This seems like a race that's long overdue. I wasn't a big player of the main Sonic games back in the day, I found them to be a bit repetitive. I did like Sonic Spinball a lot, and still pull that one out to play from time to time. I of course enjoyed the Speedy Gonzales cartoons, but I have to admit I more closely identified with his cousin, Slowpoke Rodriguez.
@Ross: I just hope you don't pack a gun like Senor Slowpoke!*
ReplyDelete*LOL!
The race would be great, but the story...?
ReplyDeleteMaybe they're doing the race as a public event for charity (maybe to help migrant workers in the Southwest, DACA youth, or some such), and Dr. Robotnik recruits Sylvester in a scheme to capture the duo along the route. Sylvester is initially eager, of course, but becomes increasingly convinced that this was a bad idea.
Sylvester would be increasingly worries Eggman will turn hin into a robot.
DeleteYes! It took about a year-and-a-half. But, my wish finally came true.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ross! :-D
@Cary: Didn't Slowpoke have hypnotic powers or something?
ReplyDeleteEither way, I love this pairing!:)
Next: Sonic vs Green Lantern in "Hunt for the Power rings in the Emerald zone! "
ReplyDeleteFunny cover, but I was thinking you were going to use one of the Superman/Flash race covers to get spectators.
ReplyDeleteIt's been ages since I've commented on any of these pics.
ReplyDeleteHow about using the Peanuts character Woodstock with at least 1 of the Green Lantern Corps?
Also teaming up villain duos like Dc's Cannon & Sabre, Night & Fog or Bug & Byte with ones from Marvel like Hammer & Anvil, etc. for some new team up angles for the site.
Looking over your labels at the side I don't see Godiva or her group the Global Guardians on there yet. I was surprised you hadn't teamed her up with her red haired counterpart to take on Spider Girl or even Thor's Quicksand foe. Also Aquaman had a fire haired villainess on an old 60s cover of his who was simply named Karla.
@Daviticus: you're thinking of Jerry's stage mage cousin Merlin from the Tom and Jerry cartoon "Haunted Mouse" (MGM; 1965).
ReplyDeleteThe winner of this race will obviously be the Road Runner. beep beep!!
ReplyDeleteDon't let the Sonic fans hear you, they'll go insane...
Delete@Wild Card: unless Godzilla Kentucky-fried his his tail feathers
ReplyDeleteNot the Hanna-Barbera version, of course! But, the one from the animated spin-off to the American-made fiasco that starred Matthew Broderick. Permanently known hereafter as "Brodzilla."
ReplyDeleteI thought they (Toho) just called him "Zilla" because they took the God out of Godzilla.
Deleteiirc the Baby that starred in the 1998 cartoon series/sequel to the movie though was christened "Godzilla Junior" by Toho because it was a more faithful Godzilla than the movie version.
Hmmmm! Come to think of it, why not have "H-B Godzilla vs. Fox Brodzilla"?
ReplyDelete@"Unknown": No, I'm quite certain it was a Speedy/Sylvester cartoon. Perhaps it was an alternate ending? :)
ReplyDeleteSpeedy has already met one of the Flashes (Wally, it would have been), in a DC-published comic (a limited series that saw a whole bunch of Looney Tunes characters granted honorary membership in the JLA), so maybe that's where he got the idea of a race for charity.
ReplyDeleteIf I remember their words correctly:
Flash: "I have to say, you're pretty fast for a mouse."
Speedy: "And you, senor, are pretty fast for somebody who doesn't get chased by a cat."
Oh, and does anybody else here remember Pat Boone's song 'Come home Speedy Gonzales'?
Which reminds me, in turn, that Pat Boone briefly had a comic himself -- and appeared in one issue of [IIRC] 'Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane'... so who could he be teamed-up with in STF?
A Gold Key version of Fess Parker as Daniel Boone, perhaps?
ReplyDelete@Anon133: Hey! That would make a nice daikaiju clash. Godzilla (any indie comic version) vs. the Golden Age (Toho-ho!) Green Giant.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...
ReplyDelete"A Gold Key version of Fess Parker as Daniel Boone, perhaps?"
Is there one?
As a matter of fact, there are fifteen! Published by Gold Key circa 1965-66.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous Anonymous said...
ReplyDelete"As a matter of fact, there are fifteen! Published by Gold Key circa 1965-66."
Okay, then, that works (and thank you for the information).