The Sporkings of Das Mervin and Company

The Iron Tower Book One, Chapter Five: The Dark Tide, Part II

2026-05-04T11:21:37Z

Posted by: masterghandalf

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Warning: This post contains violence, some deaths, and a brief scene of involuntary possession.

( In which we are come to it at last, the great battle of our time... rather earlier than we may have perhaps expected. )

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Embers: Chapter Twenty-Seven, Part I

2026-05-02T01:58:53Z

Posted by: masterghandalf

MG’s Note: First off, everyone, I’d like to apologize for this post going up later than usual today! Thank you for bearing with me!

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Warning: This post contains some racism and sexism, and an aside about kidnapping people for the purpose of marriage.

( In which Zuko gets a chance to tell some dead Avatars what he really thinks of them. )

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Letterkenny: S12E3- I'm A Degen

2026-05-01T10:39:39Z

Posted by: astra_aurora

AURORA: Hey, everyone, welcome back to Letterkenny.

We begin with the usual overlay over a shot of the farm on a cloudy day, and then we cut to Wayne, leaning on a trailer with a couple of adorable German Shepherd puppies. He says ‘You and your sister and your pal were talkin’ about boatin’ the other daaaaaaaay…’

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Heroes In Crisis Issue #5: In Which We Pretend Privacy Violations Are Perfectly Fine!

2026-05-01T01:47:12Z

Posted by: leliel_12

[Trigger Warning: Heroes In Crisis, expect bad takes on mental health, especially privacy - and now, even more about substance abuse and implications of torture!]

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Leliel: Just to reiterate - yes, I skipped Rising of the Shield Hero. Once again, March was a bag of dicks for me, and I just could not stand the idea of Yet More Filler, not without some fun one-shot fanfic I wrote to break it up. I’ll link it in the comments.

Malcolm: …and you went back to this?

Maruki: To be fair, it’s not like he has a lot of options when it comes to these two particular sporkings.

Mark: [Moaning] To be fair, I’m owed a lot of favors after these being so close together.

Wanderer: Yeah…another reason Lels got so pissed writing the last entry was that he didn’t even get a chance to really enjoy writing the co-sporkers until the spitefic. There was nothing for him to riff off of. Here there is something, but it’s still…filler. It’s just somewhat offensive filler now, so…yay?

( When All Other Plot Fails, Use Edge! )

( Spitefic )

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Summa Elvetica: Chapter Nine

2026-04-29T02:56:04Z

Posted by: masterghandalf

MG’s Note: My apologies for the lateness of this post; I had a very hectic weekend, and this chapter is a beast. Thank you for understanding!

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Warning: This chapter contains discussion of racism and a death.

( In which our protagonists finally reach Elebrion, discuss philosophy, participate in an experiment, and get on with the plot... all while reminding us why we don't actually like any of them. )

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Embers: Chapter Twenty-Six, Part II

2026-04-24T14:06:26Z

Posted by: masterghandalf

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( In which the fic continues to wear its biases on its sleeve. )

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Blood of Hercules: Chapter Three- Surviving Hell (High School)

2026-04-23T16:00:06Z

Posted by: astra_aurora

ASTRA: I swear, it’s like there’s some kind of rule that all of these shitty stories have to have at least one chapter about how much high school sucks.

AURORA: Honestly, it wouldn’t surprise me.

ASTRA: Welcome back to Blood of Hercules, everyone. *long sigh*

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The Iron Tower Book One, Chapter Five: The Dark Tide, Part I

2026-04-20T11:18:23Z

Posted by: masterghandalf

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Warning: This post contains a brief description of the effects of a venomous bite wound and of that same wound being cauterized.

( In which it is the deep breath before the plunge )

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Embers: Chapter Twenty-Six, Part I

2026-04-17T14:06:56Z

Posted by: masterghandalf

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( In which Zuko awakens, and would like to remind us all about how horrible Katara is. )

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Letterkenny: S12E2- Sun Darts

2026-04-15T11:54:04Z

Posted by: astra_aurora

AURORA: Hi, everyone, welcome back to Letterkenny. We really like this episode, for once.

We start with Wayne, Katy and Daryl standing outside on the farm. Wayne says that ‘Your pal was telling a fight story that was obviously fake the other daaaaaay…’, Katy asks how he knows it was fake, and Dan says there was way too much talking.

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Summa Elvetica: Chapter Eight

2026-04-13T11:19:35Z

Posted by: masterghandalf

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Warning: This chapter contains some violence and deaths, racism, and slavery apologism.

( In which finally arriving in elven lands does not improve Vox Day's outlook. )

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Embers: Chapter Twenty-Five, Part II

2026-04-10T14:09:09Z

Posted by: masterghandalf

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Warning: This post contains discussion of racism and genocide, some brief violence and the death of a major character.

( In which the Earth Kingdom experiences a change in management. )

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The Iron Tower Book One, Chapter Four: Challerain Keep, Part II

2026-04-06T11:21:26Z

Posted by: masterghandalf

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( In which Tuckerby Underbank makes a friend. )

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Blood of Hercules: Chapter Two- The Monster

2026-04-04T19:23:58Z

Posted by: astra_aurora

ASTRA: Hey, all, welcome back. This chapter contains a lot of graphic violence and attempted child murder; reader discretion is advised.

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Embers: Chapter Twenty-Five, Part I

2026-04-03T14:01:29Z

Posted by: masterghandalf

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Warning: This post contains some racism.

( In which General Iroh meets an old friend and invokes an old tradition. )

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Summa Elvetica: Chapter Six and Chapter Seven

2026-03-30T11:18:54Z

Posted by: masterghandalf

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Warning: This post contains discussion of war, including lots of deaths, violence, attempted genocide, cannibalism, slavery and in-universe racism.

( In which we take another extended digression into a different side character's backstory. )

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Heroes in Crisis #4: More Than Merely Medical Malpractice In Mediocre Mire of Makeweight

2026-03-29T19:43:43Z

Posted by: leliel_12

[Trigger Warning: Yet Heroes In Crisis, more horrible attitudes towards mental health and gore - also now including substance abuse and sheer emotional betrayal.]

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EDIT: I made a major mistake in continuity due to exhaustion and this series' wonky continuity. Please tell me if you see any point where I refer to the Blue Beetle as Jaime Reyes except when I bring up my confusion.

Sumire: …[raises hand]

Leliel: “Makeweight” is another term for “filler”, I looked it up because I have to get some entertainment out of this series. Tongue twisters it is.

Mark: Guardians of the Globe fought a…well, I kinda can’t call him a villain, called the Alliterative Avenger once. Okay guy, but he’s what happens when you combine OCD with a demon possessing him that made him use infernal magic to indulge his dark side, such as making the world a bit more comfortable for his disorder in cosmic ways. Thankfully Consonants the Twister of the Hymns of Creation was exorcised back to their dimensional plane of origin and the Avenger was able to hit a plea bargain for literally being forced into it. Last I heard he makes word games for edutainment purposes.

Stella: Huh. Probably led to some interestin’ stories from your old man. But camera’s on, so…welcome back! And here we have uh…well, gonna be honest, I’m not sure if enough happens to call it much of anythin’. I mean, something happens, and it is a right load of bullshit, but it’s at the very end and the rest is…uhh…?

Wanderer: Fucking nothing happening, basically. I’m almost entirely certain this issue only exists due to storyline stretch, even more than the last one.

( Amazing Adventures in Wheel Spinning! )

( Spitefic )

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Embers: Chapter Twenty-Four

2026-03-27T14:01:00Z

Posted by: masterghandalf

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Warning: This chapter contains violence, some racism, and discussion of abuse.

( In which Prince Zuko finally makes a life-altering decision... and oh, some other stuff happens, too. )

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The Iron Tower Book One, Chapter Four: Challerain Keep, Part I

2026-03-23T12:30:45Z

Posted by: masterghandalf

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( In which the High King's men prove themselves to be surprisingly easy to impress. )

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Embers: Chapter Twenty-Three, Part II

2026-03-20T14:10:28Z

Posted by: masterghandalf

MG’s Note: I apologize for once again missing Monday’s sporking. My computer is still fine, thankfully, but I had a very hectic weekend. I ended up deciding just to push the sporking I was intending for this Monday to next week to give myself a bit more breathing room. However, I should be back on track this coming Monday for The Iron Tower Chapter Four, Part I!

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Warning: This post contains some violence and discussion of mind control, cannibalism and eugenics, and lots and lots of racism.

( In which we take time out on the way to an important battle for Vathara to, once again, remind us how she really feels. )

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Sporker Intro: Waltzoid was/is here!

2026-03-15T21:30:22Z

Posted by: waltzoid

Oh...hello there! It's been a while since I've seen one of these introductory posts, and a while since I'd considered joining to review a project.

( A little bit about myself and my (only) review project of choice )

(sigh) Uh...I hope that wasn't too long-winded. Hope to see y'all again soon!

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Embers: Chapter Twenty-Three, Part I

2026-03-13T13:57:07Z

Posted by: masterghandalf

MG’s Note: First off, I’d like to apologize to everyone for missing out on last week’s post. Fortunately, I am fine, but my computer was in the shop! Fortunately, it’s all fixed now. Check out this post for more details.

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( In which, while on their way to rescue Katara, the Gaang take some detours to get lectured some more. )

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Letterkenny: S12E1- Live At MoDean's

2026-03-09T02:23:51Z

Posted by: astra_aurora

ASTRA: Hey, everyone. Welcome to the last season of Letterkenny.

…damn.

AURORA: Honestly, this feels weird. We’ve done this for so long it felt like it might go forever, and yet here we are, at the beginning of the end.

ASTRA: Yeah…

[There is a brief pause.]

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Summa Elvetica: Chapter Five

2026-03-02T12:28:09Z

Posted by: masterghandalf

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Warning: This chapter contains discussion of a battle, including violence and deaths, as well as reference to slavery.

( In which we take an extended digression from our journey into a side character's backstory. )

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Blood of Hercules: Chapter One- Serpent

2026-03-01T17:41:59Z

Posted by: astra_aurora

AURORA: Hey, all, welcome back. This chapter contains child abuse and neglect.

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