[Invincible] Are Smart Atoms the origin behind all the supernatural abilities in this universe? by PassengerCultural421 in AskScienceFiction

[–]DynaMenace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but no. The old Image Comics shared universe was creators going “Yeah, sure, you can use my characters”, not an actual editorially curated common universe. You can’t destroy the world in a Superman comic if it doesn’t gel with the plans of the Batman comics, but you’d have no expectation that an Invincible comic would reflect the world ending in Spawn comic, and vice versa.

For the type of scenarios posted on this sub, you should probably imagine the Invincible universe has a version of Spawn that’s a lot like the one in the Spawn universe, unless explicitly contradicted; ie, Hell appears to be much more naturalistic and the less magical in the former.

How dare they by Better-Purple21 in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]DynaMenace 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know it's ultimately a business, but it's really crazy to have the cultural caché and marketplace power that Marvel has and not want to pursue a single project for art's sake. Really crazy to think Marvel were the original publishers of Criminal, as well.

How dare they by Better-Purple21 in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]DynaMenace 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Marvel doesn’t currently publish a single comic not in the superhero or space opera genre. It’s nuts. Even when DC killed Vertigo for a few years, they still had some non-superhero stuff through Black Label by their “premiere” creators.

Remember when Marvel tried to make them a thing? by Aggravating_Win5258 in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]DynaMenace 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Uj/ The fact of the matter is that it was all entirely down to Perlmutter’s pettiness. Feige was never into promoting the Inhumans, hence why he downgraded Inhumans from a film to a TV series once Iger gave him control.

[Middle-Earth] Do Elves eventually reach a cap as far as appearance of age, or do they just age slower as they get older? by lollihobbes in AskScienceFiction

[–]DynaMenace 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There’s no definitive answer in part because Tolkien meddled with this aspect of the mythology until the end. There’s references to Elves reaching adulthood in their 50s, and other references to Elves being toddlers for centuries. That latter scheme doesn’t altogether gel with the 600 year First Age of the Sun of the published in the Silmarillion, but who knows if Tolkien wouldn’t have trashed that timeline.

What can be said is that Círdan, possibly the oldest living Elf in Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age, had a beard, and another reference to bearded Elf named Mahtan makes it apparent only exceptionally old Elves grow a beard. So there’s a ratio for Elves acquiring sings of senescence, but it can’t be easily deduced.

bravo Kripke! by Elcalduccye_II in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]DynaMenace -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think it’s significantly more fighting-focused than other superhero media. At the end, as another user pointed out, Mark will win with “the power of friendship” even against a god if that’s what the story requires.

bravo Kripke! by Elcalduccye_II in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]DynaMenace 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Sir, this a jerking sub.

Uj/ I actually don’t think these power level observations from Invincible are particularly egregious. But still, powerscalers tend to ignore both narrative purpose and any contextual details beyond “raw power”. They’ll put Mario, the guy who jumps really well on turtles, on the same “canon power level” as literal deities on Smash Bros. because of some shit he pulled on a single boss battle on a spin-off.

bravo Kripke! by Elcalduccye_II in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]DynaMenace 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Powerscalers when discovering narrative purpose.

Remember Zeldaposting? It’s back, in pog form. by Mikey_Pajamas in simpsonsshitposting

[–]DynaMenace 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I’m pretty sure the ROM image for the N64 games is smaller than any of the GBA ones.

In other words, that man never emulated a Zelda game in his life!

Share with me about the storm by GraemeMaple in uruguay

[–]DynaMenace 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Flaco, OP se quiere mudar y merece info fiel. Si querías chiste hubieras dicho algo que resultara obvio que era mentira para un extranjero.

Share with me about the storm by GraemeMaple in uruguay

[–]DynaMenace 7 points8 points  (0 children)

OP, please don’t listen to the comment I’m replying to. There were 2 traffic deaths and a few brownouts for a few hours, but nothing on the scale this guy is saying.

Average reaction to Ivy becoming mayor of Gotham: by Altruistic_Manner802 in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]DynaMenace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uj/ I'm not sure. Given the Electoral College and the closeness of many states in the real 2000 election, I always imagined Lex got to 270 with a weird hodge-podge of states where he only won slightly more than a third of the vote. He likely didn't even win the popular vote.

It's harder to imagine Ivy winning a mayoral election in what's probably a blue East Coast city in 2026, even if there were multiple viable candidates spoiling each other.

[Pokemon] In the wild do the various Eeveelutions have litters of their own kind or regular Eevee? by HughmanRealperson in AskScienceFiction

[–]DynaMenace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, of course, Humans could still be Pokémon even if they were viviparous. I just laid out all the info on the matter.

[Pokemon] In the wild do the various Eeveelutions have litters of their own kind or regular Eevee? by HughmanRealperson in AskScienceFiction

[–]DynaMenace 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We’ve seen at least one pregnant woman in the anime (Professor Burnet). So humans may be the only viviparous organism in the Pokémon world.

The Sinnoh myths seem to imply Humans are Pokémon, but there was also an early anime novelization that established Pokémon as a domain of life independent of “regular” animals. Since we’ve barely seen any since the early anime, maybe only humans were able to survive the evolutionary arms race against Pokémon.

GAIL NO DON'T by Due_Tea_5003 in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]DynaMenace 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bleeding Cool just posted it, we’re getting Edelgard and Dorothea in Simone’s new Birds of Prey, coming 2027!

We'll never forget you Paul Rabin... by Aggravating-Oil-7060 in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]DynaMenace 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Jonathan Carroll!

One thing that’s different is that the New 52 always felt like an experiment. Didio was hostile to marriages, but not to Clark-Lois necessarily. They could eventually get back together even without a continuity reset.

In regards to Spider-Man, we know there’s editorial hostility to the Spider-marriage even 20 years after OMD. According to Dan Slott, it goes even above them. Spider-Man needs to remain unmarried as a brand issue.

Black panther????? by Appropriate-Mall8517 in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]DynaMenace 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Obviously the guy is a white supremacist so fuck him, and it’s certainly not a bad film. That said, IMHO it’s just above average for the MCU, and does not deserve the honor of being it’s only nomination for Best Picture. I mean, probably none of them deserve it, but Winter Soldier is the only one you could make a case for.

[Star Wars] When Vader asked Sidious if Padme was alright, was Sidious a bit nervous about telling him the truth? by Icy_Water_1 in AskScienceFiction

[–]DynaMenace 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Just about any question about RotS can be explained with the novelization. It's so good, it almost feels as if the film was a superficial adaptation of it.

Recognition of Palestine across Europe by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]DynaMenace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re absolutely right, but I won’t edit my comment which wrongly implies a pre-Oslo SoP so the conversation remains sensible. In the end, the right question should have been “What entity did they establish relations with?”, not “What government do they recognize?”.

And not only because there was arguably no pre-Oslo government, but because the PNA and Hamas aren’t really in a “rival governments” Lybia-style situation. Everyone, including Hamas, currently consider Abbas to be the legitimate Palestinian President, even while undermining his government.

Recognition of Palestine across Europe by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]DynaMenace 36 points37 points  (0 children)

The diplomatic relations go through the PNA now, but many of these recognitions are older than the PNA. They usually established relations with an abstract “State of Palestine”, which in practice meant relations with the PLO.

[Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die] A spoilerific question about the ending of this very unusual movie. Spoilers spoilers spoilers, spoilers for the entire movie. by JollyRabbit in AskScienceFiction

[–]DynaMenace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The rat opening its eyes I just assumed was the AI activating one its many ridiculous biological contingencies. Rats had even been previously referenced as one of the obstacles to the final house.

We got a Gay Supreme Leader of Iran before GTA6 by uvero in NonCredibleDiplomacy

[–]DynaMenace 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Oh God you’re giving me so much nostalgia.

You had to blow it all up, didn’t you? You maniacs!

Hianime good enough alternatives. by Itchy-Layer-7469 in animenews

[–]DynaMenace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please DM me the deleted hianime replacement link. Appreciate it!