Deus Ex Machina Man

December 7th, 2005

Filed under: Comics

I can’t think about the phrase “deus ex machina” in relation to comic books without being reminded of Deus Ex Machina Man, from the What’s New (with Phil and Dixie) strip in Dragon Magazine #75. What’s New was a hilarious comic by Phil Foglio (best known today for Girl Genius). The strip in Dragon #75 dealt with super-hero role playing games and Deus Ex Machina Man was one of the throw-away gags in the comic.

Deus Ex Machina Man

Speaking of comics, Deus Ex Machina Man was the comic Sam Simeon was illustrating in 1991’s Angel and the Ape mini-series, also written and drawn by Phil Foglio.

5 Responses to “ Deus Ex Machina Man ”

  1. Carl
    December 8th, 2005 at 6:00 am

    One of my favorite Foglio gags as well. Why isn’t he more appreciated?

  2. Jon H
    December 8th, 2005 at 7:53 am

    Captain Greebo and Boo-Ga!

    (Or something like that. It’s been years.)

  3. Jon H
    December 8th, 2005 at 7:58 am

    Also in the unappreciated category is Mark E. Rogers. His “Samurai Cat” semi-graphic novels are hilarious and the art is excellent. It’s not so much comic-like as prose with numerous illustrations.

  4. Scott
    December 8th, 2005 at 9:16 am
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    I’ll find that picture for you Jon and post it later. I’ll also have to post another favorite of mine: Gazebo Boy!

  5. Dave Carter
    December 8th, 2005 at 2:42 pm

    THat was a great strip. One of my favorite lines was: “Gazebo Boy finds that his lone power of transformation is ineffectual against The Mighty Termite”!

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