I got thinking about supervillains and have a few questions. Firstly, is there a villain tailor somewhere who specialises in producing sinister yet well-fitting dark-colored costumes for the villain with taste? Because I can hardly imagine Dr Doom or The Green Goblin sitting down with a sewing kit in between spates of killing people. Also, where do the bad guys manage to find so many minions to do their dirty work? We all know that most of these unfortunates are going to die at some point in the film, and at least one will be murdered by the boss himself to show us just how mean and unfeeling the evil dude is. So why on Earth would anyone take such a job? This Evil genius personal ad, shown here on a tote bag, is one of my more popular products and was created after watching one too many superhero films.
Top unanswered questions about supervillains or bad guys from films:
- Who makes their costumes?
- Where do they get all the minions from?
- Do they practice their evil laughs in front of a mirror?
- Are they nice to their mothers?
- Do they ever get embarrassing illnesses, like athlete's foot or dandruff?
- Why do I care about this nonsense?
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- I am a UK research microbiologist with science writing aspirations - hence this blog, where I post stories from the wonderful world of scientific research, focusing on microbiology and infectious disease. When I'm not in the lab, I write science fiction novels about totalitarian regimes, impossible sea-monsters, and deadly plagues. My fondness for microbes is possibly not entirely normal; please don't judge me solely based on the anthropomorphic bacteria cartoons...