I wasn't sure if I could pull off a Batman/Groo cover and then I remembered the Sergio Aragones mini series from DC, Fanboy. What a fun little gem that was! Not only did you get Aragones art to go along with Mark Evanier's script, there was also artwork by some of the absolute best in the business... Bolland, Kubert, Timm, Nowlan, Heath, Rude, the list goes on. It's tough to think of another mini-series with such an impressive roster. If you haven't read it, it's well worth checking out!
this is ok but darkwing duck isnt
ReplyDeleteAs I said, the Aragones Batman made it possible. Very tough to find a Batman image that would fit with Darkwing.
ReplyDeleteexcellent excellent, my new favorite!
ReplyDelete....another timid request for Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters!
ReplyDeleteNot really familiar with them - A TMNT knockoff?
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ReplyDeleteAnother wicked cool cover! I thought for sure you got the batman image from the Sergio Aragonnes Destroys DC one-shot from a few years back. That and the Evanier-Aragonnes Marvel one-shot were awesome!
....actually, ARBH started off as a parody knock-off of TMNT, but quickly evolved into a serious indy favorite due to the quality writing and artwork. As TMNT became more "commercial friendly", the Hamsters captured the original spirit of a serious anthropomorphic graphic novel series. check it out.
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"Adolecscent Radioactive Blackbelt Hamsters" was one of a zillion Turtle parodies (TMNT was, of course, a Marvel/Frank Miller parody itself before it spun off multiple variations). ARBH was the best by a very wide margin but got lost in the crowd and then "Boris the Bear" #1 tapped the growing disgust among fans in the obvious laziness of the also-rans. (Boris went on a murderous rampage slaughtering nearly every contemporary anthropomorphic character extant. It sold out two printings and helped launch Dark Horse Comics.)The baby got thrown out with the bath water, in other words.
ReplyDeleteARBH was published by Eclipse. It lasted over a dozen issues if you count the spin-offs and the later ones were drawn by Sam Kieth, who also did about three or more Batman mini-series last decade, including "Scratch" and a Lobo team-up. ARBH were created by Don Chin, I think.