and Sam actually is meant to be the hero of the trilogy

Frodo Baggins, LoTR:

Wait. What about this Bane?!

see also:

I rushed Kangarat Murder Society in college, but all the pledge activities got in the way of my studies.

It's reasonably well-established that Jack Kirby is the demiurge of the Marvel Universe and the guy that the Living Tribunal answers to.

I like the cut of your jib. You explained what I was thinking with great clarity.

You must be new to comic book arguments. Trust me, the Lee vs Kirby fanboys make Trekkers look rational in arguments.

When I saw this I sure did.

Heh. It's been said that when mankind eventually reaches the end of the universe, we'll find the name "Jack Kirby" scrawled in the lower righthand corner.

Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth is amazing just for this map alone:

And in the Marvel Universe, the Fantastic Four meet God in order to bring Ben back to life. And it just so happens that God is Jack Kirby

I'm so glad you mentioned his 2001: A Space Odyssey series!

The crazier Kirby got, the more I loved him.

that's indeed one of the possibilities for the origin of "primordial jealousy" i described in the piece - sibling rivalry.

I'm sure it's just a natural phenomenon. Nothing to worry about at all.

Fracking? Naw, we gotta worry about this guy!

Yeah, it's not like he's a highly respected scientist or engineer or anything. Just some random guy who went to the moon.

For a second, I thought you said planetary boobies, and that this thread was going in a whole other direction.

Uh that's great, Buzz (if that is your real name). But why don't you stick to talking about planetary bodies you've actually been on?