International Society of Supervillains

Interview and Contest at TFAW

My puppet and ghostwriter, Matt D. Wilson, talked to the folks at Things From Another World about THE SUPERVILLAIN HANDBOOK. Learn the story of how we met:

TFAW.com: So how did you meet King Oblivion, Ph.D.?

Matt D. Wilson: I was working as a reporter at a newspaper when he took the entire staff hostage one afternoon. He asked, "Does anyone here read comic books?" and someone pointed to me. Next thing I knew I had a bag on my head and was on my way to a theater where my eyes where held open as I was forced to watch propaganda films about K.O.'s achievements. I don't know how long I was there. Days? Weeks? Months? Anyway, after the films ended, King Oblivion told me, "You're going to help me write a book," which meant, "You're going to do all the work while I try to turn the city's water into spoiled milk."

Read the rest here and enter the contest to win a copy of the book that likely isn't poisoned.

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Villainy's Greatest Moments: "These silly, vigilante nerds"

by King Oblivion, Ph.D.

Who: Rex Velvet

What: Calling out real-life superhero Phoenix Jones

When: May 1 and May 8, 2012

Where: The YouTube videos above

Why it's a great moment: Even though he's clearly our competition, we have to give Velvet credit for his boldness and his style. He's got a great HQ, an admirable collection of cars, and a great sense of branding with all his mustachioed items. He knows what he's doing.

Rex Velvet, the ISS salutes you.

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What Comic Book Writers Are Saying about THE SUPERVILLAIN HANDBOOK with Limited Coercion

by King Oblivion, Ph.D.

Without great supervillains, superheroes would have no one to fight but each other! King Oblivion, Ph.D., has performed a noble public service with The Supervillain Handbook and deserves the unbounded gratitude of every thinking comic book fan. Excelsior!

-Stan Lee

Contained within the pages of The Supervillain Handbook is an easy-to-follow blueprint for villainy and world domination. If it should fall into the wrong hands, it could threaten the very foundations of our society. Those of us who value decency and the rule of law must rush out and purchase every copy we find! Every copy we buy is a copy that won't end up in the clutches of some aspiring supervillain.

-Chris Roberson (Memorial, Elric, iZombie, Superman)

At long last, everything YOU or your loved ones need to give themselves over wholeheartedly to the meaningful and lasting pursuit of villainy has been recorded in these pages. Had I this book in high school, you'd be wearing a grey uniform right now and your hair would be shaved into a, like, reverse-monk sort of thing I had figured out, as, if I had this book in high school, you would all be my minions and the world would be my playground. My loss is YOUR gain. Hail King Oblivion!

-Matt Fraction (Iron Man, Thor, Casanova, Defenders)

A darkly clever book invaluable to the supervillain community. And I'm not just saying that because the author's hyperphotonic deathray is pointed at my loved ones.

-Mark Waid (everything)

This book is going to elevate otherwise common criminals like CEOs and hedge fund managers into full-on world menaces--oh wait, they already are. At least now they'll know how to rock a cape and boots though, so well done! Carry on.

-Jeff Parker (Thunderbolts, Hulk, Bucko, Mysterius the Unfathomable)

Buy it here.

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The 11 Most Important Superpowers for Supervillains

by King Oblivion, Ph.D.

Over at The Huffington Post, home of the incredible, villainous tactic of "aggregation," I, though my puppet author "Matt D. Wilson," have provided the public the service of outlining the best (worst) superpowers for superheroes to have.

For example: Mimicry/Absorption.

"Superheroes don't fight fair. They team up. Take the Fantastic Four, for instance. They're always ganging up on individual bad guys, distracting them with their stretching and fire so their rock man can clobber them. Then they scoot away in their invisible bubble. One of the few ways to even the score in a fight like that is to have all the same powers as the heroes do, either by having them from the get-go, absorbing them into your body or learning them very quickly. I mean, that fight's still going to be totally unfair, but at least you can throw a rocky hand right back in The Thing's face."

Read the rest of my incredible insights here.

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We Have Invaded Your Barnes and Nobleses

by King Oblivion, Ph.D.

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If you wish to purchase our words elsewhere, The Supervillain Handbook has also contaminated the Amazon.

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Monday Movie Re-cut Comics: The Hunger Games

by King Oblivion, Ph.D.

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ISS Mailbag: Legal Dispute

by King Oblivion, Ph.D.

Lauranne Chinatsu wrote:

I sent you an email regarding the legal dispute between my ex and I and am still yet to receive response from you.

Miss Chinatsu,

First of all, let me say that I received no such email, that I am a very busy supervillan and that you should not ever take that tone with me again, or we will have a legal dispute that will end with an associate of mine who dresses like a barrister turning you into a powdered wig.

Now, let's get down to business about this legal dispute between you and your ex (with the lack of a hyphenate there, I assume this means your ex-you, the person who used to be you). I have a wide array of implements I could use on this person to make sure that the former you never yous in this town again.

If you're all about simplicity and directness, consider a vaporizing ray. If you'd prefer something more clandestine, perhaps a locked, private room in which you use a vaporizing ray.

If those ideas aren't to your liking, we could take steps to make your ex-you into someone who was never you, thereby eliminating your problem. It's a very technical process, but basically what we do is remove all of your ex-you's DNA and replace it with someone else's DNA. Doesn't matter who, we'll just find somebody.

I hope this solution is to your liking. Since this has technically been a legal meeting, I am a supervillain and I took a four-hour break in the middle of this to do some online shopping for cloaks, I'll be sending you a bill for your DNA.

Please pay accordingly.

E-mail the iss at treachery@the-iss.com.

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