top 5 Marvel and DC villians

[GhostZ06]

the fixation of Thanos on this forums is absolutely insane..

 

[prod2821]

I agree ghost, he's okay, not a fav of my Marvel villians

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

Anyone else like the Sentry.

He was a hero and villain all in one.

The Paul Jenkins maxi series on the character is done extremely well.

 

[GhostZ06]

I agree ghost, he's okay, not a fav of my Marvel villians

This is why i like you prod. so many other villains that make thanos look like a little bitch.

 

[FeloniousMonk]

This is why i like you prod. so many other villains that make thanos look like a little bitch.

Thanos would take a cosmic
shit on your favorite villain.


I'm no bandwagoner. I don't
watch the new marvel films.
I haven't even seen what Thanos
looks like in the films...
Blade is still my favorite & imo
the best super hero film apart
from MAYBE the dark knight.

Thanos has been a favorite of
mine since seeing him in a comic
when I was a kid with warlock, surfer
& hulk. He rag dolled hulk like he was
jon dodson. After that, he was the
only guy I'd choose in the old
Marvel super hero fight game on
playstation

 

[Aegon Spengler]

We will have to agree to disagree brother

I hate the way this site works with mobile

I would love to continue th discussion more but it's not letting me type quickly and it is frustrating me

See I disagree completely.

The sales were through the roof when Johns soft rebooted GL. Sales weren't so good before that.

Johns also did a great job with Rayner as well. He drove the GL comics and didn't put Kyle, guy, or John on the back burner either.

IMO johns GL is the most consistent mainstream comic of that era. It stayed good for like 10 years.

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

We will have to agree to disagree brother

I hate the way this site works with mobile

I would love to continue th discussion more but it's not letting me type quickly and it is frustrating me

Yeah it's annoying.

I find it hard to believe you did like Sinestro Wars.


Or Secret Origin

 

[Aegon Spengler]

Yeah it's annoying.

I find it hard to believe you did like Sinestro Wars.


Or Secret Origin

Sinestro Wars had an awesome buildup

Secret Origin was not my fav, I did buy both tho, my GL collection is really massive, all the comics from death of superman to the end of Johns run

I will have to give more detail later

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

Sinestro Wars had an awesome buildup

Secret Origin was not my fav, I did buy both tho, my GL collection is really massive, all the comics from death of superman to the end of Johns run

I will have to give more detail later

EGON?!?! I can't believe you don't like Johns run. NOOOOOOOO!! IMO it's like a seminal piece of comic book work by a writer. And it was critically acclaimed and loved by th fans.

Ok now talk more comics with me. You read Johns Flash run??

 

[ehtheist]

the fixation of Thanos on this forums is absolutely insane..

Thanos is my single favourite character in comics. A few days ago I did a little blurb explaining why. I'll repost it here.

"I think a lot of the love for Thanos is not because he's the most powerful out there, but rather that he has complex and changing motivations leading him to do some really cool stuff for really cool reasons. He's not tied to the usual villain motivations that a lot of other big comic villains are. Even in the Infinity Gauntlet case, his only reason for wanting the gauntlet wasn't to rule over all, wipe out the universe, etc - he wanted to kill half the universe to impress the girl he was courting. Why does he go after Tyrant, the next big-bad floating around? Because he's bored and wants to challenge himself. When he actually gets a greater power than the IG in the Heart of the Universe and does wipe out the entire universe - which, to be clear, he did - what does he do? He brings it all back because he finds it unfulfilling. The character matures, as a villain, and moves past his various stages of motivation on to more sophisticated modes.

Thanos isn't a one dimensional villain and he's fun to read. Why does he keep on failing at what other villains strive for? Because he never really wanted it, and he's basically treading water in some big existential crisis and the universe is along for the ride.

And yes, I'll say it again... In Marvel: The End, Thanos does get yet another ultimate power item and does destroy everything, and he willingly brings it back and ditches the power. So when you say that he fails every time, he really doesn't... For about half of the character's life, he openly admits he's sort of the evil protector of his dimension against external threats - because he's already destroyed it, decided he liked it better intact, and it's his."

Thanos, as a villain, matures over the decades. His later stages are self-reflective, looking back on his older stages like you or I look back on the follies of the things we wanted when we were younger.

Most major villains have basically been playing variants on the same theme for decades now... Not Thanos. It has been a long time since it was about universal dominance for him. Heck, in some of his story arcs, he's literally at odds with the products of his youth, when he had more generic motivations.

On top of that, he's just cool. Cool powers, cool rivalries, cool interactions. Love the guy. Some writers don't have the finesse to get him right but, when he's done well, he's one of the most entertaining reads out there.

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

Let's be honest! A good portion of Thanos popularity is because he looks cool. Comics are a visual medium, You see the image first.

Plus he's PURPLE and Fn badass.

 

[ehtheist]

Let's be honest! A good portion of Thanos popularity is because he looks cool. Comics are a visual medium, You see the image first.

Plus he's PURPLE and Fn badass.

Frankly, Thanos looks like a bit of a dandy. Purple and gold? Is he on his way to the disco? Give him a cane and put a feather on his headdress and he's basically a pimp. The guy is my favourite character but if it were just up to his appearance, he simply wouldn't be as popular as he is, in my opinion. Thanos is popular because of decades of interesting writing, a mixture of complex motives and some of the ballsiest stunts in the Marvel universe. When Thanos shows up, things usually take a turn for the cool.

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

Frankly, Thanos looks like a bit of a dandy. Purple and gold? Is he on his way to the disco? Give him a cane and put a feather on his headdress and he's basically a pimp. The guy is my favourite character but if it were just up to his appearance, he simply wouldn't be as popular as he is, in my opinion. Thanos is popular because of decades of interesting writing, a mixture of complex motives and some of the ballsiest stunts in the Marvel universe.

You don't see badass purple and gold villains.

In all reality the Infinity Gauntlet crossover is what really catapulted him into stardom. Everyone seems to love that crossover.

and if you don't think that Thanos Drax cover is Insanely awesome you need to get your eyes checked.

 

[ehtheist]

You don't see badass purple and gold villains.

In all reality the Infinity Gauntlet crossover is what really catapulted him into stardom. Everyone seems to love that crossover.

and if you don't think that Thanos Drax cover is Insanely awesome you need to get your eyes checked.

You're right, you don't... But you're confusing correlation with causation. You don't see badass purple and gold villains - but they aren't badass because they're purple and gold. Thanos is badass in spite of sticking with his disco colors.

And yes, prior to his first death, back when he was still fighting Mar'Vell, he was actually quite boring. Really a generic villain. His turning point came with the whole IG saga when he reached the top and found it rather unfulfilling. For the next twenty or so years he's been trying other things, in a bit of an existential crisis. He did end up destroying the whole universe at some point only to recreate it because he'd grown past wanting it gone, and much of the rest of the time he's just trying to challenge himself, toy with various galactic powers for the sake of toying with them, or gain knowledge for the sake of knowledge. He even tried paying for his crimes once... It was rather amusing.

Thanos is one of the most complicated and whimsical villains in comics when you take him across his publication history. Also some really fun battles... Tyrant, Odin, Galactus, elders of the universe, Thor with the power gem, his repeat fights with Drax... And he mugs the Silver Surfer every second time he meets him. He's done some entertaining stuff.

 

[prod2821]

Any love for Kraven? I've always loved him as a Spidey rogue

 

[ehtheist]

Any love for Kraven? I've always loved him as a Spidey rogue

He's a good guy and has a sweet story arc... But he's a bit villain, definitely not a heavyweight.

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

You're right, you don't... But you're confusing correlation with causation. You don't see badass purple and gold villains - but they aren't badass because they're purple and gold. Thanos is badass in spite of sticking with his disco colors.

And yes, prior to his first death, back when he was still fighting Mar'Vell, he was actually quite boring. Really a generic villain. His turning point came with the whole IG saga when he reached the top and found it rather unfulfilling. For the next twenty or so years he's been trying other things, in a bit of an existential crisis. He did end up destroying the whole universe at some point only to recreate it because he'd grown past wanting it gone, and much of the rest of the time he's just trying to challenge himself, toy with various galactic powers for the sake of toying with them, or gain knowledge for the sake of knowledge. He even tried paying for his crimes once... It was rather amusing.

Thanos is one of the most complicated and whimsical villains in comics when you take him across his publication history. Also some really fun battles... Tyrant, Odin, Galactus, elders of the universe, Thor with the power gem, his repeat fights with Drax... He's done some entertaining stuff.

If you're using "correlation with causation" in a comic book character thread you Might be taking things off the deep end.

Secondly the look of a character does add to their coolness in comic books. Like I said visual medium. But having cool and badass feats under your belt is also important in adding to the coolness.

I enjoyed the recent Thanos Mini series where all he wanted was to be dead.

 

[prod2821]

He's a good guy and has a sweet story arc... But he's a bit villain, definitely not a heavyweight.

they have to be heavyweights!? Or can we appreciate specific hero centered villains?

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

The Trapster aka Paste Pot Pete

Great cornball villain

 

[ehtheist]

If you're using "correlation with causation" in a comic book character thread you Might be taking things off the deep end.

Secondly the look of a character does add to their coolness in comic books. Like I said visual medium. But having cool and badass feats under your belt is also important in adding to the coolness.

I enjoyed the recent Thanos Mini series where all he wanted was to be dead.

I agree, it's a visual medium. The thing is, Thanos doesn't look that cool most of the time. He has his frames where he just reeks of awesome, but he doesn't have an inherently awesome look like Dr.Doom or Batman or some other characters. Thanos is awesome in spite of looking like a dandy a lot of the time. Honestly, those goofy little pointy horns on his head, and purple and gold? Did he mug someone outside of a gay bar for that costume?

As for taking things seriously, visit comicvine. I am one of their moderates. In this case though, I think I nailed it - you're confusing correlation with causation. Thanos isn't cool because of his purple and gold get up - he's cool, perhaps even the coolest, in spite of it.