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Title:
“Verminator II: Judgment Night”
Writers:
Dana Kurtin & Jesse Leon McCann
Penciller: Walter Carzon
Inker: Mike DeCarlo
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Prismacolor
Cover: Walter
Carzon & Omar Aranda
Release Date:
August 6th, 1997
Cover Price: $1.75 U.S./ $2.50 Canada
Summary:
The Verminator returns to protect the mice from an
evil robot sent to destroy them by an enemy in the
future. Things are complicated further when they
learn that that enemy may be Pinky…
Description:
Pinky punches a hole in Brain’s latest plan for
world domination and he becomes depressed (whoa, déjà
vu!). The Verminator shows up, and Brain once again
uses the blueprints to shrink it down. But the robot
explains that it’s been sent to protect Brain from
the V-100 prototype, Liquid Cheese, sent from the
future to exterminate the mice by the head of the
N.A.R.F.S., a movement trying to seize Brain’s
throne. It can change shape, but in what appears to
be its normal form, it looks like Pinky. Brain
laughs at the thought that Pinky could lead a
successful resistance movement. Pinky, angered, goes
off with the robot. Brain realizes that his ruling
the world in the future may depend on his friendship
with Pinky, and so tries to mend things. However,
after he gets Pinky back, the V-100 reveals that
N.A.R.F.S. stands for the National Armed Resistance
For Snowball. He takes on Snowball’s shape and
chases our three heroes. The Verminator finally
saves them by sending the Liquid Cheese into a Crock
Pot and making a fondue out of it.
Includes a
quasi-appearance by Billie.
Pages (out of 32):
24 pp.
AYPWIP:
BRAIN: Are you pondering what I’m pondering,
Pinky?
PINKY: [Holding one
of the pointy pieces from the “Sorry!” game, and
the bottle of Slick ‘n’ Slide] I think so, Br…
BRAIN: [Grabbing
Pinky’s mouth closed.]: No, on second thought,
don’t tell me…I don’t think they allow that in
a book with the Comics Code.
Quote of the
Story:
BRAIN: Pinky?! You’re my worst enemy in the
future?
PINKY: Gee, Brain, I
suppose anything is possible in this crazy workaday
world. Poit!
Review:
One of the best stories of the series, without a
doubt. Carzon is at his best here, and the writing
if wonderful—several great action scenes, with the
mice cracking puns all the while; there’s even a
nice little bit that explores the mice’s
relationship (albeit, fairly lightly). It’d be
worth it for the opening scene of the world under
Brain’s rule alone! Of course, there’s the small
nit that, about a year after this story was
released, the “Brainwashed” trilogy aired, in
which Snowball reverts to normal hamster form, but
they couldn’t have known about that.
Rating: 
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