In no particular order…
CAPTAIN BOOMERANG
He dresses like an Australian flight attendant.
FISHERMAN
Okay, granted, he must do more than his fair share of wading, but those hip boots are NOT flattering. Is that a bathing cap?
PASTE POT PETE (aka THE TRAPSTER)
Nice chapeau.
Presumably, the gang at Marvel got fed up of being ribbed by DC so they gave him a make-over and a new name.
CAPTAIN COLD
Oh, he must be cold. How can you tell? Well, he’s wearing a freakin parka!
He looks like a demented elf.
KRAVEN THE HUNTER
In the words of my buddy Martin: “Hey! It’s Freddie Mercury!”
MOLE MAN
His mommy made his costume.
CRAZY QUILT
Powers include the ability to induce nausea via his absolutely fabulous costume.
TRICKSTER
Damn, those slippers look mighty comfortable.
This is what I imagine my old high school drama teacher would run around wearing if he were a supervillain.
CODPIECE
The groin cannon aint exactly subtle. Pictured above: I assume he has to work himself up by watching porn before he can shoot.
He’s firing blanks. Literally.
HYPNO HUSTLER
Uh – groovy?
BARON ZEMO
There’s nothing quite so fearsome as a Nazi in purple and pink with faux fur trim.
well, quite frankly they seem like lame supervillians anyway. i guess bad costumes go along with that.
Captain Boomerang reminds me of Carrot Top
And, not so ironically enough, all the Top Ten Supervillains That Should Never Appear In A Superhero Movie! Wow.
Um, are these actually real?? Because they are like, unreal. And hilarious.
Hey Joe, about Captain Cold…would I be correct in assuming you’ve never read Geoff Johns’ Flash stories?
If you haven’t, then I recommend them — especially Final Crisis: Rogues’ Revenge and The Flash (Vol 2) #182. Johns redefined the Flash villains during his 5 years on the Scarlet Speedster, making them unique villains and one of the most dangerous Rogues Galleries in the DC Universe.
I guarantee the latter story (reprinted with Rogues’ Revenge) will make anyone stop viewing Cold as Mr. Freeze Lite.
I’m speechless.
That right there? Makes me want to give up comics for good. Sure, I get the joke in it all…but really…I can only handle so much cheese before I become crude intolerant. Believe it or not.
das
I bet you thought I’d made him up.
Ha! Crazy Quilt. They make fun of him in-universe.
And Zemo would be ridiculous if he wasn’t so damn evil!
This is when you shake the family tree for cousins and grandkids to house sit. Or drive the pups to your mom or sis? You could drive to LA with the pugs;. The Standard Downton LA hotel is pet friendly with a two pet per room limit, with a charge of $100 extra per day for pets. If you get adjoining rooms you could bring the whole gang.
http://standardhotels.com/downtown-la
LOL Joe. I was wondering if that one was real along with Crazy Quilt.
@Das:
I do not want to know where you found that bio 😯 …seriously.
@Joe:
Please tell me these are late-60’s to early 70’s characters, when a large number of the writers were stoned or high. Otherwise, I just might lose some faith in comic book writers.
But even that fashion show of bad costuming taste couldn’t ruin the dinner that Barb and I had at Vij’s tonight. Simply outstanding. Barb concurs: “It was awesome!” I wish he would branch out to Chicago, but it would probably be too much of a good thing. Better to have it rare and appreciated.
Back to Chicago tomorrow.
@Alexis:
Thanks!
@Sparrow_hawk:
Barb says “Hi”, back!
@Tam Dixon:
Pressure cooker cheesecake? My first thought was wouldn’t it be a little soggy? I’m curious though, how was it and what was the technique? Or is he going to patent it like Colonel Saunders and make it a secret recipe?
Codpiece? I really think some comic writers are high when they write. And the publishers must be drunk.lol
Zemo has always been one of my favs though because he’s so ridiculous. And watching Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes (Disney) made him even more humorous to me.
I’d also like to add the red/purple of Magneto’s costume never fails to make me shake my head. He’d fit right in at a Red Hat Ladies luncheon.
Codpiece is disgusting. Gives comic books a bad name.
Finding a pet sitter you can trust has got to be one of the toughest choices to make. I think asking your vet is a great idea. Hope you can find someone soon.
And very happy to hear that your LA trip was successful. I can’t believe how many meetings you set up in such a short time. That’s insane! But I have to ask, what are the chances that when (not if) any of your projects get green lit, that you’d be shooting in Vancouver, or even Toronto? With all the incentives, it seems so much cheaper to shoot in Canada. And if so, why would you move to LA?
Also, I would think they would use the term, “crotch cannon”. It’s more alliterative.
Honestly, those supper heroes look like they were made up after a ’70’s acid weekend. In other news, for those wondering about the origin of “codpiece”, this is from Wikipedia: “A codpiece (from Middle English: cod, meaning “scrotum”) is a covering flap or pouch that attaches to the front of the crotch of men’s trousers and usually accentuates the genital area. It was held closed by string ties, buttons, or other methods. It was an important item of European clothing in the 15th and 16th centuries, and is still worn in the modern era in performance costumes for rock music and metal musicians and in the leather subculture while an Athletic cup protects in a similar fashion”. If you look at some of the photo’s from the period on various sites, it becomes obvious that some men are still overly concerned that size is important. All I have to say about that is, “oy”.
@ Joey – Yes, I actually did think you made that one up…at least the name. Ergo the googling. Ya know, it’s just not everyday one googles a codpiece…only to discover that the most sacred of all old world accoutrements has just been sullied by new world vulgarity. It just may totally ruin Ren Faires for me from here on out.
😉
das
CODPIECE — I guess there’s no doubt about whether he wears “boxers” or “briefs”..? He definitely brings new meaning to going “commando”!
KRAVEN – **In the words of my buddy Martin: “Hey! It’s Freddie Mercury!”**
😀 [I almost peed myself over that one!]
But, seriously. You can never go wrong with Leopard-print!
BTW, I have to ask… HOW *DO* these Guys get those tight-ankled Boots “on”?
holly s…i need medical care now 😆
Mind-boggling — like the list of rejects from a comic book version of “The Next Food Network Star”… lmao!
I’ve seen zentai rainbow suits which would make Crazy Quilt proud.
Are those Super Heroes common are did you have to dig for them? Junk food for the mind.
JeffW: Michael says it turns out the same as oven cooked. He uses as trivet to keep the cheesecake out of the water. He says he turns it on a low temp for about 40 minutes. The closest thing to a pressure cooker that I’ve used is an autoclave. It has a rack to keep the equipment out of sitting water while it sterilizes them. I can imagine it working for cheesecake but then I can also imagine cheesecake exploding all over my kitchen. 😉
😳 I meant or instead of are. You probably cringe when you see grammatical errors, right?
Joe, those were hilarious! Codpiece is my FAVOURITE! 🙂 I can’t believe I just googled Codpiece!!!
Just imagine him turning up in a DC film – his groin cannon in 3D!
Headline: Google Drops the Ball: Codpiece Crashes Internet Search Engine
das
Those are quite the thigh highs Fisherman is wearing…
K
Gonna call it an early ‘puter night. It’s hot, AC isn’t working right, and my computer fan sounds like it’s gonna ‘splode. 😛
I might fire her up later, after the temps drop a bit. Or not.
das
I have never EVER heard of these. But yes codpiece elicited such a belly laugh for me I almost woke up Jeff who is sleeping next to me.
Kraven’s the good one, right? He’s the only one I actually knew about, anyway.