Some supervillains are like aspiring song-and-dance performers; they think they have got to head to New York City to make it big. Well, if you’re a noob who’s going to head to the capital of crime-fighting, you’re going to need this guide, courtesy of some of the Marvel Universe’s lamest bad guys and The Astonishing Ant-Man #8.
In the issue (written by Nick Spencer with art by Brent Schoonover, Jordan Boyd and Travis Lanham), a bunch of D-list ne’er-do-wells have gathered together after accepting a request from the Hench app, a mobile application lets users assemble a crew of muscle for breaking the law. Freshman villain The Magician is among them and, after hearing this is his first outing, perennial losers Whirlwind, The Voice and Hijacker school him on the ins and outs of superpowered law-breaking, like who not to work for:
They also warn him away from ever venturing towards the Big Apple. But if he’s gotta go, they tell him to be mindful of certain neighbourhoods:
Nick Spencer’s run on Ant-Man has been one of Marvel’s freshest titles, combining bumbling humour and parental angst in a funny package that still feels like it has real stakes for everyone involved. Spencer writes criminals very well and part of the charm of his self-aware approach is in the down-to-earth, working-stiff vibe he imparts to the men and women that get punched by Captain America and his avenging friends. As previously seen in Spencer’s work with Steve Lieber on Superior Foes of Spider-Man*, not every villain is a moustache-twirling, expository-rant-spewing megalomaniac with delusions of world-conquering grandeur. Some of them just don’t feel like working at a desk or a cash register when the weather’s nice. Totally understandable.
*Spencer and Lieber are currently working their magic for The Fix at Image, which is the same great taste with 100 per cent less capes. It’s great.
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6 responses to “The Best Places In New York City To Get Beat Up By A Superhero”
Now that is refreshing.
I would like to see a comic done from the perspective of the run of the mill or b grade villian’s eyes.
Something you know that involves them getting caught and comparing stuff like this.
This probably already exists, but still
Yeah I think there’s some secret wars one about a henchman in hydra, just working a shit job, dealing with the death of his co-workers by heroes and trying to keep his family life ok.
http://marvel.com/comics/issue/51939/hank_johnson_agent_of_hydra_2015_1
Found it, looks like a one off though. It was fairly funny if you know a bit about hydra and it’s villians.
Lol.. actually didn’t he become a recurring character in Deadpool? xD
That’s Bob, agent of HYDRA. He didn’t have a family but he did have a girlfriend.
Superior Foes of Spider-man is close, it’s about Boomerang, Shocker, Beetle and a couple of other b-listers sick of being losers. It was really good.
Hahaha Luke Cage’s wife “seems nice”? She’s more likely to f@%$ your s#!* than he is.