#atomic knights

[dailydccomics]

JLA vs Dr. Light cover art and homage cover by Mike Sekowsky, Murphy Anderson, and Cliff Chiang

[wanderingmind867]

So, Superman accidentally busts a STAR Labs Conspiracy where they left a man inside a suspended animation apocalyptic simulation. I initially came to this comic just to start on reading Ambush Bug, but now i'm finishing some stuff in DC Comics Presents and The Brave and The Bold. (DC Comics Presents #57):

[theblanddcu2021]

[cantsayidont]

Sometimes, I think about the huge number of DC properties that will never see media adaptations beyond the Easter eggy variety (like the DC SHOWCASE animated shorts or guest appearances on something like BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD) due to corporate dysfunction — not the big-name superhero stuff, but things like:

KAMANDI, which could make a magnificent animated series.

ATOMIC KNIGHTS, which is less stupid than FALLOUT and has giant mutant Dalmatians the characters ride as steeds.

SILVERBLADE, a charming mid-80s "Maxi-Series" by Cary Bates and Gene Colan about a retired movie star who gains the supernatural power to transform himself into any character he's ever played.

STANLEY AND HIS MONSTER, a delightful kids' comic about a boy who adopts a huge red shaggy monster that his parents (who never actually see the monster) patiently assume is his imaginary friend.

CAMELOT 3000, a sci-fi spin on the Knights of the Round Table with King Arthur reincarnated in a high-tech 31st century world and transgender Sir Tristan.

Then I remind myself that at best, they'd just be reduced to the same hackish nerd show pablum as the various Arrowverse shows (probably by the same hacks), and that, as with STAR WARS and STAR TREK, an abundance of crap can very easily make something too infuriating to even bother hate-watching. So, maybe it's for the best.

[splooosh]

The Knight Atomic

Murphy Anderson

[browsethestacks]

Original Art - Strange Tales (1971)

Art by Murphy Anderson / Neal Adams

[thehauntedrocket]

Strange Adventures #228 (1971)

Art by Neal Adams

[nitpickrider]

Another tally in my “supervillains are just weird incels” book. Creating an entire post apocalyptic fantasy because you fell in love with your therapist and made it so she and her husband were siblings in your mind to explain away their matching surnames. Some dudes just cannot take a hint.