Craziest comic I’ve seen!
This is the pinnacle of the Golden Age of Comics, and is characteristic of the work of Fletcher Hanks. The way he thinks up origins for his super-villains is hilarious, and the nutjobs that result are like something out of a surrealist comedy movie about incredibly bad luck. For example, take the origin of Professor Zomax. Brilliant! Simply brilliant! Makes even Venusian Leopard Women shooting from Head-Guns while riding Space Lizards look tame. Sir, I take off my hat to thee. Your skill with the legendary weapon Copy-Paste will be remembered forever, passing from history to legend but never to myth.
For more Comics of the Absurd (forgive me, Eugène), go to Mister Kitty’s Comics. Oh jesus, the craziness.
Update: For a book on Fletcher Hanks that includes some of his more obscure stories and a commentary, look at I shall destroy all the civilised planets.
Posted by roshan.george under Art, Internet, Musings, Random, Reading |
My book about Fletcher Hanks is now available.
If you are unfamiliar with Hanks’ work, I urge you to wander over to my website, go to the BONUS page and see the slideshow of a Fantomah story that does NOT appear in the book:
http://www.fletcherhanks.com
Thanks,
-Paul Karasik
Comment by Paul Karasik — August 12, 2007 @ 12:28 am
That slideshow is hilarious. I wonder why his villainous women always ride their mounts by standing on them like they were escalators. How do they balance?!
Comment by roshan.george — August 12, 2007 @ 1:04 am
What? How did that lion die (in the Zomax origin thing)?!
Comment by Marc — August 12, 2007 @ 1:49 pm
He’d shot the lion. It was bleeding to death while mauling him. Second panel.
Comment by roshan.george — August 12, 2007 @ 2:54 pm
Likely excuse.
Comment by Marc — August 12, 2007 @ 4:16 pm
Yeah, but poor chap. Who wouldn’t want to destroy everything after that.
Comment by roshan.george — August 12, 2007 @ 4:45 pm