Something I love to see in a TV show is a fake comic. One of those titles that they use as a prop or basis for a storyline but it turns out it doesn't really exist. You kind of hope it does but would the mystery and coolness of such a thing become trivial if produced for the mainstream market... and, truthfully, how many people would buy them? Still I can dream!
Below are just a few of my favourite 'fake comics'. If you can think of anymore please add them by posting a comment. I know there are more!
Below are just a few of my favourite 'fake comics'. If you can think of anymore please add them by posting a comment. I know there are more!
My absolute favourite has to be TALL SLUT NO PANTIES. This is a fake comic from the TV series 'Don't trust the Bitch in apartment 23'. It is based around the main character (Chloe) and her slutty slutty ways. It's an elegant cross of Japanese anime and cocktails but if for no other reason than the name... I want to see this in print!
Next on my list has to be SCIENCE BOY! This was the handmade comic by Ross Geller from the TV sitcom 'Friends'. The very comic that a young Phoebe wrestles off of Ross when she mugs him. Science Boy simply reminds me of my youth and the endless attempts at creating my own comic series on lined paper!
I think if they were to ever make this a real series it would have to be printed on the lined paper with stains and all. Drawn by hand and in crayon obviously!
I think if they were to ever make this a real series it would have to be printed on the lined paper with stains and all. Drawn by hand and in crayon obviously!
Third on my list is RADIOACTIVE MAN. This has been a staple feature on 'The Simpsons' for years! There are countless tales drawn from this fake comic but in fact it is not a fake comic. IT has been (like everything else they can get their grubby greedy hands on) turned it into an actual series. Originally published by Bongo Comics in the early 90's it for me has lost it's cool fake status and become a cash venture for merchandise hungry Matt Groening. Instead I have subbed it out for BICLOPS. A more recent invention for the episode 'Worst Episode Ever'. It sums up the feelings shared by the many Milhouse-types of the world.
The Final one on my list is the title WARRIOR ANGEL from the TV series 'Smallville'. This is a series collected by Lex Luthor and is very much a mirror of Superman from the real world. There are many relations between Superman and Warrior Angel including even identical covers for their very first issues. If you want to learn more about the comparisons you can find an extensive list here.
If you can think of any others then please let me know.
- Thom
If you can think of any others then please let me know.
- Thom
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