Comics Review: Futurama Comics #70
Guess who signed a deal with the Devil! It’s not me, but find out who in this review of Futurama #70!
Spoilers!
Bender trashes the ship on his way back from a solo delivery. The reason is because the rest of the crew has Comet Cold. They’re begging for a respite from the sickness, when the Professor leaves. Later, he’s tried to cure the cold, but he thinks he’s past his prime. He offers to sell his soul to be young again, and that brings Robot Devil. He said he would trade youth for his soul, with one more thing. Robot Devil puts up that Professor can never practice science again. Professor jumps at it anyway. With everyone still sick, Professor runs off. Robot Devil follows the professor, knowing he is going to go back on the deal. Bender ends up being covered by his baggage, so he’s coming along for the ride. They look like they ended up in Vegas, so they gamble. After gambling, Professor and Bender go to the gym, only for Professor to break his neck. He gets back to his hotel room, only to walk into a scene out of the Hangover. Robot floozies, tigers, and Robot Devil in disguise couldn’t persuade Professor to do some science, and reprogram Bender.
2 weeks later, everyone back at Planet Express finally feel better. Cubert tells Leela that he’s taking over, because he’s the heir. 2 hours later, anarchy erupts, with everything going haywire. Back to Bender and the Professor, Professor managed to shoot Bender and his tiger back to New New York. Professor gets some real fun while he flies a biplane while Robot Devil watches on in anger. At Planet Express, everything is breaking, or on its way to breaking. Bender lands back at the building, but the tractor beam breaks, which means nothing is going to leave. Robot Devil tells him to fix it, so he does. He doesn’t tell him that it will make him old again. Farnsworth fixes the machine, and Robot Devil tries to take him back to hell. Professor turns the tide on him, saying he signed the contract with his clone’s blood. Professor has sold his soul to three other devils, and he can only sign his soul over 3 devils. Professor gets the other 3 devils on Robot Devil, because he was the last one in. They all go back in, except for Bender, who is trapped in the capsule still.
If there was a comic that I review that deserves a monthly run, it’s this. This comic has put out quality over and over, and that comes from the fact that the writing is something that you would see in an episode of the show. This story has been done before, but it almost always ends with the person unknowingly screwing themselves. This time, the Professor just gives everyone the finger, and bails. The only reason he has to break the contract is because everything is literally falling apart. And I think it’s the first time the person selling completely screws the devil. I loved it!
