Swear to Batman!! Over and Over!!
Batman is a master of interrogations! It’s that gravely voice, it gets you every time. You just can’t resist. Also possibly the repeated punches to the stomach and face. Those have to suck.
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My 6 Favorite Batman Villains
Batman has the best bad guys in all of comics. From the Joker to Two-Face to Poison Ivy, each one represents a dark reflection of different aspects of Batman’s character. Joker is the chaos to Batman’s order. The duality of Two-Face and Harvey Dent reflects the duality of Batman and Bruce Wayne. Poison Ivy is all about sexuality, which underlines Batman’s own manliness and sexual prowess. Ladies. All of the classic Bat-villains are a dark, twisted version of Batman himself. You can’t say the same thing for any of Spider-Man’s villains.
Best. Rogues Gallery. Ever.
So with The Dark Knight Rises due to come out this weekend, I’ve decided to share with you my favorite Batman villains. You already know that my favorite character from the world of Batman is his sidekick Robin. But what about the bad guys? Here is the list of my top 6 Batman bad guys! And I would love to hear your own choices in the comments!
My Nerdy Boyfriend
For every lady who has a nerdy boyfriend like mine, Shauna Sweeney brings a tribute to the massive geeks in our lives…and the geeky ladies who love them.
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Game of Slap!
Marshall Erikson (Jason Segel) sings a touching melody in tribute to the young King Joffrey of Westboros…accompanied by a lot of well-deserved slapping. Brilliant.
Falcon to Appear in Captain America Sequel
Casting news for Captain America 2 has revealed that the superhero Falcon will be making an appearance. Much like Iron Man got to team up with War Machine in Iron Man 2, it looks like Cap’s also going to get a sidekick!
Complete with wise-cracking bird sidekick of his own
This is pretty cool news. War Machine was a great addition to Iron Man 2, handled with class and style that made sense for the story. So I’m confident that Marvel Studios will find a good way to introduce the Falcon. It shouldn’t be too hard. Just make him a SHIELD agent assigned to help Steve Rogers adjust to life in the 21st century. We already know that’s going to be a major focus of the movie anyway.
And much like Black Widow appearing in Iron Man 2, the fanboy in me just loves a good superhero guest appearance in the movies.
Actor Anthony has been linked to the Falcon role. I’ve apparently seen a few movies with him in it, but he didn’t leave any kind of impression. Still, more power to him.
The ‘Mack’ Daddy himself
For those who do not know, the Falcon has been a friend and partner to Captain America since 1969. Honestly, it’s one of the weirdest partnerships in comics. What the heck does a guy who dresses like that and calls himself the Falcon have to do with Captain America? His only super-power is the ability to communicate with birds. The wings that make him fly are part of the costume. Falcon can’t fly on his own. He’s like Aquaman of the air. In any other context, he’d be a D-list nobody.
But Falcon was created in the context of the Civil Rights movement and Vietnam, when Stan Lee and company wanted an African-American hero who could be a social figure as well as give Captain America some street cred. It worked, and Falcon has been around ever since. So I think he’d be a great addition to the Captain America sequel.
Though I’d recommend a few changes. First of all, lose the ability to communicate with birds. It adds nothing to the character and could come off as really silly. He can keep his pet falcon Redwing, and maybe be intuitive about Redwing’s calls, but nix the actual power to talk with birds.
And the costume has to change. That bright white and red number has got to go. Having a wing suit isn’t a problem at all. SHIELD in the Marvel Movieverse is already full of codenamed agents with unique abilities, like Black Widow and Hawkeye. So it works out fine if they have a guy named Falcon who has a wing suit. That part is easy. It’s the color scheme that wouldn’t work in the movies. So like they did with Hawkeye, I recommend just going with Falcon’s Ultimate costume for inspiration. Then maybe give it white and red trim.
And guns, lots of guns
Now there’s a movie-ready character!
