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KFC #1
KFC: The Colonel of Two Worlds
When a new Colonel from Earth-3 threatens to tarnish the good name of everyone's favorite chicken chef, it's up to Colonel Sanders and The Flash to set things right!
20 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 7, 2015
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Tony Bedard
789 books24 followersAntony J. L. Bedard is an American writer and editor who has worked in the comic book industry from the early 1990s through the present. He is best known for his work at CrossGen Comics, where he was under exclusive contract, and for his run writing Marvel Comics X-Men spin-off Exiles.
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July 31, 2021
(B) 73% | More than Satisfactory
Notes: Finger lickin' good-enough, it's gags and puns, all silly stuff, artistically it's up to snuff, but freebie-issue promo fluff.
Notes: Finger lickin' good-enough, it's gags and puns, all silly stuff, artistically it's up to snuff, but freebie-issue promo fluff.
July 4, 2021
KFC teams up with DC to bring us a comic in the style of The Flash of Two Worlds: The Colonel of Two Worlds. An evil Colonel Sanders from Earth-3 (the place the Crime Syndicate recently pooped out of in Forever Evil) arrives on Earth-Prime and undermines the real Colonel’s rep by serving sub-standard fried chicken - let’s get ready to ruuuuumble(guts)!
It sounds like a joke but this is an actual comic. Not sure what KFC is doing pairing up with DC - maybe there’s a deal between the two for next year’s double whammy of DC movies? The Suicide Squad box meal is on its way with Killer Croc corn!
Writer Tony Bedard’s, ahem, “story” is basically an illustrated advert for KFC, reminding us that only quality food is served in their restaurants (I know, I laughed too), made The Hard Way. Flash and Green Lantern hover in the background, along with Captain Cold and Mirror Master, as the two Colonels “batter” each other, yukyuk. Guess which Colonel wins when one “chickens” out? AHAHAHA!
In between the corporate-approved chatter, one panel didn’t make sense: Colonel Sunder calls out to Cold, “Why aren’t you fighting?” who says “Even I know a Colonel outranks a Captain” - so… why wasn’t he following his orders if he’s subordinate? But that’s Tony Bedard for you, the guy is suck.
Tom Derenick’s art is recognisably DC house style meaning everyone’s rippling muscle and contorted faces, rendered in forgettably bland/inoffensive visuals. But that’s fine for a free comic, I wasn’t expecting anything interesting and nothing in that vein was offered!
The Colonel of Two Worlds is a junk comic about junk food - I wouldn’t recommend it in the same way I wouldn’t recommend KFC’s meals but both companies have enough customers who enjoy their crap products to make them very popular.
It sounds like a joke but this is an actual comic. Not sure what KFC is doing pairing up with DC - maybe there’s a deal between the two for next year’s double whammy of DC movies? The Suicide Squad box meal is on its way with Killer Croc corn!
Writer Tony Bedard’s, ahem, “story” is basically an illustrated advert for KFC, reminding us that only quality food is served in their restaurants (I know, I laughed too), made The Hard Way. Flash and Green Lantern hover in the background, along with Captain Cold and Mirror Master, as the two Colonels “batter” each other, yukyuk. Guess which Colonel wins when one “chickens” out? AHAHAHA!
In between the corporate-approved chatter, one panel didn’t make sense: Colonel Sunder calls out to Cold, “Why aren’t you fighting?” who says “Even I know a Colonel outranks a Captain” - so… why wasn’t he following his orders if he’s subordinate? But that’s Tony Bedard for you, the guy is suck.
Tom Derenick’s art is recognisably DC house style meaning everyone’s rippling muscle and contorted faces, rendered in forgettably bland/inoffensive visuals. But that’s fine for a free comic, I wasn’t expecting anything interesting and nothing in that vein was offered!
The Colonel of Two Worlds is a junk comic about junk food - I wouldn’t recommend it in the same way I wouldn’t recommend KFC’s meals but both companies have enough customers who enjoy their crap products to make them very popular.
July 10, 2021
This was fun. I want Kentucky Fried Chicken now.
November 2, 2015
This book made me miss the old Hostess 1 page comic adverts.
January 5, 2023
What did I just read?
I mean, it is a promotional comic for KFC, I just don't remember it being this bad.
I want to assume that this happens after the Earth-3 Event in early New 52, we meet two classic Flash villains, Captain Cold and Mirror Master, who join with an Evil Colonel Sanders from the evil dimension, the diabolical Captain Sunder.
I really thought it was going to be funny, but we just see Colonel Sanders going straight to the new restaurant to kick Sunder's ass, and apparently KFC is so good it can change the evil ways of the villains.
It's funny how the Colonel just exists in the DC Universe, and how he just works at one of the restaurant's locations. It's just not funny enough to convince me to go to KFC, at least until they clean the damn place.
I mean, it is a promotional comic for KFC, I just don't remember it being this bad.
I want to assume that this happens after the Earth-3 Event in early New 52, we meet two classic Flash villains, Captain Cold and Mirror Master, who join with an Evil Colonel Sanders from the evil dimension, the diabolical Captain Sunder.
I really thought it was going to be funny, but we just see Colonel Sanders going straight to the new restaurant to kick Sunder's ass, and apparently KFC is so good it can change the evil ways of the villains.
It's funny how the Colonel just exists in the DC Universe, and how he just works at one of the restaurant's locations. It's just not funny enough to convince me to go to KFC, at least until they clean the damn place.
July 4, 2017
Yeah, it's nothing more than an ad, but it's a nicely drawn one and I kinda like the storyline as cheesy as it is. I think it's nice to see a major chain deviate from the normal marketing to try new things like these comics and in the case of KFC, ads on WWE with WWE wrestlers, etc...
April 3, 2021
The business of America is business.
Dc comics freebie. Suitable for all ages. Good color artwork. What a highly commercial product.The plot, like gravy, thickens. Good colonel vs evil colonel, who will win.I wish this was 32 pages.
Dc comics freebie. Suitable for all ages. Good color artwork. What a highly commercial product.The plot, like gravy, thickens. Good colonel vs evil colonel, who will win.I wish this was 32 pages.
March 8, 2019
As a KFC ad done by DC, this was fun to read. And the art looks fantastic. I don't get what people expected. I need The Flash or Legends of Tomorrow to do something like this.
August 29, 2019
Excessively painful tie-in advertising.
May 8, 2021
Silly butt fun
It's a short Silly but fun Even if it's just an ad for KFC. And right now it's at the low price
It's a short Silly but fun Even if it's just an ad for KFC. And right now it's at the low price
February 3, 2026
This was a slog to read and genuinely made no sense. It didn’t warrant a story at all and wasn’t even remotely fun like the KFC Crisis storyline. It was rushed and poorly written.
December 30, 2022
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January 12, 2016
As advertising goes, I suppose this was relatively engaging. But judged as a comic book, it was a lengthy advertisement. I don't know how much the junk food chain paid for this, but as a subsidiary of Time Warner, I'm pretty sure DC Comics didn't need the money, and they probably would have done better than to cheapen their name with this. Oh, and I love how the punishment for the bad guys is to have them work at the junk food chain! Fight for $15 and a union!
January 5, 2016
That was a great read!
As a comic book fan and lover of a great story, this was simply a great story. The Colonel would make an excellent character for a stand alone series. This book was page turning good.
As a comic book fan and lover of a great story, this was simply a great story. The Colonel would make an excellent character for a stand alone series. This book was page turning good.
January 10, 2016
The Captain makes some good cola
A Fantastic way to promote KFC. Old style letters after the comic plus a nice little history on Colonel Harland Sanders.
A Fantastic way to promote KFC. Old style letters after the comic plus a nice little history on Colonel Harland Sanders.
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March 31, 2016Colonel Sanders fights evil alternate universe Colonel Sanders while Green Lantern and the Flash watch. I seriously have no words. But I am strangely hungry for some HOSTESS FRUIT PIES.
June 8, 2018
Unsure if this was the kind of stupid I wanted or needed tonight. Certainly silly stuff that doesn't take itself too seriously. Side note: I find it interesting that the character of the Colonel is all about honesty, legitimacy, and things being genuine. In fact Sanders never was an actual Colonel.
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