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Loki, the Original Prankster

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Another late, late April Fool's post.  I previously covered other pranksters the Joker and Mxyzptlk.  But Loki was the original.  (Ironically, I haven't covered the Prankster, another Superman foe.  I don't think there's much to cover with that character crossover wise.) Please note this post is not, I repeat not, about really cool TVCU Crewsie Loki Carbis... though maybe it should be. Also, we will not be discussing Loki, the Angel of Vengeance seen in Dogma (except for in one entry below.) 1981 --  By this point in time, when Mike Nero was 13, his anger and resentment towards the treatment he received from his peers and his inability to get along with and be understood by his family had taken a terrible toll on his psyche. It was at this low point in his early life that he was approached by Rutger, a representative of the Brotherhood of Fenris, worshipers of the Norse lupine deity known as the Fenris Wolf (and none other than the progeny of Loki, the not...

The Haphazard Adventures of IIvan in the TVCU

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Updated May the 4th, 2020 Lost in Time, Lost in Space, and Meaning: The Haphazard Adventures of IIvan in the TVCU by Kevin Heim IIvan Schablotski and Naut Numb escape the Death Star Notes highlighted in  Yellow  are recent additions to the timeline . Ivan Ronald Schablotski has become rather well known among fans of the TVCU, which is probably a bad thing in the long run, since this character is not from television or movies or comics or cartoons. This character is me, as I exist in the world where novels and television shows and movies and comics and cartoons actually happen. The character has been around awhile, and as with any long-running character, he's had some pretty outlandish stories that are best forgotten lest they destroy whatever it is that makes the character likable. Spider-Man once turned into a giant spider and gave birth to himself, just so he could have organic web-shooters like in the movie... which was promptly ignored therea...