Patton Oswalt stars in the new Hulu animated series.
By Chelsea SteinerMay 22nd, 2021, 4:36 pm
As Marvel continues to plumb the depths of their extensive catalogue of heroes and villains, the company’s more obscure characters are getting their moment in the sun. And few are as delightfully bizarre and goofy as M.O.D.O.K. (Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing), a giant-headed genius whose cranium is so packed with evil plans that he can only travel via hoverchair. M.O.D.O.K was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and first appeared in
Tales of Suspense #93–94 (September–October 1967). In the ensuing decades he kept popping up, battling the Avengers, the X-Men, and many others.
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Superheroes are still everywhere, and with that comes plenty of shows that poke fun at the concept. The latest to arrive is
Marvel s M.O.D.O.K., an animated series in which the super-brained supervillain must balance his oft-thwarted ambitions to bring the world to its knees with family life and financial struggles. Now, co-creator (and voice of the titular menace) Patton Oswalt tells
Empire about the dangers of being able to do anything with the character, and who kept him from stuffing it chock full of comicbook Easter eggs.
With stop-motion animation from
Robot Chicken team Stoopid Buddy Studios, the show was created by Oswalt and Jordan Blum, who first connected on a very different project. Jordan and I had done a pilot together for Fox that didn’t go, another superhero idea, Oswalt explains. And we’d stayed friends because he’s such a great writer and such a deep comicbook fan. And then Marvel wanted to hear a pitch from us because they’re doing all these anima