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[kurthummeldeservesbetter]

I know a pretty popular post canon AU is Jayce and Viktor being placed back into their S1 bodies, staying and trying to fix everything, but I think about 3 different things happen in that scenario.

Intense make out, wherever they are, even in public. If it's pre explosion, it's confusing for the academy, because when did the professor's assistant and the random student who no one talks to but a fifteen/sixteen year old get together? It's even more confusing if it's post explosion, because I see Grayson and the other enforcers standing there like 🧍🧍 because what?

They destroy all hextech prototypes, plans, everything. A little sad, but for the greater good.

They get their asses out of Piltover as quickly as possible. Leaving little letters, explanations. Viktor's is 5 pages of a resignation and explanation, Heimerdinger sort of understands, but everyone else is wondering if the guy sponsored by the Kirammans just fucked off on a gay adventure with the victorian dude with a cane.

[thevindicativevordan]

Comics this week ?

Anonymous asked: Thoughts on Kneel Before Zod's first issue?

Apologies for the delay, caught a case of Covid I'm still recovering from.

Kneel Before Zod #1 - Loved it. McDaid's art evokes memories of the DCAU for me, and his style is fantastic when it comes to scifi concepts. Casey has a great approach to Zod here, his son is the hot headed conqueror who wants to force everyone to KNEEL immediately which forces Zod to be the adult and actually plan things out. Complicating things is the cosmic politics of the United Planets breathing down Zod's neck which I've been begging to see for ages. Bendis formed the United Planets out of pure optimism and almost immediately after everyone started deconstructing the hell out of them. Zod's philosophy that peace can only be assured through mutually assured destruction is exactly the kind of philosophical differences I've wanted to see explored between him and Superman. Kal believes you can unite everyone by appealing to their better natures, Zod believes you can unite everyone by terrifying them into submission. Ursa here is an interesting question mark - she's no less ruthless but maybe a touch softer where her son is concerned? Speaking of which, Lor getting banished out into the galaxy where he's forced to undergo a version of Jon's own trip through space is actually brilliant and I adore it. Sets Lor up as a contrast to Jon in a way where I actually want to see the two meet. Oh and for those who want to see some Injustice type violence, we get that. Normally I'm not a "feats" guy but I actually am eager to see Zod kick ass and claim some skulls for his trophy room. Glad to see Casey following up on that plot thread from Williamson's Batman/Superman run where Zod has half of the Kandorians and is working on curing them. Zod tapping into the planet's core for his super weapon makes me think this series will end with New Kandor being destroyed as a result of Zod's own hubris, but Zod will successfully revive the Kandorians and they will blame the United Planets for what happened/not supporting New Kandor as agreed, causing them to attack the United Planets in retaliation.

Superman '78: The Metal Curtain #3 - Think I get why this series isn't hitting as hard as the first. With Brainiac Venditti had a take that allowed him to position Brainiac as a foil for Superman, plus he had the Bottled City of Kandor to give Superman a new internal conflict. Here there's no new internal conflict for Supes and Metallo doesn't contrast well at all. The Soviets view Superman through the lens of being an American icon, but Superman himself isn't even aware yet about that being why they're targeting him. Hopefully Lex entering the fray spices things up.

Blue Beetle #5 - Will the twist be Victoria doesn't betray Jaime, because right now they're practically screaming what's coming in your face.

Fantastic Four #11 - North speed running his way through a topic that the X-Line has been dealing with since HoX/PoX, and doing a better job of it than the post Hickman X-Writers generally have in the bargain, is one of life's funniest twists. Glad that the kids are finally back.

Dr. Strange #11 - Teasing that maybe Strange and Clea will one day have a kid of their own? Or that they'll raise Donna full time? Could get behind either one of those.

[uncrcow]

Q: How will the world end?

A:

A Whodunnit of Cosmic Proportions

What is to be the ultimate fate of humanity? Might we be mastered by Martians, or will robots rule? Shall we suffer for our sins at the hands of the horsemen? Or be decimated by the dark lord in a Death Star blast? Methodology aside, one inevitable truth remains…

PSA: The world is going to end.

How? Let’s explore the possibilities:

Some say the world will end in fire…

1. SOLAR STORMS

In 1989, a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) erupted from the sun, causing geomagnetic storms on Earth which triggered dangerous electrical currents, leaving 6 million Canadians without power. The Carrington Event of 1859 was TEN TIMES more intense. Another CME of that magnitude could leave entire continents in the dark, inciting widespread panic and chaos. But our sun isn’t the only star which poses a danger.

2. GAMMA RAY BURST

A nearby explosion of electromagnetic radiation from a hypernova or a pair of neutron stars could damage to the earth’s ozone layer, leaving mankind vulnerable to the sun’s ultraviolet radiation. That is, if we don’t deplete it on our own.

3. GLOBAL WARMING

It’s getting hot in here. An increase of more than 2° Celsius would lead to catastrophic global consequences, even mass extinctions. Experts predict that as a result of the greenhouse effect and continued burning of fuels and waste at the current rate, global temperatures will rise at least 2°C by the end of the century.  

4. THE RED GIANT

If all else fails, the sun will exhaust its supply of hydrogen in 5-6 billion years and slowly expand to 256 times its current size, engulfing any planet in its wake. Long before it dies (in approximately 7.72 billion years) it will incinerate (what’s left of) Earth.

Some say in ice…

5. COSMIC COLLISION

The dinosaurs were obliterated 65 million years ago when a 10-kilometer rock fell on Mexico. But an asteroid or comet of even 1/10th that size could cast the earth into an “impact winter,” blocking out the sun for months on end and effecting mass starvation.

6. SUPERVOLCANIC ERUPTION

It is theorized that the eruption of Mount Toba in Indonesia over 70,000 years ago nearly wiped us out. There are about twenty such supervolcanoes spread across the planet, the closest residing in Yellowstone National Park. Another eruption of such magnitude could plunge humanity into decades of famine induced by the resulting “volcanic winter.”

7. NUCLEAR WAR

In the event of mutually assured destruction, (provided the bombs don’t kill us all) the resulting ash and dust may be enough to block out the light of the sun, effecting a “nuclear winter.”

…but any number of disasters will suffice.

Other potential catalysts for global annihilation include:

Overpopulation and global poverty

Bioterrorism via bioengineered pandemic

Malevolent or self-replicating artificial intelligence

Being eaten by a rogue supermassive black hole

Alien invasion/intergalactic warfare

Zombie apocalypse

The Rapture

The End…?

One way or another, WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE.

So live your best life today, because the world could end at any mo—

Resources:

Choi, C. Q. (2014, December 08). Did Deadly Gamma-Ray Burst Cause a Mass Extinction on Earth? Retrieved September 15, 2017, from https://www.livescience.com/49040-gamma-ray-burst-mass-extinction.html

Dinosaur Extinction Information and Facts. (2017, March 02). Retrieved September 15, 2017, from http://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/prehistoric-world/dinosaur-extinction/

Institute of Physics.  The end of the world? (n.d.). Retrieved September 15, 2017, from http://www.iop.org/resources/topic/archive/end-of-the-world/index.html

Klein, C. (2012, March 14). A Perfect Solar Superstorm: The 1859 Carrington Event. Retrieved September 15, 2017, from http://www.history.com/news/a-perfect-solar-superstorm-the-1859-carrington-event

Krulwich, R. (2012, October 22). How Human Beings Almost Vanished From Earth In 70,000 B.C. Retrieved September 15, 2017, from http://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2012/10/22/163397584/how-human-beings-almost-vanished-from-earth-in-70-000-b-c

Rosen, J. (2017, July 26). Here's how the world could end-and what we can do about it. Retrieved September 15, 2017, from http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/07/here-s-how-world-could-end-and-what-we-can-do-about-it

Strickland, A. (2017, July 31). Earth to warm 2 degrees Celsius by the end of this century, studies say. Retrieved September 15, 2017, from http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/31/health/climate-change-two-degrees-studies/index.html

Image Resources:

Cataclysm [Digital image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://me.me/i/8120748

Star Wars GIF [Digital image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://giphy.com/gifs/star-wars-doom-c3po-UQYtr98lNNrWw

Winter is coming [Digital image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://imgflip.com/i/qr1cz

WTF GIF [Digital image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://giphy.com/gifs/burning-dr-steve-brule-4TMqcN59kg3Yc

Written by Tabitha Frahm