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		Not to be outdone by DC and Marvel, Canada is bringing "Captain Canuck" to big screen, will square off against the Pastel Skull and lumberjacks of terror (kryptonradio.com)		102
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strangeluck		2012-07-20 01:03:51 AM

I've seen the Power Rangers movie, my hopes are not high for this one since it's the same writer. But I do suddenly have a craving for maple syrup and back bacon.

ontariolightning		2012-07-20 01:06:39 AM

Canada has a super hero, he's called Superman

miss diminutive		2012-07-20 01:12:17 AM

Is that a bulge in his tights, or is he just happy to be Canadian?

ontariolightning		2012-07-20 01:12:22 AM

They want Ryan Gosling to be Captain Canuck lolz

Durendal		2012-07-20 01:53:13 AM

Will he be played by Dave Thomas or Rick Moranis?

strangeluck		2012-07-20 08:05:09 AM

miss diminutive: [img201.imageshack.us image 428x675]

Is that a bulge in his tights, or is he just happy to be Canadian?

I think he's happy to see us and he's happy to be Canadian, back away slowly he's got syrup.

Mentat		2012-07-20 09:51:12 AM

Oh no, it's my arch nemesis, Hoser Man! Take off, eh!

TsarTom		2012-07-20 10:02:55 AM

I picked up a Captain Canuck somewhere when I was a kid, (Northern MN) Iiked it enough, but never saw another issue.

Anyways, for a preview of what this movie might look like, read the first story in the link. Don't let the Tim Burr pen name fool you, it's written and drawn by the quite insane Fletcher Hanks

There are some potentially NSFW images, specifically WW2 comic-book stye racist stuff on the cover.

The Stealth Hippopotamus		2012-07-20 10:34:01 AM

No love for the Alpha Flight?!

/big images are fun!!

Kevin72		2012-07-20 12:35:47 PM

I'll bet Snidely Whiplash is up to no good.

scottydoesntknow		2012-07-20 12:50:20 PM

I will only see it if Robin Sparkles is his sidekick

www.tealab.com

schattenteufel		2012-07-20 01:16:37 PM

Yeah, until some lone nut bursts into the theater on opening night & delivers a tersely-worded letter to 11-13 unsuspecting victims!

/followed by a heartfelt apology

Pants_Optional		2012-07-20 01:17:41 PM

scottydoesntknow: I will only see it if Robin Sparkles is his sidekick

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Two beavers are better than one.

perigee		2012-07-20 01:19:28 PM

"CAPTAIN CANUCK is not only a Canadian icon but an internationally recognized superhero," said Minds Eye Entertainment CEO Kevin DeWalt.

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minnesotaboy		2012-07-20 01:19:45 PM

Canada superhero thread?

www.marveldirectory.com

THX 1138		2012-07-20 01:22:51 PM

I have no knowledge of the character himself, so his abilities/powers might be cool, but what a stupid farking premise for a superhero.

mekki		2012-07-20 01:26:31 PM

ontariolightning: Canada has a super hero, he's called Superman

Oh, Canada, you are adorable. Keep on thinking that.

/one of Superman's co-creators was Canadian born but US raised. He had dual citizenship. The other one was American.

wiwille		2012-07-20 01:30:56 PM

Arne Olsen who is an American Film Institute graduate and PRAXIS mentor, has had 12 movies produced including MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS:THE MOVIE for 20TH Century Fox, COP AND A HALF for Universal, ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN II for MGM and RED SCORPION for Shapiro/Glickenhaus. He sold the pitch RAPID FIRE to Universal and the spec horror-comedy DRAKE DIAMOND:EXORCIST FOR HIRE to Warners. He wrote and directed HERE'S TO LIFE, which was nominated for 9 Genies, winning one. He wrote the pilot ESCAPE FROM ATLANTIS for Starz/Encore as well as an episode of RELIC HUNTER. In 2011, he was nominated for a best screenplay LEO for the TIFF special presentation, REPEATERS, directed by Carl Bessai.

Quite the impressive resume there.

YodaBlues		2012-07-20 01:31:22 PM

schattenteufel: Yeah, until some lone nut bursts into the theater on opening night & delivers a tersely-worded letter to 11-13 unsuspecting victims!

/followed by a heartfelt apology

*SPITTAKE*

/I want to party with this guy...

GaidinCanuck		2012-07-20 01:34:12 PM

As a Canadian, and fan of Captain Canuck... This is farking stupid. It's an obvious rip off of Cpt America and simply won't be taken seriously in the international box office. All it's going to do is make the idea of a Canadian super hero even more ridiculous than it already is.

I'd rather see an Alpha Flight movie. At least you could tie in a cameo from Wolverine.

rikkards		2012-07-20 01:34:19 PM

If there is anything that makes me be embarrased to be from Canuckistan it's this
/and Justin Bieber
//whatever that is

towatchoverme		2012-07-20 01:35:48 PM

Heroes of the North

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CognaciousThunk		2012-07-20 01:40:49 PM

Never heard of him, but the villain better have beaver and moose with frickin laser beams attached to their frickin heads.

Benni K Rok		2012-07-20 01:42:17 PM

What no Canadaman?

CognaciousThunk		2012-07-20 01:44:04 PM

So this guy's Canadian; unreally muscular; presumably faster than most any human.

Ben Johnson?

Nina_Hartley's_Ass		2012-07-20 01:47:07 PM

I remember thinking the Comely issues from the 70s were pretty good but I'm not optimistic about the movie.

Strongbeerrules		2012-07-20 01:55:20 PM

Captain Canuck and the Rise of the Ogopogo?

Gunny Highway		2012-07-20 02:03:40 PM

In important Canadian comic news, Jeff Lemire's Underwater Welder comes out next week.

So very pumped.

Philip Francis Queeg		2012-07-20 02:04:09 PM

He defeats evil through the power of politeness!

verbaltoxin		2012-07-20 02:05:15 PM

ontariolightning: Canada has a super hero, he's called ~~Superman~~ Guardian

upload.wikimedia.org

verbaltoxin		2012-07-20 02:07:08 PM

Philip Francis Queeg: He defeats evil through the power of politeness!

Oh, I'm soary I dropped that car on yer head!

mooseyfate		2012-07-20 02:07:20 PM

The shiat winds are a-blowin'....

Bhasayate		2012-07-20 02:07:56 PM

WHAT IF ... Alpha Flight talked like TV Canadians?

alphaflightcollector.files.wordpress.com

texdent		2012-07-20 02:11:10 PM

Major Mapleleaf

StrikitRich		2012-07-20 02:17:52 PM

This whole thread sounds Looney to me

barefoot in the head		2012-07-20 02:18:01 PM

I prefer the name Johnny Canuck. No one here is named John any more, so he would have to be Vaguely Biblical Name Canuck, if not Taylor Tyler Tucker Canuck.

Legios		2012-07-20 02:18:17 PM

zOMG! A Canadian superhero? No-one has every considered one of those for the big screen.

Hebalo		2012-07-20 02:20:54 PM

The Stealth Hippopotamus: No love for the Alpha Flight?!

/big images are fun!!

After this year's atrocity, we can hope not. No one after Byrne got them right.

Marine1		2012-07-20 02:22:04 PM

This far into the thread and no mention of Canada's greatest heroes?

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Seriously, though, I'd like the US and Canada to come to some sort of treaty on which two fictional characters get mentioned online when the countries are brought up. For Canada, it'd probably be Bob and Doug. I'm not sure who it'd be for the US, but as an American, I'd feel cheated if one of the two characters wasn't Jeff Spicoli.

Marine1		2012-07-20 02:23:12 PM

barefoot in the head: I prefer the name Johnny Canuck. No one here is named John any more, so he would have to be Vaguely Biblical Name Canuck, if not Taylor Tyler Tucker Canuck.

He'd be named Wayne, Bobby, or Sid.

Gunny Highway		2012-07-20 02:24:44 PM

Marine1: This far into the thread and no mention of Canada's greatest heroes?

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Seriously, though, I'd like the US and Canada to come to some sort of treaty on which two fictional characters get mentioned online when the countries are brought up. For Canada, it'd probably be Bob and Doug. I'm not sure who it'd be for the US, but as an American, I'd feel cheated if one of the two characters wasn't Jeff Spicoli.

Peggy and Al Bundy

I'd go with Red Green for Canada but I am a huge fan.

Marine1		2012-07-20 02:28:21 PM

Gunny Highway: Marine1: This far into the thread and no mention of Canada's greatest heroes?

[4.bp.blogspot.com image 850x653]

Seriously, though, I'd like the US and Canada to come to some sort of treaty on which two fictional characters get mentioned online when the countries are brought up. For Canada, it'd probably be Bob and Doug. I'm not sure who it'd be for the US, but as an American, I'd feel cheated if one of the two characters wasn't Jeff Spicoli.

Peggy and Al Bundy

I'd go with Red Green for Canada but I am a huge fan.

Peggy? Nah. Al Bundy and Jeff Spicoli, though...

I see the four of them (Bob, Doug, Jeff, Al) being put in paintings that express the intertwined history of the two countries... like those characters leading the charge on Normandy.

/yeah, it's absurd
//deal with it, man

2CountyFairs		2012-07-20 02:30:26 PM

I like Captain Canada better.

media.tumblr.com

mjg		2012-07-20 02:36:41 PM

Another Canadian comic book hero:
clzimages.com

And the real Canadian it's based on, Andrea Grant:
www.myfavoritepinups.com

Gunny Highway		2012-07-20 02:37:08 PM

Marine1: Gunny Highway: Marine1: This far into the thread and no mention of Canada's greatest heroes?

[4.bp.blogspot.com image 850x653]

Seriously, though, I'd like the US and Canada to come to some sort of treaty on which two fictional characters get mentioned online when the countries are brought up. For Canada, it'd probably be Bob and Doug. I'm not sure who it'd be for the US, but as an American, I'd feel cheated if one of the two characters wasn't Jeff Spicoli.

Peggy and Al Bundy

I'd go with Red Green for Canada but I am a huge fan.

Peggy? Nah. Al Bundy and Jeff Spicoli, though...

I see the four of them (Bob, Doug, Jeff, Al) being put in paintings that express the intertwined history of the two countries... like those characters leading the charge on Normandy.

/yeah, it's absurd
//deal with it, man

I will start passing the hat around. You know any good artists?