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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
I'm on the fence about that thing, honestly. On the plus side, it'll be nice to hear how you're supposed to pronounce Jarnbjorn without sounding completely ridiculous. "You have transgressed for the last time, foul villain! I smite thee with the mighty Yarn Yew!" It'll fight right in with Mew-mew.
But on the other hand, it might not be possible to pronounce it without sounding completely ridiculous, which may undercut serious moments.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.Beta Ray Bill's hammer is Stormbreaker. There was also a Stormcaster which Storm used when Loki tried to make her the new goddess of thunder.
Forever liveblogging the Avengers This
is Stormbreaker. It's Beta Ray Bill's hammer, forged by Odin after he was deemed worthy by Mjolnir. Wielding Stormbreaker allowed Bill to have his own duplicate set of Thor powers, basically.
This
◊ is Jarnbjorn. After Thor lost Mjolnir, he took up this mighty axe as his replacement weapon. It had been his weapon before he had Mjolnir and became his weapon again after. It was forged by dwarves from mythic uru but has none of the special powers Mjolnir possesses; it's just a strong blade for Thor to channel his own ferocity through.
edited 12th Feb '18 10:00:04 AM by TobiasDrake
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.Stormbreaker is in the Guardians of the Galaxy Disneyland ride
. It looks different from the axe.
edited 12th Feb '18 10:42:06 AM by Tuckerscreator
Black Panther is tracking for a 165 million dollar opening weekend
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LOL. Remember when people were claiming Marvel putting it in February was a sign that they were setting it up to fail or had no confidence in it?
They came out on Freyja’s Day, at least
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edited 12th Feb '18 2:37:17 PM by TheAirman
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That's because the comic writers want to tell stories about high-school and young adult Peter Parker even though the setting is built around grown-ass man Peter Parker.
Which is exactly the same thing that would happen if a movie came out and was like, "Spider-Man got powers. TIME SKIP HE'S 30 TIME FOR THE STORY. Ahem. Once upon a time, Peter Parker could barely talk to a girl without stumbling over himself...."
It's sorta what happened with the Raimi films, only there, Peter's still technically supposed to be college-age at least. He just doesn't look it, because Maguire's Dawson Casting is really visible. So even though he's like 19, he looks 30 and that undermines his character when he acts 16.
The writers and many fans like Peter as a dorky, shy nerd who gets pushed around easily and struggles to get by in his day to day life, but when he puts on his mask, he transforms into a confident smart-ass ready to take on the world. That kind of characters is much more forgivable as a boy or young man than a distinguished man well into his career and adult life. When you try to write Adult Peter like Iconic Peter, you wind up with Obnoxious Manchild Peter.
edited 12th Feb '18 9:03:18 AM by TobiasDrake
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