The smart folks over at the Comics Journal message board celebrate those who act… less than smart:

“[Who are the] character, and mostly I mean supervillains, who are really antagonists because they’re totally unlikable dickweeds. They’re not just evil, they’re unsympathetic, uncharming jerks… The only difference, really, between [Dr.] Doom and Harvey Birdman’s X the Eliminator is budget. It was best put in FF 1234 by Sue Richards–what is his problem? Does he really have nothing better to do but send one huge robot after another to smash up the Baxter Building? (and who are the poor bastards in the floors under the top 5 the FF have?) He’s the ruler of a country and still he obsesses over some nerd helping him with his homework in his freshman year in college. I mean, really. Personally, I think he just wants to screw Reed.”

“[Batman.] Hereditary zillionaire who does the vigilante bit to keep the lower classes in their place. In the eighteenth century he’d have been a Mohawk or Macaroni type toff slashing whores with razors and then tipping the magistrates who winked at his pranks a sovereign.”

” The Mad Thinker. Come to think of it, most of the FF’s foes are dicks. Like the Wizard(‘You cannot conquer my amazing wonder gloves!–Hey, COME BACK WITH THOSE!’). But the Thinker layers unwarranted egotism on top of it, proud of his genius for…what? For stealing Reed Richards’ ideas!”

“The Watcher. Dude just stands around, not getting involved while the universe is in jeopardy then blames it on his job. Also, Jim Shooter.”

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