Scud the Disposable Assassin

It's been ten years since Rob Schrab has done any work on arguably his most popular creation Scud the Disposable Assassin, but for those dedicated fans who have been waiting a decade for the conclusion of the series, good news has just arrived. Image Comics is slated to release the complete Scud the Disposable Assassin, a 700 page collection featuring the original 20 issues and Schrab's all new over 100 page conclusion issue, in 2008.

For those of you that might not remember Scud, it's the tale of a robotic assassin purchased from a vending machine that self-destructs upon the completion of a mission. When Scud realizes that he will explode if he completes his first assassination, he opts to leave his victim, Jeff a mutant with a electrical plug for a head and mousetraps for hands, on life support rather than dead, thus prolonging his own life. The series then follows Scud's continuing work as an assassin to pay Jeff's medical bills.

Scud was hysterical, hyper stylized black and white, and flat out cool, but the series was left with a disappointing cliffhanger while Schrab focused on making film and television (He is currently the co-creator of the Sarah Silverman program). When we last heard from Scud he was set to destroy the entire earth after the death of his true love. Here is one of the finally pages to catch you up:



In an revealing and emotional interview with newsarama Schrab explains that the conclusion of the Scud would have been very different had he ended it ten years ago:

"I know at one point on the Robot Bastard forum, I revealed what I would have done in the last issue, and it was just this dark, depressing hate-filled ending! It was like, Scud does destroy the world, and everyone dies, and there’s no point to anything, and that’s how I was going to end it back in 1998.

I look at it now, and I go, “God, that’s not me anymore!” I’m not that person any more. I’ve let go of so much anger and hatred. And now, I want to do something that’s in keeping with the rest of the book."

For further information on the completion of Scud check out Schrab's video blog:



Remember kids, it's still cool to be a robot!

-Jon