SUNDAY FUNNIES WITH KERRY CALLEN!
It all started with this famous moment from The Avengers:
Then, over the last few years, Kerry began riffing on the stirring scene with a bunch of parodies, using DC characters, or 1970s Marvel TV characters, or comics horror characters, and so on.
You can click here to check them all out, but now he’s back with a new one that posits “What if Marvel cast the Great Lakes Avengers instead?”
Here you go:
“This latest commission is of the original Great Lakes Avengers, plus Squirrel Girl who later joined,” sez Kerry. “If you’re unfamiliar with these wacky John Byrne characters, they are, left to right; Squirrel Girl (created by Will Murray and Steve Ditko), Dinah Soar, Mr. Immortal, Doorman, Flatman, and Big Bertha.
“On a tangent thought… as I was drawing Flatman, it occurred to me he would have fit right in with some of the ’60s cartoon superheroes! Shows such as The Impossibles or The Mighty Heroes, with characters like Coilman or Ropeman!
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Want more SUNDAY FUNNIES WITH KERRY CALLEN? Come back next week!
Want a commission? Send an email to KerryCallenArt@gmail.com. You can also find other work at linktr.ee/kerrycallen.
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KERRY CALLEN spent much of his career as an artist and art director, developing product for Hallmark, but has also dabbled in comics for many years. As a freelancer, he creates work for a range of needs, spanning from Mad Magazine to children illustrations. He has two graphic novels available on Amazon worldwide, Halo and Sprocket: The Definitive Collection, as well as Dirtnap: Mystic Spit.
May 25, 2025
Oh wow! The neighbor kids and I used to pretend to be The Impossibles in the backyard; he had a chunk of cardboard he’d use as his shield as Multi-Man—ah, the Sixties!
May 25, 2025
Excellent commission!
Starved for anything “Super-Hero” I absolutely couldn’t get enough of The Mighty Heroes, wow what a wave of nostalgia when I seen that pic in the article.
May 25, 2025
I just noticed this reads like Byrne created Squirrel Girl. Oops, my fault. I believe she was actually created by Murray and Ditko!
May 25, 2025
I added some clarity.
May 25, 2025
Ten-year-old me was obsessed with The Impossibles (who, according to Wikipedia, lasted barely four months on the air). Good to see this trio connected with others as well.