Marvel has created some of the greatest supervillains of all time. From the first Marvel comic way back in 1939 to today, Marvel has been making villains who are as compelling as they are dangerous.

Marvel Studios introduced some of the most powerful villains ever seen in the MCU during its 2025 movies and TV shows.

There’s nothing worse than a bad villain. I’m not talking about villains we “love to hate”—pure evil, effective, terrifying. I’m talking about stock bad guys. Flat, forgettable foils. Paint-by-numbers ...

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Sometimes the "bad guy" isn't so bad after all, or at least, they have a surprisingly valid point! Join us as we explore the ...

Catherine Martin is a news and feature writer for Movies and TV at Game Rant. She previously worked at the International Business Times and Epicstream, covering entertainment news, including TV shows, ...

Spider-Man may have some of the greatest villains in the history of comics, but they can't all be winners. For every Green Goblin, there's a Gibbon--a character who tried to make a lasting impression ...

Riddle me this: Why do brilliant comic book villains make foolish mistakes? Plot reasons aside, you’d think they would know better. All it takes is one well-timed misstep for their master plans to ...

Ewan has been a content writer since 2020, and loves nothing more than discussing all things gaming. While he's been playing games all his life, he has a particular interesting in anything even ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about women in comedy. Sometimes it is more fun to be evil. Movie villains are often the best part of the film. The best ...

Some villains didn’t need superpowers to make audiences furious - they just needed the right kind of smirk or a complete lack ...

Ryan Heffernan is a Senior Writer at Collider. Storytelling has been one of his interests since an early age, with his appreciation for film and television becoming a particular interest of his during ...