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Straight for the art | Jon McNally’s Martian Manhunter
I mentioned last week that I really dug the idea behind Project:Rooftop’s All-Ages All-Stars feature, and the latest entry just hammers that home. Artist Jon McNally shares an all-ages version of Martian Manhunter, complete with his own dog.
“Wonder Woman has her sisterhood on Themiscyra. The Flash has his fellow speedsters. Superman and Batman have their respective families. By contrast, poor J’onn J’onzz hasn’t much in the way of connections, aside from bands of bloodthirsty White Martians that appear every now and then. By gum, if Superman and Batman can have pets, then Martian Manhunter can have a dog!” McNally said.
Martian’s Best Friend? I like it.
- March 19, 2010 @ 11:13 AM by JK Parkin
8 Comments
Kurt Busiek
March 19, 2010 at 12:07 pm
That’s very cool.
If I was DC, I’d buy this.
And the dog’s a b’ludh’ound, right?
kdb
Pink Eye
March 19, 2010 at 12:14 pm
This is fantastic, now I wish DC would do an all ages Martian Manhunter .
betty brant
March 19, 2010 at 12:17 pm
Wrong wrong wrong! Everybody who’s read the Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter reprint collections knows that a Martian’s best friend is Zook. Bring back Zook, and Diane Meade. And please don’t make his secret identity Chuck Norris with a beard.
majorjoe23
March 19, 2010 at 1:29 pm
Isn’t Chuck Norris already Chuck Norris with a beard?
betty brant
March 19, 2010 at 2:08 pm
Yeah, I guess so. Anyway, he’s not the Martian Manhunter. He doesn’t have to be. A super-hero doesn’t need his secret identity to be another super-hero.
betty brant
March 19, 2010 at 2:14 pm
Now I’m thinking that maybe the guy with the beard isn’t supposed to be Chuck. Maybe he’s Straight Dave from the Bruno movie (with a beard).
ned leeds
March 20, 2010 at 7:26 am
keep it to yourself, bets. This martian manhunter is awesome.
Jack Norris
March 20, 2010 at 6:33 pm
Back on your meds, Bets.