The top cat

As a natural progression from the fat cats it was a retty straight forward decision to make the 'boss' the fattest cat of them all, and in this case it was a simple matter of looking back at my comic book research into various characters that dominated crime via a business perspective.


This is a painting of one of the batman villains, the penguin, in the likeness of Alfred hitchcock. The sophisticated snobbery that can be seen here emulates alot of the perceptions of the current bankers in the media. What I also quite like is the iconic monocle which seems to represent the entire upper-class 'aura'.

Couldn't really have a post about a 'Top Cat' without having THE top cat himself. Plus he is also a good example of a less sinister rogue, and perhaps a lovable rogue in this case, though I don't quite think he would fit what we were after as the general message we are aiming to send is one without pity for the bankers, and more for those workers who have suffered.

Another example of the penguin, this time a more pantomime effect with the bright pinks alluding to a more playful and less sinister approach. If we went down the avenue of ridiculing the villains of our story then this is certainly a good referencing point.

Another prime example of the cruel and tight fisted business men is Mr. Burns from the Simpsons tv show, and his feeble manner is an interesting addition to the greedy stereotype. Here he appears weak in physical stature, old, and slouched with a heavy brow and relatively unhandsome features- all traits that enhance his personality and cruel nature, and despite all of this he still remains somewhat intimidating.

The classic example in the comic books of a cruel business man, the kinpin. He frequently pops up in a variety of stories in the marvel universe and appears as a legitimate business who's morality is questionable when being subtle, and when outright being villainous he is a character that you love to hate.

I quite like the oversized stature of him, in all his appearances, especially the image below. Even though it is an illogical size to be, it says everything about his 'presense' of character. This is something I will want to emulate when designing the main 'villain' of our story.