Supergroups

Thinking about the DCEU. That developing cinematic universe with the DC superheroes. I've found some of the individual films to be enjoyable by themselves, but they don't lend themselves to the sort of cohesion the dudes in charge seem to want.

It's like . . .

Imagine if someone rolled up five dump trucks of fat cash to Paul McCartney's house at 9:15 in the morning and told him to lead a musical supergroup with Jack White, Angus Young, and Ed Sheeran. They'd be hanging in the studio and coming up with sweet licks, wouldn't they? And some of those ideas would probably have the potential to be great songs, but they might not mesh well together without the concerted efforts of an attentive leader. And that's probably not Paul McCartney in this case. He's already led some amazing bands. He's probably just sitting on the side  now and jotting down notes for his next solo album while the other fellows are spinning off in their own directions.

That's how the DC films feel to me sometimes. I'm stil having fun with them, though. And let's be honest. If this fictional supergroup of Paul and the boys ever became a thing, I'd doubtless have fun with that too.

Bonus Question!

Lockheed from Excalibur versus that beast from the Asia album cover! Battle of English supergroup dragons!

Mmm . . . Lockheed can definitely breathe fire, and I assume that he has more combat experience. He was hanging out with Kitty Pryde and the X-Men for a while before he joined Britain's premier superhero team. The Asia dragon splashes around with a shiny metal ball. Does it have telekinetic control over the ball or something? Can it scry with the ball? Is it like what Jareth does with his oft spinning orbs in "Labyrinth"? I don't know. But I'm giving the win to Lockheed. Even without my X-Men bias, it seems pretty clear.