>Victor FRIES - Dr. Freeze >E. NYGMA - Riddler >HARLEN QUINZEL - Harley Quinn >Julian DAY - Calendar Man >Ted cARSON - Firefly >Hugo STRANGE >Maxmillian ZEUS >Dumfrey and Deever TWEED - Tweedledum and Tweedledee
Seriously, they should have stopped with the on-the-nose names after Crisis on Infinite Earths, back in the 80s, don't you think? I can't justify adults reading stories about villains with these names, sorry.
Why bother removing "kid stuff" like the underwear above the pants if you're gonna keep the stupid names?
Because stories about super powered men in tights punching bad guys with giant robots are inherently silly. Trying to remove the camp from it entirely is like trying to remove the eggs from a cake that's already been baked.
Also I think the trunks should come back
Ryder Turner
Sure, but why try to complicate their stories by adding stuff like segregation, racism, rape, sex then? They should keep it for kids if they don't wanna truly rewrite it.
Dominic Kelly
I never said they're only for kids, I said they inevitably have camp. You can still use that style of story telling to tell complex and deep stories. The best example of this off the top of my head is Flex Mentallo.
Nathaniel Martin
>DUMfreey and DEEver TWEED
You fucked this one up.
And possibly... >JULIan DAY
Camden Walker
I thought Riddler was originally named Edward Nashton? And at least we had another Firefly named Garfield Lynn
Carter Collins
>tfw this shit and then gotham takes it farther and actually names pam isley "Ivy"
Blake Price
True.
What's Flex Mentallo about?
Wait, how so? Is she Pam Ivy now?
Isaac Bennett
Man fuck Gotham Her name on the show is Ivy Pepper
Brayden Baker
Jesus Christ, I'm glad I don't watch that show. The moment they announced pre-season 1 that it'd feature young Bruce and younger versions of villains in active roles I checked out. I hate this meme in prequel TV shows "HURR THEY WERE ALREADY SORT OF RELEVANT BEFORE FAME!!! LET'S ADD LOTS OF WINK WINKS FOR FANS!!!"
Don't even get me started on that "Krypton" show they're making about Superman's grandfather in Krypton.
Dominic Taylor
>What's Flex Mentallo about? It's about the comic book strongmen that exist within all of us and how we can't abandon them in some vain attempt to be "serious". It's one of the best comics ever written.
Gavin Cooper
Jullian Day is the perfect name for a man who deals in calendars, you shut your whore mouth Zack Snyder.
Josiah Edwards
Theyre quirky and funny. Goto hell.
Gabriel Rodriguez
Modern Firefly's been Garfield Lynns, what are you on about?
Gavin Allen
Yeah, and Superman should have been called Clark Strong McFly as well.
Noah Foster
Quirky and funny in the 50s. They're cringeworthy now.
Thomas Collins
It's not like Marvel is any better.
>Otto Octavius - Dr. Octopus >Norrin RADd - Silver Surfer >Jubilation Lee - Jubilee >Roderick KINGsley - Hobgoblin
It's rarer, but still happens. Though Marvel tends to make name puns more subtle. Tombstone is most likely named Lincoln because of the Lincoln memorial.
Elijah Cruz
His name is actually Julian Gregory Day, in which both are two different calendar systems
DC has more puns while Marvel has more ridiculous alliteration
Hudson Brown
I'm not familiar with Marvel, grew up with DC, can you provide some examples other than the ones posted above?
Dominic Thompson
I think the names, especially with Batman villains, is a kind of neat approach to making villain characters. Like, their parents knew the influence of Gotham would drive them to villainy, and thus named them accordingly
Matthew Wright
Norman "The GOBLIN" Osborne Peter "SPIDEY" Parker
Zachary Williams
>Zack Snyder's Church of Subtlety
Isaac Rivera
Of alliterative names? Sure.
Bucky Barnes Matt Murdoch Steven Strange Fin Fang Foom Reed Richards Sue Storm Victor Von Doom Bruce Banner Pepper Potts Peter Parker Miles Morales J Jonah Jameson Jr Betty Brant Otto Octavius Cletus Cassidy Curt Connors Lonnie Lincoln Scott Summers Jessica Jones Kamala Khan Richard Rider Wade Wilson Blackagar Boltagon (this is also worse than anything DC has) Rocket Raccoon Robbie Reyes
This isn't even getting into obscure characters and there's plenty I probably missed.
Jace Martinez
Don't forget Marvel's cross company pun name: Wade Wilson. It's both a pun and an alliteration.
Yeah good to know Crane went crazy from proto fear toxin that his dad made. Because yeah thats not fucking retarded
Charles Collins
>Ted cARSON - Firefly How have I never put that together?
Jeremiah Phillips
>Victor Von Doom >a human villain that has DOOM in his real name
This is probably the worst name in the whole thread. I'm sure people will say he's a cool character, but the name... This is Darkseid tier.
Jaxon Baker
As opposed to a hero named Black Bolt having the secret identity of Blackagar Boltagon?
Jack Sanchez
>lEX luTHOR Fucking really?
Andrew Wright
That's not his secret identity. >people who don't read comics think things in comics are silly Shocker.
Mason Moore
Not that poster, I'm not familiar with that hero, who's Black Bolt and who's Blackagar Boltagon?
Asher Watson
To be fair the Inhumans don't really need secret identities I don't guess. They kinda ostracize themselves from humans because they're edgier mutants.
And he's (selectively) mute anyway.
Logan Lewis
It's canon to the Nu52.
Gabriel Walker
Blackagar is Black Bolt but it's not really his "Secret" identity. He's just Blackagar.
Brandon Gomez
iirc Marvel comics have so many alliterative names because Stan the Man had a hard time remembering them all otherwise.
And even then we got fuck-ups like Peter Palmer.
Blake Torres
Because you can talk about these topics still in a tone and way acceptable to be on the level for children and still be somewhat interesting and complicated for adults.
Easton Myers
Can't be part of both worlds, son. Gotta commit to one or the other, if it's about the story and not just making money.
Ian Wood
because teenagers are kids too, duh
Leo Rivera
>Basil Elks = Basilisk
Angel Moore
>Pepper Potts >Not mentioning Happy Hogan
Kayden Rogers
>Also I think the trunks should come back
Me too, user, me too.
Lucas Garcia
>Humphrey Dumpler
Isaac Sullivan
>Blackagar Boltagon This will never cease to be retarded.
