{"id":4649,"date":"2010-12-06T06:45:38","date_gmt":"2010-12-06T11:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=4649"},"modified":"2010-12-03T12:15:14","modified_gmt":"2010-12-03T17:15:14","slug":"mayfairstivus6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/12\/06\/mayfairstivus6\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayfairstivus Day 6 \u2013 Animal Man"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome back for the sixth day of Mayfairstivus<\/strong><\/a>, the nine day celebration of Mayfair Games\u2019 DC Heroes Role-Playing Game!<\/em> We took a break on Saturday and Sunday, but we’re back today for more Mayfairstivus holiday fun!\u00a0 Today we\u2019ll be looking at the 1989 character card for Animal Man!<\/p>\n

I don’t talk about him much here, but I really dig Animal Man.\u00a0 If you’re not familiar with the character, he’s a somewhat regular guy, married with kids, and gets caught up in nutso adventures.\u00a0\u00a0His secret identity is Buddy Baker, and most people end up calling him Buddy rather than Animal Man.\u00a0 I’ve really enjoyed this character ever since I started reading his monthly series in 1989.\u00a0 I would highly recommend the old Grant Morrison Animal Man<\/em> series to anyone (trade paperbacks volume 1<\/a>, volume 2<\/a>, and volume 3<\/a>).\u00a0 It’s definitely one of Grant’s more subdued works.<\/p>\n

Since Animal Man was headlining his own series in 1989, he merited one of these super-cool character cards in the DC Heroes<\/em> RPG.\u00a0 Below you’ll find Animal Man’s … y’know what, let’s just call him Buddy … Below you’ll find Buddy’s character card (front and back) included in the 1989 edition of the DC Heroes<\/em> RPG.<\/p>\n

DC HEROES ROLE-PLAYING GAME \u2013 SECOND EDITION \u2013 1989<\/h4>\n

\"Animal<\/p>\n

\"Animal<\/p>\n

Even if you don’t know anything about the game, you can tell from his powers that he wasn’t an overly powerful character.\u00a0 Sure he could gain the proportional strength of an ant (meaning he could lift objects over his head weighing more than 20 times his own weight) or fly like an eagle, but he wasn’t the typical over-the-top powerhouse that era was known for.<\/p>\n

The card art is actually pretty good on this one.\u00a0 While I’d rather of had Brian Bolland (cover artist for the early Animal Man<\/em> issues), this card art is certainly an improvement over the regular series artist Chas Truog.<\/p>\n

Just thinking about Buddy has got me anxious to go back and re-read those Grant Morrison issues.\u00a0 So good!<\/p>\n

MAYFAIRSTIVUS<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Don\u2019t forget, the Mayfairstivus celebration continues at the following blogs!\u00a0 Be sure to check them out throughout the Mayfairstivus celebration (Dec. 1-9).\u00a0 I’d like to send a quick thank you to Walter from the BOO$TERRIFIC<\/a> blog!\u00a0 He provided me with a Photoshop template that adds a nice shadow effect on the scanned cards.\u00a0 Thanks Walter!\u00a0\u00a0 Additionally, a huge thanks to Frank Lee Delano (of the blogs: Martian Manhunter: Idol-Head of Diabolu<\/em><\/a>, Justice League Detroit<\/em><\/a>, Atom: Power of the Atom<\/em><\/a>, Wonder Woman: Diana Prince<\/em><\/a>, DC Bloodlines<\/a><\/em>, and \u2026nurgh\u2026<\/em><\/a>) who not only masterminded the crossover, he also provided most of the card scans!\u00a0 Thanks, Frank!<\/p>\n