Tag: Weird Al Yankovic

Dare to Be Super: Weird Al Yankovic teams with the World’s Finest in September

Batman, Superman and the king of musical parody unite to save two dimensions from a plague of boringness in a new one-shot.

Weird Al Yankovic is no stranger to comics, having edited an issue of MAD Magazine, appeared on various covers at DC and even had his songs turned into comics over at Z2. But now he’s going one step further by teaming up with Batman and Superman in Batman/Superman/Weird Al: World’s Weirdest #1.

The 40-page one-shot from writer Mark Waid and artist Dan Schoening, with “vibes” by “Weird Al” Yankovic himself, arrives in September. Naturally, it features Mr. Mxyzptlk.

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Weird Al’s songs come to comics, courtesy of Z2

Songs by the legendary singer will be adapted into comics by Peter Bagge, Michael Kupperman, Ryan Dunlavey, Bob Fingerman and more.

Weird Al Yankovic, the legendary parody/humor songwriter known for such classics as “Eat It” and “Amish Paradise,” will have his songs adapted into comics by some of the industry’s best talent.

Z2 Comics will release The Illustrated Al: The Songs of “Weird Al” Yankovic as a softcover and hardcover, featuring cover art by Drew Friedman and Mike & Laura Allred.

“It’s such an incredible honor to see my song lyrics brought to life by some of my all-time favorite cartoonists and illustrators,” Yankovic said. “I’ve actually been playing the long game—the only reason I spent four decades in the music business is so that one day I could have my very own graphic novel.”

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