Much much credit to Gunn for giving us this mural. It gives us a good idea what to expect of his universe, and what not to. Were the JSA fighting crime in WWII? Evidently not, which means they could appear as a new team in the present.
I still want Johnny Thunder to say, "say, you know what would have been neat? If we got bounced back in time, fought in WWII, then bounced back to the present once we were done, thus giving DC an everlasting out on its timeline woes".
Vibe is the best part of the mural, funny as it is to see him breakdancing outside of a boxing ring in the desert. He doesn’t even have a cardboard square! The second best part is Gunfire next to him, looking the most ‘90s a comic book character possibly could.
I'm in a minor online debate about the shirtless man with clenched fists. Someone identified him as Hugo Danner, but I maintained he was Iron Munroe, who was inspired by Danner. Since the Absorbascon holds all comic book knowledge, I figured I'd pose the question here.
And honestly the best thing about the mural is that it shows there's a superheroic history to this iteration of the DC universe. Superman et al. are part of an ongoing tradition -- they just didn't pop up out of nowhere. I mean, they stated that in the movie, but it's nice to see a History of the DC Universe sort of loosely mapped out. And it's nice to see that they do it using more minor characters.
Bryan L: I watched a video on YouTube identifying all the characters in the mural. The shirtless guy appears to be Slam Bradley. On the video, the presenter displayed a panel from a 1930s comic depicting a shirtless Slam, and it looked just like the figure in the mural. I guessed Iron Munro, too, but I think the YouTube guy is right.
Mike: I saw the Slam Bradley identification on some sites as well, but didn't watch the video. It makes sense, since Slam actually does date from the thirties, while Iron is a relatively unknown retcon. - Bryan L
Yes, it is Slam Bradley. If nothing else, the shirtlessness is a dead giveaway, since the published instead that Slam lose his shirtless as often as feasible.
I think must be Hugo Danner... As funny as Slam Bradley would be, Hugo Danner from the novel fits the timeline, appearing in the Mural at WW1. He is connected to DC via WW2s Iron Munroe, and a quick google for Hugo Danner gives me the the novel cover, the Young Allstars cover and the one from Marvels comic adaptation of the novel, all of which show him shirtless. And Slam Bradley doesn't really fit as a metahuman/masked crimefighter? El Diablo, Black Pirate and Silent Knight don't have powers either, but at least secret identities. Slam Bradley on the other hand was merely a private dick, not a secret one.
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Much much credit to Gunn for giving us this mural. It gives us a good idea what to expect of his universe, and what not to. Were the JSA fighting crime in WWII? Evidently not, which means they could appear as a new team in the present.
I still want Johnny Thunder to say, "say, you know what would have been neat? If we got bounced back in time, fought in WWII, then bounced back to the present once we were done, thus giving DC an everlasting out on its timeline woes".
- HJF1
I thought that is what they WERE doing. There was definitely a sense that the JSA's history had been altered by Johnn's shenanigans.
Vibe is the best part of the mural, funny as it is to see him breakdancing outside of a boxing ring in the desert. He doesn’t even have a cardboard square! The second best part is Gunfire next to him, looking the most ‘90s a comic book character possibly could.
- Mike Loughlin
I'm in a minor online debate about the shirtless man with clenched fists. Someone identified him as Hugo Danner, but I maintained he was Iron Munroe, who was inspired by Danner. Since the Absorbascon holds all comic book knowledge, I figured I'd pose the question here.
And honestly the best thing about the mural is that it shows there's a superheroic history to this iteration of the DC universe. Superman et al. are part of an ongoing tradition -- they just didn't pop up out of nowhere. I mean, they stated that in the movie, but it's nice to see a History of the DC Universe sort of loosely mapped out. And it's nice to see that they do it using more minor characters.
Crap, did it again. Previous comment is by Bryan L
Bryan L: I watched a video on YouTube identifying all the characters in the mural. The shirtless guy appears to be Slam Bradley. On the video, the presenter displayed a panel from a 1930s comic depicting a shirtless Slam, and it looked just like the figure in the mural. I guessed Iron Munro, too, but I think the YouTube guy is right.
- Mike Loughlin
Mike: I saw the Slam Bradley identification on some sites as well, but didn't watch the video. It makes sense, since Slam actually does date from the thirties, while Iron is a relatively unknown retcon.
- Bryan L
Yes, it is Slam Bradley. If nothing else, the shirtlessness is a dead giveaway, since the published instead that Slam lose his shirtless as often as feasible.
I think must be Hugo Danner... As funny as Slam Bradley would be, Hugo Danner from the novel fits the timeline, appearing in the Mural at WW1. He is connected to DC via WW2s Iron Munroe, and a quick google for Hugo Danner gives me the the novel cover, the Young Allstars cover and the one from Marvels comic adaptation of the novel, all of which show him shirtless.
And Slam Bradley doesn't really fit as a metahuman/masked crimefighter? El Diablo, Black Pirate and Silent Knight don't have powers either, but at least secret identities. Slam Bradley on the other hand was merely a private dick, not a secret one.
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