About Those Dogs…
Jul 15, 2010 in Metal Men, Odd Bad Guys, Sexism, What Were They Thinking
…they’re not dogs.
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Archive for the 'Odd Bad Guys' Category
Attack of the Man Missile! I Mean Missile Men!
May 07, 2010 in Metal Men, Odd Bad Guys, Sexuality, What Were They Thinking
Meet the Evil Robot from another world, Z-1.
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Attack of the Man Missile! I Mean Missile Men!
Apr 07, 2010 in Metal Men, Odd Bad Guys, What Were They Thinking
Meet the Evil Robot from another world, Z-1. Z-1 is relegated to the junkyard planetoid for being uncontrollable. We know he is, because they tell us so in three consecutive panels.
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Cleverest What Now?
Nov 26, 2009 in Odd Bad Guys, What Were They Thinking
I honestly enjoy the Golden Age comics where the good guy is believed to be a criminal. It’s one of the best elements in the Sandman (other than Diane being an ex burglar who can handle herself quite well). In The King serial however, they just can’t make up their mind:
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Give Me a Moment.
Oct 21, 2009 in Odd Bad Guys, What Were They Thinking
You have to love how obliging comic book bad guys are.
Bottom of page
…and the top of the next…
Either Hourman has super-speed changing powers, or the guy just stood there while he stripped down.
Here’s What I Don’t Get:
Aug 27, 2009 in Bad Science, Odd Bad Guys, What Were They Thinking
Jo-Jo is rescuing some blond again, this time from some a tribe of gorilla warriors.
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This Is Always A Cool Visual
Jul 28, 2009 in Batman, Creepy Relationships, Odd Bad Guys, Odd Powers, Stalking, What Were They Thinking
This is not the first comic to feature this sort of antagonist, but I confess a weak spot for them:
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Names
Jul 21, 2009 in Odd Bad Guys, What Were They Thinking
Some bad guys have awesome names. Names that just evoke fear. Names like Doctor Doom, the Red Skull, Deathstroke… the list goes on.
Then there’s this guy:
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Horrible Yet Awesome.
Jul 14, 2009 in Batman, Odd Bad Guys, What Were They Thinking
Check out the name of these bad guys.
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I Should Have Made This A Drinking Game
Apr 13, 2009 in Bad Science, Green Lantern, Odd Bad Guys, What Were They Thinking
I’m sure you’re wondering how it is that the Tatooed Man is a threat to Green Lantern. After all, as impressive as the power to touch yourself might actually be, he’s up against the ring that can do anything.
Can you guess?
Color still does not work that way.
Oh and the best bit? The upper part of the page shows two tats that were giving Hal issues:
Notice that Hal is actually being taken out by items that do in fact contain yellow. Not “overshadowed”, but yellow.
Also notice that Hal is not bright enough to shield his dang eyes when a bad guy yells out “I’m going to blind you now!” Hal is special.
Finally, what kind of twit gets a ligthbulb inked on himself?