Dr. Steven Forde Invited to Join Legion of Doom!

In a surprise move this past Wednesday, the prestigious Legion of Doom, led by the inscrutable Lex Luthor, has decided to open their ranks to neophytes once again.  Our own Dr Forde was one of the first invited into the exclusive club-‘o-evil.  

Mr. Luthor had this to say about the move for new membership, “I am really excited about what we will be able to accomplish this year. We’re talking new heights in evil, here! I’ve banded together some Legion of Doom old-timers and a few new faces, like the unfathomably evil Dr S. Forde, to spice it up a bit.  The way I see it, Forde is my kind of evil.” 

Solomon Grundy, the Cajun Zombie who knows-not-pain, seems excited by the move.  “Solomon Grundy glad it Steve Forde and not Nipsy Russel who invited into Legion.”

 Forde has been repeatedly called an unholy combination of one part the Riddler, one part Marlon Brando, and one part Bill Paxton (mix to a creamy white paste) without any of the cool charisma or cunning.  It is reports like these that probably brought Forde to the attention of the Legion.

 The final contracts are still pending, and true to form, our Dr Forde, has refused to talk to the web designers beyond snarling like a feral coyote in our general direction.  Still though, the possibility of such a move is exciting enough.  Though S. Forde has yet to accept, there are rumors flying about the evil-villain-name Dr. Forde will adopt.  So far they include: 

-          Dr Dastardly

-          Sergeant Apocalypse

-          Master of Disaster

-          The Evil Eros

-          Le Freak

-          Left Brain

-          Beefy-Fists Boy

-          Der Kaiser

-          He-whose-name-cannot-be-mentioned

 Unfortunately, the name “Brainiac” is already taken.  Of course, our Dr Forde is just evil enough to eliminate his competition for such a coveted name.

 As to the costume our villain-to-be will wear if he accepts the position?  All we know is that it is yellow and involves extensive prosthetics.  The authors pray to all that is holy that a big blue “F” is plastered on the chest.

 When asked for a comment The Toy Maker had this to say about Forde, “He is a lot like Orson Wells, but without all that genius shit.  His best work is in his book The Ambition to Rule: Alcibiades and the Politics of Imperialism in Thucydide.  The sheer depravity is absolutely astounding.”

 What Dr. Forde’s leaving means for the faculty and the political science department as a whole is anyone’s guess.  God speed Forde.  God Speed.