Where was he before this? |
It could also be a poor bat's man cave. |
That aforementioned special talent which Cheapjack possesses
involves making weaponry – robots, assault vehicles, flamethrowers, mobile
headquarters – out of garbage and trash. This would all be very impressive
until you remember that Superman and Batman routinely beat the living hell out
of robots, assault vehicles, flamethrowers and mobile headquarters made out of
state-of-the-art scientific equipment tougher and more powerful by a factor of
a hundred or more than junk. Cheapjack may as well tape guns on the side of a cardboard
box and call it a mecha for all the good his other inventions do him. His
mobile battle station has steel arms and pinewood chassis. What is this, a Boy
Scout Derby?
Like more than a few mid-80s bad guys, Cheapjack’s big plan
revolves around a cheaply-produced, highly addictive super-drug. His is called
Synthedrine. “It’s a wonder drug” he explains, “One I can synthesize
practically anywhere… and sell it far cheaper.” It’s a wonder drug he
manufactures on the cheap inside a wooden shack and is distributed by a biker
gang. So it’s meth.
Cheapjack’s outing against Batman and Superman ends with
basically Batman telling Superman “Hey, go destroy his walking battle station”
and Superman replies “You mean like this?” and then punches it and it falls
down like an old gazebo. Sorry Grant Morrison Cheapjack Walter White guy, see
you in Seven Soldiers and/or at the Emmys!
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