Calvin's Canadian Cave of Coolness: Comc Covers Of The Week

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Comc Covers Of The Week

10 comments:

M. D. Jackson said...: It probably won't surprise you yo learn that I have that THING/DOC SAVAGE team-up comic. I bought it when it first came out. It's probably in a box in my garage.

Note the vest Doc wears instead of the ripped shirt.; February 10, 2011 at 5:53 AM
Kal said...: We both know that vest was created when he ripped the sleaves off his poorly made sweat-shop shirt. That crappy stitching is why there was no ragged edges.

I know you are sitting there and saying to youself, "That bastard has an answer for EVERYTHING."; February 10, 2011 at 5:59 AM
Rod Barnett said...: Oh! That first one is a clever mash up! I bought both comics the images are taken from off the comic racks at my home town drug store. Comics- my drug of choice! And beer.; February 10, 2011 at 5:59 AM
Margaret Benbow said...: I'm struck to see that superheroes are ALWAYS pictured as big brawny muscley he-men...when because of their superpowers, they could be puny little dweebs and still get the job done.; February 10, 2011 at 6:07 AM
Kal said...: On my blog roll there is a site called 'The Lost Issues' where the blog's creator does mash-up comic covers that should have but never exsisted. He first did Batman and now uses the Thing's Marvel Two-in-One as basis for his work. He is getting really good at finding images that mach up so perfectly that you can be forgiven for thinking they are real.

http://braveandboldlost.blogspot.com/; February 10, 2011 at 6:13 AM
Kal said...: Oh and Margaret that is because comic book are male fantasy books and all males imagine themselves to be big and strong. Why do you think ads for 'Charles Atlas Bodybuilding' were in them for decades?

I also heard that most early comic book artists could draw figures in motion but not clothing in motion so just coloring the human figure made costumes a necessary thing.

Oh and because girls love muscles. Only mutants can be scrawny or ugly.; February 10, 2011 at 6:19 AM
Dr. Monkey said...: Those are some choice covers my man.; February 10, 2011 at 6:36 AM
DrGoat said...: It's too bad Krang, or Gronk or Goom or Gob didn't get around to mashing Howard the Duck into pate.; February 10, 2011 at 6:53 AM
Pat Tillett said...: Very nice! Thanks for posting them.
Lars from Mars! I wonder if he had a swedish accent?; February 10, 2011 at 10:13 AM
Belle said...: What's with the Flintstones?; February 10, 2011 at 11:11 AM

Calvin's Canadian Cave Of Cool Manifesto

I forever stand vigilant to protect this planet from the myriad of forces that are always against us. Be it the octopus, zombies, aliens or the robots my team of human agents, and our feline allies, circle the globe in a never ending struggle for human freedom.

I learn all I can on every subject that interests me. I especially enjoy ancient history because in the past there are valuable lessons to be found. Also, if I ever get my time machine to work properly, it would be good to know a bit about possible destinations and what to expect when I get there.

I greatly appreciate beautiful design. Be it manufactured or found naturally I am fascinated by the process of invention. I am attracted to the unique, the strange, the haunted. I like to share what I find on this blog.

And not let us forget the 'Cephalopod Menace' who, if allowed to, would wrap their tentacles around all that is good and pure in this life and crush it until it remained no more. They are creatures of pure spite. Hate is all they know. Death is all they do. They are our most ruthless and determined enemy.

So we fight. Selena has the celebrity contacts, the cat is ruthless and without pity, Roosevelt's ghost has the experience and I do the wetwork.

Fighting for the future of the planet doesn't have to be a chore, however. We can take the time to appreciate all that is cool in this world even as we cut the octopus into bite sized chunks.

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