SWING YOUR SCI-MI-TARRR, DEE-MON!

[thehefner]

So it seems Batman's eternal foe Ra's al Ghul* has a brand-new look. Coming back from the dead will do that to a 500-year-old eco-terrorist.

It's a little controversial, particularly the new Wolverine!Muttonchops instead of his trademark snazzy facial hair, and his new pale look (from putting your brain in the body of your albino son, like you do). One commenter suggested that even villains feel the need to try new things, to which another remarked: "And being pasty and white is in this year. Look at Sweeney Todd."

... And all I could respond with was:

Attend the tale of Ra's al Ghuuuul! His skin was pale and his eye was cruuuuel!

He sees humanity as a blight, he challenges men to shirtless fights...

It's over Earth that he shall rule... shall Ra's al Ghul...

The Demon's Head of Arabia.

Where's my crown? King Dork deserves only the finest.

Meanwhile, it's only due to my inability to properly replicate this image as a shirtless Ra's weilding a scimitar that I haven't drawn up the poster for the new smash-hit musical, RA'S AL GHUL: THE DEMON'S HEAD OF ARABIA. I've tried, and I give up.





Joke credit goes to clayin



Oh yes, mark my words, one say you shall see the premiere of RA'S AL GHUL: THE DEMON'S HEAD OF ARABIA. Starring me in the title role, with spacechild as Ubu as Mrs. Lovett.

"They alllllllll deserve to DIE! Tell you WHY, good Detective, tell you WHYYYY!"


*Does anyone speak Arabic? Is it pronounced "Ray-sh" or "Rahz"? Settle this once and for all!

Comments

[shadowlongknife.livejournal.com]

AAAH CEILING BAT AAAAAH

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

He avenges the kittens. The poor, dead kittens.

[shadowlongknife.livejournal.com]

Dogs are a cowardly, superstitious lot.

[angrylemur.livejournal.com]

Ra's teeth look yellow in that picture.

Jeez, Ra's. It's called 'flossing'.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

In fairness, he's only been in his estranged albino son's body for a little while (yet somehow long enough to grow snazzy muttonchops), so blame the White Ghost for improper dental hygiene. Does the League of Shadows Assassins have a dental plan?

[angrylemur.livejournal.com]

I dunno about you, but if I found my consciousness transferred into another person's body, the FIRST thing I would do would be to clean that body thoroughly, teeth included. Who knows where it's been?

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Excellent point; I never thought of that, but I'd have to agree.

Then again, when you've been a rotting zombie mummy, maybe you just see anything else as an upgrade regardless.

[angrylemur.livejournal.com]

Touche.

Also: Don't say I never gave you nothin'. (http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i304/laura_inamorata/illustration/ras.jpg)

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

O.O

YOU WIN AT LIFE AND EVERYTHING.

[angrylemur.livejournal.com]

Dude, no. The world needed a redux of that poster, with Ra's and Batman on it. I simply filled that need. I AM A SLAVE TO THE MUUUUUSE.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

So glad you agree. If there's anything I hate, it's when I have a mad, brilliant vision that I can't share with anyone, just because I'm gonna get the Weird Look O' Doom.

Much like my plan for creating a character in the Johnny Go world who's basically going to be several Daniel Day-Lewis characters in one. I'm super-psyched about that one, but yeah, can't really geek out about it with anyone...

But at least I have this. Thank you oh thank you.

[angrylemur.livejournal.com]

Hah, I get that allll the time.

But hey, art is pretty much my one skill that can be of actual use to anyone (except for other skills that may not be appropriate for mixed company). If I can't use it to make peoples' nerdy dreams come true, what am I doing with my life?

...I should make that a charity. A bunch of writers and illustrators who do custom comics and things for their fellow dorks. Sort of like the Make A Wish foundation, but less noble because we're not helping dying kids.

Maybe I'll just start charging people for this shit until I get a second job again. My paying my bills is a worthy cause.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

A fine idea. I will happily make a donation/commission at a later date for something or other, as I always have one or two mad little ideas that need to be brought to life.

As for those other skills... damn it, I have a wide-open opportunity for flirtage, but I'm just beat. Six hours of sleep and being deprived of cookies will do that to a boy.

[angrylemur.livejournal.com]

Six hours of sleep? Come on, man, you're TWO HOURS over the bare minimum that people need per night to not go crazy! You're laughing.

I could make a remark about what one could be doing at night to deprive one of sleep, but I won't be that cruel.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Wait, really? Just four? You playin', girl!

In either case, I was ripped out of REM sleep. You just don't get over that, y'know.

I'm... sure you could, but I'm not certain what you're getting at! Yes, because I'm a mad sex god who's shuttling girls in and out of my longbox-filled room in all hours of the night.

No, what really keeps me up is that my brain never shuts off.

[spacechild.livejournal.com]

I'd still be better than Helena Bonham Carter.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

"May I offer you some pie, Batman? NO PIE FOR INFIDELS!"

[spacechild.livejournal.com]

Dammit, I was trying SO HARD to come up with something like that and just couldnt.

I guess I'll just have to keep riding out the fading glory of my Grindhouse review.

[swimpenguin.livejournal.com]

Heh very cool. I saw the movie last night and really enjoyed it. I was watching some of the original '70's production and 2005 revival videos you posted and now I'm torn on which one I'd like to get the full soundtrack of.