10 Comic Book Villains That Need To Be In Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Who is the next big, small screen baddie?

By Daniel Schwartz /

When Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was announced, it generated quite a bit of excitement. The show would offer a weekly look into the covert spy side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Unfortunately, they exhausted a large portion of that excitement half-way through the first season. It appeared that any connection to the MCU proper would be loose at best and that this would be a slow-moving, independent narrative. Then Captain America: The Winter Soldier happened. The entire show was turned on its side as the events happening in the film directly affected the team the organisation that they work for. Agent Ward was exposed as a traitor and Coulson's group was forced underground. While the ties to the MCU have been strengthened, they must be cautious and create their own stories that work in their own right. In order to do this, the team must face some strong villains that make for engaging adventures. Marvel has a large and rich cast of super-villains that writers can choose from. Unfortunately, the list becomes limited by three factors. First, they cannot use anyone that is too closely associated with Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, and X-Men because of contractual limitations. Secondly, they cannot use a character that may appear in the upcoming movies (and their sequels). Finally, the team cannot face a villain so powerful that they would have no chance of winning without the help of an Avenger or two. With that in mind, these are the top 10 villains that should make an appearance on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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