365 Days of Defiance, Day 300: Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back

Panels from OMAC (1974 series) #5 (May-June 1975), script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks and letters by D. Bruce Berry, colors by Jerry Serpe

365 Days of Defiance, Day 192: Hey OMAC, who's your favorite '80s singing duo?

Panels from OMAC (1974 series) #3 (January-February 1975), script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks and letters by D. Bruce Berry, colors by Jerry Serpe

365 Days of Defiance, Day 146: By Omactivation Only

As you may know, altho' I'm an American bull, I watch a lot of television from the United Kingdom (where they just call it "telly," which is much shorter). Hi Jimmy Carr! Dia dhuit Dara Ó Briain! Hej Sandi Toksvig! G'day Adam Hills! And a very distinguished and upper class hullo to Stephen Fry. Some of these programs programmes are on the government-run British Broadcasting Corporation, which is funded by a mandatory TV licence tax and therefore does not have any commercials. (Not even for Geico!) But if you're not watching the BBC, you're watching one of Britain's many commercial TV stationsmad they have cool unusual advenrts made in the UK that we seldom see over here. Like Epic Skeletor Money Super Market:


Or Flash Dog!:


Or even the Thunderbirds/Halifax Bank Crossover!


But when I saw this following commercial, I immediately thought it would be worth spotlighting on "365 Days of Defiance." It's to remind UK residents to register to vote for the upcoming General Election pitting Teresa May (Sensible Party) against Jeremy Corbin (Slightly Silly Party), by pointedly...um, pointing out, that if you don't register, you don't get a choice:


I think that's pretty effective and I hope it leads to a much larger turnout throughout the UK than did the Brexit vote (2.8 million eligible voters skipped the election). But it does remind me of not-at-all-British O.M.A.C. (One Man Apple-Corer...I mean Army Corps):


Panels from OMAC (1974 series) #2 (November-December 1974), script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by D. Bruce Berry, colors by Jerry Serpe, letters by Mike Royer
So, do you think OMAC stands there arguing and asking "What?" of the man with the clipboard who tells him he can't go in? Ya think?

(Click picture to OMACtisize)
So remember: either turn into a single-human infantry troop, or register to vote. So you can use the baskets at the corner shop.

Here, have some OMAC. In Italian.

O.M.A.C.! It stands for (if you follow the Kirby definition, and why would you follow any other?) One Man Army Corps. But in a future without national boundaries, that solo fighting guy with the big-ass mohawk might be known as different acronyms. For example, in Italy, let's call him UUAB! (Pronounced oo-abb.) Un Uomo Armato Battaglione! Mmmm, I think I had one of those after my spaghetti and meatballs down at Aunt Suzie's Italian restaurant last week. Oh, let's just continue to call him O.M.A.C. for copyright sake. Signor O.M.A.C.

Panels from Classici DC: OMAC trade paperback (Planeta DeAgostini, 2007), Italian translation by Margherita Galetti, Italian lettering by Silvia Romano; originally printed as OMAC #1 (September-October 1974), script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks and letters by Mike Royer, colors by Jerry Serpe

(Click picture to speak-a the English)

Now that's a passionate, romantic version of OMAC! Be sure to join us here next time for "Here, have some Mister Miracle. In Norwegian."

Until then, always remember!:

365 Days of KirbyTech, Day 17: The Mountain of Judgment

Say, what is this Mountain of Judgment, anyway?


Panels from Jimmy Olsen #134 (December 1970), script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta, most Superman and Jimmy Olsen faces re-pencilled and inked by Al Plastino, letters by John Costanza
Oh...okay, well, that's helpful, Guy who looks like Ben Grimm as Blackbeard. Thank you so very much.

The most disturbing comic book cover in the history of the medium.

Some may say it's this one:


Others may say it's this one:


But they're both wrong. For this little bull's money, there's no more disturbing comic book cover in the history of the medium than this: