BOOSH!
February 20, 2012 3:34 PM   Subscribe

 
Finally, a performance of the revamped Hal Jordan that does justice to the character.

The best part was where half his lines got cut out.
posted by robocop is bleeding at 3:51 PM on February 20, 2012 [4 favorites]


He was probably just being a dick in them.
posted by Artw at 3:59 PM on February 20, 2012


This made me laugh so hard, my daughter told me not to have a heart attack.
posted by stinkycheese at 4:03 PM on February 20, 2012


Time to read comic book: 8 minutes, 25 seconds.
Price of a comic book: $2.95
Price for an hour of comic book entertainment: $21.03
posted by HeroZero at 4:17 PM on February 20, 2012 [1 favorite]


Damnit, the title is blatant false advertising- it doesn't involve Julian Barratt or Noel Fielding. Your Boosh is weak and feeble!
posted by zamboni at 4:19 PM on February 20, 2012 [1 favorite]


I like comics and I like justice league. But if you are going to put in the time, why do a half-assed job.

The giggling in the background, the stupid voices, the reading unenergetic, yet phonetically correct reading of the sound effects.

May as well do it with LEGOS.

I thought the batman voice was OK. And the comic book cuts on youtube are good, all it needs are better voices.
posted by psycho-alchemy at 4:32 PM on February 20, 2012 [1 favorite]


BWOOSH! does not at all sound like I expected BWOOSH! to sound like when it's actually spoken.
posted by KingEdRa at 4:40 PM on February 20, 2012


psycho-alchemy: "I like comics and I like justice league. But if you are going to put in the time, why do a half-assed job.

The giggling in the background, the stupid voices, the reading unenergetic, yet phonetically correct reading of the sound effects.

May as well do it with LEGOS.

I thought the batman voice was OK. And the comic book cuts on youtube are good, all it needs are better voices.
"

What's the sound effect for the point completely flying over someone's head?
posted by ShawnStruck at 5:02 PM on February 20, 2012


I assume this is a screencast from a comic book reader program that automatically does frame-by-frame. These guys don't seem disciplined enough to do that masking manually.
posted by George_Spiggott at 5:39 PM on February 20, 2012


What's the sound effect for the point completely flying over someone's head?

Could you explain the point to me? 'Cause I ain't getting it.
posted by Ipsifendus at 5:54 PM on February 20, 2012 [1 favorite]


I assume this is a screencast from a comic book reader program that automatically does frame-by-frame. These guys don't seem disciplined enough to do that masking manually.

I'm pretty sure it's Comixology.
posted by Artw at 7:14 PM on February 20, 2012


Mocking popular culture? Check.
Snarky? Check.
Intentionally bad performance? Check.

Perfect for MeFi...
posted by Argyle at 7:50 PM on February 20, 2012 [1 favorite]


I forced myself to choke down the first five issues of this book out of loyalty to the brand but, jeez, it's so bad. This, however, is quite jolly and I'd happily follow the rest of the "story" in this format.
posted by tumid dahlia at 9:35 PM on February 20, 2012


Mocking popular culture? Check.
Snarky? Check.
Intentionally bad performance? Check.

Perfect for MeFi...


Passive aggressive disapproval? Check.
Snarky? Check.
Wistfully harkens back to a mythical age of MeFi that doesn't exist? Check.

Perfect MeFi comment...
posted by tumid dahlia at 9:38 PM on February 20, 2012 [2 favorites]


What's the sound effect for the point completely flying over someone's head?

Its WOOSH!. It sounds like a jet engine and it missed me because I ducked. I am not going let myself get hit with a plane full of stupid.

A subtle joke wooshes like a softball or an arrow.

These guys may be able to get themselves a job doing morning radio, but only if they start laughing louder.
posted by psycho-alchemy at 10:28 PM on February 20, 2012 [1 favorite]


Comics Batman is getting rather one dimensional.

"The world's afraid of us...it's necessary."

The Shadow threatens harmless bystanders with handguns -- that's making the world afraid of you. Batman is frightening to criminals; children and police commissioners instinctively trust him. Even Frank Miller's Batman would pause to give children gentle advice on deportment from time to time.
posted by justsomebodythatyouusedtoknow at 11:10 PM on February 20, 2012 [2 favorites]


A subtle joke wooshes like a softball or an arrow.

Fruit flies like a banana.
posted by erniepan at 12:09 AM on February 21, 2012 [1 favorite]


Sorry everyone. I realized I was so annoyed because I had never seen that comic and I was trying to read it for the first time with a bunch of kids loudly mocking it, while reading over my shoulder. Once I realized this was my problem, I muted them. Now I have a decent comic reader for my phone. Nice post.
posted by psycho-alchemy at 1:50 AM on February 21, 2012 [1 favorite]


When I was about eight I did this with an old Dan Dare comic, emoting into a portable tape recorder and doing all the sound effects myself. You can only imagine how awesome it was...
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 9:12 AM on February 21, 2012


Comics Batman is getting rather one dimensional.

Maybe a similar reading of comic I actually considered good would be just as funny, but part of what make this is hilarious to me is that Justice League #1 is a terrible comic that recasts the entire DC universe as angry teen baiting grimdark. Even Superman. And it's pretentious grimdark as well, all of which adds up to lulz.
posted by Artw at 9:20 AM on February 21, 2012 [1 favorite]


I fear that'll sub-vocalise every Green Lantern comic I read in that voice now...
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 10:01 AM on February 21, 2012


I was really hoping for something more like Wizard People.
posted by rush at 10:31 AM on February 21, 2012


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