scans_daily: Supervillain Economists

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his_spiffynesss) wrote in

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@ 2011-06-27 04:51 pm UTC

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Supervillain Economists

You know, I think we have identified the people responsible for the current financial crisis...

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	no subject joasakura 2011-06-27 10:03 pm UTC (link)
	it all makes perfect, horrible sense now. (Reply to this) (Thread) (Hide 4 comments) (Show 4 comments)

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his_spiffynesss
2011-06-27 10:14 pm UTC (link)

Yes it does.

I mean, if you are a bunch of mad scientists who keeps getting beaten up by the heroes, it kind of makes sense to change approaches towards global domination. Why waste all that money on secret bases and doomsday weapons when you can start a hedge fund? It's not like evil minions in that business are hard to find.

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	no subject jkcarrier 2011-06-28 12:06 am UTC (link)
	That was pretty much the Headmen's M.O., even in those old '70s Defenders stories: Investment schemes, selling illegal tech to foreign governments, running their own Presidential candidate.... Steve Gerber was way ahead of the curve in realizing how real-world supervillains operate. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 1 comment) (Show 1 comment)

	no subject his_spiffynesss 2011-06-28 12:22 am UTC (link)
	I never read any of their Defenders stories, it would be kind of interesting to see them back in action. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject crabby_lioness 2011-06-28 02:11 am UTC (link)
	Didn't Astro City do that plot? (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject kamino_neko 2011-06-27 11:23 pm UTC (link)
	Is the dude whose head is apparently made out of play-doh giving Gorilla Man the finger? 'Chondu, you fool! You've eaten Fort Knox!' giggles (Reply to this)

	no subject skjam 2011-06-27 11:55 pm UTC (link)
	Ah, the Headmen. Simultaneously one of the silliest and one of the sneakiest villain groups in the Marvel Universe. And so very easy to underestimate. (Reply to this) (Thread) (Hide 1 comment) (Show 1 comment)

	no subject his_spiffynesss 2011-06-28 12:04 am UTC (link)
	Exactly! It does strike me that if they were to actually play to their strengths like Arthur the Gorilla Man is suggesting, they might be a formidable threat. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject ian_karkull 2011-06-28 12:54 am UTC (link)
	The Headmen are the greatest Supervillain Team ever and should be in every Marvel Comic ever. I mean, c'mon! How can you not fucking love Ruby Tuesday?? (Reply to this)

	no subject halloweenjack 2011-06-28 04:38 am UTC (link)
	Ruby Tuesday extending a pseudopod to drink with is both sublimely horrifying and sublimely hilarious. (Reply to this) (Thread) (Hide 1 comment) (Show 1 comment)

	no subject proteus_lives 2011-06-28 09:07 am UTC (link)
	Isn't it? Such a wonderful character, too little used. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject wonderwomanhero 2011-06-28 05:18 am UTC (link)
	I remember when they were in Heroes For Hire (Misty's team). Here in America, Ruby Tuesday is a restaurant chain. (Reply to this) (Thread) (Hide 2 comments) (Show 2 comments)

	no subject proteus_lives 2011-06-28 09:07 am UTC (link)
	"Here in America, Ruby Tuesday is a restaurant chain." That was her plan all along... (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 1 comment) (Show 1 comment)

	no subject shatners_bassoon 2011-06-29 07:37 pm UTC (link)
	From supervillain to restaurant chain...pretty certain Cobra pulled something like that once. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)