Blue Beetle - Extraterrestrial Blast! (FILM REVIEW)

The ROAD to the DCU (dc's new cinematic universe) STARTS HERE!!!! 

So If you are not aware Blue Beetle is the first movie in the long awaited Gunn lead era of Warner Bro's DC universe of cinematic films. Xolo Mariduena stars in the leading role as Jaime Reyes and this is directed by Angel Manuel Soto. Jaime Reyes suddenly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology called the Scarab. When the Scarab chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he's bestowed with an incredible suit of armour that's capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero Blue Beetle.

I thought BB was bloody brilliant, I want more, and I also want to see it again!

Jaíme played by Xolo was absolutely incredible just as I imagined. He was perfectly cast. This film is a great start to the new DC universe of films. The Uncle and Nana were so funny. The villains were a bit meh, but I did like Carapax once we got into his story he was more interesting than the Evil CEO Kord lady. 

The fighting scenes were awesome! Music and lighting was so cool and synth-wavey and for me that's always loved. Heart, humour and inspiring superhero film. 

There's two after credits and the first is so interesting yet the second is uh weird to say the least, and you don't have to stay for that unless you want to show your love or want to see some more Latino representation. The Latino representations in this film I felt were on point and great to see for a change.

8.5/10

A good time no energy drinks needed. 

I was hooked all through the film and I very much enjoyed.

Please go see this film and do not sleep on it!

TMNT: Mutant Mayhem: Turtley Lit! (FILM REVIEW)

It's time once again for the next generation of people to meet these iconic teen heroes from the sewers, yes the team are back together with fresh outfits, designs, voices and stories with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem!

TMNT: MM is directed by Jeff Rowe and produced by Seth Rogen and stars Jackie Chan, Ice Cube, Paul Rudd, Post Malone, John Cena, Seth Rogen, Giancarlo Espisito, Rose Byrne, Hannibal Buress and Maya Randolph. Oh, but wait that's just the star cast you know, HOWEVER the voices of the Turtles were actually done by teens! Leo - Nicolas Cantu, Raphael - Brady Noon, Michaelangelo - Shamon Brown Jr. & finally Donatello - Micah Abbey.

The story is about how after years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O’Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.

This film's animation style is so unique, and it fits it all so well and just saying it now, but I want more of this universe and cast in this turtley awesome series of films. We have a lit soundtrack featuring a lot of classic gangsta rap to some modern and meme songs even haha. The dialect is modern between the Turtles as this is set in modern day New York and of course they are voiced by real life teens, and they all know each other and played off each other so well in the film. I was unsure about this film working when it was all announced but then the trailer hit, and I was sold, I thought it was pretty funny and looked interesting enough for me to take a chance and put doubts aside, and I AM GLAD I DID, THIS FILM IS AWESOME!!!! 

Everything in it worked so well, and I was hooked and so impressed, and I was dying with laughter several times. There is a puke joke they spend a bit too much time with that you know will bother some other people too, but that's literally the only negative I have for this film. The after credits made me want the next film there and then because OH MY GOD!

9/10

TMNT: MM is a turtley awesome adventure full of heart and humour with the longing for acceptance in yourself and your talents that will make you have a good time watching with no energy drinks required. The cast and music and fight scenes and animation are all amazing and this needs to be seen by more people.

Please see this instead of The Meg 2!

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse FILM REVIEW!

Alright, let's do this one last time.....Let's follow Miles Morales as he navigates his life balancing school and being your friendly neighbourhood Spider-man. It's been a year since Miles entered into the Spiderverse now he's going to go on a journey across it, to stop the menacing SPOT! The Spot may look like your average weekly cartoon villain of the week but don't tell him that because he will lose his mind and unleash hell upon you because he's a slippery devil to catch, let alone fight. Miles ends up with old friend Gwen going to different realities trying to stop Spot all the while meeting many other different Spider-Men and Spider-Women throughout the 2 hour 16min feature animated film.

My god the different animation styles are insanely gorgeous and just so brilliant from all the different spider-peoples and their worlds. Gwen's in particular has some of the most beautiful blends of colours which reflect moods and emotions and the goings-on in the world and story perfectly. Hobie Brown aka Spider-Punk is a show stealer with his ever-changing animation! There is about 20 mins of flashbacks and reminders to the last film just to show you that all this came from some just unthinkable out-of-the-box foreshadowing, I have ever seen in a film. The Butterfly effect in this film is insane, the attention to details the animators and writers and directors had for these animated films is extraordinary and out of the park. The story is quite dark and mature for a family friendly film, but don't worry there are jokes here, and they are genuinely funny. There's so much I could say, but I want to keep this spoiler free. My faves are Miles, Gwen, Peter B Parker, Miguel O'Hara, Spider-Punk, Spider-Man India, Spot and I know it's like I could name all the characters, but honestly they are all so good and the great writing and voice actors support it so much. There were some sound issues to start the film when I watched this, but It was not to a point where, I needed there to be subtitles haha.

Miles is fantastic as usual with his gripping story and how he balances life and spider-man. All the voice cast here are just excellent you know, I can't say enough of how good a job they have all done! All the cast and crew behind this film need a massive pat on the back for their outstanding efforts towards bringing us not only one of the best animated films and spider-man films ever made but also Spider-man stories! Daniel Pemberton kills it once more with his original OST! Metro Boomin with their licensed soundtrack is also a massive hit! Animation, music, soundtrack, voice cast, story are all outstanding, and I am willing to 100% say PHENOMENAL!

10/10!

This is in the league of the best Spider-Man films ever made and spoiler alert.......this was only part 1 of the two part Spider-verse films. March 29th 2024 cannot come quick enough!!!! Honestly I don't know what else to say. If you are a Spider-Man fan, you will love it. If you are not a Spider-Man go watch into the spiderverse first because you will be blown away! I got a video review on my youtube channel!

Thanks for visiting my blog true believers!

Stay Swinging and EXCELSIOR!

Top 10 MCU Movies (2008 - 2019)

The dust has settled and i feel it's time to do this list. I am only doing films from 2008 - 2019 at the moment okay, i know the mcu is ever expanding every year and superhero fatigue is strong but disney gonna milk that sum bitch dry of all its money til the money stops rolling in. So let's open the multiverse up and rank these suckers. 

10: Ant Man

The movie that taught us never to underestimate any small superhero again, and made us want to buy some Ant-Man comic books. Entertaining and funny. The relationship between Scott and his daughter is also lovely and touching to watch.

9: Iron Man

The one that started the whole idea of a shared cinematic universe. Totally deserves the respect it gets. Robert Downey Jr. absolutely nails it as the arrogant, yet caring, Tony Stark. It's very entertaining and light hearted.

8: Avengers Age Of Ultron

Of course i wish Ultron could have been done and designed better but i still very much enjoyed this film.

7: Iron Man 2
The best iron man sequel, not that its saying much but i found this witty and very enjoyable from its character work to action scenes to soundtrack but the final act is messy.

6: Captain America: First Avenger
This is a really fun movie. Although not perfect, it's a film that anyone can just sit down and watch without having to google the previous 12 movies to decipher who all of the characters actually are and have a good time.

5:  Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2
Not as good as the original but still very entertaining and still makes this list as one of my faves, I love how much they flesh out these characters and the larger universe too. 

4: Thor Ragnarok

This movie is so entertaining and exciting and the effects are really good, best Thor movie in my opinion.

3: Guardians Of The Galaxy vol:1

A great story, cast, soundtrack just no doubt about it, this is one of the riskiest moves for marvel which paid off so darn well. It's one of the best!

2: Endgame

I loved Thanos as a villain between this and Infinity War, I loved his final death. He knew he lost, he just sat down and took it like a man, no crying or last words. Great movie, but I preferred Infinity War, this had too many plot conveniences and the hype did not fully deliver for me but as a whole the fan service in the film and the imagery and cast and music is so good and has many fave moments of all time in the mcu for me in this.

1: Infinity War

This was a PERFECT culmination of 10 whole years and was, undoubtedly, a masterpiece. Josh Brolin did a REMARKABLE job as Thanos in Guardians of the Galaxy and I'm glad we got to learn more about him in this movie. I loved the interaction between the characters and the actors' chemistry with each other, especially those who hadn't met beforehand! A villain so hard to hate is a great villain also. So yeah i feel this is the best we have had from MCU at this point.

So that's my top 10 MCU films, did they stack up to your liking? What is your 10? 

What did this list cost?..............Everything. 

Stay Shiny folks! 

Top 10 Power Ranger/Sentai Costumes

Hello again fellow Ranger Nation and metalgods alike.

This top 10 list we will be covering all the best costumes from the comics, sentai and overall power rangers itself. As long as they can morph and have ranger in the name they are going to be on the list. However i am making an exception with Number 3 on my list because he was a ranger and then power corruption happened and so his suit is a mix of two ranger suits so you know. 

10: Yellow Liveman

A series i never watched or was never introduced to the western world is Liveman but I got to say since i first saw their designs, i thought they looked pretty cool but more precisely the Yellow costume looks best. 

9: Red Gokaiger

Oh what a shame we never got a Captain Marvelous of our own or a good season with the adaption of Gokaiger here in the west. Supermegaforce sucked! Gokaiger got it right and their designs are so cool i love them. 

8: Gold Zeo 

Gooooold raaaangeeer gooooold ranger, go gold ranger! What a cool costume and character this ranger is. Black on gold oh boy killer just killer. 

7: Dairanger White

Now we may not have received this season in the west as close as possible we did get some things such as this costume and the zords. White ranger was totes the best of the dairanger.  

6: Dinothunder White

Black, white and some red, evil to start but became good he is the modern or was the modern Tommy. This costume just is so badass i had to list it. 

5: DarkRanger Kyoryuger

Also known as the Talon Ranger in the current run of the boom comics. This blue is so cool and is master of the dinocharge spinozord and sadly he never made it to the dinocharge series as this ranger appeared in the sentai counterpart's movie and is quite a powerful fan fave. I love the outfit and cant wait to see more. 

4: Red Lupinranger

The Lupinranger outfits are lit, i love the the capes and the colour schemes and red if my fave. 

3: Lord Drakkon

I know Tommy appears quite a bit on this list lol but come on his outfits are quite amazing and Lord Drakkons outfit is just so badass a combo of white and green mmpr just legendary. His other forms of his suit are pretty epic too but his original is very iconic. 

2: Uchu Sentai Kyurangers

All of their outfits i love it's just so unique, i hope this gets a good adaption in the west if it happens. Purple, black and the second red costumes i love best of this team. 

1: MMPR Green

The MMPR outfits in general are all so very iconic but i have to pick green out of them because yes its badass, yes its another tommy based costume on this list BUT COME ON! Green was always my fave colour. 

And that's all for this list folks, stay shiny, and let's get back to action soon ok?

Let's Celebrate 80 Years Of Superman Action!

Hello there my friends, old readers, new readers how is everyone doing? Wait hold that thought what's that in the sky? Is it a bird? No it's a plane! No! IT'S SUPERMAN!

A couple of day's ago Action Comics hit Issue 1000 and it also marked the 80th birthday of The Man Of Steel himself Superman! DA DADA DA DA, NAH NAH NAH, DA DADA DA DA, SUPERMAN! 

There's so much history and inspiring things of Superman to cover however I just want to warn you that I won't be able to cover it all, I aim to bring you a condensed sort of celebration on Kal El. Please comment or message me your fave memories or moments of Superman at anytime! 

Superman, The Man Of Steel, Kal El, The Last Son Of Krypton, Supes, The Kryptonian, Clark Kent or as one Billy Batson exclaimed Big Blue Cheese. Whatever term you use to call him, Superman is a worldwide icon. There's a lot of hero's out there today that we can relate to him in one way or another be it for his origins, his powers, his heroic's, his personality or something else he is one of if not the most popular superhero's ever created. Superman may also be just a fictional hero but he's also a highly inspiring figure to so many people of so many generations, he's inspired people not just from his comic heroics but also from his animated, movie, tv and game outings. Supes is such an instantly recognisable character just remember he's the symbol of hope. 

When did I first see Superman? I think I was introduced to him via Christopher Reeve and from watching Superman movie on tv with my grandparents back when i was like 5 or 6 similarly I was introduced to Batman and Spiderman when I was the same age but what hero came first? I believe it was Spiderman but I could be wrong. If anyone is wondering if I liked Man Of Steel, BVS or Justice League or Henry Cavill as Superman the answer to all of them is YES! I also want to add I loved the Superman animated series and Justice League Unlimited. 

In recent years Supes popularity has decreased somewhat with the increase in interest of Batman that has sprung up over the past decade but unlike Batman, Superman can still find a way to relate to his audience on several levels. Of course many say Supes is over powered and yes if the writers wanted him to be OP they would do it but they do not, they balance it well and they always have. 

In Man Of Steel he could have killed Zod when he first met him if he chose to but Superman does not go all out in his strength or powers because Superman puts on himself mental barriers he does not want to kill anyone he was not raised a killer, he knows on Earth and with his powers that Humans are such a fragile race compared to him. The only time Superman will go all out is when he is enraged or if a particular opponent's strength calls for him to use all of his might to defeat. 

Now you may think when I say that Supes holds back that possibly he held back against the likes of Doomsday hence why he was brutally killed by him but I'd argue that Superman to start held back but when he realised how strong, how brutal just how evil and uncontrollable the destroyer is he had to unleash his best to match Doomsday. Doomsday has protruding bones which can cut and pierce the skin of a Kryptonian and due to the amount of punctures and blood loss Supes suffered during their epic battle of ages Supes managed to kill Doomsday but also died due to his injuries. 

If you want to see a great example of Superman going all out I highly recommend you see Superman Vs The Elite it's one of my all time favourite Superman animated films and there's a scene where Supes loses it admits to himself that he basically can't go easy on them but also he toy's with The Elite, saying how he needs to kill villains he see's it now and he must start with The Elite and he beat them one by one and he made it seem like he killed Manchester Black's friends when in reality he had his robots teleport them to The Fortress Of Solitude to be stripped of their powers and put behind bars and by doing so Superman taught everyone that you cannot solve problems by violence or killing because it is not the right way for justice and that Supes way is best for mankind. It's such an epic moment and fight honestly it's a must see for all Super fans out there. 

Superman has not always been this OP god that some see him as, back in the 1930s when he was first introduced he could only leap great distances and he could run super fast and was also super strong there was none of the he can fly, he can breathe ice, he can see via x ray vision nor heat blasts from eyes he had three powers in his introduction and that was that until his powers got expanded upon in the Silver age of comics. His past and powers are always changing up a bit every decade there seems to be something new with him just because he has been around for 80 years does not mean every mystery with him has been explored and explained just yet. 

Not only is Superman such an iconic character but his allies and love interest are too! Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Martha Kent, Johnathan Kent, Perry White, Lara Lang, Cat Grant, Kara Zor El, Superboy and Krypto. You surely know all of these and you will know them for starring along side Superman although some of them don't actually fly alongside Supes or fight crime with him but you get my point that these characters and their interactions in and around the world of Superman have made them stand out and as iconic as our man of steel. All of these characters have changed along with Superman through the years too. 

When it comes to other superhero's or playing in teams Supes is typically the one everyone looks up to as the leader and Supes also generally takes the younger superhero's under his wing and tries to be a father figure of sorts to them and Superman can generally connect with other hero's from this world and others with ease which not many can do. Obviously the most dynamic and interesting friendship Superman shares is with The Caped Crusader himself Batman. They have many things in common and many things not in common it's what has made their friend/enemy relationship such on and off over the years. 

One way to measure a hero is via his villains and Superman's are one of the best most known in pop culture. Superman's arch nemesis is Lex Luthor who unlike the alien god is only a human who is really smart which is crazy right who would have ever thought one of superman's biggest threats would be a human. Lex and Supes have not always been enemies, they have been friends also. Other enemies of Superman you will know are Doomsday, Bizarro, Metallo, Brainiac, Atomic Skull, Cyborg Superman, Darkseid, General Zod, Lobo, Mister Mxyzptlk (god i hope i spelt that right), Toyman and Grundy to name but a few. Each of Superman's rogue gallery challenges him in different ways it's what makes them all unique. 

Superman has evolved time and time again over the years and he's kept on up with modern society and the cultures of the world and all this has allowed him to sustain his popularity and relevance for such a long time and it no doubt will continue to do so for 80 more years and hell even longer, perhaps he will last forever only time will tell. 

It's crazy to think words like Kryptonite are quite common place in modern society and it's all thanks to DC to Action Comics to Superman! 

Thank you Action Comics, Thank you DC and Thank You Superman for 80 years of iconic, influential and inspiring moments, hero's, stories, characters and hell even villains because why not give them a thank you aswell because who else puts over the hero's willingly eh? ;) 

PHOTO CREDS TO DC, Warner Bros and ACTION COMICS.

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How DCEU Should Make Man Of Steel 2! Fan idea for the general plot of the sequel.

Since Lex is free let's have him antagonise Supes. Bring Metallo and Bizarro. Lex is obsessed with Supes can be the main story to why he went and created a bizarre superman and that he also wanted to take down the man of steel so acquired Kryptonite and helped make Metallo come to life.

Have the first half be Supes is back saving lives while Clark struggles getting back to the normal routine and then perhaps fails to save John Corben which is all part of a trap by Lex of course but supes won't know. John is thought to be dead members of Lexcorp take the body away supes is down sad he couldn't save someone's life and have Metallo come alive being brainwashed by Lex saying "It's his fault your like this, it's his fault your a metallic monster, it's his fault your METALLO!" which has Metallo power on snap at Lex holding Lex off the ground angry. Metallo replies to him: "Tell me where he is!" and Lex smiles and we cut to a peaceful day in the city all is well, until a train station is on the news being destroyed with people inside being trapped and killed from rubble and supes see's this and ignores it as he is down as he thinks he failed saving John's life. Louis talks Clark into going to save the people trapped in the train station as details emerge on the news it's some green robot is terrorising the city.

Superman snaps back to being a hero he's determined to stop this robot hurting others because he realises he can't always save everyone and what happened to John was not his fault and he saves those trapped uneed rubble and flies towards Metallo.  He lands near Metallo. Metallo: "So you've finally decided to show your face? Too bad you left it late, so many lives could have been spared if you wasn't so selfish!" Metallo blasts superman who dodges the blast. Superman: "You know greens not a good colour for you" Metallo: "You think so? Well come closer for a better look" Superman: "No thanks I'm good over here. So tell me, why are you causing all this senseless destruction" as superman starts to approach Metallo as the two talk. Metallo: "It's all a show, it's all for you of course, it's the only way to get your attention, for I have been looking for you" Superman: "You villains always like attention but there's a better way to get it without violence" Metallo: "Ok so please do show me, tell me what I have to do and I'll come with you quietly" Superman puts his hand on Metallo's shoulder as Metallo smiles and grabs superman tight as he can as metallo's chest plate goes down and reveals kryptonite to superman, making superman weak and in pain from Metallo's grip. The police see that superman is in trouble and are shooting at Metallo which has Metallo's guard drop and he is getting shot at pretty heavily so he releases superman and goes after the police instead which creates enough distance for superman to gain composure to lazer blast the exposes kryptonite in metallo's chest effectively blowing Metallo up. Of the explosion only metallo's head remains and he mutters to superman: "You've killed me again, you couldn't save me as a human and you couldn't save me as a machine, what hope do you inspire again?" Superman realises it was John the guy he tried to save and looks at him shocked and apologises to him before Metallo shuts down. Superman flies off.

Second half - Lex is mad at the news Metallo has been defeated so he decides to do something so drastic and that's to use the dna on what he has from superman to make himself a clone but he messes up and ends up with Bizzaro enraged at his failed superman clone he torments the clone, tortures him, telling him superman is the enemy and calls Bizzaro names and so on which enraged Bizzaro having him leave Lex's company to go kill Superman. One day whilst saving a family from a fire superman is just speared mid air by Bizzaro causing the two to Duke it out as superman is left reeling as he can't believe he has to fight a look a like of himself and he's trying to talk sense into Bizzaro but its not working so Superman fires back harder hits which does knock some sense into him but then emerges Lex from his limo wanting front row to see his failure actually succeed in killing superman. Bizzaro has superman in a choke hold as Superman tells Bizzaro "please don't do this I'm you, I'm not the enemy, I'm friend, I am brother,  I am family." which has Bizzaro let go of superman and questioning himself whilst Lex is yelling at Bizzaro, lex just bullies Bizzaro calling him useless and a freak and a ugly failure which Bizzaro snaps and picks lex up and goes to snap him in two but lex pulls a controller out and presses a button which causes a small bomb in Bizzaro to go off exploding his head as lex laughs and looks at superman saying "You can thank Amanda for her services there, as I have just saved your life" Superman looks at lex baffled and replies. "What do you mean,why would you do that?" Lex: "Look around you Superman, can't you see all the cameras, they now will all say that I saved you which means to the public I have redeemed myself so my companies stock can rise again!" Superman: "So you set up all this for money?" Lex: "Gee if you'd actually have a brain you'd know it's not about the money at all. If it was up to me I'd have killed you after your family but your a very lucky boy today and very lucky that I have a lot instore for not only you but also your friends, family and the entire world! It's going to be fun so I hope you like chess, because I've made the first move." as Lex gets in his limo and rides off, leaving Superman to have a quiet day and get back to the office supporting Superman of the new public opinion of Lex Luther. And if you want an after credit to my comment story I'd put Lex meeting up with a Mr. Savage ;)

I'd cast Sam Worthington as Metallo, there's a tongue in cheek Terminator reference to be had here :P 

I'd also cast Johnny Depp as Vandal Savage, i'm sure there's a tongue in cheek fragrance reference to be had there also. Why Depp as Savage? The two are quite eccentric and Depp can pull off the look and intensity of Savage easily. 

Thanks for reading this, if anyone did, I got carried away here haha.

Top 10 Spiderman Villains

Spider-Man can do anything a spider can but what about taking on these guys all at once? It's a tough task taking on 6 of them let alone 10 and hell the Symbiotes alone are enough of a bother for ol Pete.

Hello welcome to my blog and my list of my top 10 fave Spidey villains. 

10) Shocker

Herman Schultz is a career criminal who, after several prison terms for robbery, built a battle suit that sent out shock waves to quickly open safes as well as give him a significant advantage over the police. His criminal career as the self-styled "Shocker" put him in direct conflict with the superhero Spider-Man, belonging to his rogues gallery. The character has been featured in various media adaptations, such as feature films, television series and video games. The character makes his cinematic debut in Spider-Man: Homecoming. For me he is an underrated villain when it comes to Spiderman people will mention anyone else on this list but Shocker normally comes last or is left out and i can't leave him out as i like him and he needs more love.

9) Electro

The high-voltage supervillain known as Electro started out as Max Dillon, an average but greedy electrical worker, who, in a freak accident with a power line, was transformed into a human generator, able to produce as much as 10,000 volts a minute. Calling himself Electro, Dillon used his powers for criminal activities, and was often confronted by Spider-Man, making them enemies and he also made his debut in movie format in TASM2 which i thought he was great in.

8) Vulture

The most recent cinematic outing of these villains was this guy Vulture. An elderly inventor named Adrian Toomes created an anti-magnetic harness which enabled him to fly at high speeds and make agile aerial maneuvers. He used this power to aide in criminal activities, mostly stealing valuable items, and often challenged the police to capture him. After several defeats from Spider-Man, Vulture joined the Sinister Six. At one time a younger man named Blackie Drago stole Toomes's harness and became the second Vulture. The original Vulture defeated him, however, and reclaimed his role.

7) Hobgoblin 

He accidentally discovered the Green Goblin's secret hideout and modified the costume and weapons to become the next goblin villain in Spider-Man's life. Hobgoblin clashed with the Green Goblin several times, and they both hate each other. Hobgoblin has joined such villain groups as the Sinister Six and the Sinister Seven. Hobgoblin's true identity was kept a secret for a long time, until it was revealed to be Roderick Kingsley, a billionaire who owned a perfume company. The current Hobgoblin is Phil Urich, the nephew of reporter Ben Urich who is a regular character in the Spider-Man and Daredevil series. There's been more than one Hobgoblin and they are all - 1st Hobgoblin: Roderick Kingsley, 2nd Hobgoblin: Arnold Donovan, 3rd Hobgoblin: Ned Leeds, 4th Hobgoblin: Jason Phillip Macdandale, 5th: Phil Urich.

6) Chameleon

The man known as The Chameleon is a Russian super-spy, a master of disguise, and a brilliant actor. He is the half-brother of Kraven the Hunter, and the two have often teamed up against their common adversary: Spider-Man. The Chameleon can make a life-like mask of anyone he meets, and can mimic nearly any voice he hears. He uses these uncanny talents in pursuit of criminal and terrorist activities. Nobody has ever seen his real face, as he always wears a hard plastic white mask under his disguises. Later, Chameleon gained the power to mentally alter his form and voice, similar to Mystique. In one of those adventures was where he nearly got the police to believe he was Spider-Man himself, in there unforgettable encounter. After Spider-Man revealed his identity during the events of the Marvel Civil War, Chameleon got together a small gang of supervillains consisting of Electro, Molten Man, Will-O'-The-Wisp, and Scarecrow to take down Spider-Man/Peter Parker in his own house. They were however, thwarted by Spidey and Black Cat. I love Chameleon he is such a unique and interesting villain.

5) Mysterio

Mysterio is the supervillain identity taken by three different people who are; Quentin Beck, Daniel Berkhart, Francis Klum, "Master of Illusion" , all of whom are/were enemies of Spider-Man in the Marvel Comics Universe. Quentin Beck is the one i know most. The original Mysterio was Quentin Beck, an actor and special effects artist who was turned away from a good movie gig, and decided to prove himself by becoming a phony vigilante and take down Spider-Man. Donning the role of Mysterio, the Master of Illusion, Beck went to the Daily Bugle newspaper and announced that he would bring the hated Spider-Man to his knees. The newspaper editor, J. Jonah Jameson, who hated Spider-Man with a passion, agreed wholeheartedly, and supported Beck's stunt. Mysterio soon battled Spider-Man, ultimately defeating and humiliating him through use of his many tricks and special effects. He was dubbed a hero before Spider-Man fought him again and exposed his real intentions. Since then, Beck became a member of one of Spidey's main Rogues Gallery, several times battling the web-head solo, and also joining up with Doctor Octopus's supervillain team, the Sinister Six. He once took the identity of a psychiatrist and nearly convinced Spider-Man that he had gone insane and to reveal his secret identity. Later in his life, Beck learned that he was dying of cancer, and decided to perform one last act by driving the crime fighter Daredevil insane. He failed to do so, but did find out the superhero's secret identity, and hired the assassin Bullseye to murder Daredevil's girlfriend before Beck killed himself after battling Daredevil.

4) Doc Ock 

The best Spiderman movie villain has arrived on my list at number 4! Yes Doc Ock is said to be the best live action spiderman villain from the best live action spiderman film and i wont agree or disagree i loved him but i loved Norman a bit more but despite all that Doctor Otto Octavious is still a bit of a bastard in the comics. Doctor Octopus (real name: Otto Gunther Octavius) is one of Spider-Man's most dangerous and recurring antagonists in the Marvel franchise, as well as his second archenemy. He later takes on the Spider-Man Mantle (I can't remember that part but its in his wikia). Born in Schenectady, New York, Otto Octavius had something of an unhappy childhood. His father, Torbert, was abusive and violent towards both Otto and his mother Mary. Otto was determined not to become like his father and put all his effort into his education, regularly scoring top marks. Unfortunately, a combination of Otto's shyness and good school work got him labeled as a "teacher's pet" and he became a target of bullying. Otto eventually became a brilliant and respected nuclear physicist, atomic research consultant, inventor, and lecturer. One of his most iconic inventions was a set of highly advanced mechanical arms controlled via a mind–computer interface to assist him with his research into atomic physics. Unfortunately, there was an accidental radiation leak that ended in an explosion and those "wonderful" mechanical arms became fused to Octavius' body. His tentacles were made of adamantium, and had the strength to crush materials stronger than a block of cement. They were telescopic and could stretch over 20 feet. The arms could be used for walking, lifting or throwing heavy objects, or climbing. Octavius could telepathically control the arms, even when they were not connected to him. The accident also seemed to have damaged his brain and the scientist turned to a life of crime. His very first criminal act was taking the hospital hostage and proclaiming himself Doctor Octopus, the derogatory nickname that his co-workers had originally given him. In their first encounter, Octopus defeated Spider-Man by tossing him out of a window. Following this defeat Spider-Man considered giving up his heroic career, but was inspired to continue his heroic career by the Human Torch and ultimately defeated Doctor Octopus. Since then the Good (or Bad) Doctor has gone on to become one of the most identifiable members of Spider-Man's rogues gallery. He was actually Spider-Man's first arch-enemy, especially during the early days before Norman Osborn began rising to prominence.

3) Carnage  

And now our list gets seriously deadly and even deadlier following this person and his name say's it all. Cletus Kasady was already very dangerous serial killer before the symbiote made him the powerful psychopathic super-villain known as Carnage. Carnage is an arch-enemy to Venom including Eddie Brock and Flash Thompson, and wishes to destroy both of them so he can cause mass-murder without end. He is also one of the, if not the, darkest, most insane and most disturbing villains Spider-Man ever faced.

2) Venom 

Eddie Brock is the original Venom and one of Spider-Man's greatest foes. After being seperated from the Venom symbiote and became Anti-Venom, before eventually becoming the second host of the symbiote Toxin. Eddie is my fave symbiote host and Venom is my fave symbiote. His Venomous story is a tale of right place right time. Brock had a rough life he was going to end his life went to the Church for forgiveness for his sins and it was at the time Peter was getting rid of his symbiote by ringing the bells and so the costume left Peter and fell to Eddie and it trickled down to Brock, drawn by his despair, adrenaline and fierce hate, on which it fed. The symbiote merged mentally and physically with Brock, whose seething hatred overwhelmed the compassion the alien had acquired from Spider-Man. The dominant thought on both their minds was that of Spider-Man. But Brock’s sheer hatred for the crime fighter twisted the symbiote’s feelings to a similar extent. In effect, Brock’s emotions drove the symbiote insane, just as their bonding may have driven Brock over the edge. Brock soon discovered that the costume gave him all the powers of Spider-Man, and more. It also added bulk to his already large frame and increased his strength to superhuman levels. Calling himself "Venom," Brock directed the costume to sprout a hideous grin and plotted his revenge. Through the costume, Venom learned a great deal about Spider-Man, including his secret identity, and feelings.Fleeing the church, Venom killed a police officer. Brock taunted Peter Parker with minor assaults, such as pushing him in front of an oncoming train and then grabbing his ankle while scaling an Atlantic City building. The alien costume could cancel out the wall-crawler’s spider-sense presumably by projecting conflicting frequencies upon Spider-Man's brain waves. Venom finally made a bold move when he confronted Parker's wife, Mary Jane Watson, at their old Chelsea apartment. Although Venom’s twisted sense of morality did not allow him to physically harm Mary Jane, Spider-Man immediately realized the nature of this threat. Taking the time to retrieve the sonic blaster from the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man challenged Venom at Our Lady of Saints Church. Although he fired the blaster at Venom, Spider-Man soon discovered that the symbiote could not be separated from Brock because it had completely bonded with him. Trying to escape and rethink his options, Spider-Man was caught unawares by Venom. He captured Spider-Man and secured him to the inside of the church bell with a considerable amount of webbing. Spider-Man narrowly escaped the bell’s crushing clapper before defeating Venom by forcing him to deplete his webbing supply, of which the alien symbiote was actually comprised. Before the alien could regenerate enough of its mass to become a renewed threat, Spider-Man brought Venom to the Fantastic Four who imprisoned him in a sonic containment cell.

1) Green Goblin

There could be no other number 1. I love his portrayal and design in Toby Spiderman 1 film. The Green Goblin is the alias of several fictional characters that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics and the arch-nemesis of Spider-Man. The first and most high-profile incarnation Norman Osborn first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #14 and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. The Green Goblin is a Halloween-themed supervillain whose weapons resemble bats, ghosts and jack-o'-lanterns. Comics journalist and historian Mike Conroy writes of the character: "Of all the costumed villains who've plagued Spider-Man over the years, the most flat-out unhinged and terrifying of them all is the Green Goblin.". It should be noted that while most who have worn the mask are villains, the Green Goblin identity itself tends to have its own personality distinct from its wearer. For example, Norman Osborn, though evil, has a different personality from his alias, being more cold-blooded and treacherous as opposed to the Green Goblin's manic and unrestrained personality. The likely reason for this is the Goblin Serum creating a sort of "alternate persona" for whoever injects themself with it. As such, no matter who wears the costume, the Green Goblin is ultimately a sadistic, homicidal, and destructive force to be reckoned with.

Honourable Mentions

Kingpin, Rhino, Scorpion, Kraven, Man-Spider, Lizard, Smythe, Sandman, Hydroman, Tombstone and hammerhead, Morbius, Black cat, Mister Negative, Spot, Clone/Doppelganger, Scream, Lasher, Riot, Phage, Agony, Hybrid, Toxin and Tinkerer to name a few. 

Who is your fave Spider villain?

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Top 10 Batman Bat-Suits

Hello and welcome back to my blog now please remove your shoes as we enter the Bat cave to look at my 10 fave Batman costumes and not all of them are Bruce's.....

10) 1st Batsuit

This is where it all started sharp looking cowl and cape and some purple gloves for some reason this was the Bats first suit he debut in comics. 75 years of The Batman has come with some changes but this one i put in 10th place for it being the first and it was drawn really nice like the style on it. Why the purple gloves? No idea. 

9) Arkham Knight bat suit

One of the most recent Bat games and suits see's this uniquely armoured outing with Batman what i like most about the suit is the logo which is disconnected at parts and when suitting up it all connects and locks together and its so versatile batman can literally do anything with no restrictions from the armoured plates. 

8) Batwing

Batwing is the Batman of Africa, a super-hero operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In his civilian identity he is a police officer fighting against corruption in the department. Using an arsenal of advanced technology supplied by Batman, his Batwing Suit is a powerful exo-skeleton. With his manservant Matu Ba, he wages a one-man war against evil to protect the city of Tinasha. He has been a member of Batman Incorporated, the Batman Family, the Kollektiv and Justice League International. His successor is Luke Fox, the son of Lucius Fox, who operates in Gotham City. Batwing was created by Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham, first appearing in Batman Incorporated #5. (2011)

7) Hellbat

The Hellbat was an armor forged together by the Justice League and designed and built by Batman to help him fight in battles beyond his strength level. To this end it allows Batman to have increased physical abilities, but drains his metabolism, and can kill him if used too much. The armour itself was composed of a shifting nano kinetic metallic composition which could be shed and re-adorned to his person on command via voice activated computer A.I, with a built-in cloaking feature giving him total invisibility. It's such a badass suit! 

6) New 52 Batsuit

New 52 Batman is the current ongoing batman suit in the dc continuity as to when this blog was written. It's much sleeker and features a new logo and some little patterns on it which makes it unique i think and i like it and the new 52. 

5) Batman Beyond

I love BOTF aka BB and Terry Mcguinnes as Batman the show was top notch honestly if you have not seen the show go and watch it please it holds up well, is dark and entertaining much like the animated series and it does feature an aged Bruce who will still throwdown if you anger him. This suit of course is futuristic and it's features and gadgets are spectacular and make this suit so special. 

4) AzBat

The fight for who should next be the bat got a bit crazy at times and one guy who liked batman a lot who was crazy but had morales decided he should do it and basically went out made his on and started doing Batmans job when he was unable to. Azbat's justice delivery system came with loss of life. After Bruce Wayne was defeated and crippled by Bane, he nominated Jean-Paul Valley to take up the mantle of Batman while he recovered. While initially wearing Bruce Wayne’s uniform, Jean-Paul would eventually begin to succumb to his “programming”, becoming more and more corrupted by the crime he was fighting, and replaced the suit with his own tailor-made armour with razor disks, blades and hidden weapons, becoming a more aggressive and unstable Batman, known among comic-fans as the “Azbat” ("Azrael-Batman"). 

3) Thomas Wayne Flashpoint Suit

In the Flashpoint reality, Thomas Wayne - rather than Bruce - appears as Batman. Thomas is shown to have Joe Chill's gun in the Batcave's trophy display, from when he killed Chill in a brutal beating due to the latter killing his son Bruce in cold blood. Thomas is more violent than Bruce and willing to kill to achieve his goals, as shown when he throws a young villain named Yo-Yo off a rooftop after she refuses to cooperate with him to stop the Joker. So to be a harsher revenge driven Batman it requires the suit get altered so red piercing eyes and guns holstered to it in a dark black and grey colour scheme means, no jail time for criminals only death. 

2) Neil Adams Batsuit

This and number 1 on my list are the suits i was most exposed to as i grew up with their comics and tv shows i seen them the most. Famously drawn by the likes of Neal Adams and Jim Aparo, he eventually created a unique fire-retardant and chemical-resistant triple-weave Kevlar thread for the suit. The material had carbon nanotube fibers that imparted it with a unique sheen and made it heavily resistant to tearing. This material would go into the creation of all following batsuits and other suits in the Bat Family. The most notable traits of this evolution was the incorporation of the yellow ellipse around the bat emblem as well as the capsule utility belt. 

1) The Animated Series Suit

In Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995) the Batsuit is based on the "New Look" costume. The cape, cowl, gloves, briefs and boots are dark blue, as indicated by the highlight. Occasionally the cape and cowl are also shown to be one piece and when he's not fighting, the cape sometimes resembles a cloak, draped over Batman's body. The costume lacks any armor qualities, instead being merely a body suit with no apparent special features and it often becomes torn in serious fights. It is occasionally seen packed in Bruce Wayne's luggage or in his vehicles, and it is made clear that he has numerous spares. My fave as its from one of my fave animated shows and takes on Batman on tv. 

Where's the movie suits? They will be covered in another list! 

Do you prefer Batman with long ears or short ones?

Honourable Suit Mentions

The Batman suit (2004), Dick Grayson's Batsuit, Injustice 1 and 2 suits, Zur-En-Arrh Batsuit, Troika Batsuit, Justice League Batman Metal Suits, Movie suits and all Lantern suits. 

Alright keep your eyes on Gotham and remember who to call if anyone steps out of line for we shall deliver justice swiftly to them! 

CHECK THIS LIST OF MY FAVE BATMAN VILLAINS - http://1stmetalgodsblog.blogspot.com/2017/09/top-10-batman-villains.html

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