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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2022 14:36:38 GMT -5
I love animals in comic books as much as I do in real life (as my moniker here might suggest!) If you are a fellow animal lover and likewise dig the super critters, which two super-pets from this survey make the top of your list?The term "super-pet" was a little bit of a judgement call, so feel free as always to use the "other" write-in option for other favorites I haven't included. Let's hear it for the super animal kingdom!!
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 19, 2022 15:37:24 GMT -5
My other selection was for Detective Chimp
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2022 15:43:22 GMT -5
My other selection was for Detective Chimp I can't tell you how many of those Super-Team Family mockup covers I wish were actual comics.
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Post by Cei-U! on Jun 19, 2022 16:16:13 GMT -5
I chose Krypto and "Other," the other being Static the Proverb Parrot, the avian ally of the original Air Wave. Static had the endearing habit of picking the perfect proverb for a given stuation then mangling it hilariously.
Cei-U! I summon the peerless pets!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2022 16:30:54 GMT -5
Ace and Kryto for me, though Lockjaw and Lockheed got strong consideration. But Lockheed is not my favorite pet dragon in comics, that honor goes to St. George, the pet dragon of Chance Falconer in Leave it to Chance (a series I still mourn the loss of). And Fletcher Arrowmith's dragon Hilda (from KurtBusiek's Arrowsmith) rates pretty high on the list for me as well.
-M
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2022 16:42:26 GMT -5
Had to go with my namesake (he's such a scamp, always loved his appearances), and Proty/Proty II got my second choice, a classic era Legion old favorite!
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Post by Confessor on Jun 19, 2022 17:04:42 GMT -5
I generally think that super-powered animals in comics are the lamest of the lame. That said, I voted "Other" for Sam Simeon from DC's Angle and the Ape comics, as he's the only super-powered animal I've ever enjoyed reading about.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2022 17:10:34 GMT -5
I generally think that super-powered animals in comics are the lamest of the lame. Dude! You're literally represented by a giant green space bunny! Totally just kidding (and yes, I know Jaxxon is not "super-powered" of course)...much as I love the super animals, I KNOW they are not everyone's cup of tea!
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Post by commond on Jun 19, 2022 18:24:30 GMT -5
I went with Lockjaw and Lockheed, though I am partial to Stinky, Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis' parody of Streaky.
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Post by codystarbuck on Jun 19, 2022 19:28:37 GMT -5
I went with Lockjaw and Other. I've always loved Lockjaw, after first seeing him and the other Inhumans in a Hulk story. However, I prefer Lockjaw with Ben Grimm, as they make the perfect animal/human pair. Lockjaw just fits so well with Ben; am monstrous but loveable dog with a monstrous but loveable hero. A Thing and his dog. Other is because of Rex the Wonder Dog and Detective Chimp, both of whom were always more interesting than Krypto or Streaky, for me. Oh, those guys are fine; but, they are a bit bland, in personality. detective Chimp and Rex had that, in spades. Honorable Mention goes to Pooch, from Gunner & Sarge and The Losers. Still, my favorite non-anthropomorphic animal character? Raul, the talking cat, from American Flagg! Raul was both very cat-like and yet had a fun personality and got to be involved in the adventures, from time to time. My favorite moment.... Let's see Garfield do that!
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Post by Hoosier X on Jun 19, 2022 22:16:11 GMT -5
I chose Krypto and "Other," the other being Static the Proverb Parrot, the avian ally of the original Air Wave. Static had the endearing habit of picking the perfect proverb for a given stuation then mangling it hilariously. Cei-U! I summon the peerless pets! I have a certain fondness for Static, but it’s mostly because the idea that Static is funny is much funnier than Static ever actually is.
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Post by Hoosier X on Jun 19, 2022 22:17:48 GMT -5
I picked Ace and Streaky. Because DUH!
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 19, 2022 23:03:49 GMT -5
Can we have at least a moment of silence for Schatzi ?
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Post by berkley on Jun 20, 2022 0:08:22 GMT -5
I picked Lockjaw and Other, that other being Zabu, the sabre-tooth tiger companion of Ka-Zar.
Lockjaw is my favourite by far. Another great visual design by Kirby, and the tuning fork teleportation was a cool concept. Also liked the special relationship with Crystal.
I like the idea of Zabu, but I don't think much of interest was ever done with it, really, to be honest. And I can't think of an artistic rendition that looked impressive, off the tip of my head - the big cats are some of th most "charismatic" of animals, but it isn't easy to capture their combination of grace and power in a drawing. I'd lke to have seen Gray Morrow do a few Ka-Zar stories, if only to see his Zabu, because I know Morrow drew big cats impressively from a story I saw online. I'll have to look at BWS's Ka-Zar in Astonishing Tales again, because I can't recall how his Zabu looked right now.
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Post by berkley on Jun 20, 2022 1:08:04 GMT -5
It just occurred to me, another possible "Other" for me would be Valkyrie's Aragorn, though mostly because she and the winged horse together make such a great visual.
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