Category Archives: OnomontoPOWia

Flash Ka-Rack would be a good band name

I have a second great example of OnomontoPOWia from the pages of Flash number 131: The camera angle here is great, giving you a street-level view of the impending collapse. The rendering on the building is perfect as well, with … Continue reading

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A post with kick

In honor of “OnomontoPOWia Friday”, I bring you a series of kicks to the crotch. Some of these you have seen here before and some are new, but I think we can all agree that any blow to the boys … Continue reading

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Frozen moments and sound

A good onomontoPOWia doesn’t have to be flashy or obnoxious; sometimes subtle works better, as in this example from “Hitman” number 9 (DC Comics): This panel encapsulates a lot of what makes comics as a medium so powerful and unique. … Continue reading

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OnomontoPOWia meets onomatopoeia

In actual English, onomatopoeia means both “a word with way too many vowels in a row” and “the formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitation of a sound”. Changing that to onomontoPOWia eliminates excess vowels from the … Continue reading

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CHUD

When you’ve got Carnivorous Humanoid Underground Dwellers in your pants, believe me, you welcome getting kicked in the junk by a hot chick in spiked heels: Although given the fact that the underpants carnivores like the taste of human flesh, … Continue reading

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Good onomontoPOWia — the ice cracketh

I tend to mockery on this blog, but I only kid because I love comics so much. Oh, and I’m a jerk. BUT I do think it’s important to recognize examples of good work from time to time, and it’s … Continue reading

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An onomontoPOWia twofer

As if having to marry Deanna Troi wasn’t punishment enough, Worf the Klingon now has the dubious “honor” of having his very own onomontoPOWia: While I am sure it’s nice to be memorialized, I have to wonder if having your … Continue reading

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The Sounds of Bondage

James Bond scores with so many women, even his sound effects are filled with sexual innuendo. I think it’s pretty clear that “Swut” is really “Slut”: “Skankt” is just plain ol’ “Skank”: And while James probably doesn’t speak Yiddish, I … Continue reading

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Crappy sound effect?

This onomontoPOWia from “Jack Kirby’s Teen Agents” will surely rank as one of the all-time greats ever given to a grateful humanity: Yes, that’s “BA-THROOM”, as in the sound of your local toiletry exploding in a fiery, drawing-filled, white-outlined concussion … Continue reading

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My name is CHUK!

Now here’s a neat science fact — if you kick a man (like camo-clad terrorist Chuk here) in the junk, said junk will shout his name: I tried this myself, learning that my name is actually pronounced “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!” and should … Continue reading

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