Matt the Bruins

It's cool to see that they didn't shy away from the ankle wings.

Re: The Authority RPG ????
 
"Sterilize the moon"?

Resurrecting this long-dead thread to post my take on it. Some while back I tried to stat up Dr. Strange, and that feat was one of the ones I used for sample spells:
 
Images Of Ikonn: Mental Illusions 30d6, Alien class of minds (150 Active Points); Concentration (½DCV; -¼), Extra Time (Full Phase; -½), Gestures (-¼). Total cost: 75 points.
 
I figured at that level, it would be enough to reasonably get an EGO+30 result against even Galactus' mental defenses—assuming stats similar to Xarriel's—and effectively drop him into a coma from which he no longer interacts with his surroundings.

I personally don't think the Hulk is that strong. In his calm state many "lessor" bricks like Doc Samson (60 STR), Ironman (65), and Submariner (70 STR) have no trouble going toe-to-toe with him. It is when the rage starts to kick in that tougher bricks such as the Thing (80), Silver Surfer (90), or Thor (95) are needed to hold him off, imo.
 
The numbers within ( ) are what I would rate those character's STR as.

I do not believe Dr. Doom is all that tough. His major foe is the FF, and most of them do less than 15d6. Dr. Doom's major ability is to make mega-plot devices which he then unleashes on the world at large. If I were building Dr. Doom he would probably be:
 
25 rPD/ED through a non-Focused power-armor suit just like Dr. Destroyer.
+15 PD/ED FF
18d6 EB
70 pt Magic Pool
150 pt Gadget Pool
 
Dr. Doom is tough but Dr. Destroyer is alread in that Silver Surfer range.

Hey! That's pretty close to Jenny's number!

Yeah, but your not hiring an actress as talented as Tatiana Maslany to play half a part.

If anyone wants to know where the woke "controversy" in comics came from, I found a good background article that I will post in the Political Thread where it belongs.
 
Otherwise, I note that DC Comics has struggled for years with corporate mergers; this year it's Discovery, two years ago it was AT&T (which fired DiDio).  Couple that with crippling changes to distribution, the firing of 1/3 of the editorial staff, the overall death of the comic book as a profitable medium, and by the way covid, it's not surprising they're struggling.  On the other hand, near as I can tell the DC Comics budget is somewhere around $47M which is a rounding error compared to the advertising budget of DiscoWarnT&T or whatever faceless megacorp owns them at the moment.

Sorry, I stopped reading when the writer spewed "DC Comics has been in dire straits due to its SJW and woke agenda"...

"Student loan forgiveness removes one of the most powerful incentives for military service at a time of dangerously low enlistment." 
 
Seen on the Book of Face today, with the caption "Wait, did I just say the quiet part out loud?"

Classified Material on Human Intelligence Sources Helped Trigger Alarm
 
 
Dude had hundreds of secret documents, including nuclear and humint information, in his possession, with his own handwritten notes scribbled on them.

All I know is Black Adam should have been the villain for the second Shazam movie. It appears that they instead made up new villains for the second film...which is pretty silly.

As an autistic, queer trans woman, my response to this group is not suitable for this board.

Not sure which guy you're referring to -- there's quite an array these days -- but it won't make any difference. If Conservatives gain control of the legislature and Presidency, they WILL politicize the Justice Department. They politicized the Attorney General. They politicized the SCOTUS. Conservatives tried and continue to try to create the perception that Liberals are the source of everything bad in America, regardless of reality. Their goal is total control, they've made that clear. That won't change whatever Biden does or doesn't do. The only practical response is to take down the ones responsible for fomenting and directing that perception, by every legal means. As many prominent ones as we can, to put the fear of consequences in the rest.
 
EDIT: That includes the most prominent guy, because if he gets away with all he's done, that emboldens others to follow his example.

Schrodinger's Batgirl
Good or terrible? The state's unknown until observed.

Short answer without the political or "woke" commentary from the first linked article: The Flash is a co-production with funding from outside of Warner, and therefore can't be written down without major financial penalties.
 
Given the quality of the first link, I did not bother with the second.

I'm not sure I see much reason to keep ANY of the Miller footage in, if you're gonna have to re-shoot everything where he's Barry anyway.  It just feels a lot more sensible to just dissociate from him *completely* as fast as possible.  There's just wayyyyy too much that's incredibly toxic in these reports, and the problems just keep piling on.  Right now there's another:
 
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/ezra-miller-vermont-child-services-department-1392572/
 
This is in addition to the felony burglary charges from yesterday.  If he's connected to a cult where he's putting YOUNG kids at risk, this almost has to be the kiss of death;  Warner will have no choice but to cut all ties ASAP.  Much like Jared Fogel and Subway.  
 
But heck, at this point?  It's already too serious in my book.  The longer they appear to hang on to him, the more damage I think they'll do to the entire brand.

The preliminary news information is just a bunch of uninformed conjecture which is what one would expect.  Merrick Garland's DOJ doesn't let anyone know squat about what they have found or are about to do, until they do it.  

That attitude was why I walked out on my job last year and turned down repeated attempts to get me back.

Ruh-roh, Raggy!

https://www.boredcomics.com/3-long-creepy-adam-ellis-comics-with-twist-endings/

I haven't found a really good news article to link, but if anyone's interested...
 
Two of the Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump come from Washington state. Both were targeted by Trump-backed, full-on wackadoodle Big Lie supporters. Those challengers have failed to advance through Washington's "Top Two" primary system. In November, Reps Jaime Herrerra-Beutler and Dan Newhouse will both face Democratic challengers, as the Trumpians came third. So there's that, at least.
 
Dean Shomshak