing the New Stark Order of post-SHRA Marvel. The idea being that Marvel has been taken over by fascist neo-cons (never mind that those two things don't go together), who are into grim n' gritty hard men, who curbstomp bleeding heart liberals like Cap, and salivate over the possibilities of stealing your civil liberties.
They're really not reading the same stories I am. ;)
*snort* Me neither. I mean, I can see where they're getting some of their drama-fodder, but I think a lot of the folk who react like this are reacting emotionally and not ever stopping to think about any of it.
Not that I wouldn't like current Marvel canon to lighten up a bit...
What's funny about the impotence suggestion is imagining Tony trying to keep his IMPOTENT?HOWDAREYOU? impulse under wraps while talking to his kid.
*grins* Oh yeah. I can just see him speaking very, very carefully, and then stepping out of earshot and blowing up at Cap because IMPOTENT?ARGH!I'LLSHOWTHEMIMPOTENT!
Do you watch Stargate Atlantis? There is an adorable, yet in character and guy-ish fic, which does this scenario masterfully. They realize that they already ARE married, reconcile themselves to it, and after all of the drama, realize they're attracted to each other and remarkably comfortable, yet hot sex ensues.
I watched the first season and part of the second before jumping ship. I have issues with the Sheppard/McKay pairing stemming from the fact that they "stole" all the authors from the pairing I was into at the time. It's irrational of me, I know, but those two still make me twitch unpleasantly as a result. *g*
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'nu-Marvel' *rollseyes* is a way of describing the New Stark Order of post-SHRA Marvel. The idea being that Marvel has been taken over by fascist neo-cons (never mind that those two things don't go together), who are into grim n' gritty hard men, who curbstomp bleeding heart liberals like Cap, and salivate over the possibilities of stealing your civil liberties.
They're really not reading the same stories I am. ;)
*snort* Me neither. I mean, I can see where they're getting some of their drama-fodder, but I think a lot of the folk who react like this are reacting emotionally and not ever stopping to think about any of it.
Not that I wouldn't like current Marvel canon to lighten up a bit...
What's funny about the impotence suggestion is imagining Tony trying to keep his IMPOTENT?HOWDAREYOU? impulse under wraps while talking to his kid.
*grins* Oh yeah. I can just see him speaking very, very carefully, and then stepping out of earshot and blowing up at Cap because IMPOTENT?ARGH!I'LLSHOWTHEMIMPOTENT!
Do you watch Stargate Atlantis? There is an adorable, yet in character and guy-ish fic, which does this scenario masterfully. They realize that they already ARE married, reconcile themselves to it, and after all of the drama, realize they're attracted to each other and remarkably comfortable, yet hot sex ensues.
I watched the first season and part of the second before jumping ship. I have issues with the Sheppard/McKay pairing stemming from the fact that they "stole" all the authors from the pairing I was into at the time. It's irrational of me, I know, but those two still make me twitch unpleasantly as a result. *g*