Honorable Mention: Sergei Kravinoff aka. Kraven the Hunter - Kraven starts out as a big game hunter in Africa and depending on what you read or watch gains his power from a serum created by his Doctor girlfriend or a potion stolen from a witchdoctor. The story line that puts craven among the best villains that Marvel has, has to be Kraven's Last Hunt. Not only does Kraven beat Spiderman and then bury him for two weeks, he also dons the mask and is a better Spiderman than Spiderman. Not only could he have killed Spiderman, he could have taken his place and fought for justice in his own way.
10. Maestro - Maestro is an alternate future version of the Hulk. He still retains his intelligence, unlike the Hulks from Old Man Logan, but slowly loses his humanity and feels extreme bitterness towards the rest of the world. The best part of this is that it could actually happen with The Hulk. The Hulk seems never to be in full control of his emotions and could be one catastrophic event away from being a bad guy. Maestro even gets more power from radiation that he has absorbed and has more experience than The Hulk, which is why he is able to break the Hulk's neck.
9. Wilson Fisk aka The Kingpin - The Kingpin is the only villain on the list that does not have enhanced powers. He succeeded only with his intelligence, strength and ruthlessness. The Kingpin starts out and continues to be a Spiderman villain, but is best portrayed in the Daredevil books as the big bad. The Arc that cements Kingpin status is Born Again by Frank Miller, where in Kingpin dismantles every aspect of Matt Murdock's life. It is dark and disturbing, especially Karen Page being addicted to Heroin and being a porn star, but a must read for all Daredevil fans. The Kingpin has been portrayed perfectly in the Netflix Daredevil show and his voice acting in Spiderman was pitch perfect.
8. Venom - Venom made his first appearance as the black suit in Spiderman. The black suit was amazing, looked cooler, sleeker and more badA$$y. Although Eddie Brock is the Venom that most people associate as the host figure, imagine if he had taken control over someone with powers like Quicksilver or Wolverine or what would be really cool is if he possessed The Hulk. There have been good Venom stories, but nothing defining as a true classic. The potential is there to be one of the best, but who is going to write it?
7. Apocalypse - Everyone I knew that was an X-Men fan was so excited that they were going to do Apocalypse on the big screen, except for those skeptics who think everything is terrible because it didn't stick to source material exactly. It was a big let down. However, in the comics he has some great stories. His four horsemen are always fascinating, especially Gambit as death. When Apocalypse comes knocking you never know what is going to happen.
6. Doctor Octopus aka Otto Octavius - Anyone that has four extra unbreakable metal arms is alright in my book. He is smart and powerful and has beaten Spiderman on a couple of occasions. A couple years ago, Doc Ock switched bodies with Spiderman and became Superior Spiderman. A lot of people were not happy with this turn of events. I thought the premise was great and showed what Doc Ock could have been and what Spiderman could have been if he could focus and think of the big picture and be a little more selfish.
5. Loki - Loki is great and Tom Hiddleston played him perfectly and is now the voice of Loki. Loki ends up manipulating good guys into fighting other good guys which is one of my favorite tropes. He isn't the most powerful, but he is intelligent and sneaky. Like most villains, always looking out for himself. They have been doing some different stuff with Loki Lately. Vote Loki has been pretty good.
4. Norman Osborne/Green Goblin - Norman Osborne is one of the most twisted villains of the Marvel Universe. He may have one of the most awful/bizarre stories that Marvel has ever put out wherein he impregnated Gwen Stacey. However, he does have other great stories and accomplishments like becoming director of Shield and forming the Dark Avengers. His Glider and Pumpkin bombs are one of the best if not the best weapon that is used by a villain in the marvel universe. Norman Osborne always has a plan and has been close to beating Spiderman many times.
3. Doctor Doom aka Victor Von Doom - It seems like every 4th time Marvel does a cross over event Doctor Doom is the big evil in the event. Even though Fantasic Four has been exiled to never never land right now, which some people think have to do with Fox owning the movie rights to the franchise and that Disney/Marvel doesn't want to help them. I will be writing more about this soon. The story I like to go back to are the Books Of Doom by Ed Brubaker wherein the orgin of Doctor Doom is expanded. Before I read this I was not a big fan of Doctor Doom and thought he was kind of lame, but this opened me up to other great stories.
2. Red Skull - The Red Skull was always one of my favorite Marvel villains as a kid because I always thought he was Skeletor's brother that would happen to appear in Marvel cartoons. I know I know, how could I think that, but hey I was sheltered with no cable or comics. However, once I did start reading comics this was one villain that I wanted to learn more about. Red Skull does have some pretty hokey stories, but there are some great stories. I thought Red Skull getting Professor X's brain was an interesting concept, but the execution wasn't that great. The whole Nazi aspect of his character is great, it is easy to hate him and what s more evil than people who want to kill people just for being different.
1. Magneto - Magneto is the best villain in the Marvel Universe because half the time you want him to win. He has a lot of depth and character traits that are noble. It is easy to see his side and although you may not agree with him, you always understand why he is doing what he is doing. Fatal
Attraction still is one of my favorite story lines and although nostalgia may get in the way, him ripping out Wolverines adamantium is still a great premise. I loved the art and the so 90s holographic cover. This is another character that every time I read him I hear the X-Men Animated Series voice in my head.
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