Preface III of the Nativity of the Lord: It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,always and everywhere to give you thanks,Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.For through him the holy exchange that restores our lifehas shone forth today in splendor:when our frailty is assumed by your Wordnot only does human mortality receive unending honornot by this wondrous union we, too, are made eternal.And so, in company with the choirs of angels, we praise you, and with joy we proclaim: Communion Antiphon, Cf. Rev 14:4: Behold those redeemed as the first fruits of the human race for God and the Lamb, and who follow the Lamb whereever he goes.
126. See Jesus as happy, overflowing with joy. Rejoice with him as with a friend who has triumphed. They killed him, the holy one, the just one, the innocent one, but he triumphed in the end. Evil does not have the last word. Nor will it have the last word in your life, for you have a friend who loves you and wants to triumph in you. Your Saviour lives.
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Over the last several years, Thunderbolt has been resurrected and is once again leading the crusade against the Hulk. His popularity has led to his inclusion in both Hulk films and he is currently involved (somehow) in the Red Hulk case in monthly comic books.
Thanks to X2's hype and success, Stryker has played a major part in modern X-Men comics, where he's proved to be just as dedicated to his cause as ever, targeting every last mutant on Earth as his "holy crusade" continues.
Pathos is a key ingredient in any great villain, and Freeze has tons of it. This man dedicated his life's work to curing his cryogenically-frozen wife's cancer, and just happened to fall victim to one of those unfortunate accidents that seems to always befall comic book characters. Who can't relate to that?
Writer Garth Ennis created one of the most colorful comic book villains of all time when he conjured up Herr Starr, foe of Preacher protagonist Jesse Custer. A former German special forces solider, Starr is recruited by the Grail and tasked with recovering Custer - but he has plans of his own. He intends to use Custer in his own scheme to overthrow the leadership of the Grail.
Some comic book villains are motivated by greed, or the need for revenge, or pure and simple insanity. The Riddler is a little different - you might say he embarked on a career in crime for the fun of it, at least in a very specific way. Obsessed with puzzles, mind-games, and elaborate death traps, he's compelled to commit crimes that involve some form of complex mental challenge. (What compels him to dress in bright green, though, is anybody's guess.)
Still, thanks to the old "madder the Hulk gets, the stronger the Hulk gets" rule, Abomination was on the losing side of most fights. But in recent years, his approach became more psychological and cunning. In one of the more direct and scarring attacks a comic book arch enemy has achieved in comics, Abomination killed Bruce Banner's wife, Betty - and framed Bruce in the process. While Bruce's innocence would eventually be revealed, Abomination's actions would have longtime repercussions.
Besides moonlighting as a Marvel villain, Mephisto is also the ruler of Hell and the comic book version of Satan. Spooky. He can shape shift, change time and has superhuman strength. You can try to kill him, but he will regenerate, so don't waste your time. His strongest ability though is his power of manipulation.
Whatever your thoughts on his new look (the goggles and such), there is no denying that Zod's offensive upon Metropolis and its hero was one for the books. It gave Superman something to do other than, well, whatever it is he does when not engaging in yellow-sun fueled CQC with Zod, Ursa and Non. Zod even used his own son as a pawn in his campaign to turn Earth into New Krypton - we're not even sure Stampy could pull that one off.
Luthor, Zod and Bizarro are what it boils down to when trying to figure out a serious triple threat for Superman, and Zod's contribution is one that seems on target to receive its due. Zod's arc in the "New Krypton" books continues where "Last Son" left off, furthering the notion that this Zod is welcomed thorn in Superman's side. Kneel before Zod, indeed.
Superhero books are often about exploring alter egos, and it doesn't get much more direct in that regard for Spider-Man than when he faces Venom. Spider-Man's dark, violent and murderous counterpart, Venom came to be when Eddie Brock, a reporter with a vendetta against Spider-Man, found the alien symbiote costume Spider-Man had picked up during Secret Wars, only to discard it when he discovered its true nature.
Venom's popularity right out of the gate was huge - he was easily the most talked about new Spider-Man villain in years, which went hand in hand with the sensation caused by the evocative work of the incredibly buzzed about young artist who first drew Venom in The Amazing Spider-Man, Todd MacFarlane. The character was so popular that he suffered from over-exposure for a time, popping up so often in Spider-Man books and various mini-series that his impact was diluted. That over-exposure thankfully eventually stopped, and what remains is still one of the most notable and iconic Spider-Man villains ever.
"I did it 35 minutes ago." With that simple line, Ozymandias cemented his place as a comic book villain to remember. The fact that he himself, and perhaps many reading this, would argue he's not even a villain in the first place makes him all the more fascinating. The Smartest Man in the World, Adrian Veidt felt that the normal kind of physical super heroics he'd engaged in for years were not enough to truly change the world. No, he plotted to do something much grander.
Sinestro's interference in the affairs of DC's heroes is about to reach critical mass. Though he is currently on his home planet of Korugar, the Black Lanterns are coming. Sinestro is unlikely to care about the plight of innocents, making his role in the Blackest Night event unpredictable and, in all likelihood, bad for the Guardians and remaining members of the Green Lantern Corps.
The Skull might seem a cliché figure now, but he was one of the original uses of villainous Nazis in comic books. Combine that with his successful track record and great design and you have one legendary character.
And now, despite first appearing in a Spider-Man comic book, Fisk is the darkness to Daredevil's light. In fact if he's not somehow involved in Matt Murdock's life or superhero antics, we feel like something is missing from his series. You'll see us say it again later on, but that's the truest sign of a brilliant villain, one that has benefited from years and years of excellent storytelling.
The God of Mischief has been around far longer than Marvel Comics, but we can't help but love the incarnation that Stan Lee and Jack Kirby conjured up several decades ago. Since that time, Thor's half-brother has become a pivotal character in comic books, and is actually the villain that caused the creation of the Avengers. If that isn't an important event, we're not sure what is.
The DC Universe is packed with powerful entities that could destroy worlds at a time, but none are as feared or brilliantly executed as Darkseid, Lord of the war planet Apokolips. The evil god has had quite a legacy crafted for himself since being created by Jack Kirby. Not too shabby for a character that first appeared in a Jimmy Olsen book, eh?
Doom boasts neither powers nor inherent abilities - a rarity for any being in his genre of comic books. Victim of a troubled past, Victor's mother was taken from him early in life. Seemingly since that time, Doom has sought to prove himself to his peers. Chief among those is Reed Richards, the one man who has proved equal and better to Victor's astonishing intellect. Doom's irrational obsession and animosity towards Mr. Fantastic and his family might be his only fault, the one obstacle keeping his from truly achieving his larger desires - the conquest of all his surveys. The Latverian monarch's ambition might be kept in check by the Fantastic Four and their friends, but if anything, his lust for power grows every day, becoming more and more brazen.
A year ago we argued Joker wasn't necessarily Batman's greatest enemy, a fact which would clearly make his high rank here a bit of a mystery. Over the past year, however, three high profile projects reminded us why this character is absolutely one of the best ever created and developed throughout the history of superhero comic books. The Dark Knight, Joker and Batman R.I.P. are not only three of the greatest Batman stories ever created, but perfect examples of why the Joker is the quintessential comic book villain. He exists because of his enemy, and without creatures like the Joker, there would be no Batman. More importantly, this villain is capable of reinventing himself in various iterations, whether it's the savage, sadistic one in R.I.P., the chaos agent in Knight or even the light-hearted comedian from the animated series some 15 years ago.
Gilbert Adair was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on December 29, 1944. He wrote numerous books during his lifetime including A Night at the Pictures, Myths and Memories, Hollywood's Vietnam, Flickers, and Surfing the Zeitgeist. His novels, Love and Death on Long Island and The Dreamers, were adapted into films, the later by Adair himself. He also helped write the screenplays The Territory, Klimt, and A Closed Book. He won the Author's Club First Novel Award for The Holy Innocents in 1988 and the Scott Moncrieff Translation Prize for his book A Void in 1995. During the 1990s, he wrote a regular column for the Sunday Times. He died in early December 2011 at the age of 66. 2ff7e9595c
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