My Modern "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" Fantasy

Alan Moore’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is one of the most uniquely conceived superhero teams ever.  Why?  Because it’s a team consisting of characters from classic Victorian literature, and that is a brilliant and original concept.  Then, in their adventures, they would also encounter scenarios, elements, and antagonists derived from literature.  Pure genius.       That’s why – as a thought...

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An Inspirational Food for Thought from Captain America

A bit of a background:This happened during the “Civil War” event back in ’06 (if I recall the year right).  After leaving the Pro-Registration side because his conscience couldn’t stomach their methods (like imprisoning non-registered heroes in the Negative Zone), Spider-Man wrestled with a moral dilemma.  He knew that the Iron Man and the Pro-Registration side were wrong, but they were the ones on the side of the government, enforcing...

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Top 10 Boy Geniuses in Fiction

As far as this list is concerned, what I mean by “boy” here are those that haven’t hit their teenage years yet.  Thus, they should be 12 years old or below.  Oh, some of them might have got to reach adolescence during the run of their respective stories, but they should have at least have been in their pre-teens or childhood during their introduction in the story.    10.) STEWIE GRIFFENStewart Gilligan Griffin, or “Stewie”...

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Top 10 Fictional Characters That Come to Mind to Personify “Badass”

The word “badass” nowadays is being lavishly used (i.e. misused/overused) as much as the words “awesome”, “cool”, and “epic” are being lavishly used (i.e. misused/overused).  In fact, while “awesome”, “cool”, and “epic” tend to become somewhat of synonyms already in the sense that they are being exaggeratedly used informally as adjectives to compliment something of good-quality, “badass” is also oftentimes being used by many on that same context. For...

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