by Doktor Maxwell von Puppykicker the Third
A real estate blog recently posted this article on why real estate agents should model themselves after the Batman villain the Joker. Apparently, someone didn’t think that real estate agents were evil enough as it is (we actually have several on staff).by King Oblivion, Ph.D.
We've already brought you two lists of superhero douchebags, but we don't want to give the impression that we're not equal-opportunity haters, or that superheroines don't also suck.by Doktor Maxwell von Puppykicker the Third
One of the biggest pieces of news that came out of last week's Comic-Con was that Warner Bros., which has nothing but love for all its intellectual properties, is going to be releasing a "Watchmen" video game in advance of the movie next year.by King Oblivion, Ph.D.
Because they're uncool, what with their full-time jobs and limited disposable income, some people couldn't make it to this year's Comic-Con International in San Diego, which is going on right this second.by Doktor Maxwell von Puppykicker the Third
So there are these comics that are out there, right? The funny thing is, none of them ever happened. Even in fictional comic-book land, the events of these comics never took place. Oh, the comics were printed. And you better believe you paid a real $1.99 to $2.99 to get them.by Doktor Maxwell von Puppykicker the Third
Seeing as how "Iron Man" just made all the money in the world, a sequel is pretty much inevitable. However, when they do make "Iron Man 2," they’re probably going to want to avoid using some of Iron Man’s villains.by King Oblivion, Ph.D.
The last season of "Battlestar Galactica" has begun, and nerds everywhere who actually watch the show for the plot and not the hot chicks beating each other up are speculating wildly about what might happen in the end. Will the crew find Earth? What's all that religious mumbo-jumbo? Who's the last Cylon? We have a few guesses as to how things might turn out.
by King Oblivion, Ph.D.
Why not go to Metro City for your next vacation?by King Oblivion, Ph.D.
Here at the ISS, our superpowers involve amazing rhetorical abilities, stunning good looks and the ability to please a woman with a glance. But not all supervillains are so lucky to be endowed with such powers. Still, some do pretty well for themselves.by King Oblivion, Ph.D.
After months of digging, the International Society of Supervillains is happy to present to you, our faithful and smelly readers, these never-before-seen hygiene filmstrips from decades past.by King Oblivion, Ph.D.
2007 was a big year for games. So big that something happened every month of the year, if you can believe it.by King Oblivion, Ph.D.
Just because we listed eight superheroes who are douchebags last month doesn't mean those are the only superheroes of the douchey persuasion.by King Oblivion, Ph.D.
Who says being good at games like 'Guitar Hero' and 'Rock Band' don't actually mean anything? Sure, you can't write a sonata or actually play any Cheap Trick songs, but there are other worthwhile things you can do with the skills you get from those games.by King Oblivion, Ph.D.
Let's face it, folks, the overwhelming majority of the monsters we supervillains tend to come up with aren't on par with your 'Night of the Living Dead' zombies, your John Carpenter's The Things, or, to a lesser degree, your 'Phantasm' death balls.
Just to prove it, here's a list of comic-book monsters which...well...they were a good try, anyway.
by King Oblivion, Ph.D.
When you're in the monster-making business like we are, you just have to come to terms with the fact that it's sometimes hit-or-miss. For every Godzilla, you'll probably end up with a dozen Mechagodzillas or Ebirahs (who, for those not in the know, was a giant shrimp).
That's why we've taken it upon ourselves to recognize some of the more legitimately frightening monsters who have come across the comics pages, even some that may, in some circles, be considered "heroes."
by King Oblivion, Ph.D.
Don't believe the hype.
Yes, yes, we know. You've been told your whole lives that superheroes are infallible demigods who can do no wrong. But we know better. In fact, we can provide to you incontrovertible that many (at least eight) superheroes are, in fact, total douchebags.
(Also, you may have heard in some circles that all supervillains are dicks or assholes or some similar epithet. Actually, we tend to be excellent conversationalists and superb lovers when you get to know us.)
by King Oblivion, Ph.D.
The younger brother struggles with unrequited love, and the heartache that comes with it. The elder offers up advice that, while good in almost any other circumstance, does not get at the heart of the matter.by King Oblivion, Ph.D.
The moochiest superhero on earth, the spectacular Captain Parasite, returns for this epic adventure full of dashing, daring and Cinnabons. Onward to adventure! And maybe some discarded Oreos with the cream filling gone!
by King Oblivion, Ph.D.
Critics and weirdos who hang out on video game message boards have deemed "Bioshock" one of the best games of the year, not only for its excellent gameplay and art design, but also for its compelling and engrossing story. It's so good, in fact, that there's plenty that even I, the evil dictator of a fictional nation and also a scholar who wrote a dissertation on making children cry, can learn from it. Let me impart some knowledge to you.
by Laser Sharkbear
Not every class at Professor Charles Xavier's famed School for Gifted Youngsters can include standouts like a Wolverine or a Colossus or a Marrow, but Professor X gives them all his love, all the same, and Storm is still flirty with pretty much all of them. Here's the list of the young mutants who enrolled this year in the school. Whether any of them will have what it takes to go toe-to-toe with Mr. Sinister is still to be seen.
by King Oblivion, Ph.D.
These days, it's hard to know what the English language even really is anymore, what with Grandpa and his kin yelling at you to "capitalize" the first words of your "sentences" and that "spelling" is "important." Why don't you shut up Grandpa, you old guy you!? You're just some old Grandpa! You don't know how we live! You can't know! My motorcycle is my life, man!
by King Oblivion, Ph.D.
Rodney Carlson was an average, unassuming microbiologist studying whipworm when, as a result of a co-worker's careless mistake, the specimen Rodney was studying inexplicably turned radioactive and jumped into his eye in a really gross chain of events that you kind of had to be there to see, but trust me, it was totally gross. Anyway, it made him into a hero who uses a parasite-like ability to feed and survive on a host. With these powers, he contributes nothing to the host's survival and hopes to one day fight crime as the STUPENDOUS CAPTAIN PARASITE!
by King Oblivion, Ph.D.
WVBA boxer Little Mac stands up to the Commission, feeling they have wrongly stripped his championship belt. He may have a point.I mean, they do let a guy teleport.
by King Oblivion, Ph.D.
We here at the International Society of Supervillains recognize that not all purveyors of treachery are...shall we say, properly suited for the task. Here we present to you 11 so-called "super" villains as portrayed in the hero-centric pages of the comical book medium, all of whom make a mockery of our historied profession.