lockjaw
Seriously! LOCKJAW!
I know people have been kind of dismissive of Marvel’s upcoming Inhumans tv series coming this fall; it’s a very weird corner of the Marvel Universe, traditionally more Shakespearian than even Walt Simonson’s Thor, full of arch, scenery-chewing Game of Thrones-style royal family backstabbing involving women with prehensile hair and a guy named “Blackagar Boltagon”, for Uatu’s sake. This of course, could be fun, though the fact that the Inhuman royal family looks to be kicking around Hawaii for most of their scheduled eight episodes, and the costuming (oh, the costuming) has people a little worried.
The weirdest piece of Inhumans’ lore, though, by far, is Lockjaw, the giant teleporting bulldog. Thing is, people love Lockjaw, because he’s awesome, most recently doing a great supporting stint in the excellent Ms. Marvel series:
If Inhumans are going to work, they have to get Lockjaw right. It’s a moral imperative. That said, I like the look of this very blurry screencap; he doesn’t have the tuning fork on his head, but it’s suggested in the fur pigment (which I guess works), and he’s as big as a Mini Cooper, which is about right.
I really *want* to love this. This picture, small hint as it is, gives me a little bit of hope.
Also, we are now one step closer to Pet Avengers, which would be brilliant.
