8 Confessions Of A Marvel Fan After Reading DC Comics
6. Marvel May Have The Best Heroes, But DC Has The Best Villains
Marvel have some great villains, don’t get me wrong, but everyone and their mum knows that Darkseid would easily beat Thanos in a fight. Yet, Marvel have always had issues when it comes to putting forward a truly great villain.
The tendency is to either make them so incredibly overpowered that no-one could realistically beat them (though they always do somehow), or they’re low level goons that managed to get their hands on some cool tech. There’s rarely something interesting to go alongside their power, whereas the DC rogues gallery is full of some of the most interesting and complex characters in the medium.
Sure, there are plenty of duds (looking at you Condiment Man), but the likes of Joker, Darkseid and Lex Luthor keep things well balanced in DC’s favour.
If you’re still doubting this one, look at the success of the Suicide Squad compared to Marvel’s Thunderbolts. In terms of popularity they aren’t even close and that’s not going to change any time soon, with a second Suicide Squad film in the works as well as the current comic run which is doing incredibly well.