Explomance
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June 24th, 2009

Explomance

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There was a rumor/news story that was quickly debunked that Michael “Can we make an explosion explode?” Bay was retiring from the action film genre and moving on to other pursuits. Whether there was an ounce of truth to the story or not, doesn’t concern me. Explosions as an art form and story telling medium, on the other hand, do.

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What other genre’s should “Splode ‘Em Up” Bay take a crack at? How would the movie’s play out?

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  1. SpringHeeledJak

    …and the crater was half a mile wide.

  2. Doomage

    wow hadn't read Eberts review, scathing no? another good review is: http://io9.com/5301898/michael-bay-finally-made-a...

    I am loving the last panel, that did splode good! awesome textures.

  3. doug

    Clearly, someone wasn't using his neti-pot!

  4. bipolarbear

    The only thing that's missing from the last panel is
    BEYSPLODE!!!!!

  5. Denise

    That nedroid comic just saved me $10. In theory. Because I was not going to watch it.

  6. Dram

    That IS the best explosion you've ever drawn! Love those textures. GREAT writing in this comic, would love to see more with well encapsulated humorous little stories.

  7. the_stig

    Oh Michael Bay, is there nothing you won't explode?

  8. bipolarbear

    I think he blew up the script for Transformers 2…

  9. literary_gypsy

    Another awesome comic!
    The mind boggles at all the possibilities!
    Remakes/Sequels of childrens animation are currently my favourite.

    Bambi 2: Revenge of the Fallen
    The Little Mermaid 4?: Pearl Harbour
    Babe 3: Bad Bacon

  10. Sultmhoor

    Someone put gasoline in his neti pot!

  11. doug

    That actually makes more sense. LOL

  12. bipolarbear

    Armageddon 2: Revenge of Harry's Ghost

  13. literary_gypsy

    @ biopolarbear
    (Having trouble 'replying' or posting once logged in- timeout message)

    Hehehe
    Any time I hear that word I think 'Amageddon on!' What's that from?

    The Land of Oz Chainsaw Massacre
    Freaky Friday the 13th
    A Nightmare on Sesame Street
    The Rock Star

    hehehe i'm having waaay too much fun with this…

  14. Duder

    I can't remember where I heard it but someone joked that as a child Bay must have been molested by an explosion.

    That last panel is excellent.

  15. Chris Fairfield

    http://pics.livejournal.com/thorshammer/pic/0000h...

  16. iptydafu

    Mercy, that's some gruesome love-making in the last panel. I can only suppose they'd waited until marriage and his seminal vehicles derailed. And then one of them transmogrimorphisized into a squishy genitalia robot made of all the abortions that Kirk Cameron left in the wake of the 80's, which is thundering down the boulevard toward the Celebrity Centre to network a deal.

  17. ThunderingBlurb

    Movies I would like to see Bay make:
    CareBearSPLOSION
    Smurfin 2: Electric Gargamel's Revenge
    Lord of the OH MY GOD HEADSPLODE
    Harry Pottersplode
    Star Wars

    He should tackle comedy – lots of EXPLODING PIES LOLOLOLOLOLOLROFL

    Awesome last panel BTW Joel

  18. tinimaus

    You should really look at Mark Kermode's review of the movie:
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2009/06/tr...

  19. ORF

    Thanks Joel, I have my wedding vows now

    XOXO

  20. doctrzombie

    –What other genre’s should “Splode ‘Em Up” Bay take a crack at?–

    Lifetime Origional Movies. Two sisters get cancer while falling in love with the same man who works for the FBI and makes them both pregnant with twins (that makes 4 babies!). One of the twins has down syndrome.
    Fast forward to the good part: lots of things blow up and people die. Then there's a heartwarming reunion at the end of the movie, standing over the ruins of a terrorist splinter cell hideout with the pentagon in the background. I gave it 4/5 tissues.

    Also, Finding Nemo 2: This time it's personal. I don't want to give away the ending, but a little clown fish just might take down Kim John Il with old world war 2 sea mines on a quest to find his long lost brother.

  21. santy

    last panel looks like a cofee-stained napkin. COOL

  22. bipolarbear

    Show us on the Dolly where the explosion touched you…

  23. bipolarbear

    LOL, I totally read that as Kirk and not Cameron and was thinking about all the abortions Capt. Kirk left behind from all his alien sexcapades.

  24. lou

    Then you are missin out, honey. But I guess it's more of a guy's movie anyway.

  25. lou

    hahahahahahahaHA! Dude, put some ice on that & you'll be fine. Did you read Ebert's review yet? It's harsh, yet funny. He quotes some British reviews, which sound just brutal. What is it with the Brits against good ol' dumb explody excitement? Do their critics just not have a sense of FUN, or are all critics like that?

  26. davebear_IN

    The visual in the final panel is impressive, but I was hoping for a HEADSPLODE.

    Since it's a movie-within-a-comic, clearly, the Foley artist was on a coffee break. ;)

  27. doug

    I think the disease should be called "headsploditis."

  28. Dean

    I agree. In fact, it's not just Joel's best explosion – it's the best explosion *ever*. :)

  29. Kschenke

    Does "Mime" count as a genre?

    At least then we wouldn't hear the crappy dialogue.

  30. Kschenke

    I'd be really afraid of what Bay would do with Dory… I assume implants would be involved.

  31. Kschenke

    BIG DITTO.

    There were two words in a majority of the reviews that sealed my fate of not watching the movie: robot testicles.

    Dear Lord.

  32. J | Medical Lab Coat

    Great work again!

    Michael Bay sure loves to make things explode.. and I'm not complaining. haha

  33. Didu

    …Turkey enthusiast.
    Smooth.

    -D

  34. NotoriousNGP

    Love means never having to say… ARGH MY HEAD'S GONNA BLOW UP LIKE SCANNERS!

    Michael Bay, man, that dude makes EVERYTHING blow up. You know what I would like him to take on? Michael Bay Presents: My Dinner With Andre.

  35. delinear

    It's because the only movies we can afford to make over here feature chinless wonders walking around the british countryside being floppy haired and shy and still getting the girl in the end.

    It's like a knife to the soul to think of someone having such a gigantisaurus budget and still managing to make utter tosh with it.

  36. Hypochondriasis

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_head_syndr...

    Surprisingly, a real condition. But not what it sounds like.

    It'd be fun to brag about having this.

  37. Just Jennifer

    LMFAO that's horrible. But I can't stop laughing.

  38. bloop

    just have to mention that exploding head syndrome doesnt actually cause your head to explode. it just causes a huge explosion or loud sound in your head and then you have brain troubles.

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