oHOTmu or NOT Ep.83: Nimrod to Nova

An advanced mutant hunter. An explosive personality. One of Captain America's discarded identities. An alpine skier. Galactus' most recent herald. Which are Hot? Which are Not? Find out, as the Hot Squad continues to rate OHOTMU's 9th issue on how datable its characters are.

Featuring permanent panelists Elyse, Isabel, Nathalie, Josée, and Shotgun.

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Credits:
"Can You Dig It?" (Theme for oHOTmu or NOT?) by Brian Tyler.

Bonus clips from: "Nimrod's Son" by the Pixies; "Explode" by Nelly Furtado; Star Trek's "The Changeling", starring Vic Perrin; "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross; and "Girl on Fire" by Alicia Keys.

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Anonymous said…
Yeah, I thought Nightshade looked a bit weird in the OHOTMU entry too; I don't recall seeing her drawn like that in any of her actual appearances.

Another great episode; I assume you're going to show them the updated Nomad look from the 90s, where he looks like he's auditioning for a Winger video. I haven't read many of those stories, but I guess you could say he was kind of a dick at that time (and he did carry a sawn-off shotgun everywhere he went), but Nicieza also tried to put some depth into the stories, with topical stuff like drugs and AIDS. I liked the discussion about Galactus's eating habits; didn't he eventually devour the Skrull Homeworld and throw their empire into chaos?

Mike W.
Siskoid said…
He did indeed. "Tastes like chicken."
Robert Maloney said…
Ah, Nimrod. I fell in love with his character and design from the MX series of modules from TSR, aka "Nightmares of Future Past" where he served as the campaign's terrifying final boss. Ever since then I've been hunting down his back issue appearances for info on how to run him.

Although considering this version of Nimrod was taken in by a working class Latino family and got along with them as a dockworker, part of me wants to see a "Marvel Voices" story featuring him. Show how the Rodriguez family ultimately influenced the Ultimate Hunter's turn into a crimefighter.
Kurt “Welcome to Geektown” Onstad said…
Little history regarding “Nimrod.” As you mentioned, it came from the Bible as the name of a hunter. Bugs Bunny then used it sarcastically, referring to Elmer Fudd as a Nimrod, but because kids didn’t get the reference, it got interpreted as meaning stupid, and has been used that way ever since.