Tuesday 20 November 2012

Omnifibber


I need not tell any self-respecting parent of a rowdy young boy that the new Ben 10 Omniverse series is well underway on Cartoon Network.

Inevitably, this features no shortage of new, extravagantly-named monsters (now available for purchase at silly prices in a shop near you).     

So far I've encountered Gravattack, Shocksquatch, XLR8 and Bloxx, each with their own special powers. 

But this morning, after he'd watched the latest episode, I was advised by Jamie that another monster had entered the fray.

"Oh really?" I said.  "And what's he called?"

"Firebum," replied Jamie.

"Right, and what can he do?" I asked.

"Breathe fire out of his bottom," was his dry response.

I'm not entirely sure I believe him.   In fact, I'll go further.  I don't.