The Wednesday Edition - Mar 31, 2021
Fresh from your pals at themarysue.com
What is it like to publish brand-new #SFF during a pandemic? Debut authors J. S. Dewes of The Last Watch and Karen Osborne of Architects of Memory join this week’s Our Books, Our Shelves with TorBooks to talk pandemic publishing, their debut novels, and more!

Check them out here.
Movies, mcu, Peter Parker, Tony Stark

Is Peter Parker Still Our Working-Class Neighborhood Spider-Man While Being Tony Stark’s Heir?

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I love Tom Holland as Spider-Man and I love the interconnectedness of the MCU. It is very rewarding and compelling. Plus, I'm not a purist anyway, so please, change things up. However, as a New Yorker, my love of Spider-Man runs deep, and while I think Holland represents the best parts of the character on the page, there is something about the way he has been constructed as Tony Stark's heir to Avenging that just feels very forced.

The post Is Peter Parker Still Our Working-Class Neighborhood Spider-Man While Being Tony Stark’s Heir? first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Movies, Godzilla, Godzilla vs. Kong (film), King Kong

Godzilla vs. Kong Had Me Thinking About Property Damage Costs Because I’m Old, Apparently

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

Yes, I feel old that the one thing I was thinking about while watching Godzilla vs. Kong is, "Well, who's going to pay for that?" We discuss.

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Big on the Internet, Greek mythology, Hades, paganism

Hades Is Not the Devil

hades from disney's hercules looks annoyed

Once again the King of the Underworld was being portrayed as a creepy demon and that's just not accurate at all because Hades isn't evil.

The post Hades Is Not the Devil first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, Captain America (character), Steve Rogers, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

The Falcon and the Winter Solider Asks the Question: What Makes You Steve Rogers and What Makes You Captain America?

Big on the Internet, anime, cosplay, Funimation, My Hero Academia

My Hero Academia PLUS ULTRA Cosplay Celebration Day Five!

My Hero Academia cosplay by gracie (rei), Friday, Kam, and Meliamor1412

It's the fifth day of our My Hero Academia cosplay celebration in honor of season five bringing us back to U.A.! Funimation will also be sharing along with us!

The post My Hero Academia PLUS ULTRA Cosplay Celebration Day Five! first appeared on The Mary Sue.
News, Amazon, Twitter, unions

Twitter Is Pulling Those Creepy Fake Anti-Union Amazon Accounts

Packed orders move down a converyor belt at the Amazon fullfillment center

If you can't tell the difference between a paid employee, a troll, and a bot, it's probably not a great campaign!

The post Twitter Is Pulling Those Creepy Fake Anti-Union Amazon Accounts first appeared on The Mary Sue.
Big on the Internet, John Walker, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: John Walker Inspires His Own Arrogant White Guy Meme

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John Walker is up to no good, and too arrogant to realize just how unprepared he is to call himself Captain America.

The post Things We Saw Today: John Walker Inspires His Own Arrogant White Guy Meme first appeared on The Mary Sue.
TV, anime, Funimation, villains

All the Flavors of Antagonist and My Favorite Is Salty

It's one thing to defeat the villain, but to have the villain win and still be unsatisfied? Sometimes that's the only way antagonists what they deserve.

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