Happy Halloween Mashup Style

Captain America at the 99% Cafe

Captain America reads what passes for "news" about the presidential elections.
And he doubts a 1-percent man like Mitt Romney will ever do what is best for the 99-percent of Americans.  He doubts any of the candidates are 99-percenters.
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Jay Bird Comic by Jay Larsen.

Captain America and ROM Spaceknight by Marvel Comics.
Mitt Romney by and for the richest 1%

Meet Me In America: Part 2

The thrilling Comic Mashup Theater conclusion to Meet Me in America

Meet Me in America is a mashup of random photos and script from
Captain America #1 (1941 Marvel Comics) by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby.
Presented with love and respect for the original and with no claim made to the original copyright holders.
I have always loved that over-the-top language of the old comics and couldn't resist having some fun with it.  Go check out the original.

Meet Me in America

Hopping and Bopping to Comic Mashup Theater

Comic Mashup Theater Presents:

For the first time in our new location,

The beautiful Jay Bird Theater in Downtown Thunderburg,

A tale of reptilian gyrations...

Continued after Next Page

Another Look at The Avengers Movie

Entertainment Weekly has some photos from the new Avengers Movie, which is in production right now.  I couldn't help but re-present a few for you and me.

Holy Projectiles Batman, that's some hot lead and broad heads headed our way.

(Batman doesn't exist in the Marvel Universe.  But Hawkeye could put Nick Fury's eye out with that shaft of his.)

 Steve Rogers and Tony Stark can't take their eyes off that red-headed ex-Russian spy, but they are red-blooded American boys after all.

 But if the boys watch Black Widow for too long, there are bound to be explosions!

I know how they feel.

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That probably should have been a Mashup, but any excuse for showing sexy red-headed spies is a good excuse.  Apparently Joss Whedon agrees with me.  Looking forward to the movie. 

Avengers Assemble!

UK Riots Summed Up in One Photo

Of course Captain America kept the window from being breached.
And that "stiff upper lip" endorsement from the Crown didn't hurt either.
Kidding.
Riots, looting and violence are never really funny.
But keeping a sense of humor is always encouraged no matter how dark things look.
Thanks to Forbidden Planet for the Photo.

Cool Stuff

This is pretty cool: Avengers Assemble.  Yes, that's Hawkeye between Thor and Fury (although my eyes still are having trouble tracking away from Black Widow).  Click on the pic if you want to see details.

 But this is cooler: Chani made it for me.  Yes, that's me, muttonchops, kilt and all.

Cap is Back

The Captain America movie opens today.
I have high hopes, which I hope survive the actual movie experience.
Hit 'em hard, Cap!!

Kaptain Freedom at Super Ordinary Living

I’ve posted a special Kaptain Freedom cover of Super Orbital Luminaries over at Super Ordinary Living, my web comic.  Click the link to check it out in detail.

It shows the classic Golden Age struggles between Kaptain Freedom, the First Kenturian and Baron von Domino.  And Yes, that is a trash can lid Kap is wielding just in time for the release of the new Captain America Movie on the 22nd.

  My Omnibus Komic is a tribute to (okay complete rip-off of) a classic World War II cover of Captain America #23 drawn by Syd Shores.

Syd was one of the best inkers of the golden and silver age, but he also did original pencil work for Captain America, Lorna the Jungle Girl, and lots of horror comics.  (Honestly, I did not know about Lorna until after I had named my Jungle Princess Zorna.  Life is just weird that way.)  He also did cover work for "mens" magazines in the 50s.

He served in WWII with Patton and was injured in France in 1944.

Syd died in 1973.  You can learn more about him at Wikipedia.

I hope you enjoy my homage to his classic work.  I learn a lot by studying these classic artists.
--Jay "Make Mine Super Ordinary" Larsen

OK is NOT a BAD Thing

I saw Green Lantern. I saw the mostly bad reviews of Green Lantern.
I thought the reviews were unfair.
The reviewers seem to want Green Lantern the film to be as great as Lord of the Rings or more recently, Game of Thrones (excellent by the way, best TV show since Battlestar Galactica, No Really, it was that good).  But truly epic films are one in a thousand.  So many perfect things have to line up to get a truly unforgettable film in the can and on the screen, the odds are stacked against such a thing happening.  As a person who has managed multiple year-long, multi-person projects, I can tell you that you swing for the fences every project and try as hard as you can for perfection (or at least greatness) and if you are lucky you get a “good” product, a “solid” and “respectable” result from all your team’s efforts.  But epic greatness?  You aim for it, but you don’t get it.  Except for once in a while the gods smile, the fates are kind, the stars align, some mysterious thing happens (which you can’t explain or duplicate later) and one project out of hundreds turns out stellar, epic, wonderful and magical.

I hope that every movie I go to see is going to be the next miracle movie.  But I don’t expect them all to be EPIC.  I do expect that the movie making team tried for FANTASTIC.  I encourage them to try.  But I am happy with a GOOD movie.  And Green Lantern was a good movie.  It was a chili dog and fries movie.  It was a straight ahead fantasy action film.  And it delivered a good ride.  It was not fillet mignon and lobster.  But I don’t want surf and turf every meal.  Green Lantern was a plastic action figure.  It was not a Faberge Egg.  But plastic toys are fun to play with.  Who ever got to play with a Faberge Egg??  Give me LEGO and GI Joe any day.

And more than anything, Green Lantern the Movie gave me what I can honestly say is the thing I get the most enjoyment from in a movie: ANTICIPATION.  For about a year I got the solid joy of wondering how good the Green Lantern Movie was going to be.  Would the special effects be convincing?  Which plot points from the comics would they keep?  Which characters would they highlight?  How would they pronounce "OA"?  How silly would the little blue Guardians look?  Would they make radical changes to the mythos or the characters?  I enjoyed all of that speculation and anticipation.  A Lot.

And then, the movie was good.  It was fun to see what had been worked on so hard by so many people.  And then it was over.  Thanks, Green Lantern Team!  In brightest projector, in blackest theater, no popcorn shall escape my sight!  I had a fun time playing with the plastic action figure they presented.  I even hope they make a sequel.  Fighting Sinestro will make for a much better plot than fighting Parallax anyway.

I see no reason to give the film bad reviews.  It wasn’t an epic masterpiece for the history books.  So what?  But it was not a BAD movie.

And now?  The anticipation turns to Captain America: The First Avenger coming in July.  Will the shield look stupid?  Will the Red Skull be scary or just silly?  Hugo Weaving is always cool, so I have high hopes for Red Skull, the movie version.  But it might not be a great movie.  It might just be OK.  And I am okay with that.  Avengers, Assemble!

Cap and Zee Cylinder

Anderson Toons has an old Captain America coloring book from the 60s online.
It is a rousing, if mysterious, tale of Batroc and his cylinder, Captain America and a girl.
Great fun, especially if you have a dirty mind, like I do.  Enjoy.

 Hey boys, my eyes are up here!  Look at my elevated cylinder.  Oh, you are...

 A cylinder in the hand, is worth two in zee bush.

 Always use a condom.  Cylinder safety is important.  "Thok" will be our safe word.  Batroc looks satisfied.

 In Zee Hand, please.  But don't use zee hand you used to handle my cylinder.

 Cap, knows what he wants.

 But Cap still likes the girls.

 So that's what the kids are calling it these days.

Are those pills for Cap or for the girl???  You could color them blue for him.
But if you are coloring your cylinder blue for more than four hours, call your doctor.
That's all for now, kids!!!

Ever Wonder Where MODOK came from?

A dude with a head like that could only come from one place, the pencil of Jack Kirby.

Marvel's "Tales of Suspense #94" 1959

Created by AIM as a living super computer to plum the mystery of the Cosmic Cube.

He made the mistake of taking on Captain America while alienating his own AIM personnel.

Dissension in the ranks of the yellow bee keepers is what did him in.  But fear not, in classic comic book fashion, MODOK comes back from the dead at least 2 more times.

But if we talk about him too much, I'm afraid MODOK will get a big head.

Oooops, too late!

Hugo Weaving Is The Red Skull

The costume looks great.  The skull looks great.  You know Hugo Weaving has the VOICE.  Let's just hope Cap can step up to the Skull's evil awesomeness.
Thanks to CA for the pic.

Friday is the start of Emerald City Comicon in Seattle.  See you there.