The Superset

October 23, 2007 11:11 AM

The Superset: Who is the superest hero of them all.
posted by chunking express (38 comments total)

The Pro Swimmer: Completely devoid of hair ... and fear!
posted by chunking express at 11:12 AM on October 23, 2007

Heh.

Well I liked it.
posted by Artw at 11:17 AM on October 23, 2007

Completely unfunny...until I realized you have to start at the bottom and that each character defeats the previous one. Still not that funny, but at least it's somewhat clever.
posted by DU at 11:19 AM on October 23, 2007

Yeah, it really makes more sense when you start from the bottom.
posted by malaprohibita at 11:27 AM on October 23, 2007

[this is rad]
posted by eyeballkid at 11:27 AM on October 23, 2007

Awesome. Totally wish I could draw.
posted by robocop is bleeding at 11:32 AM on October 23, 2007

Is the word "vanquished" with an arrow pointing down, and the previous hero really that confusing? I do agree that presenting it in the other order would make more sense, but I guess this way the newest character is always at the top. I also wish I could draw.
posted by chunking express at 11:34 AM on October 23, 2007

I liked it. I started at the bottom as previously mentioned. I agree with the clever comment.
posted by studentbaker at 11:36 AM on October 23, 2007

Is the word "vanquished" with an arrow pointing down, and the previous hero really that confusing?

Not confusing at all, once you realize what's going on. But I didn't even look over at "that navigation stuff", I just scrolled down the page. Single panel cartoons are fairly common on the internets I frequent, I didn't know I'd need a primer.
posted by DU at 11:40 AM on October 23, 2007

The typo in this FPP would actually make a great superhero name. He consumes everything and makes other people's powers his own, like an evergrowing circle in a venn diagram.
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 11:42 AM on October 23, 2007 [1 favorite]

Uh, the site is "The Superest", not "Superset"...
posted by wendell at 11:43 AM on October 23, 2007

I like to misspell stuff in my FPP, it keeps people on their toes.
posted by chunking express at 11:53 AM on October 23, 2007

Yeah, I had no idea the page was sorted in defeating order.
posted by delmoi at 11:57 AM on October 23, 2007

{x : 0<Re(x)<&frac12; and &zeta(x)=0} is a pretty super set. Maybe.
posted by Wolfdog at 11:57 AM on October 23, 2007

Ah, it is pretty funny if you read it properly.
posted by delmoi at 11:59 AM on October 23, 2007

MeFi parser
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posted by Wolfdog at 12:00 PM on October 23, 2007 [1 favorite]

i agree with the person who started at the bottom and agreed with the clever coment.
posted by milestogo at 12:00 PM on October 23, 2007 [1 favorite]

The Ringleader is my favorite. It makes me sad thinking about all those joyless clowns...
posted by Atom Eyes at 12:31 PM on October 23, 2007

Very funny and cute. A pretty cool concept.
posted by Alexandra Kitty at 12:44 PM on October 23, 2007

Adorable.
posted by cortex at 12:46 PM on October 23, 2007 [1 favorite]

Completely funny... then I realized you have to start at the bottom and that each character defeats the previous one. Still funny, and at least it's somewhat clever.
posted by lekvar at 12:47 PM on October 23, 2007

Cool. This looks like a fun game to play.
posted by brundlefly at 12:51 PM on October 23, 2007 [1 favorite]

Funny! It's a competetive "eat poop you cat", kind of game. For super-heroes!

I also wish I could draw. :(
posted by ObscureReferenceMan at 1:14 PM on October 23, 2007

I like it. Took me a while to figure out that they were linked - then I saw that clown business and it all made sense.
posted by Mister_A at 1:16 PM on October 23, 2007

{ pie }

My favourite set.
posted by blue_beetle at 1:39 PM on October 23, 2007 [1 favorite]

{erector}
posted by lekvar at 1:55 PM on October 23, 2007 [1 favorite]

Shouldn't the Chlorinatrix be a she?
posted by Pollomacho at 2:00 PM on October 23, 2007

{ pie, erector, invisible wombat }
posted by erniepan at 2:32 PM on October 23, 2007

Completely devoid of hair... and Fear!

Curses! They've discovered my secret identity!
posted by quin at 5:43 PM on October 23, 2007

I prefer this game when played with actual fictional superheroes. That way you don't have to know how to draw.
posted by ZachsMind at 5:49 PM on October 23, 2007

Goddamn. Kevin has lettering skills, and I have a crush.
posted by booksandlibretti at 5:55 PM on October 23, 2007

I too, am annoyed that this FPP does not involve superhero set theory.

{Ø}
posted by blasdelf at 8:56 PM on October 23, 2007

blasdelf, your super set is a set containing the empty set? Deep.
posted by chunking express at 5:59 AM on October 24, 2007

{ pie, erector, invisible wombat, Ø, {Ø}, {{Ø}} }
posted by erniepan at 10:17 PM on October 24, 2007

chunking express, blasdelf was showing us the set of things that can defeat Batman.
posted by cortex at 8:02 AM on October 25, 2007

That doesn't make sense cortex. I think it'd look something like this: { Eartha Kitt, Julie Newmar }. Meow.
posted by chunking express at 11:16 AM on October 25, 2007

Kitt & Newmar never defeated Batman cuz they always let him keep his utility belt.
posted by ZachsMind at 4:27 PM on October 25, 2007

{ Batman (Earth One), Zombie Batman, Super Zombie Batman, Antibatman, JRun }
posted by blue_beetle at 8:30 PM on October 27, 2007