April 18, 2010
— Gabriel Malor I had intended to be around for more blogging today; that obviously didn't work out. If you're wondering when we'll have more content, I'll be blogging up a storm tomorrow.
For now, I saw something at the Dodgers game yesterday that simply cannot go unremarked. And that's the "Top Ten Comic Book Super Villain" list they put up during one of the commercial breaks. I'm not gonna spoil my own poll by telling you what they'd selected as the Number 1 villain, but it was all wrong...I think. Now I want to know what you think.
I couldn't remember all ten from their list, but these at least were on it.
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Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at April 18, 2010 03:00 PM (yfJ6g)
Posted by: progressoverpeace at April 18, 2010 03:01 PM (N49h9)
Posted by: Jack M. at April 18, 2010 03:04 PM (Ncr1R)
I have wonderful photos of toilet flow valves and stoopid teabaggrz who can't spell too.
Posted by: Charles Comic Bookstore Johnson at April 18, 2010 03:09 PM (sYxEE)
How come GOProud isn't on the list?
Posted by: Jim in San Diego but now in Tucson for Now at April 18, 2010 03:10 PM (X2OY2)
Speaking of The Brood, you dont think H.R. Geiger and Ridley Scott ripped off The Uncanny X-Men when they did Alien do you?
From: Wiki:
The Brood possess wings, fanged teeth and a stinging tail. They have a mentality and mindlessly follow a hivequeen. To reproduce, they must infect other races with their eggs.
Posted by: Blazer at April 18, 2010 03:10 PM (t72+4)
Posted by: Jim in San Diego but Now in Tucson with an AWESOME Hash for Now at April 18, 2010 03:12 PM (X2OY2)
Speaking of which, remember that Spider-man comic that Obama was in after the election?
Creepy, right?
Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at April 18, 2010 03:12 PM (c0A3e)
They didn't have comic books where I grew up.
Posted by: SlaveDog at April 18, 2010 03:12 PM (W+E+o)
Nope. Alien came out in 1979. First appearance of the Brood: 1982. All before my time, of course.
Posted by: Gabriel Malor at April 18, 2010 03:13 PM (Mi2wf)
He saw me first!
Posted by: Overnight Tanker at April 18, 2010 03:13 PM (sYxEE)
Posted by: sherlock at April 18, 2010 03:13 PM (thr9V)
Karl Rove has to be included somewhere on that list. Maybe he doubles as Galactus in the evenings...destroying planets and whatnot.
Posted by: Ministry of Fiction at April 18, 2010 03:14 PM (sE4Zb)
As to actual story...um, I never read any of the comic books.
Posted by: wherestherum at April 18, 2010 03:14 PM (gofDd)
Nope. Alien came out in 1979. First appearance of the Brood: 1982. All before my time, of course.
Posted by: Gabriel Malor at April 18, 2010 07:13 PM (Mi2wf)
Shit, I missed that part. Looks like its actually the opposite.
Posted by: Blazer at April 18, 2010 03:15 PM (t72+4)
Posted by: Snidely Whiplash at April 18, 2010 03:16 PM (Gk/wA)
Posted by: Annabelle at April 18, 2010 03:16 PM (bofYb)
Pffffttt..... Wait'll they get a load of me
Posted by: Jack Nicholson at April 18, 2010 03:16 PM (sYxEE)
Posted by: mpfs,sitting in Vegas airport at April 18, 2010 03:17 PM (U/7QC)
Posted by: Comrade Arthur at April 18, 2010 03:18 PM (HuqK4)
Sounds like Olberdouche's audience.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at April 18, 2010 03:19 PM (OkT2m)
Posted by: Bomber at April 18, 2010 03:19 PM (d88g9)
Posted by: SlaveDog at April 18, 2010 03:19 PM (W+E+o)
Oh, and yes, kick-ass powers.
Posted by: North Dallas Thirty at April 18, 2010 03:20 PM (akGVE)
I was determined to not vote for The Joker when I saw the poll topic. Then I saw the list and voted for him anyway. It really is hard to think of another who is better. Luthor definitely deserves his props. The rest are good/bad in their own ways. Galactus always annoyed me because he was pretty much omnipotent but was still foiled at every turn.
You know who is truly under-rated? Loki from the Thor comics. Total bad-ass, ahead of his times for the popular culture, he shoulda been a contenda'.
I'm not a full-fledged comic geek, so feel free to criticize/correct me.
Posted by: Lincolntf at April 18, 2010 03:20 PM (y1kI6)
1) Recognized head of state.
2) Genius scientist
3) Secret practitioner of dark magic
4) Only reason for wanting to rule the world is to stop all the fighting
5) Kicked Soviet ass in WW2 (Not for the Allies; just kept them out of his country)
Posted by: dead, not sleeping at April 18, 2010 03:20 PM (u37xD)
Top Comic Book Vixens
So morons, which melon breasted, wasp waisted, flowing mane heroine is your choice for Bunk-worthy
Posted by: kbdabear at April 18, 2010 03:21 PM (sYxEE)
Posted by: crowsting at April 18, 2010 03:21 PM (hhFO0)
Posted by: brake pedal at April 18, 2010 03:21 PM (4Kl5M)
Posted by: Unclefacts, AoSHQ Professional Debate Team at April 18, 2010 03:21 PM (erIg9)
Posted by: wherestherum at April 18, 2010 03:22 PM (gofDd)
1) Recognized head of state.
Lord of Latvia. Funny, he doesn't look Latvian Orthodox
Posted by: kbdabear at April 18, 2010 03:23 PM (sYxEE)
Posted by: dead, not sleeping at April 18, 2010 03:23 PM (u37xD)
I'm going to have to say Venom.
Why? Because all the others aren't bad guys.
Galactus is a neutral force of nature eating the planets of the just and unjust alike. It's like saying a tornado is a bad guy.
Joker is a psycho like a rabid dog.
Green Goblin is also a few blocks short of a Lego set.
Magneto was sent to fucking Auschwitz when he was a kid so you can see why he's a little sensitive about mutants being treated shabbily.
Lex Luthor was a successful businessman providing jobs to the citizens of Metropolis. How many jobs does Superman provide? None, yet he's more beloved than me... uh, Mr. Luthor?
Dr. Doom with his clearly superior intellect is doing the world a favor for wanting to rule the world and he would if it wasn't for that close-minded Reed Richards.
But Venom, at least the current one, just loves to engage in unspeakable acts with helpless victims just for the hell of it.
Posted by: Aaron at April 18, 2010 03:23 PM (XUIJ5)
Lex Luthor
Hairy Reid
Nancy Pelosi
Barak Obama
Hillary Clinton
Bart Stupak
Charlie Rangel
Chucky Shuemer
Henry Waxman
Posted by: dagny at April 18, 2010 03:24 PM (bCMT6)
1) Recognized head of state.
Lord of Latvia. Funny, he doesn't look Latvian Orthodox
Latveria
Posted by: dead, not sleeping at April 18, 2010 03:24 PM (u37xD)
So morons, which melon breasted, wasp waisted, flowing mane heroine is your choice for Bunk-worthy
Posted by: kbdabear at April 18, 2010 07:21 PM (sYxEE)
I dont see Storm or Tandy "Dagger" Bowen on that list.
Posted by: Blazer at April 18, 2010 03:24 PM (t72+4)
What the hell is this crap ?
Posted by: Red Skull at April 18, 2010 07:17 PM (t72+4)
Kids today.... sigh... don't know a real Villian, or real hero for that matter...
Posted by: Capt. America at April 18, 2010 03:25 PM (OlHjR)
But Venom, at least the current one, just loves to engage in unspeakable acts with helpless victims just for the hell of it
Venom is astroturf
Posted by: Ministry of Fiction at April 18, 2010 03:25 PM (sE4Zb)
Posted by: mpfs,sitting in Vegas airport at April 18, 2010 03:26 PM (U/7QC)
Worst was the Penguin. He was even bad in the comic books. (Don't get me started on that DeVito abomination.) I mean really, if you're going to go to the trouble to create a theme for your life of crime (something not enough modern criminals bother to do, IMO), a stupid PENGUIN? Fercrissakes, if you can't come up with a better idea than a frakkin' penguin, maybe you should just stick to being law abiding.
Posted by: Cicero at April 18, 2010 03:26 PM (qhHI4)
Posted by: dead, not sleeping at April 18, 2010 07:24 PM
OK, he doesn't look Latverian Orthodox
But he's got the kavorka
Posted by: kbdabear at April 18, 2010 03:29 PM (sYxEE)
But the absolute GREATEST villian of All Time... and Space???
Ming, the Merciless!!!
No school, like the Old School...
Posted by: Buck Rogers at April 18, 2010 03:30 PM (OlHjR)
44 More to Moron tastes than to Lizards
Top Comic Book Vixens
From those pics, Catwoman has got it going on!
Posted by: Tommy Gunnar at April 18, 2010 03:33 PM (rQTdM)
But the absolute GREATEST villian of All Time... and Space???
Ming, the Merciless!!!
Posted by: Buck Rogers at April 18, 2010 07:30 PM (OlHjR)
I had no idea you two had met.
Posted by: Flash Gordon at April 18, 2010 03:33 PM (qhHI4)
But who would suspect cute little penguins!
I never thought any of the Batman villains were particularly diabolical, at least not from watching hours of the Animated Adventures of Batman.
It wasn't until the "reboot" of Batman with the Joker as a sociopath did the villains actually become more interesting.
Posted by: wherestherum at April 18, 2010 03:33 PM (gofDd)
Posted by: Aaron at April 18, 2010 03:33 PM (XUIJ5)
Posted by: kbdabear
I was always hot for Nikki of "Guardians of the Galaxy."
Posted by: dead, not sleeping at April 18, 2010 03:35 PM (u37xD)
But who would suspect cute little penguins!
I never thought any of the Batman villains were particularly diabolical, at least not from watching hours of the Animated Adventures of Batman.
It wasn't until the "reboot" of Batman with the Joker as a sociopath did the villains actually become more interesting.
Posted by: wherestherum at April 18, 2010 07:33 PM (gofDd)
Up until Ledger's portrayal of The Joker I always thought Two-Face was the darkest and creepiest of the Batman villains.
Posted by: Blazer at April 18, 2010 03:36 PM (t72+4)
That sounds awesome, mpfs. Especially if your virtue's still intact,
./Didn't find the item, eh? I thought you wouldn't.
Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at April 18, 2010 03:36 PM (c0A3e)
Posted by: mpfs,sitting in Vegas airport at April 18, 2010 03:36 PM (UUfRg)
Posted by: kbdabear
I was always hot for Nikki of "Guardians of the Galaxy."
Posted by: dead, not sleeping at April 18, 2010 07:35 PM (u37xD)
Not to mention, just about every chick in The Legion Of Superheroes.
Posted by: Blazer at April 18, 2010 03:37 PM (t72+4)
Posted by: robotgossip at April 18, 2010 03:37 PM (EiH7n)
Now I will return to my blog where I am dispensing the insults rather than absorbing them
Posted by: Charles Comic Bookstore Johnson at April 18, 2010 03:38 PM (sYxEE)
Hey Kratos. Had a great weekend. Hungover again but it was worth it. Had dinner with two ex Air Force guys last night. I haven't laughed that hard in ages. I believe my virtue is still intact. Only a doctor will know for sure.
WHIVSIV
Posted by: Blazer at April 18, 2010 03:38 PM (t72+4)
Posted by: Blazer at April 18, 2010 07:24 PM (t72+4)
Dagger's jailbait. Also, these are vixens, a.k.a. psycho-bitches, so neither of them qualify.
Posted by: Aaron at April 18, 2010 03:39 PM (XUIJ5)
The Doctor: "...Listen - your life could depend on this - don't blink. Don't even blink. Blink and you're dead. They are fast, faster than you could believe. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck."
The story is based on the childhood fear that your dolls are always watching you, & that they stop moving when you look at them. In this case, though, the dolls will kill & consume you. It sounds silly until you actually see it.
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at April 18, 2010 03:39 PM (yfJ6g)
Posted by: conscious, but incoherent at April 18, 2010 03:41 PM (YVZlY)
Posted by: scootran at April 18, 2010 03:42 PM (LlCrg)
Dagger's jailbait. Also, these are vixens, a.k.a. psycho-bitches, so neither of them qualify.
Posted by: Aaron at April 18, 2010 07:39 PM (XUIJ5)
I guess you're right, however she wasnt when I was 10. : )
Posted by: Blazer at April 18, 2010 03:42 PM (t72+4)
I proposed to my fanboy friends a Marvel/DC/Darkhorse one-shot. It was "Hawkeye and Green Arrow vs. Aliens and Predators." Instead of an actual comic, it was to be just a wall sized poster of our two favorite archers, surrounded by As and Ps, shaking hands and saying, "Nice meeting you." "Likewise." It was met with minimal enthusiasm.
Posted by: dead, not sleeping at April 18, 2010 03:43 PM (u37xD)
Posted by: robotgossip at April 18, 2010 03:44 PM (EiH7n)
So you're saying it's good that I dismembered and burned all my sisters dolls, lest they kill and consume?
Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at April 18, 2010 03:44 PM (c0A3e)
Posted by: mpfs,sitting in Vegas airport at April 18, 2010 03:46 PM (UUfRg)
Posted by: Al at April 18, 2010 03:47 PM (kzhBw)
88 My vote goes to Thanos of Titan. Killed his mother for giving birth to him. Tortured his granddaughter and brother just to show off. Killed half of all life in the Marvel Universe (Puppies included) because he loved Death. Donated to Obama in 2008.
I loved it when Death refused to talk to him because he was too lowly to be aknowledged by her. After he went through so much shit to create the Infinity Gauntlet to impress her, she then refused to talk to him because she was too lowly to be aknowledged by him.
Posted by: Aaron at April 18, 2010 03:47 PM (XUIJ5)
So you're saying it's good that I dismembered and burned all my sisters dolls, lest they kill and consume?
Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at April 18, 2010 07:44 PM (c0A3e)
Reminds me of the time my brother and I stripped all of my sisters Barbies and Kens and then displayed them in positions in a scene reminiscent of Caligula.
.....and then my aunt and grandmother walked in.
Posted by: Blazer at April 18, 2010 03:47 PM (t72+4)
Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at April 18, 2010 07:44 PM
Don't think I haven't forgotten, motherf-----
Posted by: Talking Tina at April 18, 2010 03:49 PM (sYxEE)
Or The Punisher.
Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at April 18, 2010 03:49 PM (c0A3e)
THE ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN OF ULTIMATE DESTINY (link)
Posted by: Cincinnatus at April 18, 2010 03:51 PM (euuyg)
.....and then my aunt and grandmother walked in.
Posted by: Blazer at April 18, 2010 07:47 PM
what were these "barbies" that you speak of?
Posted by: andi sullivan at April 18, 2010 03:51 PM (sYxEE)
Posted by: mpfs,sitting in Vegas airport at April 18, 2010 03:52 PM (UUfRg)
He was a product of tragedy too, more so than in the movie, I thought. In the series he had a fiancee and seemed to be on top of the world. And he was friends with Bruce Wayne. I agree he was definitely a dark villain, but he also seemed to be the most tragic.
Posted by: wherestherum at April 18, 2010 03:53 PM (gofDd)
105 Reminds me of the time my brother and I stripped all of my sisters Barbies and Kens and then displayed them in positions in a scene reminiscent of Caligula.
.....and then my aunt and grandmother walked in.
Posted by: Blazer at April 18, 2010 07:47 PM
Could have been worse. You could have been using your GI Joes.
Posted by: Aaron at April 18, 2010 03:53 PM (XUIJ5)
Reminds me of the time my brother and I stripped all of my sisters Barbies and Kens and then displayed them in positions in a scene reminiscent of Caligula.
.....and then my aunt and grandmother walked in.
Posted by: Blazer at April 18, 2010 07:47 PM
Could have been worse. You could have been using your GI Joes.
Posted by: Aaron at April 18, 2010 07:53 PM (XUIJ5)
I never had the old G.I. Joes, I had the new ones with the female characters like Scarlett.
At any rate, lets just say after the clutching of the pearls was over with, hides got tanned.
Posted by: Blazer at April 18, 2010 03:56 PM (t72+4)
Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at April 18,
2010 07:44 PM (c0A3e)
Zombie dolls? That would be weird-- a zombie apocalypse comprised of dolls treated beheaded & whatnot by children.
Just thought I'd throw that out there.
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at April 18, 2010 03:57 PM (yfJ6g)
105 Reminds me of the time my brother and I stripped all of my
sisters Barbies and Kens and then displayed them in positions in a scene
reminiscent of Caligula.
.....and
then my aunt and grandmother walked in.
Posted by: Blazer at April
18, 2010 07:47 PM
Could have been worse. You could have been using your GI Joes.
"Fridays," ABCs lame effort at capturing SNL's success, once had a skit where the little brother was in the backyard, supervising his GI Joes as they committed atrocities against big sister's Barbies.
Good times, good times...
Posted by: dead, not sleeping at April 18, 2010 03:58 PM (u37xD)
Posted by: dead, not sleeping at April 18, 2010 04:01 PM (u37xD)
Posted by: katya at April 18, 2010 04:02 PM (H36zN)
If you had super powers, what would be the first thing you'd give yourself?
Posted by: kbdabear at April 18, 2010 04:04 PM (sYxEE)
Posted by: scootran at April 18, 2010 04:04 PM (LlCrg)
Posted by: Cincinnatus at April 18, 2010 04:05 PM (euuyg)
You know how you can tell that all comic books are drawn by men? The women all have huge boobs.
Posted by: katya at April 18, 2010 08:02 PM (H36zN)
Of course they do. They are super-specimens. Have to have something to absorb bullet impacts and knife attacks.
Posted by: Blazer at April 18, 2010 04:05 PM (t72+4)
Well, who didn't?
Posted by: DOODAD PRO at April 18, 2010 04:06 PM (bgcml)
You know how you can tell that all comic books are drawn by men? The women all have huge boobs. Posted by: katya at April 18, 2010 08:02 PM
If you had super powers, what would be the first thing you'd give yourself?
I don't have super powers and I have huge boobs. And they are no fun.
Posted by: katya at April 18, 2010 04:07 PM (H36zN)
Posted by: kbdabear at April 18, 2010 08:04 PM (sYxEE)
I'd like to see you stop crime...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 18, 2010 04:07 PM (bgcml)
I don't have super powers and I have huge boobs. And they are no fun.
Posted by: katya at April 18, 2010 08:07 PM (H36zN)
YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG.
Posted by: Some Moron at April 18, 2010 04:08 PM (bgcml)
I don't have super powers and I have huge boobs. And they are no fun.
Posted by: katya at April 18, 2010 08:07 PM (H36zN)
Maybe not for you.
Posted by: Blazer at April 18, 2010 04:09 PM (t72+4)
Posted by: section9 at April 18, 2010 04:10 PM (H6lGz)
I don't have super powers and I have huge boobs. And they are no fun.
Posted by: katya at April 18, 2010 08:07 PM (H36zN)
YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG.
Proof that you have no idea what you're talking about.
Posted by: katya at April 18, 2010 04:11 PM (H36zN)
Posted by: section9 at April 18, 2010 08:10 PM (H6lGz)
So he was a victim of the warmonger neo-con Churchill too?
Posted by: Some Liberal at April 18, 2010 04:11 PM (bgcml)
Posted by: The Punisher at April 18, 2010 04:11 PM (w9bVp)
Posted by: katya at April 18, 2010 08:02 PM (H36zN)
Power Girl has the most luscious pair of ta-ta's around and her comic is drawn by Amanda Connor.
Posted by: Aaron at April 18, 2010 04:12 PM (XUIJ5)
For those who love gingers, there's Brenda Starr
Posted by: kbdabear at April 18, 2010 08:10 PM (sYxEE)
Jean Grey/ Phoenix was a ginger too in the comic version of The X-Men anyway..
Posted by: Blazer at April 18, 2010 04:12 PM (t72+4)
Wow.
(No offense to the amazing Eartha Kitt.)
As for the baddest, um, it's Galactus.
He devours, whole planets, galaxies and stuff.
And for those of you not old enough, it's called Silver Surfer.
Look into it.
That is all.
Posted by: MeTooThen at April 18, 2010 04:15 PM (ajXMc)
Posted by: katya at April 18, 2010 08:02 PM (H36zN)
Power Girl has the most luscious pair of ta-ta's around and her comic is drawn by Amanda Connor.
Are they huge? I think women can have good boobs without being freakishly large.
Posted by: katya at April 18, 2010 04:17 PM (H36zN)
To get rid of him Superman had to trick him into saying his name backwards.
My grandad used to bring us all comic books once a week when he got paid on Wednesdays. He was a pressman for the Indianapolis Star.
I was always irritated when I got Superman with Mr. Mxyzptlk. I wanted Green Lantern .."By brightest day, By blackest night, No evil shall escape my sight. Let all who worship evil's might, beware my power, Green Lantern's light."
Anyway, Mr. Mxyzptlk was lame.
Posted by: Miss Marple at April 18, 2010 04:18 PM (4DwVn)
As for comics I read alot of Metal Men at my local barber shop s a boy.
Gold,Lead,Mercury,Platinum,Tin and Iron were the characters. Heh heh so much for the industrial age huh?
Posted by: sonnyspats at April 18, 2010 04:19 PM (68tQb)
Possibly. But how huge is huge? Give us a benchmark here.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at April 18, 2010 04:19 PM (SHKl9)
Queen:
Thou know'st 'tis common: all that lives must die,
Passing through nature to eternity.
Hamlet:
Aye, madam, it is common.
If it be,
Why seems it so particular with thee?
"We have entered an era of a full-fledged population decline," a [Japan] ministry official said.
Posted by: Garbonzo the Garrulous at April 18, 2010 04:20 PM (o8Qz0)
Posted by: tsj017 at April 18, 2010 04:21 PM (TO4Pw)
I voted for the Joker. He's a psychotic mass-murderer with zero empathy. Usually that's not the kind of person you'd probably want to spend your Sunday night with.
I think the Joker is immensely intelligent, and recognizes a lot of the problems with society with the intent to change it for the better. You might immediately think that his methodology of killing people is probably not the best answer to solving society's problems, although it does have its merits. It gets people off their asses, for one.
Posted by: sickinmass at April 18, 2010 04:23 PM (PQPBt)
Are they huge? I think women can have good boobs without being freakishly large.
Posted by: katya at April 18, 2010 08:17 PM (H36zN)
Define freakishly large.
Posted by: Richard "Warcock" Cheney at April 18, 2010 04:23 PM (t72+4)
"YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG.
Proof that you have no idea what you're talking about.
Posted by: katya at April 18, 2010 08:11 PM (H36zN)"
He meant to say they are no fun for you! Big ones are like delicious jello, you know the jello song, "Watch them wiggle, see them jiggle!"
Posted by: Africanus at April 18, 2010 04:23 PM (ERXgk)
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at April 18, 2010 04:24 PM (i/6gP)
#2: Magneto
#3: Lex Luthor
#4: Joker
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at April 18, 2010 04:25 PM (PQY7w)
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at April 18, 2010 04:26 PM (i/6gP)
Posted by: steevy at April 18, 2010 04:26 PM (b/xQt)
Posted by: a less-gay Robin at April 18, 2010 04:26 PM (ocax6)
Posted by: koopy at April 18, 2010 04:26 PM (ctR4U)
Posted by: katya at April 18, 2010 08:02 PM (H36zN)
Power Girl has the most luscious pair of ta-ta's around and her comic is drawn by Amanda Connor.
Are they huge? I think women can have good boobs without being freakishly large.
Oh, yeah, and she's constantly bitching about guys staring despite the fact there's a gaping hole in her costume that drags your eyes kick and screaming to them.
Posted by: Aaron at April 18, 2010 04:27 PM (XUIJ5)
He wasn't in comics but he played one in real life and has the face for it. James Carville.
The fact that he could get laid means there is hope for any man.
Posted by: Ohio Dan at April 18, 2010 04:28 PM (rurh0)
Posted by: Batman at April 18, 2010 04:29 PM (ocax6)
Posted by: Ohio Dan at April 18, 2010 04:30 PM (rurh0)
Sorry, but the Doctor also describes them as the nicest psychotic murderers in the universe, as they zap you into the past and make you live to death. How can they be the meanest, baddest, scariest, or anything-ist villains with an MO like that? 'Course, having to relive the 70's might be a fate worse than death...
As for the list above, Mark Hamill's Joker, without question.
Posted by: JSchuler at April 18, 2010 04:31 PM (yKEQc)
Don't bother to answer. I'm probably an idiot.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 18, 2010 04:31 PM (UOM48)
He wasn't in comics but he played one in real life and has the face for it. James Carville.
The fact that he could get laid means there is hope for any man.
Posted by: Ohio Dan at April 18, 2010 08:28 PM (rurh0)
And by a conservative chick to boot. I'm pretty sure Marry Matalin must be a raging alcoholic or James is hung like a bull elephant or both..
Posted by: Blazer at April 18, 2010 04:32 PM (t72+4)
Are they huge? I think women can have good boobs without being freakishly large.
Possibly. But how huge is huge? Give us a benchmark here.
Larger than is realistic for most normal women without the aid of surgery.
Define freakishly large.
Almost impossible to find clothing outside of a stripper supply store or an old women's clothing store.
Posted by: katya at April 18, 2010 04:32 PM (H36zN)
Barbie and Ken and GI Joe all suffered mightily during my childhood but the ultimate cruelties were visited upon Gumby and Pokey.
Posted by: Mystery Date at April 18, 2010 04:32 PM (7+pP9)
Posted by: Asscheeks of Saturn at April 18, 2010 04:32 PM (w9bVp)
Posted by: steevy at April 18, 2010 04:33 PM (b/xQt)
Posted by: kelley in virginia at April 18, 2010 04:35 PM (bncoN)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 18, 2010 04:35 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: Deanna at April 18, 2010 04:35 PM (ZzV20)
Almost impossible to find clothing outside of a stripper supply store or an old women's clothing store.
Posted by: katya at April 18, 2010 08:32 PM (H36zN)
Please continue.......
Posted by: Blazer at April 18, 2010 04:35 PM (t72+4)
He wasn't in comics but he played one in real life and has the face for it. James Carville.
The fact that he could get laid means there is hope for any man.
Posted by: Ohio Dan at April 18, 2010 08:28 PM (rurh0)
And by a conservative chick to boot. I'm pretty sure Marry Matalin must be a raging alcoholic or James is hung like a bull elephant or both..
It just means love is blind.
And deaf.
Posted by: Aaron at April 18, 2010 04:35 PM (XUIJ5)
I think he stopped killing way before that. In the late '30s / early '40s stories Batman would regularly shoot adversaries, throw them off rooftops, etc. but pretty much stopped when Robin showed up and the whole thing became 52 monthly pages of big gay subtext a lot tamer and brighter.
What I like about Batman's "no-kill" policy is that it elevates him above the typical murderous sociopath anti-hero that was trendy in comics when I was growing up (and probably still today). Some of the best Batman stories are the ones where he has the Joker helpless and muses "you know, I really ought to just kill this son of a bitch right here 'cause who knows how many more people he'll butcher if I don't," but just can't bring himself to take a life, not even this one.
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at April 18, 2010 04:37 PM (i/6gP)
Posted by: koopy at April 18, 2010 04:37 PM (ctR4U)
Posted by: sonnyspats at April 18, 2010 04:38 PM (68tQb)
Almost impossible to find clothing outside of a stripper supply store or an old women's clothing store.
Posted by: katya at April 18, 2010 08:32 PM (H36zN)
So what's the problem?
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at April 18, 2010 04:38 PM (i/6gP)
One of my husband's brothers admitted a couple of years ago that his sister's missing Barbie was cannon fodder for his G.I. Joes. Heh.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 18, 2010 04:38 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: kelley in virginia at April 18, 2010 04:38 PM (bncoN)
my parents made us read real books instead of comic books when we were children. so, being dutiful, I read lots of books. my brother read The Green Berets 100 times. and yes, he made a career of the Army.
I read both. I proudly attribute my massive vocabulary to comic books.
Posted by: katya at April 18, 2010 04:39 PM (H36zN)
Don't bother to answer. I'm probably an idiot.
Actually, that sounds like a good deal.
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at April 18, 2010 04:39 PM (i/6gP)
I denounce myself. And go to wash out my brain with acid.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 18, 2010 04:40 PM (UOM48)
Almost impossible to find clothing outside of a stripper supply store or an old women's clothing store.
Posted by: katya at April 18, 2010 08:32 PM (H36zN)
So what's the problem?
YOU'RE NOT LISTENING! I might as well be talking to a bunch of men...oh yeah.
Posted by: katya at April 18, 2010 04:41 PM (H36zN)
Posted by: katya at April 18, 2010 08:02 PM
I knew this X-Ray vision would come in handy
Posted by: Superman at April 18, 2010 04:41 PM (sYxEE)
Posted by: steevy at April 18, 2010 04:43 PM (b/xQt)
Carville reminds me of one of the Nestor's from Battle Beyond The Stars only uglier and not as endearing.
Posted by: Blazer at April 18, 2010 04:44 PM (t72+4)
Galactus is not a bad guy and shouldn't even be on that list. Certainly dangerous, but not a bad guy. Venom doesn't rate either as he acts out of hatred for Spiderman and nothing else. I put Green Goblin lower than the other four simply out of scale as the rest have global level ambitions.
And now I hang my head in shame.
Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at April 18, 2010 04:46 PM (RwrNT)
Posted by: kelley in virginia at April 18, 2010 04:46 PM (bncoN)
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at April 18, 2010 04:47 PM (i/6gP)
Hello. Moronette PGiS reporting for duty.
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at April 18, 2010 04:48 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 18, 2010 04:48 PM (UOM48)
Jane DÂ’oh was the Krakatoa book you were reading the one by Simon Winchester? I want to read that one.
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at April 18, 2010 04:48 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: dagny at April 18, 2010 04:48 PM (vmP5A)
If you have to pick just one, I'd say Adrian Veidt from Watchmen (but I can understand leaving him off the list since he's a one-off character really).
But beyond that Darkseid, Braniac, Two-Face, Kingpin, Ra's Al Ghul all should be on that list.
I'm really outing myself out as a dork at this point, so I might as well go the full length and say that they kind of ruined Luthor for me with that whole plot where he becomes president (which was cool) but then falls on the heels of a blatantly truther-ish scandal (aliens invaded, but he know man, he knew, and he didn't do anything to stop it until it was happening so he could look like like a hero, man. i mean, c'mon. please. and batman and co. storming the white house to oust him. ugh.)
Posted by: LikeATimeBomb at April 18, 2010 04:49 PM (HoBG2)
Posted by: kelley in virginia at April 18, 2010 04:49 PM (bncoN)
Posted by: kelley in virginia at April 18, 2010 04:50 PM (bncoN)
the best cheesy tv intro ever?
that's easy, the Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries -- it's so fun to watch. The best part starts at :35. Watch the way Joe and Frank 'hide' and skulk.
Posted by: Dynomutt After Dark at April 18, 2010 04:50 PM (Szkjn)
but katya & jane d'oh, I must leave because myhusband is in here snoring. he was in a fishing tournament today & is exhausted. he proclaimed to me last week (see, he's a wee bit chubby) that fishing all day burns 3,600 calories. i do not believe this.
Posted by: kelley in virginia at April 18, 2010 08:49 PM (bncoN)
Maybe if you're fishing off the coast of Somalia and fighting off pirates.
Maybe.
Posted by: Blazer at April 18, 2010 04:52 PM (t72+4)
Posted by: dagny at April 18, 2010 04:52 PM (vmP5A)
Posted by: dagny at April 18, 2010 04:53 PM (vmP5A)
My sister had left the CD with me, and I tried listening to it while I drove home. It was really enthralling, but I hurt so badly I couldn't focus on the thing.
If I can stomach calling my libtard sis, I'll ask her.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 18, 2010 04:54 PM (UOM48)
hey, my husband was very proud that he is burning 3,600 calories/day fishing in a boat with a trolling motor (heavens forbid he picks up a paddle). when he tells me the stress of the tournament competition drives up the calorie burn, i will really laugh.
see, in real life, he is a judge. stressful as hell but he's never mentioned calorie burn for that.
Posted by: kelley in virginia at April 18, 2010 04:54 PM (bncoN)
Dr. Doom would have been my second choice, mainly because he strikes me as more of a straight up evil genius kind of villain.
Lex Luthor just kind of sucks because, well, all of Superman's villains kind of suck.
Galactus is just a dude looking for some grub, so can you blame him.
Venom is just pissed off at one guy, really, and he isn't really that diabolical.
Magneto's more just angsty than evil.
To restate my earlier post, Adrian Veit/Ozymandias should have been a choice. Not only a total prick of a villain, but quite a bit Obama-esque.
Posted by: Hoss Fuentes at April 18, 2010 04:54 PM (LNuCm)
I'm curious because my husband can remember Manila Gorilla episodes but not where the napkins are kept.
Simple matter of priorities.
Posted by: C ount de Monet at April 18, 2010 04:55 PM (2g2ex)
I liked Batman but thought that this was the one thing that sucked about him. Some villains need to be killed. Give me the Punisher any day.
But there was no one I despised more than Superman.
Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at April 18, 2010 04:55 PM (RwrNT)
Ok morons, seriously, I stopped reading comic books around age 13. Did you stop then, or did you continue later into adolescence? Do you have total recall of comic book events before age 13 or have you been up on this stuff ever since? I'm not making fun of you, I'm curious because my husband can remember Manila Gorilla episodes but not where the napkins are kept.
Posted by: dagny at April 18, 2010 08:52 PM (vmP5A)
I pretty much stopped reading the contemporary ones when I was around 13 or 14 years of age and then I graduated to Heavy Metal.
Ranxerox and The Incall Light series (that Luc Besson ripped off for the Fifth Element) were epic.
Posted by: Blazer at April 18, 2010 04:55 PM (t72+4)
My boobs do not deflect knives or bullets. Is there some sort of upgrade I can get for them?
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at April 18, 2010 04:56 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 18, 2010 08:31 PM
Maybe not. The value of toys and comic books and magazines is totally based on their condition and how rare they are. Any slight imperfection, page crimped, etc. will downgrade the comic's or Mad's value. As for the dolls, they also neeed to be in really really good condition and preferably, as they say, Mint in the Box. Again, if they were rare, condition can be less than perfect. And yeah, I used to sell all kinds of toy and comic collectibles. The only thing I could kick myself for was when I sold my Fantastic Four #48 and Conan #1 several years ago and the ridiculously low prices I got. Sigh...needed the money at the time.
Posted by: Deanna at April 18, 2010 04:56 PM (ZzV20)
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at April 18, 2010 04:56 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: kelley in virginia at April 18, 2010 04:56 PM (bncoN)
Posted by: dagny at April 18, 2010 04:57 PM (vmP5A)
Is it wrong that more of my attention was on Pamela Sue Martin's boobies than Joe and Frank's skulking?
*checks IMDB*
Pamela Sue Martin
Date of Birth: 5 January 1953
Whew! It's not wrong.
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at April 18, 2010 04:57 PM (i/6gP)
Is that anything like a Vanilla Gorilla?
Posted by: Hoss Fuentes at April 18, 2010 04:57 PM (LNuCm)
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 18, 2010 04:58 PM (2g2ex)
Funny, I thought the best part about fishing all day was drinking 3,600 calories. I guess that's why I never catch anything.
Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at April 18, 2010 04:59 PM (RwrNT)
Posted by: dagny at April 18, 2010 05:00 PM (vmP5A)
Posted by: Twister, you gotta get Twister at April 18, 2010 05:01 PM (7+pP9)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at April 18, 2010 05:02 PM (SB0V2)
I recognize three names..Lex Luthor...Green Goblin (only because I just watched Spiderman II (?) with my 3 year old niece..it's her favorite movie right now)...and the Joker..
...the rest...???...totally fucking clueless
Posted by: beedubya at April 18, 2010 05:03 PM (AnTyA)
Celebrity look alike. This has been around but its still funny.
Posted by: Ohio Dan at April 18, 2010 08:59 PM (rurh0)
That is spot on.
Posted by: Blazer at April 18, 2010 05:03 PM (t72+4)
Batman, The Punisher, Judge Dread, Green Arrow, Elektra, Dr. Strange.
Superman would just be handed a kryptonite amulet and told "Wear this unless you personally are in eminent danger - and no running toward problems either."
Posted by: Al at April 18, 2010 05:03 PM (p/4OB)
Posted by: dagny at April 18, 2010 09:00 PM (vmP5A)
Again, priorities. He's got you for things like where the napkins are stored, the kids' birthdates, your anniversary, his mother's birthdate....
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 18, 2010 05:05 PM (2g2ex)
Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at April 18, 2010 05:06 PM (r1h5M)
Remember Mrs Partridge in ELMER GANTRY with my all-time favorite actor BERT LANCASTER?
She loooked fine. Hot chick, back in the day.
Posted by: Dynomutt After Dark at April 18, 2010 05:07 PM (Szkjn)
The only comics I ever read were Batman, because he was the only character I ever found interesting and because, when you get right down to it, super powers are just plain fucking ridiculous.
I read and avidly collected the Batbooks off-and-on well into my 20s before finally falling off. The quality of the writing fell off, the liberal agenda that saturates most comic books nowadays became intolerable, and I just got sick of having to comb through half a zillion different titles, keep up with impossibly complicated continuities, and choose between a bunch of different fucking shrink-wrapped holofoil "collector's covers" just to read a single story.
My favorites were always one-shot graphic novels (like "The Killing Joke", "The Cult", "Red Rain", and so on) and "Legends of the Dark Knight", because for the most part I didn't have to put up with any of that shit.
More recently, I read "The Walking Dead" for the first 30 or so issues before it became too tedious to bother with. A year ago I sold my whole batch of 'em, including a first printing of #1, for several hundred dollars. That's been it for me and comic books ever since; they cost more and offer less than ever before.
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at April 18, 2010 05:07 PM (i/6gP)
Posted by: Sam at April 18, 2010 05:09 PM (Cxsey)
Shirley Jones.
David Cassidy.
Shaun Cassidy.
And David Cassidy's daughter, Katie Cassidy was the demon skank Ruby in season 4 of Supernatural. She was also the skanky friend that got killed in Taken.
I had the hugest crush on Shaun but since then have decided that older brother David was the real hottie.
Posted by: katya at April 18, 2010 05:10 PM (H36zN)
Obama plays more golf in one year than... Bush did in 8.
Where's that fat F**k Michael Moore?... and his outrage.
Posted by: Lemon Kitten at April 18, 2010 05:10 PM (0fzsA)
Fuck him. He's the kind of arrested-development asshole who made them unreadable.
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at April 18, 2010 05:11 PM (i/6gP)
I always liked the "I Think I Love You" and the Partridge Family had a few other good tunes.
The Monkees' songs are still listen-able. And so are The Archies.
Posted by: Dynomutt After Dark at April 18, 2010 05:12 PM (tMSKg)
Well I was thinking about Frank's huge hog.
Posted by: Kirstie Alley at April 18, 2010 05:13 PM (/0jwB)
Little Green Douchebaggery?
But wait - those evil stupid tea partiers are the...
“small-scale mimicry of Kristallnacht” - so sayeth Frank Rich, the mouthpiece.
I'm certain wittle green a-hole agrees.
Posted by: Lemon Kitten at April 18, 2010 05:14 PM (0fzsA)
Posted by: kelley in virginia at April 18, 2010 05:15 PM (bncoN)
Posted by: dagny at April 18, 2010 05:16 PM (/mQyp)
Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at April 18, 2010 09:06 PM
..I'm confused...is Kagan a rug muncher or not?..if so does she go around talking about the munching of rugs?
..does Barry know or think she is a rug muncher??..or is it that they are coordinating a whisper campaign for the GOOPers to hang themselves on?
..Help
Posted by: beedubya at April 18, 2010 05:17 PM (AnTyA)
Posted by: kelley in virginia at April 18, 2010 05:17 PM (bncoN)
This guy is terribly funny. He started a youtube channel. Has about 1000 subscribers so far. I think he's going to catch-on soon. Watch his other vids too.
Posted by: rdbrewer at April 18, 2010 05:19 PM (GYO63)
>>>I read ELMER GANTRY a while back...
interesting, what made you pick up a book written in 1927? I was reading Lord Jim and someone asked why you reading that? I said there are plenty of good old books to read before I think about getting to the newer stuff.
Posted by: Dynomutt After Dark at April 18, 2010 05:21 PM (tMSKg)
>>>did you know that Burt Lancaster was an acrobat by training so he did many of his own stunts?
I heard that, yes. He was an interesting man.
Posted by: Dynomutt After Dark at April 18, 2010 05:22 PM (Szkjn)
That's on my youngest daughter's playlist.
you making fun of me?
Just proving that good music is timeless.
Posted by: katya at April 18, 2010 05:23 PM (H36zN)
Posted by: steevy at April 18, 2010 05:23 PM (b/xQt)
Bush may have only played golf occasionally, but the slacker couldn't even come close to Dear Leader Kim Jong IlÂ’s record.
"On his first ever trip to the golf course; he shot 38-under par, including 5 hole-in-ones! This is reported by the government controlled media. He routinely shoots 3 or 4 hole-in-ones every time out."
This sounds almost as fantastic and believable as the crock of crap coming from the Obama Cabal. Actually, the Obamanation beats the North Korean's in the quality of bullshit releases, but Dear Leader will always top the lie-a-thon record with his 5 holes-in-one. Bitchin' man!
Posted by: Fish at April 18, 2010 05:23 PM (M5t+h)
42 Dr. Doom obviously.
1) Recognized head of state. Best lines (given that Doom is human).
or
It's a tough choice.
Posted by: Arbalest at April 18, 2010 05:24 PM (BjcIH)
...though they don't provide any evidence as to how this helps Keanu Reeves.
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at April 18, 2010 05:25 PM (yfJ6g)
Posted by: katya at April 18, 2010 05:25 PM (H36zN)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at April 18, 2010 05:26 PM (SB0V2)
..I'm confused...is Kagan a rug muncher or not?..if so does she go around talking about the munching of rugs?
..does Barry know or think she is a rug muncher??..or is it that they are coordinating a whisper campaign for the GOOPers to hang themselves on?
..Help
Posted by: beedubya at April 18, 2010 09:17 PM (AnTyA)
Yes. She is and that makes her less than attractive to Barry the Tolerant - but he doesn't want to be the one who says so, so he cynically and pre-emptively blames the right and the right blogesphere for trashing her proclivities, and supplies all of the insults for good measure. It's pretty convoluted but he has it set up to where if she does make through the nomination process he is a hero to the gheys and if she doesn't, he is the tragic hero whose plans were foiled by the evil, bigotted right. He wins in any case and she cannot but lose. Of course the left love him for his brilliance in playing the game no matter how it turns out. Their eyes are too glazed to realize that he is playing them (rightly so from my perspective) as infatuated idiots, blinded by love.
Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at April 18, 2010 05:27 PM (r1h5M)
This is not a particularly wise choice of words after the oversized-boobies complaints. But good night.
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at April 18, 2010 05:27 PM (i/6gP)
I gotta bounce.
This is not a particularly wise choice of words after the oversized-boobies complaints. But good night.
Oh, LOL. Night.
Posted by: katya at April 18, 2010 05:29 PM (H36zN)
Posted by: zirconia-blank at April 18, 2010 05:29 PM (1b5Kq)
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 18, 2010 05:29 PM (2g2ex)
Posted by: Tim Down South at April 18, 2010 05:30 PM (yqdK/)
As a young adult I was enthralled by comic book characters.
The Checkered Demon. Captain Pissgums, Ruby the Dyke and Star-eyed Stella to name a few.
Posted by: Ed Anger at April 18, 2010 05:31 PM (7+pP9)
Posted by: jcjimi at April 18, 2010 05:31 PM (v5Q3C)
Lonnie: commentary on fast food and Michelle Obama. (Mocks Obama. Jobie, the uncooperative dog in #268, makes another appearance.)
Lonnie: commentary on the old, the overweight, scooters, and ugly shoes. (Lonnie isn't happy about all the scooters at the store.)
Lonnie: expert comentary on failed high-rise project. (125 million dollar lawsuit. Someone built a 31 storey condo project that had to be torn down.)
Posted by: rdbrewer at April 18, 2010 05:38 PM (GYO63)
jcjimi—haven’t seen you around for a bit, what have you been up to? And are you really eating bbq iguana?
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at April 18, 2010 05:42 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: Asscheeks of Saturn at April 18, 2010 05:44 PM (w9bVp)
Posted by: The Loathsome Duke of Felchwich at April 18, 2010 05:45 PM (88JLF)
Posted by: jcjimi at April 18, 2010 05:46 PM (v5Q3C)
Posted by: Lester Gass, The Midnight Misogynist at April 18, 2010 05:48 PM (88JLF)
jcjimi—haven’t seen you around for a bit, what have you been up to? And are you really eating bbq iguana?
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at April 18, 2010 09:42 PMNope just a lame Wall of Voodoo reference. I did just finish some Costco pulled pork. Surprisingly good with some homemade bbq sauce my sister-in-law gave me.
Posted by: jcjimi at April 18, 2010 05:50 PM (v5Q3C)
Posted by: Northernlurker at April 18, 2010 06:03 PM (Y33MB)
Posted by: phone operator at April 18, 2010 06:11 PM (gAmQ1)
Posted by: phone operator at April 18, 2010 06:14 PM (gAmQ1)
Biggest villain? Hard to say.
But I gotta vote for LetterMan.
He started out as kind of funny, buck-toothed midwestern weatherman, but one day, he became a media giant, an old, unfunny hack who tortures his audience every night with bad humor and pretentious behavior. And he likes Hillary! and BHO to boot.
Pure evil. I say.
Posted by: Reader CJ Burch says.. at April 18, 2010 06:17 PM (sJTmU)
Posted by: Melvin Winter at April 18, 2010 06:50 PM (SvmVa)
My G-d, I thought better of you lot.
Joker?
Joker?
Shoot.
Posted by: HiHo at April 18, 2010 07:36 PM (zz/C1)
Ahhh, the old-time favorites. Where are Dick Dastardly and Muttley when you need them?
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at April 18, 2010 07:40 PM (SHKl9)
Why isn't my hero on this list? you're just scared cause you know we're willing to do what it takes to win internet polls.
rEVOLution!!!!!!!!!!! lol
Posted by: Sentient Nintendo 64 at April 18, 2010 08:06 PM (dUOK+)
Posted by: katya at April 18, 2010 08:02 PM (H36zN)
Power Girl drawn by Amanda Conner.
Actually, everyone draws big boobs, but you can always tell a guy is drawing depending on how they draw a chick from the waist down IFYWIMAITYD.
Posted by: Robert at April 18, 2010 09:29 PM (4ixH5)
They're just parasiticwasps on steroids.
Posted by: Ace's liver at April 18, 2010 09:35 PM (LtIsn)
That guy is not to be fcked with.
Galactus is a force of nature and thus doesn't count. He eats planets cause eating planets is what a world devourer does best.
Green Goblin is pretty bad ass. He's nucking futs and manages to sleaze his way into power.
Lex Luthor stole forty cakes. That's as many as four tens. And that's terrible.
Magneto...right now he's a joke. He's at times a supreme bad ass and at other times a giant pansy. He's just inconsistent.
Venom sucks. Yeah, he hates Peter Parker and wants to eat his brains, but that's about it.
Joker is.....well, certainly makes psychopathy look fun, but until he actually has a reason for being I've never been particularly enamored with the character.
If I had to replace Galactus (not strictly a villain) with someone else from that list, I'd put in Captain Cold from the Flash's rogues gallery. If you're gonna be a villain, be a working stiff. He's had it rough. He's got principles. He drinks hard, he loves hard and if you fck with him and you're a dead man.
Posted by: Robert at April 18, 2010 09:38 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Robert at April 18, 2010 09:39 PM (4ixH5)
My G-d, I thought better of you lot.
Joker?
Joker?
Shoot.
Posted by: HiHo"
I've never heard of Galactus, so I'm probably the wrong person to debate this point, but if he had the power to destroy worlds, he's a total loser (since presumably, he lost to the superheros). That's a ton of power. It's not dramatic when great power is leveraged for small results. That's why superman is such a fucking waste.
Joker was barely even a functional man, and what he accomplished is usually clever. Just like Batman. Superman should have had armies of giant robots ready. He should have caused world peace and plentiful food and built colonies on Mars. Some prime directive crap (if he even had one) would be irrelevant. Earth was his planet and he barely did anything for it. Occasionally he'd stop some lame bank robbers, basically. Why even notice that? Lex Luthor wants a lot of money? Who cares. If he gets in your way, cut his head off and get back to building.
All that power, and supposedly super genius, and it's always undramatic. His movies are generally extremely pathetic, except the one where he gives up his powers (which is downright horrible... laying down the means to do great good is evil).
So that's why Joker or Batman are so appealing. They don't have to dance around the reality of their powers.
Posted by: Sentient Nintendo 64 at April 18, 2010 09:44 PM (dUOK+)
#85
The They Might Be Giants song 'Where Your Eyes Don't Go' would have been perfect piece to go with that episode.
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