Harley Qwednesday :: Sur-prise sur-prise!

I've got a couple fun surprises for y'all in today's Harley Qwednesday post!

First surprise - that anyone else besides me actually enjoys my Harley Qwednesday posts!

Kidding.

The truth is, it's undeniable - people love Harley Qwednesday. Tim Brannen enjoys Harley Qwednesday so much in fact he immediately thought of me when he saw the following picture, so he sent a link to the page he found it on (via manlyartjpc on Flickr.)

Well...he didn't immediately think of me when he first saw this picture...at least I hope he didn't!

Oh yeah baby, bring the hammer down! Ramona Flowers ain't got nuthin' on you , doll!

The next surprise came to me today (Harley Quesday) when I was digging through an old box looking for something completely unrelated to Harley Quinn...and suddenly I found this poster:

I got this poster from a WonderCon I attended in, I guess it had to be 'in the year two thousaaaand' (that being right before the Harley Quinn comic debuted.) It's pretty big too, a little under 3'x2'

I've never actually hung it on a wall and had thought that it was long lost, due to my moving around so much in the last ten years.

But there it was in that box - and now it's hanging on my wall above my drawing table! If that isn't incentive to sit down and draw, I don't know what is.

So there you have it folks. Another exciting and surprising installment of Harley Qwednesday.

Good times!

Happy Happy Hawkman Flappy

I'm pretty sure this is the happiest Hawkman you will ever see.

Released back in 2007/2008, this Hawkman was a rather tough catch at the time.

The DC Superfriends line was coming to an end when Hawkman was announced, and Target had acquired exclusive rights to their distribution.

Well it seems someone at Target took exception to Hawkman's mace. They felt it didn't pass certain safety guidelines and was too likely to cause a kid to choke (even though the mace did pass government safety guidelines.)

This was all happening around the time Mattel was getting major flack for lead paint and other safety issues, so I'm sure there was a lot of extra nervousness floating around.

Anyways, Target decided not to sell Hawkman, and other figures in the set even had their packaging modified to show Hawkman was unavailable or canceled or however they termed it.

Here's the mace attached to this claw-grabber shield/jet sled type thingy Hawkman came with. The mace launches when you push that button up top there, and the claw grab mechanism on the flip-side grabs as you push the lever on the bottom left.

So anyways, a year or so went by and Target dropped the DC Superfriends line. Rite-Aid (in my area - maybe other stores in other areas) ended up with the line. And apparently Rite-Aid aren't as big a bunch of safety Nazis as Target, because they had no problem selling Hawkman. I don't know if there was a limited production run on Hawkman due to the original refusal to sell him, but he did make it into my hands - ironically as the only DC Superfriends figure I own! I don't even have a Batman from the line!

Here's that claw-grabbing part I mentioned earlier.

Hawkman was later released as a MattyCollector.com exclusive in a different color scheme (more Hawkworld-like) and without the mace.

But this JSA/JLA looking Hawkman is absolutely the superior of the two.

'An airshow AND a gun show! Don't ever let it be said that Hawkman doesn't deliver the goods!'

'And remember kids, a mace is a terrible thing to shove down your own throat. Now shoving it down the throats of your enemies...well that's a whole different story!'

Sixy Beast

My only real exposure to Spiral has been the Marvel vs. Capcom video game from years ago.

I'm not as big of a Marvel guy as I am a DC guy so I really don't know anything else about her, except that she looks so damn cool!

A six armed multiple sword wielding assassin. What's not to love?

Spiral was released a couple years ago as part of a Target exclusive Red Hulk 'Build-a-figure' series. I would have gotten her when she was on the shelves, but I never saw her at all. I did get Silver Savage at the time, however, which the one I wanted the most.

So when I found her at the swap meet recently mint on card, for only $5, I snagged her up like a six-armed woman grabbing pumps at a shoe sale!

Spiral came with two swords and a sheathed (non-removable) sword that hangs over her shoulder.

Her helmet is also removable. Helmet hair!

Spiral is a fun toy, with six fully articulated arms and two swords, she's tons of fun to pose and a visually unique addition to any superhero display.

Harley Qwednesday :: Brave and the Bold!

Harley Quinn made her 'Brave and the Bold' animated debut on the recent episode entitled 'Emperor Joker' which, as of writing this post (Harley Quesday night) is available for viewing on Cartoon Network.

If you haven't seen it yet, DO IT!

Harley appears as a Betty Boop-esque silent film comedienne as Joker and some other goons (all dressed as silent film comedians) rob a comedy museum. Joker later gains Bat-Mite's power and hilarity ensues.

You can see Buster Keaton goon and Charlie Chaplain goon in the background. There were also Harold Lloyd and Fatty Arbuckle goons. How cool is that?! And my daughter couldn't stop laughing at Joker's whoopie-cushion crown. The concept really tickled her funny bone, I can't imagine where she gets her sense of humor from!

Similar to Harley's Batman: The Animated Series debut, Harley's personality plays a bigger part than her costume in this episode. In fact, she never wears her 'usual' duds in this Batman: The Brave and the Bold - although they do appear...

...on Bat-Mite! And get a load of Joker-Mite looking all Jack Nicholson. Love it!

Well, that's it for today's Harley Qwednesday. Say 'goodnight,' Harley.

"Goodnight, Harley!"