#dial h

[celadons-penultimate]

This is gay Afro-Latino (Puerto Rican) superhero Hero Cruz (who currently only appears in the 19 issues of the 1996 comic title, SUPERBOY AND THE RAVERS--and yes, that's literally his name).

It's a handsome redesign by Luciano Vecchio, featuring both his Achilles Vest & his H-Dial!

[nitpickrider]

I love, love, LOVE the way that Dial H as a concept used to be run. Letting kids from all around the country send in their ideas for heroes and villains and then getting cited in the comics. I’m sure there’s some logistical issue that means it’s not feasible now but goddammit I want it to be!

[the-antiapocalyptic-man]

H-Dialer Miguel Montez, mid-transformation, preparing for battle in the realm of the Telephone Avatar.

[baambastic]

Someday I’ll write something with Miguel Montez in it. Someday…

[generatorrexy]

H-E-R-O

I read and finished this series, part of the Dial H franchise, and my god it was so cool!! It tells the story of how the Dial H affects the life of different people, some with good endings and some with tragic ones, all coming together at the end.

To understand this I think I have to explain the Dial H. It's a dial like those old phones had that when you dial H-E-R-O you get transformed into a superhero acquiring not only their abilities but also their backstory, until you dial it back and transform again into yourself. There are more dials out there in other series, all very good, but this one is exclusively about one single Dial H.

It starts with maybe the best opening of a comic ever, a guy in the phone crying, who after seeing Superman, wants to kill himself. It's shocking, the narration and art so good, making it an unforgettable scene!

And here starts this epic about human relationships, how we relate to one another and ourselves, with one story about a guy that gets transformed into a female superhero and can't change back, done with surprisingly good taste for a 2004 story.

Kano's work is fantastic, playing with panels in the most original ways, accompanied with the fantastic colors of Dave Stewart that give this comic that dark cartoon vibe that fits incredibly well, and of course the incredible script by Will Pfeifer that explores a big amount of characters and ideas every new arc!

The book also has Patrick Gleason and Dale Eaglesham for some arcs, with this last one doing the final arc, who also fit the series perfectly since their styles have all the same vibe.

The story is fantastic and I can't recommend reading this enough, it talks about depression, identity, self-image, love, all in really well executed arcs. From the guy that doesn't know why he keeps living, to the absent father, to the group of internet influencers to a killer, you get to see all kinds of protagonists with all kinds of goals and ambitions, and when I say the moments hit, they hit and hard, not only the sad ones but the happy and badass ones.

What would you do if you could turn into a superhero? What would you use that power for? Everyone has a different answer, and while we might not be able to actually do it, we can read this fantastic series about those who do.

[smashedpages]

Happy Birthday to Alberto Ponticelli!

[aliteralchicken]

missing Miguel and summer so bad where are the besties

[blanddcheadcanons]

Billy Batson refers to Miguel Montez as Ben 10 too often...

They're both fans of the show, especially Billy, but still, he calls Miguel that A LOT

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[sardonic-the-writer]

inspired by the spn texts posts u just rb'd, what would ezra's texts with the other spn characters look like?

sams texts to ezra: "link to all of this towns recorded strange deaths this past month. me and dean will be at the motel" (link attached)

ezras texts to sam: "harh hah. this one guy had the last name Boner ." (left on read)

ezras texts to dean: "We are leaving the corner store now with food. Will be back with pie and dinner in a few moments. Please keep the front door unlocked."

deans texts to ezra: "cas did you take ezras phone again." (left on read)

ezras texts to cas: "saww a rock and thought of you,, roc k man,,," (blurry image of a pebble) (left on read)

crowleys texts to ezra: "i want you." (red 100 emoji reaction) (thumbs up reaction) (left on read)

[rudywiser]

"Dial H For Heroes"

Way back in 1981, Hanna Barbera Productions began developing an animated series based on the comic book Dial H For Hero published by DC Comics. The series would have character designs made by the legendary Alex Toth, at the time an employee of the Hanna Barbera studio.

I never knew Dial H could have been a cartoon! I always thought of it as one of those great untapped ideas. It may have been doomed from the start, as I can imagine how expensive and time-consuming it would have been to create new heroes every episode.

We may have gotten off lucky, looking at some of those character descriptions...

[onlylonelylatino]

The Metal Men and Dial H for Hero by George Pérez

[celadons-penultimate]

I'm always flabbergasted when I think about the DC Comics title DIAL H FOR HERO. Not only did DC have it *DECADES* before Ben 10 was ever a thing, but gay Afro-Latino H-Dial wielder Hero Cruz existed 23 years before Miguel Montez (current H-dial wielder, also gay & Latino) & even 15 years before Marvel's own Spider-Man, Miles Morales (also Afro-Latino).

No shade to Miles nor Miguel & I know that social progress isn't, and shouldn't be, a competition.

It's just wild that, if DC folks were thinking (and if people were not hindered by prejudices), the Ben 10 "I can be a one-man team" dynamic could have happened in the mainstream WAY earlier & w/ more diversity to boot!

I'd love to see an H-Dial hero in a DC Comics TV show or movie (animated and/or live-action), but I doubt DC would even attempt it now, with the comparisons fans would inevitably draw between DH4H & the Ben 10 universe (despite there actually being very big story differences).

[nitpickrider]

If this is not a one panel explanation for the conversations we need to be having about the difference between how superheroes are designed vs how superheroines are designed... I mean really, look at what that woman is wearing compared to the male counterpart!

[splooosh]

For Hero?

Brian Bolland

[geekynerfherder]

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists, and those that have attracted my attention, in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

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[tomoleary]

Jim Mooney “The Marauders From Thunderbolt Island” title splash Dial H for Hero in House of Mystery #157 (1966) Source