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more about #perdidostreetstation brentbent: C.O.C.K.R.O.A.C.H. )for all the queer super villians out there(: Why isn't Guiliani on this list? more » SJ_Edwards: The Duke of New York. He's A-Number-1, He's the Big Man, He's Isaac Hayes! more » vinylrake: Am I the only one seeing a snowboarding video when I click on the Aunt Entity video? I never saw Thunderdome so don't really understand, is she one of... more » Michael_GR: Trevor Goodchild Should have been on this list. I don't know if kidnapping your deranged political opponent and installing a portal to a pocket univer... more » AmishJohn: Where does Marion Barry fit on this list? Or either Mayor Daley? more » DRaGZ: Dude, Lando was forced to let Darth Vader in. He had no choice, mang. more » Anekanta - Go Play!: Regarding Aunty Entity: "Plus she rules with an iron fist, and forces people to fight to the death in a deadly arena. That's not the kind of leadershi... more » NerD: Blattella: Equilibrium is the movie version of that friend I used to have that wanted me to believe in half of the conspiracy theories on X-Files and couldn't fi... more » Liz Weinbloom: What, building a crappy power plant near the Rift so that the Earth is destroyed so you can surf home on your tribophysical waveform macro-kinetic ext... more » redqueenmeg: I nominate the mayor of Omaha when I lived there. He POSTPONED HALLOWEEN. more » tetracycloide: i don't think there was really enough evidence to put lando calrissian on a 'most corrupt' list. it's clear he was coerced into a deal with vader und... more » BloggyMcBlogBlog: Sadly, the mayor of Detroit in Robocop 2 is less corrupt than their former mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick. more » CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Kudos for the inclusion of 2000AD. But wasnt Cal a cheif Judge which puts him much higher than a mayor. Infact most blocks in Megacity 1 had Electoria... more » Iax: You forgot the worst part of the Mayor from Perdido Street Station. He is constantly stealing his citizens eyes. more » burlybax: What about the Mayor of Tromaville? He's actually a mayor more » Bill-Lee: Cohaagen runs an entire planet. Doesn't that make him a governor not a mayor? more » redqueenmeg: Hurray for Mayor Wilkins! I always wanted him to break into song... [www.whedon.info] more » -
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Top 10 Most Corrupt Mayors From Science Fiction
You think your city's leadership is bad? Just look at these 10 stand-out examples of terrible mayors and awful city leaders from science fiction and urban fantasy. They steal, they kill, they won't give the people air! More » -
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The Man Who Lost His Wings in the City of New Crobuzon
Yesterday I mentioned that China Mieville's novel Perdido Street Station could change your life. Here's how artist Gordillo imagined the city of New Crobuzon, where the novel takes place. This is very much how I imagined it too, with the huge central train station of the novel's title hulking over everything.
