Mike Maihack
Mike Maihack brings back Supergirl/Batgirl (and cookies)
Here at Robot 6, we’ve been strong supporters of the notion of Mike Maihack’s (Cleopatra in Spaaace!) doing a Supergirl/Batgirl comic. It all started with a fake cover, turned into a strip that begat a Christmas strip last year, which is now (hopefully!) an annual tradition. If Maihack keeps this up, we’ll have ourselves a full issue in 17 years. Fingers crossed that DC Comics doesn’t wait that long to hire him.
‘Batarangutans’ (And that’s all you need to know)
Dark Horse editor Rachel Edidin misread the word “batarangun” on Twitter as “batarangutan,” and now, thanks to artist Mike Maihack, the rest is glorious history.
Happy Holidays from Robot 6
from Matthew Petz
It’s Christmas Eve, and we’re winding down here at Robot 6 to go spend time with family and friends. Before heading off to celebrate, though, you’ll find a collection of holiday-themed links after the jump, along with this year’s collection of holiday cards we received.
On behalf of all of Robot 6, have a great holiday and stay safe. We’ll see you next week.
(Above: a Christmas showdown by Matthew Petz)
Mike Maihack’s Supergirl/Batgirl sort of does happen
Kevin was right when he said that the world needs a Supergirl/Batgirl comic by Mike Maihack. Fortunately, Maihack’s been kind enough to oblige. Check out his blog for the last two panels of the story. It gets even more adorable.
Be warned, though: It’ll make you want more.
Mike Maihack’s Supergirl/Batgirl really, really needs to happen
Supergirl/Batgirl, by Mike Maihack
Although we covered the launch of DC Fifty-TOO! just last week — it’s the Jon Morris-spearhead blog on which cartoonists offer their own ideas for DC relaunch titles — I already find myself revisiting it to spotlight a cover. Heck, I could close my eyes, point and land on a half-dozen pieces worth highlighting, but today I’ll focus on the contribution by Cow & Buffalo creator Mike Maihack, who floats an irresistible spin on DC’s classic World’s Finest formula starring Supergirl and Batgirl (Barbara Gordon):
Can the same blonde-haired, wonder teen from Metropolis who helped Barbara Gordon finally put an end to Killer Moth’s week-long crime spree also be the new popular transfer student at Gotham High? Good thing they have superheroics in common because Babs’ and Kara Zor-El’s student lives are about to clash.”
That’s a rough tagline for a book that shouldn’t come as any big surprise for those who have followed me online for longer than a week. I would take a more all-ages approach to the series, placing Babs and Kara in high school who, despite some social differences, eventually become best friends. That’s when I would introduce an idolizing fourteen-year-old Mary Marvel to annoy the heck out of them.
It’s the promise of Mary Marvel that really sells it, isn’t it?
I’m not just pussyfooting around this time, Batman!
I like to imagine that “Love Signal“, Mike Maihack’s contribution to this year’s HeroesCon art auction is a prequel to that Morning After drawing by Natalie Nourigat.