Another Comic Idea that Amuses Only Me.
I've determined that a comic that I'd really like to see is Alfred and Ma Hunkel teaming up to run a domestic agency. To hire out maids, butlers and housekeepers to up and coming young superheroes.
It'd include tips like how to properly tend for a secret lair when you're the only person allowed in. Seminars on the pros and cons of robotic household assistance, and what in the world gets THOSE stains out of spandex.
Sometimes I suspect I'm weird.
It'd include tips like how to properly tend for a secret lair when you're the only person allowed in. Seminars on the pros and cons of robotic household assistance, and what in the world gets THOSE stains out of spandex.
Sometimes I suspect I'm weird.
posted by kalinara @ 9:51 AM
7 Comments:
At December 21, 2008 12:08 PM,
SallyP said…
Anything that would combine Alfred with Ma Hunkel would be delightful.
At December 21, 2008 12:10 PM,
Anonymous said…
Nah, it's not just you. My friends and I come up with stuff like that all the time. X-Men stories where they're only doing boring everyday stuff, or "What does the Marvel/DC universe look like from the perspective of someone who does something ordinary like (X) for a living?"
At December 21, 2008 12:42 PM,
ShellyS said…
Now that's an idea I can support. Now all we need is someone to actually write and draw it!
At December 21, 2008 3:04 PM,
LurkerWithout said…
As the baseline from which normalcy is derived I can emphatically state you're perfectly average...
At December 22, 2008 1:43 AM,
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At December 23, 2008 1:28 PM,
Lisa said…
They could have an intercompany crossover with Jarvis.
At December 23, 2008 1:38 PM,
Anonymous said…
You know, there are quite a few wealthy supervillains out there. One wonders what a villainous domestic staff is like? Are they all robots, cyborg gorillas, and mind-controlled zombie types, or does (say) the Red Skull have a sinister Nazi butler waiting for him at home somewhere? Surely they can't use mere run-of-the-mill henchmen as domestics, right?
I'd pay good money to read the story of Alfred's epic struggle with Ras al Ghul's heretotfore unknown butler.
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