Big Yellow Taste

While working last night I came across some interesting thoughts. I will share them for you now.

First off, I saw a box of Corn Pops cereal that read

BIG YELLOW TASTE
SWEET PUFFED CRUNCH

What does yellow even TASTE like? I mean, I know I have a smelling disablity, but a yellow taste seems like something I would have heard about somewhere else. Also, how can a taste be big? Or maybe they're referring to the color, but I doubt YELLOW can be big. The mind boggles.

Moving on, one of my favorite stops while cleaning up the store is the Superheroes Aisle (I'm gonna miss that part of the night... or not x_x). It's got all the Transformers figures, which is cool when they restock the shelves with new stuff, but that only happens like once every month or two, and the rest of the time it's just boring night after night. But I digress. I was near the Spider-Man toys when I noticed that we had two figures that were NEARLY identical, but not quite. One had 33 points for articulation, the other had 28. Also, the coloration was slightly off. I had to check it out. My inner geek-child commanded me.

It turned out that the 28-point figure was Classic Spider-Man, the web-slinger we all know and love. 33-point Spidey was the House Of M varient. For those of you who may not know, House Of M was a Mini-series of sorts throughout the entire Marvel Universe. In it, The Scarlet Witch, a powerful mutant with reality-altering powers, changes the world so that Mutants, not Humans, are the dominant species. The effects of the change were felt in all branches of the Marvel Universe, from the X-Men to DareDevil and The Fantastic Four to, of course, Spider-Man. In the new world, Peter Parker retains his radioactive spider-powers, as well as his Human status, which now puts him in the minority, and discriminated against. Luckily, Spider-Man's powers are odd enough that he can pass for a Mutant. Still, I ended up fantasizing about the climactic moment where Magneto senses the metal in Spidey's web-shooters, exposing him for the fraud he is. Of course, I never read the book, so I don't know how it all turned out. Just me being fan-boyish.

On a related note, try pronouncing Spider-Man as though it were a Jewish last name, like Goldman or something. I've been spelling it Speiderman, actually. It sounds funny.

The House of M story arc was (and still is, really) followed by the Marvel Civil War event. My mind wandered here after pondering Spiderman as a Mutant. The Civil War is a clash between superheroes over the newly passed Superhero Registration Act. Think the Mutant Registration act they talked about in the X-Men movies, only bigger, applying to all superpowered vigilantes or what have you. The civil war is between those who agree with the law, including Iron Man and Spider-Man, and those who disagree, lead by Captain America.

So, this all leads to my prediction. The Civil War event will be the basis for a Spider-Man / X-Men Crossover Motion Picture. In order for this to happen, several events must first occur.

1. The X-Men movies must recover. X-Men #4 will show the rebirth of Prof. Xavier, as hinted at the end of the picture, and Magneto's powers regained in full. The actual story of the movie is irrelevant, so long as it is popular. Possibly, a movie adaptation of the House of M arc (where Rogue could get her powers back), though something with Apocalypse or any other number of story lines I don't know about are fine, too. The main point is that there needs to be an X-Men 4 for the crossover idea to fly, and I think that Magneto should arise as a strong opponent to the Superhero registration act, seeing it as another form of the Mutant law. I'd really like to see the interaction between Charles and Eric there.

2. Spider-Man #3 succeeds enough for a fourth to be made. The plot for Spidey 3 is pretty much set, and it doesn't mesh well with the Mega Crossover event I've got in mind. So, I need a Spidey 4 to set up the Civil war.

3. Spider-Man #4 (or maybe even some point in 3) needs to introduce the Avengers. Captain America and Iron Man, mainly, and two or three others. The story would focus on Spider-Man's inclusion into the league of elite superheroes, and set up the character relationships in the movie. He can have a "falling out" at the end of Spidey Four, I just want the characters to work together.

I'm sure there are more requirements, and I'm equally sure that this is all a pipe dream of mine that will never come to be. Ah well, que sera, sera.

One final note on that subject before I leave for work. I considered how Superman would react to the Superhero registration act. See, the thing about Superman I just got is this: To the general public, he has no secret identity. He's not a masked crime fighter who lives as a normal man. He's just Superman. He goes around looking for trouble.

Superhero Registration Form 327a

Codename: Superman
Real Name: Kal-El

Powers (check all that apply):
x Flight
x Speed
x Agility
Teleportation
x Strength
x Invulnerability
Transformation
x Laser/heat powers
x Ice/cold powers
Water powers
Electric/Magnetic powers
Technologic Enhancements
x Healing
x Breathing underwater
x X-Ray vision
x Other super senses
Telepathy/Telekenesis/Other psychic powers
x Other(please specify): I can fly around the world and make time go backwards

Birthplace: Krypton

Current Residence: Fortress of Solitude, North Pole

Or something like that. The list was a last minute introduction, with the real purpose of the form being that Superman's "True" identity is already known, so he would laugh at the idea of superhero registration, even while living life as Clark Kent.

Okay, I think I'm done for now. Later folks.