1) MIGHTY AGRIPPA, GOD OF THE AQUEDUCT
Tick Comics are a strange beast, indeed. Unlike many of the entries in this Ten Things, he does not have a mythological god counterpart that I can find. Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, however, was an architect in ancient Rome, known for renovating the aqueducts of the city to provide water to all social classes. Agrippa the superhero is a pretty clear parody of Marvel Comics’ Thor, right down to his flowery speech patterns and bold crimson cape…
Thanks to Faithful Spoilerite RicG (@DegenerateBoy) for this week’s topic! Feel free to follow along @MightyKingCobra for more Ten Things madness on Twitter or check out the full archive here! As with any set of like items, these aren’t meant to be hard and fast or absolutely complete, since I also forgot Geoff, The God Of Biscuits and Simon The God Of Hairdos…
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Best line ever: Because that’s what you did in 1944, and you LIKED it!
I was so hoping to see DC’s Vext on this list. I didn’t read it when it first because I was in a super serious mood in high school but I found and read it last year. Really fun!
Ahhh, dammit. That would have been a good one!
I’m filing him away for the next list that seems appropriate…
I love wacky superheroes! This was excellent!