Just replayTV'd the premiere episode of WHO WANTS TO BE A SUPERHERO? Pretty frickin fried. Up for immortalization in his or her own Dark Horse comic, we've got a toymaker, a bodyguard, an ex-exotic dancer, a raw-foodist(?), and of course, a comic shop comics nerd. In the first episode, the team-up of 12 finalists is infiltrated by a spy! And after dealing with the traitor in their midst, they must demonstrate their clandestine quick-change abilities in public (to superhero creator Stan Lee's satisfaction)!
Next episode - overcome and/or endure a pack of attack dogs! Sure to be a guilty pleasure for anyone who digs superhero anything.
For some more SciFi-DarkHorse crossover action, check out THE AMAZING SCREW-ON HEAD, the animated surreal action-comedy adaptation of Mike Mignola's comic book creation!
When the world needs defending from the secret forces of evil, whether they be demon-possessed hummels, minions of C'thullu, lycanthropic librarians, re-animated Nazis, or any other baddies from the Tim Thomerson/Full Moon video catalogue, you call on President Abraham Lincoln's most trusted and accomplished special agent - Screw-On Head!
The entire pilot is available online at SciFi.com and should be playing a few more times on the SciFi channel in the coming weeks. The graphic and illustration style is totally faithful to the original Mignola goodness, with some poppin' Colossal Pictures-looking animation applied to it. Chock full of the obscure historical occult, steampunk tech engineering, extraterrestrial encountering, and old country folk talesy kitbashed storytelling that Mignola is so damn god at spinning, with class 1000 absurdity and brilliant comic phrasing and timing.
Thanks to Jeff for reminding me this brilliance was hittin SciFi.
Excelsior!
Keep on keepin on~
1 comment:
Yea I really enjoyed the Who Wants to be a Super Hero show.. I think the fact that Stan Lee is so hands on helps.. You forgot to mention Fat Momma's fantastic belt of donuts.. A real guilty pleasure..
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