With Midnight Commando I know that the idea of an ultraviolent hero came before the character’s name or costume design. With Pornoman and Kinky I’m pretty sure the title came first. Once I had the title I had to think up characters. Most superheroes wear skin-tight outfits when they fight crime. This is traditional. Superman wore a skin-tight outfit so everyone else does. Superman can lift mountains, fly into space and melt steel by looking at it. I say he gets to wear whatever he wants.
Those skin-tight outfits are drawn a bit more skin-tight than skin-tight exists in the real world. The way some artists draw superheroes the heroes are basically nude. And neutered. Most superheroes have Ken-doll crotches. Obviously what the world needed was a superhero who fought crime naked. Obviously.
Superheroes tend to fight enemies similarly themed to themselves. Superman fights aliens. Spider-Man fights animal people. These guys… fight…
Their villains are probably amazing.
You’ve have to give me your opinion when #5 posts on Sunday 🙂
We came up with these guys in junior high. As I remember it you coined “Pornoman” and I gave him a sidekick “Kinky.” Beyond that? I don’t remember a single scenario.
We did? I don’t doubt you. I just wish I had a better memory about stuff like that.