There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.
In the Journey to the West, Sun Wu Gong , the monkey king can make ‘mini versions’ of himself, pre-dating by hundreds of years this ability showing up in Western literature.
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There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.
First laugh of the day! SO many times I could have used that quote. I'm off to download some Hunter S.
Oh yeah, Superman had those Silver Age powers where he could make mini-versions of himself.
In the Journey to the West, Sun Wu Gong , the monkey king can make ‘mini versions’ of himself, pre-dating by hundreds of years this ability showing up in Western literature.
I believe they're called humunculus in Greek / western traditions!