![]() ![]() It’s quite creative and very, very creepy.Ĭosmic Doombot is quite an interesting case among the few Doombots that achieved full sentience. While the artwork is… well just look at that… I have to praise the design of the damaged Cosmic Doombot. Surfer then FINALLY manages to do SOMETHING. Not sure why he can’t just use his new cosmic powers to create one if he wants to surf THAT badly. There is a reason why Surfer is still alive, though: Cosmic Doombot needs him to learn how to use the surfboard. One thing that doesn’t really add up is the fact that Cosmic Doombot has some alien henchmen working for him. Especially since now he KNOWS Doctor Doom.Īlso: Cosmic Doombot was actually built just a few months after that story, so I guess we’re technically looking at a plan devised by Silver Age Doom.Īs dumb as Silver Surfer is being written, and as bland and badly drawn this story is… Cosmic Doombot is great! Sure there is precedent in the classic Fantastic Four #57, but Silver Surfer is not supposed to be THAT naïve anymore. Look, I don’t care if the characters point out that Silver Surfer has been acting like a complete moron the entire time. Now that he has Surfer’s powers, Doom reveals that he’s not Doctor Doom at all… it’s actually a Cosmic Doombot, sent into space with the sole purpose of stealing cosmic powers. One of the conditions for taking away Surfer’s powers is that Doom would make sure the inhabitants of the polluted planet wouldn’t suffer anymore. (I should probably cover some of these some day)ĭammit, I have to admit it. If I were him I would’ve asked to get my genitals back, though.Ĭome to think of it, even the Silver Surfer from Spidey Super Stories isn’t THAT dumb!!! He still looks like that because, you know, branding. Give me the Starlin or Englehart Silver Surfer, or even the Ron Marz Silver Surfer, any day of the week over this moron.Īnd so Doom’s machines absorb Surfer’s powers. ![]() While it’s still supposed to be a secret to the readers, Silver Surfer KNOWS this is Doom.Īnd yet he accepts to give him his powers!!!!!! Marvel is always incredibly vague about his space geography, but Surfer is so stupidly fast this might as well be the other side of the Universe! It’s QUITE impressive that he was able to track down Silver Surfer all the way from Earth. You know who’s on the ship because I’m reviewing the story, but come on, why keep it a secret? Would ANYONE be fooled by this? His request was refused because… well, why should Galactus CARE about his feelings!?īut whoever is on the ship knows all of that. In the previous issues, Silver Surfer had asked Galactus to take away his powers, because he couldn’t bear that responsibility anymore. And I really, really like Silver Surfer as a character, but man can he get preachy.Įven when a ship from Earth approaches, his first reaction is to point out Earth is a “war-loving planet”. Yeah, stuff like that is why I’m in the minority of readers that couldn’t stand Surfer’s original Stan Lee series. So when he comes across an alien planet ravaged by pollution and social unrest, he spends the first few pages endlessly monologuing how bad society is and how his phenomenal cosmic powers can’t possibly help anyone. Not only because his stories aren’t very good, but because he’s suffered a long string of tragedies like losing his home planet Zenn-La AGAIN. This is not a good period for Silver Surfer. Well… at least the artwork is better than last time, but it’s not much of a praise. Before we tackle Onslaught and Heroes Reborn, there’s still one bit of housecleaning on the Doctor Doom retrospective… which doesn’t actually feature Doom. ![]()
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