The third block of voting in Round 1 of the WonderWorldComics.com March Madness Contest has come to a close. Some of the winners in this block won by wide margins. Here are the results:
Updated March Madness 2013 Bracket
Match 17: Savage Wolverine vs. Uncanny Avengers
Savage Wolverine 51% Winner
Uncanny Avengers 49% Loser
Voting was going on in this matchup up until the last seconds of the poll being open. Fans of both books came out in the final moments with the tally going back and forth between Savage Wolverine and Uncanny Avengers. In the end, the solo book was victorious.
Match 18: All New X-Men vs. Thor
Thor 65% Winner
All New X-Men 35% Loser
All New X-Men kept the lead until the last ten minutes of voting when Thor fans were able to claim victory. One of the hottest titles in the Marvel NOW library has been sent packing. What might have happened if fans of the title had stuck around in the final hour?
Match 19: Batman vs. Earth 2
Batman 88% Winner
Earth 2 12% Loser
This matchup set a new WWC March Madness Contest tournament record. The 76 percentage points separating these two titles set a high bar for another matchup to attempt to beat. Batman took the early lead and defeated Earth 2. No matter what reality you are in, The Big Black Bat took out an entire alternate reality by himself.
Match 20: Batgirl vs. Teen Titans
Batgirl 79% Winner
Teen Titans 21% Loser
Teen Titans never had a chance in this one as Batgirl fans hit early. Teen Titans is out of the competition as another member of the Batman Family moves on to the second round with momentum.
Match 21: Saga vs. Angel and Faith
Saga 78% Winner
Angel and Faith 22% Loser
Angel and Faith fans must not have paid attention to their calendars as to which day their comic was having a matchup. Saga fans came out, voted, and went home knowing their favorite title would be moving out to faceoff again next week.
Match 22: Dr. Who vs. Star Trek
Dr. Who 72% Winner
Star Trek 28% Loser
I really thought this matchup was going to be closer as sci-fi fans battled for their favorite characters. In the end, Star Trek fans must have been floating in space. Maybe, Dr. Who fans just went back in time and made their opponents forget about voting.
Match 23: X-O Manowar vs. Sonic
Sonic 57% Winner
X-O Manowar 43% Loser
Simply put, this was one of the biggest upsets of the competition so far. Maybe voters thought I had pitted the fast food restaurant against X-O Manowar. Maybe there are that many Sonic fans out there. We will know for sure in Round 2.
Match 24: Archie vs. Neonomicon
Neonomicon 65% Winner
Archie 35% Loser
In the oddball matchup of the day, fans of Neonomicon knocked out one of the oldest titles in the competition. Many of us grew up reading Archie, but that does not matter in the WWC March Madness Contest. Only the final result truly matters.
All of the winners of the block will receive a 10% discount on Sunday 3/17/2013 in our Detroit comic book store.
