Originally published July 7, 2000, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1390
One of the best moments in Austin Powers is when Dr. Evil informs his son, Scott Evil, that he is about to place Austin in an “unnecessarily slow moving” death trap, which he will then not deign to watch. The reason is, of course, is that the hero is being given every opportunity to escape, as is standard in any action movie death-trap. An incredulous Scott, not able to wrap himself around the concept, keeps urging his evil father to keep it simple. “I’ll run upstairs, I’ll get my gun, it’ll take five seconds, we’ll shoot him, done. It’ll be fun!” Scott’s agitation grows as Dr. Evil consistently rejects the course of action which will unquestionably guarantee that Austin Powers will never bother him again.
Finally Dr. Evil looks sadly at his son and sighs, “Scott… you just don’t get it.”
He could just as easily have been talking about Archie Comics.
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