Invincible #11
Low-Frequency Listener (L-FL): Omni-Man and Lady Macbeth would make quite a couple;
“Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood
Low-Frequency Listener (L-FL): Omni-Man and Lady Macbeth would make quite a couple;
“Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood
Clean from my hand? No; this my hand will rather
The multitudinous seas incarnadine,
Making the green one red."
Invincible #11 (I#11): “To know my deed, ‘twere best not know myself,” but my deeds can be known by you, dear readers. In my pages, Omni-man, Mark’s father, explains his true origin that differs from the history he told in issue #2. Omni-man explains how he is the lead individual for an alien race of powerful long-lived humanoids that will invade and subjugate earth. Omni-Man wants to ready earth for the invasion, Mark, Invincible, wants to resist the invasion of Viltrum. The tale ends with father and son preparing to fight.
Superhero definition: a superhero adheres to the code of protecting the planet/people against overwhelming force, family ties, and logic.
L-FL: The antics of the Viltrum fit with a University of Chicago political science doctoral student, Chris Deis in his essay “The Subjective Politics of the Supervillain.”
Deis claims that “Politics and popular culture are intertwined; they are not easily divided into neat, easily separable categories…popular culture is a barometer for the public mood and an informal type of public opinion.” To help better plumb public opinion, Deis proceeds to define a supervillain as “Supervillains’ powers are often rooted outside of their physical bodies…supervillains might have the backing of governments, extensive financial resources, or a terrorist organization to support their machinations…There are also supervillains who have amazing abilities and powers…while other supervillains …have genius-level intelligence and/or mastery of highly advanced science and technology.
“The values of the supervillain are villainous in that they are antisocial and stand outside of the norms of “normal” society. Supervillains are egomaniacal and selfish—personal enrichment, personal power, and control over others are their raisons d’etre. Supervillains are also committed to their goals, convinced of the justness of their cause, and unflappable in their beliefs. Consequently, their transgressions against the social order are never modest—rather, they are gross and spectacular.”
I#11: So be it.
Invincible #11 (I#11): “To know my deed, ‘twere best not know myself,” but my deeds can be known by you, dear readers. In my pages, Omni-man, Mark’s father, explains his true origin that differs from the history he told in issue #2. Omni-man explains how he is the lead individual for an alien race of powerful long-lived humanoids that will invade and subjugate earth. Omni-Man wants to ready earth for the invasion, Mark, Invincible, wants to resist the invasion of Viltrum. The tale ends with father and son preparing to fight.
Superhero definition: a superhero adheres to the code of protecting the planet/people against overwhelming force, family ties, and logic.
L-FL: The antics of the Viltrum fit with a University of Chicago political science doctoral student, Chris Deis in his essay “The Subjective Politics of the Supervillain.”
Deis claims that “Politics and popular culture are intertwined; they are not easily divided into neat, easily separable categories…popular culture is a barometer for the public mood and an informal type of public opinion.” To help better plumb public opinion, Deis proceeds to define a supervillain as “Supervillains’ powers are often rooted outside of their physical bodies…supervillains might have the backing of governments, extensive financial resources, or a terrorist organization to support their machinations…There are also supervillains who have amazing abilities and powers…while other supervillains …have genius-level intelligence and/or mastery of highly advanced science and technology.
“The values of the supervillain are villainous in that they are antisocial and stand outside of the norms of “normal” society. Supervillains are egomaniacal and selfish—personal enrichment, personal power, and control over others are their raisons d’etre. Supervillains are also committed to their goals, convinced of the justness of their cause, and unflappable in their beliefs. Consequently, their transgressions against the social order are never modest—rather, they are gross and spectacular.”
I#11: So be it.
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