Bring On The Bad Guys: Darth Maul, Red Skull, & Pinhead

Egads! Another molotov cocktail that's served as a kids drink. Say it isn't so! Say we don't have to suffer the bad guys again! Yes, sad for all of those within hearing range... you will submit!  Your lethal injection of mean is back with this month’s rendition of “Bring on the Bad Guys,” and once again we show that we don’t discriminate because of race, sex, color, or creed. If you’re rotten, you qualify. And there are many ways to qualify. It might be that you enjoy kicking cats. It might be that you eat people. Or...maybe it’s because you’re one of Satan’s soldiers. In any event, we flip through the PREVIEWS catalog each month to see who needs to be called out as a deviant, and then we explain why these people … or things … or whatever they are … shouldn’t be helped if you see them bleeding in the middle of the street.

Let us begin.

Kingpin #1

Life can be lonely at the top. It can also give you a bird's eye view of the competition, so that you can get the drop on your enemies. The key to a high success rate in any endeavor is due in large part to keeping your hold on the high ground. You learn that once you get it, you never let go no matter the cost. No matter the person. Wilson Fisk knows this lesson better than anyone, which is why in Kingpin #1 (DEC160863) from writer Matthew Rosenberg and artist Ben Torres, you will see Marvel Comics' most popular fat man build a new empire as a titan of ... legitimate industry? Yes. You heard right. A saga of crime and betrayal begins anew wrapped up in the clothing of a new gracious benefactor and a disgraced journalist named Sarah Dewey. Check it out in the December issue of the MARVEL PREVIEWS catalog!

Bullseye #1

In the business of being an assassin you learn to shoot first and ask questions later. Ask any sniper what they feel after they pull the trigger, and they'll answer with one word: recoil. It's the code, if you want to be in the business of taking out the target. Emotions are not allowed in the game of death. No one knows this rule better than Bulleye. Ask Daredevil, Elektra, or the Punisher. Better yet, ask writer Ed Brisson or artist Guillermo Sanna in regards to their new Bullseye #1 (DEC160876) series from Marvel Comics. They'll assure you that the reason Bullseye is still around is because he knows how to get the job done right the first time. But...that doesn't mean all work and no play is what motivates the cunning criminal to ge out of bed every day. Some days were meant purely for fun. If one gets to still kill someone in South America, that is. Want to see what we mean? Check out this new series in the December issue of the MARVEL PREVIEWS catalog!

Darth Maul #1

Some days you're better off dead. Ask Darth Maul. He only appeared in one full-length Star Wars film, yet look at the popularity the character had bestowed upon his horned head after his death by dualing lightsabers! Darth Maul was catapulted into super stardom soon after, and there's never been a time when fans weren't crowing for more of the sinister Sith villain. Well, courtesy of writer Cullen Bunn and artist Luke Ross, the maelstrom of death has returned in Darth Maul #1 (DEC161069), in which we learn of the Maul's tutelage under the guidance of Darth Sidious. We get to feel the anger and hate. We see how Maul masters his skills with weapons. And we get to see how the Sith soldier of pain prepares to pounce for his first encounter with the Jedi! Look this new series in the December issue of the MARVEL PREVIEWS catalog!

Hellraiser Pinhead Life Size Bust

Look at this face only a mother could love and ask yourself one question: do you think he cares what God thinks? Take another look. You gaze upon the visage of one who has been forsaken by the kingdom of Light. His is a life that only lives in darkness. He is absent of grace, and therefore absent of mercy. Don't tell us the Hellraiser Pinhead Life Size Bust (SEP168323) doesn't give you pause. How could you not know this nasty naysayer of nice?  He's the face, voice, and reason of the damned in Clive Barker's famous Hellraiser movies, which were among the classics in the 80s heydays of gore and splatter horror films. This impressive 30" tall bust of the character stands on an intricate Puzzle Box themed base, and features an incredible likeness of the actor Doug Bradley who played Pinhead in the movies. Give him a home in your personal Hell, and pre-order him today from the December PREVIEWS catalog!

One-12 Collective: Marvel: Red Skull Action Figure

You may know him as the penultimate villain from the House of Ideas that has been fighting Captain America since the Nazis graced comic book covers. You would be correct. You may also know him as the first villain Cap fought when Marvel Studios brought the Star Spangled Soldier to the silver screen in 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger. But to put things in perspective, regardless of comic books and movies, let us declare that he is Johann Schmidt, AKA The Red Skull, and he is the evil commander of the world threatening organization known as Hydra. Hail Hydra! And hail Mezco Toys for this figure that features over 30 articulation points, intricate sculptural work, and incredible costume detailing. This figure of Herr Skull is an instant collectible, and you can find it in the Toys/Statues/Models section of the December PREVIEWS catalog! Achtung! Schnell!

Once again we've done our job for the month, showing you our list of irredeemables! Go out and pick up a copy of the November PREVIEWS, and let us know your favorite villains, and who YOU want to put against each other in a fight to the death. Hit us up on Facebook or Twitter, and let us know about your favorite bad guys.

See you next time, fiends!