Tim is fucking furious.

And I see the deniers are out in force with all their usual arguments.

Hey, asshole.

Specifically, it's the bit where Czernobog walks out to the field and speaks to the dead. After all, the Benders did use hammers to murder their victims.

Weirdly enough, if you time it just right, the Bloody Benders, the Austin Servant Girl Annihilator, and the Axeman could all potentially be related. They're not, but…

Yup, the Bloody Benders. That is some deeply, deeply creepy stuff. Also referenced in Gaiman's American Gods.

I'd point out that I'm not the guy linking to an anti-vaxx loon. So take your tone argument and shove it squarely up your ass.

Congratulations, you liked to a climate change denialist, racist, anti-vaxxer. The very turducken of stupid.

You do know that guy is an anti-vaxxer, right? You just linked to a jackass that's a science denialist. And a global climate change denialist. Congratulations, you're citing the turducken of stupid. Add Islamaphobe and racist to fill the nutbag bingo card.

Just keep right on thinking that, Typhoid Mary.

Carrier. Jesus, were you dropped on your head as a child? Are those protein shakes and kale smoothies inhibiting your brain? You can carry the disease and give it to others.

Moron.

That's not 'honest', it's just plain shitty and ignorant.

Because it's a public health issue, jackass. You do know that pharma companies actually take losses on vaccines,. right?

That's a stupid damned attitude. Especially in light of what the flu can do.

Exactly. The idea that superhero fiction isn't 'suitable' for discussing those issues is beyond ludicrous and goes deep into infantilizing the entire genre.

And finally, people who want to address civil rights through superheros - stop it. Stop. It. If there is one thing we know, looking back through history, it's that when superheroes directly address political or ethical issues, they are hilariously out of touch. You deal in an allegorical medium. That is why Stan Lee…

Likewise appreciated. I've got a lot of respect for George, and my comments after the article were more shock than anything else precisely because he's such a damned good science columnist.

I'll also point out that Alka Chandna and her husband are at the deep end of the 'animal liberation' movement, and are big boosters of groups like ALF. They're also part of the anti-GMO and anti-vaxx crowd. Not exactly paragons of scientific thought, let alone credibility.

The biggest flaw in this article is consulting PETA at all, George. Seriously? The guys that are the animal rights equivalent of Operation Rescue? The ones that put out ads saying beer is better for kids than milk? The ones that dump 'rescued' animals into dumpsters to dispose of them?

"Gideon" is likely a reference to Gideon II, the computer system used by international crime-fighting organization Checkmate.

Never mind the facts, the Tea Party's gonna call those Scary Arabs 'terrorists'. Which pundit fed you your opinion, idiot?