Welcome to a new series on this blog called “Is It True” where I will be examining some wild claims by comic enthusiasts (or sometimes hardcore fanboys) using the very evidence they present to support their claim.
I am an avid comic book debater, but I pride myself on being objective and letting the books present the evidence for the winner in any given contest as defined by the rules of engagement for that contest.
Recently in a debate about Black Bolt versus Wonder Woman…a wild claim was made. Now, it stands to reason that the person making the claim should be able to back it up with evidence to support it. We will examine that evidence together here and see if it indeed was a wild claim, or a well thought out observation.
The Claim: “Black Bolt’s max shields are 13 times stronger than a straining Superman.”
The Claim: “Black Bolt’s max shields are 13 times stronger than a straining Superman.”
This claim was made by comparing two feats. The first was from Marvel Two-in-One Annual 4 wherein Black Bolt contained 13 mini-black holes with his magnetic shield. The second was from JLA # 77 wherein Superman contained a black hole with his hands.
The supposition here is that Black Bolt’s feat requires power 13 times more powerful than the strength of Superman…but to make this claim, each of the 13 mini-black holes must be equal to the one Superman dealt with or else the feat cannot be 13 times more powerful.
So, without further adieu, lets begin an objective, logical and microscopic examination of the two feats to see if the claim holds up.
Firstly lets examine this scan and uncover some facts about the black hole Superman dealt with. We learn from this scan that the black hole is no bigger than a speck of dust. We can also see in the scan that the black hole even looks like a real stellar phenomenon you would see in deep space…emphasizing the claim by Atom that it is indeed a miniature black hole the size of a speck of dust.
Now…lets recap some major FACTS about the black hole Superman dealt with.
1.) It is the size of a speck of dust.
1.) It is the size of a speck of dust.
2.) It looks like a real black hole as seen in space.
3.) It exerts extreme reality warping gravitational force when left unconfined.
4.) It is so dangerous it has to be removed from Earth
5.) It’s gravitational force disrupted the teleportation field of the teleporter and the sensors registered it's gravitational effects…confirming the reality warping seen earlier.
6.) Green Lantern needed to assist Superman…already making the claim that started all this inaccurate, but I digress.
7.) It must be disposed of by using a wormhole (presumed to be the case by the JLA).
In order for the original claim to be true….a single black hole that Black Bolt dealt with MUST be the exact same as the one we just examined. At the very least, and being generous, it must at least exhibit similar power and properties of the the one we just examined.
Now…lets recap some major FACTS about the “black holes” Black Bolt dealt with.
1.) They are much bigger than a speck of dust.
2.) They do not look like real black holes as seen in space and indeed are said to actually be substance from Graviton himself.
3.) They do not exert extreme reality warping gravitational force when left unconfined and must make physical contact to be effective.
4.) They do not appear to be so dangerous that they need to be removed from Earth.
5.) They fly through the air and change direction at the will of Graviton
6.) They only take a fragment of mass of any object they make contact with.
CLEARLY….the black holes Black Bolt dealt with are not even remotely similar to the black hole Superman dealt with. The only real thing they have in common is being called “minature black hole.”
Now…a counter argument was made that it was the artist fault (you know the position is weak when the artist is being blamed). Somehow he did not draw them correctly…but that has nothing to do with the observed properties of the holes, despite how the holes look, or the stated facts by Graviton of what they really are and what they will do.
Chalk this claim up to a fanboy gone wild.
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