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We just had to see one more Marvel Cinematic Universe meme before the release of Avengers: Endgame this Friday. This particular image macro features Drax from Guardians of the Galaxy, earnestly declaring the lengths of his humility. Memers are obviously using that to illustrate our more pathetic attempts at kindness or just going completely edgy with it. We look forward to seeing more of these around.
Billy Joel meets the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Sign us up. As Friday's release of Avengers: Endgame creeps closer, this video of the surviving characters singing their own wordy version of "We Didn't Start The Fire" is exactly what we need to tide us over. Bonus? A sweet visual shout out to the dearly departed Stan Lee at the end.
While we know there's an entire Thanos Did Nothing Wrong movement, we can't help but feel that the big purple villain deserves very little sympathy. This meme works with this theme. After Thanos is overpowered (briefly) by the Guardians of the Galaxy, Mantis cries out that he is in anguish, and that he mourns. Drax asks her what such a monster could mourn, and memers are now filling in the blanks. You can expect a lot of very specific anime and gaming memes to come out of this one, but we're hoping for some more seriously righteous shitposts.
Beloved filmmaker Kevin Smith suffered a massive heart attack last night following a stand-up special, and took to Twitter to express his gratitude and relief. The news shocked celebrities and fans alike, most notably Chris Pratt. The sitcom-turned-action star sent Smith his prayers following the near-death experience - but didn't receive the response one would expect.
There's been a huge amount of backlash regarding our nation's use of "thoughts and prayers" in dire situations - especially ones that could have been avoided. Several Twitter users took this opportunity to liken Pratt's "prayers" with those uttered following tragedies such as school shootings. Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn was having none of this - and quickly came to Pratt's defense with a smart and poignant Twitter thread.
Via Cinema Sins
Here's a fun video while you wait for the Friday release of Thor: Ragnarok. Cinema Sins is a site whose mission is to point out everything wrong with the movies we love. Here's their profanity-filled take on the groovy, 80's jam-filled Marvel sequel.
Ever wonder what your favorite superheroes would say to one another in a text thread? Comedians Andrew Ivimey and Diana McCallum have come up with some seriously funny exchanges. Here are some of our favorites - for even more you can visit their site, Texts From Superheroes.
