Even superheroes go through puberty

Poor Wally. If being a superhero weren't tough enough, you also have to deal with zits.

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I think his face when he discovers the zit is priceless. Another thing teen heroes have to deal with.... mothers!

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From Teen Titans Year One #5.

Beware the Chibis!

Today's post is from Superman/Batman 51..... and it's a doozy. If I were you, I'd look at these first two images, and then come back and read the rest of this post. Because otherwise you might be too afraid to.

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That's right, in this particular issue, Superman and Batman are confronted with a chibi Justice League. And if that weren't bad enough, they really are supper innocent and.... well..... child-friendly. Just check out the origin stories of Chibi Supes and Bats.

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I don't even know what to say to that. "Two shoves, and nothing was the same again." Also, sending Superman away so he wouldn't get rained on..... I think I echo Alfred's feelings on this one.

I feel that this is the inevitable result of the slipery slope that things like "Superhero Squad" and "Batman: The Brave and the Bold" have set us on. SAVE OUR HEROES FROM CHIBIFICATION!

On a completely random note, I also made a motivational poster featuring Robin and his adoring fangirls.

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So in conclusion, thank you Michael Green and Mike Johnson for writing this hilarious hilarious atrocity. It made my day.

Lame

I am sure many of us have frequently echoed the sentiments of young Robin here. I'm just glad someone in cannon finally said it.

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From Robin Year One vol 2.

She's got everyone's number

With all the Superman saves and the horrible Lois Lane comic book series back in the day, sometimes it's easy to forget that Lois Lane is a b.a.m.f. For serious. Nothing demonstrates it better than her role in the New Krypton plot arcs where she's going to report the truth in spite of death threats and her own father being at the forefront of the anti-Kryptonian agenda. Also, woman is like Batman when it comes to finding shit out about people. For serious. This page from Action Comics 887 has a great Lois line that sums it all up.

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Code Black

Woah! Long time no post! Been a bit busy, but I'm finally catching up with my comic book reading. And you know what that means? More hilarity for you! The reader!

Today's excerpt is from Superman/Batman #72.

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I just love that Lexcorp has a code for "Oh Shit, Batman's in Metropolis" and that they have a special protocol for it. Lex doesn't take shit from a superpowered alien, but he's clearly afraid of a dude in a bat suit finding out about any of his ops so much so that he shuts them all down down.

Not that Batman's just any dude in a bat suit. He's one b.a.m.f. But still....

[edit] I'm having trouble with Blogger's images. It used to let me upload them full size and then just post thumbnails, but it's not anymore. hrm..... So I'm including a thumbnail and then a txt link to the fullview image below. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Trinity Monologue

This is the text for the first 10 pages or so of the comic "Trinity" which details Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman's first team-up. When I first read this, I thought, "Wow, I'd love to see this read as a monologue. It would be really interesting." So I copied it down in the hopes that there might be an opportunity at Grinnell, which there wasn't. So now I'm sharing it with all of you, and maybe one of you will be inspired to perform it. If so, let me know! I'd love to come watch! Also, just let me know what you think. I'd love to hear someone else's thoughts on this piece, especially since I've got it in prose form here, but not in the context of the pictures.

Trinity by Matt Wagner

Opening monologue

Metropolis... where the trains always run on time. I try to miss one at least three times a week. Good for the image. Aboard the train, the regulars all chuckle at the guy they've dubbed “terminally late.” I fight the urge to listen any further. Which is really the hardest power to resist. Far easier to avert one's gaze. Not peek into everything. So much harder not to listen. But try as I might, there's one sound I can never block out.

It takes precious moments to locate the target. Amid the cacophony of city sounds, I listen hard for what seems out of order. The train gathers speed as it thunders over third avenue. The driver's been shot.

Ahead, a sharp curve. Much too fast. Never make the turn. Now, of course, I hear every frightened gasp, every stuttering scream. The train's momentum is enormous. Hope this works.

There's really no handbook for how to deal with such situations. Try to pull its lurching mass into the curve.

Didn't work.

Shrieking metal drowns out the passengers. Must...catch...that... train.

As always, one thought drives me onward. Compels both my crusade and masquerade. The idea that disaster can be averted. Holy cow this is heavy!

The passengers are shaken, but alive. Rescue teams can handle it now. The shot's trajectory leads, here. But the sniper's long gone. Without a trace. “Faster than a speeding bullet?” Not this time.

The Power of Powergirl

Today's gem comes from Superman & Batman 49. Supes and Bats had to get this tech-wiz Japanese kid (aka the new good-guy toyman) to help them clean up kryptonite dust from the atmostphere so Superman could, ya know, live on Earth and all. And what did he ask for in return? A date with Powergirl. Lolz.
For those of you who don't recall, the movie Bruce's going to see in the first page is the one they were making way back here: To The Mooooooon!