30 Day Comic Challenge Day 26

Day 26 - A Comic You Wish They Would Make Into A Movie.

One of the ways in which I'm not a typical geek is that I don't get excited about movie adaptations of my favorite books and comics. First of all, I'm much more into the printed word than I am into any sort of video format. Sure, I love a lot of geeky movies, and I generally enjoy SF on the big or small screen even when I don't love it. But I have a hard time getting excited about it. Example. I bought the complete Firefly series on DVD a couple of years ago, and have only ever watched one episode. It wasn't that I didn't like the episode I watched. It was good. I was entertained. But it didn't excite me to the point that I wanted to spend the time to sit there and watch the rest of the series. And I know how passionate a lot of my friends are about this show. I just don't have that kind of passion for TV/movies.

What I have passion for is books and comics. And when it comes down to it, Hollywood ruins books and comics at least half the time they get adapted. And I there are almost no instances for me in which the film version really surpasses the experience of reading the book. Lord of the Rings came close. But off the top of my head, that's pretty much all I can come up with and that's still only close.

So, having said all that, I will answer this with the HUGE caveat that if and only if it could be done in a way that is faithful to the original, the comic series I'd like to see a film version of is Bone.



Bone has a visual quality to it that I think could be great in the film medium. It has an epic scope without being excessively busy the way many comics (and their movie versions) can be. Done right, it could be amazing, but I still have to admit that I'd greet the announcement of such a project with skepticism and a bit of trepidation.

Edit: Having looked at the Wikipedia page, I see that Warner Brothers has bought the film rights. I am skeptical and filled with trepidation.

From My Creations

I think that Zephyr & Reginald: Minions for Hire would make a great action comedy in the vein of films like Men In Black, Despicable Me, and Megamind.

It's got fun, quirky characters, lots of little jokes, giant robots, and even a cute little monster (Darlene the giant spider) for toy marketing purposes.

The 30 Day Comic Challenge Page on Facebook is here. Here is the complete list of daily topics:

30 Day Comic Challenge
Day 01 - Your first comic book.
Day 02 - Your favorite character.
Day 03 - A comic that is underrated.
Day 04 - Your guilty pleasure comic or character.
Day 05 - Comic character you feel you are most like (or wish you were).
Day 06 - Most annoying character.
Day 07 - Favorite comic couple.
Day 08 - Best series being published right now.
Day 09 - Most touching comic book/comic book scene.
Day 10 - Dream versus match.
Day 11 - Favorite comic book cartoon series.
Day 12 - A comic everyone should read.
Day 13 - A book you’ve read more than five times.
Day 14 – Most awesome single comic book image
Day 15 - A Picture from the comic you’re reading right now.
Day 16 - Funniest comic book/comic book scene.
Day 17 - Most useless Villain.
Day 18 - Favorite B-list character.
Day 19 - Comic book city/universe you wish you lived in.
Day 20 - Favorite super power or skill.
Day 21 - Favorite writer.
Day 22 - A series that you liked but stopped reading
Day 23 - Your favorite artist.
Day 24 - Dream character team up.
Day 25 - A book you plan on reading.
Day 26 - A comic you wish they would make into a movie.
Day 27 - Favorite comic book movie.
Day 28 - Favorite comic publisher.
Day 29 - A comic you thought you wouldn’t like, but ended up loving.
Day 30 - Your favorite run or series of all time.

30 Day Comic Challenge Day 20

Day 20 - Favorite Super Power Or Skill.

What's worse than facing a powerful enemy? How about a supernaturally lucky enemy?



I'll take Longshot's "probability-alteration field" any day of the week.

From My Creations

Well, actually, it's really the same answer. In the pages of Zephyr & Reginald: Minions for Hire, we've got the Legion of Good Girls, those staunch defenders of all that is right (and constant annoyances to the Minions). Among them is Slim Chance, who's got her own set of luck-related powers.

However, since it's boring to pick the same power twice, I'm going to choose Unseen Crusader's invisibility. At Dandelion Studios, we don't do some silly convenient version of invisibility like you see in The Fantastic Four. Nope, we get all old-school, going back to HG Wells' The Invisible Man. Which means that Crusader has the power to make herself invisible. Just herself. Not her equipment, her weapons, or her clothing. That's right, we are not-drawing a naked person in multiple panels of every issue!



And yet the book somehow maintains a PG rating.

The 30 Day Comic Challenge Page on Facebook is here. Here is the complete list of daily topics:

30 Day Comic Challenge
Day 01 - Your first comic book.
Day 02 - Your favorite character.
Day 03 - A comic that is underrated.
Day 04 - Your guilty pleasure comic or character.
Day 05 - Comic character you feel you are most like (or wish you were).
Day 06 - Most annoying character.
Day 07 - Favorite comic couple.
Day 08 - Best series being published right now.
Day 09 - Most touching comic book/comic book scene.
Day 10 - Dream versus match.
Day 11 - Favorite comic book cartoon series.
Day 12 - A comic everyone should read.
Day 13 - A book you’ve read more than five times.
Day 14 – Most awesome single comic book image
Day 15 - A Picture from the comic you’re reading right now.
Day 16 - Funniest comic book/comic book scene.
Day 17 - Most useless Villain.
Day 18 - Favorite B-list character.
Day 19 - Comic book city/universe you wish you lived in.
Day 20 - Favorite super power or skill.
Day 21 - Favorite writer.
Day 22 - A series that you liked but stopped reading
Day 23 - Your favorite artist.
Day 24 - Dream character team up.
Day 25 - A book you plan on reading.
Day 26 - A comic you wish they would make into a movie.
Day 27 - Favorite comic book movie.
Day 28 - Favorite comic publisher.
Day 29 - A comic you thought you wouldn’t like, but ended up loving.
Day 30 - Your favorite run or series of all time.

30 Day Comic Challenge Day 17

Day 17 - Most Useless Villain

One of the major advantages of Batman comics over Superman comics has always been the quality of the Batman rogues gallery. Joker, Riddler, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, Bane, Scarecrow, Penguin. The list goes on and on and it includes a ton of interesting villains.

With Superman, you've got two of the all-time great villains in Lex Luthor and Brainiac.

And at the third tier, you've got this:


Seriously, folks? The Toyman? Against Superman? Give me a break. This guy is a joke most of the time and when he's not a joke he's a creepy old guy Who's obsessed with children. Ew.

From My Creations

Well, he is intentionally useless, but the prize definitely goes to our icy-dispositioned would-be world conqueror Cold Shoulder, who was the minions' employer in the debut issue of Zephyr & Reginald: Minions for Hire.


The 30 Day Comic Challenge Page on Facebook is here. Here is the complete list of daily topics:

30 Day Comic Challenge
Day 01 - Your first comic book.
Day 02 - Your favorite character.
Day 03 - A comic that is underrated.
Day 04 - Your guilty pleasure comic or character.
Day 05 - Comic character you feel you are most like (or wish you were).
Day 06 - Most annoying character.
Day 07 - Favorite comic couple.
Day 08 - Best series being published right now.
Day 09 - Most touching comic book/comic book scene.
Day 10 - Dream versus match.
Day 11 - Favorite comic book cartoon series.
Day 12 - A comic everyone should read.
Day 13 - A book you’ve read more than five times.
Day 14 – Most awesome single comic book image
Day 15 - A Picture from the comic you’re reading right now.
Day 16 - Funniest comic book/comic book scene.
Day 17 - Most useless Villain.
Day 18 - Favorite B-list character.
Day 19 - Comic book city/universe you wish you lived in.
Day 20 - Favorite super power or skill.
Day 21 - Favorite writer.
Day 22 - A series that you liked but stopped reading
Day 23 - Your favorite artist.
Day 24 - Dream character team up.
Day 25 - A book you plan on reading.
Day 26 - A comic you wish they would make into a movie.
Day 27 - Favorite comic book movie.
Day 28 - Favorite comic publisher.
Day 29 - A comic you thought you wouldn’t like, but ended up loving.
Day 30 - Your favorite run or series of all time.

30 Day Comic Challenge Day 16

Day 16 - Funniest comic book/comic book scene.

I'm not the Joss Whedon fan that a lot of my friends are, but I must admit that the guy has a talent for one-liners. And for coming up with exactly the thing that has needed to be said for years. The example that sticks in my mind is from Astonishing X-Men #1.



Here's the exchange:

KITTY PRYDE: Hi. It's possible that I'm late.EMMA FROST: Quite so. This, children, is Kitty Pryde, who apparently feels the need to make a grand entrance.
KITTY PRYDE: I'm sorry, I was busy remembering to put on all my clothes..

HA! Lots of other great bits of humor in this series as well, along with some good storytelling.

From My Creations

Zephyr & Reginald: Minions for Hire is our comedy book, so obviously we're trying to make it funny. The following scene, leans heavily on the goofy side of our sense of humor, but as a stand-alone page, I've always thought it made for a pretty good laugh.


The 30 Day Comic Challenge Page on Facebook is here. Here is the complete list of daily topics:

30 Day Comic Challenge
Day 01 - Your first comic book.
Day 02 - Your favorite character.
Day 03 - A comic that is underrated.
Day 04 - Your guilty pleasure comic or character.
Day 05 - Comic character you feel you are most like (or wish you were).
Day 06 - Most annoying character.
Day 07 - Favorite comic couple.
Day 08 - Best series being published right now.
Day 09 - Most touching comic book/comic book scene.
Day 10 - Dream versus match.
Day 11 - Favorite comic book cartoon series.
Day 12 - A comic everyone should read.Day 13 - A book you’ve read more than five times.
Day 14 – Most awesome single comic book image
Day 15 - A Picture from the comic you’re reading right now.
Day 16 - Funniest comic book/comic book scene.
Day 17 - Most useless Villain.
Day 18 - Favorite B-list character.
Day 19 - Comic book city/universe you wish you lived in.
Day 20 - Favorite super power or skill.
Day 21 - Favorite writer.
Day 22 - A series that you liked but stopped reading
Day 23 - Your favorite artist.
Day 24 - Dream character team up.
Day 25 - A book you plan on reading.
Day 26 - A comic you wish they would make into a movie.
Day 27 - Favorite comic book movie.
Day 28 - Favorite comic publisher.
Day 29 - A comic you thought you wouldn’t like, but ended up loving.
Day 30 - Your favorite run or series of all time.

30 Day Comic Challenge Day 07

Day 07 - Favorite Comic Couple.

I always liked the romance between Ben Grimm and Alicia Masters from the classic early issues of The Fantastic Four.


This is the iconic beauty-and-the-beast story with some clever twists (the blind Alicia likes Ben better as The Thing even as Ben tries to find a way to change back to human form permanently). There were some good complications to the romance as well. Alicia's stepfather was the villainous Puppet Master, and Silver Surfer served as a romantic rival.

The romance was also one of the plots that really defined Ben Grimm's personality, helping make him one of the best characters in comics.

From My Creations

This is an easy choice for me. I'll go with the pair of henchmen who star in my comic Zephyr & Reginald: Minions for Hire.



As Ben Grimm would put it, 'nuff said.

The 30 Day Comic Challenge Page on Facebook is here. Here is the complete list of daily topics:

30 Day Comic Challenge
Day 01 - Your first comic book.
Day 02 - Your favorite character.
Day 03 - A comic that is underrated.
Day 04 - Your guilty pleasure comic or character.
Day 05 - Comic character you feel you are most like (or wish you were).
Day 06 - Most annoying character.
Day 07 - Favorite comic couple.
Day 08 - Best series being published right now.
Day 09 - Most touching comic book/comic book scene.
Day 10 - Dream versus match.
Day 11 - Favorite comic book cartoon series.
Day 12 - A comic everyone should read.
Day 13 - A book you’ve read more than five times.
Day 14 – Most awesome single comic book image
Day 15 - A Picture from the comic you’re reading right now.
Day 16 - Funniest comic book/comic book scene.
Day 17 - Most useless Villain.
Day 18 - Favorite B-list character.
Day 19 - Comic book city/universe you wish you lived in.
Day 20 - Favorite super power or skill.
Day 21 - Favorite writer.
Day 22 - A series that you liked but stopped reading
Day 23 - Your favorite artist.
Day 24 - Dream character team up.
Day 25 - A book you plan on reading.
Day 26 - A comic you wish they would make into a movie.
Day 27 - Favorite comic book movie.
Day 28 - Favorite comic publisher.
Day 29 - A comic you thought you wouldn’t like, but ended up loving.
Day 30 - Your favorite run or series of all time.

30 Day Comic Challenge Day 04

Day 04 - Your Guilty Pleasure Comic or Character

Yes, I know the artwork got more and more rushed and sloppy as the series went on. Yes, I do realize that the comic was thinly disguised erotica. Heck, it wasn't even all that thinly disguised...

I still read every single issue of Elflord in the 1980s.














And you know what? At its best moments, it was a really good character-driven sword & sorcery story with some great dialogue, some interesting characters, and some good swashbuckling action. Barry Blair and Aircel were also innovators in digital coloring and produced some really eye-catching covers and vivid interior art.

Doing the research for this, I found out the creator passed away last year. Rest in peace, Barry Blair.

From My Creations

I can't really name one of my own comics as a guilty pleasure, but I will describe a guilty pleasure when it comes to my writing.

Puns.

Especially when they come in cringe-worthy series like on the last page of Zephyr & Reginald: Minions for Hire #1:




The 30 Day Comic Challenge Page on Facebook is here. Here is the complete list of daily topics:

30 Day Comic Challenge
Day 01 - Your first comic book.
Day 02 - Your favorite character.
Day 03 - A comic that is underrated.
Day 04 - Your guilty pleasure comic or character.
Day 05 - Comic character you feel you are most like (or wish you were).
Day 06 - Most annoying character.
Day 07 - Favorite comic couple.
Day 08 - Best series being published right now.
Day 09 - Most touching comic book/comic book scene.
Day 10 - Dream versus match.
Day 11 - Favorite comic book cartoon series.
Day 12 - A comic everyone should read.
Day 13 - A book you’ve read more than five times.
Day 14 – Most awesome single comic book image
Day 15 - A Picture from the comic you’re reading right now.
Day 16 - Funniest comic book/comic book scene.
Day 17 - Most useless Villain.
Day 18 - Favorite B-list character.
Day 19 - Comic book city/universe you wish you lived in.
Day 20 - Favorite super power or skill.
Day 21 - Favorite writer.
Day 22 - A series that you liked but stopped reading
Day 23 - Your favorite artist.
Day 24 - Dream character team up.
Day 25 - A book you plan on reading.
Day 26 - A comic you wish they would make into a movie.
Day 27 - Favorite comic book movie.
Day 28 - Favorite comic publisher.
Day 29 - A comic you thought you wouldn’t like, but ended up loving.
Day 30 - Your favorite run or series of all time.