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{{quote| '''Emperor Zombie''': ''You'' let ''me'' down. You went on and on about how sweet the candy was, then told me not to put it in my mouth and got mad at me when I did.<br />
{{quote| '''Emperor Zombie''': ''You'' let ''me'' down. You went on and on about how sweet the candy was, then told me not to put it in my mouth and got mad at me when I did.<br />
'''Screw-On Head''': If by 'candy' you mean 'ancient forbidden evil' then, yes, I told you not to put it in your mouth. }}
'''Screw-On Head''': If by 'candy' you mean 'ancient forbidden evil' then, yes, I told you not to put it in your mouth. }}
* [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]]: The Museum of Dangerous Books and Papers.
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]: The Museum of Dangerous Books and Papers.
* [[Geeky Turn On]]: Zombie gives us a villain variation with Patience.
* [[Geeky Turn On]]: Zombie gives us a villain variation with Patience.
* [[High Turnover Rate]]: Head's Manservants.
* [[High Turnover Rate]]: Head's Manservants.
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{{quote| '''Lincoln''': Groin's just looking out for your behind, Head, you can't keep him at arm's length!}}
{{quote| '''Lincoln''': Groin's just looking out for your behind, Head, you can't keep him at arm's length!}}
* ~Hey, It's That Voice!~: Paul Giamatti, David Hyde Pierce (aka Abe Sapien in the first [[Hellboy]] movie), Patton Oswald.
* ~Hey, It's That Voice!~: Paul Giamatti, David Hyde Pierce (aka Abe Sapien in the first [[Hellboy]] movie), Patton Oswald.
** Also Corey Burton (Most of the voices of ''[[Batman the Brave And The Bold (Animation)|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'', Shockwave of ''[[Transformers Animated]]'') voices Abe Lincoln and the monster that Emperor Zombie frees.
** Also Corey Burton (Most of the voices of ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'', Shockwave of ''[[Transformers Animated]]'') voices Abe Lincoln and the monster that Emperor Zombie frees.
* [[Letting the Air Out of The Band]]: When Emperor Zombie discovers the [[Sealed Evil in A Can|legendary jewel]] he's been seeking is actually a mouldy old turnip.
* [[Letting the Air Out of the Band]]: When Emperor Zombie discovers the [[Sealed Evil in a Can|legendary jewel]] he's been seeking is actually a mouldy old turnip.
* [[Losing Your Head]]: The main character lives in this trope.
* [[Losing Your Head]]: The main character lives in this trope.
* [[Mood Whiplash]]:
* [[Mood Whiplash]]:
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* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: Patience
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: Patience
* [[Role Association]]
* [[Role Association]]
* [[Sealed Evil in A Can|Sealed Evil In A]] <s>[[Sealed Evil in A Can|Can]]</s> [[Sealed Evil in A Can|Turnip]]
* [[Sealed Evil in a Can|Sealed Evil In A]] <s>[[Sealed Evil in a Can|Can]]</s> [[Sealed Evil in a Can|Turnip]]
* [[Skyward Scream]]: Head attempts one of these when Zombie abducts Patience.
* [[Skyward Scream]]: Head attempts one of these when Zombie abducts Patience.
{{quote| '''Screw-On Head''': DAMN YOU, MR. MANIFO -- excuse me. DAMN YOU, EMPEROR ZOMBIE!}}
{{quote| '''Screw-On Head''': DAMN YOU, MR. MANIFO -- excuse me. DAMN YOU, EMPEROR ZOMBIE!}}

Revision as of 23:40, 8 April 2014

 "There are two histories, one that is told and one that isn't. I, Abraham Lincoln, do order that America's strangest, most secret histories will only be recorded in one book. These are the adventures of the Amazing Screw-On Head."

An Eisner-award winning one shot comic book by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola. Adapted into a pilot episode for The Sci Fi Channel by Bryan Fuller, creator of Dead Like Me, Wonderfalls and Pushing Daisies with Paul Giamatti as the title character.

Both feature a Victorian robot who works as a secret agent for President Abraham Lincoln, who has the ability to place his head onto different robot bodies for whatever occasion suits him.

See it here.

This comic/tv pilot contains examples of:

 Zombie: I hear you're a demigod. That must be fantastic for you.

Demigod: I don't know about fantastic...

Zombie: I do!

  • Animated Adaptation: Contrary to most animated adaptations of Mignola's work, this one retains Mignola's own art style, with a lot of blacks. It is awesome.
  • Battle Butler: Mr. Groin.
    • Arguably Emperor Zombie as well (Or Mr. Zombie, as he is called when the demigod shows up).
      • Emperor Zombie twice, actually. He was the Amazing Screw-on Head's original butler.
  • Better Than It Sounds: A robotic head of the Civil-War era fights a former butler-turned Zombie, his former lover turned vampire, their henchmen, consisting of two paranormal old women and a monkey to stop them from unleashing a demon from a melon sized jewel with the help of his butler and stuffed sentient dog.
    • And substantially more humorous than you'd think it would be thanks to Fuller's trademark dark themes with equally dark comedy.
  • Black Comedy
  • Eagle Land

  Head: America is counting on me Mr. President, and by America, I mean The World.

  • Chiaroscuro: Mignola's trademark style.
  • ~Everything's Better With Monkeys~: Ricky
  • ~Everything's Deader With Zombies~: Emperor Zombie!
  • Evil Is Not a Toy: Subverted. Gung the Magnificent tries to tell Zombie the Demigod is too dangerous to summon, when it shows up, it's really kind of shy, and gladly accepts Zombie as its second in command.
  • Evil Is Petty: Emperor Zombie has a self-described "petty vengeance fetish" against Screw-on Head's butlers.
  • Evil Laugh: Zombie unleashes one when he becomes able to read the Scroll Of Gung - but ends up giggling uncontrollably.

 Emperor Zombie: There... there's actually a little joke in here - Gung was funny!

 Emperor Zombie: You let me down. You went on and on about how sweet the candy was, then told me not to put it in my mouth and got mad at me when I did.

Screw-On Head: If by 'candy' you mean 'ancient forbidden evil' then, yes, I told you not to put it in your mouth.

  Lincoln: Groin's just looking out for your behind, Head, you can't keep him at arm's length!

 Emperor Zombie: {{[[[Large Ham]] Dramatically}}] Here it is! Bangang Pagro-Esh... the Left Eye of Nog... the jewel worshipped by the wizards of Mu and the black priests of Atlantis, finally passed down to Gung the Magnificent who was chosen by the GODS to conquer the world with it! And now, it's mi...

[Suddenly notices what he's holding]

Emperor Zombie: Ew! It's not a jewel, it's a dirty old piece of crap!

  Screw-On Head: DAMN YOU, MR. MANIFO -- excuse me. DAMN YOU, EMPEROR ZOMBIE!

  • Steampunk
  • Too Good to Last: The pilot, despite being awesome, was never picked up by the Sci-Fi network.
  • ~What Do You Mean, It's Not Awesome?~: The show can be summed up as this.
  • Wolf Women
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