Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Superman and Beta Ray Bill

 

Sure, it's easy to accept a hero from another planet when they have movie star good looks.  What if your savior has a face that only a mother could love?

14 comments:

Sonofjack said...

I love that Nick Cardy cover art from the early to mid 70s. It's no exaggeration to say that I might not be a comics reader today if it wasn't for some of Mr. Cardy's compelling Action Comics covers.

Carycomic said...

Most people might consider that a half-serious rhetorical question, Ross. But, you still raise a valid point. One that DC themselves tried to answer with that now-classic Elseworlds story arc "The Nail." And the food-for-thought that cooked up is just as valid now as it was then!

Anonymous said...

And for the sequel? Beta Ray Bill vs. LOBO (the Main Man)!

Carycomic said...

Didn't Bob Greenwade once request a "movie poster" advertising a live-action Lobo flick written and directed by Stephen King (the Maine Man)?

Simreeve said...

No, Beta Ray Bill against Metallo: Korbonite against Corben.

Anonymous said...

Tentative title: "The Korbonite Maneuver"!

Bob Greenwade said...

Cary: I think I may have. It'd probably be something along the lines of Lobo vs. Christine.

Bob Greenwade said...

@Anon@8:13: Groan! #BadPunNoCookie

Bob Greenwade said...

Oh, and to the original post: Normally, I'd say that it'd take a while for the public to get used to, but he'd grow on us over time. These days, though, I'm not so sure now well people would respond to a protector who doesn't look like "one of Us."

Carycomic said...

Wm. Shatner: "Why everyone hated the pun remains...UNEXPLAINED!"

Carycomic said...

Sad, but true. :-(

Anonymous said...

With Christine as a Decepticon?

Detective Tobor said...

Depends if the hero has a horse's face to relate to. Mr Ed did well enough.

Carycomic said...

Although, they've never done a feature-length reboot of him. In fact, the last talking horse movie I can recall making the rounds of multiplexes was 1988's HOT TO TROT (with John Candy doing the lead equine's voice-over)!

It didn't do manure at the box office.

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