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Video Pays Tribute to a Beloved AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR Character

Warning: Major plot points for  Avengers: Infinity War follow, so only read further if you’ve seen the film, unless you don’t mind being spoiled!

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We recently bid our own fond farewell to one of the MCU’s most compelling characters who fell at the hand of Thanos in Infinity War, the Trickster God himself Loki of Asgard. He went from being the franchise’s best villain–a character we could never have imagined mourning–to someone whose final act was to bravely give his life standing up to the Mad Titan to save his brother. But the tributes have only just began for the fallen son of Odin, and this video chronicling his journey from enemy to hero will have you tearing up for him all over again.

This wonderfully put together, touching remembrance to the God of Mischief comes from the YouTube channel Top Screen, and it covers Loki’s entire life. It includes when Odin rescued the orphaned Frost Giant child, to the struggles of growing up in Thor’s shadow, to his frustration with not measuring up to his brother or being granted the throne, all of which drove him to commit atrocities, and finally to his redemption. But it’s also an homage to Tom Hiddleston‘s performance, one of the best and most layered from the entire MCU.

Oh, you didn’t believe us when we said it would make you cry? And yet here you are, hoping that somehow Doctor Strange can use the Time Stone to bring him back. Who would have ever thought we’d want that after the first Thor?

What a strange, wonderful, and sad journey it was.

What’s your favorite Loki scene from the MCU? Share it with us in the comments below.

Featured Image: Marvel

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Oscar Mayer’s “Bacoin” Cryptocurrency Can Get You Free Bacon

Today we’d like to talk to you about cryptocurrencies HEY WAIT STOP! Because we’re not here to convince you to remortgage your house so you can invest, brah, we’re here to tell you how it can get you some delicious bacon at the best possible price. Because Oscar Mayer has started their very own cryptocurrency (seriously) and it can help you take home some totally real–and more importantly totally free–bacon.

“Bacoin” (Get it? Get it? You get it.) is free for fans to sign up for, although there is a limited amount of it. Users are then able to mine, track the value of, and cash it out for some real Oscar Mayer bacon until May 14. That sounds both weird (in the way everything in 2018 does) and great (the way free bacon does any year). But how exactly does it work?

“Similar to other cryptocurrencies, the value of Bacoin can be volatile. However, Bacoin stands out by the fact that Bacon lovers can boost value by spreading the news via Twitter and email on OscarMayerBacoin.com. The more they share, the greater Bacoin is worth. When ready, Bacoin owners can select the best time to cash out and receive real packs of Oscar Mayer Bacon.”

And you better believe “Bacoin” has its own crypto-bro.

This isn’t the first unusual approach Oscar Mayer has taken to get people talking about their bacon, because back in 2015 they started “Sizzl,” an entire dating app for bacon lovers. But that’s so 2015. These days it’s all about the crypto.

Fortunately bacon is timeless, especially free bacon.

Is this enough to get you to bite on cryptocurrency? Cook up your answers in the comments below.

Featured Image: Oscar Mayer

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Chuck Palahniuk Talks ADJUSTMENT DAY, His First New Book in 4 Years

From the searing satire of Fight Club to the bleak comedic horror of Haunted and Lullaby, Chuck Palahniuk has long been considered one of the more affecting and abrasive of contemporary authors. Now that he’s got a new novel coming out for the first time in four years, I sat down with Palahniuk to discuss his return to the written word.

Adjustment Day, Palahniuk’s new book, appears to be an expansion on some of the themes he delved into with Fight Club, and it’s a story he’s wanted to tell for a long time. “Adjustment Day started six years ago when I rented an apartment in Madrid and spent months there, making final revisions to my story collection,” Palahniuk said. “The only news I got was via the web, and it was odd being outside the United States looking in. From Spain, we look like crazy people. So many Americans demand safe identity-defined spaces, or outright nations.”

The author dived right into specific examples of what he dubs as such: “And this trend has only increased with Calexit, and Keith Ellison’s demand for a black nation in the American Southeast, and Jared Taylor’s advocating for an ethnically white nation, and the Hotep Nation… same deal,” Palahniuk said. “So it occurred to me: Why not rewrite Gone with the Wind with a civil war that results in multiple identity-based nations? I’d make Scarlett O’Hara Hispanic—Shasta Sanchez—and have her pursuing a white Ashley Wilkes she could never find. Oh, and I’d make the shuffling, mush-mouthed servant an old white lady. The damned book wrote itself.”

When I asked Palahniuk about about why his work so often returns to the themes of toxic masculinity and male violence, he had an immediate answer: “Maybe because I have… a penis? Seriously, though, would you ask Margaret Atwood why she’s always writing about the experience of female characters? ‘Honestly, Ms. Atwood, have you considered the path taken by Rita Mae Brown, and simply write about your pet cat solving murders?'”

Palahniuk continued, “Please note that Fight Club and Adjustment Day might seem phallocentric, but I’ve written a half dozen novels with powerful female protagonists.”

I wondered how Palahniuk, one of the best known and most controversial writers working today, dealt with the expectations of his audience. Surprising no one, he doesn’t. “My parents are dead. I can write what I want. To avoid self-censoring on Adjustment Day I even dropped out of the writers workshop I’ve been attending since 1990. My long-time publishers rejected the book because they said it would be too dangerous. A dozen other editors followed suit for basically the same reason. I was ready to publish it commando, through Amazon, when W. W. Norton saved my bacon.”

Palahniuk takes from contemporary politics, but also from other writers who he believes have subverted, satirized, and explored current events. “Inspiration for Adjustment Day also came from my love for Ira Levin. When no one could discuss abortion and women’s reproductive medicine in a civil manner, he gave us Rosemary’s Baby. When no one had yet to recognize the men’s backlash against feminism, Ira Levin gave us The Stepford Wives.”

He continued, “By presenting the hidden issue in a worst case-scenario—the Devil rapes you, your husband replaces you with a robotic housewife/sex doll—Levin gave people a way to finally address the elephant in the room. He was a genius. In turn, I wanted to spin out all our fascist, racist, separatist fantasies and exhaust them. I want to be a genius, too.”

As for what Palahniuk wants the reading experience to be like for his fans, he said, “In my deepest heart of hearts, I want their five-hour airplane flight to feel like it was 15 minutes. And when they land… I want them to go get the newly released paperback of my graphic novel, Fight Club 2. Or to reread anything by Ira Levin.”

Adjustment Day is on sale today, and you can catch Chuck Palahniuk on the Adjustment Day book tour this month too.

TUE 5/1 Powell’s (Hawthorne) Portland, OR (no tickets required)

WED 5/2 Elliott Bay Book Company Seattle, WA (tickets)

FRI 5/4 Green Apple Books San Francisco, CA (tickets)

SUN 5/6 Vroman’s Bookstore Pasadena, CA (tickets)

TUE 5/8 Strand Bookstore New York, NY (tickets)

THU 5/10 Greenlight Bookstore (Fort Greene) Brooklyn, NY (tickets)

SAT 5/12 Brookline Booksmith Brookline, MA (tickets)

Images: W.W. Norton, Dark Horse, Fox

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Nintendo’s New President Is Planning To Make More Mobile Games

The passing of then-Nintendo president Satoru Iwata in 2015 was a tough one to stomach: He was the company’s leader since he became president in 2002. But still, Nintendo had to move on, naming Tatsumi Kimishima, who was the the president of Nintendo of America from 2002 to 2006, as his successor. Now there’s even more turnover in the president position, as Kimishima announced recently that he would retire in June. Taking his place is Shuntaro Furukawa, who is a board member for both Nintendo and The Pokémon Company, and he has some big plans.

In a new interview with Nikkei (via IGN), Furukawa says he wants Nintendo to have a much bigger presence on your phone, saying he wants Nintendo’s mobile games to be a 100 billion yen (over $910 million) business: “From what I can see, smartphone games are the ones I want to expand the most. The idea that something will emerge that transforms into something big, in the same manner as game consoles, is the defining motive of the Nintendo business.”

There’s already evidence of this mindset: It was previously reported that Mario Kart Tour, a mobile game, is aiming for a March 2019 release, and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp was released in late 2017. Nintendo had some major mobile success stories with Pokémon Go and Super Mario Run, so the potential for some hit phone games is definitely there. All that’s left to do now is see if an increased focus on the mobile market can turn that part of Nintendo’s strategy into a near-billion-dollar business.

What Nintendo characters would you like to see get their own games on your phone? Or rather, do you think Nintendo could launch a major franchise on mobile? Let’s speculate in the comments below!

Featured image: Nintendo

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First ANT-MAN AND THE WASP LEGO Goes to the Quantum Realm

LEGO isn’t messing around on this one. Like, you probably guessed Ant-Man and the Wasp was going to the quantum realm, because that’s where they have to find Michelle Pfeiffer‘s original Wasp. But the trailers didn’t show any of that–LEGO, however, is just diving right in with a set that’s flat-out called “Quantum Realm Explorers.”

Now, obvious caveats apply. While pretty much every LEGO set for Avengers: Infinity War approximated a movie scene, LEGO has in the past made up their own sets for extra play value, like the time they famously did an Iron Man 3 set with Tony battling the Ben Kingsley Mandarin in a tank. But if this turns out to be a huge red herring, the Fantastic Voyage/Innerspace-style vehicle is one cool invention.

It would appear that the villain Ghost is following Ant-Man and the Wasp into total shrinkage, and with her bonus ability to phase through solid objects, it’s maybe no wonder the heroes need to team up and have a spaceship–sorry, “Quantum Vehicle”–for a fair fight. The craft includes adjustable engines, arms, mufflers, and stud-shooters.

It’s a pretty reasonable set, too, available June 1st for just $19.99. And LEGO versions of these heroes (and this villain) might be perfectly to scale with some of your larger superhero toys. If you’re wondering why the vehicle only seats one person, think about it: Ant-Man can’t fly or shoot energy blasts like Wasp can…so he’e overcompensating a bit.

Are you ready to take your plastic building blocks down into the very building blocks of matter? Let us know in comments.

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Understanding AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR’s Obsession with the Male Ego

Warning: Spoilers follow for Avengers: Infinity War. Stop reading if you haven’t seen the movie.

Challenging though it may be to juggle more than two dozen major characters in a single feature, Avengers: Infinity War does its best to keep things from getting repetitive. The film sends Tony Stark and Doctor Strange on an impromptu getaway to Titan, the Guardians of the Galaxy on a stone-seizing operation to the Collector’s lounge, Thor and Rocket on a glorified arts and crafts retreat to Peter Dinklage’s foundry in the sky, and the rest of our favorite familiar faces to stand ground between a horde of charging outriders and a comatose Vision on the battlegrounds of Wakanda. But Marvel seems markedly less interested in exercising versatility when it comes to what these characters are contending with internally: in more cases than not, their own oversized noggins.

As if the story’s would-be saviors needed much more than the whims the Black Order mucking up their mission to prevent Thanos’ promise of universe-grade genocide, most of our heroes complicate matters with disproportionate concern for their own standing in some unwritten chain of command. Tony spends the bulk of Infinity War’s runtime in a tussle with Stephen Strange over rightful claim to their communal mission’s proverbial steering wheel. Meanwhile, Star-Lord, once thrust into this pair’s neck of the space woods, likewise insinuates himself as de facto team captain, though not before trading barbs with fellow self-ascribed alpha dog Rocket over the hierarchy of the Benatar () and fumbling through an array of attempts to outshine the ship’s impressive new drop-in Thor. And then, of course, there’s Thanos himself, whose drive to wipe out half of all life is based on the firm belief that he alone knows what’s best for the vast cosmos.

Seasoned MCU fans shouldn’t be particularly surprised by Infinity War’s indulgence in so many an ego trip. Tony has spent three Iron Man films, two Avengers movies, and even a so-called Captain America title taking lesson after lesson in humility, while Thor’s affinity for his own splendor was essentially the primary conflict of his 2011 debut; by Ragnarok, Thor’s carefully maintained self-image was no longer so statuesque to rank as a fatal flaw, but lingered all the same as a reliable source for laughs.

Evidently, the trait runs in the family, as Loki’s delusions of grandeur served as the primary generator for assaults on Asgard and Earth in Thor and The Avengers. We got more of the same in the form of Doctor Strange’s journey of self-discovery in his eponymous solo outing, likewise in Peter Quill’s institutional efforts in boyish one-upmanship speckling Guardians of the Galaxy, not to mention his rivalry with Rocket that steers the drama through the backdrop of Vol. 2. As a matter of fact, the latter feature also treats us to the same archetype in the form of Yondu, Taserface, and a character whose actual name is Ego, but now I’m getting exhausted.

When disseminated across the discrete releases that make up the Marvel canon, these characters don’t read as quite so redundant. In fact, the franchise’s proclivity toward the bravado-infused alpha male doesn’t even seem especially remarkable, given the tendency of pop culture at large to favor this breed of character. He finds life in genre favorites like Bruce Wayne, James Kirk, Han Solo, and Poe Dameron, and a comfortable home in the filmographies of Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, and Aaron Sorkin. The small screen has treated us to variations as diverse as Tony Soprano, Walter White, Rick Sanchez, Sterling Archer, BoJack Horseman, Gregory House, Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor, Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock Holmes, and the ever-nebulous The Doctor. He is just about every character ever played by Bill Murray, Tom Cruise, and Will Smith.

With a platter of this magnitude, it’s no wonder that we’ve become so desensitized to the archetype as to require a collision on the scale of Infinity War to clue us into exactly how deeply indebted Marvel is in the prioritization of the male ego. By this point, the toxicity of this breed is well regarded in circles willing to acknowledge it, but blissfully ignored by those still resting on the laurels of its self-diagnosed subjugation—an almost necessarily inborn trait in a character who feels the constant need to assert his capability to a world he seems to think has fallen tragically shy of appreciating it. But looking beyond the perils of feeding this particular beast, we notice its company being systematically starved.

Not only does the latest and largest Avengers experience let its alphas run amok, it does so at the expense of the rest of its lineup. We see very little of the relatively unassuming Steve Rogers, T’Challa, and Bruce Banner, and even less of reliably self-possessed (and even more reliably underserved) characters like Black Widow, Rhodey, and Sam Wilson. There may be other factors at play behind why we got barely more than a few words out of Steve Rogers in Infinity War or why we still have yet to see, and perhaps never will, a Black Widow standalone, but the primacy afforded to characters like Tony Stark, Peter Venkman, Maverick, and Hitch certainly doesn’t help.

In fact, it doesn’t help much of anything. Especially not said characters. While it may be going a bridge to far to say that these movies celebrate or reward their characters’ self-satisfaction, they certainly do seem to think its showcase is worthy of our every free minute. And there sure is something comically counterintuitive about treating a pandemic of narcissism by awarding it superlative attention.

But perhaps the greater tragedy is the stories we’re missing out on by continuing to calculate the ego-addled male with the utmost esteem. On the one hand, the MCU seems to be stepping slowly away from this mold, building up a new slate of heroes (Black Panther, Spider-Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and perhaps Captain Marvel) who aren’t so defined by a harmonic celebration and bemoaning of their own greatness. But on the other, Infinity War‘s distribution of screen time paints a vexing picture of the stories that Marvel seems to think are worth telling. Will we ever get an MCU—better yet, a zeitgeist at large—that realizes there’s something more invigorating than a man contending with than the weight of his own perceived brilliance, or a world around him that doesn’t share his perceptions?

If there’s one thing Thanos can teach us, let it be this.

Images: Marvel/Disney

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Could DEADPOOL 2 Really Be the Last DEADPOOL Movie?

Ryan Reynolds thinks Deadpool 2 could be the last official movie starring the Merc with a Mouth, but will the X-Force really be ready to take over the franchise after the next film? We discussed that on today’s Nerdist News Talks Back, along with our reactions to the newest Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer, and the futures of Arrested Development and Westworld.

Guest host Hector Navarro was joined today by Editor-in-Chief Rachel Heine, associate editor Kyle Anderson, and video editor Adam Murray, and they began by firing up the newest trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2. What do we think of it? Are we ready to saddle up again? Was it a mistake to make it a prequel? Will it have as long a shelf life as the multi-player GTA 5? And where does it rank on games we are most looking forward to this year?

Speaking of sequels, Deadpool 2 is just a few weeks away, and Ryan Reynolds surprised fans when he said this could be the final film starring the character because the X-Force could take over. Are we surprised by this? How much are we looking forward to his new team? Will they be able to carry the franchise? What role would Deadpool have going forward? And is this the perfect way to keep us from tiring of the character?

Finally this week we got news about the futures of Arrested Development and Westworld, including that before we get season five of the Bluth family we’re getting a “Cinco de Quatro” remix (a.k.a. shorter run times) of season four’s episodes. Do we like the sound of this, or would we just prefer to re-watch season four as it was? What do we hope to see from the show’s fifth season? And with Westworld renewed for a third year, what worlds do we hope to visit besides the Old West?

Remember Nerdist News Talks Back airs Monday through Thursday live at 1PM PT on our YouTube and Alpha channels, and we wrap up the week in entertainment with Nerdist News What the Fridays at 1PM PT, exclusively at Alpha. Tune in with us every day and join the conversation, because whether we get another ****ing Deadpool movie or not we’ll have a lot to discuss.

What did you think of today’s topics? We still want to hear from you so share your thoughts with us in the comments below.

Images: 20th Century Fox, HBO

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A SWAMP THING Show is Coming to DC Universe

There have been rumblings throughout the Green for years now of another cinematic outing for a pile of foliage that thought for a time it was Dr. Alec Holland–most notably in Guillermo del Toro‘s late lamented Justice League Dark movie concept–but now is the time we’ll see another iteration of Swamp Thing, on television. Or, more accurately, on the newly announced DC Universe. Not a half hour after DC drop news of the name of their streaming service, and its initial titles (including the return of Young Justice) did they announce Swamp Thing would join.

The series will come to us from Atomic Monster productions, with James Wan, director of the upcoming Aquaman, serving as one of the executive producers. Mark Verheiden (Battlestar Galactica, Constantine, Ash vs. Evil Dead) and Gary Dauberman (It, Annabelle) are also executive producing and writing the one-hour drama series given a full order and set to premiere some time in 2019.

Swamp Thing was created in 1971 by the late, great team of Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson. He began as a scientist named Alec Holland who was doused in chemicals and dove into the swamp to escape his fiery death, only to bond with the vegetation and become a massive plant monster with a sad song in his heart. In the 1980s, the title was brought back and eventually became the feeding ground for Alan Moore’s bananas writing, which revealed Swamp Thing is actually an elemental who merely absorbed the memories of Holland upon his death, meaning he’s a plant monster with the memories of a man. The series took a turn to the mystical, and even the cosmic, thereafter.

At least to start with, the Swamp Thing TV series will focus on the Holland angle, and will bring in his ally/love interest Abby Arcane, whiiiiich means her evil uncle Dr. Anton Arcane is not far behind.

The official synopsis:

When CDC researcher Abby Arcane returns to her childhood home of Houma, Louisiana, in order to investigate a deadly swamp-borne virus, she develops a surprising bond with scientist Alec Holland — only to have him tragically taken from her. But as powerful forces descend on Houma, intent on exploiting the swamp’s mysterious properties for their own purposes, Abby will discover that the swamp holds mystical secrets, both horrifying and wondrous — and the potential love of her life may not be dead after all.

Swamp Thing has been a live-action character in the past. In 1982, Wes Craven directed the first big screen outing, which was followed by a very dumb, tongue-in-cheek sequel called The Return of Swamp Thing directed by schlock-meister Jim Wynorski. This led to a cult-favorite live-action series on the USA network from 1990-1992, and a very short-lived Swamp Thing animated series in 1991. It only lasted five episodes, but I did buy an action figure from it, which I wish I still had.

More recently, Swamp Thing continues to be a fan favorite in new DC Comics/Vertigo comics, appearances on animated series like Justice League Action and in animated features like Justice League Dark, and as a playable character in Injustice 2.

Everyone involved in the project has me incredibly excited. They seem to be willing to embrace the title’s horror elements, Wan said it will be more horror than anything, which is truly the key to making it work. Swamp Thing fought werewolves, for pity’s sake! And if this can lead to live-action versions of Etrigan, Deadman, the Spectre, or a crossover with Constantine/Legends of Tomorrow, this could be amazing.

Are you jazzed for a Swamp Thing series? Let us know in the comments below!

Images: DC/Warner

Kyle Anderson is the Associate Editor for Nerdist and an avowed DC Comics fanboy. Follow him on Twitter!

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DC UNIVERSE Streaming Service Kicks Off with HARLEY QUINN, TITANS, and YOUNG JUSTICE Series

We’ve known for over a year that DC Comics and their parent company Warner Bros would be launching their own digital streaming service, and now we finally know some information about it. The new service will officially be going by the name DC Universe, and DC has now launched a new website giving us the first details, as well as a look at the logos for each of the inaugural shows, which you can check out here.

According to the site, “DC Universe is a first-of-its-kind, immersive digital experience designed just for DC fans. One of the many incredible things membership will include is unlimited access to the following exclusive original series.” Below is the first official logo for the new platform.

So what exactly are those original series? So far, only three have been announced—one live-action, and two animated. Here’s what we know about each of these series so far.

Titans

The live-action Titans series has been much anticipated by fans. It’s produced by Greg Berlanti, the man who gave us the five DC-based shows on the CW, and also has heavy involvement from DC COO (and former Teen Titans writer) Geoff Johns. Based on The New Teen Titans era of DC’s extremely popular super-team, this show will contain the first live-action version of Dick Grayson in the modern era, and will cover his transition from Robin to Nightwing.

Early photos released of Robin and team members Hawk & Dove looked great, getting fans super excited. However, more recently leaked photos of team members Beast Boy, Raven, and Starfire looked straight out of Party City, and have made fans very worried about the quality of this production. Here’s hoping that DC Universe can pull this one out.

Young Justice: Outsiders

Young Justice, Though it ran for only two seasons on Cartoon Network, Young Justice ranks as one of the most beloved animated shows ever based on a DC Comics series. Fans never stopped clamoring for more episodes of the show, even years after it was canceled. Now, the dreams of millions of Young Justice fans have come true, as an all-new season of the show, with the subtitle Outsiders, is coming to DC Universe.

This season will include many old favorites, as well as bring in several new members like Spoiler and Static Shock. The return of Young Justice alone will no doubt get many fans subscribing to this service. Twenty-six episodes will be produced by original series creators Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti.

Harley Quinn

We know the least about this one, which is the most recently announced project of the bunch. This Harley Quinn animated series is set to be more “adult” than her more recent animated appearances, and the hope was to get Margot Robbie to do the voice for the character, although those plans may have changed. The new series is said to be only loosely inspired by the current comics, where Harley has cut ties with the Joker and is causing trouble in Gotham City alongside her BFF Poison Ivy and other well known DC Comics characters. Twenty-six episodes were initially announced for this one as well.

No word yet on other shows the DC service plans to launch, but they will have an entire generation’s money if they somehow also revive Bruce Timm’s classic Justice League Unlimited, or any of the DC Animated Universe shows.

Are these shows enough to get you to pony up your hard earned cash for yet another streaming service? Be sure to let us know down below in the comments.

Images: DC Comics / Warner Bros.

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AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR’s Ending Inspires a Hilarious, Painful Meme

Warning: Today’s Nerdist News and this post contain spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War, so if you’re still trying to avoid them hurry up and see the movie so you can come back and laugh at these hilarious memes.

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Infinity War has left many fans emotionally compromised. One moment your favorite heroes are bravely standing against Thanos and his forces, then in the snap of a finger half of them are vanishing into nothingness while Peter Parker crushes your heart telling Tony Stark he doesn’t feel so good. So how are Marvel fans dealing emotionally with the shocking, devastating end to Infinity War? They’re finding comfort on the internet with a hilarious meme imagining what it would be like if characters outside the MCU were also victims of the Mad Titan.

On today’s Nerdist News Jessica Chobot looks at the absurd and wonderful coping mechanism the internet has come up with for getting over the film’s stunning final sequence (at least until it gets completely undone in Avengers 4). Because what better way to recover from a massive number of shocking deaths than by coming up with even more.

Laughing and crying sound a lot alike, but we’re definitely laughing at these.

“Spongebob i don’t feel so good”
“See you on the other side Patrick” pic.twitter.com/JrvlDX1q3A

— Dom (@FutureMyDad) May 1, 2018

“Dad, I don’t feel so good” #TheWalkingDead pic.twitter.com/WCDWQ7rpzy

— Rick Grimes (@RickAndThangs) May 1, 2018

Nikki Bella: I want Marriage and kids

John Cena: I dont feel so good.. pic.twitter.com/y7pXZgF62m

— Status (@WhatsTheStatus) April 30, 2018

"Superintendent, I don't feel so good." pic.twitter.com/3XeOXHctp5

— Ice (@IceSeason101) April 30, 2018

Bill Gates: What just happened? What has Thanos done?

Windows: …Bill… I don't… I don't feel so… good…

Bill: No no no no no, stay with me pal, stay with me

Windows: pic.twitter.com/mdTgJhwqKu

— rut roh raggy (@dannydinglebop) April 29, 2018

Wario…. I don't feel so wah… pic.twitter.com/6oEm7bP95A

— Amiibo Confessions (@ConfessAmiibo) May 1, 2018

"Doc… I don't feel so good" pic.twitter.com/lVmSZeT6Gi

— DraculaFetus (@DraculaFetus) May 1, 2018

"Captain Levi, I don't feel so good" pic.twitter.com/GCZlMeArE6

— Attack on Titan Wiki (@AoTWiki) May 2, 2018

Donkey, I don’t feel so good pic.twitter.com/upKE7HArZL

— Kazoo (@KingOfKazoos) April 30, 2018

"N-Niles…" pic.twitter.com/TYe9Zhw5Nd

— Jack Buckerberg (@buckleyjack) April 30, 2018

Jesus Christ Disney, stop pic.twitter.com/SWYEXuJfLO

— Bucky Isotope (@BuckyIsotope) May 1, 2018

“Like Scoob, I don’t feel so good” pic.twitter.com/V5DWaPnAqB

— V.RI (@VanillaRiceYT) April 30, 2018

“henry… i don’t feel so well” pic.twitter.com/ZcI3tBjPCk

— a a d j e (@cavillsass) May 1, 2018

"I don't feel so G-R-R-REAT"

*will delete this later* pic.twitter.com/GhdH6dVuK5

— HugS (@HugS86) May 1, 2018

The person who made this one should be given the Soul Stone as a reward.

WHO DID THIS TO AUNT VIV?! pic.twitter.com/hWSH9Cruyl

— BlackGirlGamers@WICOMICON (@Official_BGG) May 1, 2018

Okay, these ones might have made us cry a little.

pic.twitter.com/WyxUhZLj4p

— rafa (@Rafakigomez) May 1, 2018

What’s the best Thanos death meme you came across? Don’t disappear without sharing it with us in the comments below.

Featured Image: Marvel

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