Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain

A. Lee Martinez — 2012

Emperor Mollusk. Intergalactic Menace. Destroyer of Worlds. Conqueror of Other Worlds. Mad Genius. Ex-Warlord of Earth. Not bad for a guy without a spine. But what's a villain to do after he's done . . . everything. With no new ambitions, he's happy to pitch in and solve the energy crisis or repel alien invaders should the need arise, but if he had his way, he'd prefer to be left alone to explore the boundaries of dangerous science. Just as a hobby, of course. Retirement isn't easy though. If the boredom doesn't get him, there's always the Venusians. Or the Saturnites. Or the Mercurials. Or . . . well, you get the idea. If that wasn't bad enough, there's also the assassins of a legendary death cult and an up-and-coming megalomaniac (as brilliant as he is bodiless) who have marked Emperor for their own nefarious purposes. But Mollusk isn't about to let the Earth slip out of his own tentacles and into the less capable clutches of another. So it's time to dust off the old death ray and come out of retirement. Except this time, he's not out to rule the world. He's out to save it from the peril of THE SINISTER BRAIN!

Reviews

Sarah Escorsa@shrimpy

Mar 8, 2022

Actual rating: 2.5 stars. As far as evil overlords go, I'm afraid that my boyfriend Gar the Pitiless has ruined me forever. Granted, this Mollusk here had potential (most notably because his ancestors once shared my murderous kids' natural habitat), but he is thoroughly lacking in the MUAHAHAHAHA department and his adventures are boring as fish. (The guy is obviously a complete amateur when it comes to viciously devious shenanigans.) Oh, and it probably doesn't help that the dialogues with his reluctant sidekick/bodyguard/minion/whatever are repetitive as shrimp. So much so that it feels like you're reading the same conversation over and over and over and over again (view spoiler)[yay! (hide spoiler)]. Oh, and you don't want to get me started on how hilariously hilarious Mollusk's adventures are supposed to be. No you don't. Need I say more? Didn't think so. Bye and stuff. Audio note: the reluctant sidekick/bodyguard/minion/whatever's ever-exasperated tone of voice is exasperating as fish. You're welcome. [Pre-review nonsense] This one sounded pretty promising. Oh yes, it did. Very much indeed. ➽ Review to come and stuff.

Greg Copeland@gtco

Jul 3, 2023

Stephanie Shaw@sushisempai

Dec 14, 2022

Greg Park@greg

Dec 8, 2021

Christian Witts@christianwitts

Dec 7, 2021