The Supervillain Book

Gina Misiroglu

Description

Everything you ever wanted to know about the bad guys in comics, film, and television!

A must-read for anyone who was ever enthralled with mythic wickedness, The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood exhaustively explores the extraordinary lives and careers of hundreds of overachieving evildoers. Drawing from sources in comic books, film, live-action and animated television, newspaper strips, toys, and manga and anime, it is the definitive guide to nefarious masterminds, mad scientists, and destructive dominators who have battled super- and other fictional heroes.

The Supervillain Book investigates each character’s origin, modus operandi, costumes, weapons and gadgetry, secret hideouts, chief henchmen, and minions, while serving up a supersized trove of fascinating trivia. It also takes you behind the scenes, describing the creation and development of these marvelously malicious, menacing, and malevolent characters. With 350 entries on pop culture’s most malicious evildoers, this comprehensive resource also includes 125 illustrations, a helpful resource section, and an extensive index, adding to its usefulness.

What would a good guy be without the bad guy? Boring. You won’t be bored with this indispensable guide to the wicked world of supervillains!

Sujets

• Superheroes

Informations

• Publié par: Visible Ink Press
• Date de parution: 01 juillet 2006
• Nombre de lectures: 9
• EAN13: 9781578597949
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 17 Mo

Extrait

Contents
A Word from Stan Lee
Those Who Worship Evil s Might: An Introduction
The People We Would Like to Thank: The Acknowledgments
The People Who Helped Make the Book: The Contributors
A
The Abomination
Abra Kadabra
The Absorbing Man
Agent Smith
A.I.M
Aku
Alien Invaders
Alternate-Reality Supervillains
Amazo
Amos Fortune
Anarky
Anime Evil Masterminds
Annihilus
The Anti-Monitor
Apocalypse
Aquatic Supervillains
Arachnid Adversaries
Arcade
Arcane
Astro City Supervillains
Atlas
Attuma
The Authority Rogues Gallery
B
Bane
Baron Karza
Baron Mordo
Baron Zemo
Batman TV Villains
Bat-Mite
Batroc
The Beyonder
Bizarro
Black Adam
Black Manta
Black Mask
Black Spider
Black Tom Cassidy
Blackfire
Blastaar
Blizzard
The Blob
Blockbuster
Blofeld
Blood-Sucking Bad Guys (and Gals)
Boomerang
The Brain
Brainiac
Brainwave
Brak
Brimstone
Bronze Age Supervillains (1970-1979)
The Brood
Brother Blood
The Brotherhood of Evil
The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
Bug-Based Bad Guys
Bullseye
C
The Calculator
Captain Boomerang
Captain Cold
Captain Nazi
Captain Planet s Eco-Villains
Carnage
Catman
Catwoman
Chameleon
Cheetah
Chemo
Cheshire
Chronos
The Claw
Clayface
Cold War Supervillains
The Composite Superman
Copperhead
Count Nefaria
The Crime Syndicate of America
The Criminal Economy
Cyborg Superman
D
Dark Phoenix
Darkseid
Darkseid s Elite
Darth Vader
Deadpool
Deadshot
Deathstroke the Terminator
Decepticons
Despero
Diablo
Dr. Alchemy
Dr. Cyclops
Dr. Doom
Dr. Evil I
Dr. Evil II
Dr. Light
Dr. Loveless
Dr. No
Dr. Octopus
Dr. Polaris
Dr. Psycho
Dr. Shrinker
Dr. Sivana
Dr. Zin
Doomsday
Dormammu
Dragon Ball Villains
The Dragon Lady
Dragon Man
E
Eclipso
Egg Fu
Ego the Living Planet
Electro
Emperor Palpatine
Evil Organizations
Evil Twins
Evilheart the Great
Extant
F
The Fatal Five
Fatality
The Fearsome Five
Felix Faust
The Female Furies
The Fiddler
Fin Fang Foom
The Flash s Rogues Gallery
The Floronic Man
The Frightful Four
Fu Manchu
G
Galactus
Gen 13 s Rogues Gallery
General Zod
Genoshans
The Gentleman Ghost
Gog
Golden Age Supervillains (1938-1954)
Gorilla Grodd
The Grandmaster
Green Goblin
Gremlin
Grey Gargoyle
Griffith
The Grim Reaper
H
The Hand
The Harlequin
Harley Quinn
Heat Wave
Hector Hammond
Hela
The Hellfire Club
Henchmen, Minions, and Underlings
The High Evolutionary
Hobgoblin
Hostess Supervillains
Hugo Strange
Hush
Hydra
Hydro-Man
I
The Icicle
Imperiex
The Impossible Man
The Injustice Society and Beyond
Intergang
Iron Maiden
J
Jack O Lantern
Jackal
The Jester
Joe Chill
Johnny Bates
Johnny Sorrow
The Joker
Judge Death
Judge Doom
Juggernaut
K
Kalibak
Kang the Conqueror
Kanjar Ro
The Key
Khan
Killer Croc
Killer Kane
Killer Moth
Kingpin
Klarion the Witch Boy
Klaw
Kobra
Krang
Kraven the Hunter
The Kryptonite Kid
L
Lady Deathstrike
Lady Shiva
The Leader
The League of Assassins
Legion
The Legion of Doom
The Legion of Super-Villains
Lex Luthor
Living Laser
The Lizard
Loki
Lord Voldemort
Lucifer
M
Mad Hatter
Mad Mod
The Mad Thinker
Madame Masque
Mageddon
Magneto
Malebolgia
Man-Bat
The Mandarin
The Mangog
The Master
Mastermind
The Masters of Evil
Maximus the Mad
Maxwell Lord
Mephisto
Metallo
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Rogues Gallery
Millions Knives
Ming the Merciless
Miroku
Mirror Master
The Mist
Mr. Freeze
Mr. Glass
Mr. Hyde
Mr. Mind
Mr. Mxyzptlk
Mr. Sinister
Modern Age Supervillains (1980-present
Mojo
Mojo Jojo
Mole Man
Molecule Man
Moltar
Mongul
Monologues and Soliloquies
The Monster Society of Evil
Monster Supervillains
Morbius the Living Vampire
Mordru
Morgan le Fay
Morlun
Mysterio
Mystique
N
Nightmare
Nocturna
O
Obsidian
Ocean Master
Omega Red
Onomatopoeia
Onslaught
The Owl
Ozymandias
P
Parallax
The Parasite
The Penguin
Phantasm
The Phantom Blot
Phantom Zone Supervillains
Pied Piper
Poison Ivy
Powers Villains
The Prankster
Prometheus
Psycho-Pirate
The Puke
Pulp Supervillains
Punch and Jewelee
The Puppet Master
The Purple Man
Pyro
Q
Q
Queen Bee
R
Ra sal Ghul
Rasputin
Red Skull
Reinvented Supervillains
Reverse-Flash
Rhino
The Riddler
The Ringmaster and the Circus of Crime
Robotic Supervillains
Rodak
The Royal Flush Gang
S
Sabretooth
Sandman
Santa Claus as a Supervillain
Satana
Saturday-Morning Supervillains
Sauron II
The Savage Dragon s Rogues Gallery
The Scarecrow
Scorpion
The Secret Society of Super-Villains
The Sentinels
The Serpent Society
Sesshomaru
The Shade
The Shadow-Thief
The Shark
Shredder
Silver Age Supervillains (1956-1969)
Silver Banshee
Silver Samurai
Sinestro
The Sinister Six
Sinister Sorcerers and Sorceresses
Skeletor
Slade
Smallville Villains
Solomon Grundy
Sonar
Spellbinder
Spider-Slayer
The Squadron Sinister
Star Sapphire
Starro the Conqueror
Stilt-Man
Stryfe
The Suicide Squad
Super-Gorillas
The Superman Revenge Squad
Super-Nazis and Axis Adversaries
Super-Sized Supervillains
Super-Skrull
Supervillain Headquarters
Supervillain Prisons
Supervillain Team-Ups
The Supreme Intelligence
Surtur
Syndrome
T
T.O.Morrow
Talia
Talpa
Taskmaster
The Tattooed Man
Terra
Terra-Man
Thanos
The Thorn
Thunderbolts
The Tick s Rogues Gallery
The Time Trapper
Titania
Titanium Man
Titano the Super-Ape
Toad
Tom Strong s Rogues Gallery
The Top
Toyman
The Trickster
Trigon
TV Toon Terrors: Beyond Saturday Morning
Two-Face
U
The Ultra-Humanite
Ultron
Underworld Supervillains
V
Vandal Savage
Venom
The Ventriloquist
Vermin
Vertigo Villains
Villains from the Toy Box
Villains of Mecha Anime
Violator
Viper
Vulture
W
Weather Wizard
Wendigo
Whiplash
White Queen
Wizard I
Wizard II
The Wrecking Crew
Y
The Yellow Claw
Z
Zombie Priest
Zorak
Zurg
How to Build a Supervillain: The Resources
Photo and Illustration Credits
The Ultimate Supervillain Information Locator: The Index
A Word from Stan Lee
Hi, Heroes!
Here s a quick quiz for you
Who s the one character you absolutely must have in a superhero series? If you answered the superhero, go to the head of the class. But wait; it gets tricky.
The next question is, who are the most important characters in a superhero series? Come on now, the title of this book oughta give you a clue. That s it! You re right! The most important characters in any superhero series are, and always have been, the supervillains!
Want proof? Let s take just one example. Where would Spider-Man be without the Green Goblin, Doc Ock, the Lizard, the Sandman, the Kingpin, or any of his other splendidly savage and sinister supervillains?
Sure, you always need the hero, but ask yourself this: how eager would you be to read about a superhero who fought litterbugs, jaywalkers, or income-tax evaders? I somehow suspect you wouldn t be racing to the comic-book store to grab every new issue about that particular do-gooder.
In fact, think about most of the great action movies you ve seen. I ll bet the Joker s makeup kit that the ones you liked best, the ones that stick in your memory the longest, are inevitably the ones with the most unique, colorful, and dangerous villains.
So, although you certainly can t have a superhero saga without a superhero, the series would soon be history without a steady stream of scary supervillains to keep it going.
Of course, like everything else in life, supervillains keep changing in style and substance. As superhero comics keep evolving, the stories tend to get darker and edgier, and, just as the tales grow ever heavier, the supervillains, too, tend to get darker, meaner, and more macabre. And y know something? The scarier and more menacing they become, the more the public (and that s you, Charlie!) can t get enough of them.
So let s face it. Gina Misiroglu and Michael Eury s beautifully written and illustrated Supervillain Book is just what superhero fans have been waiting for. It gives us exciting insights into the lives, powers, and motivations of the greatest supervillains in all of comicdom, film, and television.
Naturally there s a lot more I could say about this terrific book, but I don t wanna keep you from all the fun and excitement on the pages ahead. Anyway, it s not as though we re leaving each other, because you can bet I ll be eagerly reading right along with you.
Excelsior!
Those Who Worship Evil s Might: An Introduction
These days, the racks at your local comic store read like a lineup on America s Most Wanted, reported Wizard magazine not long ago. The industry fanzine also noted that the litany of supervillain-centric comic books available today is unprecedented, with their numbers projected to rise. As we pen these words, joining perennial favorite Catwoman (star of her own monthly series) are DC s Lex Luthor: Man of Steel and Marvel s Fantastic Four: Foes and Books of [Dr.] Doom, all miniseries that examine the psyches of some of comics most sinister figures; Ra s al Ghul and the Scarecrow Year One miniseries; the House of M crossover, depicting a Magneto-controlled Marvel Universe; the Secret Society of Super-Villains onslaught against the Justice League; recent Deadshot and Thanos miniseries; supervillain free-for-alls in DC s Villains United, Marvel s Spider-Man: Breakout!, and Image s Spawn #150, the latter of which gathered Spawn s enemies in hell; and Ben Raab s Living in Infamy (Ludovico Technique, 2005-2006), featuring a suburban witness-protection program of reformed supervilla