I tried, mostly in vain, to get my nieces and nephews interested in comics. I would give them whatever beat up copies or duplicates I had on hand and they gobbled them up but soon moved on to video games and the internet and more modern distractions. The one title I remember my niece really liking was The Metal Men. There is something about their simple designs and personalities that really appeal to kids. I had heard that there was interest in bringing them to the movies and I hope that has not been abandoned - there could be some real potential there.
The Metal Men first crossed paths with Iron Man back in STF #362...
The Roller Robot?! Lol! What issue of the original DC run is he from?
ReplyDeleteI'm mostly reminded of those electronic roller blades Shellhead used to resort to when his foot-jets couldn't get him off the ground.
Nice cover as usual. Get MACHINE MAN and G.I. ROBOT in there and we got a serious heavy metal party.
ReplyDelete@ Wolfhammer: With KISS supplying the music? ;-D
ReplyDelete@ Anonymous: I was thinking more of IRON Maiden.
ReplyDeleteNot a criticism, just an observation about the difficulty of what you do: Often, when you blend characters, they're just shown in the same scene, only interacting by implication (through the dialog, or Avengers inside a globe, Justice Society looking in, things like that.)
ReplyDeleteThis one has some well-contrived interaction with Tin and Platinum (aren't they?) and Iron Man. Nice work. You have a Kirby tag - is that really his Iron Man? I would not have guessed.
I always liked the Metal Men, even though I thought I shouldn't, because they were kinda silly. :)
Got to wondering if you'd ever had the Metal Men meet Magnus - another offbeat comic I liked - and I see, of course, you did, back in 2012.
Ironically, I am clicking the "I'm not a robot" checkbox - heh.
On second look I think it's a Ditko Iron Man. I try to integrate the character's actions when I can but it isn't always possible without looking a bit clunky.
ReplyDelete@ Ross: most robots in comic book science fiction are clunky, by nature. LOL!
ReplyDelete@ Wolfhammer: Good One!! :-)
Iron Maiden WITH Led Zeppelin. A gold album.
ReplyDeleteOr for a more classical soundtrack, the Anvil Chorus.
@Anonymous: Solid!
ReplyDeleteRoss, have you ever had Mercury meet Quicksilver?
ReplyDeleteJust noticed the caption Sheet Metal!!!!
ReplyDeleteAs in; "Sometimes, sheet metal happens."
ReplyDeleteNo, it's a wonderful pun as the robot looks like it's made out of mangles.
ReplyDeleteThen, it might have been more appropriate to call it...The Mangler!
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