... come to the rational conclusion. Somewhere, back in an obscure corner of the batcave, there’d be a deep grotto filled with black plastic bags containing the likes of Joker, Dr. Light, and Zsasz. So yeah, while Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths may just be another DC/Warner Premiere straight-to-dvd cartoon, it’s a cartoon prominently featuring the super-intelligent, uber-ruthless, ...

... the Joker (who trapped Arkham's administrator Jeremiah Arkham), and the Scarecrow, as well as many less known villains, such as the Mad Hatter, The Ventriloquist, Firefly, Cavalier, and Victor Zsasz. The scenario creates a rift in the relationship between Robin and Batman, as Batman irrationally seeks to face the outbreak alone -- in later issues, Robin asks Batman if he is even needed as his ...

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... or simply killed off. A score of pretenders still battle in the streets over the fragments of the Falcone empire, but their common criminality pales before a new breed of villains. The monsters Zsasz and Killer Croc prey on the helpless citizens. Assassins Rose Wilson and Cheshire sell their lethal skills to the highest bidders. The living weapon known as Bane expands his power inexorably, ...

... book writers were inspired by classic literature, not comic books. For example, Stan Lee was inspired by Frankenstein and Jekyll and Hyde to create the Hulk. Contrast that with a modern villain like Victor Zsasz, who's just a garden-variety serial killer with a cutting obsession. Every good writer knows that diversity is where great ideas come from. What do you think? Is the current crop of ...