I get that the Kingpin as mayor is an echo of Trump. Imagine a world in which Trump was as complex and interesting a villain as Wilson Fisk. Instead, we get, I dunno, the Rhino. Without a horn. - ThreadSky

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jeffsharlet.bsky.social • 5 days ago

I get that the Kingpin as mayor is an echo of Trump. Imagine a world in which Trump was as complex and interesting a villain as Wilson Fisk. Instead, we get, I dunno, the Rhino. Without a horn.

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dansheehan.memyon.org•5 days ago

Best comparison that explains Trump I have seen yet.

brazilbeat.bsky.social•5 days ago

Nah. I've read a couple of touching Rhino stories. Trump is a far less engaging and empathetic person.

xenusparadox.bsky.social•5 days ago

He's the least-smart version of the Hulk

drew-white.bsky.social•5 days ago

The guy really is a comic book villain. I think Erik Larsen was the first one to realize that.

dragon-ronin.bsky.social•5 days ago

I tend to think of the smart authoritarian that supports a mindless idiot to be the front guy, happy to get all the glitter & be the target, while the real power is elsewhere, like the secretary.