2012 The Mercurian Renegade Space City Con Commission by Cody Schibi

"Forgot to share this commission from @SpaceCityCon last week. An obscure comic character whose name I cant remember: pic.twitter.com/mWuw1P82"

To recap, ahead of Comicpalooza 2012, my research into the artistic stylings of Cody Schibi so impressed me in its detail that I figured it would cost many hundreds of dollars, and therefore be out of my price range. I spoke with him anyway, and when I realized my assumption that his work was worth Benjamins did not jibe with his self-stated pursuit of mere Washingtons, I picked up one of my top two favorite commissions of the con for just $50.00. While pulling together all the links involved with spotlighting Schibi's Mister Moth piece, I revisited his blog drawing a blank, and learned days ahead of the event that Space City Con had gone from a total low rent joke to an arrival point for the likes of Art Adams, Whilce Portacio, Vo Nguyen, Chris Beaver, Robert Wilson IV, Adrian Nelson, Mark Nasso and Nick Pitarra. Without Schibi's notice, none of those pieces would have come into being, so I'm grateful to him for that.

I'm also appreciative that Schibi provided another stellar commission that was a top highlight of a convention, rounding out my 2012 Space City Con collection. I kicked myself for not going the $80 full figure (in color!) route with Mr. Moth after I saw the incredible work Schibi produced, and did not make the same mistake with The Mercurian.

This Renegade was something of a precursor to the mohawk-fin revision of Despero (I almost snuck it in last December,) and one of the Martian Manhunter's cooler looking Silver Age adversaries. I never tried to buy up any pricey back issues of Detective Comics, but I put together a decent run of the Alien Atlas' House of Mystery appearances on the cheap. Compared to the cruddy creatures unleashed by the Diabolu Idol-Head and Mr. V's goons, the Mercurian seemed a cut above. Only after the Showcase Presents reprints afforded me access to the Alien Atlas' more ardent adversaries did I realize the Mercurian was a bit of a dud. He just kind of showed up to conquer Earth, and when his slap fight with J'onn J'onzz didn't go his way, he cut and ran. This was in the midst of a VULTURE story, and it was they who produced the captivity-bubble-generating rifle that gave the Martian Marvel the biggest hassle in the issue. J'onn still easily duped and disarmed both parties for a speedy resolution. I explained the Mercurian's single lackluster outing to Schibi, which I'm sure played into the character's moaning "Who the HELL am I?" Let's face it, the guy is essentially defined by his planet of origin. You'd get angsty about being dubbed "The Earthling," right?

As usual, my scan of a resized color Xerox fails to capture much of the nuance of the actual 11" x 17" art. There are no gaps in the ruddy flesh tones in the original, and the tunic is much lighter, revealing more detail. That's probably a good thing when it comes to the "panty shot," wherein I'm "treated" to cameltoe from the first world circling Sol. The gray trail coming off of the raygun's barrel is actually detritus from where I had to fold the paper on my copy to scan, and you lose a lot of the googaws on that thing. In fact, I've decided to offer detail shots just to highlight how much I couldn't get into the overall scan. I love the fine bits of wrinkles and dermatological disorder on this bastard, as well as the color debris swarming around the Mercurian. I consider Cody Schibi one of my finest "draft picks" of convention season, and I can't wait to see what he lobs back at me when I serve him another obscurity from the Vile Menagerie in less than two weeks...

Martian Sightings for August, 2013

I'll talk about all those likely cheesy Trinity War books I'll probably still buy in a minute, but I have something to say first. I'm looking at these Arkham City action figures, along with the Infinite Crisis Atomic Wonder Woman statue, and I simply find it all friggin' repugnant. It's like Juggalos have taken over the design aesthetic of DC Comics. Generations to come will laugh at how vulgar and stupid we were for putting up with this crap. Just because super-heroes have gone mainstream doesn't mean it's okay to pander to literally the lowest common denominator of all possible audiences, and will either drown in fail sauce or push the entire medium back into the grimiest ghetto of popular culture alongside furries and the oeuvre of V. C. Andrews' ghost writer.

Martian Manhunter

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #7
Written by GEOFF JOHNS and JEFF LEMIRE
Art by DOUG MAHNKE and CHRISTIAN ALAMY
Cover by DOUG MAHNKE
1:25 Variant cover by MIKEL JANIN
1:00 B&W Variant cover by DOUG MAHNKE
“We Can Be Heroes” Blank variant cover available
On sale AUGUST 14 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with five covers. This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue. Please see the order form for more information.

TRINITY WAR CHAPTER 4! The hunt for a murder suspect leads Superman and his new teammates to the secret behind the Secret Society, while Batman finds the key to the crime—and one of the Leaguers will be forever changed by it. Plus, who is the Secret Society of Super-Villains and what are their plans for Pandora?

I don't like Mahnke's six-pointed starburst in space Martian Manhunter chest insignia as much as the red/gray/black "pie chart" one most commonly seen in the New 52, but it's way better than Dave Finch's "shower flower sticker." Also, I'd quite like to see Mahnke do the JLA again in the more realistic style he's developed with Christian Alamy.

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #23
Written by JEFF LEMIRE and RAY FAWKES
Art by MIKEL JANIN
Cover by DOUG MANHKE
1:25 Variant cover by MIKAL JANIN
1:100 B&W Variant cover by DOUG MAHNKE
On sale AUGUST 21 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.

TRINITY WAR CHAPTER 5! The Justice Leagues continues to fracture as the murder of a hero is solved—and the line between justice and vengeance blurs as they head off to find those responsible!

The Green Arrow guy is co-writing this thing. Maybe he's going supernatural?

JUSTICE LEAGUE #23
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
Cover by DOUG MAHNKE
1:25 Variant cover by MIKAL JANIN
1:00 B&W Variant cover by DOUG MAHNKE
On sale AUGUST 28 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with four covers. This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue. Please see the order form for more information.

TRINITY WAR CHAPTER 6! Trinity War concludes! But that doesn’t mean all ends well for our heroes. The secret behind Pandora’s Box is revealed and it means the end of the Justice Leagues!

No it doesn't.

TRINITY OF SIN: PANDORA #3
Written by RAY FAWKES
Art by DANIEL SAMPERE and VICENTE CIFUENTES
Cover by RYAN SOOK
1:25 B&W Variant cover by RYAN SOOK
On sale AUGUST 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.

A “Trinity War” tie-in! As both the heroes and the villains continue to hunt Pandora down, she makes a crucial decision involving the Seven Deadly Sins, one that will affect the entire world…

So this is all a Shazam thing?

TRINITY OF SIN: THE PHANTOM STRANGER #11
Written by J.M. DeMATTEIS
Art by FERNANDO BLANCO
Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
On sale AUGUST 7 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

The key to ending “Trinity War” may be the soul of a murdered Justice League member, so the Phantom Stranger must lead a covert team—including Batman, Deadman and Katana—into the afterlife to try to retrieve it! But the Stranger made a promise never to return to the afterlife— and when he breaks that promise, he’ll find that the Hosts of Heaven are all too eager to dish out his punishment!

At first I was all like OMG, they killed a secret Leaguer within the five year New 52 timeline. Then I remembered that they're going to kill somebody in Justice League of America #4, and here's where they'll either be resurrected or have their requiem. Vibe? Steve Trevor?

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA’S VIBE #7
Written by STERLING GATES
Art by PETE WOODS and SEAN PARSONS
Cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
On sale AUGUST 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

Afraid that A.R.G.U.S. has been lying to him, Vibe goes on the run! But he doesn’t get very far before a new villain with ties to his past threatens to turn his future upside down!

Is that what the New 52 Gypsy is going to look like? Ew. Hopefully, New 52 Reverb means cancellation comes with #8.

JUSTICE LEAGUE: TRINITY WAR—DIRECTOR’S CUT #1
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by IVAN REIS
On sale AUGUST 7 • 64 pg, FC, $5.99 US • RATED T

The War of the Justice Leagues is here—and now, DC Comics presents the first chapter in this epic event in a new Director’s Cut, featuring Geoff Johns’ original script from JUSTICE LEAGUE #22 and Ivan Reis’ artwork presented in pencil form!

DC ONE MILLION OMNIBUS HC
Written by GRANT MORRISON, MARK MILLAR, MARK WAID, RON MARZ, GARTH ENNIS, JAMES ROBINSON, GEOFF JOHNS and others
Art by VAL SEMEIKS, PHIL JIMENEZ, CULLY HAMNER, MARK BUCKINGHAM, J.H. WILLIAMS III, BRYAN HITCH, KEITH GIFFEN, SEAN PHILLIPS, DAN JURGENS and others
Cover by RYAN SOOK
On sale OCTOBER 30 • 1,080 pg, FC, $99.99 US

The 1999 event masterminded by Grant Morrison is collected in its entirety in one massive hardcover! In the 853rd century, Earth remains safe thanks to the descendants of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash and others—but they’ve never met anything like the sentient super-computer Solaris. This incredible collection includes DC ONE MILLION #1-4, plus the #1,000,000 issues of ACTION COMICS, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN, AQUAMAN, AZRAEL, BATMAN, BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT, BOOSTER GOLD, CATWOMAN, CHASE, CHRONOS, THE CREEPER, DETECTIVE COMICS, THE FLASH, GREEN ARROW, GREEN LANTERN, HITMAN, IMPULSE, JLA, LEGION OF SUPER HEROES, LEGIONNAIRES, LOBO, MARTIAN MANHUNTER, NIGHTWING, POWER OF SHAZAM, RESURRECTION MAN, ROBIN, STARMAN, SUPERBOY, SUPERGIRL, SUPERMAN, SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL, SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF TOMORROW, WONDER WOMAN, YOUNG JUSTICE, as well as DC ONE MILLION 80-PAGE GIANT #1 and SUPERMAN/BATMAN #79-80.

I wasn't a big fan of this event, which was painfully bloated and unfocused, plus I hated the art of Val Semeiks on the core mini-series. On the other hand, there's a bunch of cool Martian Manhunter moments in this, and his millionth issue was one of the best (though they really should have included the Bryan Hitch drawn epilogue in Martian Manhunter #11, because duh.

JLA EARTH TWO DELUXE EDITION HC
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Art and cover by FRANK QUITELY
On sale OCTOBER 2 • 144 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875”, $24.99 US

The amazing original graphic novel from the ALL-STAR SUPERMAN creative team of writer Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely is back in a new deluxe edition hardcover, that includes a gallery of preliminary art that’s never been published before! Ultraman, Owlman, Power Ring, and Johnny Quick rule their world without mercy or opposition, until the sudden appearance of Superman, Batman and the rest of the Justice League! Realties clash as the Justice League travels to an alternate reality to face off against distorted mirror images of themselves… This Deluxe Edition features a new cover by Frank Quitely, plus previously unpublished sketch material and more.

I wasn't as wild for this one as many of you, who would probably have it in their personal top ten Martian Manhunter stories. It's still pretty good in my book, though.

JUSTICE LEAGUE VOL. 2: THE VILLAIN’S JOURNEY TP
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art by JIM LEE, SCOTT WILLIAMS, GENE HA, CARLOS D’ANDA, IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
Cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
On sale SEPTEMBER 25 • 176 pg, FC, $16.99 US

In this new trade paperback collecting issues #7-12 of the smash-hit series, find out what who has joined the team after its origin! And why does Green Arrow want to join their ranks so badly? Plus, someone is out to get the Justice League, and he is determined to show the world how mortal these godlike beings really are!

There's that two page splash where the Alien Atlas battles the entire League at once. Then 174 other pages.

2011 “Supergirl: GLC” color art by Ricken

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"The team up from [SUPERGIRL: Good-Looking Corpse] series:heart: mmm...I know I know Damian's smartest youngster! not like this XP sometimes Kara, sometimes Steph makes his face ease up... I don't know how he feels it but I like it"

2013 “J'onn J'onnz Martian Ranger” by Nahum “Katakraos” Rivas

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"J'onn J'onnz, a Martian that ended up stranded in Earth, has earned himself a name as a Texas ranger, hunting felons thanks to his extraordinary skills."

If Martian Manhunter were a more popular character, the basic premise first established in 1977 of J'Onn J'Onzz having arrived on Earth in a fixed period setting (the McCarthy Era specifically) could have served as fodder for the sort of countless Elseworlds revisions Superman and Batman enjoyed. "Martian by Gaslight." "Red Planet Son." That sort of thing. Actually, there really was an Alien Atlas in the Old West one, 1997's Justice Riders.

2013 “We Can Be Heroes - Edited and rerostered” by “theDisappointment”

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"DC banner for the We Can Be Heroes charity campaign started in 2012, edited to include some additional JL favourites. Silhouettes based mostly on the art of Jim Lee and David Finch.

I started this one a while back, but it took me longer to finish than I expected. I tried to keep as true to the New 52 costumes as I could. With the obvious exception being Hawkgirl, because I'm not too fond of her new, blue Earth 2 look. Mostly because of the Helmet."

Diabolu vs. Arcane

Diabolu the Wizard
Debut: 1966
Nemesis: Martian Manhunter
Other Major Foes: Zook
Appearances: 1 comic.
Powers: Sorcery.

Bio: Diabolu was an insane ancient Babylonian wizard whose hatred of mankind drove him to capture and imprison a host of monsters in an idol-head with the intention of using it to initiate genocide.

Vile Menagerie Stats
Win: The Prophet (8-1); Libra (10-2); Malador (?)
Lose: Vandal Savage (6-13); The Devil Men of Pluto (?)
Draw: 0


Anton Arcane
Debut: 1972
Nemesis: Swamp Thing
Other Major Foes: Abigail Arcane
Appearances: 75+ comics, live action films/television, animation, and a video game.
Powers: Sorcery.

Bio: Born in the 19th century, Anton Arcane sought immortality, and found it only after he had lived long enough to become decrepit. Arcane sought a replacement body, leading to the creation of his monstrous Un-Men and many clashes with Swamp Thing. Arcane eventually died, became a ranking demon in Hell, and is currently the avatar of a corrupting supernatural force called the Rott.

Vile Menagerie Stats:
Win: 0
Lose: 0
Draw: 0


Idol Speculation:
This is another fun match-up between kindred spirits, but the scales do not favor the Vile Menagerie. Diabolu created and was the namesake to the idol-head that helped generated a year or so worth of adversaries for the Martian Manhunter. However, Diabolu never directly faced the Alien Atlas, and managed to kill himself through being an octogenarian fall risk who bumped his head on a table. Anton Arcane is meanwhile the nastiest, most implacable fiend to figure into the Swamp Thing's surprisingly long and often acclaimed career spanning multiple media platforms. Coming off of the Rottworld crossover, Arcane is probably one of the most formidable villains in the New 52.

2013 C2E2 Martian Manhunter & Miss Martian Cosplay

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• Martian Manhunter & Miss Martian again
• A different stealth suit M'gann M'orzz

Images courtesy of Bleeding Cool & Comic Vine.

2012 Fernus the Burning Space City Con Commission by Mark Nasso

"This is a commissioned piece of the DC Comics character, Fernus. Media used are india ink with brush, technical pen followed by spattered ink and white acrylic paint."

Going into Comicpalooza 2012 with an eye on getting a wealth of commissions to celebrate the blog's then-upcoming fifth anniversary, I vetted the hell out of the attending artists. Thankfully, that year the con gave months' notice for artist alley exhibitors, rather than a month's notice (with copious alterations/additions/corrections still getting hammered out at T-minus 16 days and counting.) Truth to tell, there was a lot of samey-samey, and while I kept the half dozen near identical manga-inspired artists/ flea market Chromium Age acolytes in the potential pool, as funds dwindled, passing on them didn't exactly hurt my heart.

Mark Nasso was a different story. I approached him on the first day of the con, but his attendance was somewhat last minute and he didn't have any space or supplies to do commissions on site. We talked about talking about an out-of-con commish instead, but following the beaucoup bucks that left my hand after that first day's round of big ticket purchases, I kind of avoided the issue. Also, I've had some rocky experiences with open-ended commissions, so even pieces I really wanted to try hammering out (like a Howard Chaykin John Jones take-home project) quickly turned verboten (despite having a faux pas lengthy conversation right in front of his table, I don't recall actually speaking a word to Chaykin.)



Setting aside that admission of guilt, I felt that sooner or later, I'd get around to working with Nasso. Nobody else drew anything like him, and his work was evocative of much personal and four color history. There's something unnatural and unearthly about Nasso's work, and while influences like Charles Burns, H. R. Giger and Dan Clowes creep in, he has very much his own vibe. There's a primordial, paganistic aura, even as he renders imagery from the fever dream of a Southern tent revivalist fearing eternal damnation for those Lovecraft tales enjoyed clandestinely in youth. His best work, much of it conceptual pieces for the creator-owned series Land of the Rats, is existentially unnerving in that way only mingling things that ought not ever come into contact with one another can be, massaging the lizard brain of the viewer.

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As is often the case with artists who work out their darker inclinations through their craft, Nasso was quite friendly and approachable when I ran into him again a few months later at Space City Con. It was easy to compile a list of nasties to be given the Nasso treatment, but I finally zeroed in on The Burning because I thought he would be the most impactful and appreciated option for the blog's readers. The Burning was part of a ludicrous retcon where prehistoric Martians were supposed to be flaming chaotic quasi-demons who the Guardians of the Universe tamed by genetically modifying into the fire-fearing sissies fanboys have mocked since 1955. Once J'Onn J'Onzz and his extremely implausible short-term girlfriend Scorch disengaged the weakness, they released the rampaging id monster oh-so-'90s moniker'd "Fernus," who went on to brutalize the JLA and kill off most of Morrison's White Martians (plus a bunch of Vandal Savage's red shirts.) Fernus was defeated by douchey machina, including a major(ly desperate) spotlight moment for Plastic Man, but he still somehow manages to make it onto a lot of top ten Martian Manhunter rogues lists for the scale of his devastation (regardless of its relative impermanence.) I figured if anyone could redeem Fernus (not to mention render him with clarity in a single illustration unmarred by flames, heavy shadows, cropping or digital effects,) it was Nasso.



I think we initially agreed to a bargain basement price of $35-40, and then Nasso kept working the piece over until I ended up choosing to pay him twice that and still felt like a bandit. There's so much ink and correction fluid on this 11" x 17" beast that it has weight and texture. One of the reasons it's among the last of my 2012 commission stock to get posted is because I cannot replicate it fully with the technology at my disposal. Every millimeter of it is filled with darkened starfield or soot or charred earth or licks of flame or energy bursts or craggy extraterrestrial flesh. The edges are all trimmed off in my scans, though you can see a more complete (but smaller) replication here. This is another one that I simply cannot do justice to, but can't keep warehoused anymore either, so here's the best representation I can manage.

Nasso was totally cool about what looks like an arduous assignment, and he even gave me oodles of freebies like stickers and a print of Ghosts of Jefferson Davis Hospital (which I once visited with a morbid ex-girlfriend before they turned it into artists lofts.) Also, he actually bothered to remember the name of one of the Idol-Head's obscuro characters, an endearing rarity in my experience. Nasso will be returning to Comicpalooza this year, and I look forward to seeing what kind of creepy crawlies he pulls off on the next round...

2013 Martian Manhunter “We Can Be Heroes: Empathy” silhouette by Steve Garcia

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“For every hero, there comes a day. A day when they step forward. A day when talk turns to action. Over 8 million people have had their lives affected by the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa. It’s bad. And it hasn’t been this bad in over 60 years.

All of us at DC Entertainment are joining with Batman and the Justice League and making a stand. Today is the day we fight.”

More at http://www.wecanbeheroes.org/. Images courtesy of Bleeding Cool.com.

“We Can Be Heroes”

• Wonder Woman @ Diana Prince
• Aquaman @ Justice League Detroit
• Hawkgirl @ Power of the Atom
• Captain Marvel @ DC Bloodlines

2011 “Mars Needs Pants” color art by Caanan

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"The Line is Drawn's most recent theme was "western" characters mashed with Manga/Anime characters. I went with Sailor Mars and Miss Martian, and decided to throw in a little commentary."

2013 A Black Canary Playdate #14: Martian Manhunter

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Count Drunkula runs Flowers & Fishnets, "a fan blog devoted to all versions of DC Comics' blonde bombshell, BLACK CANARY." He enjoys riffing on Twisted Mego/Toyfare Theater with comic strips illustrated through photographs of repositioned action figures. This was his first strip to feature J'Onn J'Onzz. Click here to view!

Mr. Moth vs. Firefly

Mr. Moth
Debut: 1960
Nemesis: Martian Manhunter
Other Major Foes: Middletown P.D.
Appearances: 1 comic.
Powers: Ray-gun pistol and a moth-themed aircaft equipped with a grappling hook and machine gun.

Bio: Mister Moth and his gang performed light-themed heists in Middletown.

Vile Menagerie Stats
Win: Dr. Trap (6-5); Human Squirrel (10-4); Nemesus (12-1) Human Falcon (?)
Lose: Mr. V (8-9); Devil Men of Pluto (?)
Draw: King Zeus (8-8)




Firefly
Debut: 1952
Nemesis: Batman
Other Major Foes: The Creeper, Nightwing
Appearances: 100+ comics, numerous cartoons, video games and live action television.
Powers: Flamethrower, jetpack, highly insulated battle suit and grenades.

Bio: Several criminals have taken the moniker Firefly; the first trading on holographic projections, the second a pyromaniac; both inventors who plagued Gotham City.

Vile Menagerie Stats:
Win: 0
Lose: 0
Draw: 0




Idol Speculation:
"The Human Firefly" got his start in the same series as Mister Moth under the same editorial hand and was arguably even more ridiculous looking. He was a goofy footnote that had a handful of appearances until Firefly was heavily revised and reintroduced in the 1990s. Curiously, an early spotlight story of the Post-Crisis Firefly involved detective John Jones chasing Wiley Dalbert to Gotham City, where the hero teamed-up with Batman and the villain hired the aerial arsonist. Firefly has seen extraordinary multi-media success since, despite still being kind of lame, and in fact losing some of his unique abilities in favor of burning stuff. The most recent incarnation of Firefly just debuted on the Arrow TV show, though that only helps my opinion that Mister Moth takes this match. Firefly battles human vigilantes with tweaked up versions of real world roasting gear. Mister Moth's coptor outmaneuvered the Martian Manhunter and we never even got to see what his ray gun could do, plus he's really weird and interesting. I'll take that over Costumed Pyro #4736 any day of the week.

2011 “Demon in a Snack Pack” color art by Chaz Folgar

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"Martian Manhunter is forced to confront his Oreos Chocos addiction in Chaz Folger’s homage to Iron Man #128. Created quite a while ago for The Line It Is Drawn #55."

Enjoy Iron Man 3 folks! I'll catch it in a week or two...

2010 “j'onn” color art by MamonnA

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"I think I've watched Justice League too much."

2013 New 52 Villain’s Month: Malefic #1!

MALEFIC #1
• “Darkness in the Heart”
• Finally, the truth can be revealed! Once, J'ONN J'ONZZ had a younger brother named Ma'al, named for his "Heart," who adored and emulated him. Today, only the sadistic Green Martian terrorist Ma'alefa'ak remains! What could have turned this once gentle youth into a mass-murdering psychopath, and what role did COMMANDER BLANX play in the transformation? How will the MARTIAN MANHUNTER confront his own blood turned bad? Find out here!
• Written by the acclaimed David Lapham (YOUNG LIARS, Stray Bullets)!
• Art by Jamal Igle and Ray Kryssing!
• Learn the untold history of the New 52!
 

Spinning out of the pages of the New 52 Martian Manhunter ongoing series as part of Villain’s Month! Hey, I'm sure May has its fair share of fools, as well. This one was done quick and rough, partly because I'm either having trouble with DC's garbage late '90s paper stock, or my scanner is finally crapping out after a decade of hardy service.