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    Major Spoilers Question of the Day: Which Universe Edition

    Matthew PetersonBy 6 Comments1 Min Read

    This Major Spoilers Poll Of The Week (weeekweeekweeeek) is always an interesting look into the minds of Spoilerites and the MSP crew alike.  This time around, it’s a fascinating (and surprising) discussion about comic book worlds and their fitness for civilians, which sparked a thought on my part: WHICH four-color world would be least terrifying?   Is it more comforting to have a skyful of Kryptonians (basically bipedal, bulletproof laser generators) or live with the idea that anyone you know could secretly become a mutant and melt your face?  I figure, being from the Midwest, I’m sure doomed no matter which universe, leading to today’s escapist query…

    The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) would probably choose the DC Universe, so the Berlanti Productions could make a cool TV version that shares only a name with the real me, asking: If you *did* choose to live in a comic-book world, which universe would you prefer?

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    6 Comments

    1. Malone_hasco on

      I would choose something where I’m not constantly in danger of being killed as a bystander of some super brawl, like Archie.

    3. Benton Grey on

      I’d say DC, but living anywhere other than Gotham, probably Midway or Central City. Heck, if I could take a tour of Atlantis, I’d die a happy man. Of course, like I said in the other question, this depends heavily on era, and I would hate to live in DC or Marvel today.

    4. Brenning Dragonbred on

      Probably DC because I get the feeling I’d be chosen as a Lantern, but not the one I WANT to be. Ideally, I WANT to be a Green Lantern and have since childhood, but I think I would likely be Blue (as I tend to be very hopeful, even in the worst of times) or Red (because when people hurt those I care about, I go into a rage that makes The Hulk look tame).

      But what amuses me most is many, many comic fan friends who think I would make an excellent Star Sapphire despite the fact I’m male because I apparently exemplify all the aspects of love. I’ve had my heart broken, I’ve stepped aside, I’ve fought for love, I’ve lost a love to death, I love people dearly as family and so on. I don’t know if I see it the way they do, but it is a bit touching that I’m thought of that way. Granted, I’m not so sure I would look good in a skimpy pink outfit, but…

    5. Sam B on

      Definitely not Rat Queens, Pretty Deadly, or any Image comic. Too messy. That’s for sure.

      The scientists in Marvel seem to work hard to make the world a better place. The billionaires spend their money on people who are trying to do the right thing. With the fifty-state Avengers initiative, there’s a good chance we’d all have guardians. Marvel seems like a winner to me. Who knows? Maybe I’m a mutant or I might find myself with weird skin when the terrigen mist comes rolling through.