Hollywood/Safari outfit, which I think is awesome.
Tag: weird
288 – Star
Star was (is?) a supporting character from Erik Larsen’s Savage Dragon, a character and creator I have gone on about at length. Star was sort of a Spider-Man-ish character, but Larsen added some twists and to the archetype and to the character itself, making him a beloved recurring hero. Anyway, there’s a guy I know …
287 – Wonder Man
Simon Williams in his original Wonder Man costume, when he was an undercover bad guy. Or something. The Avengers should have known he was a villain, because no heroes in the Marvel Universe wear green, only bad guys. If Wonder Man were in the DCU he’d be a mega-good guy. They love green over there. …
286 – Wolverine
Old school whisker-mask, small eye-piece Wolverine. Also, I shortened the gloves and the flares on his boots. I went ahead and made his teeth metal, because they would be, right? No one ever mentions this. He could absotively bite the shit out of people. Finally, I’ve always thought that his mutton-chops should stick out of …
285 – Conrad Lant
Spent the day at Horrorhound Cincinnati with Kurt Dinse, whose cartoon avatar is Conrad Lant, star of Kurt’s comic One Year in Indiana. Conrad is the world’s smartest death metal vocalist who is stranded in Indiana when his band stops touring. It is loosely based on Kurt’s own experiences, and one of the best comics …
284 – Darkhawk
Another non-DC request for Joe G., another character who I am mostly unfamiliar with, having only read a few issues that guest-starred bigger characters.
283 – Sleepwalker
A non-DC request from Joe Grunenwald! I’m fairly certain he doesn’t remember asking for this! I don’t know a thing about Sleepwalker, I think I read maybe three issues of his book in the early 90s, probably because Wolverine, Spider-Man, Ghost Rider or The Punisher guest-starred.
282 – Flatman
Back in the early 90s, John Byrne did a run on West Coast Avengers (Avengers West Coast?) that I absolutely loved, and part of his run was the introduction of The Great Lakes Avengers, a ridiculous team of Midwestern Superheroes who actually turned out to be pretty competent and powerful. Hawkeye and Mockingbird both left …
281 – Ultimate Nick Fury
At it’s core, I have no problems with Ultimate Nick Fury. But I do have a problem with the fact that he simply exists only to get the attention of Samuel L. Jackson. And hey, it worked! Unfortunately, this is so meta and so twisted in on itself, that there’s now no room for Ultimate …
280 – Nick Fury
Nick Fury, Old School, Original Flavor. Y’know the one with an established history and personality that makes him a rich and compelling character.