He’s The Greatest Hero, But No One Takes Him Seriously
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While the true identities of the band Spoiler Alert! are shrouded in mystery, Art Brut frontman Eddie Argos’s website clearly says that “they are a band definitely not made up of mild-mannered Dyan Valdes, Keith TOTP and Eddie Argos, even though they sound like they might be. ”
We may never learn who is imitating Argos’s trademark halting lyric readings, you’d have to have a heart of stone not to crack a smile as he goes through a normal night with Batman: “Swing! Punch! Smack! Another cunning sneak attack!” Spoiler Alert! also tackles the convuluted legacy of the Blue Beetle, managing to tie together Dan Garrett, Ted Kord and Jiame Reyes much better than any synopsis I’ve seen yet.
But the true gold in the bunch is their tragic ballad take on the origin of Booster Gold:
What I love about these songs is they great affection they have for the subject matter, but instead of overlooking the silliness and inconsistencies, they celebrate them. There’s a great interview with Eddie Argos about the project over at Comics Alliance, where he reveals that the plan is to write a song about every member of Justice League International. As a man who believes that the JLI era was the finest superteam comics have produced, I cannot wait.
I only hope there’s a song dedicated to G’nort.