Buffy Comic Goes the Way of Twilight

Thankfully, this is just a parody comic book cover, and not the sign of the impending collapse of all that is good and righteous in the Buffyverse.

via Comics Alliance

Ripped from the Headlines!

Dateline: Silver Age is a blog of classic comic book panels that depict strange newspaper headlines.

via Miss Cellania at Neatorama

The Stoners' Twilight

Twi-Lit is apparently a parody of Twilight from Antarctic Press:

When the vampires on campus would rather bake in their weed than drink blood, life is pretty mellow. Well, except for the occasional scraps with the werewolves, but as long as they vacuum up afterward, the vamps are cool with it.

What's worse is the furry fan down the hall who's convinced he's a werewolf, but isn't. If the vampires didn't need him to handle the UV lights for growing their stash (vaporized limbs are a real downer), they'd drain his blood like that...if they weren't out getting more snack cakes for the munchies.

via Comics Alliance

Lex Luthor Explained

Les Jones on what superhero comics have taught him:

If you make a sentient robot that’s indistinguishable from a human being and has superpowers like flight, laser bolts, and invisibility you shouldn’t start a business and sell it on the free market. Instead you should try to kill Superman and become mayor of Metropolis.

This is something that I've thought about for quite a while. If I had superpowers, the first question I would ask myself is "How can I make a lot of money from these powers?", not "How can I become a secret, tormented hero, likely to be killed at some point in the future?"

Superhero or Household Cleaner?

Gah. I didn't do too well on this quiz. It's hard.

via Miss Cellania

Comic Book Cartography

Comic Book Cartography is a blog composed of panels from classic comic books that illustrate fictitious places with maps and diagrams. Pictured above is an early model of the Batcave.

via Hit & Run

When Coloring Books Go Wrong

"Hulk late for work! Hulk giving PowerPoint presentation before CFO!"

Zany Pickle presents an assortment of coloring book pages that have been altered with a dark sense of humor

via Popped Culture

Smurf Wars: The Smurf Epic

This violent graphic novel seems promising:

The story starts after the Smurfs' invasion of Gargamel's Castle. They finally captured and killed him, as well as his cat Azrael. As a trophy, the cat's preserved body was put at the center of the village's main square, as a reminder of Dark Times forever gone, or so they thought...

There was a period of peace and prosperity, everything went well until a disease took over the weakened body of Papa Smurf. Shortly before he died, Papa asked Hefty, the strongest Smurf, to take care of his children in the hopes that they never suffer from the lack of anything in his absence. Hefty, now living with Smurfette, his fiance, accepted this responsibility and, even with very little experience, lead his people with great wisdom. What he didn't know was that envy was always growing in the heart of Brainy Smurf. He, with his thick glasses, and enormous intelligence was the new leader's adviser and suffered deeply by the unrequited love of the only girl in the tribe: Smurfette. Also, he felt that he should be the new leader. After all he was the smartest Smurf and second-in-command behind Papa Smurf.

Jealous and envious, Brainy breaks away from Hefty and starts to preach a new ideal for his brothers: a Democracy! Educated and persuasive, he convince nearly half of the village with his revolutionary ideas. The Smurfs are now divided into two groups: those who support the Hefty centralized regime, and those who defend the democratic ideals of Brainy. Gradually, that which was only a debate heated on ideologies becomes a serious conflict. With tensions running high, a Civil War is declared and Brainy and his followers are expelled from the village and forced to live in the forest. Exiled, humiliated and angry, Brainy plots his revenge against Hefty. Knowing that Hefty and Smurfette had never had sex because they are not married, he orders a surprise attack at the village under a cold and rainy night.

via io9

Elemental Heroes

Heh.

via Comics Alliance

Duck Season! Fire!

By deviantART user Ben Fleuter, via Awesomesauce

The 10 Most Valuable Comic Books in the World

Last week, a copy of Action Comics #1 -- the first to ever feature Superman -- sold for $1 million, breaking a record. This prompted The Daily Telegraph to compile a list of what would be the ten most valuable comic books in the world, if they were in mint condition. I happen to own a copy of Ninja High School #1 which, frustratingly, has actually declined in value and is presently worth 25 cents less than the original cover price.

via Sci Fi Wire

Superhero Teddy Bears

Okay, the last one isn't a superhero, but a Monarch henchman from The Venture Bros. Artist Julius Santiago made these adorable costume-clad heroes, and more, at the link.

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X-Men/Ex-Men

A particularly depressed superhero team.

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Traditional Comics Commercial Makes You Feel Tough, Gritty, and Original

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Traditional Comics is apparently a company trying to market traditional plots, characters, and art in a traditional way for a traditional price. Their ad is pretty nifty.

via Comics Alliance

Batman Valentines

Josh Wigler archived a bunch of these and has them posted at Comics Alliance. Pretty cool. But this year, I'm going with a Spawn theme. Because nothing says love like coming back from Hell to enter into the service of demons in order to see one's true love again.

Or something like that.

Hmm. Maybe I should just stick with an Aquaman theme.

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Batman and Robin Comic Generator

Make your own.

Link via Neatorama

Question of the Day

Given that Superman is invulnerable, how would he have had the necessary vaccinations necessary to register for school when he was a kid?




(First correct answer wins a date with James Rummel.)

23 Brightest and Dimmest Members of the Green Lantern Corps

Chris Sims at Comics Alliance has a lengthy post detailing what he thinks were the most badass and most ridiculous members of the Green Lantern Corps. I agree with his last decision: that the baddest ringbearer wasn't even a member of the Corps.

By the way, Hal Jordan will be the featured Green Lantern in the next DC movie Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (warning: self-starting sound), which comes out in less than a month.

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History of DC Comics on TV

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At IGN, Eric Goldman presents a comprehensive history of DC Comics heroes on (non-animated) TV. Did you know that there was a short-lived Aquaman show? I had no idea. Apparently it never made it past the pilot episode.

Link via Bam! Kapow!

Shakespearean Superhero Costumes

Comic book master Jack Kirby once designed costumes for a 1969 production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. You can view a gallery of them at the link. Pictured above is the character Flavius.

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