All’s Fair in Love and Police Actions
“That was f–kin’ tops, Alex!” – Brian K Vaughan
“Amazingly funny and well-executed.” – Cory Doctorow / Boing Boing
Alternate Reality 1970s Pro-Vietnam-War Super Hero Satire Cartoon
What if an icon like Marvel’s Captain America the same kind of mascot for the U.S. government that Mickey Mouse has been for Disney? Here’s what a taxpayer-funded Steamboat Willy might’ve looked like during the Vietnam War in 1971.
An “offensive and brilliant” (That came from an actual internet comment!) South Park-ish animation and IFILM Clip of the Day by Lex (Alex) Wilson as writer, director/animator, all voices, and generally lonely guy, 2005.
Lots of inside jokes concerning superheroes, and it was created for a Wizard Magazine Direct-to-Video competition.
Contains irony, racist POVs, and outdated references to comic books, all of which might not be appropriate for anybody.
Still mulling whether it’s something worth re-uploading, given the above. Pan-and-Scan version might still be available at iFilm.
Among the now-outdated references to comics: Captain America then famously yelling to a bad guy: “Surrender? SURRENDER? You think this letter on my forehead stands for France?!” in Millar and Hitch’s Ultimates.
Fun fact: I originally planned to give the main character a John Wayne impersonation voice, but Wayne’s slower cadence added more than a minute to the runtime. Wizard’s contest had a 4 minute cap, so I had to go a more George W Bush-y way.
Fun fact 2: No idea what’s up with the linespacing on this page.
