The Torture Never Stops

The latest issue of Godland, the Lee-Kirby inspired cosmic superhero series, appeared in my box this week, and it was another fun issue; the thing that is terrific about this series is its sense of humor, its lack of self-consciousness (House of M#7 came out this week, too, but you dont see me writing about that, do you?), and its creators' willingness to admit that no, they are not creating a graphic novel or a thinly-disguised film treatment --this is a comic book, and gloriously so. There's even a positive review from Entertainment Weekly on the cover!

Key elements: the hilarious interaction between villains Friedrich Nicklehead and the disembodied Basil Cronus (above); Maxim, the giant Lockjaw-like alien who has information about the hero's cosmic purpose, and hell, giant robots! Tom Scioli is in his element as an artist and it shows. Cool, baby. It's like reading Marvel in the '70's, only on better paper and swear words.

Worth the effort. Get it now before they option it, so you're not a wannabe when the movie comes out. Peace.