If you haven't gotten a copy of the OMAC: One Man Army Corps Omnibus, you really, really should. Its only real flaw is that it got interrupted mid-swing. Here are some (only some!) of my favorite moments in the book:
1. My body is rejecting the bullets!
Yes, there's a medical reason why OMAC is bulletproof. Puts all other justifications for super-powers, EVER, to shame.
2. Nomenclature with OMAC
Animal? Vegetable? Mineral? All three?!? Here again, Kirby deals in pure comics. Screw realism. There can't possibly be a scientific explanation for visuals like this. And later, the monster "fission[s] like a hydrogen bomb!!!" so yeah, we're far off the Safari Cards.
3. The bad guys are ruthless
OMAC survives THIS, among other dangers! The first rule of OMAC: Everything! Must! Be! Extreme!!!
4. Super-Court!
Criminals in "the World That's Coming" don't just go to court, they go to Super-Court, at the very summit of Mount Everest. Everything! Must! Be! Extreme!!!
5. One army. One punch.
It only takes one.
1. My body is rejecting the bullets!
Yes, there's a medical reason why OMAC is bulletproof. Puts all other justifications for super-powers, EVER, to shame.2. Nomenclature with OMAC
Animal? Vegetable? Mineral? All three?!? Here again, Kirby deals in pure comics. Screw realism. There can't possibly be a scientific explanation for visuals like this. And later, the monster "fission[s] like a hydrogen bomb!!!" so yeah, we're far off the Safari Cards.3. The bad guys are ruthless
OMAC survives THIS, among other dangers! The first rule of OMAC: Everything! Must! Be! Extreme!!!4. Super-Court!
Criminals in "the World That's Coming" don't just go to court, they go to Super-Court, at the very summit of Mount Everest. Everything! Must! Be! Extreme!!!5. One army. One punch.
It only takes one.
Comments
i never got into OMAC, but looking at the panels you posted makes me want to get the Omnibus.
A colleague and I just have now realized that "Super-Court" must become reality. He's never read any Kirby goodness and thinks the concept is awesome.
Hey, Siskoid, thanks for weighing in over at Thought Balloonists re: my FINAL CRISIS review. Nice to hear from you again. Thanks too for tipping off others about it!
My intention is to write a big, sprawling, self-indulgent essay on continuity-driven event comics one of these days... but, oh, the bad comics I'll have to (re)read...
Once I finish with the Fourth World, OMAC will be mine! MWUAHAHAHAHAHA