June 12, 2004

Superheroes In Capes and Evil Masterminds. Real Ones. "Henley points to one woman who dressed up in a costume to fight evil, albeit the comparatively minor evil of people trying to take advantage of drunk women at bars. And there are others, Super Barrio, defending or Mexico City's poor, or Angle Grinder Man, striking a blow against police boots on London's cars. But what of supervillains?"

"The early twentieth century brought forth a malevolent man of steel. The late twentieth century brought forth a reclusive millionaire, dedicated to chaos and death, who worked through his mysterious network of criminals known as "the Base." Like everyone else, however, criminals follow Sturgeon's Law."

posted by PatB 20 years ago
  • Interesting links about the supergun -- the main difficulty with which should be the recoil. Got a kick out some of the other odd links, too, RatB.
  • Thanks, beeswacky. I was trying to find the origin of the word 'asshat' and I just wound up at snarkout and I have absolutely no idea how I got there. the guy does meaty posts and I'm glad I found it. And my name is PatB, not RatB.