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Idle, sleepless rambling about comic book heroes	[May. 9th, 2010\|04:20 am] 6ferrets
Well, I braved the crowds on opening night, but I don't remember Iron Man 2 quite as fondly after a night's sleep as when I first saw it. On the other hand, during a sleepless night I got to wondering who among DC's most famous heroes is the closest counterpart to Iron Man. Who among DC's most famous heroes are the closest counterparts Marvel's most famous heroes? My impression of superheroes was mostly formed from the TV/silver screen/Internet, so it may be skewed. There may be closer matches known to comic book geeks, but I'm limiting myself to the characters that were successful enough to enter the public consciousness. Actually, I cheated a little bit. I honestly don't remember how I heard of Namor the Sub-Mariner. MARVEL COMICS DC COMICS Iron Man Batman Talented human who relies on cleverness, technology, and a vast inheritance Silver Surfer Superman Super-powered alien, only one of his kind, adopted Earth as his home Thor Wonder Woman Mythological figure with divine (-ly granted) powers Namor Aquaman Half human, heir to the throne of Atlantis ? Flash ? Green Lantern ? Martian Manhunter Captain America ? Hulk ? Spider-Man ? Maybe I'm wrong, but Daredevil, Fantastic Four, and X-Men weren't generally well known until the 21st century movies. Looking him up, I found that Captain Marvel was originally the most popular comic book character of all (because he was the alter ego of a twelve-year-old?). Now owned by DC, he was created by Fawcett Comics, but they were sued for making him a Superman rip-off. DC's Green Arrow (not listed above) started out as a Batman rip-off. Martian Manhunter seems to have been a combination of Batman (detective) and Superman (see above). I'm not sure how famous they really are. I just happen to be friends with arguably too many comic book fans. ;-) What does it all mean? Um ... Marvel likes hyphens. DC doesn't. DC's heroes seem to be more "super" than Marvel's. On average, they're more powerful, glamorous, and free from mundane problems. Except for Batman, each of those DC characters should easily beat Captain America for example. Tony Stark will die without his gadgetry. Bruce Banner and Thor are cursed to be a monster and a disabled human, respectively. Peter Parker is a high school nerd who struggles for money. And so on. Prima facie, Marvel makes more complex characters. Of course, they've all been around for decades, and I'm sure they've been portrayed better or worse depending on the writer.
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(no subject)	[Feb. 21st, 2010\|08:06 pm] 6ferrets

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Gay marriage = paleo-conservative ?	[Jan. 13th, 2010\|10:03 am] 6ferrets
I wasn't paying attention to this in the '90s. Is is true that gay marriage was a conservative issue in those days? Although I generally like her show, Rachel Maddow does have a partisan spin.
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Mime fight!	[Nov. 10th, 2009\|03:39 pm] 6ferrets

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V?	[Nov. 4th, 2009\|12:36 pm] 6ferrets
The new V premiered last night. Did anyone watch it? Was it any good? Will it soil or polish my quarter-century old memories of the original?
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Family values

[Sep. 10th, 2009|12:10 pm]

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There's a special place in my heart for "family values" politicians who brag about their affairs with married lobbyists.

In July—two days after Assembly Speaker Karen Bass and Republican leader Sam Blakeslee put Michael D. Duvall on the Rules Committee that oversees member ethics—the second-term, conservative, Republican assemblyman sat in a public hearing and vividly described lewd details about his trysts with a female lobbyist whose clients had business before another committee on which  Duvall sits. 

There's even a snippet of the incident on Youtube.

Duvall has since resigned, but now he claims that his boasts were all lies.

In other family friendly news, there's a petition for a voter's initiative to ban divorce in California.

We're going to set up a table in front of Wal*Mart and ask people to sign a petition to protect traditional marriage. We're going to interview them about why they thing traditional marriage is important, and then we'll tell them that we are trying to ban divorce.

People who supported Prop 8 weren't trying to take rights away from gays, they just wanted to protect traditional marriage. That's why I'm confident that they will support this initiative, even though this time it will be their rights that are diminished. To not support it would be hypocritical.

We're also going to collect signatures in front of "Faces," the largest gay nightclub in Sacramento.

I hope this picks up steam. I'm looking forward to it.

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