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January 12, 2008

Heroes and Villains 2007: Superheroes and Supervillains

Your votes––1,300 of them total––are in. We picked the forty-eight candidates for Heroes and Villains, and you've chosen the winners and, better yet, the losers. It's democracy at its very best.

These are, according to you, Toronto's Superheroes and Supervillains of 2007.

The Horseshoe Tavern, Jeff Cohen, and Craig Laskey

45 VOTES (7.1%)

Tim Bourgette and the Revue Film Society

27 VOTES (4.3%)

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival

21 VOTES (3.3%)

Toronto Disaster Relief Committee

16 VOTES (2.5%)

Stephen Harper, Jim Flaherty, et al.

167 VOTES (26.5%)

Chapters, Indigo, Coles, Smithbooks, etc.

20 VOTES (3.2%)

Photos: TTC Automated Announcement by Miles Storey; ROM Crystal Exterior by Dave Macintyre; Toronto Small Press Book Fair from its website; Loonie by merlinprincesse; Horsehoe Tavern by Frank Yang; Stephen Harper and Jim Flaherty from the Daryn Wolk Blog; TTC subway car by votreceinture; condo development by Miles Storey; John Baird by Jenny P.; Rob Ford illustration by Marc Lostracco. All photos and images are Creative Commons–licensed, from the Torontoist Flickr Pool, used with permission, or made exclusively for Torontoist.

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Comments (7)

[1] | 01/12/08 12:11PM

Fixed!

[2] | 01/12/08 04:17PM

Whew! The overwhelming choice of Harper & Co gives me hope...I was hoping for a way to vote for both Harper and Baird, but the picks essentially mirror this intention.

Still curious about the few who think a coffee shop without a price list is somehow more evil than those seeking to destroy the planet, though...

[3] | 01/12/08 05:19PM

Jim Baird!? After all he's done for this country??
Poor guy, first Health Canada bans him from donating his organs and now the sound of 36 slaps from, remarkably, a bunch of Torontonians (a whole 36!).
Anyway regarding his ban, I've started a group to protest the injustice that has befallen the man behind workfare:
"Give Conservative Minister John Baird the right to donate his organs!"
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7369322035
Laureen Harper's "wing-man" needs our help!

Though speaking of powerful men banned from donating their organs, did William Thorsell vote 76 times in this poll? Or was that 76 people who haven't actually seen the 'crystal' (can someone explain to me what sort of 'crystal' features wood paneling? Is it some sort of obscure crystal I've never seen before? Is there some sort of technique for looking at it that I've missed? One eye squinting, jumping on one foot? Did they give out 3D-like glasses that made it actually look good to some people? Maybe Kool-aid shots?)?

Anyway I enjoyed the Heroes/Villians concept. Great illustration of Rob Ford!

[4] | 01/13/08 01:07AM

Bravo Small Press Fair!!!

[5] | 01/13/08 08:28AM

...it's actually aluminium siding and NOT wood panneling...not that it makes it (the so called crystal) any better looking...quite the opposite...another comment along the 'toronto the ugly" thread

[6] | 01/22/08 12:55PM

most of your links are busted... boo

[7] | 01/22/08 01:01PM

They're working for me?