Mr. Hakujin

He's the Battle damaged Bats from an Infinite Crisis line DC Direct did around 2 yrs ago. And I mainly keep most of my figs MoC simply for storage purposes. I've way more figures than display room so I have to rotate them like geek-gallery exhibits. That was a Christmas gift from my parents back when I was a kid. The once Holy Book of Christmas, aka the Sears Toy Catalog had a box-o-comics along w/ bags and boards. There were only like 25 random Marvel issues though. The Juggernaut was a gft as well, from an ex-gf. Um, and the NES controller--you guessed it--also a gift. It's a tin of mints.

Dude, please. Give me some credit. It's not "MY Giant" w/ Billy Crystal--it's GIANT starring James Dean & Elizabeth Taylor. I've no excuse as to why I've still got a copy of WIN98 though.

I was going to post these pics in cribs, but since they're just of my toys I thought better to put them in here, ya know where absolutely NO one will see them... These pics all come from my guest room, storage room, shrine to geekdom: From my living room: Unfortunately the only scene featuring Shipwreck from GI Joe: Rise of Cobra was deleted to to copyright issues:

Myself included. She's the only thing that could get me into a theater to see what will likely be another gawdawful film.

He has his own website you know. Afraid I can't oblige there. I've been a Batman fan since I was a kid watching Julie Newmar & Eartha Kitt purr around in those outfits. The Death In The Family TPB was the first comic I ever bought. So I've got a lot to say when it comes to the Bat-family. Spidey on the other hand not so much. Love the films, kinda watched the cartoon on Fox back in the 90s, read the McFarlane run back in the fanboy heydays, and I read all the issues from Road to Civil War up until Brand New Day. That's about as far as my Spidey knowledge goes, so I couldn't really comment on his rogues gallery with any real authority--all though that doesn't seem to stop BaytorHaytor5000...

Damn, Nick. You basically wrote a wiki entry on the topic. As soon as I read the title I said to myself, "Pshh, Batman. No question." Spidey is in second in my mind as well. I do have a bone of contention w/ your Top Tier Batman villains though. I think a good villain is not only the threat they pose to Batman and the world at large but the nature of their relationship to the hero. Mine would go from top to bottom as such: Top tier/A-list villains: 1. The Joker - Yin to Bruce's Yang. Complete chaos where Batman is utter control. The speech Ledger's Joker gives dangling upside down near the end of the film The Dark Knight sums up their relationship beautifully. 1. Ra's al Ghul - I'd tie him for first place b/c he's an EPIC character whose philosophies and methods are so close to Batman's yet so far away. Plus there's the drama of Bruce is technically part of the al Ghul family now w/ Damien and Thalia, and the role Ra's is always trying to play as a demented father figure to Bruce. 3. Catwoman (Selena Kyle) - She may be a "dark hero" now, but classically speaking she's temptation personified. Neil Gaiman summed up their dynamic quite well in his 2-issue story "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader." Elseworld tales always having them "end up" together as Selena converting over to Bruce's side. But the whole point of Catwoman (originally at least) is that she cannot be taken over to the "good side" completely. Gaiman's tale portrays a more accurate ending for a Bats/Cats pairing, one in line w/ the character Frank Miller re-invented in "Catwoman: Year One." 4. Two-Face (Harvey Dent) - In the last 15 years or so he's been molded into more of a villain for Dick Grayson, aka Robin I, Nightwing, Batman III (Azrael was Batman II technically). However, I think he's a constant reminder to Bruce of his limited power and that there is evil waiting to be unleashed in all men, even the good ones. I'd put him below Catwoman b/c he doesn't pose as much of a threat the hero as she does. 5. Hush (Thomas Elliot) – He's such a threat because he knows. Everything. And in the comics he's currently pawning himself off as Bruce Wayne. He's poised to possibly be one of Batman's greatest villains. 6. Riddler (Edward Nigma) – Well, I would’ve made him #5, but all the awesomely evil-genius things he did in the original Loeb/Lee “Hush” storyline has been undone by putting him in a coma that wiped his memories clean. *groan* Of course it’s his superior (?) intellect that makes him top-tier. He found a Lazurus Pit to heal his cancer, manipulated Thomas Elliot, and basically just royally fucked w/ Batman in “Hush.” However, he is now (post-coma) a freelance detective. Despite DC’s desire to turn every popular villain into a hero, I still rank Riddler as one of the most dangerous members of Batman’s sizeable rogues gallery. 7. Penguin (Oswald Cobblepot) – I almost tied him w/ Riddler, but he’s just not as smart as Nigma. Then I almost lumped him in with the #8s, but decided he’s just too iconic to classify him as “interchangeable.” Currently in the Bat-books Cobblepot does use his intellect to remain “legit” in Gotham and stay clean enough to keep out of prison (or manage to escape when he is caught/convicted) However, he is a major—if not relatively quiet—source of Batman’s problems by greasing the wheels that allow criminals to operate in Gotham. The only thing with Penguin is that in the comics seemingly anyone can come in and be the next “big boss” so his personal threat level isn’t truly all that high. 8. The following villains are fairly one-note (i.e. gimmicky) and can all be interchangeable for this slot depending on the story/context in regards to their threat level to the hero. Poison Ivy (Dr. Pamela Isley) – mind control through her manipulation of plants makes her a formidable adversary but she’s limited in her motivations Scarecrow (Dr. Jonathan Crane) – Connection to Arkham, fear gas and variations thereof are almost always easily thwarted. Mr. Freeze (Dr. Victor Fries) – Dramatic backstory; cool costume; freezes stuff, which can suck. Killer Croc – his invulnerability & superior strength as well as almost sympathetic backstory make him a worthy top-tier foe Clayface – The reason he/she/it (depending on which of the five versiona you’re talking about) belongs on this list and not the 2nd string squad of villains is it is can be very dangerous because of the unpredictability of his moods/motives and of course it’s a freakin’ shapeshifter. 2nd stringers/JV squad Red Hood/Jason Todd - Robin II resurrected and pissed off. I’d put him in the top tier, but he can’t make up his mind if he’s a bad guy or not (he doesn’t mind killing, but they’re villains he kills). His instability makes him dangerous to the Bat-Family nonetheless. Club of Villains (Grant Morrison) – Morrison tried to make an indelible stamp on the Bat-mythos by having this group of European 2nd-stringers turn Batman crazy thus leading to his “Death” in Infinite Crisis. The real villain is Morrison’s piss-poor story/writing. Solomon Grundy – more or less a DCU villain now than a Bat-villain; he’s getting a revival and re-boot w/ all the Infinite bollocks going on in DCU currently; seemingly immortal, big-ass zombie-like-guy Lady Shiva – World’s greatest martial artist; now a “top tier” Robin III/Red Robin villain. Deadshot – DCU’s #2 guy w/ a gun. I always confuse this guy w/ Deathstroke (who’s #1 w/ a gun and a Teen Titan/JL villain). Harley Quinn (Dr. Harleen Quinzel) - A glorified henchwoman to the Joker (so she’s dangerous by association) when she’s not roommates w/ Catwoman & Poison Ivy (I’m groaning at you, Gotham Sirens), but a fun character. Bane - dangerous, but not much more than a roided-up douchebag. KGBeast – Russian assassin; is still taking the end of the Cold War pretty hard Man-Bat (Dr. Kirk Langstrom) – Pretty self explanatory, a man that turns into a giant bat. Kinda like a werewolf that flies. Mad Hatter (Jervis Tetch) – neuroscientist that developed a device for mind control; pervy lil’ dude. Black Mask – crime boss who was out to get Bruce Wayne Ventriloquist - mob-boss that talks though a puppet named Scarface dressed like a ‘40s gangster; original was an old guy and the new one is some chick. Mr. Zsasz – Serial killer; keeps slash marks on his body for all his victims Firefly (Garfield Lynns) – pyromaniac; likely teased mercilessly as a child for having such a ghey name. Maxie Zeus – crime boss; uses a glorified cattle-prod to shoot electric “bolts” Anarky – Teenage anarchist that’s not even a Batman villain anymore; he’s now relegated to tormenting Robin III, Spoiler, Huntress, etc.

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your friend sounds like a good person. i shouldn't really talk smack though. some friends and i were in a blockbuster back in like '99 or 2000 when one stumbled across it by accident--none of us had heard of it at that time. i loved it so much though that the next day i ordered it on amazon. Thelogan - Isn't Disney's Earth mostly just re-cut footage from the BBC miniseries Planet Earth? I've got the latter on DVD and it's stunning. I can only imagine how it looks in BluRay. Hopefully by this Christmas I won't have to imagine any longer though...

you're just now seeing this!?!? better late than never. this ties w/ amelie as my favorite jeunet film. you're right, it's a very cool movie.

^^possibly... i kinda suck @ this game as i am one lazy mo'fo.

heh, already uploaded one from the same album, so i cheated since you asked for 3 at once. i'm riding the neighbor's wifi and it can be dodgy, so UL shiz can be a pain sometimes.

I added a new album to the list, so I'm up to 74 now. Whenever I get new stuff I wanna get into I generally clear everything outta my iTunes except for those albums for a few days/weeks until I can decide which tunes are iPod worthy (There's only like 14GB left free on there! ) 01 Imogen Heap - First Train Home 61 Cobra Starship - The Scene is Dead. Long Live The Scene 49 Arctic Monkeys - Pretty Visitors

Hmm, not my favorite song from her new album: Imogen heap - Little Bird

OK, I'm game. my current playlist only has 61 songs right now as i'm trying to listen to a few new albums i dl'd last week. so now you give me a number then i upload it, correct?

^^Michelle Forbes has been the woman you love to hate since her days as Ensign Ro Laren on ST:TNG. I agree, the last episode was great. Vampire vomit!

Agreed, and Brad Pitt's delivery was great. Some of the expressions alone had me cracking up. He just had this constant agitation about him, like he's pissed because at that exact moment he's doing something other than killing or maiming a Natzee. I'd only disagree slightly there. I can't really go into the difference between this one and his other films w/out feeling like I'd spoil something for ya. Just get yer arse to the theater already and see it and we'll talk.

No, not so much a hyper-reality or fantasy world in that sense. I don't know how to explain it better w/out going into spoiler territory.

My ex-gf from Japan sent this CD-singel to me for my birthday. i think she might hate me. ^0^

saw inglourious basterds last night. interesting film and text-book tarantino. fans should definitely see this one in a theater. also, it's not really a WWII film, but a fantasy film in much the same way Kill Bill was--ya know, set in a hyper-reality.

New AVATAR teaser is in glorious Quicktime: http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/avatar/ I'm not too crazy about the look of the aliens. And the CGI looks sharp, but it's missing something. It lacks a certain realistic feel I can't quite put my finger on...

um, the 1st one, scars, and either the last or 2nd to last one.

A lot of the speculations and questions bandying about are addressed here: div#main{overflow:visible;}

Season three ended w/ Brock quitting & henchmen 24 dead. The Season 4 teaser trailer will give you an eyegasm! div#main{overflow:visible;}