Thursday, August 9, 2018

The Tick and The Creeper



There aren't a lot of heroes from Marvel or DC that could keep up with the enthusiasm and antics of The Tick, but I bet that The Creeper is one of them.  Each of them can tend to exasperate their teammates, so it would be interesting to see who cracks first.  Or maybe they would wind up being fast friends. Either way, it would be fun to read about!

26 comments:

jackel said...

this is just so beautifully composed...
one of you best yet, Ross...
a true artistic masterpiece...

DeepSeaDawson said...

Cool match up that i would pay to read.
I always liked the original take on Creeper best, that of a scary, inhuman creature (or at least Jack Ryder pretending to be). But, I have to admit I would have loved to have seen his insane/comical version team up with Perez's New Teen Titans' Changling.

PS. What about an all Logan team-up? Wolverine, Changling (Gar Logan) and Logan-5 ofLogan's Run?

Reg Aubry said...

Very nicely done! And I've always been a Creeper fan. Oooh, how about a League of Lunacy, with the following: The creeper, The Tick, The Badger, Moon-Knight.

Mr. Morbid's House Of Fun said...

I'm with Reg on that one. Make it official Ross, give us that Loon Squad, ha ha.
Personally, while admitting to be biased as hell in favor of the Creeper, I think I see him doing well with the Tick. Plastic Man too. Hell make it a trio and team them all up to see who cracks first.

Ross said...

DeepSeaDawson - There's a cover with Wolverine and Changeling woth the title, "Logans... Run!" so that's close at least.

Ross said...

A league of loons does have possibility.

emsley wyatt said...

I'd like to see a match-up with the Creeper and Captain America. Not a natural pairing, for sure, but when you consider how similar their origins are. Or perhaps Creeper and Spidey battling Chameleon and Proteus (who are basically the same guy).

TJW said...

Love the Creeper! And I agree with DeepSeaDawson that the original version was best.

Also, it seems to me that Ambush Bug and Slapstick would make fine additions to Reg Aubry's proposed League of Lunacy (although I would suggest The Lunacy League as a name for the group).

Great cover, Ross.

Carycomic said...

I don't think even Steve Ditko, himself, would dislike this team-up being published, for real. Great concept, Ross! :-)

Jay Johnson said...

The League of Loons should also include the Daffy Duck Green Lantern (or Batman or Stupor Duck or ...)

emsley wyatt said...

I do miss the "HA HA HA HA HA HA"s that were part of the original art on the Creeper portion of this cover.

Wolfhammer said...

Great cover! I've always thought of the CREEPER as "good guy" version of the JOKER. How about a CREEPER/PROWLER team-up?

jackel said...

well, Ross, if you are going to do the suggested League of Lunacy you would also need to include Astro City's Jack-in-the-Box who looks alot like the Creeper anyway, perhaps by way of the Joker....

cgl66@aol.com said...

Does anyone recall The Roach from Cerebus the Aardvark? I'm still surprised that Dave Sim hasn't sued Been Edlund.

cgl66@aol.com said...

Also, fantastic cover here. Great use of the perspectives of both of the original pieces.

Bob Greenwade said...

I think that everything you said about the Creeper would apply even more to Ambush Bug (who teamed up with the Tick way back in STF #480).

I also think that Buggy would be a better choice than Creeper for the League of Loons -- nothing against Jack, but Irwin is just a good deal further over-the-top. And I think that Freakazoid would also be a fun addition.

Anonymous said...

@Bob Greenwade: ...maybe also the Mask.

earth-two said...

Would love to see a team up involving the *other* Dynamic Duo of Golden Age Gotham City, Mister Scarlet and Pinky. Or another involving the Flying Detective... Bulletman... like the one you had back in 2017 with Cannonball.

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Reg Aubry said...

I like these suggestions! Apparently, we've all got a soft spot for the mad ones!

Nanner Sundae said...

You should have Kool-aid Man vs The Spot from Spider-Man with the caption "Kool-aid Hits The Spot".

Andrew D. said...

Call them "Group Therapy", and include Crazy Jane.

Carycomic said...

Or, failing that, a three-for-all between Crazy Jane, Painkiller Jane, and Evil Ernie!

Carycomic said...

@Bob and Anonymous: you forgot Steve Ditko's Killjoy.

Simreeve said...

Jay Johnson said...
"The League of Loons should also include the Daffy Duck Green Lantern (or Batman or Stupor Duck or ...)"

DC has a Daffy Duck/Joker crossover coming soon...
My money's on the duck.

Carycomic said...

@Simreeve: Ooooh! You just gave a sudden inspiration. Joker vs. Killjoy!

Simreeve said...

Cary Comic said...
"@Simreeve: Ooooh! You just gave a sudden inspiration. Joker vs. Killjoy!"

Love it! Suggestion seconded...

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