Once again, it’s that time of year again! Sports geeks speculate who will make the Big Dance, who got snubbed, and who will be the Cinderella Team this year. Billions of dollars are wagered on the outcomes, as casual fans contemplate the 68 teams and fill out numerous brackets.
It’s not uncommon among comics fans to wonder, “Who would win in a fight, Forbush Man or ‘Mazing Man?” (Neither. Ma Hunkel would break it up and have them both over to the JSA mansion of cookies and milk.) So it’s not inconceivable that fans would take that simple idea, and turn it into a tournament. Who do you seed in each bracket? How do you arrange the divisions? Do you mix and match franchises and tribes?
Well, we here at Stately Beat Manor offer the following brackets as a community service, especially to fans of Gonzaga, New Mexico, and Kentucky. (Your lack of faith was disturbing. >choke<)
Comics
Let’s start with the big comic bracket: Mix March Madness over at ComicMix.com! Those crazy kids are at it again, this year adding a new wrinkle! You can BUY votes! All money goes to The Hero Initiative, so put your money where your mouth is! 300 webcomics have been reduced to eight, and it’s getting competitive! (This is the perfect opportunity to check out some new webcomics!)
The latest bracket (as of March 24, when I started this article):
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The final is open for voting! Click to view, and to vote!
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Comics Should Be Good, an awesome blog over at Comic Book Resources, has suspended their annual superhero tournament in favor of notable story runs by creators! Is Simone’s Secret Six better than Claremon’ts New Mutants? Byrne’s Fantastic Four or Gruenwald’s Squadron Supreme? The Elite Eight (is that a superhero team?) can be voted on here! (X-Men vs. X-Men!)
Cosmic Comix and Toys, a store in Cantonsville, Maryland, is hosting a female-centric tournament, and the final is a humdinger! (One which I don’t think we’ve ever seen in comics, but which would be amazing if done right!)
Food
The Victory Formation does a different tournament each year. This year, the fourth, is based all on Cereal! The Elite Eight are in competition!
Multimedia
Princess Leia or Padme Amidala? Tarkin or Count Dooku? Boba Fett or Jango Fett?
Movie franchises! Toy Story! Star Wars! (I suspect that the judges ignored the prequels…)
Awwww… TV couples! Inside Pulse lets readers play match-maker with their massive tournament! I’m hoping for Bobby and J.R. Ewing to win! Third round voting can be done here.
Toys and Games
Tired of basketball? BoardGameGeek has a tournament for games! Top seed: Twilight Struggle. The four finalists can be voted on here. Lots of upsets!
From Bricks To Bothans members took minifig heroes and villains from LEGO, created mechas for each to use, then started a Battle Royale! The winners have been announced, but I recommend you peruse the postings! (I just wish one could click on each character… there are some cool builds!)
Miscellaneous
Which retailer do you patronize? Dappered.com lists Banana Republic and J. Crew are the top seeds. (Amazon, 7th? No Wal-Mart? Macy’s #4?)And finally, which style do you prefer?
Multimedia-wise, there’s also the Suvudu Cage Match 2013 over at suvudu.com, that basically started at http://paranormal.suvudu.com/2013/02/cage-match-2013-the-bracket-revealed.html , which, despite some clunky formatting that can make for difficult following, has some great write-ups of their match-ups in their “how-we-think-this-battle-would-go” posts.
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