“THWIP!” “SNIKT!” “BAMF!” Marvel comics have beloved signature sound effects that are associated with specific characters and actions, and I’m a jealous, greedy, and covetous person, so I’ve always wished DC did, too.
Off the top of my head, all we have are “BOOM,” “PING,” “ARF,” and that one time Superman went “BOING!” So I think we should brainstorm signature sound effects for our favorite characters.
Examples to get started:
Vixen “powering up”
Green Arrow’s bow
Batman’s grapnel gun (I like “SPRANG!” for this, but it sounds kind of silly, and I HATE silliness)
Darkseid’s nervous tummy
Raven’s soul self
Negative Man’s energy
You get the idea. Pick a character, an action, and go!
P.S. So sad there’s not an Onomatopoeia tag. This was the poor guy’s chance to shine.
SPRANG is perfect for Batman’s grapnel hook. I don’t know what you mean by silly. As for others… maybe when Joker stabs someone, there can be a misplaced one, like WHEEEE or YAHOO.
You heard the man, DC! The Batgrapnel goes “SPRANG!” Your public demands it! Also Batarangs go “FINGERRRR” and Marshmallow Pete goes “PFWLOP PFWLOP PFWLOP.”
