A peculiar diversion

So, it's tough times all around, no doubt, but here's a bit of a fluff-break.

First of all, you need to read this post to refresh your memory.

Now for a correction: the Doctor Peculiar comic was not a one-hit-wonder -- it was a two-issue triumph! Viz:

  

Also, in addition to the superheroes gleaned from the back of the Rovin encyclopedia, GCD now has a listing for the title and reports that the first issue included a six-page story about Muffy Brandon, Space Explorer and a house ad for Julie Winsome, Medical Detective. What breadth! What depth!

Anyway...

I honestly can't remember how I was struck by the idea, but I decided to do character sketches for all the characters in this odd little assortment of heroe, just going down the list one by one. Here are the first installments on the project:

On the right is the Bronze Bruin. I'm not sure yet if he's a were-bear or just an intelligent bear like Smokey. He wears a mask so he won't be recognized, I guess...

Down in the lower left corner is Dinosaur Man. I imagine him as powerful industrialist or high-tech CEO, who just happens to be a Tyrannosaurus Rex-human hybrid. Very cultured and sophisticated, untl he eats you.

In the center is Doctor Peculiar: jazz musician by night, occult do-gooder by... other nights. A little more Phantom Stranger than Dr. Strange.

The tall guy on the left is Flame Tree, with energy shield and throwy-fire bit. Not real happy with the costume, which is supposed to evoke Zulu designs.

On the right is the Green Lance, a total ripoff of leather-jacket-phase Black Knight from Marvel. I suppose he has some kind of  laser-lance or something, or maybe that's just his name, not his weapon of choice.

In the middle is Hanu-Man. Since Hanuman is an actual Hindu divinity, the center of many stories of adventure, I figure he's sort of a Don Blake/Thor type character, a regular guy who transforms into a superhero version of the god. And he carries the Namor vibe, wearing as he does just a speedo.

This has been a nice diversion for me - I hope to present the remaining dozen before too long.

Who knows, I might even get around to Muffy Brandon and Julie Winsome.