Saturday, April 25, 2009
Comic Art
SO BAD, THEY'RE GOOD
Almost, but not quite as brilliant as your lab partner Reed Richards, you turn from science to the mystic arts, combine the powers of magic and science, have a terrible accident and emerge as Doctor Doom. Arch-enemy of the fabled Fantastic Four, school mate of their leader, Richards, Victor Von Doom has got to be The most Stan Lee-esque named villain of all time.
But not satisfied with merely competing with the stretchy and really smart Mr. Fantastic, Doom has gone on to become absolute monarch of his own nation and a time traveller - forever confusing comic readers everywhere.
Doom is both one of the most fascinating and ubiquitous villains in comic history. He can be complex, even heroic at times, but then, well, he just gets all selfish again.
One important word on Victor Doom. I am a big fan of the FF movies, but ignore Doom as therein portrayed. He is the greatest weakness of the films. Sadly, Doom in the comics is one of the those characters that is SO larger than life that I do not think he can be adapted to the big screen. Despite being the FF's greatest enemy - he should have been left out of the films.
But in his comic incarnations he can be nothing short of delicious. Huge, over-the-top fun - like comics should be.
Almost, but not quite as brilliant as your lab partner Reed Richards, you turn from science to the mystic arts, combine the powers of magic and science, have a terrible accident and emerge as Doctor Doom. Arch-enemy of the fabled Fantastic Four, school mate of their leader, Richards, Victor Von Doom has got to be The most Stan Lee-esque named villain of all time.
But not satisfied with merely competing with the stretchy and really smart Mr. Fantastic, Doom has gone on to become absolute monarch of his own nation and a time traveller - forever confusing comic readers everywhere.Doom is both one of the most fascinating and ubiquitous villains in comic history. He can be complex, even heroic at times, but then, well, he just gets all selfish again.
One important word on Victor Doom. I am a big fan of the FF movies, but ignore Doom as therein portrayed. He is the greatest weakness of the films. Sadly, Doom in the comics is one of the those characters that is SO larger than life that I do not think he can be adapted to the big screen. Despite being the FF's greatest enemy - he should have been left out of the films.
But in his comic incarnations he can be nothing short of delicious. Huge, over-the-top fun - like comics should be.
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