I too was oddly surprised that the King of the Viltrumites was Freddie Mercury.
But then it made complete sense.
(I'm amazed Mark never said: "How can you be sure your enemy doesn't change like my father changed? Am I destined to conquer the universe, Allen? How can you pass judgment on unborn hybrid children?" Y'know, and THEN started the smackdown as Allen pondered over this)
I think part of that is down to page count, and part of it down to Kirkman not wanting to repeat a conversation he'd written in the previous issue and get "to the good stuff."
Plus, it may genuinely not have occurred to him. Nolan didn't see himself as special, as any different from the other viltrumites, but Mark almost certainly does as he's his father.
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Date: 2012-01-13 08:08 am (UTC)And then Queen defeats them with the power of Rock and everything is awesome forever.
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Date: 2012-01-13 08:27 am (UTC)But then it made complete sense.
(I'm amazed Mark never said: "How can you be sure your enemy doesn't change like my father changed? Am I destined to conquer the universe, Allen? How can you pass judgment on unborn hybrid children?" Y'know, and THEN started the smackdown as Allen pondered over this)
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Date: 2012-01-13 09:54 am (UTC)Plus, it may genuinely not have occurred to him. Nolan didn't see himself as special, as any different from the other viltrumites, but Mark almost certainly does as he's his father.
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Date: 2012-01-13 02:08 pm (UTC)With facial hair like that, you know shit's about to get real.
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Date: 2012-01-13 08:44 pm (UTC)(Using this icon to mirror yours, because it eternally amuses me)
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