In which Aquaman does a surprisingly good imitation of Marvin the Paranoid Android

[auntiemeesh]

So, I'm a bit of an idiot sometimes.

I had a babysitting engagement this afternoon that I forgot all about. The parents called at ten after five to find out where I was. Erm, in my living room, still in my pjs, with all of my decent jeans/trousers in the wash? Not good.

They were understanding, I threw on a pair of holey jeans and speed-walked on over to their place. The kids were playing with Snap Circuits. A little later we broke out an Enviro Battery Kit, so it was a very science-y visit. And then we watched some Batman: Brave and Bold. Oh, how I would have howled in laughter if that wouldn't have necessitated explaining my laughter to a five year old and a seven year old. Aqua Man was depressed. Big, hulking muscle-bound superhero type, making sad faces in the sand with his toe, and singing mournful Beluga Whale songs. Oh. My. God. And it just went on from there. Too much hilarity to contain.

Comments

[dreamflower]

Oh my! Was it the old Aquaman in the green tights and the orange fish-scale top? He was a fave of mine--he and the Flash and Elongated Man and Hawkman seemed to be the only married super-heroes int he DC pantheon.

But I stopped reading comics shortly after they killed off Iris Allen back in the late seventies.

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

My mental picture of Aquaman is this:
(http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/auntiemeesh/?action=view&current=aquaman_old.jpg)

The new guy is basically the same, but more muscled and with a beard and mustache. Basically, everything I find repellent in men real and imagined.
(http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/auntiemeesh/?action=view&current=aquaman_new.jpg)

[dreamflower]

Yes, that top one is "my" Aquaman as well! At least they changed him back to the familiar orange and green--though I don't much like the beard and the evil grin--but for a while they had this sort nauseating pop-art blue-and-white thing.

I always thought Mera should have been included in the superhero roles, with her hardwater powers and telepathy and so forth...

[ansostuff.livejournal.com]

I forgot my dentist appointment this week, but she just rescheduled me and I remembered the second time so it was all good. I used to watch Batman but I haven't seen any of the later stuff.