# So You Want to Rule the World - handbook for supervillains **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 17, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-to-rule-the-world-handbook-for-supervillains/195736 "2003-08-17T06:32:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jeanster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc348/32.png) [@jeanster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeanster)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-to-rule-the-world-handbook-for-supervillains/195736/1 "2003-08-17T06:32:13Z")
[This](http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=259893&chapter=1) is pretty funny. Which comic book supervillain do you think could be helped by this? ---
**Author:** ![Olive\_The\_Other\_Reindeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Olive\_The\_Other\_Reindeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olive_The_Other_Reindeer)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-to-rule-the-world-handbook-for-supervillains/195736/2 "2003-08-17T06:49:20Z")
That stuff is lame. If you REALLY want to rule the world, shop [here](http://www.villainsupply.com/) [Fixed link. _Mwaa-hah-hah-hah-hah!_ – MEB] ---
**Author:** ![jeanster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc348/32.png) [@jeanster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeanster)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-to-rule-the-world-handbook-for-supervillains/195736/3 "2003-08-17T06:52:23Z")
Got an error message when I clicked on it. ---
**Author:** ![DreadCthulhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DreadCthulhu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadCthulhu)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-to-rule-the-world-handbook-for-supervillains/195736/4 "2003-08-17T08:19:49Z")
One must not forget the [Evil Overlord List](http://www.eviloverlord.com/) A must-read guide for any would-be world conqueror. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-to-rule-the-world-handbook-for-supervillains/195736/5 "2003-08-17T11:14:32Z")
I just finished reading a wonderfully helpful book for the prospective evildoer; when I opened this thread, I thought it might be about it. Since it’s not mentioned yet, may I recommend _How to Be a Villain_ by Neil Zawacki. Tips on practicing your evil laugh, finding the right place for your secret lair, and the pros and cons of zombie hordes vs robot monsters vs flying monkeys for your choice of henchmen. Fashion hints too! (“You can’t go wrong with classic black.”) ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-to-rule-the-world-handbook-for-supervillains/195736/6 "2003-08-17T12:36:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Miss Mapp \* > \*\*I just finished reading a wonderfully helpful book for the prospective evildoer; when I opened this thread, I thought it might be about it. > > Since it’s not mentioned yet, may I recommend _How to Be a Villain_ by Neil Zawacki. Tips on practicing your evil laugh, finding the right place for your secret lair, and the pros and cons of zombie hordes vs robot monsters vs flying monkeys for your choice of henchmen. Fashion hints too! (“You can’t go wrong with classic black.”) \*\* You mean this– [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0811846660/qid=1061124206/sr=2-1/ref=sr\_2\_1/102-2336962-9728113](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0811846660/qid=1061124206/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/102-2336962-9728113) I own a copy. First thing I thought of when I saw this thread.