I never met Len Wein. And I'm not a huge comic book guy. But Mr. Wein's recent passing caught my attention nonetheless.Within the past year, I read Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, so I feel fairly expert regarding the comic book business. Based on that hard-earned pedigree, I'm confident that I'm on solid ground when I say that Wolverine, a character created by Wein, is the greatest superhero of all time.
Brooding, conflicted, and yet completely badass, Wolverine doesn't rely on extrahuman capabilities like the ability to fly or shoot lasers out of his eyes. He doesn't have billions of dollars with which to outfit himself in technological superfluity. Sure, he's got an adamantium-enhanced skeleton and the ability to heal himself from nearly all injuries. Big fucking deal. He still feels pain. And he still wades into the fray to rep the forces of good.
So rest in peace, Len Wein, and may your adamantium casket preserve your brilliant brain.
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Wolverine is great but Spider-Man will always be my favorite.
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ReplyDeleteThe Washington football team kills me
ReplyDeleteIt got better
ReplyDeleteThe NFL is largely boring these days. I don't much care if I miss large portions of most games. Can't imagine wanting to go to an NFL game unless someone hooked me up with great (and free) tickets.
ReplyDeleteRIP Bobby The Brain Heenan.
ReplyDeleteDon't look now but we (Mark & I) may have another storm to contend with soon. That can't happen, can it?
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Random travel announcement of the day: Logan airport. Gate agent just asked the person who left their cell phone at the front desk to return to get it for the fourth time. "It says property of US FDA". Nothing like an government employee to lose their cell phone.
ReplyDeleteJags QB problems fixed with the signing of....Ryan Nassib!!!!
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ReplyDeleteI know right?
ReplyDeletez - yes...and so did our OF, Hackett, and then of course Coughlin w/the Giants. He must have pics of these guys doing something not good.
ReplyDeleteBut Nassib is 9 for 10 in passing during his 5-year career. THAT...is solid!
i take back what i said. 90% completion rate is hard at argue with.
ReplyDeleteCharles Woodson is one of my all time favorite football players but him being an ascot guy is real minus.
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GTB Summit Osaka Spa style.
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ReplyDeleteWait, RG3 is engaged to an Estonian heptathlete?
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ReplyDeleteI'd be more impressed if you met 1965 AL MVP Zoilo Versalles.
ReplyDeletebecause he's dead?
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ReplyDeleteShout out to my 'lil sis, who gave birth to her 10th kidlet this morning. She's been pregnant longer than many of us have spent at our longest place of employment, I'm guessing.
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ReplyDeleteSteve Bannon thinks Danimal's sister had 10 kids because Catholics need to fill their churches.
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ReplyDeleteIn Memorium or In Memoriam?
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ReplyDeleteWell, Webster.
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Way. Way. Way too easy.
Jamming myself.
10 kids???? What. The. Fuck. Congrats to them. I'm sure they're ecstatic. I'd fake my own death.
ReplyDeleteWho wants to meet at Mustard's last stand in Sunday?
ReplyDeleteColonel?
ReplyDeleteCraig?
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