Top 10 Best Comic Book Super Villains

When looking at the Joker, you have to say he is the most complicated villain in comics. His past is never truly explained, nor is his identity. Even in The Dark Knight, he changes his story numerous times.

He has a complex relationship with Batman. While it is mainly a yin and yang relationship, it has blurred lines throughout comics and mass media. There is even a romantic side to that conflict.

His motives drive him. He embodies anarchy, chaos, and a lack of order, and is most of all psychotic. He has no rules, kills just to kill, and creates chaos for the sake of it. There are no bounds to what he can do. He's killed the second Robin, paralyzed Barbara Gordon, and tortured and killed various others. He has endured pain and supposedly died many times before, arguably becoming even more powerful than Darkseid, Doomsday, and others.

It's hard to dispute that the Clown Prince of Crime is not only the king of Gotham's underworld but also of all of pop culture today.

Time and time again, Venom has taken everything from Spider-Man, knows his secrets, doesn't set off his spider senses, and has an alien 'costume.' He may have sucked when Marvel tried to sell him out with the mullet and cheesy lines, but we all know... He's just plain cool. And a heck of a lot better than Carnage could ever be (and Carnage is dead now, so haw haw).

It's a very difficult decision as there are loads of great villains. However, Venom is definitely cooler. He has all of Spider-Man's powers, is stronger, a Klyntar (best aliens ever), and can cancel out Spidey's spider-sense.

As Agent Venom, he became even cooler.

Magneto is a very strong and deadly foe to any hero, but what makes him really amazing is his motive. Magneto is trying to give mutants a world where they won't be persecuted and hunted down. That's something a good guy would do!

What makes him evil is how he is willing to slaughter humans to give mutants the world they need. So, it's not his motives that make him evil, it's his way of carrying out that motive. Truly, there are few villains as sympathetic, likable, and downright awesome as Magneto.

Should be #1 on everyone's list. He killed the love of his life to gain her power!

Magic, technology, and science. He is the ultimate would-be world dominator.

Joker being overrated as always. How are Venom, Magneto, and Carnage above him? What the heck? He is easily the evilest and most badass. No one messes with Doom.

Carnage is the best villain for various reasons. First and foremost, he's an actual villain and not an anti-hero. He holds no sentimental attachments but has a strong, feral mindscape and philosophy of spreading chaos and brutality.

His sheer ferocity, coupled with his psychological warfare, makes him the Joker of the Spider-Man universe. Furthermore, he's more sinister and cunning than meets the eye. In "Mind Bomb," he reveals a grisly yet honest perception of reality that kills the examiner. He is the most powerfully compelling and dramatically captivating villain.

If all that isn't enough, he's got a fundamentally awesome design and fighting maneuvers.

The most important part about Lex is that he doesn't recognize himself as a bad guy and assumes he is protecting his planet from "the evil vigilantes." This characteristic makes him the most enjoyable member of any rogues' gallery.

He fights the strongest superhero ever with only intellect and evilness.

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a man in tights - Superman. Lex is probably thinking that's a real challenge.

Any man who can break Batman's spine is definitely one you would not want to meet in an alley. With an astounding intellect and the strength to break through walls and throw cars, Bane combines the intelligence of a genius with the brute force of the Hulk.

Bane has lived with pain his entire life while residing in a Santa Priscan prison and uses his knowledge of pain to defeat his enemies both psychologically and physically. A master strategist, Bane has the potential to run criminal empires and create plans for mass destruction.

Two words: Green Goblin. Many issues of Amazing Spider-Man have passed, and fans have met hundreds of evil characters, but none of them were as dark-hearted as this guy. Maybe the Joker from Batman can come close to him, or Carnage can oppose him with the infamous New York Carnage that we read in the Maximum Carnage issues, but GG gets the trophy for being the sickest person that we've witnessed in any comic book ever released.

The movie version is stupid, and the Ultimate Universe version is basically a Hulk who throws fire. But this guy is the real deal. Spider-Man's greatest foe ever, besides Venom in my opinion.

GG >. Doctor Doom.
GG >. Doctor Octopus.
GG >. Carnage.

This one will get a lot of hate but: GG >. Joker.

Riddler is my favorite Batman villain! Batman is my favorite superhero, and Riddler is the perfect match! He may not have been great in the movies, but in comics, he is a true masterpiece! I admire his intelligence, and his funny comments make him a perfect enemy and ally when needed! He couldn't be a better character if he tried. He could beat any character in Marvel any day of the week! One of the best comic characters ever!

The Riddler is the least violent out of all the villains in Batman, which is a catch-22. Most villains are pretty violent and have no purpose. The Riddler uses his superior intelligence to commit crimes. He's probably the most 'sane' villain, but his obsessive compulsion for leaving clues and riddles after his crimes and not being able to commit crimes without them is what drives him over the edge.

Ra's al Ghul is the most dangerous villain. He has lived for over 700 years. He tries to kill most of the beings in the world by making disease weapons and spreading them all over. He is a master at martial arts and has trained hundreds of assassins himself. Most of the master assassins in the DC universe, such as Deathstroke, have been trained by him. Batman has been the only person to beat him. Ra's is a powerful immortal villain!

The Joker is correctly placed at No. 1, but Ra's al Ghul being ranked at 9 is unacceptable. For those who know about the DC Universe, they understand that this guy is not only better than a lot of the characters above him on this list but he is a nightmare for any superhero! So kindly vote for him. Still, the Joker is the best!

Lex Luthor isn't the only most dangerous villain of Superman. Darkseid is, because he has super strength, a powerful Omega Beam through his eyes, and he knows how to manipulate people to do his bidding.

As for Superman, he can still whip Darkseid's butt.

If you want to see how evil Darkseid really is, then read Final Crisis. In that series, Darkseid managed to take over the minds of 3 billion humans and kill Batman.

Few villains have accomplished what Darkseid has.

Thanos... pff, a rip-off of Uxas. Darkseid is the best villain. The writers never show his full potential. Enough said.

Slade Wilson is a highly paid mercenary. He can use 90% of his brain at once, making him a genius as well. Even Batman needed Nightwing and Robin to defeat him.

What? The Joker is so overrated! Slade beat most of the Justice League by himself! Deathstroke also beat Batman.

One of the best. Participated in a failed U.S. Military experiment.

Guys, Scarecrow, AKA Jonathan Crane, should probably be around number two or three. Mainly because of his clever use of fear-inducing hallucinogenic venom, and his mask looks badass.

Have any of you guys played Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham Knight?

Doomsday was the only one to kill Superman, and he was the only one that took Darkseid's Omega Beam and left with little damage. Still, Joker deserves first place.

He really can't technically be killed either. He adapts to virtually anything.

When I first heard about Doomsday: Ha, this is a joke, haha! When I heard he killed Superman: Things got real.

Doomsday #19?! Screw this list! He killed the greatest superhero in history and he's #19?!

Very fast, jumps high, had so many chances of killing Batman but lets him live.

I love Catwoman. She's flexible and she's great at stealing stuff. If I ever become a bad guy (which I won't), she is my idol.

Um, okay? Why the heck is Thanos number 20? Like, what? Thanos can kill everyone above with just the snap of his fingers. Joker? Snap. Dead! Venom? Snap. Dead! And some of you might think, "Oh, Thanos is only powerful because of his gauntlet. And he didn't even make it!"

Before his gauntlet, he was able to build an army, invade planets, and kill half of the population! Yeah, Joker's cool and has accomplished a lot, but come on. Deep down, I know we all hate Thanos, but he is a great villain. I like Joker a little more, but Thanos deserves number 1. Or at least top 3 or 5.

Plus, he eats entire planets as an appetizer.

He should be number one. He is undisputedly the best and the most powerful.

Although the movie version is annoyingly popular, she is still a great character.

Even though Brainiac is a green bastard with a big head, he still is one of the Justice League's greatest foes. Just saying.

She can completely copy people. That is just awesome.

He's like Hitler with a power ring. Plus, he has a cool mustache and is badass.

How is Shredder not higher? He is the coolest and most awesome comic book villain. There, I said it.