Bullpen Bits

[ourchair]

Some of you older folks might remember Fred Hembeck and his tongue in cheek Marvel in-house parody work from What The--? and Marvel Age. Well, if you haven't seen it yet, you should really check out Bullpen Bits by Chris Giarusso, which used to appear randomly in Marvel Comics from 1999-2001. He also seems to have an affection for Hawkeye.

It's amusing stuff that combines the visual style of Peanuts, a tongue in cheek love for classical Marvel 616 tropes and a dash of corny referential humor. Thankfully, the webmasters at Marvel forgot to take it down after the new revamp of the site. Here're a few choice gags:

Yo Hero, You Need A Haircut!
http://www.marvel.com/comics/bullpenbits/view.htm?id=17

Love In the Time of the Cosmos' Destruction
http://www.marvel.com/comics/bullpenbits/view.htm?id=12

Because Black Goes With Anything
http://www.marvel.com/comics/bullpenbits/view.htm?id=23

 

[Guijllons]

hehe

 

[compound]

Thanks to the second link, I am now stuck with the mental image of Thanos getting jiggy with Gaiman's version of Death, using the Infinity C*ckr*ng. Eww. :dead:

 

[Guijllons]

haha, thing is, I didn't have that image before, but I do now. And I at least am finding the image rather interesting.

~doodles some superhero porn for a D rate titillation site

 

[Friday]

Thanos: Wait... Deaths the preky little goth chick who works at Cafe Bean?

Tim Hunter: Yeah man, we're tight. Want me to hook you up?

Thanos: ....nah.... kinda killed the excitement if she talks to me....

Tim Hunter: Man, sounds like you've got a Snow White goin there.

http://www.marvel.com/comics/bullpenbits/bits/bit42.jpg
http://www.marvel.com/comics/bullpenbits/view.htm?id=56 <--All Ice and E

 

[Caduceus]

Awesome

 

[E]

http://www.marvel.com/comics/bullpenbits/view.htm?id=56 <--All Ice and E

Haha - yeah!

Didn't this guy also draw something for the Fantastic Four #500 Director's Edition?

 

[Nurhachi]

Haha I remember these

 

[Ice]

http://www.marvel.com/comics/bullpenbits/view.htm?id=56 <--All Ice and E

Dude....thank you! I have never seen this, and it's so awesome! I LOVE IT! :heart:

 

[ProjectX2]

I also remember some of these. Some are funny while some are stupid.

 

[ourchair]

Haha - yeah!

Didn't this guy also draw something for the Fantastic Four #500 Director's Edition?

No, that was Fred Hembeck of What The...? fame. This guy is Chris Giarusso.

Delayed reply. OMG.

 

[Iceshadow]

None of the links work anymore.

 

[Dr.Strangefate]

http://www.chrisgcomics.com/marvels.html

There you go!