Showing posts with label Green Arrow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Green Arrow. Show all posts

Razón #79

Razón #79
Translation:
Green Lantern —I know we must preserve our [cultural] roots and that we need to earn an extra buck,but I still feel ridiculous!!
Martian Manhunter —Shut up and keep dancing!
Hulk —Hulk feels tired and wants to go to the restroom...
Green Arrow —1-2-3,cha-cha-cha,1-2-3,cha-cha-cha
Samy —I never thought I would ever see these guys dancing like Aztecs...
Doriancito —Well,I think it's odd noticing that 'Indios Verdes' is right in the middle of the Zocalo!!
-Reason Nº 79 Why There Ain't No Mexican Super-heroes...

Notes in English
The Zocalo is a huge square right in the center of Mexico City.Sometimes you can see there some performers dressed as Aztec warriors and reenacting ancient dances for the tourists.

Way up in the North of Mexico City,right in the limit where Insurgentes avenue becomes a highway connected with the city of Pachuca,there are a subway terminal and a couple of bronze statues in honor of Aztec kings Itzcoatl and Ahuizotl.With the years,the bronze of the statues have become greenish and so people call them Indios Verdes (the Green Indians).Since then,that zone has also become known as Indios Verdes as well.
And then in this cartoon,we've got Green Lantern and Green Arrow dressed as Aztec indians.And of course,the skin of both Hulk and Martian Manhunter is green.It's a very silly pun,I know,but a funny one too,when you're a Mexican.

Notas en Español
El Zócalo es una enorme plaza en el mero centro de la Ciudad de México.A veces es posible ver ahí a danzantes vestidos como guerreros aztecas y recreando bailes antiguos para los turistas.

En el extremo norte de la Ciudad de México,justo en el límite donde avenida Insurgentes se convierte en una carretera conectada con la ciudad de Pachuca,hay una terminal del metro y un par de estatuas en honor de los reyes aztecas Itzcoatl y Ahuizotl.Con los años,el bronce de las estatuas se ha vuelto verdoso y por eso la gente las llama los Indios Verdes.Desde entonces,esa zona también se ha vuelto conocida como Indios Verdes.
Y luego,en este cartón tenemos a Green Lantern y Green Arrow,cuyos trajes son verdes,vestidos de indios aztecas.Y por supuesto,la piel de Hulk y la de Martian Manhunter son verdes.Es una ironía muy boba,ya sé,pero también una muy divertida,si se es mexicano.

Razón #77

Razón #77
Translation:
-Reason Nº 77 Why There Ain't No Mexican Super-heroes... (Grandma,what big eyes you have...)
Samy —Whoah! What happened with you Captain Marvel?
Captain Marvel —Nothing,it's just that I haven't worked at anything since 'Kingdom Come',so I hired a new image consultant to improve me with a more commercial look...
—And I don't know,suddenly I crave some sushi...
Note —(Notice that now when he yells 'Shazam!' he doesn't get struck by lightning and he rather shines)
Doriancito —And what about you Green Arrow? New image consultant?
Green Arrow —No! I'm just coming from getting off the microbus!!

Notes in English
This is another favorite of mine.Many people keep telling me that I have a manga style but oddly I don't read much manga at all.Even more,once a professional cartoonist reviewed my art portfolios and then told me: «hey,you draw in a Japanese-like style because you really want to sell more drawings,don't you?».So I thought that at least for once I'd try to really imitate manga style.

A microbus is a Mexican public transport.As its name suggests it's like a bus but in a smaller size that lets it move more easily in narrow streets and avenues.Microbus drivers are also known to be quite wild and crazy at driving,because they can move faster than common buses and they're big enough so the other cars don't mess with them.Sometimes a microbus ride can be like an extreme roller coaster.

Notas en Español
Este es otro de mis favoritos.Mucha gente me dice regularmente que tengo un estilo manga pero lo irónico es que no leo mucho manga del todo.Más aún,una vez un caricaturista profesional revisó mi portafolios de dibujo y me dijo:«hey,dibujas en un estilo como de japonés por que lo que quieres es vender más dibujos,¿verdad?».Así que pense que al menos por una vez intentaría realmente imitar el estilo manga.

Un microbús es un transporte público mexicano.Como su nombre sugiere,es como un autobús sólo que en un tamaño más pequeño,que le permite moverse más fácilmente por calles y avenidas estrechas.Los conductores de microbús son también conocidos por ser bastante salvajes y locos al conducir,pues pueden moverse más rápido que los autobuses comunes y son lo bastante grandes para que los demás autos no se metan con ellos.A veces viajar en microbús puede ser como subirse a una montaña rusa extrema.

Razón #45

Razón #45
Translation:
-Reason Nº 45 Why There Ain't No Mexican Super-heroes...
Green Arrow —Hey...Did you see an arrow flying by?
Nightwing —Mmmh...nope,I didn't see anything;hey,by chance do you have an aspirin?
Newspaper —The Hair Braid
Batman kidnapped by the Ear-ripper
Hawkeye —Can you tell me where's the archery contest?
Samy —It's easy;just follow the opposite direction the arrow is pointing to! It's logical!

Notes in English
Geez,this sure is the dullest gag in the whole series...what was I thinking when I drew it?

Oh swell.The newspaper name is actually a popular pun of the tabloid La Prensa (The Press;and a trensa in Spanish is a hair braid).
El Mocha-Orejas —The Ear-Ripper— was the nickname of Daniel Arizmendi,a kidnapper known for slashing his victims' ears off and sending them (the ears,not the victims) to their families when asking for a very high ransom.He got caught by the police in 1997.

Notas en Español
Chale,éste es seguro el chiste más sebo de toda la serie...¿En qué estaba pensando cuando lo dibujé?

Oh bueno.El nombre del diario es una popular parodia del nombre del tabloide La Prensa.
El Mocha-Orejas era el mote de Daniel Arizmendi,un secuestrador conocido por cortarles las orejas a sus víctimas para luego mandárselas a sus familias y exigir sumas de rescate muy altas.Fue capturado por la policía en 1997.