I remember back in the late 90's when I was working on my big DC/Marvel crossover story that featured Darkseid and Dr. Doom as the villain (the pencils for which are included on my 2000th STF post). I really just did it for my own enjoyment and rarely ever showed anyone the pages. There was one time when I brought a date over and thought she might be interested to see what I had done. She looked over the pages, rolled her eyes and said, "You spelled Apocalypse wrong". I pulled out my copy of Who's Who in the DC Universe to show her that I hadn't, but she remained unimpressed. Needless to say, that relationship did not last.
Danny helps Luke storm Apokolips because Darkseid still owes Power Man $200.
ReplyDeleteGood for you, Ross. She probably wouldn't have even let you keep healthy gourmet pet food in your fridge! If I'd been the Heroes For Hire, though, I would've refused this job as supremely unhealthy.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what McGuffin would have convinced them to accept the assignment had this been a real-world published story? Perhaps the abduction of Mantis...by Mantis!
I've always wished to see a duke-out between the Celestial Madonna and the Apokoliptian Parasite.
Uh-oh! Get set for another push-back in superhero movie release dates.
ReplyDeleteI just heard on the radio that SAG-AFTRA members might very well be going out on strike alongside the Writers' Guild!
Cary gets today's prize for Best Reference Gag.
ReplyDeleteI don't think Luke and Danny would've taken a job like this if they didn't have some serious backup. Someone is probably waiting in the wings, like Dr. Strange, Kid Eternity, or Aladdin's Genie (the Robin Williams one).
Hm... Now I'm wishing to see the Genie take on Darkseid. Probably about as likely as Bugs Bunny vs. Doctor Doom.
I'm a little scared to post again after that whole impostor mess; but this IS a good one.
ReplyDeleteHAVE to wonder why Luke and Danny agreed to this job....
Also; how about the Guardians of the Universe meeting the Guardians of the Galaxy?
Ross, if she couldn't grasp the idea that names can be spelled differently so that companies have a "brand name" for a character, she wasn't all that "aware".
ReplyDeleteAs to today's cover...I could see them as the bait, but not the main heroes for the punch up. Who would ask them to be a lure?? Dr Fate? How would Darkseid do against a sun eater? Or... Galactus??
Jared - The Guardians teams met here: https://braveandboldlost.blogspot.com/2015/07/guardians-of-galaxy-and-guardians-of.html
ReplyDeleteMy wife is a crossword puzzle junkie. I knew she was the right one the day that she asked me, "What does the S in Shazam stand for?"
ReplyDelete"Solomon," I told her.
"That's what I thought," she said. "This puzzle says 'Socrates,' and that's WRONG!"
(Oh, I knew she was the right one before that, but this confirmed it.)
Socrates!? What the what!?
ReplyDeleteQuoth B. Greenwade:
ReplyDelete"...Bugs Bunny vs. Doctor Doom."
I would almost pity Victor. Almost.
You know Victor would end up either holding a lit stick of dynamite or wearing an anvil.
@Kid Charlemagne: how about "Mars Attacks Marvin," instead?
ReplyDelete"Ack-ack! Ack-ack-ack-ack! Ack!"
Eng. translation: "Give us the Pewranium-238 Explosive Space Modulator. Now!"
So Marvin gives it to them, thinking:
ReplyDelete"Little do they know that the PEWRANIUM-238 Explosive Space Modulator is a dud! They should have told me to give them the ALUDIUM-236 Explosive Space Modulator!"
@Cary and KC: I've heard it pronounced both ways in those old WB cartoons.
ReplyDelete@Anon115: maybe Marvin disintegrated the pewranium and reintegrated it as aludium.
ReplyDelete@Carycomc: "Hmmmmmmmm! Could be."
ReplyDeleteIn any case, I think that Luke and Fist are trying to rescue Thor from STF #4075.
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