"umm..."
Comic book character, created by
Greg Hyland. Comic strips were published
online on Hyland's website and were also collected into comic books occasionally.
Lethargic Lad's real name is
Larry Ladhands. He's not a
complicated guy,
artwise -- he's a bit
stick-figuresque, with wild, staring eyes, no nose, and a few hairs sticking up in the air. His costume is a boring
white sweatshirt with a black "L" on it, along with boring white
shorts, and boring white -- and way too long --
cape. He does
not have a superhero
physique.
Lethargic Lad received his
amazing powers by drinking
orange juice, watching "
Blue Velvet", and listening to
Patsy Cline records. As the
World's Greatest Superhero, he has access to a nigh-unlimited supply of superhero
gadgets, ranging from
Lad-A-Rangs to
giant robots, but his greatest superpower is his
Extreme Lethargy -- which causes him to do nothing much but stand around and say "umm..."
Luckily, Lethargic Man has a whole squad of
allies, including
Little Green Boy,
Lad of Steel,
Lad of Tomorrow, and
Evil Cyborg Lethargic Lad -- all of those are based on the "replacement Supermen" who showed up during the "
Death of Superman" storyline in the early-1990s. The Lad of Steel is big and
metallic; the Lad of Tomorrow is dead-
serious; Little Green Boy is
young and has a
short attention span; and Evil Cyborg Lethargic Lad is an
evil cyborg supervillain who only occasionally tries to kill Lethargic Lad.
There are numerous other characters, both
villains and
heroes.
Lethargic Lass is a
cardboard cutout of a female version of Lethargic Lad.
Evil Smiley Face Guy is a
criminal genius who wears a
smiley-face mask.
Walrus-Boy is what
Peter Parker would've been if he'd been bitten by a
radioactive walrus.
Guy-With-A-Gun is the
Punisher without
pants.
Lay-Z-Boy can turn into a
recliner.
Starro'David is a
giant space starfish.
Rubber Shark wears a
rubber shark costume.
Mr. Cheese has guns that shoot
cheese, and he shouts the names of random cheeses.
Normal people, including folks like
Rhoda and
Chad, are often seen -- usually, they're also dressed up in
costumes, pretending they can
fight crime.
Luckily for everyone, very few people commit any real
crimes in
Infantino City...
Research from a bunch of LL comics...