I thought this article about a sports blog that casts college football teams as superheroes was pretty weird, until I saw this Toronto Sun piece that imagines the Incredible Hulk taking on North Korea’s Kim Jong Il.
Oh, I realize this is an attempt by the reporter to spice up what’s likely a dull assignment — the opening of the Marvel Superheroes exhibit at the Ontario Science Centre — but, wow, this reads like creepy fanfic:
“Huuuuuulk?” stammers Kim, instantly knowing his fate. He has seen The Incredible Hulk, too.
Jolly Green growls. “Hulk stomp. Hulk smash you.” Soon Kim is flatter than the Bikini atoll. The world is safe.
The writer then pulls exhibit attendees into his comic-book fantasy, asking what superheroes they’d send against real-world threats.
“The show runs to March,” the article concludes. “Assuming the evil Kim doesn’t blow us all to bits.”
Creepy.
