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Post by Cei-U! on Dec 22, 2017 8:47:50 GMT -5
He’s a human pterodactyl! How much more justification do you need for my putting 3. Sauron on my list? Actually, he’s doing double duty: not only is he representative of the kind of reptilian rapscallion I dig (I could easily have picked Stegron or The Lizard instead) but he satisfies the Neal Adams yen that nearly led me to name Man-Bat. It doesn’t hurt that later artists like John Byrne and Michael Golden also did stellar renditions. The Tolkein connection is immaterial, however, as I first read X-Men #60-61 years before crossing paths with the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Sauron is just an incredible (and scary as hell) design. Cei-U! I summon the Savage Land sociopath! |
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Post by shaxper on Dec 22, 2017 8:50:51 GMT -5
10. The Krypton Man Such a different design for a hero (even though, at the time, he was a villain). Though clearly inspired by John Byrne's ideas of Post-Crisis Kryptonian fashion, what George Perez found with this look was a total visual redefining of the classic superhero. No cape, no boots, no underwear on the outside, but simple high contrast colors with a sense of sleek elegance and modernism employed as well. Sure, we all knew this look for Superman wasn't going to last but, as a kid, I hoped it would anyway.
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Post by Crimebuster on Dec 22, 2017 9:06:40 GMT -5
3. He's appeared before, so a lot has already been said about this guy. I'll just say - and this is as someone not that familiar with the Spider-man universe, particularly over the last 25 years or so - I never felt like he got the stories he deserved. With this design and his powers/gimmicks, he should be an A-list villain, but he came off as kind of petty criminal to me, which is a real shame.
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Post by Cei-U! on Dec 22, 2017 9:21:13 GMT -5
I forgot about the elaborate threadwork on the lining of his cape. Another nice design touch from Ditko!
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Post by berkley on Dec 22, 2017 9:23:24 GMT -5
Yeah, Mysterio could easily have made my list too. He has such a great look - I think he should haave been long ago re-imagined as a Doctor Strange villain with actual supernatural power. The whole look cries out for something like that.
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Post by DubipR on Dec 22, 2017 9:35:50 GMT -5
#3- POISON IVY Since her debut in 1966, Poison Ivy was one of the characters that should've just come and gone as another villain in the Batman Universe, but has held her ground and is one of the most popular baddies in comics. Her original look is pretty much the same: green leotard leggings, and a leafy bodice, just a few things changed here and there, depending on the artist and era, but the main aspects of the costume still are the same. Thanks to Neil Gaiman, who gave her new life after Crisis, and re-giggered her origin but the costume stayed the same. But what put her in the stratosphere is Bruce Timm's look of Poison Ivy in the Batman Animated series. A popular costume for cosplay, she's a delight.... 
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Post by brutalis on Dec 22, 2017 9:35:51 GMT -5
Travelling from across the cosmos to the 10th Day of Christmas comes Xemnu the Titan! This incredibly monstrous hulk (as he was originally known) who first appeared in Journey into Mystery #62 in 1960 I originally met in the pages of the Defenders and then found his reprints within Monsters on the Prowl #11 and #14. The telepathic white furred beast who looks like a giant Muppet has held me in his hypnotic sway since my 1st reading. Combining my love of monsters, aliens, science fiction and super heroes this would be conqueror of Earth wins points for me with his look captivating me in every way! Big and strong enough to face the Hulk and Namor and She-Hulk and mental abilities suited for struggles against Dr. Strange this behemoth is my #3 vote!!!
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Post by DubipR on Dec 22, 2017 9:40:50 GMT -5
Travelling from across the cosmos to the 10th Day of Christmas comes Xemnu the Titan! This incredibly monstrous hulk (as he was originally known) who first appeared in Journey into Mystery #62 in 1960 I originally met in the pages of the Defenders and then found his reprints within Monsters on the Prowl #11 and #14. The telepathic white furred beast who looks like a giant Muppet has held me in his hypnotic sway since my 1st reading. Combining my love of monsters, aliens, science fiction and super heroes this would be conqueror of Earth wins points for me with his look captivating me in every way! Big and strong enough to face the Hulk and Namor and She-Hulk and mental abilities suited for struggles against Dr. Strange this behemoth is my #3 vote!!! Got to love Jewish monsters and proud ones at that! Love that he wears his yarumulke out everytime he fights |
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Post by Prince Hal on Dec 22, 2017 10:01:23 GMT -5
Lex Luthor in prison gray  No battle armor, no suit and tie, just a nemesis so bent on vengeance that he doesn't even change his clothes when he breaks out of jail for the umpteenth time. Gotta love the Zen simplicity of a man who knows what he wants.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2017 10:13:18 GMT -5
10, Scarlet Witch Simple, elegant, classic, and the most important aspect of her costume is the wimple and this alone makes it very impressive design. I felt that the look of an all red super-villainess and later superheroine joining the ranks of the Avengers of which I've did not read much and I rather enjoy her time with Magento and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Bold, Stands out of the Crowd ... The Scarlet Witch is always a favorite of mine and ranked up there in the top ten villains of all time. I gave you two versions by Jack Kirby and I prefer the one on top always because she is wearing a sheer bodysuit for all it's worth and most importantly for looks, sex, and power over anyone that opposes her. The red cape and gloves are the finishing touches and the sexy boots are made for trouble and he's designed it very unique and pay attention to the bottom picture of which I find it very appealing to me and that's alone makes it very simple and yet elegant. You just can't go wrong with the Scarlet Witch! Elegance, Style, and Simply one of the best Kirby's designs that I've ever seen for a Supervillainess ... Ever! |
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Post by codystarbuck on Dec 22, 2017 10:16:36 GMT -5
Number 3 is Double-Header, from Fighting American......  Simon & Kirby launched Fighting American as a kind of jab at Timely/Atlas, a sort of revival of Captain America. However, the timing was all wrong and it didn't wow the audience. So, they turned it into a satire of McCarthyism and had a ball with it. This is made most manifest in the villains, with Double-Header being the most striking. He is, literally, a gangster with two heads! It is bizarre and hilarious, as each head has its own personality and finds itself at odds with the other. It wasn't the most absurd of the villains; but, it was the most visually inventive. Looking at him, you can almost see the pathway to Arnim Zola, a villain with no head. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Dec 22, 2017 10:16:51 GMT -5
3. Eternity Mind. Blown. A guy made of the universe? With a typically Ditkoesque mantle with an elaborate collar? They don't come half as awesome as Eternity.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 22, 2017 10:42:50 GMT -5
Coming in at number 03 on our countdown, the biggest head and the biggest brain in the business... M.O.D.O.K. There's just everything to love about that huge noggin with those proportionally tiny appendages and that souped up flying chair. You just know Modok is gonna let loose with the brain-blasts.  |
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Post by badwolf on Dec 22, 2017 10:49:15 GMT -5
3.He's appeared before, so a lot has already been said about this guy. I'll just say - and this is as someone not that familiar with the Spider-man universe, particularly over the last 25 years or so - I never felt like he got the stories he deserved. With this design and his powers/gimmicks, he should be an A-list villain, but he came off as kind of petty criminal to me, which is a real shame. Yeah, I disliked the way they turned him into a "loser"...though some great stories did come out of that. |
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Post by badwolf on Dec 22, 2017 10:57:27 GMT -5
3. Poison Ivy I always preferred Ivy when she was portrayed as something closer to an elemental spirit, rather than just a chick in a leafy leotard. My favorite rendition of this was in Batgirl #52 (2000 series), by Rick Leonardi, where she was nude and only hidden by perpetually swirling leaves. Ethereal and gorgeous. Unfortunately I couldn't find a picture online so you'll have to scour the back issue bins. |
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