>>140382044they were definitely inventive, not the same old shit (though Mad Stan was already a cliche at the time), but we almost never got into their personal lives, their motivations. none of the psychological shit that makes Batman so important. which makes sense, Terry is not that kind of guy. That's why, on occasion, they did put in some dramatic elements like his friend in Juvie, or the nerd getting picked on. sorta Psychology Junior.
but Shriek, Spellbinder, and the venom guy were just "guys with access to high tech shit who decided to be criminals for money" like that's.. well, basically, those are Superman villains.
at least Blight and Inque can play the 'some weird shit happened to me so I'm a monster now' card, along with the Terrific Trio. But those guys weren't even villains, they were just taking care of their personal biz and Batman got in the way.
