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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.
When the creators of
really effective little tutorial in escalating lunacy.” Some of our commenters agreed, saying things like “INJECT IT STRAIGHT INTO MY VEINS,” and “The moment I knew the fight was for me was when tiny little Baby MODOKs came out of MODOKs center chest. And then they turned into 8-bit figures and fought like a video game.”
Given all that, we thought it would be a fun exercise to sit down with
M.O.D.O.K. co-creator Jordan Blum to walk through the scene, which was (full disclosure) penned by ex-Onion, Inc. staffer Cullen Crawford. The result is part-DVD commentary, part interview, and can be found in the video above.
Patton Oswalt had no problem deciding what Marvel supervillain M.O.D.O.K. might sound like.
âM.O.D.O.K.âs voice is just an amplified, more treble-y version of my own voice,â the Grammy-winning actor says. âItâs me when Iâm at my whiniest and angriest and petty. So thatâs all I had to do â sort of crank it up that way.â
Oswalt, who also does voiceover work on sitcoms (heâs the narrator on âThe Goldbergsâ), films (heâs Remy in âRatatouilleâ) and countless specials, wanted to bring M.O.D.O.K. to life because he had appeared in so many superhero comics as the villain who wouldnât disappear.