This blog explores the top 10 most villainous moments in comics that stunned readers with their darkness, gore, and psychological intensity.
Kicking off the list at number 10 is the infamous Thanos snap—not the version from the Infinity War film, but the original event from the 1991 Infinity Gauntlet series.
At number nine is the psychotic Carnage, a villain so bloody and sadistic that even the Joker finds his methods distasteful.
Number eight is a morally complex but undeniably villainous act by Azrael in Watchmen.
In House of M, the Scarlet Witch, mentally shattered and emotionally unstable, utters the devastating words “No more mutants.”
Number six features a scene infamous for its brutality and impact on readers—the murder of Glenn by Negan in The Walking Dead.
At number five is the Reverse Flash, Eobard Thawne, whose villainy is deeply personal and psychologically devastating.
Number four depicts Magneto inflicting a uniquely horrific injury on Wolverine by using his magnetic powers to tear away the adamantium from Wolverine’s skeleton.
At number three, one of comic history’s most infamous deaths: Joker’s killing of Jason Todd, the second Robin.
Runner-up on the list is the Green Goblin’s murder of Gwen Stacy, one of the darkest moments in Spider-Man’s history.
Topping the list at number one for the most villainous moment is the Joker’s attack on Barbara Gordon in The Killing Joke.