My new favourite thing in the universe is laughing at old comics.
The undisputed master at this is, of course, James Lileks and his Institute of Official Cheer; in it, Lileks expounds the notion of the Violently Ordinary Rejoinder, in which banal quips result in "Flip-takes" of shocking force:
But recently my new love is Superdickery, a site which began when it was noticed that Superheros, well...are complete dicks:
Or do completely ridiculous things:
Or are utter buffoons:
Or just, well....
Nothing, of course, can compete with the sheer snigger-inducing power of these, though:
I shouldn't be laughing. I really shouldn't.
Friday, 27 July 2007
Superman is a Dick
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Ah, what an innocent time it must have been...
I recently read an early Spider-Man comic set shortly after Peter Parker has graduated from high school; he bumps into a friend of his, Liz Allan, who hasn't gone to college but has found a job.
"I don't want to bore you with talk about my life now that I'm a working girl," she says.
Also, I really want to read that comic with Superman accusing Lois Lane of murdering Lana Lang, I'm really curious as to what evidence definitely points to her being the killer...
What I love is the fact that Batman is saying "I'm the greatest detective in the world, and even I can't work it out..."
So modest.
gotta love the heroes! thanks for stopping by my blog, Noisms...
The evolution of Batman as a character is one of the most interesting things in popular culture... From hard-boiled crimefighter in the 30s and 40s, to silly costumed adventurer in the 50s and 60s, before becoming extremely serious in the 70s and 80s - today Batman is pretty much a paragon, the most physically adept, most intelligent and resourceful hero there is...
And modest about it too these days I think.
Some of those were priceless. I admit I have about 300 old spiderman comics from the late 70's in a box somewhere. I need to reread them for the humor next time, though it looks like the 50's and 60's were the Golden years for superdickery.
andrew fry: Yes, the 50s were the Golden Era in more ways than one. I found a huge boxful of the Victor magazines I read as a kid (although they were from the 80s) and found them much less innocent but still with pleasingly ridiculous plots. It's a rewarding couple of hours browsing through them.
So many boner crimes, so little time
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