I miss "capers", the old "series of themed crimes which don't revolve around mass murder" notion. We need more of those...
I can't argue with that. I don't know where so many writers got the idea that readers want ALL the villains the heroes face to be psychotic mass murderers. The Joker is a lot more effective when he comes into a room and you have no freaking idea what he's going to do! As he is now we can generally expect him to kill a bunch of people in increasingly horrible ways. Yeah...that's 'fun.' There should be a balance people, a balance! I like heroes who don't kill, but the more horrendous the criminals are, the more ineffectual the hero looks. Use the mass murderers sparingly. Relying on them too much is boring...and kinda lazy.
I want a stylish gentleman thief, more goofy themed crimes, a few awkward villain/hero team ups, a mad scientist or two and maybe another Legion of Losers (or something of the ilk). Is that too much to ask?
Pardon me while I rant, it's a bit of a sore spot.