Sunday, July 3, 2016

Hoppy the Marvel Bunny and Usagi Yojimbo



One thing that I liked about CC Beck's Shazam Family stories was the blurred line between super heroics and more cartoony funny animal comics.  His whimsical yet exciting tone had room for characters like Tawky Tawny, Mr. Mind and Hoppy in addition to more traditional supporting characters and villains.  Sure, there were some cartoony characters like Mr. Mxyzptlk, Bat-Mite, Itty, Zook and the rest in the DC titles, but they never quite fit in as well for me as the Shazam characters did.


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17 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 3, 2016 at 8:33 AM

    Always good to see the Marvel Bunny. A nice match.

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  2. Bob GreenwadeJuly 3, 2016 at 9:21 AM

    As pun-based titles go... this one made even me groan! (In a good way, though.)

    Nice job overall!

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  3. RossJuly 3, 2016 at 9:30 AM

    I groaned as I typed it - that's how i knew it was a keeper!

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  4. UnknownJuly 3, 2016 at 10:40 AM

    I didn't think you could do it, Ross. But, you actually did.

    You topped "Cranston Hears A Who!"

    This is now, officially, your best pun-related cover, to date. Hands down/bar none/case closed. :-)

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  5. UnknownJuly 3, 2016 at 10:42 AM

    P.S. for those who don't know what I'm taking about? See STF #596.

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  6. SimreeveJuly 3, 2016 at 11:25 AM

    Love this!
    ^_^

    (it's a bit frustrating though: that's yet another comic that I'd like to read...)

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  7. AnonymousJuly 3, 2016 at 12:57 PM

    Now that's a teamup (Not quite as good as my hoped for Duck Dodgers and Bucky O'Hare). Have you ever thought about Agatha Harkness and Captain Jack Harkness in "Terror At Torchwood"?

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  8. Bob BuetheJuly 3, 2016 at 3:18 PM

    Love the cover.

    I never thought of Itty as a "cartoony" character, though.

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  9. Bob BuetheJuly 3, 2016 at 3:18 PM

    Love the cover.

    I never thought of Itty as a "cartoony" character, though.

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  10. SonofjackJuly 3, 2016 at 4:23 PM

    Great pun and an awesome cover, Ross.

    Since I've got action figures of both these characters, this is not the first time I've seen them side-by-side....

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  11. Jonathan LinnemanJuly 3, 2016 at 4:29 PM

    I would pay a lot of money for this to actually happen.

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  12. AnonymousJuly 3, 2016 at 5:35 PM

    Hare, hare.

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  13. AnonymousJuly 3, 2016 at 6:18 PM

    Costume-wise, a Hoppy and Flash team up could work well.


    Rabbit and Run!

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    1. Bob BuetheJuly 4, 2016 at 6:44 PM

      Or Hoppy and the Terrific Whatzit! (Look him up.)

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  14. AnonymousJuly 3, 2016 at 7:22 PM

    Since tomorrow is the 4th of July will you have a team up of patriotic heroes? You could have Captain America and Uncle Sam or a group that includes those two plus Miss America, Star Spangled Kid, American Maid, and The Shield.

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  15. Bob GreenwadeJuly 3, 2016 at 9:09 PM

    Of course you could also star Usagi Yojimbo in "Luthor's Bad Hare Day."

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  16. UnknownJuly 7, 2016 at 1:11 AM

    No need, BB. During the Silver Age, he was the grandfather of the Zoo Crew's Fastback!

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