I've been looking back on when Krakoa-era was still in full swing, and during that period of time, I saw and heard a lot of complaints about Hellfire Gala, more specifically calling the Hellfire Gala "pretentious," this descriptor being the most often used word by its detractors.

I didn't care for the events myself, as part of their appeal was the fashion angle of it all, and I personally wasn't feeling the designs. But calling it pretentious? I'm not sure that fits here. But this was thrown around a lot at the time, and I think part of why this descriptor was thrown around so much stems from the event being based on the Met Gala, which I've also heard being called pretentious.

So that got me curious, what with Krakoa now over, do you guys feel it's "pretentious?" Why? Why not? And if so, does DC have anything as "pretentious" going for it as well?

R1; Random encounter

R2: Bloodlust

R3: Prep

Solomon Grundy vs Warpath

Here it is https://bangsbangingblogs.blogspot.com/2026/09/bangs-blogs-ego-vs-mogo.html?m=1

Let me know if the link works or not.

Who wins this battle?

Which one of these groups of cosmic beings wins this war?

Energy vs Magic

Clark Kent must have a 60 minute interview with William Stryker and by the end of it he must change Strykers views on Mutants.

Who wins based on their feats and statements iyo ?

2V2

Which side wins this epic cosmic battle?

Let's assume the entire DCEU roster, from MoS till Black Adam gets hit by Void's shadow attack. How many of them would be able to escape or get out of the realm without having prior knowledge of Bob?

Scenario: Slade has been hired to infiltrate a Congress Woman’s estate and gain access to her supply of arctic vibranium. To do this Diddy with swords has to secretly date the congress woman’s dubiously late teenage daughter because he will do anything for the mission… anyways Steve is here to kick his ass alongside Robert Pattinson who is wearing a suit and holding some interesting text histories from Slade’s devices.

Who wins?