On the off chance DC ever gets around to actually publishing another issue of Final Crisis, I really hope Grant Morrison can find the time to work this in:
What in the world could this be??
Yes, the Maniaks. Back in the goddamn crazy hippie days of 1967, DC actually tried their own Monkees, by giving three issues of Showcase (interrupted by an issue starring Binky!!) to a (presumably) wacky band that went around having (presumably) crazy adventures while presenting the world with some (doubtfully) authentic hip teen culture.
How hip? Check this out:
Yes, Woody Allen had a cover appearance on a DC comic book (incidentally, the very same DC title that Barry Allen debuted in...coincidence? I THINK NOT!!).
The capstone? All 9 Maniaks stories (3 per issue) were written by E. Nelson Bridwell.
There, your mind just exploded, didn't it??
So, I've never actually read any of these (presumably) insane stories, but given my affinity for faux comic book rock bands, I really really want Morrison to have them show up at the end of Final Crisis, singing the Final Crisis Theme Song while getting on Darkseid's nerves with their swinging melodies. With Woody Allen along for the wackiness.
Because man, that would so much more interesting than Sonny Sumo...
House ad swiped from Green Lantern #54 (1967), which features Green Lantern getting his ass kicked by a man in an iron lung. Seriously. I'll tell you about it someday...
What in the world could this be??
Yes, the Maniaks. Back in the goddamn crazy hippie days of 1967, DC actually tried their own Monkees, by giving three issues of Showcase (interrupted by an issue starring Binky!!) to a (presumably) wacky band that went around having (presumably) crazy adventures while presenting the world with some (doubtfully) authentic hip teen culture.How hip? Check this out:
Yes, Woody Allen had a cover appearance on a DC comic book (incidentally, the very same DC title that Barry Allen debuted in...coincidence? I THINK NOT!!).The capstone? All 9 Maniaks stories (3 per issue) were written by E. Nelson Bridwell.
There, your mind just exploded, didn't it??
So, I've never actually read any of these (presumably) insane stories, but given my affinity for faux comic book rock bands, I really really want Morrison to have them show up at the end of Final Crisis, singing the Final Crisis Theme Song while getting on Darkseid's nerves with their swinging melodies. With Woody Allen along for the wackiness.
Because man, that would so much more interesting than Sonny Sumo...
House ad swiped from Green Lantern #54 (1967), which features Green Lantern getting his ass kicked by a man in an iron lung. Seriously. I'll tell you about it someday...
Showcase #71 is all about the Maniaks starring in a Woody Allen-scripted Broadway musical about the Civil War.
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Yes, I've read all three issues. Your assumptions about same may or may not be warranted.
Actually, they aren't that bad. I particularly enjoy Sekowsky's humor artwork and Bridwell HAD just been a MAD contributor at the time. Never read 'em new, though. Had no idea who Woody Allen was. Finally picked 'em up just a couple years back.
ReplyDeleteWas Woody Allen famous back in '67? I thought he was strictly a '70s "phenomenon."
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