Yup! That's right. All the cool kids are wearing sunglasses. Sunglasses make everyone look hip, with it, and attractive. Case(s) in point:
Well, almost everybody:
My point (and I do have one) is that you can take pretty much anybody and make the look "hep" and "fab" by adding sunglasses. Take Golden Age nerd Kid Eternity...please!
Man, it's a good thing he can summon up any figure from history to appear before him, because otherwise, it's going to be a long, lonely life for K.E. But let's bring in our ace makeover staff to add a pair of dark specs, frizzle up his hair, add a bit of a Billy Idol sneer, and, as they say in France, violin!:
(Click picture to Mr. Keeper-size)
Yep, that's right: Kid's eponymous Vertigo miniseries turns into a panoramic view of his new look. So, while we bought the issues to read, he bought it to spare himself the expense of going to Ikea and getting a Barnslig (some assembly required). And I'm sure it's not at all a coincidence that the new, improved Kid Eternity happens to look a little like Vertigo godfather Neil Gaiman, I bet?
So, there you go. To assemble K.E.'s stylish new appearance, just collect the individual volumes of his miniseries to create a mural so you can gaze on his eerily compelling Robert Smith impression all day long. Just don't make the mistake I did and only buy issues one and three:
So. Sunglasses. They do a body good. Right, Lucky-You-Got-a-Second-Chance-Actor David Caruso?
fun analogy on sunglasses...
ReplyDeleteyes, people wear them as an accessory, but others are very sensitive to light. Is there a character in the comic book, who is sensitive to light? I am sure there is one, I just can't recall one at the moment...