Bronze Age Babies: Discuss: Guys With Big Plans, Little Execution

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Discuss: Guys With Big Plans, Little Execution

8 comments:

Rip Jagger said...: The common denominator among the three "villains" pictured is that all three think they are smarter than they actually are, or perhaps it's better to say that as smart as they might seem to be, it comes to little as they can never ever control the complete world around them.

The Leader always seems to misunderstand the raw force of emotion, the Thinker always thinks he has accounted for all variables, and Wiley Coyote simply seems to misunderstand that he cannot even count on the physics of the world to be consistent enough for him to succeed.

They think they have a handle on it, but alas none of them and none of us really do.

Others I'd put on the list are the JSA's Per Degaton and the JLA's T.O.Morrow.

Rip Off; May 5, 2013 at 6:25 AM
Edo Bosnar said...: I think a shoe-in for this category is Fabian Stankowicz, the Mechano-Marauder. Our friend Comicsfan reminded me of this criminal mastermind in a series of posts earlier this year, beginning with this one: http://peerlesspower.blogspot.com/2013/02/beware-mechano-marauder.html.; May 5, 2013 at 7:38 AM
Anonymous said...: Every James Bond villain ever.

Mike W.; May 5, 2013 at 9:46 AM
Unknown said...: Woops! I saw the title before the illustrations loaded up, and thought this post would be about certain artists we've all been frustrated by. It seems to me that some, like Neal Adams or Jim Steranko, were always promising this big ambitious projects that never quite materialized. Or worse yet, they would start them, but never finish them.

James Chatterton; May 5, 2013 at 11:33 AM
Anonymous said...: It seems that every individual or organization bent on world domination always seems to falter whenever our heroes show up. However,some villains never seem to get it right : the Leader always ran into the Hulk who thwarted his plans, Wiley Coyote never could catch that pesky roadrunner and the Thinker always got foiled by the FF.

Also on this list - the Puppet Master, Arcade (X-men foe), Egghead, the Ringmaster and the Circus of Crime, and last but certainly not least our buddies in the goofy beekeeper hats, AIM.

- Mike 'big plans to mow lawn, but little execution' from Trinidad & Tobago.; May 5, 2013 at 11:46 AM
Anonymous said...: Grant Morrison.; May 5, 2013 at 5:50 PM
Rip Jagger said...: What Unknown said about artists, and I specifically thought of Steranko too at first. Love his work, but are we ever going to see Chandler available to buy again in my lifetime. Sheesh Jim get it together already!

Rip Off; May 6, 2013 at 2:38 AM
J.A. Morris said...: Am I the only one who never thought the Thinker's "Awesome Android" wasn't very awesome?; May 6, 2013 at 6:01 AM

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Rules of Engagement

Welcome to the Bronze Age Babies.

We hope you'll find the conversation stimulating. Not only will you be able to participate in the day's discussion, but don't hesitate to journey into our archives and visit almost 2300 posts on all manner of pop culture.

We hope you enjoy our community. Please be aware that this is a TROLL-FREE ZONE. We'd appreciate if combativeness, prejudicial or racist statements, and general surliness be taken elsewhere. Here, we are free to hold an opinion and to be asked to argue for it -- but all in a spirit of respect.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Doug and Karen

Meet Your Hosts on the Bronze Age Babies

Karen and Doug met on the Avengers Assemble! message board back in September 2006. On June 16 2009 they went live with the Bronze Age Babies blog, sharing their love for 1970s and '80s pop culture with readers who happen by each day. You'll find conversations on comics, TV, music, movies, toys, food... just about anything that evokes memories of our beloved pasts!

Doug is a high school social science teacher and division chairman living south of Chicago; he also does contract work for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. He is married with two adult sons.

Karen originally hails from California and now works in scientific research/writing in the Phoenix area. She often contributes articles to Back Issue magazine.

Believe it or not, the Bronze Age Babies have never spoken to each other...

Disclaimer

We don't own property rights for any of the images we show on Bronze Age Babies -- those copyrights are retained by their respective owners. Most images are from books, etc. that we have individually purchased, while others have been copied from the Internet. All images are displayed here for the purpose of education and review within the "fair use" terms of U.S. Code: Title 17, Sec. 107. If we've used something we shouldn't have, please ask and we'll take it down. Thank you -- Doug and Karen