Super villain in training!
May 22, 2013 10:16 AM Subscribe
4-year old Mia Grace really knows her Marvel trivia. (SLYT, via Mashable)
Bonus: Mia last Halloween (via Reddit)
Bonus: Mia last Halloween (via Reddit)
But girls don't read comics!
Matt Fraction on apologizing to his daughter.
posted by Eideteker at 10:38 AM on May 22, 2013
Matt Fraction on apologizing to his daughter.
posted by Eideteker at 10:38 AM on May 22, 2013
When she knew where vibranium is from, I knew I could stop watching. LEGIT
posted by Poppa Bear at 10:59 AM on May 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Poppa Bear at 10:59 AM on May 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
"Women read comics. Anyone at all engaged in social media knows this. Women read comics and are a driving force behind fandom..."
posted by Eideteker at 11:09 AM on May 22, 2013
posted by Eideteker at 11:09 AM on May 22, 2013
But does she know as much about them as Little Girl Stan Lee?
posted by Strange Interlude at 11:48 AM on May 22, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by Strange Interlude at 11:48 AM on May 22, 2013 [3 favorites]
Does she know this because she's into comics, into the movies, or because that's what her parents are teaching her? I feel like that's relevant somehow. I'm more impressed with the little girl who could point out pretty much any place on a world map.
Seriously not trying to poo on this, she's cute and it's amusing.
And are we seriously still having the "do girls read comics?" conversation? Of course we do. They're little books of drama and sexy people. They're soap operas that any gender can feel comfortable getting into.
posted by Malice at 12:01 PM on May 22, 2013
Seriously not trying to poo on this, she's cute and it's amusing.
And are we seriously still having the "do girls read comics?" conversation? Of course we do. They're little books of drama and sexy people. They're soap operas that any gender can feel comfortable getting into.
posted by Malice at 12:01 PM on May 22, 2013
Ok this is making my ovaries hurt and I'm pretty sure I don't have any
posted by danny the boy at 12:08 PM on May 22, 2013
posted by danny the boy at 12:08 PM on May 22, 2013
Does she know this because she's into comics, into the movies, or because that's what her parents are teaching her? I feel like that's relevant somehow.
It's very common for this age to be EXTREMELY INTERESTED in memorizing EVERY DETAIL of some subject. Dinosaurs, for instance, or kind of trucks or superheroes.
I doubt you get this much from the movies and unless she's fairly precocious she probably isn't reading the comics (and certainly not getting the right pronunciations from them). So that leaves: parents. Probably the dad tells her superhero stories as bedtime stories (and at all other times of day) and she's soaked it up.
posted by DU at 12:27 PM on May 22, 2013
It's very common for this age to be EXTREMELY INTERESTED in memorizing EVERY DETAIL of some subject. Dinosaurs, for instance, or kind of trucks or superheroes.
I doubt you get this much from the movies and unless she's fairly precocious she probably isn't reading the comics (and certainly not getting the right pronunciations from them). So that leaves: parents. Probably the dad tells her superhero stories as bedtime stories (and at all other times of day) and she's soaked it up.
posted by DU at 12:27 PM on May 22, 2013
Actually, Wolverine's real name is James Howlett, but who's counting.
posted by radwolf76 at 1:27 PM on May 22, 2013
posted by radwolf76 at 1:27 PM on May 22, 2013
Okay. When she says "It's clobberin' time!" it's pretty dang adorable.
posted by brundlefly at 1:27 PM on May 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by brundlefly at 1:27 PM on May 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
Also, it's pretty funny how she knows a bunch of obscure (to me) stuff but needs help with who leads the X-Men.
posted by brundlefly at 1:30 PM on May 22, 2013
posted by brundlefly at 1:30 PM on May 22, 2013
Actually, Wolverine's real name is James Howlett, but who's counting.
*fingers in ears*
LA LA LA LA LA LA
I CAN'T HEAR YOU!
posted by The Hamms Bear at 2:33 PM on May 22, 2013 [5 favorites]
*fingers in ears*
LA LA LA LA LA LA
I CAN'T HEAR YOU!
posted by The Hamms Bear at 2:33 PM on May 22, 2013 [5 favorites]
Also, it's pretty funny how she knows a bunch of obscure (to me) stuff but needs help with who leads the X-Men
Well, to be fair, that varies from week to week these days.
posted by entropicamericana at 2:59 PM on May 22, 2013 [3 favorites]
Well, to be fair, that varies from week to week these days.
posted by entropicamericana at 2:59 PM on May 22, 2013 [3 favorites]
1:07 SLAYED me for some reason. "why am i such a useless potato baby" NOPE back to your sister
posted by a birds at 3:29 PM on May 22, 2013
posted by a birds at 3:29 PM on May 22, 2013
"What was the name of Doctor Doom's assistant from The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #14 that Doctor Strange and Spider-Man had to team-up to stop from unleashing the horrible Bend Sinister? Huh? HUH? SPIT IT OUT! COME ON, KID, I THOUGHT YOU WERE COOL!"
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 5:07 PM on May 22, 2013
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 5:07 PM on May 22, 2013
But does she know as much about them as Little Girl Stan Lee?
Little Girl Stan Lee vs 1 Inch Pine Board
posted by homunculus at 6:31 PM on May 22, 2013
Little Girl Stan Lee vs 1 Inch Pine Board
posted by homunculus at 6:31 PM on May 22, 2013
Malice: "Does she know this because she's into comics, into the movies, or because that's what her parents are teaching her?"
Fourth choice: because she's into knowing about Marvel characters. Like DU said, at this age, kids love to become experts on specific topics. My son knows quite a bit about superheroes, despite the fact that 1) the only superhero stuff he's seen are the Spiderman movies and old Superman cartoons, and 2) I'm not really into superheroes.
It's just that he either he sees a commercial, or a picture, or a t-shirt, and asks "who's that?", or, even more common, he asks a question, like, "Who does Iron Man fight?", and I say, "I dunno, hold on, let me check Wikipedia", and I find him his answer, and then he asks questions based on that answer, and I go back to Wikipedia, and on, and on...and, eventually, he knows a ton about certain characters despite not seeing the movies, not reading the comics, and not having a dad who's an expert either.
posted by Bugbread at 7:39 PM on May 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
Fourth choice: because she's into knowing about Marvel characters. Like DU said, at this age, kids love to become experts on specific topics. My son knows quite a bit about superheroes, despite the fact that 1) the only superhero stuff he's seen are the Spiderman movies and old Superman cartoons, and 2) I'm not really into superheroes.
It's just that he either he sees a commercial, or a picture, or a t-shirt, and asks "who's that?", or, even more common, he asks a question, like, "Who does Iron Man fight?", and I say, "I dunno, hold on, let me check Wikipedia", and I find him his answer, and then he asks questions based on that answer, and I go back to Wikipedia, and on, and on...and, eventually, he knows a ton about certain characters despite not seeing the movies, not reading the comics, and not having a dad who's an expert either.
posted by Bugbread at 7:39 PM on May 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
It seems likely she's watching some sort of superhero cartoon, given that at the end she sings the theme song to something called 'Super Hero Squad.' I think we can rule out (more than the usual, healthy amount of) brainwashing.
Upon further googling, the Dark Surfer she mentioned, who was an aspect of the character I wasn't familiar with, appears to be from said cartoon.
Also, the "It's clobbering time" moment was adorable.
posted by Muttoneer at 10:19 PM on May 22, 2013
Upon further googling, the Dark Surfer she mentioned, who was an aspect of the character I wasn't familiar with, appears to be from said cartoon.
Also, the "It's clobbering time" moment was adorable.
posted by Muttoneer at 10:19 PM on May 22, 2013
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