The Rebel Black Dot Song of the Day
John Williams, "The Raiders March" from Raiders of the Lost Ark - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (T.L.A.M.)

Martian Manhunter
As a consequence of the experiments-cum-depredations of The Alienist in the story "Little Green Men," a fraction of J'onn J'onzz's body mass will be separated from the whole and achieve a sentience all its own. This short, megalomaniacal offshoot of my favorite Martian shall call himself Z'imm J'onzz (I am declaring "z'imm" to be Martian for "shadow"); obviously, he is a loving tribute to/pastiche of Invader ZIM. Z'imm, using his Martian shape-shifting abilities to pose as a human named John Carter, sets up his underground base beneath an unsuspecting house in Mars, Pennsylvania, and, embodying the parts of J'onn's personality that love his native Mars far more than his adoptive Earth, plots to somehow revive the all-but-extinct Green Martian civilization. After a further bit of exposition, I shall request your aid.

Martians living on Earth use multiple names, above and beyond the tumult and confusion that often results from superheroes' alter egos and secret identities. J'onn J'onzz is the native Martian name of the superhero the Martian Manhunter, who also uses the human alias of John Jones. The Pale Martian hero Miss Martian's true name is M'gann M'orzz, adapted into human parlance as Megan Morse (a real woman after whom the fictional Miss Martian was named). The Martian Manhunter's genocidal twin brother, Ma'alefa'ak J'onzz, corrupted his name into the supervillain codename Malefic. Z'imm has his human alias all set, John Carter of Mars, Pa., but what, if anything, should I do for a nom de villainy?

From the moment of his inception, even before I gave him the Martian name Z'imm, I've been calling him "the Green Meanie" (a name borrowed from an unrelated Martian A.I./mecha from my "The Cloak's World"). Today, like a bolt from the blue, the Green Meanie suddenly stuck me as... somewhat unfortunate. So, what does Z'imm call himself when he's out and about scheming and plotting the human race's doom? I would greatly appreciate your suggestions, dear readers.

Green Meanie
The Invader
The Martian Invader
The Green Menace
The Green Doom
byeh? And please don't feel constrained by these mediocre choices. An original suggestion may be required to save the day.

Martian Manhunter
J'onn J'onzz
John Jones

Miss Martian
M'gann M'orzz
Megan Morse

Malefic
Ma'alefa'ak J'onzz
(Malcolm Jones - once I bring him back from the grave through the use of a time machine)

?
Z'imm J'onzz
John Carter

Pirates!
Never turn your back on a Spaniard: piracylink. There is no more treacherous, craven creature on Bog's green Earth than a Spaniard. Just yesterday I was thinking that perhaps the contempt with which I have regarded the Spanish people since the aftermath of the March 11, 2004 train bombings was unduly harsh, that maybe I ought to give them another chance. And then they commit a brazen act of piracy on the high seas. Gracias for showing your true colors, you jackals.

All indications are that the wreck from whence the contentious treasure was brought forth was in international waters, meaning it was recovered, not pilfered as the filthy Spaniards have asserted. Furthermore, if the wreck sank back in the 17th or 18th centuries, would not enough time have passed for "finder's keepers" to be the governing legal principle? Piracy is low, even for the Spaniards. Let us pray that the captive crew are not long held hostage in perfidious Iberia.