Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Comic Book Alphabet Of Awesomeness - E

You know how many REALLY awesome comic book characters there are whose names start with the letter E?

One.

His name is Electro.



Max Dillon worked as a lineman for an electric company, and was all fine and dandy until one day he was working on a line when a freak lightning accident altered his nervous system., which turned him into a living energy capacitor.

Which is pretty bad ass when you consider it. Because who hasn't thought about how awesome it would be to throw around lightning bolts?
You'd think this guy would be sitting on top of the world. He can generate and control mass amounts of electricity, theoretically putting him on par with Marvel's Thunder God, Thor:


Verily.

This ability also gives him control over machinery, the power to surf on power lines and wait for it, wait for it...



Yes. Electro can LITERALLY ride the lightning. It's like Lars Ulrich's wet dream come to life. He's also been shown to be able to ALTER THE BIOELECTRIC CURRENTS OF THE BRAIN IN SPIDER-MAN AND CABLE! Yeah, his archenemy and one of the MOST POWERFUL MUTANTS IN THE WORLD.

Oh my God, right? So why does nobody take Electro seriously? Let alone the fact that he constantly gets taken out easily whenever there happens to be water around as well as this little number:



How could you? What I love about most cosplay is that it shows you just how ridiculous most comic book costumes are. But don't worry Electro, I still think you're awesome.

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