Here’s another done-in-one COFFEE BREAK gag with a holiday theme. Yeah, I wasn’t a big fan of “Superman Returns,” if you couldn’t tell. Also a little spoof on some of the more ridiculous action figure variants.
The Hero Business
Because with great power comes great marketability
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Ooh! I want that!
HA! Crappy hero movies. I once got tricked into renting “Superman 64″….Worst Video Game Ever.
“HA! Crappy hero movies”… and the crappy action figures they spawn. Nothing sadder than seeing said crap staring back at you in a toy store bargain bin.
Sounds about right…
its funny ‘cuz its true
The funniest thing about this strip is that you do a transparent Captain Ersatz on the movie you’re satirising (and yes, it was pretty awful) then blow the gaffe in the commentary
Ha! I LOVE TV Tropes! Yeah, it’s pretty obvious what I’m parodying, so I didn’t think the commentary really “blew” anything. I’m not a huge fan of actually using Superman, Batman (etc.) with a copyright note…. I’d rather take the approach of THE TICK and VENTURE BROTHERS, where those parody characters live as their own entities. But to get a quick joke across, the instant-recognition helps. Thanks for the tropes link!
OK, I hadn’t considered it from the aspect of having to put in a copyright notice. Thanks for replying!
Venture Brothers is pretty awesome at that. The genesis of most characters is instantly recognizable.
Although my favorite is Tiny Attorney – who is basically “Matlock played by Kuato from Total Recall.” Random and brilliant!