Secret Wars: M.O.D.O.K #2

Writer: Christ Yost

Artists: Amilcar Pinna

Overview:

In the last issue, M.O.D.O.K goes around Killville and does what he does best: KILLING. The last issue took an incredibly, obscure character and turned him to be a ridiculous and fun killing machine. Yost's previous issue was amusing and continues this underrated Secret Wars tie-in with a familiar Thor character, Angela. How will M.O.D.O.K handle this fallen Thor? Pinna's artwork was also stellar in the previous issue; the art portrays the character's actions really well and it fits the comic's vibe. I wasn't really into Secret Avenger's M.O.D.O.K, but this series is where he really shines.

Synopsis:

We flash back a few hours back before the end of the previous issue. Storm(born) and Angela-Thor are battling a group and cyborgs/androids in the Monarchy of M (House of M). After finishing their work, Angela flies off and patrols the border between Killville and Monarchy of M. Suddenly she is struck by lightning and crashes into Killville.

M.O.D.O.K spots her and goes to check on her (he has this weird creepy face going). Angela gains back her senses and swings her sword at M.O.D.O.K; thinking that he is responsible for the attack. His analytical system tells him to kill her, but the shear hotness and deadliness of Angela is holding him back. He defends himself without killing her by blasting her with his telekinetic blaster. It knocks her out temporarily. M.O.D.O.K starts to feel bad, but his operation systems keeps reminding him about his purpose: Killing.

Angela wakes up and calls upon her hammer: DevilSlayer (pretty neat name for a hammer, even M.O.D.O.K approves); however, it appears to be stuck inside a force field. M.O.D.O.K offers his assistance, but Angela Swings her axe at him.

Meanwhile at Killville Police Department, Viper, Kingpin, and Shroud breaks in and murders the lab techs inside. They check to see if M.O.D.O.K actually did kill Bullseye from the previous issue. They determine that M.O.D.O.K must be dealt with.

We then see that Mordo is informed about the scuffle between Angela and M.O.D.O.K.

Angela is about to spear M.O.D.O.K as he is running over 70 simulations on how her to kill her, but instead adores her soon to be killing blow. He manages to dodge her attack, and tries to convince her to stop. Angela ignores this because she knows who M.O.D.O.K is. As he starts to admire Angela more, she goes for another killing blow with her axe, which prompts M.O.D.O.K to unleash various weapons in his arsenal to defend himself.

She manages to take out most of his weapons and snatch away his chainsaw (he even named his saw “Kill”). He continues plead his case that he wasn't the one who attack her. She is able to cut a compartment in M.O.D.O.K where a null bomb drops out. Knowing that the bomb will kill Angela, M.O.D.O.K decides to shield her and himself against the bomb's nuclear-like explosion. This convinces Angela to believe that M.O.D.O.K wasn't the one who attacked her.

Meanwhile at the Assassins Guild, Kingpin, Shroud, and Viper have formed a list of potential killers to handle M.O.D.O.K.

Review:

Chris Yost continues this awesome Secret Wars tie-in along with Amilcar Pinna. The combination of humor and action blends really well especially when you have a main character with a fistful of weaponry in his arsenal. The creative team does a great job making this issue look stupid, but in a good way. In the last issue, M.O.D.O.K was portrayed as a ruthless killing machine, while here he is an unpredictable idiot. I love the idea of having Angela in this tie-in because the interaction between Angela and M.O.D.O.K seems silly and weird. I'll look forward on how things will play out between both of them later. The artwork is a big bonus as well. The art does a good job at expressing the character's actions and emotions. Though, the drawing looks odd at times like M.O.D.O.K's face when he first sees Angela, I think it fits well for this type of book. Even though it seems super silly at times, this odd pairing really makes this book funny and enjoyable to read. Definitely a must read if you are reading the Secret Wars event.