Dan DiDio, Editor In Chief of DC Comics made a "guest appearance" in an article from the Associated Press about the new villains of America. According to the article, we've moved our energy from the terrorists to the bankers, automakers, and executives. DiDio talks about how DC reworked Lex Luthor from the mad scientist to the businessman and politician. DiDio states, "We can dress folks up in crazy costumes and give them crazy powers," DiDio says, "but when you see someone who has the ability to work above the law, above the government, and create their own set of rules, that resonates. Because people have a level of frustration with that."We've always been intrigued by villains, some even like them more than the heroes themselves. We even try to turn villains into heroes, characters like Venom come to mind, who went through a "hero" phase, but eventually they come back to basics. Comic readers love to see the bad guys be bad - destroying, torturing, rampaging. If they were just ordinary crooks, robbing banks and stealing form others, our heroes wouldn't shine as much when they beat the bad guys.
Without diabolical bad guys threatening to take over the world, designing earth shattering devices, or dreaming up ways to embarrass their arch-nemesis, our comics would be very bland. They add a spice to the world of comics that you can't quite find anywhere else. This all leads to the question, who is your favorite villain, and why?
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