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The Journal of MODOK Studies LIVES!
2007-10-17 12:35:17

DROP EVERYTHING LOYAL INTERNET SLAVES!! I have broken my long radio silence in response to an urgent missive I just received from trusted writing drone Fred Van Lente, who spent this past weekend at a pitiful (finger press) "indy comics convention" which calls itself The Small Press Expo, or SPX:

O Great Cranial Master,

I have terrific news! While attending this year's SPX, the editor of the Journal of MODOK Studies—the one who calls himself George M. Tarleton—stopped by my table to say hi.

Ever since you honored me by allowing me to chronicle your criminal escapades in the pages of SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP: MODOK's 11 I had heard of this legendary zine, an exhaustive chronicling of your glory in prose, comics, historical articles and more. I searched everywhere for it, but kept being thwarted by the fact that it was—in a true crime against culture and society everywhere—out of stock and out of print!

Fortunately, however, George stopped by my Evil Twin Comics booth and gave me the skinny. It seems that after producing his first three well-received issues, George has assembled a fourth and was preparing to photocopy it in massive quantities for your legions of frenzied admirers, but a leak in his house destroyed the originals. Up until very recently, he believed this same leak had destroyed the originals for the previous three issues as well.

Recently, however, in what can only be described as a miracle that is further proof of the Almighty's sanction of your future domination of Earth, George discovered the originals for the three issues, and that means that the Journal of MODOK Studies is BACK IN PRINT!!

Because he approves of what I, Francis Portela & Co. are doing in the pages of MODOK's 11, George kindly gave me the three issues, and even signed them too! I have snapped a photograph of the first issue as visual proof before I put a backing board on it, polybag it and secret away in a safety deposit box.

I hope you spread the word of the Journal's rebirth to your vast army of Internet slaves and I hope that, should the Journal become available via the World Wide Web, George will see fit to contact BLOGDOK and let your minions know how it can be acquired.

And he is working on a senses-shattering fourth issue as well! Can there be any sweeter news to the ears of your rabid masses of fans? If it is anything like the first three issues—which features such articles as a summary and commentary on your many glorious comic book appearances, excerpts from your diary, mini-comix, fan art, and, better yet, an entire issue devoted to your beloved Ms. MODOK ... well, then, the arrival of the fourth issue shall surely rival the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls themselves.

All Hail MODOK!

Fred Van Lente


Well, that is good news, Fred. So I demand my legions go forth and locate this Journal for MODOK Studies, and bring it the financial success it so richly deserves!

Move over "SCIENCE"! Eat this, "Journal of the American Medical Association!"

At last there's an (finger quotes) "academic journal" WORTH reading!
What took so long?
Took ya long enough to come back, MODOK. Where were you?

Posted by Venomfan1995 on 2007-10-18 20:16:55
Where was I?
I was killing! Duh!

Posted by I MODOK on 2007-10-18 22:13:15
You Rock!
MODOK my master its great to hear from you again. What is thy biding?

Posted by mudblood1201 on 2007-10-20 00:56:40
Need...
MUST HAVE JOURNAL.

Posted by cableandtweed on 2007-10-21 12:34:47
Dearest Faux-DOK, you got it wrong again. I talked to Fred about 2 books. The Journal of MODOK Studies #4 was lost in a non-water-related computer malfunction. Another book I did was water-damaged. The fourth issue will come out when my master, the REAL MODOK says it is time.

Posted by George Tarleton on 2007-10-21 22:03:03
A Humble Question for the Mighty MODOK
Most honorable MODOK,

Has my pathetic inferior human mind led me to mistake your intentions? For surely your majestic 144 lobes could not have made such an error as seems to be the case!

Being the loyal minion that I am, I have read every one of your glorious blog entries. Something deep inside me told me that you had once declared the Journal of MODOK Studies as our enemy.

I hastily checked BLOGDOK's very first entry, dated 2007-05-24, (which I have pasted to my refrigerator, for the purpose of having my morning dose of wisdom with my villainously milkless Wheaties). Lo and behold, throned master, I found these passages:

[ And then there's the "Journal of MODOK Studies". Some of my beekeeper henchmen were all like, "Hey, what's the big deal, Boss? It's kind of flattering, really!"

I promptly cut down those fools with my mind blasts!! Your "hip", "kitsch", "it's-so-lame-it's-cool" posturing doesn't fool me, Journal for MODOK Studies! I know when I'm being mocked! Your "Gen-X" humor should have stayed in 1997 where it belonged! When I get ahold of you, it will be your collectible LAST issue! ]

If it is your wish that our organizations should now be allies, I will obediently accept. I simply wished to ascertain your intentions. Please forgive my pitiful two-lobed stupidity, O powerful leader. I believe the condition originates from the weak pinkish mass that doesn't deserve to ignorantly be referred to as a brain.

Always in your service,

Humble Internet Slave

Posted by Vastion on 2007-10-23 19:36:30
Dear Vastion,
Thanks for writing. First let's get one thing perfectly clear.

M.O.D.O.K. IS INFALLIBLE!!!

Since I am not personally there to subject you to my mind blasts for even implying that I might be contradicting yourself, I demand you invent a machine that evolves your brain to the point where you can generate your own mind blasts, then subject yourself to them.

Are you back from doing that? Good. Hopefully your cerebellum is sufficiently functioning to comprehend that what might appear an adjustment in my position is actually a reasoned shift in tactics, due to the further girlish pleadings of my beekeeper henchmen and writing slave Fred Van Lente, I have, in my infinite wisdom, that is more useful to the aims of, er, A.I.M. to keep the one who calls himself George M. Tarleton alive to continue producing the aforementioned organ of praise to me.

OR PERHAPS I AM SIMPLY LULLING HIM INTO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY BEFORE I BRING THE HAMMER DOWN AND DESTROY HIM!!! YOU MAY HAVE CALLED ME "FAUX-DOK" FOR THE LAST TIME GEORGE M. TARLETON!!

Ahem.

So, before I said I would destroy the Journal of MODOK Studies. Now I do not.

This would appear to be a contradiction, perhaps to those with puny two-lobed minds. Except for one thing:

M.O.D.O.K. CANNOT CONTRADICT HIMSELF! M.O.D.O.K. IS INFALLIBLE! I AM LIKE A RUPTURED SEWER MAIN OF TRUTH, PERPETUALLY SPEWING A RAGING TORRENT OF FROTHY GENIUS!!

Notice to Warren Ellis and Jeff Parker: You two aren't off the hook. I still have my eyes on you... AND VENGEANCE SHALL BE MINE!!!

Posted by I MODOK on 2007-10-24 09:05:01
Modok,

I apologize for trade waiting this current tale of yours. I wholly subscribe to your evil plan. I think your huge head has tremendous sex appeal.

Posted by Wolver-Ham on 2007-11-09 04:07:49
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About this blog:
BLOGDOK is the psychotic ramblings of a Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing. Or is it merely a decoy for a far more sinister plot? I, MODOK, have over 2,459 wholly separate plans for world domination running simultaneously in my highly advanced 144-lobed brain, so not even I know for sure!

About the author:
I, MODOK, first appeared in Tales of Suspense #94, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby ("If This Be MODOK", Oct. '67) and I have been the butt of jokes about my giant head ever since. But now I shall have my revenge! IN BLOG FORM!!!
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