Best Comic Book Villans

[moe.ron]

Personally:

Dr. Doom
Lex Luthor
Magneto
Kingpin
Apocalypse
The Joker

[SigmaChiGuy]

Chalk up another useless thread by moe.ron

[moe.ron]

You don't like comic books?

[Kevin]

Dr. Doom and Magneto share the top spot in my book.

I never got into DC comics.

[moe.ron]

Originally posted by ktsnake
Dr. Doom and Magneto share the top spot in my book.

I never got into DC comics.

Aside from Batman and Superman, I also never gotten into DC comics.

[BetteDavisEyes]

I'd put my vote on Magneto. The guy is one of the best villains & for those who don't read the comics, believe me, the movies do him no justice.

[Optimist Prime]

one word: Venom.

more bad guys I liked
Red Rose
Magneto
X (not good or bad, had book on Dark Horse)
the Riddler
Dr. Doom
Lex Luthar

[sigtau305]

The Joker
Lex Luthor
Dr. Octopus
The Kingpin
Green Goblin
Ras' a Ghoul (sp)
Catwoman
Doomsday


I'm mostly into DC Comics. I rarely get into Marvel Comics except for Spider-Man.

[SigmaChiGuy]

Its not that, what it is though, is that I have to sift through your shit to get to any threads that are meaningful.

Originally posted by moe.ron
You don't like comic books?

[Senusret I]

Darkseid

[moe.ron]

Originally posted by SigmaChiGuy
Its not that, what it is though, is that I have to sift through your shit to get to any threads that are meaningful.

Awe, somebody need a hug today.

[_Opi_]

Magneto and Catwoman.

[lifesaver]

Dood. Youre so outta the loop. They arent comic books, they are graphic novels. Geez!

lol

[moe.ron]

Got this from a friend:

A comic book is exactly what you think it is: a monthly (or bi-monthly) part of a series.

A graphic novel is a collected volume of issues (usually a story arc) or a 1-shot release, typically a special story. They're unique to comic book retail stores (i.e. you cannot get them in a newstand or something like that).

[kateshort]

Originally posted by moe.ron
Got this from a friend:

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A comic book is exactly what you think it is: a monthly (or bi-monthly) part of a series.

A graphic novel is a collected volume of issues (usually a story arc) or a 1-shot release, typically a special story. They're unique to comic book retail stores (i.e. you cannot get them in a newstand or something like that).
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As someone who's lectured on the topic... you're close, but there are a few things that I'd like to clarify.

Comics is the overall term for the medium, as well as for the single issues that usually run about 32 pages.

A TPB (Trade Paperback) Collection is a compilation of 4 or more previously published issues, usually forming a story arc.

A graphic novel (GN) is an original, all-in-one story that is first published in Trade Paperback format. GNs can run from ~64 pages (graphic novella) to a huuuuge tome like Blankets that's 592 pages and is the largest original GN that I've encountered.

Nowadays, you can get TPBs and GNs from any major bookseller, including Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Borders, Bretano's, Crown Books, Waldenbooks, etc. Comics shops may have a broader selection, but the more popular mainstream and manga series have TPBs readily available.

Check out the teen area or adult section of your local public library for more examples and some cool titles to check out.

[Can you tell I'm a middle school librarian with 10,000 comics at home?]