Saturday, May 9, 2020

Wildcat Vs. Muhammad Ali



It looks like Yolanda Montez, the second Wildcat, will be playing a supporting role in the upcoming Stargirl series on the CW network.  Hopefully that means we will get to see Ted Grant in action as well, at least in some flashback scenes.  He's been well known as a trainer of heroes in the comics, and I'd love to see that aspect reflected in his live action appearances.

Thank you to Marc Tyler Nobleman, comics' historian and Patron of this Blog, for suggesting this match up!

16 comments:

Detective Tobor said...

A Wild cover.

just had a thought. Spidy & Flash working in a lab with their cowls off. It's up to Peter & Barry to fight the Science of the crime.

Anonymous said...

"Why has an Elder of the Universe arranged a charity bout between Earth's top two boxing champions?"

Because he's serving as a cosmic Don King for the Champion of the Universe! That's why.

Carycomic said...

@Anonymous: stands to reason. Chess masters are all about their kings!

Bob Greenwade said...

According to the show's Wikipedia page, Ted Grant will indeed be a recurring role, played by Brian Stapf (best known for The Walking Dead).

I've also heard the name of Doctor Fate dropped in one of the show's trailers, and I hope to get more information on that over the next week and a half.

The one JSAer who hasn't yet been mentioned (outside of a brief appearance in the "Golden Age" group photo) is Sandman. He's had far too little live-action attention for a character with as much potential as he has.

For today's cover, Ross, involving the Grandmaster as the perpetrator of the event is a clever idea. And it certainly does raise the question at the bottom!

I wonder if we could get more covers with historical figures on them... like, say, Abraham Lincoln and Buffy the Vampire Slayer?

Anonymous said...

Fun fact Grant & Ali did have at least one match in DC new frontier

Jay Johnson said...

@Bob Greenwade: I'm fairly sure somebody has the rights to a movie/tv version of Neil Gaiman's Sandman, and DC probably doesn't want to rock the boat on that. Besides, I'd rather see him soloing, perhaps in a HBO Max version of Vertigo's Sandman Mystery Theater.

And for today's cover: the Greatest took down Superman in the original, so sorry for Ted.

Carycomic said...

@Anonymous1119: but, was that the real Munhammad Ali? Or just Cassius Clayface?

Bob Greenwade said...

@Jay: Wesley Dodds and Dream are as much separate characters as they are from Flint Marko. Plus, I'm reasonably sure that DC owns the rights to Dream -- and even if I'm wrong about that (not at all unlikely), none of the three parties owns a Trademark on the name (unlike, say, Captain Marvel).

Anonymous said...

If they did, they'd have to pull a name change a la Marvelman/Miracleman. And, let's face it: Dirt Man just doesn't have the same ring to it.

Bob Greenwade said...

@Anon@9:16: No, that definitely has a very different ring to it... and someone should definitely create that character!

Jay Johnson said...

@Bob: Dodds vs. Dream vs. Marko. I know that, you know that, but the average studio head and Netflix consumer knows Marko (already filmed), Dream (on every director's wish list), but has never heard of Dodds, unless it's as "that nut with the gas mask".

Bob Greenwade said...

@Jay: That really kind of makes Stargirl an ideal place to give home audiences a better look at Wesley than what he got on Smallville,, eh?

Far far from home said...

Since her powers come from within, put Wonder Woman in Ted's place. How good of a boxer are the amazons and Diana?

Dream's Mystery Theatre said...

Bob Greenwade and @Anon@9:16: No, that definitely has a very different ring to it... and someone should definitely create that character!

they did :)

Comic book legend Stan Lee was working on a new superhero with his daughter before his death, she has revealed. Speaking to TMZ, JC Lee described the character - Dirt Man - as "the last little angel we've got tucked away". She told the entertainment site: "I said, 'Daddy, please - no clatter, no steel, no any of that.
Stan Lee was working on final superhero Dirt Man with ...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46207284

Anonymous said...

...with Dobin the Boy Equine?

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