On Waiting for Turtle-Boy

I'm probably one of the few, based on the many, many bad reviews, but I've actually been somewhat enjoying DC's Countdown - mainly because I know that it's all set-up at this point and can sort of see the distant road ahead. Not the particulars, not the road's destination, just if the road ahead is one I want to travel.

I could be totally proven wrong, but I'm giving it a few more week's to get out of the "set-up" mode and into full-fledged "major stuff's happening now!" mode before I drop it. I still hold out hope.

I (and again, this is probably just me) particularly like the Jimmy Olsen bits. We're starting to get a peppering of Silver-Age Olsen.. that's a good thing, and I hope we'll have a lot of fun with that arc. Hopefully, we'll see his whole wacky history touched on before it ends... I mean, the dude's done everything, if you think about it! Everything. He could teach us a lot. Seriously:

"... kids!" Kids!! She meant to finish with "Kids!" Ran out of room! (Honestly!)

Jimmy Olsen: Pimp.

Everybody Loves ROM!

Too easy...

That's some ham-fisted writing there, Mr. Mantlo!

(I love it.)

Crazy 8's: Superman

They should've tried this on the Hulk, using a Betty Ross puppet. And Superboy is seriously being a dick, using the cute girl who befriended Bizarro to lure him to an Army shooting range.


The Balloonie: Living out his existence at the Krypton Zoo in a state of constant fear for the entertainment of the Kryptonian elite. Oh, noble creature, thou art!


I think Superman meant to say "Incestuous."


Attention people who dress up in costumes at conventions: If one of you will come to a convention I'm attending dressed as Bizarro Scarecrow Superman, I will take back every mean-spirited thing I've ever said about you.


Lois: Wait a minute, Clark! There's no way you could have survived that explosion!
Clark: Umm... *gets down on one knee* Marry me, Lois! I love you! I always have!
Lois: Oh! I must have been mistaken.


Mxyzptlk: Pimp


BWAHAHAHAHAAA! Oh, man.. Oh *gasp* BWAHAHAA! I can't, I really can't..
Seriously, this is one of the best Jimmy Olsen stories ever. Write up coming.


Gordon's Fisherman: Cockblocker

On Hairstyles and Farming Tools

I'm a bit of a newshound and talk radio junkie, which means of course, that I could not escape the overblown politically correct hysterectomy that was this week's Don Imus incident. In no way do I want to discuss the whole stupid affair here (or ever again for that matter), but what CBS is currently doing to remove all traces of anything related to that stupid, really bad for business Imus comment reminded me of how comics periodically do recons to clear out the stupid, really bad for business things they do.

Yes, it's a curse tying comics into everything, everyday. I can't help it.

Anyway, after I boarded that particular train of thought, I realized that there's an even better parallel: Imus was fired (retconned) for using the expression, "Nappy-headed Ho." So, let's further this week's inadvertant (I swear) Pimp's and Ho's theme by remembering that at one time DC retconned an actual Nappy-Headed Ho:

(Careful readers will notice the editorial nudity coloring on the last panel. Unless her skin-tight leather pants are really, really shear)

Ah, the 1989 Catwoman: Year One story. Actually, I believe it's actual running title was "Her Sister's Keeper," but it came in on the heels of Batman: Year One's success and was a sort-of tie in to that. In this origin (doesn't Catwoman have like, what, nine? haha.. I crack meself up!), Selina starts out as an often bitch-slapped-around street hooker with a cat / bondage /furry fetish. Hey, yo' gotta keep yo' bitches in line yknowwhati'msayin'? Eventually, after her hooker friends and Sister sister get caught up in the violence, she decides that enough is enough, gets some training from Wildcat then starts kicking ass. And showing ass. It's all good. Well, not the plot, or the dialogue, or the art particularily, but I'm all for the ass-showing.

This origin of Catwoman was retconned out of existence during DC's whole Zero Hour thing, which I've never read, believe it or not. I've been told that's a good thing, so I'm sticking with it. Losing this particular origin is kind of a shame because I'd be completely fine with Catwoman tying me up and calling me "Skunk:"

Oh! Whip me, beat me, make me write bad checks!

Y'know, this series was on my eBay sell pile, but I think I'll hold onto it. In spite of it being a pretty crappy comic, all told. Selling it would essentially retcon this version of the character from my collection. I'll keep it just for that, I think.

Never forget. Peace out!

(Insert some hip kissing the fingers salute thing here. Soup is street. Word to your mother.)

Bonus Update

Since recent posts this week have inadvertently (honestly!) turned this blog into Pimps and Ho's Week, and I personally don't want to be accused of poking fun - in a manly manish-man way - of the whole exploiting teh sexy=laughs thing, I'll pass one along for the ladies....

Man, that's fantastic.

Hellooooo Sailor!

Supergirl. Ho.
And what's up with Superman's pants?

Linkage

A quick post to welcome any newcomers that found me through Mike's links he put up today over at Progressive Ruin. Gave me a huge traffic spike, that did. But dangit, now I'm going to have to actually post something decent instead of my usual ramblings about dinosaurs and cakes. And dinosaur cakes. (mental note for future topic. Hands off, Sterling, I thought of it first!) Maybe I'll just start posting sober.

Nah.

Just so you know, I try and post daily (well, at least weekdaily) but because I can't post at work and I live in Idaho, new updates usually won't hit this site until around 9-ish Eastern US time. But by then, you all should be drunk enough to understand what passes for humor around here. I'll start working on a new post for later tonight after I post this quickie.

Anyway, look around, smirk a little, and feel free to email me if you need my paypal account info. I want more stuff.

And - just to continue the silliness...

Bizarro. Pimp.

Robin. Pimp.

Supergirl's got nothing on Robin:

In case you missed all the nuances of this glorious scene: here we have Robin picking up a woman probably close to twice his age whose standards are so incredibly high that they're limited to Superman, and only Superman while wearing the most garish nancy-boy costume ever! right under the nose of Superman AND Batman, his mentor. Oh, and multi-ba-jillionaire playboy and every-girl's dream Bruce Wayne, who was also on the boat flirting with Lois in this story.

"So, Robin... What do you do for fun when that mask comes off? It does come off, right?"

Robin. Pimp.