Friday, September 19, 2025
You don't really have to kill Wizard, the changing comic marketplace and over-investing in conventions would take care of that...
...oh, that's "Off to kill a wizard." My bad. From 1993, Motormouth and Killpower #10, "The Saving Graces" Written by John Freeman (based on a story by Graham Marks), art by Rosie Mendoza.
This issue, on their way to a Faith No More concert (which probably isn't appropriate for Killpower, since he was mentally what, eight?) the pair's Moped technology (not like that, it was dimension-hopping tech implanted in Motormouth) takes them to a medieval, barbaric world; complete with evil wizards and the swordswoman Sabra, who bears a distinct resemblance to long-running sci-fi heroine Axa. Motormouth gets zapped away for a bit, coming back with a gun and a caption box saying it would be explained in a future issue, but she only had two left, so I'm not sure it was?
As per the usual generic prophecy, Motormouth and Killpower are the chosen ones, the fabled "Saving Graces," from a prophecy allegedly written by Motormouth herself. With the wizard's power waning, and his werewolf forces reverting to men, he uses what was left of his power for a final curse, leaving a shiny brooch for Motormouth to find, prick her finger on, and go all Sleeping Beauty. It takes a bit, but the prophecy does mention that Killpower could wake her with a kiss on the cheek, which he sheepishly does, and embarrassedly doesn't mention to her later.
Also this issue: a USPS Statement of Ownership, which again, I believe means somebody was subscribing to this one? Or it was an option, anyway. Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 25,228. Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 94,510. That feels like a big bump! Best guess from checking Mike's, but that 94K was probably #7, with Cable on the cover. Which, not unlike this issue, feels like Motormouth was often like the third lead in what used to be her own book!
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