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'''Buffy:''' That was then... ''[[Muggles Do It Better|(raises a rocket launcher)]]'' This is now.<br />

(Dru and Angel duck for cover.)<br />

* In ''[[Order of the Stick]]'', Belkar uses a sheet of lead to block a paladin's "Detect Evil" ability, explicitly comparing it to [[Superman]]'s [[X-Ray Vision]]. In ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', which OOTS parodies, the detect spells can be blocked by a thin sheet of lead, 2 inches of wood, or a foot of dirt.

** In a later strip, Redcloak summons titanium and chlorine elementals.

'''Demon Cockroach:''' He besieged me with science! }}

* Happens frequently in ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'':

** Three Words: [http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=990321 Mecha Easter Bunny].

** And, of course, the [http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=970825 very first strip]:

'''Riff:''' Yes! Spam Satan! }}

* ''[[Xkcd]]'': ''Time passes differently in [[The Chronicles of Narnia|Narnia]], [http://xkcd.com/821/ so by putting the CPU and storage for my machine there, I was able to run through the Folding@Home and SETI@Home databases in about an hour.]"

* In one episode of ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]'', Uncle gets a fax machine, but doesn't understand it and tries to exorcise it. But, we find out at the end, he can cast spells over the phone just fine, despite his catchphrase that "magic must defeat magic" (apparently technology can still assist).

* In ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes]]'', while battling the Enchantress and the Executioner, Iron Man's suit is damaged, Giant Man is out, and Wasp is caught by the Enchantress. When Hulk arrives and breaks the Enchantress' concentration. Thor powers up Mjolnir's thunder magic.

'''Jarvis:''' Armor energy reserves at 214%. }}

* ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]'' often deals with [[Post-Modern Magik]] while trying to figure out how to defeat a supernatural enemy, whether it's by tricking the Headless Horseman into crossing running water through holography or jury-rigging solar-frequency lasers to fight off vampires. Some of the mythological figures have also taken on more relevant forms for the modern age: the Headless Horseman now looks like a headless motorcyclist, the Sumerian god Marduk appears as an ordinary New Yorker (though photographs can [[Glamour Failure|reveal his true form]]) and a famous pop singer turns out to be a genocidal banshee.