Wonder Woman/Black Canary Milkshake Contest: The Results

Well, EDILW’s very first contest didn’t get much in the way of entries, although it ended up being reported far and wide in the comic book blogosphere. Which just goes to show that we all pretty much link to one another all the time. That’s either very exciting or very depressing; I’m not entirely sure which.

At any rate, reader Eric sent in some recipes for other comic book characters:

Tony Stark Milkshake
2 scoops vanilla ice cream
1 1/2 cup skim milk
1/2 a bottle of rum

Spider Jerusalem Milkshake
3 scoops strawberry ice cream
1 cup 2-percent milk
loads and loads of pills
(ice cream and milk optional)

I think it’s safe to say that if Eric were running the concession stand at the superhero theme park that Agents Prince and Tresser visited in Wonder Woman #6, it would likely be a much more fun place to visit.

In the comments thread, David Oakes suggested a whistle on the straw, and rightly pointed out that in a kiosk like that, chances are the shakes are just names assigned to whatever comes out of the machine.

Newsarama’s Blog@ thread saw posters suggest a whistle straw for the Canary shake (Josh) and a glass wrapped in a fishnet stocking (Juan Arteaga) for the same.

The Comicsworthreading.com thread saw the most response. Matthew Craig suggested simply milk and honey, Hal Shipman rightly pointed out that my original sample recipe for a WW milkshake would look ugly as hell once actually blended, James Schee wanted a WW shake to contain ground kanga, Evan Waters thinks WW’s shake should be strawberry banana and Canary’s blueberry, and Lyle Masaki busted out the recipe I’d be most likely to try:

"One recipe I could see working at a amusement park kiosk would have softened French vanilla ice cream (yellow) with a big ladleful of strawberry and blueberry sauce. Give it one quick stir and you have something that’s simple to make, easy to equip and yet has enough of a wow factor to make it feel like something special.

“As for black sweets, purple is often considered “close enough” to black, especially when concentrated… so maybe a Black Canary shake could similarly use french vanilla ice cream with grape soda concentrate. (Which sounds kinda gross, but the kind of thing kids would go for.)”

Thanks to everyone who entered (um, just Eric), linked, posted on the link threads, and/or spent time thinking about milkshakes inspired by DC’s heroines.

EDILW Presents: The Wonder Woman/Black Canary Milkshake Recipe Contest

A few weeks ago, DC released the highly anticipated Wonder Woman #6, featuring the comics debut of new WW writer Jodi Picoult. The story featured Department of Metahuman Affairs (DOMA) Agent Diana Prince (Wonder Woman’s newly created secret identity) and her partner Tom “Nemesis” Tresser on assignment at a superhero theme park. Picoult’s portrayal of the character as a fish-out-of-water trrying to come to grips with life in the modern, mortal world was somewhat controversial among Wonder Woman fans, with some loving it, some hating it and some remaining completely ambivalent.

But the part that really stuck with me was this first scene, in which a disguised Wonder Woman tries to order a milkshake named after her:







Now, a Green Lantern Salad, an Aquagirl Fish Sandwich and a Teen Titans Chili Dog all sound somewhat self-explanatory. But what exactly was a Wonder Woman milkshake? Was it simply a milkshake that had Wonder Woman's name attached and then, when her popularity dipped, they replaced her name with Black Canary's? Or does the milkshake itself reflect upon Wonder Woman, in the way that, say, Superman ice cream is red, blue and yellow, or Ben and Jerry's brand Phish Food has little fudge fish shapes in it? And if that was the case, what on earth would a Black Canary milkshake be, seeing as how black-colored sweets are rather few and far between, and often involve licorice flavor, not exactly the most popular flavor these days.

After thinking about it off and on for the last few weeks, I've come up with a couple of recipes, but I'm not entirely happy with either of them, so I thought I 'd ask the blogosphere to give the matter some thought and submit some recipes. So welcome to the first-ever Every Day Is Like Wednesday contest! Here's the deal: E-mail me your recipe for a Wonder Woman milkshake and Black Canary milkshake at jcalebmozzocco@gmail.com before May 1st, and I'll post 'em here.



Here's what I came up with, to serve as examples:

Wonder Woman Milkshake

3 scoops of Superman ice cream
1 1/2 cups of Silk brand soy milk
Strawberry, cherry or blueberry for garnish

Blend 2 scoops of ice cream and soy milk until smooth. Place remaining scoop of ice cream on top serving glass for garnish, with whichever piece of fruit you've chosen on top. Serve with a long spoon for eating the scoop and straw for drinking the shake.



Black Canary Milkshake

3 scoops of dark chocolate ice cream (as dark as possible)
2-3 cups of chocolate milk, depending on desired thickness

Blend the ice cream and chocolate milk until smooth. Garnish with a yellow Marshmallow Peep impaled festively upon the straw.





That's the best I can come up with. I assume you guys can probably do better.

Now, I know what you're thinking. Why on earth should I waste your time thinking of superheroine-inspired milkshake recipes, typing them out and emailing them to me? What, in other words, is in it for me? Are there prizes involved?

Yes, yes there are. I use the term "prize" rather loosely, though. The winner will receive his or her choice of one of the following pieces of original, Justice League and milkshake-related art, as drawn by me on extra backing boards lying around my apartment (See, there are worse superhero artists than Michael Turner). In addition to the fame and notoriety that comes with having your name and recipe posted on EDILW, the Internet's 7,305th most popular weblog dealing with comic books.






Aquaman, Martian Manhunter and Plastic Man arrive at the first Justice League of America Meeting and Ice Cream Social...uninvited






Black Canary and Wonder Woman have an awkward conversation over milkshakes, during which Dinah remembers that she's late for a very important team-up with Green Arrow




(Note: While welcome to participate, Jodi Picoult is inelligible for the prizes as she is the only person who actually knows what would be in a Wonder Woman and Black Canary Milkshake. )