M.O.D.O.K.'s visions of a life he never had are getting stronger. What is the lie, and what is the truth? And will M.O.D.O.K. be driven even more insane as he tears his mind apart in the pursuit of those memories?! Either way, with a recent hit put out against him and the unhinged mercenary known as GWENPOOL on his tail, M.O.D.O.K. has got to act fast to untangle the mystery within his head before Gwenpool finds a way to splatter his brains across the floor!
Rated T+
Your mileage may vary on the Gwenpool fourth-wall breaking antics, but Head Games #3 delivers another stellar one-two punch of solid humor and heart-wrenching drama. Read Full Review
The creative team pulls off a tricky issue as they give both the lead and the guest star equal weight in the issue. Read Full Review
Gwenpool attacks MODOK but then uses her meta-narrative powers to help him when she realizes he's a solo protagonist undergoing character growth. Good art, great humor. Decent story. I'm not a fan of the final twist, but I don't need to love the destination when the journey is this solid.
Gwenpool was written a bit off here, but the use of her powers here was clever and fun. This issue was pretty good overall.
Gwenpool usage was a little up and down.
M.O.D.O.K.: Headgames
Issue: 3
“The Science Lab That Time Forgot”
Publisher: Marvel
Writer: Jordan Blum @blumjordan & Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt
Artist: Scott Hepburn @kenneth_scott_hepburn
Colors: Carlos Lopez @kepafrenico
Letters: Travis Lanham
Cover: David Lafuente & Rachelle Rosenberg @rachelle_cheri
MODOK returns to the lab of his creation seeking answers to the visions plaguing his mind. Finding himself distracted by memories of George Tarleton’s past and the notion that the MODOK experiment may have been forced upon him, MODOK is killed by Gwenpool. But when Gwen learns the truth of his predicament, Gwen rewrites the comic book and prevents his death. Discovering the loc more