Card 134: Death's Head II
Oh hey, it's the Marvel UK character probably recognizable to the most people!
Remember when "2020" felt like a far distant future year? Good times. đź«
#DeathsHead
The humorous twist of this story is that Death’s Head has been trying to draw out Plaguedog for the entire issue, while Spratt found and killed him mostly by accident. It’s trying to be more clever than it actually is. #marvel #deathshead
Spratt accidentally backs his car into Plaguedog, then ignites the fuel and blows his up. This feels like Punisher with all the one-off villains who are killed in their first appearance! #marvel #deathshead
I know that comics gotta advertise and everything, but it seems like they shouldn’t have given away this character reveal on the cover. Anyway, Spratt is fighting Plaguedog in their new office, while Death’s Head is off killing mobsters. #marvel #deathshead
“Find out who ordered dat cake and drop ’em down a lift shaft!” You can write New York gangsters all the live-long day, but a British writer always gives himself away eventually! #marvel #deathshead
I love a good alien-creature story, and I’m willing to give Plaguedog a shot! I suspect that Spratt will survive for a while longer, even though this page implies he’s not long for this world…! #marvel #deathshead
This issue’s plot wasn’t very exciting—kind of a basic bounty-hunter storyline—but I’m hopeful for next issue after this intriguing teaser! #marvel #deathshead
Every ’80s sci-fi comic has to have at least one cantina scene. It’s required by law. #marvel #deathshead
Death’s Head takes on a sidekick named Spratt, and hijinks ensue. That’s about it for this story. It seems like your typical quirky British comic story. #marvel #deathshead
This artwork by Bryan Hitch reminds me a lot of Alan Davis’s work on Captain Britain, especially the facial expressions. Is it because they’re both British artists? Very possibly! #marvel #deathshead
I do like a good futuristic Los Angeles cityscape, even if it is a bit derivative. But it is set in 8162, so maybe we’ll actually have flying cars by then! #marvel #deathshead
I’d left this with a friend for safekeeping while I moved but my precious is now home.
Unveiling my finished ink, so patiently done by the amazing Skye at The Coven Tattoo Studio in Brighouse, West Yorkshire - go see her for all your tattoos/piercings!!! đź’–đź’–đź’–đź’–đź’–đź’–đź’–
Yes, it's a tribute to the late, great Bray Wyatt (AKA Windham Rotunda) - RIP đź’”
#Tattoo #Tattoos #Ink #InkedChick #InkedChicksDoItBetter #Brighouse #WestYorkshire #DeathsHead #DeathsHeadHawkMoth #BrayWyatt #Tribute #BrayWyattTribute #WindhamRotunda #RIP
So fun fact: I own the original art for the Death's Head one-page story "High Noon Tex". I'm in the middle of moving, and my friends at the local comics-and-collectables shop offered to let me keep anything exceptionally valuable in their storage. Within hours of me dropping it off yesterday, @strangefour sent me a link to this and asked if I had any forensic insights:
#Marvel #DeathsHead #Transformers #ComicsHistory #comics #Hasbro
I tried. And I guess Comic Edition Shockwave is a bit small. And Marvel Legends Death's Head a bit annoying to pose (that thick rubbery cape doesnt help matters either). But eh, close enough
#transformers #deathshead #shockwave #marveluk #marvelcomics #actionfigures #toys #marvellegends
I keep being like "I need to cut back on toy spending" and Hasbro keeps being like "We're finally making that corvid ladybot you've been demanding since 2015. :3"
"Here's a real nice Marvel Legends Death's Head. :3"
"Here's Emirate Xaaron and also Flame. :3"
"Once we finish with TFTM we're thinking Studio Series should tackle the Lost Light crew. :3 :3 :3"
That's cool though I only need one kidney.
#Transformers #ToyCollecting #Hasbro #MarvelLegends #DeathsHead
Duncan vs Death's Head.
Death's Head never visited any kind of MotU universe (unlike Transformers, Doctor Who and Marvel) but this Marvel Legends figure of him kinda fits well with the Masterverse anyways with his general appearance and weapons. But why is he here? What bounty has he come to hunt? Did Skeletor hire him? 🤔
#masterverse #marvellegends #mastersoftheuniverserevolution #deathshead #manofwar #manatarms #actionfigures #toys #transformers #doctorwho #motu
Thinking about Death's Head lately with the new toy in my hands and I think the biggest crime of Death's Head II was that, under the "Marvel UK" banner, they took an extremely British character and murdered him to bring in a bog-standard Edgy 90s replacement. Because Death's Head was very much dry British humour mixed with an also very British kind of offbeat space sci-fi.
Digging out the back issues in honor of my latest Marvel Legends figure. #DeathsHead #comics #Marvel #MarvelComicsPresents
Yes, what if indeed?
Funnily enough many Marvel Superheroes die in issue. Cos they often die in these "What If..." comics. :D
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