Comic nerds ahoy!

From The Onion...

"When You Are Ready To Have A Serious Conversation About Green Lantern, You Have My E-Mail Address"

An excerpt:

"...I find particularly laughable your naïve conviction that Hal's vulnerability to the color yellow damages the comic's storyline rather than adding excitement. Are you intentionally trying to miss the point with comments like, "You would just have to shoot him with a yellow bullet"? Jumping fish hooks, how many times do I have to explain: NO, he can't use the actual BEAM to stop such a bullet, but he can GRASP solid things with it to use as a shield! And this is just one example! Think creatively, Douglas, or at least consult the Silver Age issues.

And don't drag me into that same stale argument of yours that Sinestro would beat Hal every time if they fought in real life. For some strange reason, you continue to insist on defining fighting skill in terms of brute strength. Don't you see that in a power-ring duel, strategy and reflexes are of the essence? Only an emotional child could spend hours arguing that Sinestro is a better fighter than Hal Jordan, in the face of my lengthy, point-by-point rebuttals."

This stuff is pure gold. I can't count the number of times I've seen comic fans talk in exactly this tone of voice, and using very much the same words. (Not ALL comics fans, mind you... just the few who have spent hours and hours contemplating the most minute details of their favorite comics universe and all the possible implications thereof.)

EDITED TO ADD: And for those of you who aren't aware, the article is pure satire.