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Fan Retrospectives: The Chaotic In-Universe Politics of the MCU

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been an ongoing saga for about 17 years running. Apart from the the Avengers' adventures, it is really interesting to see how their superheroics affects their in-universe politics and just how absolutely crazy it is. When you take a step back and look at their line of US Presidents, one has to wonder what is the how the US government still functions as well as it does. Not an exaggeration, but every US president in the MCU had momentous disruptions under their administrations that was full of destruction of major historical landmarks, bouts of fascism, and multiple high-ranking officials being revealed as traitors or killers.  President Ellis' Administration     2013's Iron Man 3 introduces our first President of the United States: Matthew Ellis. Now Ellis himself is not anymore corrupt than a typical politician. Yes, he has made shady back-alley deals to not punish some big-money oil tycoons for white collar crimes, but that's par for ...

'Charmed' - The Book Series - Part 1 - A Witchy Primer

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By Fay Clark Part 1 - The Overview If you are anything like me, you will be aware of the hit 90's TV show Charmed . T hree sisters discover that they are descendants of a line of female witches and that they are destined to fight against the forces of evil, using their combined powers of witchcraft. Season 1 Episode 1 - The Power of Three I was obsessed with this show and I still am. It ran for 8 seasons and has 178 episodes. It was filled with love, laughter and good life lessons. Charmed showed you the true meaning of sisterhood in every iteration you could think of, and even a few that you were unlikely to dream of. Prue, Piper and Phoebe Halliwell were in their early-mid 20s when they discovered their true destiny, and powers. Anyone who followed the show would know that there was a cast change after the 3rd season finale in 2001. This meant that the eldest sister Prue was no longer in the show, and a new half-sister was introduced in the character Paige Matthews (we will get ...

The Darkness Descends - DC: Dark Legion Unveils March Release Date, Opens Pre-Registration

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Press Release by Adam Ray DC: Dark Legion Unveils March Release Date, Opens Pre-Registration We've heard rumblings of a mobile gaming epic coming to our shores some time 2025. We've finally been given the date of March 14th as the official release. The Pre-Registration is open right now, and it offers eager players exclusive rewards for signing up ahead of time. FunPlus , one of the world’s largest independent game companies, today announced that  DC: Dark Legion , the upcoming strategy game set in the DC universe, will launch on  March 14, 2025  for iOS, Android, and PC. Starting today, players can visit the  App Store ,  Google Play  and  dcdarklegion.com  to pre-register for the game to earn rewards at launch and help reach player milestones that unlock rewards for the whole community: 1 Million – Weapons Optional Gift Pack (contains 1 of 5 iconic weapons) 2 Million – 100x Green Mother Boxes (giving the chance to obtain full heroes, hero fragme...