Subject: Best comic villain
Posted by: SaltyChuck
Date: Jun 08 08
Now I am Inclined to pick a Marvel villain, and my favorite sseries is the X men. My favorite villain is the toad, although I believe the most competent villain to be Magneto.
Posted by: SaltyChuck
Date: Jun 08 08
Now I am Inclined to pick a Marvel villain, and my favorite sseries is the X men. My favorite villain is the toad, although I believe the most competent villain to be Magneto.
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joecali 
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The Jocker and he was retired to the Batman Saga. Tribute to Ledger. Reply #21. Jan 07 11, 9:30 PM |
naerulinnupesa
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Julius Caesar from Asterix and Captain Hook. Reply #22. Apr 01 11, 9:47 AM |
REDVIKING57
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Or the sneaky Vinter brothers in Roy of the Rovers. :)) Reply #23. Apr 01 11, 10:43 AM |
da_man11
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My vote goes to Dr. Doom. Reply #24. Apr 01 11, 12:38 PM |
superhooppete
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Dick Dastardly from Wacky Races and Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines! Classic T.V. Reply #25. May 04 11, 6:43 PM |
turbotude
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Even though Beanie and Cecil was well before her time, my infant daughter would roar with laughter when I did my Dishonest John imitations. At nine months old, she learned how to get my attention quickly, by twisting an imaginary mustache and cackling "Nyuh uh uh!" Then it was MY turn to laugh! That was almost 25 years ago. My, how time flies! Reply #26. May 12 11, 12:44 PM |
| rieker01
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My hands down favorite is The Joker. I would look forward to any comic book he was in when I was growing up. He never stopped trying to best Batman. Reply #27. Jun 26 11, 6:22 AM |
19012
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I'd have to say The Red Skull. Reply #28. Nov 07 15, 4:30 AM |
Skyflyerjen
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Venom would have to be pretty high on my list! Reply #29. Feb 27 16, 10:19 AM |
HairyBear
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Has to be Doctor Doom... Not even Galactus could take out the Beyonder, but Doom did it! And then he "cured" the Molecule Man! When he ran out of villains to team up with, he made his own! Baddest baddie of the bad, Doom MUST be respected. Reply #30. Apr 26 16, 8:05 PM |
| Skyflyerjen
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Another one for me would be Apocalypse. With a name like that, you'd better pay attention! Reply #31. May 07 16, 7:44 AM |
SalmanGhrondie
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Dr. Garzunga from the Miracle man comics. Reply #32. Nov 25 17, 4:57 PM |
| wmd
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The Joker Reply #33. Nov 25 17, 5:29 PM |
| Skyflyerjen
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I think more people these days would say Thanos. Reply #34. May 15 18, 9:25 AM |
lez
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In the old 60s Batman series I loved Catwoman ( The one played by Julie Newmar ) Reply #35. Mar 11 19, 6:28 AM |
Mixamatosis
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Shakespeare's Richard III Reply #36. Mar 14 19, 3:25 AM |
brm50diboll
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How is Shakespeare's Richard III a comic villain? Did I miss the comic book version of the play somehow? As we all know, Richard III (technically a History play) is a tragedy. Reply #37. Mar 19 19, 5:56 PM |
| Mixamatosis
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Brian it's full of black humour. The villain, Richard III, is so villainously villainous and over the top for a start. He's nothing like a real 3d person. I suppose it may depend on how it's played. If people don't see the dark humour in his character they may play it straight, but he always seems to be enjoying his villainy and saying things with a twinkle in his eye, speaking to the audience as if drawing them into his conspiracies - almost making them complicit. Just to take some examples from early in the text. (I don't propose to go right through it). Richard who has poisoned the King's mind against his brother, the Duke of Clarence and who is plotting his death, pretends to be his defender when he sees him and says 'Well, your imprisonment shall not be long; Meantime, have patience.'. His imprisonment won't be long because Richard thinks he'll soon be dead and is working to that end. The audience knows this too - it's wickedly dark humour. After his brother has left the stage, Richard III says 'Simple, plain Clarence! I do love thee so, That I will shortly send thy soul to heaven'. He'll send his soul to heaven by having him killed - hardly evidence of love. That's dark humour also. Reply #38. Mar 22 19, 2:33 AM |
| Mixamatosis
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P.S. Shakespeare does have a record of inserting humour at times into his tragedies, (perhaps to lighten the mood occasionally) such as the 'comic' dialogue between the gravediggers in 'Hamlet' and the fun that Hamlet pokes at Polonius under the guise of being mad, but Richard III is not a play that contains comic scenes, the dark humour comes from Richard III himself. Reply #39. Mar 22 19, 4:17 AM |
| brm50diboll
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Oh yes, I agree that Richard III had some wonderful cutting lines. All especially wonderful villains do. I am reminded of one of my favorites, Khan Noonien Singh in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. He had great lines: Let them eat static. There, that's better. Now tell me, why are you here? And tell me: Where can I find James Kiiiiirk (hissing). Have you ever heard the Klingon proverb which tells us revenge is a dish which best served cold? It is very cold in spaaaaace. Do not insult my intelligence, Kiiiiirk. Nevertheless, it would be a stretch of language to (in my opinion) call Khan a comic villain. But I see your point (That one's from Kirk.) Reply #40. Mar 22 19, 9:30 PM |
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