Everyone knows nothing makes a good hero like a great villain. Sherlock Holmes needed Moriarty, G.I. Joe needed Cobra, the rebels needed Darth Vader, etc. Nothing makes a story better quite like an interesting, intriguing, and yet hated adversary. Readers tend to flock to the villains they love to hate. The best villains bring something out of the hero that nobody else does or force the hero to push themselves further than before to find a way to win.

We wanted to make a top 10 list, but that’s impossible. There are just too many good choices, and we couldn’t agree on any of it. So we increased the list, and increased it, and increased it (honestly, we probably could have kept going, too). So, before it gets too out of hand, here are our choices for the 100 best villains in comics.

Part 1: 100-91

• 100. God (Preacher)
• 99. Galactus
• 98. Knull (Venom)
• 97. Parasite
• 96. Heat Wave
• 95. Lady Deathstrike
• 94. Metallo
• 93. Despero
• 92. Ares (Wonder Woman)
• 91. Mr. Freeze

Part 2: 90-81

• 90. Granny Goodness
• 89. Mirror Master
• 88. Atrocitus/Red Lanterns
• 87. Purple Man
• 86. Dr. Light
• 85. Daken
• 84. Proteus
• 83. Surtur
• 82. Mysterio
• 81. Bastion

Part 3: 80-71

• 80. Anti-Monitor
• 79. Absorbing Man
• 78. Wrecking Crew
• 77. Magus
• 76. Electro
• 75. Court of Owls
• 74. Parallax
• 73. Barracuda
• 72. Jody & TC (Preacher)
• 71. Alpha/The Whisperers (The Walking Dead)

Part 4: 70-61

• 70. Poison Ivy
• 69. Bizarro
• 68. Sebastian Shaw
• 67. Black Manta
• 66. Baron Zemo
• 65. Carnage
• 64. The Hood
• 63. The Mandarin
• 62. The Rhino
• 61. Black Hand

Part 5: 60-51

• 60. Gorilla Grodd
• 59. Vandal Savage
• 58. Angstrom Levy (Invincible)
• 57. Talia Al Ghul
• 56. Cyborg Superman
• 55. The Void
• 54. The Governor (The Walking Dead)
• 53. Sandman
• 52. The Lizard
• 51. General Zod

Part 6: 50-41

• 50. Skrulls
• 49. The Leader
• 48. Kang
• 47. Superboy Prime
• 46. Sabretooth
• 45. The Riddler
• 44. Kraven the Hunter
• 43. The Abomination
• 42. Crossbones
• 41. Zoom

Part 7: 40-31

• 40. Captain Cold
• 39. Bane
• 38. Mr. Sinister
• 37. The Scarecrow
• 36. Brainiac
• 35. Omni Man (Invincible)
• 34. Herr Starr (Preacher)
• 33. The Homelander (The Boys)
• 32. Saint of Killers (Preacher)
• 31. Harley Quinn

Part 8: 30-21

• 30. Juggernaut
• 29. Sentinels
• 28. Two-Face
• 27. Mystique
• 26. Bullseye
• 25. Deathstroke
• 24. Kingpin
• 23. Negan (The Walking Dead)
• 22. Venom
• 21. Catwoman

Part 9: 20-11

• 20. Doomsday
• 19. Ra’s Al Ghul
• 18. Annihilus
• 17. Reverse Flash
• 16. Apocalypse
• 15. Ozymandias (Watchmen)
• 14. Black Adam
• 13. Dr. Octopus
• 12. Dark Phoenix
• 11. Green Goblin

Part 10: 10-6

• 10. Red Skull
• 9. Loki
• 8. Sinestro
• 7. Ultron
• 6. Thanos

Part 11: 5-1

• 5. Darkseid
• 4. Magneto
• 3. Lex Luthor
• 2. Joker
• 1. Dr. Doom

Also, be sure to check out our Top 100 Heroes List!