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Rick Hannah
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Post subject: The Greatest Comic Book Villain EVER? Now with Poll!  Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 8:59 pm |
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Rick Hannah
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Post subject: The Greatest Comic Book Villain EVER? Now with Poll! Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 9:01 pm |
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What's that? It's NOT Dr. Doom?
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Ocean Doot
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Post subject: The Greatest Comic Book Villain EVER? Now with Poll! Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 9:33 pm |
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The guy in that gif?
Nope. Doombot.
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Rick Hannah
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Post subject: The Greatest Comic Book Villain EVER? Now with Poll! Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 9:40 pm |
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That could be. He seems suspiciously happy.
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Ocean Doot
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Post subject: The Greatest Comic Book Villain EVER? Now with Poll! Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 11:44 pm |
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And how did he light that cigar?
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Post subject: The Greatest Comic Book Villain EVER? Now with Poll! Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 12:19 am |
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Bigger and Better!
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Post subject: The Greatest Comic Book Villain EVER? Now with Poll! Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 1:08 am |
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Ocean Doot wrote: The guy in that gif?
Nope. Doombot. Really? Seems like the real deal. Better, even.
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Rick Hannah
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Post subject: The Greatest Comic Book Villain EVER? Now with Poll! Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 1:47 am |
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So, at the risk of unending ridicule, I would like to state I was genuinely interested in a serious, sober discussion of the best funny book villain.
And who are the candidates. It doesn't seem like it would be a long list.
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Post subject: The Greatest Comic Book Villain EVER? Now with Poll! Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 2:10 am |
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Rick Hannah wrote: So, at the risk of unending ridicule, I would like to state I was genuinely interested in a serious, sober discussion of the best funny book villain. Okay, your thread is in the Playroom. Have at it.
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Post subject: The Greatest Comic Book Villain EVER? Now with Poll! Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 2:11 am |
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My choice would be Our Man (from Blue Beetle #5).
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Rick Hannah
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Post subject: The Greatest Comic Book Villain EVER? Now with Poll! Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 2:21 am |
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Ackghh, the light...it burns...
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Post subject: The Greatest Comic Book Villain EVER? Now with Poll! Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 3:03 am |
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Rick Hannah wrote: So, at the risk of unending ridicule, I would like to state I was genuinely interested in a serious, sober discussion of the best funny book villain.
And who are the candidates. It doesn't seem like it would be a long list. Fine. Darkseid and the Joker. Next question?
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Post subject: The Greatest Comic Book Villain EVER? Now with Poll! Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 3:11 am |
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Rick Hannah wrote: So, at the risk of unending ridicule, I would like to state I was genuinely interested in a serious, sober discussion of the best funny book villain.
And who are the candidates. It doesn't seem like it would be a long list. I thought there would be a poll.  It's either Doom or the Joker. The list is indeed pretty short. Those guys above Darkseid Luthor Thanos (who is Darkseid, essentially) Red Skull (pushing it)
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Rick Hannah
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Post subject: The Greatest Comic Book Villain EVER? Now with Poll! Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 3:30 am |
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I've pointed out before that you could tell the best villains because they got thought balloons.
Of course, now they don't use thought balloons
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Rick Hannah
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Post subject: The Greatest Comic Book Villain EVER? Now with Poll! Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 3:31 am |
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Rafael wrote: Rick Hannah wrote: So, at the risk of unending ridicule, I would like to state I was genuinely interested in a serious, sober discussion of the best funny book villain.
And who are the candidates. It doesn't seem like it would be a long list. Fine. Darkseid and the Joker. Next question? Why is this like pulling teeth? 
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Rick Hannah
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Post subject: The Greatest Comic Book Villain EVER? Now with Poll! Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 3:40 am |
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No pathos about Darkseid. Plus, he's not human. No avenue for exploring complex psychological issues and what it means to be a driven, narcissistic genius. And how could the Joker take on the Avengers, the JLA or the FF? Not great enough, not tragic, not Edward Deverian enough. He probably should be No. 2, though.
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Post subject: The Greatest Comic Book Villain EVER? Now with Poll! Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 3:47 am |
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Rick Hannah wrote: No pathos about Darkseid. Plus, he's not human. No avenue for exploring complex psychological issues and what it means to be a driven, narcissistic genius. And how could the Joker take on the Avengers, the JLA or the FF? Not great enough, not tragic, not Edward Deverian enough. He probably should be No. 2, though. All of them are jokes at this point, Rick. They've been defeated hundreds of times.
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Post subject: The Greatest Comic Book Villain EVER? Now with Poll! Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 3:49 am |
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Rick Hannah wrote: No pathos about Darkseid. Plus, he's not human. No avenue for exploring complex psychological issues and what it means to be a driven, narcissistic genius. And how could the Joker take on the Avengers, the JLA or the FF? Not great enough, not tragic, not Edward Deverian enough. He probably should be No. 2, though. Well, I'd argue pathos is not necessarily a requirement for a villain, nor is being human. Darkseid is just powerful and interesting enough to be in the running. Joker could take on the JLA or FF by being written to do so.
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Post subject: The Greatest Comic Book Villain EVER? Now with Poll! Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 3:54 am |
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Dr. Bong from Howard The Duck. He actually defeated Howard but then gave up on villainy to become a single parent.
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Post subject: The Greatest Comic Book Villain EVER? Now with Poll! Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 3:54 am |
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The comic PROMETHEA offers a beautiful example of how to stage a "Fantastic Four vs. The Joker" rivalry, with its analogue characters The Five Swell Guys and the Painted Doll. And unlike some villains, the Painted Doll never had to resort to a bunch of goofy robot duplicates ...
... Wait.
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Post subject: The Greatest Comic Book Villain EVER? Now with Poll! Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 3:55 am |
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Also: Lex Luthor is the best villain.
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Post subject: The Greatest Comic Book Villain EVER? Now with Poll! Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 3:56 am |
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Ocean Doot wrote: Also: Lex Luthor is the best villain. Typical Smallville fan comment. 
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