Remember when the serious tone of the X-Files would occasionally be interrupted by a fun, silly episode to brighten things up? Well, that’s JUST what the maniacs did for the serious and violent world of LEGION 5Y with issue 11 featuring a very FUN and HILARIOUS solo story featuring Tenzil Kem (the amazing MATTER-EATER LAD) as a blundering Lawyer whom, along with his sweet sidekick/assistant Calorie Queen, attempts to defend Polar Boy in court!
As everyone knows, Tenzil’s got one of the sillier powers on the LSH, and I love how they crafted the VERY silly and charming story where Tenzil is so inept as a lawyer that even Brek Bannin himself doesn’t believe in his skills, but he has so much heart and gumption ya gotta love him anyway.
And the way they humorously use his “powers” of being able to eat matter is some of the funniest stuff ever, with dialog like:
(Pouring a cup and taking a sip)
“Cal, this tastes like yesterday’s crank case oil…
Is it too much to ask for a FRESH pot of crank case oil?”
(Eating in a greasy hole-in-the-wall Diner)
“What IS this stuff? I may be able to eat all matter, but I’ve got to draw the line SOMEWHERE!”
(discards meal and begins eating the ashtray full of cigarette butts instead)
