Futurama, los Supervillanos del Universo Marvel y los Cerebros de Boltzmann.

In this article I explore some uses of the concept of Boltzmann brains in comics (Marvel's The Incredible Hercules), an animated sitcom (Futurama) and a film (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2). Previous similar uses of the concept (before Boltzmann brains were named as such) will be traced, and potential influences on these artistic outlets will be analysed. I will also explain how the concept was used in a novel published in 2018 by Ediciones Ayarmanot in Buenos Aires (La inevitable resurrección de los cerebros de Bolzmann, to be published in English as "Iridio Ennui vs. the Boltzmann brains"). After briefly reviewing the second law of thermodynamics and the concept of Boltzmann brains, the paper analyses the four artistic instances in which has been used, answering two key questions: a) How entities who (in theory) appear in the foam of interstellar space and suddenly disappear are presented in the fictional scenario? b) How the plot justifies that Boltzmann brains could exist for a time long enough to allow them to become viable fictional characters?
This is a slightly extended version of a paper published in the proceedings of the Science Fiction Convention Pórtico, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Sede Regional Córdoba, Argentina 13-15 September 2019.

Keywords: Boltzmann Brains, Futurama, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, The Incredible Hercules, Iridio Einnui vs. the Boltzmann brains.