So here's another glimpse into the topsy-turvy world of Earth-AAA, where the valiant Fearless Five is locked in a never-ending struggle against the perfidious Teen Tyrants!
From previews of DC comics shipping November 8, 2005, on the "Newsapalooza" website:
The Wonder Girl Loves Mammoth Sadie Hawkins Day Special #1
Written by Bob Kane, Bob Haney, Marv Wolfman, Mike Barr and John Ostrnader.
Art by Dick Sprang, Win Mortimer, Nick Cardy, George Perez, Romeo Tanghal and Jim Aparo, Luke McDonnell and Karl Kesel.
Cover by John Romita Sr.
From the DC archives comes this collection of stories featuring everyone's favorite Fiver and the Tyrant who loves him! Features their first meeting in the now-classic "The Amazon Outlaws of Paradise Ranch!" from Blockbuster #97 (1956). Plus many important turning points in their lengthy (if one-sided) relationship, including "The Day Mammoth Betrayed Blockbuster" from Explosive Comics #325 (1964), "The Way-Out Wedding Crimes of Wonder Girl" from Fearless Five #16 (1968), the two-part "Love Hunt" from New Fearless Five #37 and Blockbuster & the Insiders #5 (1983) and "Tender Trap" from Homicide Squad #32 (1989).
On sale November 8 * 120 pg, FC, $7.99 US
Good Mammoth looks younger and handsomer than his villainous counterpart. An elephantine gray replaces the black in his color scheme, and the vaguely S&M straps and studs are gone. After all, what right-minded individual would put a superhero in a gimp suit, Mister Bendis? I designed a stylized "M" symbol for him that looks like a mammoth's head, and put tusk-like curlicues on his mask. His great shock of strawberry blonde hair is meant to evoke the fur atop a mammoth's head, and I think it just begs to be tousled. The long gray boots and gloves are remeniscent of an elephant's legs. He's relatively hairless because that's just how it was done in those days. And yes, good Mammoth is indeed the kid sidekick to a good version of the old Batman villain, Blockbuster. Also? Mammoth and Wonder Girl = Moose and Big Ethel from Archie Comics.
I gave Evil Wonder Girl a cowgirl theme for a couple of reasons. For one, I wanted to avoid the Greek-armored, militaristic bad-ass cliche. For another, I just thought it would be fun. And finally, the lasso suggested it. Since she's bad, I replaced the white-starred blue in her original costume with plain old black. And her "W" symbol is meant to suggest a cattle brand. Not that I pulled it off at all, but I tried to make the evil Wonder Girl beefier than the good one -- not because sturdier, curvier gals are evil, but because I thought it would make her a better physical counterpart for the cartoonishly muscular Mammoth (and all his oversized... appendages.)
4 comments:
You made Wonder Girl fat?
Oh Debra Winger must be rolling in her grave right now.
Fantastic job, BB! I'm not even really familiar with either of these two but I like'em a lot. I might've made WG a little thicker around the waist, but that's just my own preference.;) Besides, I can't draw nohow.
Mammoth is very cute, but I'm not getting an evil vibe from Wonder Girl. She has way too much fun tying him up.. Actually, come to think about it, catching such a fine specimen of Homo Beefcakeus would make just about anybody happy. Carry on.
Seriously though, the idea of Wonder Cowgirl is very neat and the thought of "Paradise Ranch" made me laugh out loud. Good work, as always. Can't wait to see the next installment.
Jon: Are you kiddin'? Did you ever see Debra Winger as Wonder Girl? I think both her version and mine are pleasingly plump.
Phillip: Man, I can't make anybody happy with this redesign! But seriously, thanks!
Mark: Yeah, my Wonder Girl is more of the "good little bad girl type." It's like she wants to be pure evil, but Mammoth is just so darn cute!
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