why do you think Maxie Zeus never got his own relatively niche fan base like the Ventriloquist or Professor Pyg is his gimmick to bland or has he been used poorly
He eats his own shit
>>156246576really
>>156246622Okay it's hyperbole but one of his most notable appearances has him treat his own fecal matter as divine because to him it's the logical conclusion given his own delusions of divinity
What does he really do if he doesn't have actual Greek god powers?
>>156246504Because he barely ever gets used and he’s treated more as a one time silly gimmick character rather than positioning him as a serious Kingpin/Penguin/Black Mask/Blockbuster type crime boss with stability and longevity.And you kinda get why playing him as a bit of a joke is more appealing when his central trait is being crazy and delusional. It’s so tempting to do a story where he his criminal schemes don’t work and nobody follows when he’s way too nutty. But it would be interesting to see him being depicted as a lunatic who still manages to run a criminal empire despite his delusions. You would just need a second-in-command who manages to tone down Maxie’s crazier whims and takes care of the daily operations and details for him.
>>156246674in adaptations I think they play him more straight or at least less insane his only comic appearance that immediately comes to mind is knightfall where he's used as a gag
>>156246673he's a crimelord who thinks he's Zeus and has convinced others to worship him so uses them to attack Batman
>>156246622That's DISGUSTING!
>>156246504Has he met Wonder Woman or Captain Marvel yet?
>>156247243He was in wonder women gods of gotham but I don't think they interact
>>156246504I think it's because his gimmick just isn't that great enough and he needs to be reworked heavily for that to happen
>>156247447The gimmick is fine. You just have to expand on it and develop how you use it in stories so that he isn’t completely one note. Scarface is similarly a pretty silly concept that doesn’t have much novelty after one appearance but it works because you can play around with Wesker.Maxie’s issue is that he immediately gets defeated and thrown into Arkham, which doesn’t work for a mob boss character because that’s basically end of the line for him. For him to be a viable character he has to mostly remain in charge of his criminal empire and not be arrested/locked up in Arkham, just like you can’t throw Penguin in jail these days when he’s meant to be a crime boss because a character like that can’t be always breaking away from jail and be on the lam.
>>156247549You skipped past the actual issue, Maxie's base concept is shared by Ventriloquist and Ventriloquist does it better.
>>156247549I think he works well. It is just that his shizophrenic Zeus complex is over the top to really work. Thats hard to pull off. See how King Tut feels more like a parody, his character only works in the tv show. He is very similar.>>156247447I think he just works well. You can be in jail and still lead a mafia organisation.
>>156248466I never realized how similar he was to tut I wonder if he was an inspiration or if it was a coincidence
>>156248151Ventriloquist is different from Maxie because he externalises everything to Scarface and without him he’s quite harmless.
>>156248527My understanding is they could not get the rights to Tut. Something about wider rights issues with characters specifically made for the Adam West Batman show being owned by ABC.
>>156246504They always use him wrong, the guy thinks he is Zeus, but every time they introduce him they show the crazy larper aspect first and cool thunder madman second, when it would be more cooler if they do it the other way around.
>>156246504>>156246739Have we ever had a story where he really succeeded at convincing a large number of people and actually gained a shit ton of influence in Gotham? I remember in his btas episode even his goons didn't actually think he had any powers. Could be cool if he got a genuine following that made him more of a threat
>>156248760Thats interesting.>>156248527Tut was in the 60s show. Maxie was introduced in ˋ79. I would always expect that they got inspired by him. And >>156248760 so7nds very likely to be the case.
>>156248794I agree. He should act like he is Zeus but outside his main chambers he has a civilian disguise. Kinda an extreme Batman where the civilian persona is the fake one.
Hes less campy King Tut, which makes him obsolete
