GIANT ATTACK MONSTERS MEGA-BATTLE! pg3
A quick run-down on the Sinister Monster Doom Legion, for those who don’t know, care, or forgot who they are. Aside from Scapula himself, we have:
Hypnausea: flamboyant pervert and hypnotist; he concocts mind-bending drugs and throws hissy-fits.
Babirus: hunchback sewer-dwelling cannibal; the only thing more vile than his appetite is his revolting flatulence.
Toxsick: cool-headed and cold-hearted, he uses poisonous chemicals for mass-murder, even if he’s mostly in it for the money.
Throgor: monstrous man-beast, whose rampages can kill dozens of enemies at a time (even if he goes a little easier on hot ladies).
Dr. Caliban: ‘mad scientist’ and internet troll who frequently shoots his mouth off and pays for it dearly.
Tigadactyl: former tokusatsu stuntman. He can fly.
Sometimes they get along (usually in situations involving money or women) and sometimes they try to kill each other (also over money or women). Will they work together or against each other this time? Let’s find out.
Another fabulous page. Nice to see the gang again.
….Except for Babirus.
At least this time you get to see less of him, thanks to his fancy new canvas-mask (probably worn as a demand from the other group members).
At least, we hope it’s canvas, and not some sort of leather of dubious origin…
Babirus was at least partially inspired by Leatherface (and Quasimodo, and any number of wild pig species), so it’s certainly possible. But at least give Bubba (sorry, Leatherface) credit for mixing things up: sometimes he dresses as a man, young woman, or even little old lady!
I noticed the mask. I like it. It’s a nice touch. People-skin?
It seems Oliver did some upgrading. Did he always have that mechanical chair?
He’s had some variations of robotic vehicles with either mollusk or arthropod themes; the chair he’s riding around here is probably just a result of his laziness (the bubble-dome is added for that good ol’ retro flair).
It’s simple, we bust into a place that has an average of about five people try to sneak in a week, a rather large military presence, and is publicly known, get a giant easily tracked monster machine of military interest, and…….
You know I really, REALLY want to hear what comes next!
I dig the costume changes, and I’m really glad to see the old crew back together and bickering like children. Toxsick’s question does bring up an interesting question…. what IS Scapula’s dumbest plan? I’m suspecting his ill thought out mental break down from ‘The Neglected One’.
It’s hard for me to judge what exactly is Scapula’s worst scheme ever (just as it’s hard for most of us to recognize our own dumb ideas), but I’m certain you longtime readers have more than a few suggestions.
Scaring dogs with the Ku Klux Klan?
Stealing donuts from cops?
Banging Gwen Stacy and having two kids that magically grow up into supervillains and…okay, that’s not one of Scapula’s villainous plans, but it’s still stupid. C’mon, Osborn, hiring a woman to play Aunt May and die for no good reason?!
Attacking Burning Man out of jealousy would be high on my list.
As would be enlisting a bunch of Satanists to form a gain.
Also the whole “use my master of disguise skills to try and get laid with a chick who hates my guts” was really stupid. Not the master of disguise part, but the rest of it…yeah…
Things like this make me so very glad I gave up on comics in the mid 90’s, before everything I loved got ruined! Then I started reading good comics online that actually have some continuity because they’re not made by 600 people over a century or so. Just promise if they ever make a Scapula movie you will make sure they don’t cram the entire history of it into one flick, okay? Trying to cram 20 years of general animosity into one movie didn’t work out so well for Batman V. Superman is all I’m saying!
Hm….. who WOULD play Hypnausea though? I can sort of peg most of them, but he’s slippery (in so many disturbing ways…..)
@Xydux I think you may have nailed it with the Man of 1,000 Failures storyline. That is quite possibly the ickiest thing Scapula has ever done (and that creep’s done it all), but I always kind of worry that someone will single out that page/sequence and report it to the FBI or something. Hey, worse things have happened to comic creators!
@Trev I’ve certainly learned a few lessons about not shoving too many characters and subplots into a single story (lest we all forget that Suicide Squad movie).
We wont even be seeing the entire SCAPULA cast this time around (if this 2017 story relaunch and Kickstarter are successful we’ll see more familiar faces next year), but hopefully there will be enough adventure and surprises to keep things entertaining.
As for which actor would play Hypnausea….hmm. Guess that all depends if this hypothetical movie were live-action or animated. Thoughts from the peanut gallery?
I’m still stumped. I’m pretty sure you could cast Throgor and Babirus both from the Duck Dynasty weirdos, and Vern Troyer would make a pretty awesome Dr. Caliban. Toxsick and Tigadactyl could be almost anyone behind the masks as long as the build was right (although I’d love to hear a guy like Toxsick voiced by Wayne June just for grins). As for old Scapula, I get a feeling you could double cast him….. get Ryan Reynolds for his goofy moments and Keanu Reeves for his gloomier scenes!
Oh, but if it’s only a voice actor, I think Simon Templeman would work as Hypnausea! Seriously, listen to his voice work as Kain from the Legacy of Kain games and see if his oozing arrogance and superiority don’t mesh!
Scap should have gone to Dunkin Donuts and gotten some of their “Butt Donuts” for the group.
(They have heart-shaped donuts for Valentine’s, including vanilla cake with chocolate filling. Some of the shops are putting the filling in through a hole right smack at the center of the ‘V’ between the two lobes of the heart shape… turn it upside down, and it looks like a poopy butt…)
Yeeeeeeeack! I know this isn’t quite what you’re referring to, but I’ve never saw the appeal of erotic bakery (and maybe those purveyors of pervy pastry don’t see the appeal of villain/monster comics).
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to eat this long, thick eclair in one bite (yet it always squirts out the sticky white filling before I finish).
Dr. Caliban seems especially slow to learn about the whole “no honor among thieves” thing, especially when it comes to baked goods.
Even librarians can’t be trusted to respect “calling” a particular doughnut. The things I have seen at department meetings, what they did to that doughnut box… (shudders)
I think this is the reason why ‘communal treats’ don’t really build up workplace morale; people inevitably get angry at others for stealing, hoarding, or just inhaling food (variety or not). If you think Dr. Caliban is taking this bad now, well…see ya next Sunday.
Also, the President walks around tweeting with an unsecured and obsolete Android phone. Might be worth someone’s time to hire a hacker and see if he has a banking app on it.
The “President” joke was written without anyone in mind (remember that I drew this comic in 2016 when there was a different fellow in the office). I try to avoid politics like the plague around here, so Throgor could have just easily have referenced any person with too much money who deserves a good beating [insert your own punchline].
Oh Joy! The silly is back! I love the silly! And sexy spy costumes!? What a great idea! How I have missed Hypnausia… and can’t wait for the hissy-fits!
You can always give him a crossover cameo in your comic! Hey, he could probably put a smile on Grace’s face.