a. David Kunkle (pros: former job as police chief makes for interesting backstory, is in great shape; cons: probably couldn’t deliver a good catchphrase, gives off more of a “henchman” vibe — or at least a “decent guy who let it get too far so he turns in entire gang then gets hunted down in witness protection” feel)
b. Ron Natinsky (pros: no one would ever suspect it, seriously NO ONE would suspect it; cons: if anything, he’s more the mob accountant type, there can only be one guy in Batman’s rogues gallery who looks like The Riddler)
c. Edward Okpa (pros: most interesting name — could easily be changed to fit super hero/villain naming conventions, unknown and thus secretive; cons: always forgotten which doesn’t make for a good match against Batman, probably too nice)
d. Mike Rawlings (pros: has the odd oversized body type of your typical Mr. Big crime boss, grows a mustache you could set your watch by; cons: would fight Batman with BUSINESS and I think none of us want that, feels more like a bad guy from a Steven Seagal movie)
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I decided to tackle this one anagram style.
Edward Okpa – A Ward Poked – Batman’s ward is Robin. Plausible.
Ron Natinsky – Snaky In Torn – kind of weak. Barely plausible.
Mike Rawlings – Wow. Wreaking Slim. Wreak Smiling. Weal Smirking. Walking Rimes. Sawing Milker. Maws Kinglier. A Mewling Risk. A Winkles Grim. Glare Ink Swim. – not only plausible, it’s down right probable.
David Kunkle – The best I could find is Diva Dunk Elk. Busted.
I don’t know about comic villains, but it seems at least one mayor candidate and the former mayor wants to tell us about their first jobs…Leppert was a janitor…a getting it done type guy, Natinsky owned a record store…edgy small business owner. It makes me curious, what were Okpa’s and Rawlings first jobs
@smeyers: Leppert’s mom was a janitor, no? Anyway, Okpa was a busboy when he came over here from Nigeria, and Rawlings ran a small leather glove concern, if I’m not mistaken.
From what I remember from the commercial, Leppert’s first job was as a janitor while in high school (or maybe college) b/c his mom was single and he had to do that to make ends meet…commercial has been a while.
I think Okpa would be great for PR reasons. Just think??? How many other cities would have a Nigerian-American as their Mayor? Take that Houston! Yeah, we’d be so cool and international. I’m sure World Class status wouldn’t be too far behind, if we take this route….we’ve got to think forward, right?
Politicians, famous batman villian “Two-Face”; too lazy to write scorching but yet witty comment linking the two, Wednesday afternoon give up…
Hey, Michael, I think we already had “Two Face” as a mayor. His name I believe was Tom Leppert?
David Kunkle’s former job as police chief makes for “interesting back story”?
Actually, it makes Kunkle Commissioner Gordon, you know, the guy who calls for help by turning on the Bat-Signal every other night — something you might recognize as the Batman version of a certain giant red D, which no doubt is use to signal staff meetings or something. He’d also be — in one version of the whole saga — the father of Batgirl, thus making Kunkle the cinematic father of Alicia Silverstone (from Batman & Robin).
So yeah, Commissioner Gordon becoming a supervillain would make for an “interesting back story.” I don’t think it’s ever happened in a comic book. He’s always been Mr. Integrity.
Why do you keep putting it in scare quotes, Jerome? Maybe I like to play these things on the subtle side.