Ten Things
Ten Half-Human Hybrids
The prototypical superhero came from another world, gaining powers from his alien nature to save lives and put the smackdown on evil. But what about all those half-alien types? Welcome to Ten Things: Ten Half-Human Hybrids!
Ten Truly Weird Ben 10 Heroes
Fifty years ago, Robby Reed and his trusty H-Dial proved that random superhero forms can be a very strange proposition. It’s a reality that young Ben Tennyson knows all to well… Welcome to Ten Things: Ten Truly Weird Ben 10 Heroes!
Ten Superheroes Who Play Role-Playing Games!
Our favorite fictional heroes are skilled at fighting the good fight, overcoming unbeatable odds and snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. Some of them, though, also know how to calculate their initiative bonuses… Welcome to Ten Things!
Ten Things: Ten Heroes Nearly As Bad As The Villains
There are as many approaches to the hero game as there are heroes. But that doesn’t mean that they’re all equally noble…
Ten Things: Ten Supers Who Work In Movies and TV
The great philosopher Geddy Lee once said: “All the world’s indeed a stage, and we are merely players.” That goes double for those bitten by radioactive insects or rocketed from lost planets…
Ten Things: Ten Space Force Heroes
Recently, some very smart people have been saying that we need a new force, a Space Force. Lots of people have been saying it, so maybe that could happen bigly! Then again… maybe it already has?
Ten Things: Ten Supers Who Came Back In Time And Stayed
The major problem of time travel, as a great mind was once heard to remark, is not the that of becoming your own father or mother, but in fact one of grammar. That’s even more difficult when the trip will would have been one way… Welcome to Ten Things!
Ten Things: Ten Super-Powered Characters In Non-Superhero Stories
The thing about super-powers is, one does not have to be a superhero to have them… Don’t believe me? Welcome to Ten Things!
Ten Things: Ten Venture Brothers Parody Villains
The joy and the curse of the brilliant cartoon ‘The Venture Brothers’ is in its use of iconic characters to tell stories that are nothing like you’ve seen before. That’s where things start to get really weird… Welcome to Ten Things!
Ten Things: Ten ‘Name’s The Same’ Supers
Sometimes our favorite superheroes can look alike… Sometimes competing publishers can even have characters that sound alike… But the resemblances between our favorite cape-and-tights folk doesn’t end there. Welcome to Ten Things!
Ten Things: Ten Necessary Retcons That Worked!
The use of retcons, or retroactive continuity, may be seen by some as proof that a story or trope was broken from the get-go. We say, au contraire! Sometimes going back to make adjustments to a narrative is not only a good idea, it’s absolutely NECESSARY. Welcome to Ten Things!
Ten Things: Ten Shakespearian Noms De Guerre
It’s a commonly repeated aphorism that William Shakespeare created a ridiculous number of words, many of which are still in use today. From eyeball to compromise to obscene, the Bard shaped our language, and his naming conventions even shaped the superheroes that were to come… Welcome to Ten Things!
Ten Things: Ten Super-Coincidental Super-Names
Destiny can be a harsh mistress. For instance, what were the odds that Otto Octavius would end up with eight limbs? Or John Henry Irons eventually getting covered in Steel? At least little Eddie Nygma has the excuse that his name created an obsession with riddles, but none of that explains Roy G. Bivolo… Welcome to Ten Things!
Ten Things: Ten Sentient Places
A wise man once said, ‘Wherever you go, there you are.” For some, though, it’s more meaningful than others, being as they are, in fact, places where one might go… Welcome to Ten Things!
