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Happy ~~Canada Day~~

Uhh American Day of freedom and stuff that will be on the fourth of july celebrating independance.....

and the awesomeness of Captain America.

So Baskin Robbins has Captain America dedicated ice cream stuff, and I hear somewhere has doughnuts. Being Canadian we don't get this stuff but loook at this awesome ice cream in the linky which also doubles as a coupon that works for you Americans *pouts*

http://www.89thandbroke.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/baskin-robbins-coupon.jpg

Anyone want to do some freedom prompt-festing?

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Don't moan, at Least as a Canadian you get Wolverine (acknowledged as being one of the coolest heroes around).

As a Brit, all I get is Union Jack and Spitfire, and Marvel doesn't seem to like either of them :pouts:

Are there *any* Aussie superheroes? At all?

(and no, I don't count Wolverine's hideous accent in Pryde of the X-Men. Or his live-action actor.)

I can't even think of any supervillains that aren't dumb stereotypes.

Just to clarify, I have a natural Australian accent (NSW, if you want to be particular) and most people not from Australia, New Zealand or Britain think I have an English accent.

A thought... maybe it's because of the outfits? Someone wears spandex and a cape in Sydney and he'd either be laughed at or ignored.

DC has the Ranger (basically Aussie Batman) and the Tasmanian Devil. Don't know about Marvel. (The first thing Google gives you if you search for "Australian superhero", incidentally, is this (http://www.captainaustralia.net/). I'm... Not sure how to feel about that.)

... Let's be honest though, would someone be able to wear a cape and spandex anywhere in the US and not suffer the same reaction? Or is the cultural gap really that big? >__>

(Also hello, I am shamelessly butting into this conversation due to boredom and a sliver of information to share. Just wave and I'll disappear.)

*waves* But don't disappear!

That link showed... quite possibly the dumbest thing I've seen so far this year. And I go to university...

I have no idea about anyones reaction to be honest.

Searching around I find... there is a Cap'n Oz... but he's a Brit.
also this guy: http://marvel.com/universe/Slipstream (depowered)
and http://marvel.com/universe/Lifeguard in Marvel.

For DC... what you found, and an elseworlds Batman (anyont know that one? Any good?)

After clicking that link, I stared in horror mixed with fascination for about ten seconds before closing the window. Let's not speak of this ever again.

Well, at least that's something. My country has no superheroes in either universe, as far as I know. When it comes to superpowers and strange mystical artifacts, Norway seems to be the place to go rather than Sweden.

Also, because I'll probably never engage in a conversation where this is more relevant:

(http://s92.photobucket.com/albums/l26/Taiyou_to_tsuki/?action=view&current=106TASMANIANDEVILS.jpg)

106 Tasmanian Devils.

Are there *any* Aussie superheroes? At all?

Gateway and Eden Fesi. They're Aboriginal Australians. I don't know much about Gateway, he's a teleporting mutant, but Eden was in Secret Warriors and he's a lot of fun. He teleports too.

Some pictures here - mostly Eden, some Gateway.

Captain Britain, Pete Wisdom, Captain Midlands, Elsa Bloodstone and Faiza Hussain are all looking at you disapprovingly. You should read the Wisdom mini and Captain Britain and MI:13. :D

I did and hated it. Fazia and Wisdom were O.K. (though I'd hestiate to call him a hero like Captain America ect) I suppose, but the rest left me cold.

Oh. Sorry, I was misled by your complaining about how you didn't get any superheroes. I didn't realise you meant you just didn't like the ones we have.

combination of the two. I dislike most of the ones we have, and let's face, we hardly have the cream of the crop, (sorry feeling cynical at today)

I adored Captain Midlands and liked Pete, and I'm very fond of Faiza. I think Elsa's pretty fun too. Sure, Marvel's US-centric but I think the British heroes are great.

They are (or some of them), but just seem to be ignored or used limitedly.

OMG! Faiza is my favourite. And there's Meggan, who I love, and Brian, god I love Brian, plus a bunch of X-Men. Plus like what, 30 years of Marvel UK?

Spider-Woman is English.

Peggy Carter in the movie.

Psylocke is technically british ignoring her getting thrown into an asian body the person insides nationality is british.

Oh, right. She would be, being Brian's sister and all.

I never could keep track of the X-Men, tbh.

I am delighted Peggy is one of ours now. :D

...if Sharon is going to be a relative, maybe she'll be British too!

She probably will be. I think they'll try to keep up the international cast.

Captain Britain had a nice appearance in the recent issue of Iron Age, too. With very pretty art.

Canadians also get all of Alpha Flight (Northstar!). And Deadpool.

You get 30 years of Marvel UK heroes, Spider-Woman, Betsy Braddock, Peggy in the movie, Spitfire, Union Jack, MI:13 (which is my favourite comics in the history of comics and the reason I read comics at all), and Peggy in the movie. And some people I've forgotten.

And Professor X in the movies.

Admit Patrick Stewart Rules!!!!

You said Peggy in the movie twice (sorry in Comics, she's a US agent). We also have Destroyer, who I do like. Which Spider-Woman do you mean?

ah. This is why beta readers are good.

I know she's from the US in the comics, so is Professor X, but there's going to be a lot of English!Peggy fic.

Jessica Drew, sorry. I meant the current one, but it's a confusing title, isn't it?

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