When Alan Moore was crap (Spawn/WildCATs, Part 2; Guest-starring Gen13)

[arbre_rieur.insanejournal.com]

The worst thing Alan Moore's ever written, I'm sure of it.

There's one scene in particular here that's in such bad taste, I don't have words.

The story here's an iteration of the "Heroes journey to the future, where Evil's won" plot, Evil being the Spawn of the future in this case. Present-Spawn and the WildCATs attempt a three-pronged attack on future-Spawn's headquarters. The three squads will rendezvous at the center, where future-Spawn's throne room is.

One squad attacks from the top:





That's Grunge and Burnout from the comic Gen13. They're taken out.

Another squad teleports into the middle floor of the building:





A third squad infiltrates from the storm drains:



The three squads meet up and enter the throne room.







Present-Spawn is transported back to the present day so that future-Spawn won't have any further knowledge of what's going to happen in 2015.







Why are the tasks divided along gender lines this way, you ask? Beats me. The story never gives any explanation.





And so the whole Spawn-ruled future fades out of existence.





Well, clearly I was wrong in thinking this story was terrible. If the cosmic gods are impressed, who am I to disagree?

Comments

[fungo_squiggly.insanejournal.com]

Again I skipped most of that, but again, those super-beings existing outside of the universe are awesome.

I've spent an inordinate amount of time trying to figure out who's who. Now, the Ladycube and Chiming Fire are obvious. I'm guessing Aiwass is the Hieronymus Bosch-looking creature with the giant head, tiny legs, and not much else.

From the way that the tiny little dude is glowing purple I'm guessing that he's Lord Horse. But who's the naked lady with the big hair? She seems to be the only one who was never introduced.:/

[(Anonymous)]

Clearly she is the Ghost of Faint Applause :)

[ashtoreth.insanejournal.com]

Chiming Fire is the one lifting the amulet.

I call foul, though. Doesn't count as impressive if you had to use a mind-controlling artifact thingie to alter events!

[pmagod.insanejournal.com]

THE 90S! IT BUUUUUUUUUUURNSSSSSSS!!!!!!

I actually have this somewhere...

[greenmask.insanejournal.com]

Ew.

[menagerie.insanejournal.com]

It was a cute story, not particularly interesting from the look of it. The cosmic critters are still rather interesting as a concept, and the idea that a whole super hero universe jumped based on just the smallest movement on their part was amusing.

[psychop_rex.insanejournal.com]

I hate to keep repeating myself, but... how is this the worst thing Alan Moore's ever written? Sure, it's far from an original concept, but it's written competently, and the McGuffin involved has a cool concept behind it. Also, that scene where Spawn is confronted with his adult daughter is actually quite touching, going on what little I know about the character.