he's also a little overly fond of the 'this lady is an epic badass but don't worry she loves GETTING FUCKED' archetype. great series but we've come a long way in terms of Freaknology since his day

This might just be a consequence of reading a lot of Batman/DC Encylopedias as a kid but I feel like I could name around five very easily. Blockbuster, Torque, Lady Vic, Nite-Wing, and Tarantula all immediately come to mind, although most of them I only remember because of how stupid they are

Hickman making them Wall Street traders who got wiped out in 2008 was a really funny bit

MGS3 is the closest to a direct Bond homage, there’s a title theme and credits sequence clearly inspired by the series, some fun gadgets (cigarettes that spray tranquilizer gas), and even an early Codec call that directly references the movies

the non combat segments were kind of miserable from what I recall