The top 10 villainous mad scientists in comic books. We translate berserk, angel heart, biomega, watanabe, and zetman. Web comic strips most strips need to be linked back to original sources i. Created by comic book genius frank miller in the early 1980s when he was writing the. Evil genius is a category all its own, and the halls of cinematic infamy are crammed to the rafters with lasers, genetic engineering gone wrong and various. Basilisk character comic vine spiderman, batman, evil geniuses, marvel.
A supervillain or supercriminal is a variant of the villainous stock character that is commonly found in american comic books. After all, a villain is only as good as their evil plan. She is a threetime winner of the childrens book council of australia book of the year award and has received the centenary medal for her contribution to australian childrens literature. The evil genius is obviously intelligent, and is the one in charge of the wave motion gun or shipping the. If evil genius were a phrase in the dictionary, theres a good chance the definition would include a picture of hannibal lecter. The evil genius by wilkie collins meet your next favorite book. The same goes for comic books, as the world of dc comics and marvel. Dc evil geniuses vs marvel evil geniuses comic vine. The evil genius is novel of marital infidelity, divorce yes, with a capital d. The evil genius is a standard character in the evil army.
The 50 greatest comicbook characters movies empire. Fortunately, since the original xmen and spiderman movies in 2000 and 2002, fans have seen a lot of faithful interpretations of the best heroes and villains comics have to offer. Jun 19, 2015 the top 10 villainous mad scientists in comic books. There were six, but he killed gizmo when he challenged him about being a genius.
Despite making an appearance in a pretty famous xmen trading card set, arcade hasnt been a big deal in the comics in a long, long time. Mar 10, 2017 with a name like apocalypse, you know hes not going to fall into the cute and cuddly category of comic book characters. When you talk about comic con, the first thing a lot of people think of is the. The main character in evil genius is a young boy named cadel piggot. We count down the top evil geniuses in comics who use their brains as brawn. One of the more bizarre looking characters in the marvel universe and thats saying. Theyre all incredibly intelligent, and using that to pursue world domination. Evil genius 348 3rd street, california, pennsylvania 15419 rated 4.
Arcade is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Evil genius is a heavily character based game, and a lot of strategy comes from cultivating and maintaining the right balance of staff manning the base and working out on the world map. About a week ago, i had a book report due in a day and i hadnt even started it. Thats all comics fans do is make lists and debate their lists. An example of the types of characters i am looking for are. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. The competition for the smartest villain is so tight that even a team such as the. With his very riddlerlike appearance, arcade was an evil genius with a. We know that magneto is one of the richest comic book characters ever because he has control of all of the metal, plus he stole a lot of nazi gold from hydra including platinum, gold, silver, copper, and vibranium, which is the rarest metal known in the comic book.
The story of an urban uprising and the girl that leads them. A genius boy who is lonely and gets into trouble more from boredom than meanness. Superman may a god motivated by moral integrity and responsibility but that doesnt make the genius. But all the excitement and money generated by the best of bigscreen comic book characters has also. Surviving three movies, and appearing in flashbacks in a fourth with a fifth. The evil geniuses are the ones who keep us looking over our literary shoulders, allowing our heroes and heroines to truly prove their mettle. Not to be confused with the diabolical mastermind simulation game evil genius, nor the books by catherine jinks, which involve a academy of evil aimed at.
Dc evil geniuses vs marvel evil geniuses battles comic. To make it onto any comic book list is a pretty cool thing. A comic genius reinvents that awful text you always skip. Ten of the richest comic book characters ever worthly. Superman may a god motivated by moral integrity and responsibility but. The 25 greatest comic book supervillains of all time, ranked. What you are about to read is the definitive list of the 100 greatest black comic book superheroesvillains of alltimeall ranked. Masters of evil as well as purple mans villains for.
The marvel universe has its share of smartypants wearing heroes and villains. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading evil genius. Death, a runofthemill evil genius, posed a minor threat to batman, but. Duranki 6 posted may 12th, 2020 by drpepperpro with. Here are the most brilliant supervillains in comic book history. And many of the strongest female characters happen to be supervillains. James moriarty is sherlock holmes primary antagonist. Evil genius by catherine jinks is a fictional story that i would highly recommend to anyone who likes books with slower plots but more complex characters. I think sherlock said it best when he described moriarty but in calling moriarty a criminal you are uttering libel in the eyes of the law and there lie the glory a. It reveals where the concepts of good and evil come from, how we can know what good and evil really are, and why they are important. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I was wondering if someone could provide a list of 30 evil cartoonfunny characters from various popular cartoons shows and movies. Okay, now that weve done away with the lighthearted, tongueincheek villains the 10 best cartoon villains part one. Of course dcs b list team of genius villains would beat marvels c list team.
What character, fictional or nonfictional, could be. Many a superhero has been tripped up by a beautiful but evil supervillain. Evil genius funny cartoons from cartoonstock directory the worlds largest online collection of cartoons and comics. Evil genius is one the best books ive read in my life.
Oct 10, 2016 meet the evil genius behind new york comic con. These are the characters who were never going to be anything but geniuses the ones you would most want to. Not all lists are created equally, and neither are characters. These are the 15 smartest villains in comic book history. Theyre usually rather highranked, commonly below the dragon but above the quirky miniboss squad. The character is a combination of an evil genius and a hitman who carries out. And they hate it when those characters arent respected. We know that magneto is one of the richest comic book characters ever because he has control of all of the metal, plus he stole a lot of nazi gold from hydra including platinum, gold, silver, copper, and vibranium, which is the rarest metal known in the comic book world. The 20 richest comic book characters ever money inc.
Comic covers or short excerpts a few scanned pages can be posted for discussion. The book follows the story of cadel piggot, a child prodigy. Marvel even had a special team of supervillains called the intelligencia. Sequels in the trilogy are genius squad and genius wars. Players choose one of the following avatars upon starting the game. The same goes for comic books, as the world of dc comics and marvel are filled with tons of evil geniuses and mad scientists.
Evil genius cartoons and comics funny pictures from. Containing a mixture of simulation and strategy games, evil genius tasks players with constructing an underground lair capable of defeating the forces of justice, maintaining minions, and developing notoriety in a quest of world domination. Comic book editors, writers, and artists were challenged to create supervillains. In some cases, as with chronicles of narnia, disagreements about order necessitate the creation of more than one series. Chris peruzzi is a comic book superhero historian who is passionate. Often erroneously referred to as the first mutant thats actually selene en sabah nur was born in ancient egypt at the time of the great pyramids construction. The good and evil comic book presents the history of man, as found in the bible, as a struggle between the forces of good and evil. Top 10 coolest xmen characters no one knows about duration. Strangely, old characters style gets carried on, leading to some contrast between them and new ones. Jigsaw lets his diabolical torture devises do all the work for him as he watches hapless victims struggle for their very lives attempting to undo, by equally torturous methods, the predicament theyve found themselves in. Just as before lets run them down nonautomotively in reverse order, from.
Movies, music, tv, film, video games, politics, news, comics, superheroes. They are almost exclusively male except in fiction that either has an unusually high female ratio or a female motif for its villains. I picked up the book and reread the book, for like the hundredth time. If you rank as a character, youre doing something right. Evil without ever coming into personal contact with his victims is pure genius. Part of what terrifies us so much about him is his grisly taste for human flesh he even pairs it with fancy wines. Igns editors count down the 100 greatest comic book villains. Formerly known by names including atlas and timely, marvel entertainment is the publisher of comic books featuring iconic characters and teams such as the fantastic four, spiderman, the. The evil genius goodreads meet your next favorite book.
Enter the name of the series to add the book to it. Two of the artists on evil genius recount the struggle to shape the characters in the game. Her popular works for young readers include the evil genius series, the reformed vampire support group, and the trilogy that began with how to catch a bogle. Im a comic book fan, video game guy, huge lego collector. Jan 01, 2005 evil genius by catherine jinks is a fictional story that i would highly recommend to anyone who likes books with slower plots but more complex characters. Lex luthor gene hackman played supermans nemesis for laughs at times in the 1978 film superman, but he was still the evil genius we remember from the comic books. Evil genius must read i loved this book for how intellectually captivating it was, the characters have personalities that stand out and while you cant understand all of their motives theyre opinions are strong and it makes you acknowledged a part of the world that most of us ignore. Next time use a list geniuses good and bad because dc will need the help 3 years ago.
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