Every Wednesday at 12PM PST, Facebook and Twitter erupt into open combat as fans talk out “who’d win” in a battle between two well known geek-worthy parties, one starting every half hour. Wikipedia links are included to refresh memories on what everybody is capable of, and then it comes down to fans and the fight! #whodwin Wednesday!
In our inaugural week (noted in EIC Hannibal Tabu’s Buy Pile Commentary Track), the match ups went like this, with winner in bold …
- The Incredible Hulk* vs. Doomsday (contested victory)
- Zatanna vs. Dr. Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (kind of a slaughter)
- Brain showdown: T’Challa vs. Mr. Terrific
Most of the discussion happened on Facebook, leading us to believe Twitter might not be the right venue for our audience to battle this out. We’re keeping an eye on that.
Issue 2 had more heated discussions …
- Brother Voodoo vs. Dr. Fate (TIE)
- Deadpool vs. Slapstick (complete walk in the park)
- Nightwing vs. Shang-Chi (unanimous decision)
… with comments like …
Fate vs. Voodoo
- “Dr Fate, as he’s the one I know. #wacklogic”
- “Brother Voodoo. First, way better outfit. Was the Sorcerer Supreme (damn you BMB for taking that away). Uses chicken bones as weapons. Isn’t a bad copy of The Phantom Stranger in a helmet. Also, because it demands repeating… Look at his fucking costume! That is how freaky magic characters are supposd to look.”
- “Brother Voodoo was at one point more powerful than Dr. Strange as he was the Sorcerer Supreme at one point. Dr. Fate is no match for Brother Voodoo.”
- “Dr. Fate is far more powerful than Brother Voodoo. All of Brother Voodoo’s power centers around Voodoo. Dr. Fate works on a more cosmic level.”
- “i vote dr fate. kent nelson III may be a newbie (though even that may be changing, as of JSA’s final issues), but the helmet retains a LOT of knowledge from the past few millennia. even if nabu isn’t a resident any more (at the moment), fate has vast amounts of raw power AND skill at his fingertips. jericho drumm is a skilled mage, sure, and his brother’s ghost gives him an extra perspective, but we’ve never seen drumm go widescreen the way we have fate. yes, he became the sorcerer supreme (temporarily) but he was punked by an enemy that dr strange should have been able to defeat with less effort. all in all, any head to head matchup between the two i would give to dr. fate.”
Slapstick vs. Deadpool
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“This is probably the most lopsided match of the two. While Deadpool may be able to regenerate missing limbs & the ability to heal himself – Slapstick has the ability to warp reality and in addition to his invulnerability sound nearly immortal. Slapstick wins this fight hands down.”
- “Slapstick, easily. Deadpool got defeated by Ryan Reynolds.”
- “flag on the play … roughing Ryan Reynolds after the whistle was blown … Slapstick is indestructible and Deadpool has Wolverine’s healing factor. This would come down to who can be more sadistic. Slapstick is “loony”, “slapstick” and a little crazy. However he is NOT sadistic. Deadpool is flat out crazy. My money is on Deadpool …”
- “The operative word is survived. I don’t think Deadpool survives or defeats a fight against Slapstick. Slapstick could easily warp Wade into the Sun or turn his insides out – although I’m pretty certain Deadpool, in his demented way of thinking, would find some way of actually enjoying that particular form of torture.”
- “I’m going to defer on this argument. Great points. Extradimensional powers do a lot more than conventional weapons.”
Shang-Chi vs. Nightwing
- “Shang-Chi would win. He’s a more experienced fighter and has been around a lot longer than Nightwing.”
- “Aww C’Mon Son!!! No contest. Shang-Chi wins without breaking a sweat. Nightwing may (emphasis on may) get two hits in before it’s lights out. I mean, Nightwing is my favorite character; but he is no match for the Master of Kung Fu. The Boy Wonder vs. the Master of Kung Fu? Sounds like an ass whoopin waiting to happen.”
- “Pains me to say, but Shang-Chi beats Nightwing using no hands.”
- “I’d give the edge here to Shang-Chi. he’s a pure martial artist, while nightwing is a detective who’s also a hell of an acrobat and fighter.”
- “I would surmise that if endurance played a factor this battle could go on for hours – BUT – Nightwing has one ace up his sleeve, the use of gadgets which if put into use during this battle turns the tide against Shang-Chi. I’m conflicted by this battle because I’m a Marvel fan but I have to tip my hat to Nightwing.” (sole Nightwing vote)
Join us next Wednesday as we step the game up to four battles (because you demanded it!), one every half hour on Facebook and Twitter.
[Source: Facebook]