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Superman: Country Star?

July 19th, 2009
Author David Pepose

It seems as though country music is holding out for a hero, and only Brad Paisley can save them.

The country star, whose self-drawn animation has been a staple of his concerts, will be rescuing country greats like Reba McIntyre, Kenny Chesney, and Carrie Underwood… in a Superman outfit.

“Carrie Underwood is tied to the train tracks, and I go and save her and she says, ‘My hero!’ Then Kenny Chesney is in the islands and gets attacked by robots, and I fly down and beat them up and he says, ‘My hero!’ Then Reba is being chased by a dinosaur, which is something that could happen you know, and I save her and she says, ‘My hero!’”

Um… right. Apparently, Paisley is using all of these icons without permission, citing the entire thing as South Park-esque parody. All I know is, this development may conflict with Chris Sims‘ definitive ending of Final Crisis:

Thoughts, Rama readers?

 
4 Responses to “Superman: Country Star?”
  1. Shaun Says:

    Never in my life have I wanted to posess kryptonite. Until now.

  2. Shaun Says:

    Oh, and that’s how Final Crisis climaxed? Glad I skipped it.

  3. Joe Says:

    I thought Superman was singing “On the Dark Side” by John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band in FC…

  4. Diggity Says:

    Have you all seen the animatic of the Final Crisis finale that some fan made? It’s a little crude, but kinda slick in parts:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI

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