Pariah

Okay, I've got three nominations in the Under 21 tournament: Static (Virgil Hawkins) Magma (New Mutants) Stargirl (Courtney Whitmore)

Both correct, as I understand it. (The headaches bit I learned as part of the Alfred Nobel story.)

Oops.

Okay, folks, it's time to start wrapping it up. Lets close nominations tomorrow at noon EST (29 hours from now, +/- a few minutes). Let's take another 24 hours beyond that to allow for nominations to be seconded. Then I'll start putting together polls. You should be able to start voting by the end of the week. Remember, only heroes that have been nominated and seconded will be in the polls. More to come!

Are you talking about the 1941 Canadian heroine, or the more modern Canadian demigoddess who's Snowbird's mother? The former would be Open Class; the latter would be Unlimited Class.

Fall into a single line, And let them feed you for a while. To each and every single one, They will promise you the sun. Can you see the lies within their eyes, They try to plant illusion in your mind. Well aware of their untruths, They fabricate this show for you. A flight of fancy they convey. Like kings they want to dominate. With the lies they hide behind their eyes, Their plan is one that takes you for a ride. Crazy how this world of ours is spinning wild. You try to pause, but time it just slips right on by. So many things surround us and we lose our sight. How we fail to see what's right before our eyes. They come in every shape and size, And are split along the aisle. They sit with different points of view, All they take, they take form you. Intoxicated with their greed. This gathering of jokers, fools, and thieves. Crazy how this world of ours is spinning wild. You try to pause, but time it just slips right on by. So many things surround us and we lose our sight. How we fail to see what's right before our eyes. How we fail to see what's right before our eyes.

Don't you fear the darkness I am here to guide you with this hand Listen, feel the vibration I am here to lift you with this voice Don't be afraid The tears you have will all fade away What you are Will always be within your heart Don't doubt the strength you have deep within You can move any mountain with your hand Scream out, let the Heavens hear You can reach the stars with your voice Don't be afraid The tears you have will all fade away What you are Will always be within your heart Listen to the silence There are answers in the void of sound Your faith can open your heart from within There's a warmth that shines from your soul Don't be afraid The tears you have will all fade away What you are Will always be within your heart Don't be afraid The tears you've shed have shown you the way What you are Will always be within your heart With this heart

Don't you fear the darkness I am here to guide you with this hand Listen, feel the vibration I am here to lift you with this voice Don't be afraid The tears you have will all fade away What you are Will always be within your heart Don't doubt the strength you have deep within You can move any mountain with your hand Scream out, let the Heavens hear You can reach the stars with your voice Don't be afraid The tears you have will all fade away What you are Will always be within your heart Listen to the silence There are answers in the void of sound Your faith can open your heart from within There's a warmth that shines from your soul Don't be afraid The tears you have will all fade away What you are Will always be within your heart Don't be afraid The tears you've shed have shown you the way What you are Will always be within your heart With this heart

Have you not read up on your countryman Alfred Nobel?

Or, you could awake to the cold, hard reality that most aspiring actors end up waiting tables and/or tending bar in seedy dives, and enroll in a night school accounting class instead.

Me, apparently.

Isn't that information classified?

My first impression for Firestorm is Open Class, but I'll admit I haven't read the character extensively.

Baz, why do you say this when you know that he will kill you for it?

The Darkness simultaneously won and did not with the "Best Joke on the NGD" award today.

I'm stealing this for the Book of Face.

3890 South State Street in Salt Lake City.

Okay, kiddos, we have updates! Click here, and please let me know what I've forgotten this time. I'm thinking maybe Monday as the last day for nominations, and then we'll start polling to determine who our contestants will be. Any thoughts?

Okay, today's nominations. First, in the Street Level tournament, Puck. Next, in the Unlimited Class, Clea Finally, the one you all knew was coming. In the Unlimited Class, Beta Ray Bill.

Fellow Herophiles, I'm looking for some feedback on a hero. Beta Ray Bill: Open Class or Unlimited Class? You all know Beta Ray Bill. Fearsome and fearless alien warrior, in his first appearance he defeated the mighty Thor in single combat. Twice. Of course, Thor didn't have the Odinpower at the time. But Bill didn't have his hammer yet, either. He was just a badass alien cyborg chosen to defend his entire race back then. With Stormbreaker, he's even more powerful now. So, what say you?

I am still considering venues for the tournaments....

Kaeto solved the problem by capturing the tomatoes, slicing them up, and serving them on sandwiches.

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"The enemy of my enemy is my friend." "An Arabic proverb attributed to a prince who was betrayed and decapitated by his own subjects." "Well, still, it's a hell of a quote."