Monitor Duty
I’m disappointed in the Monitors. They’re turning out to be another self appointed, single minded organization out to police the Universe. Like Oans but with goofier (if that’s possible) hair styles.
They’ve been recast as border patrol; with orders to destroy anyone or anything caught hopping the Source Wall. They’re going to keep every Earth pure; no mixing because illegals spread disease, terrorism and genocide.
Fair enough. It almost feels organic considering their namesake.
Here are 52 identical aliens from 52 different dimensions debating over whether to kill multi-verse trespassers a little or a lot. Really it’s just one guy talking to 51 copies of himself. And that’s the problem.
There isn’t a strong enough character anchoring the Monitors and they all look alike. There’s facial hair but every artist draws mutton chops differently. I need more variety in the Monitors, certainly more personality. Stands to reason that the Monitor of Earth 3 would be radically different than the Monitor to Earth 22. I’m thinking something similar to the Supermen Squad from All Star a few months back.
Maybe next retcon.
-Johnny Zito
