![]() ![]() That mysterious face is important to Superior Foes because one of Boomerang’s heists involves a painting of Doom’s real face. ![]() As Boomerang narrates, Doom’s face is “kind of in that ‘who is Banksy, was Deckard a replicant’ category of interweb mystery.” It’s a long-running argument in comics whether his face is actually hideous or just slightly scarred, meaning Doom keeps it under wraps due to vanity. He wears a badass suit of armor that partly inspired Darth Vader and keeps his face covered because of scars on his face. Victor Von Doom is monarch of Latveria and nemesis of the Fantastic Four. Doom, he has nothing to do with Obamacare, but he is one of Marvel’s oldest villains. Doom-probably Marvel’s number one villain, who is normally ultra-serious-saying to a painter, “I want you to draw Doom… like one of your French girls.”įor those unfamiliar with Dr. However, I have to say the Best Joke Ever (or maybe Best Bit Ever) from this series is a ridiculous situation that features Dr. Some of the best jokes involve the old Comics Code Authority logo covering a raised middle finger, a self-help group called Supervillains Anonymous, Speed Demon stealing a puppy, Boomerang haplessly trying to romance a bartender, and some bizarre visual gags involving the cyborg head of Silvio Silvermane (don’t ask). You’d think it would be easy to pick a best joke from this series, since it’s only on issue ten, but you’d be wrong. Just about every panel contains a laugh, reminding us that the funny pages can actually be funny. Superior Foes is a crime comic and a supervillain comic, but most importantly, it’s a humor comic. The Superior Foes of Spider-Man are decidedly inferior. These semi-lovable idiots operate on the fringes of the Marvel Universe, where the villains are more likely to jeopardize their pride and dignity than the fate of the world. Spencer and Lieber wring great comedy out of this crew’s bumbling attempts to make something of themselves in the supervillain game. ![]() In fact, it’s more of an incompetence thing. Nobody’s ever like ‘Hey, what about Boomerang?’ What’s up with him? What makes that guy tick? Where’s he from? What does he do in his spare time? Does he have any pets? And hey-why does he keep letting this guy beat the holy hell out of him? Is he mentally ill? Is it a sex thing?” The opening narration of the series, by Boomerang, sets the tone: “Spider-Man’s the only one anybody ever talks about. Boomerang (an extremely minor villain) and five of his even more minor cohorts (Beetle, Overdrive, Shocker, and Speed Demon.) In one of many jokes, these five crooks call themselves the Sinister Six. Nope, the series is about Fred Myers, a.k.a. It’s not about a superhero: it’s about a team of supervillains, but not top-shelf villains such as Dr. This comic is chock full of verbal and visual humor, and it’s one of the funniest things I’ve seen or read in years.Įverything about this series is unlikely. Well, humor fans and comics fans finally have something they can enjoy together: one of the best damn comics around is a humor comic: The Superior Foes of Spider-Man, written by Nick Spencer and drawn by Steve Lieber. ![]() But when looking at the rundown, I had just one question: where are the comedy books?” As comics critic/comedian Brett White wrote after Image Expo, which unveiled many new Image Comics series: “The books are diverse in tone, intent, and artistic style, furthering the correct assertion that comics are more than just superheroes. Straight-up humor is rare in comic books, even at the most adventurous publishers. Where’s the last place you’d expect to go for some laughs? TV, movies, stand-ups, and half the Internet are trying to make you laugh. ![]()
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