Villains Month: The Wasp EmpireOctober 21, 2012-Evil empires in fantasy fiction are kind of a dime a dozen. While they do make for interesting vehicles through which to tell exciting stories, [...]
Villains Month: The MutantsOctober 20, 2012-Batman has one of those rogues galleries that is widely considered among the best by everyone who cares about such things. Whether it’s based on [...]
Villains Month: NyarlathotepOctober 19, 2012-H.P. Lovecraft is widely regarded as one of the greatest horror writers of the 20th century, and his work has influenced countless authors so pervasively [...]
Villains Month: Moebius the TimestreamerOctober 18, 2012-The video game series Legacy of Kain is known for its moral ambiguity and operatic sense of tragedy, and while there is plenty of darkness [...]
Villains Month: Brick TopOctober 17, 2012-Some of my favorite villains are the ones it’s harder to see coming. For example, if someone in a story is covered in scars, wears [...]
Villains Month: Dr. DestinyOctober 16, 2012-Neil Gaiman’s comic series Sandman is not, on the whole, about good and evil. It relates much more to stories, mythology, beings tethered to ideas [...]
Villains Month: The MooninitesOctober 15, 2012-Okay, I am breaking my own rules here somewhat, since the Mooninites are not exactly serious villains. Still, based on the fact that I love [...]
Villains Month: YurimaruOctober 14, 2012-Part of the reason that Ninja Scroll is my favorite anime of all time is because of its villains. The Eight Devils of Kimon are [...]
Villains Month: Count OlafOctober 13, 2012-Villains in children’s stories often wind up played for laughs rather than menace. The idea, I think, is to teach children that being selfish and [...]
Villains Month: Jan ValentineOctober 12, 2012-Genuinely funny villains are probably more rare than they should be. I suppose it relates to the idea that villains are supposed to be scary [...]
Villains Month: The Wasp Empire October 21, 2012 - Evil empires in fantasy fiction are kind of a dime a dozen. While they do make for interesting vehicles through which to tell exciting stories, [...]
Villains Month: The Mutants October 20, 2012 - Batman has one of those rogues galleries that is widely considered among the best by everyone who cares about such things. Whether it’s based on [...]
Villains Month: Nyarlathotep October 19, 2012 - H.P. Lovecraft is widely regarded as one of the greatest horror writers of the 20th century, and his work has influenced countless authors so pervasively [...]
Villains Month: Moebius the Timestreamer October 18, 2012 - The video game series Legacy of Kain is known for its moral ambiguity and operatic sense of tragedy, and while there is plenty of darkness [...]
Villains Month: Brick Top October 17, 2012 - Some of my favorite villains are the ones it’s harder to see coming. For example, if someone in a story is covered in scars, wears [...]
Villains Month: Dr. Destiny October 16, 2012 - Neil Gaiman’s comic series Sandman is not, on the whole, about good and evil. It relates much more to stories, mythology, beings tethered to ideas [...]
Villains Month: The Mooninites October 15, 2012 - Okay, I am breaking my own rules here somewhat, since the Mooninites are not exactly serious villains. Still, based on the fact that I love [...]
Villains Month: Yurimaru October 14, 2012 - Part of the reason that Ninja Scroll is my favorite anime of all time is because of its villains. The Eight Devils of Kimon are [...]
Villains Month: Count Olaf October 13, 2012 - Villains in children’s stories often wind up played for laughs rather than menace. The idea, I think, is to teach children that being selfish and [...]
Villains Month: Jan Valentine October 12, 2012 - Genuinely funny villains are probably more rare than they should be. I suppose it relates to the idea that villains are supposed to be scary [...]