Villains

The Top Five Scariest Villains In Comics
The Top Five Scariest Villains In Comics
If there's one thing we've learned from our years on the Internet, it's that there's no aspect of comics that can't be broken down and quantified in a single definitive list, preferably in amounts of ten. And since there's no more definitive authority than ComicsAlliance, we're taking it upon ourselves to compile Top Five lists of everything you could ever want to know about comics. This week, we're kicking off October's spoooooky celebrations with a list of five comic book villains who are actually, genuinely terrifying. Check it out, but beware -- it gets scary!
Vote Villain: Political Art That Commands You to Elect the Bad Guy
Vote Villain: Political Art That Commands You to Elect the Bad Guy
While some folks view the Republican primaries as America's greatest reality TV show, left-leaning viewers may see it as a choice between four political supervillains (or three supervillains and the somewhat less potent Ron Paul). Front yards across the nation are already littered with campaign signs, and they will get even more cluttered as we move closer to Election Day...
When Bad Guys Go Good: The Reformed Supervillain in Comics
When Bad Guys Go Good: The Reformed Supervillain in Comics
Redemption is a tricky thing. How do people really atone for their transgressions? If it's really an eye for an eye, how could someone possibly make up for murder? One of the greatest tropes in superhero comics is the villain-turned-hero. Though the meme showed up here and there in the earlier years of comics, it really kicked in around the "modern era" of the late seventies, when darker