Disclaimer – this is going to be a week of nonsense here in the kingdom. It seemed like the blogosphere could used some silliness, and since that is what we are all about here, that is what we are going to provide. Everything this week will be designed to uplift, make you laugh, etc… If you aren’t okay with that, too bad, that’s what you are going to get anyway. Now, on with the show…
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The rules (because all games must have rules, except Calvinball, of course):
1) Read the prompt. (I know what you are thinking, “Reading, bleh, who wants to do that. But if you don’t read the prompt then you won’t be able to fully play along.”
2) Choose a side. (You have to pick a side in tug-of-war, that’s kind of important.)
3) Write a post that supports your decision. (We don’t need an essay, and we don’t give bonus points for brevity either. However, we will be your friend if you do something creative.) (Kim also says you can just leave your answer as a comment and since she is awesome we are going to allow that.)
4) Link back to this post so the moderator can count your support correctly. (Unless you leave your answer in the comments, then you don’t need to link back, because, well that might create an infinite loop that could explode the internet.)
5) There is no fifth rule – just seemed like there needed to be another one – oh, wait, I know: The fifth rule of Matticus Kingdom Tug-of-War is “You do talk about it.” To anyone and everyone. That’d be great.
The winning side will be the one that gets the most support, and their reward will be the knowledge that they chose wisely and eternal fame across the kingdom.
Doesn’t this sound like fun?
Many thanks to Kim and Rara for helping come up with and formulate this idea. They are amazing. Go forth and check out their pages. That’s not an order, per se, but it is an official edict. (Yes, there is a difference.)
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For the return of the world famous* game, we have chosen the prompt: Which universe of superheroes (and villains) is superior: Marvel or DC?
*”World famous” may or may not be an accurate description. We aren’t going to discount it as a possibility though.
The Matticus Kingdom is throwing our support behind Marvel. Mostly that is because we are partial to The Punisher and Spiderman. But, we can’t discount the overall popularity of the Marvel movies: X-Men, Spiderman, Iron-Man, Thor, Captain America, The Avengers, etc… They have dominated the box office and those billions of dollars cannot be ignored. Plus, if we didn’t pick Marvel, we are pretty sure that The Punisher would hunt us down and we really want to avoid that.
You want to play, right?
- Choose a side
- Make a post and link it back to this one
- Or leave a convincing argument in the comments
(Rara, in her infinite wisdom has decreed there should be an offical timeframe related to when the winner will be announced…. yeah, she’s a smarty like that.)
The ruling powers here in the Kingdom have decided that participants have until Friday (1/24/2014) one week (five-ish days) to throw their support behind one of the two answers.
Our official counter (yeah, we have a guy for that) will add them up and then one of our minions will post the results at some point next weekend, or the following Monday: bestowing glory upon the winners.
And, we’ll all live in a better world for finally having solved once and for all which is the better comic universe.
The Matticus Kingdom 
I love y’all. Really, I do.
Now, I have to pick a side based on villains AND heroes? Like come up with a definitive answer to which is best, once and for all? Just want to be sure you didn’t mean OR instead of AND.
And. Definitely and. Your choice of Marvel or DC should take into account their heroes and villians. We understand that our reason for picking Marvel did not include an argument about the villains, but since The Punichser can be see as an anti-hero (of sorts) we decided it was close enough. Plus, as we mentioned, he scares us… and it is our game so we can do as we please. 😛
Wha…how…I mean…*grumble*
Sigh. Fine. I will figure out something. 😉
You’re already made your choice, haven’t you? Now you are just toying with us…
Well played. Well played, indeed, but we are keeping our eyes on you.
I’ve never been a comics guy – my geekdom goes more towards movies and books.
I did read Mad magazine when I was younger. Does that count?
Just pick one and make a ridiculous argument for it, 😉 That’s what I did for the chickens vs egg…
Of course, I was on the non-winning side, so perhaps I’m not the most qualified to dish out advice. 😀
Qualifications? For a tug-of-war game? What madness is that.
Can you pick a side? You are qualified!! 😀
(I actually came down the middle on the chicken vs. egg argument)
While you get a million kudos points for reading Mad Magazine, it doesn’t count towards this game. You can use your movie knowledge to pick a side though, if you want…
Kind of unbalanced with movies as the source though.
Besides two Superman movies when Christopher Reeves wore the suit, and Christian Bale as Batman, most DC movies have really sucked.
(I’m looking at you, Fantastic Four.)
So, you are throwing your support behind the Marvel team then?
My wife says Dark Horse, because they do more interesting stuff.
(Is Archie’s publisher an option?)
Archie’s isn’t an option… this time around. Sorry. Maybe they can go up against the winner? … why is everyone laughing?
I’m so excited for another Tug of War!!
Hooray!!
This is perfect! I’m in- right after I decide which one is superior … *sigh* decisions, decisions!
The clock is ticking…
But, it is clicking slowly. I think Professor Xavier may be behind that…
Now, if he’d freeze time for about 15 minutes but keep me unfrozen I could get this written up!
I think he can arrange that for you. Ready…. Go!
While I don’t know anything about either of these, cause..the Fudd… DC just seemed to need some support, it doesn’t seem to have a real name, just letters so I thought it was a bit sad and needed cheering up…Is this answer okay? Does it qualify as a post?
We will accept. Your support for the DC Team has been noted by our official tally … um, tallier.
thank you official tally tallier
You’re welco… er, um, we’ll pass on you thanks.
ha!
I am going to have to overthink this a little, cause that’s what I do! That is my super power!! Shhh, don’t tell anyone.
Great idea Matt, and let the silliness begin!!
Hey Forty!
Not sure how I missed this… did you have a decision? Did you want to throw your support behind one of the two teams? I’m doing the final tally right now.
Oh boy, I did want to do this but ran out of time this week… back at school! Just between you and me though, I would say DC. I think the villains are better, and let’s face it, without the villains the superheros are just a bunch of guys with muscle in skin tight suits.
You know what else I just found out? One small misspelling of superheros and you get superhores! Oooopsy!
DC support noted. And, I have to say, I probably would have given them some extra points for that misspelling call out… that might have been enough to tip the game in DC’s favor… 😛
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Which group of superheroes and villains is better? Marvel, of course. I have a number of good reasons for this. First of all, their back stories are realistic. There are very few heroes who are rich playboys in Marvel. Take Spiderman. He wasn’t rich. When he started out, he was a college student. Second, they have normal problems along with the supervillain problems. Again, Spiderman was one of these. He’s had more trouble than one guy ever deserved in my opinion. In the X-Men you had the love triangle between Wolverine, Cyclops, and Phoenix. The Sandman, in the movie, had a sick daughter he was trying to help. Third, they don’t nerf the backstory if the title isn’t selling. Again, with Spiderman, Peter and MaryJane were married for a while, until some writer decided they should be divorced. Divorced! That means that they still got to have been married at one time in their lives. With Superman, they simply rewrote his backstory so that he and Lois never got together. There’s also that farce with Wonderwoman and the Amazons with which I am not at all happy.
So, Matt, is my argument good enough? Can I play?
Actually the editors decided that Peter and Mary Jane shouldn’t get divorced because that would set a bad example for the kids. Instead, they made a deal with the devil that undid their marriage. Because that was obviously a much better thing for children to emulate
I still stand by my argument.
Oh yeah it doesn’t really diminish the argument
That’s good. The point being that they didn’t nerf his entire backstory, like DC did with Wonderwoman and Superman. They just added something new.
Also, yeah, my dad and mom were never married. I want to be just like that. (tries hard not to puke)
I love comic book editors. Love! Wait… I’m not sure that’s the right word…
Marvel support duly noted. And your arguments are wonderful. We completely agree. Go team Marvel!!
Matt, now this might seem boring to some, but I want to tag team with Cimmorene, because, after all, she is my wife.
See, I wasn’t much of a comic book reader, but I had friends that kept me in the loop. I should note that one of them, he just likes to follow wherever the best writing is. Then I met Cimmy, and… geek jackpot! She schooled me good. And then exciting movies came out! We’re old enough to remember how BAD the Spider-Man TV show was, so when we saw the teaser trailer for Spiderman (the one with the Twin Towers that was pulled), we stood up and whooped and hollered right there in the theater. We went to more Marvel studio movies, and so often she’d say, “That’s not how it was in the comic book,” then she’d explain, and then we’d still enjoy the movie.
Make Mine Marvel– as the saying goes! Let me tag team with Cimmy– we will LAY THE SMACKDOWN!
Marvel support duly noted, and your reasoning seems perfectly sound to me. Supporting the ones we love is equally as important as any of the other reasons to choose a side in this battle. Besides, you picked Marvel so you are on my team too. It is the best one, really. 😉
Oh, I have my own love for Marvel, but I am glad that Cimmy had graphic novels of the origin stories of several Marvel superheroes. My reasons are well-researched on my own time 🙂
Go Team Marvel!
Look man, I am trying to leave my inner comic book geek behind me forever, because he’s all pimply and unpopular, and frankly, he smells bad. But now you’ve got me angry. Marvel vs DC indeed. The only question in the world that doesn’t need to be asked, cause everyone knows the answer!
What? Everyone knows the answer? We here in the kingdom are pretty sure we should fall into that “everyone” category… but, we don’t know the answer? And, besides, it’s “cool” to like comics now. Hadn’t you heard?
It’s cool to like comics again???? Really? Well, time to strap on the cloak and make ready to lay about me with my broadsword…
If I weren’t so lazy, I would answer your challenge, Mr. Matticus. And at that, I still may. The One Answer must be shared.
I hope you find the lazyness demonds and play! I’m sure whatever reasoning you use to pick a team to support it will be fantastic.
Having played last time I can vouch for this being a lot of fun, even if my superior logic and argument was defeated by popular opinion. Lots of people saying something DOESN’T MAKE IT TRUE!! But yes, it’s serious fun. I’m in! Give me time to formulate a strategy.
We shall await your well reasoned response. And thank you for the shout out! Whichever team ends up with you, will be lucky to have you. 😀
Ha! I need to do some comic book googling… “because x-men are cool” is not really a reasoned response huh?
Works for me, actually. Why do you need more than that?
Besides, they are Marvel, and I want you on my team!!
hahahha I can do better… give me some time, I will research and formulate an argument
Okay, we’ll give you a couple days. I was going to say 4, but considering it is already tomorrow, does that mean you only have 3 days left? But, then because I’m a day behind, does mean you actually get an extra day, so you do have 4 days… I’m so confused. If only we knew a superhero who could bend time/space and solve this mystery for me. 😉
Hiro Nakamura from Heroes. My favourite time traveller!
Can you see the smile on my face right now? Ear to ear. Love Hiro!! 😀
Me too!
I don’t suppose he can be on our team?
Sadly, no. He isn’t Marvel or DC. (as far as I know… someone please correct me if I’m wrong) Also, since you haven’t committed to supporting Marvel there isn’t an “our team” yet. 😛
Oh well I am going to barrack for Marvel because X-Men has long been one of my favourites. I grew up watching the old cartoons.
Hooray! Go team Marvel!!
The X-Men cartoons were very well done, I completely agree.
I used to tape them on old skool videos in the mornings and watch them after school. Yep. I’m that cool.
Yes, yes, you are that cool. Right now, you are a little bit my hero too. I never taped any of those cartoons, much to my eternal shame… Please don’t stop hanging out with now that my darkest secret has been exposed!
Well, this is my first time playing tug a war. Hmm, I haven’t read a comic in years and years! I will have to go forth and put knowledge in my brain! Ugh, Ok, ok. I can do this. You know why? Because it IS time for silly! I will do a post of some sort, some time this week at some point. haha!
Hooray for silly! We can’t wait to see what you come up with and which team you decide to support!
Neither can I! It will be a surprise for us all! haha!
ooooooooooooh. New to your blog and new to Tug of War! I’m hoping I can find some time to take part this week, as being the mother of a five year old boy clearly makes me an expert on this subject 🙂
Yes, definitely an expert. I’ll have to ask the official counters if the team with the support of your five year old should be award extra points, because awesome, or have a handicap, because he would obviously know better than the rest of us…
🙂
Kelly you are always so funny….I hope you can find the time too because I’d love to read your response!
Thank you!!! I’m thinking I will be able to finish it in time 🙂 And I’m excited to see how others take this on. These are the kind of debates that are truly important, after all.
Wow, that’s a tough one. DC has the ultimate super hero in Superman and also Wonder Woman who was once played by Linda Carter which is all it takes to sway my vote that way, but Marvel has the What If comics which I should feel the need to honor with my vote. This may take some thinking.
Eagerly awaiting your official response. 😉
Me too. Now I just have to write it. Might be tomorrow, take a day to inner debate.
Sounds like a plan. 😀
Couldn’t wait that long. Just posted my official response. Thanks for a fun topic.
Thanks for linking up! Heading over to check out which team you decided to support.
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Woooooooah.
Let me think about this.
Thinking? Thinking? This is no time for thinking. This is time for action. And silliness. And silly actions. Like supporting Marvel because The Punisher might hunt us down. Or supporting DC because it’s sad that they only have letters for a name, or supporting Marvel because Robert Downey Jr is hot as Iron Man, or supporting DC because, well, they have Superman… it’s right there in the name Super.. Superior… See?! No thinking required!
Oh yeah, and GO TEAM MARVEl!
Awesome concept, and the prompt happens to be right up my alley. When it all comes down to it, I give the edge to DC. Characters like Batman and the Joker, or Flash and his Rogue gallery, are just tough to beat. I prefer to the darker edge, and read more graphic novels coming from DC than I do Marvel. Movies may range from awesome to awful on both sides, but DC mangles Marvel when it comes to television. Arrow shoots a single arrow into the heart of Agents of Shield, no challenge whatsoever.
Love both, love superheroes, as obvious from my blog title and theme, but my vote here has to go to DC.
DC support duly noted. Thanks for playing. And great comment to bring the TV aspect in to this as well… 10 years of smallville, and then going on two seasons of Arrow… that’s a lot of awesome for DC that should get factored in.
YES! A worthy opponent!
Okay, I don’t know DC from Marvel. I was a LOTR kinda gal back in the day. That being said, I am clearly on the side of Heath Ledger’s Joker, whichever one that is. I mean Heath Ledger . . . Whatever doesn’t kill makes you . . . Stranger. Nuff said.
Your support for DC has been duly noted. Heath Ledger’s performance as Joker is only rivaled by Mark Hammil’s voice acting as the same villain. Both brilliant. And both worthy of casting your support behind team DC. Thanks for playing!
Ah yes, young Skywalker as the evil, yet misunderstood Joker. I still can’t wrap my brain around that one. But thank you for letting me know that I voted for team DC.
It blew my mind when I found out he did the voice work. Blew. My. Mind.
I have to say that Heath Ledgers portrayal of the Joker was superb and Oscar worthy.
Agreed. Completely.
Yes, he portrayed the character as truly sinister. Ceasar Romero and Jack Nicholson played him crazy but campy.
There are some arguments that because these are comics, because they are a break from reality, that some campiness is not just warranted, but needed. Because we go to the movies for the same reason we dive into comics, we want a break from the terrible things going on in real life. Now that the movies are becoming more and more realistic, they are actually taking something away from the genre. Thoughts?
I am no expert in comics, but I can give my perspective. I think comics deal with very real and sometimes scary situations. Dick Tracy comes to mind – the violence of gangland mobs. The bad guys were drawn as to be grotesquely absurd which made them a little more palatable. But the underlying fears and issues were still very much a part of the stories. The same for Superman, Batman, and X-men. The comics were addressing the issues of the day – war, class-based strife, and every single phobia out there – but did it in a way that children and adults could relate. I think we might be a little more sophisticated (or maybe just jaded) so the campiness has been lost. But then when has a bad guy really been campy in real life?
True, the bad guys are hardly ever campy in real life. But, that was the point. Comics aren’t supposed to be real, they are supposed to be an escape… so, should we expect the campiness in them? Do we want it? Do we need it need?
I don’t think comics are simply an escape – I think that they were also a way to inform and to make sense of some bad situations. Life is scary. Comics shine a light in the closet and under the bed and reveal that the monsters can be dealt with. Sometimes the monsters win a battle, but if we are true to ourselves then in the end we can win the war. To the reader today, the comics of yesteryear are very campy, but maybe they weren’t to the reader back then. In fifty years will that future reader think the stuff today is campy?
I hope not. Because that would be a scary world…
Excellent argument/points about comics shining a light into the darkness. I think we can all cheer to that. Hurrah!
Huzzah! 😀
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Definitely Marvel, starting with because Robert Downey Jr. is hot as Iron Man – but you’re not supposed to say that, I am – or think it. Can that be my entire argument? Or do I have to come out with more? Cause I’ll break out a can of whoop ass in the form of Little Dude – he KNOWS stuff, this kind of stuff.
So, Boo-yah! TEAM MARVEL! I’ll get my post post haste – to victory!!
Yes, that can be your whole argument. Why not. I like it. It, not him, or something like that. But, if you want to expound about that to further bolster your Marvel support, that’s awesome too.
Wait, you didn’t read my latest comment.
Big family drama.
Little Dude votes the other way.
Wants to guest blog for DC. Your call, King.
I did read, was just reading/commenting in order. Bring on the guest blog!
For REAL???
Oh. My. God.
Little Dude is going to be stoked!!
He already has his DC arguments lined up. Please don’t hold it against him. He thinks you’re the King of Cool.
Maybe I am the King of Cool? Why not. It should be someone, might as well be me. 😛
And, yes, for real. Why not. The Kingdom is always open for guest blogs, and one written for a passionate (and completely silly) reason of a tug-of-war game is exactly what we need this week. Bring it on Little Due.
I will formulate my official response later today, when hopefully I can borrow a laptop. (Because it will be easier to post on that than on my Slate. I’ll be able to include photographic evidence to support my theory.)
Photographic evidence is always appreciated! 😀
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I’m new to your blog too, but this does sound fun! Although I’ll have to do some research myself because I never can remember which ones are DC or Marvel. Your anticipated *sigh* at that statement is duly noted. 🙂
No sigh here. There are a lot of characters between the two universes. Plus, the whole scene gets muddied with the recent rise of graphic novels being made into movies and those characters not really belonging to either world. Plus, oh my, the similarities, especially between the Avengers and the JLA… boy scout, anti-hero, guy who shoots arrows, the spy, etc…
Happy researching. I look forward to seeing which side of the rope your support ends up on.
I’ll play along and I’ll do it in comments as you said that was OK.
I’ll go with Marvel… Why
Bare in mind I am not massive superhero person in terms of character knowledge, but apart from the fact that the movies are much much better than anything DC related (ok except Captain America) the characters are just more in your face, more well-known and of course have much cooler names than their DC counterparts.
Taking an excerpt out of the A-Team as an example
In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the Avengers
Or
In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the Justice League
Justice League… It just doesn’t sound that good does it? Whereas Avengers… They are going to kick some arse. We also associate the film actors with the role and who wouldn’t want Robert Downey Jr on your side. Where as the only decent DC Characters are Superman and Batman.
I see a lot of Green Arrow fans cringing. Also, Green Lantern, Flash, and a whole slew of other die-hard DC fans slighted that you factor in their favorites. But, I’m not complaining because you picked Marvel. And that was the right side to choose!
Go Team Marvel!
BIG problem – Little Dude is FREAKED – he is Team DC, all the way. I had no idea. I’ve already declared myself Team Marvel. We have a family crisis on our hands, an epic one.
He would like to guest blog, and put a vote in on my blog for Team DC. It’s up to you, King Matticus. The fate of our family lies in your hands…
no pressure or anything…
You are two voices… your support can go for team Marvel, and his support can go for team DC. Why not? A little family rivalry is always a good thing. Plus, in the end, you’ll be able to say your family was on the winning side. 😉
If he wants to do a guest blog on the kingdom, I’d be okay with that too.
Team DC!! I knew I liked Little Dude. We’re birds of a feather and his DC patronage is more than welcome at Rarasaur. 😀
Rara!! Little Dude is SO psyched to be on your team He adores you!!
(psst – if you should happen to get the creative urge to make a “magic the gathering” card, I’d much rather have one for him – than for me. He’d FREAK!
If you need any deets about him, let me know.
All I know about either universe is from the movies. I’ve never read any of the books so I don’t know that I have a horse in this race.
You can movies to make your decision. Why not?
Um, idk. From what I understand most of the movies don’t represent the books well at all.
That’s not a problem. This is the week to be silly. Pick DC just because you like the Catwoman outfits. Pick Marvel because Storm is sexy. No reasons are invalid. Pick a side, grab a hunk of rope and start pulling!
What if I’m undecided?
You have 3 more days to become decided or miss out on all the fun entirely. And you don’t want to do that, do you?
Idk…
What about the cartoons? Did you prefer any of those? What about Baby A and Baby B, do they have a preference?
They like all the movies. And cartoons.
All of them? But, do they like one more than the rest?
Not that I can tell. They’re easy.
Hmmm… well, we can use some cheerleaders I guess. Rather than grabbing the rope, pick up some pom-poms and cheer the teams on.
I’m not feeling the silly right now, DJ, sorry. Maybe later. Or tomorrow.
You’ve got time for the silly to sink in. Sync in? Sink in? Can it be either?
No contest here. Marvel. No right thinking person could be of any different opinion. By the wya, by Right thinking I’m using the phrase the way that politicians do, to mean people who agree with me.
Marvel 1, DC didn’t. Simple as that.
Rara, I expect you to disagree with me on principle.
Marvel support duly noted and counted and added to the runny tally and that’s all the “plus one” comments I can think of a the moment.
As for you reasoning? It seems perfectly logical to me.
Go Team Marvel!
Yay!
Woohoo!
You do realise that if Rara agrees with me the planets may stop in their orbits…
It’s a risk, yes, but that’s okay. Some things are worth stopping planets in their orbits.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043456/?ref_=nv_sr_2
😀
Hah!
So much better than the Keanu version. In fact, I feel dirty for having even mentioned that remake.
I was spared that, I’m pleased to say.
Lucky. Which is good, not that we need it, but I’ll never shy away from including lucky people on Team Marvel!!
It’s the DC guys who need all the help they can get.
Yeah, but they are the opposition, we don’t want to help them. We want to squish them!
Or, pull them into the mud, I guess. That’s a better metaphor, considering the game we are playing.
I just put a link on Facebook, so we should see some more action.
Awesome, thank you! 😀
People do that stuff for me, it’s a mutual thing. Oh and Twitter is linked in now too.
😀
Hooray for one big ol’ tug-of-war party battle thing.
As soon as I’m up on the book of faces I’ll return the favor.
😀
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My very well-informed decision is up 🙂
http://ardenrr.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/dc-vs-marvel/
I already done did see that and count your support. Don’t go cheating now and try to get me to double count you!
Oh no! I forgot about that!! I wasn’t trying to cheat at all.. I. I. I.
I sowwy.
Sure, sure. I’ve got my eyes on you DC supporters!
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Oh I went a little overboard with this one (and I didn’t even take into account movies and tv shows like I wanted to 😉 ). I went Marvel and here’s why: http://jeremymilburn.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/marvel-vs-dc-tug-of-war/
Marvel support counted and appreciated! (Go Team Marvel!!)
Heading over to check out your flawless reasoning shortly.
Marvel all the way! I love me some X-men!
Hooray! Welcome to Team Marvel.
Er, um, I mean, you’re support has been duly noted by the official counter person.
I completely lack the background knowledge to argue my opinion, but that’s never stopped anyone on the internet before!
I’m going to pick DC for one reason: Wonder Woman. I’ll always remember her from the TV series and “Superfriends.” Among all the male superheroes, Wonder Woman taught us that girls can kick ass, too. Sure, there are females among the X-Men and Avengers, but they just don’t get top billing like Wonder Woman does.
And that’s as close to a feminist rant that you’ll get from me today. And probably tomorrow.
DC support noted.
And your reasoning makes sense to us here. Wonder Woman was/is a shining example of a female taking top billing and getting the job done. I’m not as up-to-date on her history/mythology as I should be so i can’t wax philosophical about how she was one of the original female leads in an action comic… I could just be making that up. But, it sounds good so I’m going to go with it.
This will be tough for me since I haven’t read a comic book since Archie was popular over 40 years ago, but I will give it a valiant effort! Dang, I just dated myself again!
We love valiant efforts here. We also love “phoning it in” too. And the “ol’ college try” and “winging it,” and… well, we are just happy if you play at all.
Marvel. Because The X-Men (especially Wolverine), and The Avengers, Thor and Loki (I know I already covered them by mentioning The Avengers, but they bare mentioning again specifically. Especially since Loki is a villian. And they’re gods. Loki might be a “puny god”, but a god none the less. 😛 ), and Iron Man (again I know I covered him already, just go with it. 😛 ), and Spiderman.
So, yes, count me as Team Marvel. 🙂
Your support for Team Marvel has been duly noted.
Go Team Marvel!! 😀
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Hi, me again. I may have messed up my original pingback because it didn’t save the title, so here is my entry:
http://notapunkrocker.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/2240/
Pingback worked, DC support noted, tallied, scoffed at, applauded, and extra points for a certain call out to rename nameless because yuck. So if anyone else is reading this you’ll just have to click over to see what she came up with.
None from either DC or Marvel can compare to the awesomeness of Captain Procrastination! Of course, I might just be saying that cause I write it….
Are you choosing to be an outlier? Or, are you just stalling while you decide which team you truly want to support?
I’ve actually answered this in one of my “Evolution of my Geekdom” posts, plus in a comment in one of my Versus posts. But, in the interest of helping the cause, I can write up a new one.
You don’t have to write up a new one. You could just refresh our memories, or do some link drops so those of the kingdomites who aren’t as familliar with your 33 grams of awesome can get caught up.
That would require going back and finding which ones they were in. It actually sounds easier to write a brand new post….
It’s called the search window, buddy! I use it to find my old posts all the time!
Eh… I’m already halfway done with the new one. I might as well finish it. Besides, I get to pimp your blog out with the new post.
Well, in that case. Bring on the new post!! 😀
Dark Horse. Dark Horse. Dark Horse. Dark Horse. Dark Horse. Dark Horse. Dark Horse. Dark Horse.
I’m shocked. I wouldn’t have guessed you for a Dark Horse fan at all. 😛
The only Dark Horse comic I ever read was Star Wars: Tag and Bink Are Dead.
[…] just what is going on over at The Matticus Kingdom, and I for one am heading along to join in the fun. The Jester himself has decreed that all are […]
well it’s Marvel for me! And justification (as if any needed) has been duly posted 🙂
Your Marvel support is noted (And appreciated. Go Team Marvel!). I’m heading over now to check out the “justification,” which I’m sure is perfectly sound and reasonable, considering the choice you made. 😉
it hardly matters what I say really – it is a truth universally acknowledged that Marvel is superior 🙂
Heard here first, folks. No further debate is needed. This contest is over! 😀
🙂
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[…] not sure if I left a post on The Matticus Kingdom before, but when I read The Return of the Official Matticus Kingdom Tug-of-War, I just KNEW I had to get involved and declare my support for Marvel […]
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Your snickers will be in the mail
Oh and in case you don’t get the message through Rara’s thread, MARVEL!!!!!!
Message received loud and clear. Go Team Marvel! 😀
Awesome!! Yum, candy by mail. I can’t think of anything better.
[…] Thankfully, The Matticus Kingdom recently threw down a tug-of-war challenge asking bloggers to argue which superheroes and villains are superior: Marvel or DC? I am going to firmly claim DC on this one, and I will let the ways in which each side conducts themselves at the Batcave Party illustrate why: […]
Aaaaaaaand, here it is. I feel like I pretty much have an unshakable argument. Seriously. Don’t shake it. It might puke: http://areyoufinishedyet.com/2014/01/23/the-superhero-keg-party-a-battle-for-superiority/
DC support noted, counted, tallied, recorded, so on and so forth. And holy crap. If anyone else bothers to read the comments you absolutely must click on over to see the awesomeness of this post. It is amazing. It is a marvel to behold. (heh heh heh, did you see what I did there, a marvel, I rock. Plus, Go Team Marvel!)
I bow to your mastery 🙂 Thanks!!
My mastery? Wow… I, um, am not sure what to say to that. If you are being sarcastic… good job! You got me. 😀 If you are being serious, well, then you obviously don’t know that I’m just a silly Jester and have mastery over nothing. 😉
Well, I am known for not taking things too seriously, but I had to give a shout-out to the way you worked your vote in there while also paying me a tremendous comment. And jesters are usually a lot smarter than they let on…
😀
Fair enough. Well stated. Well played. 😉
[…] Alright, so the truth is, I like ‘em both– but I really needed a good geek out, so– TEAM DC! I suppose we’ll let the Kingdom’s official counters have the final say. If you’re with me, or even if you’re with Marvel– grab your Lantern ring and cast your vote by writing a supportive post, or by voting via comment over at The Matticus Kingdom: https://thematticuskingdom.wordpress.com/2014/01/20/the-return-of-the-official-matticus-kingdom-tug-o… […]
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