This Week in Villainy: April 29 - May 5, 2007

Who's Up and Who's Thwarted

Terrible Trio: [WIKIPEDIA] The Terrible Trio were originally three famous inventors in Gotham City, who sought new challenges by starting a criminal career. As a gimmick, they dressed up in business suits while wearing cartoon masks of animals. From then on, they were known as the Fox, the Shark and the Vulture. Tapping into their respective areas of expertise, they based their technology on their respective animal themes. The Trio were recurrent foes of Batman and Robin for years, but they have also battled G'nort, and, more recently, the new Doctor Mid-Nite.

These three stooges of villainy -- bored rich guys who got off on dressing up in masks and pulling criminal capers -- have long had it coming. They've gone from Terrible Trio to Terrific Target.

The Shark got it first, with a hauntingly appropriate burial at sea in Detective Comics #832, and the others are equally doomed.

Unless Batman screws everything up and saves their skins.

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This Week in Villainy: April 29 - May 5, 2007

Who's Up and Who's Thwarted

MODOK: In Ms Marvel #15, MODOK steps to the forefront to battle the shapely Ms. Marvel. His weapon of choice? Wonder Man... the guy she just woke up next to a few pages ago. Extra points for style.

This arc is planned as a three-parter, which will take us up to Super-Villain Team-Up; MODOK's 11 #1, scheduled for a July 18 release.

[MARVEL] While the heroes are away fighting World War Hulk, the villains can play...M.O.D.O.K., sick of being hunted and hounded by A.I.M., gathers together an eclectic team of Marvel's Most Wanted to pull off one last, big score. But news travels fast along the grapevine of villainy -- and pretty soon every bad guy in the Marvel Universe is gunning for the M.O.D.O.K.'s unspeakably powerful prize. Executing their heist may be the easy part, because getting away with their loot alive is going to be the real challenge for M.O.D.O.K.’s 11!

So, it's MODOK as Frank Sinatra/George Clooney in an Ocean's Eleven send-up? I can't think of better casting!

I'd compliment him more, but I don't want to give him a big head.

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