In my younger years, I did lots of theater and musicals. Acting was one of my passions right alongside comic collecting - so it's no wonder that I have a soft spot for characters that are performers as well as superheroes. They may seem a little hokey to others, but I always got a kick out of them.
They could open for The Impossibles....
ReplyDeleteHa!
ReplyDeleteVigilante was an interesting character. Country singer by day; masked crime-fighter off-stage...
I kinda like the idea here because I enjoy most genres of music, and can see them ending the case on stage singing "I'm a little bit country & I'm a little bit rockn'roll" Seriously I'm thinking this could the formation of a team, of music/singing based heroes, I'm thinking Songbird, Sticks & his band Powercord from Astro City.
ReplyDeleteConsidering Brave and Bold, you can also add many of DC characters: Batman (Piggy) with Black Canary, Huntress and Catwoman (Masks of Matches Malone) and the cast from Music Meister.
ReplyDeleteGene Autry would be proud. :-)
ReplyDeleteAnother musical superhero, though not from comics: Sapphire (alias pop singer Corazon "Corrie" Valenzuela) from the Champions RPG.
ReplyDelete@Bob: Cool! Pit her against GL Hal in "A New Star Sapphire Is Born."
ReplyDeleteAnd there’s Lila Cheney from X-Nen and to go more obscure, Sleepwalker for Lullaby and Marvel’s attempt at a crossover sensation Night Cat
ReplyDeleteDC also had a few obscure ones like Kid Flash’s pal Silver Mask and Teen Titans friends the Flips
And the Maniaks! I should stop now lol
I think I started something else here... again LOL
ReplyDeleteAnd then again, we can turn to Pokemon for Jigglypuff.
ReplyDelete@Anon: Against Hal? No, I think we should let Corrie fight Carol Ferris. On the whole, though, I'd rather focus on her musical side unless she's with the overall Champions team. (In both cases, assuming Ross can find an appropriate image for Corrie.)
Oh! How about this for a team name?: The Choir!
Unrelated, totally crazy idea that came to me just moments ago:
ReplyDeleteAquaman meets Cecil the Sea-Sick Sea Serpent (with or without Beanie).
@Bob: alright, then. Corrie/Sapphire vs. Star Sapphire vs. Starfire fighting over...Starfox of Titan!
ReplyDelete;>O The stars are big and bright deep in the heart of Texas.
ReplyDeleteRoy (Speedy, later Arsenal) Harper belonged to a rock band called "Great Frog" for a while.
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ReplyDelete"Gene Autry would be proud. :-)"
He used to have his own comic, too; and so did Roy Rogers, Dale Arden, Pat Boone... and KISS!
(And the Ramones had a team-up with Archie...)
I thought the Impossibles looked cool in Future Quest comics where they more realistic-looking than in the animated cartoon where they, though syndicated with Alex Toth designed characters (Birdman, Mighty Mightor, etc.), were designed like human characters in "Secret Squirrel", "Atom Ant", etc.
ReplyDeleteThat's because the Impossibles were meant to be a half-serious spoof a la the live-action BATMAN '66. Whereas series like SPACE GHOST, BIRDMAN, et al. were meant to be almost dead serious adventure dramas (a la JONNY QUEST:TOS). Hence, the more realistic human outlines among the latter animated figures.
ReplyDeleteP.S. @ Simreeve: and, when you think about it, even the Archies were occasionally superheroes! At least, in their eponymous comic books.
ReplyDeleteSimreeve said...
ReplyDelete"He used to have his own comic, too; and so did Roy Rogers, Dale Arden, Pat Boone..."
OOPS!
that should have said "Dale Evans", not "Dale Arden"... different person altogether.
I can’t believe no-one has mentioned Josie and the Pussycats (whether or not in outer space)
ReplyDeleteI was going to say "Not to mention Josie and the Pussycats..." But, I then, I thought...
ReplyDelete"Naaaaaaaah! Everybody hates that old joke."
From the way he's realigning his Stetson, the Vigilante apparently doesn't know what to make of the Dazzler and her lame silver (I mean, silver lame'!) outfit.
ReplyDeleteHi, ho, Silver, away!
ReplyDeleteYou just can't shake that Rhinestone itch.
ReplyDelete@Brother Kelly Matthew: Sylvester Stallone managed to do so.
ReplyDelete;-)