2008 “aquaman, martian manhunter” fan art by JP Estrada

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I like these guys!

2014 “barrage” digital painting fan art by annie hedgehawke

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"gwhsad I've been looking at this for too long. here's to bigger, more ambitious drawings this year

p.s. I love j'onn"

2007 “Break” fan art by triumph-forks

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"J'onn J'onzz taking a break...somewhere (I have no idea where the counter and stool came from...he needs a real background...) with a book. And Ore--Chocos, of course.

Did I mention how much I LOVE the Martian Manhunter? And his trueform?

Martian Manhunter is (c) DC comics, although I don't think they know what to do with him."

I'll be on a bit of a break myself for the next few weeks, and I don't know what kind of internet connection I can look forward to. The auto-posts are scheduled and in fact the content will be better without my presence than it has been the past month or so with me here.

2010 “Hero of the Day #8” fan art by Zane DeGaine

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I don't know anything about this character. I was told that he really likes Oreos. So do I.

2007 “J'onn J'onzz” fan art by Demorta Comics

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"Meheh! A scene from the first episode where J'onn, the martion-manhunter, freezes the white martions in a sort of sleep."

2010 “DC poster sketch 1” fan art by Johnny Davis

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2004 “JLA” fan art by Clem Wushuboy

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Colors by Francis Bernardo. Black and white original here.

2009 “Blue Beetle and his Friends” JLI fan art by Jillian YuYuchan

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"A few heroes of the Justice League International: Booster Gold, Blue Beetle, Guy Gardner, Black Canary, Batman and the Martian Manhunter.

My first work with my new tablet. I love it so, but I am very obviously quite horrible as of yet. Someday, someday.

I am kidding about the title, Batman and J'onn would snap Ted's neck so fast the Flash would sue. But for serious guys, JLI is the greatest DC comic I have ever read. How have I gone my entire life not knowing about it? Shame on me. Shame."

2011 Baltimore Comic-Con Martian Manhunter Cosplay

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2014 “Son Of Mars” fan art by Rick Celis

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I like this piece because if there had been a cheapjack Remco Martian Manhunter action figure back in the '80s, I think this is how it would have been put together. The chest and neck are one solid piece of black plastic, and the pelvis solid blue. Fairly nondescript boots, and everybody had gold bracelets back then. If it was good enough for He-Man, it'll do for Manhunter. New head sculpt, but stock harness and vinyl cape varied by color for cross-accessorizing. Packed three per case and available at the local K-Mart, but still a peg warmer, as is J'Onn's way...

2014 “Fozzie Jonn Jonzz print” by Joshua Esselbrugge

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"The seventh in a series of my version of the Muppet’s Justice League – Fozzie Bear as the Martian Manhunter, J’onn J’onzz. Fozzie was drawn with pencil on paper, and then inked using a copic marker. I then scan the image onto my computer and use Illustrator to colour between the lines."

There's a whole gallery of the artist's Justice League of Muppets, plus a few Avengers. They're quite cute, but I have trouble thinking of a worse mash-up than Martian Manhunter and Fozzie the Bear. J'Onn's more of a Sam Eagle or Statler, right? Even Beaker would be a better fit.

“1993 Martian Manhunter fan art by Kirby Kalibak”

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I made a whole list of deviantArt pieces for insta-posting, and saved the art to my hard drive. Included a link, but the gallery seems to have disappeared just inside this week.

The Evil Mystic Brushes vs. The Tattooed Man

The Evil Mystic Brushes
Debut: 1965
Nemesis: Martian Manhunter
Other Major Foes: None.
Appearances: One comic story
Powers: Manifestation of imaginary threats made real.

Bio:
Paint brushes released by the idol-head that caused threats painted with them to materialize.

Vile Menagerie Stats
Win: The Giant-Maker (2-0)*
Lose: The Venomee (2-3)*
Draw: The Venomee (2-2)

Vs.

Abel Tarrant
Debut: 1963
Nemesis: Green Lantern Hal Jordan
Other Major Foes: Justice League of America
Appearances: 50+ comics and a cartoon appearance.
Powers: Manifestation of imaginary threats made real.

Bio: Former seaman who came across a chemical compound that allowed him to create any object from thin air that he could touch an illustration of, prompting him to create a permanent gallery on his skin and turn to crime.

Vile Menagerie Stats:
Win: 0
Lose: 0
Draw: 0

Martian Sightings for November, 2014

Martian Manhunter

AQUAMAN #36
Written by JEFF PARKER
Art and cover by PAUL PELLETIER and SEAN PARSONS
Lego Variant cover
On sale NOVEMBER 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.

Aquaman races to find his mother, who is suddenly very much alive – even though her presence threatens to destroy everything he has built in his kingdom!

The Alien Atlas is clearly on the cover, so why no mention in the solicits? Well, I'll buy that, as I dig both of these cats and am curious how their relationship dynamics have shifted in the New 52.

JUSTICE LEAGUE UNITED #6
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by TIMOTHY GREEN II and JOE SILVER
Cover by ANDREW ROBINSON
Lego Variant cover
1:25 Variant cover by ROD REIS
On sale NOVEMBER 12 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • Combo pack edition: $4.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with four covers. This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue. Please see the order form for details.

The Infinitus Saga continues as a displaced Legion of Super-Heroes tries to prevent the destruction of the 31st century by killing Ultra the Multi Alien! Complicating matters is the fact that Multi is a young innocent in the current time period, forcing the Justice League United to stand in the Legion’s way!

I'd have liked to have seen Andrew Robinson draw J'Onn J'Onzz. Maybe next month's cover?



Miss Martian

TINY TITANS: RETURN TO THE TREEHOUSE #6
Written by ART BALTAZAR and FRANCO
Art and cover by ART BALTAZAR
On sale NOVEMBER 5 • 32 pg, FC, 6 of 6, $2.99 US • RATED E

In this final miniseries issue, Cyborg uses his connections to the Justice League to build an awesome new tower! But it just doesn’t feel like home. Can anything be done to get the old treehouse back?

Check out the Young Justice-y definitely not New 52 Martian Manhunter on the cover of this final issue.

Manhunter 2070

TWILIGHT TP
Written by HOWARD CHAYKIN
Art and cover by JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ
On sale DECEMBER 24 • 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US

DC’s science fiction heroes star in this title collecting the 3-issue 1990 miniseries! TWILIGHT tells the story of how one of the Star Rovers became a living god when caught in an explosion with a race of immortal creatures called Methuseloids. It’s up to renegade hero Tommy Tomorrow to stop his former ally – but he ends up absorbing Sorensen’s power and becoming an all-powerful tyrant himself!

2008 “j onn j onnz saul bass” by E Croft

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Everybody loves the minimalist film posters/animated opening credit sequences of Saul Bass! After yesterday's post, I could use some Hitchcockian thriller vibe with my Sleuth from Outer Space over "bald hardbody who'd look good in green bodypaint."

2014 “Vin Diesel as the Martian Manhunter - Animated” fan art by James Brent Moser

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When I look at Warner Brothers' casting decisions for upcoming DC movies, especially the painfully obvious replacement of Aquaman with an ersatz Namor by way of Jason Momoa, I'm thankful J'Onn J'Onzz remains outside the view of filmmakers so far. I suppose if WB could get Vin Diesel away from Marvel Studios, he could re-team with his Fast 5 frienemy Dwayne Johnson of Shazam, and I could go cry my fanboy tears in a corner. Regardless of that, this is a nifty animation, and you can see the larger static version here.

2011 Martian Manhunter 3-D bust digital model by Robert Helguera

The Argentine artist has a whole slew of angles on this computer generated work, as linked below. Lots of other models worth scoping out in his gallery, as well.

• Front view in dramatic shadow
• Front close up
• Slight right
• Three-quarter left
• Front flat
• Back
• Multi-view diagonal
• Close-up and wall of views

2009 “JLU J'onn Colour” fan art by Supermeow

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I like that this piece is done within the Timm model, but with its own flavor, and I haven't seen that pose before. You can see it in black and white here.

I love the Martian Manhunter and the near seven years I've put into this blog. Trying to get a weekly podcast off the ground has eaten up much of my free time, and I also feel that it would be best to make 2015 my last year of daily posting. Between these two fronts, the blog at present is suffering greatly. My usual method of generating a lot of filler material quickly is to go to deviantART, scroll all the way the entirety of a "Martian Manhunter" image search, and scrape the barrel from the bottom up. That made sense when I expected to work on this blog indefinitely, but I now realize I'm not doing readers or myself any favors by "saving up" for posting days likely never to come. That method also kills my enthusiasm pretty quick, as I shift through cruddy swipes, far off-center group shots, kindergarten refrigerator doodles, rampant shipping and pollution from other media I haven't the slightest interest in. However, because of my straining time, I still need a lot of easy pickings to keep the blog afloat, so basically, from here on out I'm giving up on being a comprehensive storehouse for every scrap of Martian crap and I'm just going to try to borrow the best of the web rather than make everyone suffer the worst. Life's too short, right?

2014 Martian Manhunter fan art by Sam Nettles

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"Born with little to nothing I strive to become that which I have set my eyes on since I was sixteen becoming a Professional artist and getting paid for my work. I'm not looking for praise but rather people who can fairly criticize my work and help me grow artistically."

His album is brand new and the only piece in it was just posted a week ago.

The Witch Doctor's Tomahawk vs. Black Bison

Tomahawk
Debut: 1965
Nemesis: The White Man
Other Major Foes: None.
Appearances: One comic story
Powers: Emotion control

Bio:
An evil talisman which, when unearthed, would cause the descendants of the witch doctor to go on the warpath.

Vile Menagerie Stats
Win: 0
Lose: 0
Draw: 0

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John Ravenhair
Debut: 1982
Nemesis: Firestorm
Other Major Foes: The Flash Rogues
Appearances: 20+ comics.
Powers: Super-strength, speed, and magical animation of objects.

Bio: When his Native American shaman great-grandfather was murdered by muggers, John Ravenhair became possessed by his spirit and a thirst for vengeance against the white man empowered by a mystical talisman.

Vile Menagerie Stats:
Win: 0
Lose: 0
Draw: 0


Idol Speculation:
#NotYourMasterVillainKemosabe. Given that these concepts were introduced less than twenty years apart, we certainly made some progress culturally. However, Black Bison is still offensive, he still gets used by DC Comics in an insensitive manner, and as a whole we've probably regressed in our representation of Native Americans since peak awareness in the '70s. Black Bison was dead for a while there, and if he could be buried in the same hidden location as the Witch Doctor's Tomahawk, we'd probably all be better off. Bison wins this, but we all lose for the match happening in the first place.

2009 “john jonnz having a oreo” fan digital painting by Videsh Mankasingh

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2013 “Claeir” fan art by Merb Ritsucracker

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"I also got into Justice League and Justice League Unlimited and Batman: The Brave and The Bold since I've been on last. And you bet your bottom that I have some more fanbabies. This is Claeir (pronounced Claire). She is the daughter of J'onn and Clark. I have this pet theory/headcanon that martians reproduce a lot like Asari. But I have a lot of pet headcanons for Martian society. But this is Claeir in her martian form. You may expect more with her and the others later. Enjoy."

2006 “World's Finest2:sephiroth-mage” fan art

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I've been a bad blogger this week, but I'm catching up with posts, and things will get better by September.

2009 “The Justice League” fan art by Daniel V

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"This is a drawing I did with my Prismacolors of the Justice League, featuring all but one of the characters that are being featured in my fan fiction."

2012 “Morrison's JLA part 1” by Heath Braley

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"Frankly, one of the best versions of the Justice League of America. Even though his plot occasionally lost me, the cosmic level of every story blew me away. Honestly, I've seen few stories to date to match it."

The Giant Watery Hand of Gilgana vs. King Shark

The Watery Hand
Debut: 1964
Nemesis: Martian Manhunter
Other Major Foes: None.
Appearances: One comic story
Powers: Self-explanatory.

Bio:
Giant watery hand that could generate and regenerate in the waters of the weird world of Gilgana.

Vile Menagerie Stats
Win: The Fireball-Creature (3-1)
Lose: The Chulko (4-1)
Draw: 0

Vs.

Nanaue
Debut: 1994
Nemesis: Superboy
Other Major Foes: Aquaman, Jeannette
Appearances: 100+ comics and an animated film cameo.
Powers: Can function on land and in deep sea, regeneration, heightened senses, powerful teeth/claws, super-strength, super-speed swimming, and durability.

Bio: The son of the Hawaiian shark god and a powerful predator in his own right who has served on incarnations of the Secret Six and Suicide Squad.br />
Vile Menagerie Stats:
Win: 0
Lose: 0
Draw: 0


Idol Speculation:
I considered pitting the hand against Naiad, or getting even cuter and going with Starro, but this seemed like the most fun and challenging match-up (plus I had good, accessible reference.) The hand didn't get to do much in its one appearance, so it failed to impress me. On the other hand, King Shark isn't especially thoughtful, and I don't see him doing much damage in a direct attack. Assuming this battle took place on Gilgana, King Shark would eventually wind up hitting the pink sand, and maybe figuring out its effect on the water hand. Then again, maybe King Shark would get blown to pieces while making that discovery?

2005 Martian Manhunter fan art by Nivek2

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2009 Justice League of America “original seven” fan digital painting by Videsh Mankasingh

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Okay, so I had the girlfriend's family staying with us last week, then I went out to the country to visit mine, including my sister's family visiting from out of state, only to return to the girlfriend moody over taking her family back home. Plus, early morning starting a long day tomorrow, so all "this"... blogging, podcasting, whatever? Not doing that today.

2011 “Martian Manhunter Alt Costume 3” fan art by Peter Townsend

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I like this one the best of the three redesigns seen from this artist, but there's still too much typical science fantasy ornamentation that doesn't speak to the character of J'Onn J'Onzz, merely a mileau he's associated with.

2011 “Martian Manhunter Alt Costume 2” fan art by Peter Townsend

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This suit is so ostentatious and overwhelmed by yellows unseen in any prior version of the character that I can't even "read" him as the Martian Manhunter. Looks more like Re's Eda overcompensating for his '70s pink swan skirt style.

2011 “Martian Manhunter Alt Costume 1” fan art by Peter Townsend

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This design strongly recalls that of the Young Justice cartoon, and the "One Year Later" look that influenced it. Not bad, but busy and dark for my taste.