Oh what the hell, I'm feeling creative AND generous, so here's another bonus skit for the week.
For some quick context, it's come to my attention via a post my buddy Googum did on his blog a few weeks ago where Firestorm and the Flash teamed up. In the course of the team-up, Firestorm absorbed a shit ton of radiation and got drunk/high off it. Soooooo, guess what happens when Firestorm gets hooked on that radiation buzz and chases it like a drug addict?
Bad times for him, but good laughs for us,
Enjoy.....
Poor bastard. I see a big ol' Justice League-sized episode of Intervention in his immediate future.
So some bad news. My usually trusty laptop crapped out on me, and now I'm using my backup, which is also on the shitty side, since I can't upload the skit pics I took to work on.
So it looks like no new skits this week. Sorry. But you know who does?
This guy: Googum
Every Wednesday, and sometimes twice a week Googum puts out new skits. Right now he's alternating between two sagas; Deadpool and Nightcrawler in spaaaaaaaaaaacccccceeeee, and the Black Cat and Satana, who seem to be unofficial house-sitters while 'Pool and Kurt are away.
Do yourself a favor, and check 'em out, especially while skit-wise I'm outta' commission.
In the meantime, here's some food for thought in the form of this week's Fantasy Team-Up.
Inspired by some comments on Dan's blog, I got thinking about today's pairing of DC's Firestorm and Marvel's Nova.
At first it might not seem like they have a lot in common or even would go together at all, but I say thee nay!
It's been often commented by others that Firestorm is really a Marvel character stuck in the DC Universe. And you know what? I gotta' agree.
Creators Gerry Conway and Al Migrom are usually associated with marvel comics, since that's where they spent the bulk of their careers. And its not surprising that Conway was/is a big Spider-Man fan(probably in large part because he spent a good few years writing his adventures).
I believe the fact that Firestorm was an analogue for Spider-Man was intentional on Conway's part.
He was a young teenager involved in a science accident that granted him powers that great powers that came with great responsibility. Sound familiar?
While his parents were still alive, he did have an Uncle Ben of sorts, albeit one seemingly permanently stuck in his head to give him that sage advice he so needed in his early years as a hero.
Then there's Nova.
Created by Marv Wolfman and Rich Buckler, Nova was intended to be another young hero in the same vein as Spider-Man. Try as they might, he never reached the same heights of popularity as the wall-crawler, but he's done alright for himself over the years, especially now that he's been replaced a new Nova, Sam Alexander. Love him or hate him, but Marvel thinks he captures the youthful spirit of Spider-Man more than his predecessor Rich Rider, the first Nova.
I personally feel a team-up between the two is a no-brainer.
Not only do they have a lot in common, especially the meta-connection with Spider-Man.
So why not pair 'em together and have 'em go nuts on whoever's the big bad forcing them to team up.
As for who the big bad(s) could be.....
How about Nova's old foe, the Sphinx?
With his insatiable lust for power and attempts to re-create the biblical age of Egypt, he sounds like a good candidate.
On Firestorm's end, I guess Killer Frost makes the most sense since she's usually the top main rogue in his limited rogue's gallery.
No matter who they team-up against, be it new foes or old, it'd be a hell of a team-up.
Just don't ask Alex Ross to draw the cover;)
And the hits keep coming this week, with more Doom Patrol hilarity on the way, next!
See, true story:)
On the subject of radioactivity, here's a cool song from a very short lived rock power group, called The Firm.
"Who's was on The Firm you may ask?"
Legendary guitarist Jimmy Page(Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, Legendary singer Paul Rogers(Free, Bad Company, Queen), ex-Uriah Heep drummer Chris Slade, and Tony Franklin.
While they only stayed together as a band for only two years, it's a testament to the star power of Page and Rogers that a side band like that did so well commercially.
Just to get you guys in the mood for today's skit, I provided a little soundtrack that'll get you in the right frame of mind, courtesy of the Ohio Players and their hit single "Fire". So sit back and take a listen.
Don't mind me, I'll wait for ya'.
Okay, you ready? Good.
Firestorm: "Uh, should we be you know, standing next to each other? I figured we both might blow up or something if we're standing too close together."
Pyro: "Bugger if I care mate. That's why I'm a super-villain, so's I don't have to follow any bleeding rules or orders as such. Like my dad used to say, No rules, just right!"
Firestorm: "Uh, I think that's the slogan for Outback Stackhouse you're referring to."
Pyro: "You calling me ol' man a Jack of tall tales? That he ain't dinkum? You bloody angora! I outta' burn ya' damn lips off!"
Firestorm: "What the hell are you talking about? And who's a jack a what? And I'm pretty sure I don't have an angora; I have a penis thank you very much. Although now that I think about it, I do have an Aunt Flora... I think. Anyways, learn to speak English man! Maybe that's why you get into so many fights."
Pyro: "Piss off ya' bloody wanker!"
Captain Atom: "Hey guys what's up?"
Firestorm: "Okay, now we should be worried."
Bonus Scene:
Firestorm: "Hey! Those are mine! Give 'em back!"
Captain Atom: "Sorry soldier but I just bought a timeshare for these babies, and I aim to get my money's worth."
Firestorm: "Doh!"
So how'd I do Dan? I think I'm slowly, but surely getting the hang of Australian slang. Of course being able to look this shit up on the internets(yes internets for you Prince fans) makes things super easy for me.
One of the words I just happened to see, is Liquid Laugh. That's Aussie slang for vomiting/puking. I had a good laugh myself off of that one.
Speaking of puking, here's a funny little embrassing personal story of mine:
I was in 4th grade at the time, and me and some classmates were talking about different colored-boobs. Yeah I know, real highbrow stuff for a 10 yr-old. Don't ask me how we got on that topic but we did. So we all start to get really ridiculous by just calling out different colors of boobs, again real highbow stuff here.
So I start laughing, and laughing, all while eating big bites of pizza in-between all this. Well I laugh so hard, I forget to swallow, and I start choking. The really messed up part is, I was laughing and choking at the same time, because for some fucked up reason, I was too damn amused by the image of different-colored breasts, to stop and deal with me choking. So from there I proceeded to puke, and I mean puke hardcore, all the while I'm still laughing my ass off! Everybody at the table scattered like roaches when you turn on the lights, and quickly moved away from the colorful, liquid pyrotechnics shooting out of my mouth. What's funny is they were both disgusted, yet were laughing at me, and I was laughing at myself and the brightly-colored boobs too!
After that a kind custodian saw what was going on, took me outside, and performed the Heimlich maneuver on me.
I was fine after that, and even got a free 2nd lunch to boot. And you know what? I still laughed even after all that. Yeah, what can I say, I was a silly ,stupid kid back then, except now I'm just a silly, stupid man.
And that was one of many adventures I had while doing the liquid laugh. Literally!
Have a good weekend folks, and please don't laugh and puke at the same time. It's not for everyone!
