Last week I posted my top ten comic villains of all time. As it turns out J and I were in B&N this week and guess what was on the cover of Wizard? The 100 Greatest Villains Ever. Wizard included TV, movies, books, comics and practically all of pop culture in their list. But I thought it would be a good idea to see how my list compares to theirs.
10. Identity Crisis Villain – Wizard Ranking: Not Ranked. I’m not surprised that this one wasn’t ranked. Maybe there hasn’t been enough time for this one to sink into the subconscious or maybe they didn’t want to give away the ending either way it wasn’t on the list.
9. Onslaught – Wizard Ranking: Not Ranked. Again I’m not surprised this one didn’t make it either. Too many think Onslaught was a wuss.
8. Anti-Monitor – Wizard Ranking: Not Ranked. Three strikes and you’re out. I am surprised that the Anti-Monitor wasn’t on the list. Crisis is so revered in the comic ‘verse I expected that the main villain of the event that changed the DC universe in hundreds of ways to be somewhere on the list.
7. Venom – Wizard Ranking: 67. If they just didn’t screw with him in the 90’s maybe he would have been higher.
6. Dark Phoenix – Wizard Ranking: 38. She ranked behind Mayor Wilkins (Buffy), Hans Gruber (Die Hard) and Jabba The Hutt. I have no major qualms with that.
5. Cassandra Nova – Wizard Ranking: Not Ranked. To leave off the best villain to be created in the ‘00s is a HUGE oversight.
4. Green Goblin – Wizard Ranking: 19. The Green Goblin should have been one spot higher right above Galactus, not behind.
3. Lex Luthor – Wizard Ranking: 8. Behind the Borg and Hannibal Lecter? I’ll buy it.
2. Joker –Wizard Ranking: 1. In their write up of Joker they mentioned that he killed Commissioner Gordon’s wife Sarah and created a universe so he could kill and resurrect Batman over and over. That’s just sick!
1. Magneto – Wizard Ranking: 17. They should have swapped Magneto’s spot (17) with Dr. Doom’s spot (4). I always thought Doom was a crappy character.
Here’s Wizard’s top twenty villains:
1. The Joker – DC Comics
2. Pazuzu – The Exorcist
3. Palpatine – Star Wars
4. Dr. Doom – Marvel Comics
5. Zombies – Dawn of the Dead (2004)
6. Hannibal Lecter – Silence of the Lambs
7. The Borg – Star Trek: The Next Generation
8. Lex Luthor – DC Comics
9. Pinhead – Hellraiser
10. The Shark – Jaws
11. Darth Vader – Star Wars
12. Sauron – The Lord of the Rings
13. Aliens – Aliens
14. Freddy Kruger – Nightmare on Elm Street
15. Pennywise – It
16. The Thing – John Carpenter’s The Thing
17. Magento – Marvel Comics
18. Galactus – Marvel Comics
19. Green Goblin – Marvel Comics
20. Kahn – Star Trek