Mon Oct 26, 2009 — by Glenn Hauman

ComicMix Six: Six word comics biographies

If you've ever visited Smith magazine, you've probably been there for the great comics (A.D.: After the Deluge, The Pekar Project, Next-Door Neighbor, Graphic Therapy, Shooting War, and My Home Birth) and their innovative Six Word Memoirs. Inspired by the famous anecdote of Ernest Hemingway telling a complete story in only six words ("For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn") they've gotten enough contributions from readers to fill an entire series of Six Word Memoir books.

Amazingly, though, they haven't really combined the two.*

It works suprisingly well, and a few of them are already made for it-- "With great power comes great responsibility"; "Truth, Justice, and the American Way"; "Criminals are a superstitious, cowardly lot"-- and so we've decided to jump start the process. So here are our first six:

1. Reed Richards: Don't worry, the shielding will hold.
2. Batman: I promised on my parents' grave.
3. Wonder Woman: War's easy. Compassion's harder. Peace ... inevitable.
4. Wally West: Dreams can come true so fast.
5. Cyclops: "Boy Scout"? I kill by looking.
6. Lois Lane: You think YOU have high standards?

We'll be adding more via Twitter, using the tag #comicmix6wordbio. Feel free to play along via Twitter, or add your own in the comments.

* Okay, they've illustrated a few of the stories as comics, such as this piece from Rick Parker.

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