Comments on: Men of the DCU Contest – All Entries

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:18:50 +0000

They were all great. I have to go with either J. Caleb Mozzocco’s or Johnny Zoto’s. In Caleb’s, I like the way Dick has his arms around Bruce and Tim like they’re his buddies and they’re both like “get off me man!” And Bruce is giving him a dirty look just like the grumpy Batman I know from the Animated Series. Johnny defiantly gets points for open shirted Aquaman and Krypton the super dog though.

By: JH

JH — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:14:55 +0000

I gotta go with Johnny Zito’s. But I love all of them, and props for the inclusion of Booster, Jaime, Jay, and J’onn!

By: Nyctalopiac

Nyctalopiac — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:46:20 +0000

I’m trying to figure out the references Zito used for each character. Aquaman is Brad Pitt; I would assume Steel is Laurence Fishburne; Bruce looks like he could be Humphrey Bogart, but that’s more of a wild guess. Hal and Ryan look familiar but I can’t place them.

By: Linda Park

Linda Park — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:02:56 +0000

Hebert’s for the win, even though this is a super old post. Definitely the best (both versions).

By: jessi

jessi — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:50:22 +0000

Jason Todd is SO the most emo Robin, lol !

By: kettch

kettch — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:13:06 +0000

I like the little touches like the ones where Hal and John are wearing the dress uniforms of the USAF and USMC, respectively. Exactly what a serviceman would wear to a black-tie affair.

By: nicola

nicola — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:13:16 +0000

as much as I love krypto in a bow tie and a shirtless aquadude I feel pulled by loyalty to Brainiac 5. jeff gets my vote for having the initiative to include him instead of someone like Dick Grayson. (not that he wouldn’t have been welcome as well)

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By: Kakashi64

Kakashi64 — Wed, 21 May 2008 12:47:37 +0000

Aw, man… that’ll teach me to not read all the posts first! At least I picked a winner…

By: Kakashi64

Kakashi64 — Wed, 21 May 2008 12:46:43 +0000

Gotta go with Jeff’s, particularly the more colorful version. Clean artwork, and Brainiac’s utility belt is a nice humorous (and stylish!) touch.

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By: Tom Greer

Tom Greer — Tue, 20 May 2008 13:37:38 +0000

I’ve got to say, all really great entries, however, the one that stands out and, to me, the characters were most recognizable is the entry from Jeff Herbert.

By: Ender

Ender — Mon, 19 May 2008 21:06:07 +0000

Jeff Herbert’s is nice. I like the style, although I think the real reason in my case is his use of a semi-unknown character; I think most people choosing ‘Brainiac’ would have gone for the original.

By: Rob Spencer

Rob Spencer — Sun, 18 May 2008 15:19:09 +0000

Johnny, Paul, and Jeff did really great layouts and character touches. I think Jeff best transposes the attitude of the original, and Johnny carried the dress-whites over very well. Paul’s seems to have a nice vintage feel, like something in the New Yorker.
If I had to choose, I would go with Jeff’s colour-coded version. I could see that on a comic shop wall right next to the Hughes poster.

By: Stazzi

Stazzi — Sun, 18 May 2008 03:26:17 +0000

My favorite is definitely Johnny Zito’s. The artistry is great and it really stands out.

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The Men of DC Comics | The Informed Nonsense of Johnny Zito — Sat, 17 May 2008 16:52:10 +0000

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By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 17 May 2008 15:49:14 +0000

Were we supposed to make it “Now”? ‘Cause I was, y’know, going for the exact opposite of “Now.”

By: Coyote

Coyote — Sat, 17 May 2008 15:21:15 +0000

i like jeff’s 2nd one

By: Phil

Phil — Sat, 17 May 2008 14:51:54 +0000

Jacob: I really screwed up on the inking (it’s not my strong suit) and I think Wally and Dick suffered the most in translation. Wally was initially based on the elongated face of the Justice League cartoon’s design. I think it worked better in my sketch than in the final one. Here’s a quick one I did this morning of him in costume.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2044/2498649627_6c855c257a_o.jpg

I think it could work, potentially.

As for Dick, I know the high-cheekbone look isn’t a common one for him, but I have seen it (most recently http://www.dccomics.com/media/product/9/3/9312_400x600.jpg) and I thought it would be distinctive. But again, I was off in the execution.

And as for Batman and Superman, they’re supposed to be a combination of Batman/Bruce and Superman/Clark, rather than one or the other. Batman has the tux, but he also has the morose attitude and a cape (of sorts); Superman is striking a heroic pose and he has the “s curl”, but he’s also in civilian clothing and holding his glasses.

As I see it, Superman is neither Superman, nor Clark Kent. Both are merely facades that he shows to the world. He’s not a perfect, stoic ubermensch or a flawed and clumsy oaf, his real self lies somewhere in between.

It’s the same with Batman. I first got an inkling of this from watching the animated series as a kid. Conroy gave Bruce and Batman very distinct voices, but when he was in the cave talking to Alfred, his voice was sort of a hybrid. He lost some of the gravel, but without going into the uptight phoniness of his Wayne voice.

Anyway, that’s what I was going for, but I guess it didn’t work out too well.

Kev: Okay.

I want to pay my compliments to the others. My personal favourite is Johnny Zito’s. I love Steel and Aquaman, and Clark’s whole getup is awesome. He fits that old-timey reporter look to a t. The drawing is just fantastic. It’s stylized, but without loosing an ounce of the character’s humanity. It may just be me, but I’m getting some Al Hirschfeld vibes.

By: Jackknife

Jackknife — Sat, 17 May 2008 13:33:34 +0000

I vote for Jeff Herbert’s It’s the most Now and It’s not all black and white people… and more relevant to what people think is attractive…