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TIL: Today I Learned
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TIL there's a fucking Gwenpool now...just...just why?
Who's Gwen? And why are theybetting on who she...sleeps with next?
I gag character that's getting her own book, and because fandom.
Edit: By gag character I mean Gwenpool in case anyone wants to correct me, I honestly don't really care that much about Spider-Gwen.
Gwen Stacey. They decided to bring her back and make her into knockoff heroes. Spider-Gwen has been running for a while, Gwen pool had made a few appearances...I think there was another one?
Anyway, Spider-Gwen has had a strong following for a while, but since I'm more of a Mary Jane-fan, I haven't really taken an interest. And to be honest, I wish they had given Gwen her own hero identity, rather than spin-offs.
And as over-blown as she is, I still appreciate that her origin makes more sense than Silk. "OH DUDE-all this time there was a-NOTHER person who was bitten by the spider that bit you-BUT-they were in a secret fortress ALL this time! For forty years!"
And yes I'm counting it as forty years for them, as a firm believer in the theory that Franklin Richards is keeping people young and changing stuff to appear more time relavant sub-consciously.
GasBandit
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And really, anyone who doesn't prefer Mary Jane to Gwen Stacy shouldn't be trusted with anything sharper than safety scissors.
I'm pretty sure that Gwenpool is not actually Gwen Stacy but a novel alternate universe character. Fact check me, though, cause I'm not doin' it!
Just like Spider-gwen, yes.
I'm pretty sure Spider-Gwen is actually an alternate universe Gwen Stacy. Gwenpool is alternate universe but a different person named Gwen (literally Gwen Poole or something?. That was my understanding.
According to Wikipedia, Gwenpool is Gwen Stacy (and also answering the other variants I couldn't remember):
Or she's part Gwen Stacy? I guess? The whole thing was bizarre to me. The only thing I could figure is they were trying to cash in on Emma Stone's role/celebrity.
From the information given, her existence is based solely on fan-service on the two most popular Marvel comcis(emphasis on comics) characters to cosplay as...her book is gonna suck isn't it?
It's being written by the guy who does Dr. McNinja.
NEVERMIND-it'll be amazing because he is great.
Was there a comic showing what Squirel Girl would look like in the sixties? I feel like there was. Or was her original costume just INSANELY Silver Age influenced?
Edit: Looked it up, looks less Silver Age influence and more...nightmare. She wasn't wearing a mask-WHY DID THEY THINK NO PUPILS WOULDN'T LOOK CREEPY?!
Edit: Looked it up, looks less Silver Age influence and more...nightmare. She wasn't wearing a mask-WHY DID THEY THINK NO PUPILS WOULDN'T LOOK CREEPY?!
figmentPez
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TIL: That "wedgie fit" jeans are a current style of Levis.... 
Why that reaction? You should be delighted by the prospect of ogling ladies in their ass-hugging, Er, ass-groping LevisTIL: That "wedgie fit" jeans are a current style of Levis....
GasBandit
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I mean, that's nice and all, but I worry about escalation. Where do we go from here? Is the next step just to start sewing buttplugs right in to the crack-seam?
I looked them up. They look like mom jeans to me.
figmentPez
Staff member
I find the name stupid.
TIL spotted dick is a pudding and not....well you know. I thought it was either from disease, or just freckles, it being something NOT penis related was WAY off my guess list.
it's a suet pudding/cake. You can't get it in the US the way it *should* be made. I mean, you can often find heinz brand in the "imports" section of the grocery store. But it's made with vegetable oil, not suet. :'(
TIL the Shetland pony from "Hark a Vagrant" was the inspiration for Ice King's horse disguise in "Adventure Time". Neat!
TIL Blazing Samurai is going to be a thing, an animated samurai comedy film inspired by Blazing Saddles that will feature Mel Brooks...not sure if terrible or not.
This is how I know you were not a teenage girl in the 90s.