How to Be a Superhero -- C/D

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I wish I could find some pictures of this. How to be a Superhero was a relentlessly infantile superhero guide-book, by the authors of Rik Mayall's non-hilarious non-yuk-fest, How to Be a Complete Bastard. It was distinguished for three reasons: (a) it had lots of rather lovely Steve Dillon pictures, (b) it had a few Crisis on Infinite Earths jokes, and (c) it could reduce entire playgrounds of 12-year-old boys to tears of laughter in approximately 0.00226 seconds.

There's probably a copy in my parents' spare bedroom, lying under a bed and a couple of crusty old issues of Sky. However, I'm afraid to look for it now in case I realise what a cripplingly bad sense of humour I had as a child. (See also: Experience, Mary Whitehouse.) Anyway.

― Chuck_Tatum (Chuck_Tatum), Wednesday, 20 July 2005 18:07 (twenty years ago)

Most of it still holds up today...

― Vic Fluro, Wednesday, 20 July 2005 18:26 (twenty years ago)

Is that because it was really well done, or because superhero comics haven't really changed since 1965?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 20 July 2005 18:30 (twenty years ago)

I suspect bits of it are still pretty funny.

The only jokes I can actually remember though are Sun-Up The Solar Sodomiser and "Whoops! There go three nuns!"

― Tom (Groke), Wednesday, 20 July 2005 19:14 (twenty years ago)

Oh and the creeping into the orphanage to find a new sidekick sketch, which is good!

― Tom (Groke), Wednesday, 20 July 2005 19:15 (twenty years ago)

The All Star Spanking Squad...

― Stone Monkey (Stone Monkey), Thursday, 21 July 2005 09:41 (twenty years ago)

I prefer How to be a Villain. I've got my laugh down, my basement has been converted into a dank lair (decorated with dead puppies, black candles and my throne- it's all about accessorizing!) and I'm currently in the process of sewing a black satin lined black cape (with little black beads in the shape of skulls all along the bottom hem!). I've stopped sleeping to acheive a crazy, wild look in my eyes.

So, when you guys get your Superhero personae down, give me a call (1-800-EVIL-GAL) and we can face off in a major city or something.

― Vermont Girl (Vermont Girl), Thursday, 21 July 2005 14:13 (twenty years ago)

(c) it could reduce entire playgrounds of 12-year-old boys to tears of laughter in approximately 0.00226 seconds

Totally OTM. I kinda wish I still had my copy of this book, as I sold it off during one of my big comic book purges after I'd "matured" a bit and no longer found it as amusing. Too bad, it would have been worth keeping for the Dillon pictures alone.

― Chris F. (servoret), Friday, 22 July 2005 03:23 (twenty years ago)

i have this, if anybody wants it.

― kingfish (Kingfish), Friday, 22 July 2005 06:22 (twenty years ago)

I DO PLEASE!

― kit brash (kit brash), Friday, 22 July 2005 07:16 (twenty years ago)

"Whoops! There go three nuns!"

Yay British humor!

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 22 July 2005 12:50 (twenty years ago)

Rik Mayall's non-hilarious non-yuk-fest, How to Be a Complete Bastard.

As a sort-of comedy geek, I feel compelled to point out it was based around Ade Edmonson, not Rik.

― Chriddof (Chriddof), Friday, 22 July 2005 14:16 (twenty years ago)

You're right, sorry. Mayall = B'stard, not Bastard.

― Chuck_Tatum (Chuck_Tatum), Friday, 22 July 2005 14:24 (twenty years ago)

kit, is there anywhere i can dump a 20+ Meg file?

― kingfish (Kingfish), Saturday, 23 July 2005 18:27 (twenty years ago)

YSI? then everyone can enjoy.

― kit brash (kit brash), Sunday, 24 July 2005 01:04 (twenty years ago)

on its way

― kingfish (Kingfish), Sunday, 24 July 2005 01:56 (twenty years ago)

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