Madman and Krypto

 

James Gunn has proven very adept at including animal characters in his films.  There have been rumors that Krypto will be making his big screen debut in the DCU, and I can't wait to see how that is handled.  Let's hope Ace the Bat Hound isn't too far behind!

Dynomutt and Krypto

 

I recently checked out the new Scooby-Doo and Krypto Too! animated movie and got a kick out of it.  The only thing missing was a meeting between the Dog of Steel and the Dog Made of Steel!  I thought that this would be a good place to include that missing chapter.

Legion of Super Pets and Pet Avengers

 

This is a team up that has been suggested for years.  I had been meaning to get to it, but the images never seemed to work together.  Either the art styles were too different or the poses did not fit with each other.  So, I am glad that I was at long last able to put this meeting of the pets together and finally cross it off of my suggestions note page.  It would definitely be a fun story to read.

Legion of Super-Pets and The Herculoids

 

I've always been a fan of The Herculoids, and mostly because of the alien creatures on the team.  I liked that they were not treated as pets, but equal members of the roster.  Alex Toth's amazing designs made them always look cool, despite the limited animation.  My only gripe was Zok the Dragon's loud screech, which was a bit overused and could get a little annoying.

John Wick and Krypto

 

The John Wick movies are entertaining in that they can usually be counted on for some very inventively staged action scenes, but I have to admit I find them a little hard to take seriously.  These "World's best assassin must come out of retirement because all the other assassins in the assassin guild are out to assassinate him, so he has to assassinate them first" type movies are usually a bit over the top, but this franchise takes it to a whole new level. In fights, Wick never seems to miss and the bad guys never seem to hit him.  Law enforcement never seems to notice the trail of bodies in his wake. Still, as long as I think of these movies as live action cartoons, I can enjoy them - I'll definitely check out the fourth installment.

Krypto & Ace Vs. Kraven the Hunter

 

Even tough it's aimed at younger viewers, I am looking forward to DC League of Super-Pets.  I'm a sucker for comics, superheroes and animals, so there's a lot there to appeal to me.  I even have a cat named Ace! 

I am always happy to use the artwork of Curt Swan on this blog.  I was lucky enough to get an original page by him (and Inker Bob Oskner) many years back - I liked this piece because it shows so many of Superman's powers in action: 

Supergirl and Captain Marvel in: "Bring Your Pet To Work Day!"

 

This marks the 10th adventure of The Danvers Twins on this blog, and I thought that it was high time they brought along a couple of their faithful companions.  I'm curious about the DC's League of Super-Pets movie featuring Krypto, Ace the Bat-Hound and others.  The animation from the quick teaser looked cool and I like the voice cast.  I'm sure it's geared towards kids, but I'm a sucker for animal movies.  I'm guessing we'll get a full trailer at the upcoming DC Fandome event.

Power Pack and The Legion of Super-Pets

There's just something so fun about a team of heroic animals.  I am an animal lover so the concept appeals to me as goofy as it is.  Of course, when I was a kid, it didn't seem goofy to me at all, I took their adventures just as seriously as I did their human counterparts.  My current cat Ace has no extra-feline powers, but I know within him beats the heart of a champion.

Legion of Super-Pets and Tintin

I got a kick out of the fact that Krypto went through the effort of having a secret identity back in the Bronze Age.  In addition to removing his cape and collar, he would create brown spots on his fur with Pa Kent's wood stain - just in case anyone might see a white pooch and realize that he is the dog of steel!  Well, I suppose he couldn't just put on a pair of glasses!

Spider-Man and Krypto

OK, we've seen Chewie/Goose/Flerken make his big screen debut, it's high time that Krypto gets his moment to shine.  I guess DC felt like there's no room for such a character with their dead serious take on the Man of Steel, but hopefully they have since learned their lesson about keeping the whimsical side of comics out of their movies.  I thought we might at least see Krypto on TV's Supergirl, but no sign of the Pooch of Power there, either.

Ant-Man and Krypto

Ant-Man and The Wasp may not have been as huge a success as some of Marvel's other recent films, but I am hoping there will be a third installment.  There are still plenty of places they could go.  I'd love to see some of the wackier villains like Stilt Man or The Porcupine show up.  It would be cool to see Bill Foster in his prime as Goliath, or maybe a Bill Foster Jr. taking over the role.  It might even be fun to introduce Eric O'Grady into the mix.

The Micronauts and Krypto

I'd love to see Krypto show up on Supergirl.  I guess the real question is how difficult or not it would be to create flying scenes with a pooch.  Still, I think he could be pretty easily realized for live action and it would be a treat for comic fans to finally see his live-action debut.

The Tick and Krypto

I recently watched the new Tick series that's running on Amazon Prime.  While the performances and production values are fine, for me this version really misses the mark.  For some reason the show is played very straight, with only Peter Serafanowicz' Tick acting  in a larger than life manner (and not even all that much).  Almost all of the hilarious absurdity that made the comics, cartoon and Patrick Warburton TV series so enjoyable is gone in favor of more standard superhero fare.  Perhaps they wanted to set the show apart from other incarnations, but for me it's a misfire.

Devil Dinosaur Vs. Krypto

Devil Dinosaur has always been a cool character and now he is back in a new series.  There's no Moon Boy, however, this time he is paired with Moon Girl, another pre-teen genius that Marvel seems fond of creating.  I haven't checked it out to see how it matches up against Kirby's take, but the artwork I have seen from it looks like a lot of fun.

I borrowed the story title here from one of my favorite episodes of one of my favorite cartoons, Bonus points if you recognize it!

Hong Kong Phooey and Krypto

I was a fan of Hong Kong Phooey as a kid.  what wasn't to like?  A dog that led a double life as a masked karate expert fighting crime hit all the right notes for me.  The show had a great theme song as well.  What really put it over the top was the voice work by Scatman Crothers - so unique amongst saturday morning heroes.

Krypto and Groot & Rocket Raccoon

When I used to see Rocket Raccoon operate complex weaponry, I accepted it as artistic licence - now I'm not so sure.  I was camping recently and while we thought we had safely put all the food and snacks away inside containers that were themselves inside latched coolers, we were completely ransacked by one or more Raccoons in the middle of the night.  We woke to find all the meat, bread and snacks gone, they had no trouble getting into everything!  It's a good thing we didn't have any laser cannons lying around!

Justice League of America Vs. Doctor Doom (And More!)

Continued from yesterday's cover, we see that Doom is not done with the DCU yet!  It's amazing to look at a varied assemblage of heroes like this and realize that most of the characters are due to appear on the big and small screen in the next few years.  I'm most looking forward to Jay Garrick on The Flash and Doomsday's rumored appearance in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. It's a good time to be a comics fan.

The Legion of Super-Pets and Lockjaw

The prospect of an Inhumans movie is an exciting one, even if it is still years away.  I am especially looking forward to Lockjaw joining Rocket Racoon, Cosmo and Howard the Duck in Marvel's growing stable of animal superheroes on the big screen.  I have always thought the teleporting pooch was such a cool character in concept and appearance and it will be a treat to see him become the next scene stealer.

Krypto and Underdog

A meeting between the world's two greatest superhero pooches has been long overdue.  I have always loved Krypto, and I am glad that attempts to write him out of Superman's continuity are usually eventually undone.  Underdog was fondly remembered from my childhood, but I still couldn't get too excited about the movie version from a few years back - I don't think that live action was the best way to go.

The Legion of Super-Pets and Rocket Raccoon

Back in 1978, audiences were promised, "You will believe a man can fly", and with the release of Superman: The Movie they saw that promise fulfilled. Now over three decades later, the new promise is, "You will believe a raccoon can operate a machine gun!"  Guardians of the Galaxy looks to be a lot of fun, and I hope that audiences respond to it, so that some more of comics' far-out concepts will be considered for film adaptations.