Something upset me today. /Film plugged an article on WhatCulture! that was a nerd rant about "The 10 Golden Rules of Superhero Movies". The guy who wrote the list has no idea what he's talking about. He starts off with valid points, but misses the mark because of a lack of knowledge. Normally, I wouldn't want to enable the Streisand Effect, but rather than copy his content, I'll just post my response here.

10. Nerds have no wrath.

9. Reboots are going to happen. Studios want to make money. Put your man pants on and get over it.

8. Canon must change to fit into a movie. The film *adaptation* becomes its own canon. They exist in their own universe. Also, Doctor Doom was inspired by Ultimate Doom (see Nick Fury)

7. Realism vs willing suspense of disbelief. This guy understands (or pretends) to understand story telling, but can't let a movie lie to him. But he has a point with the Superman baby.

6. He's more right than wrong on this one, so I'll let it go.

5. Casting is a business decision, not an art decision. Man pants. On.

4. He's clearly never read The Ultimates. While Marvel had no obligation to live up to the joke, they didn't just make things up by casting SLJ. Just because a white character becomes black or anything else in an *adaptation*, that doesn't make it affirmative action. If it's a good fit, it's a good fit. I agree somewhat with Idris Elba as a Norse god, but he's rarely on screen anyway, so who cares? Crazy people.

3. Costumes do have to be *adapted* in something much more function than spandex. He knows this. He just doesn't like how the costumes look. Because he's a certified costume critic. Daredevil's costume wasn't that bad compared to others, and his caption joke was actually in Frank Miller's story. Also, this guy mixes up eyeliner and eye black. Never played sports. Figures.

2. Deadpool was a disaster. No argument here. But Bullseye's scar was inspired by Bendis and Maleev's DD series. Again, this nerd doesn't actually read comics.

1. This is where he knows nothing about movies. There won't ever be a Fantastic Four / Avengers crossover in the forseeable future because the film rights to FF (plus DD/Elektra, X-Men et al.) are owned by FOX. The Avengers characters' film rights are owned by Marvel/Disney. Spider-Man and Ghost Rider are owned by Sony. Of course all of DC's film rights are owned by parent WB. Film companies aren't going to let their film rights get infringed (and they won't license them) to make the fans happy (or angry) with a crossover. It doesn't work that way. Someone made this mistake at Hall H at SDCC 2010. He asked if Wolverine would be in Captain America during WWII. Impossible. FOX won't license the rights to their property to be in someone else's movie. This guy doesn't understand that. He's concerned that Chris Evans has a conflict of interest because he plays two Marvel characters. Not an issue. Less of an issue for Halle Berry to play Storm and Catwoman. The list goes on forever of actors who have played multiple comic characters in films. The world moves on, the "angry nerd with a wrath" just doesn't.