Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics Page #3

I can be evil. I'm gonna give

you my husband's number...

...and you can have a long

chat with him. Heh, heh, heh.

I think there are some people who really

associate themselves with, like, a Superman.

On the other hand, people covet

Lex Luthor's keen intellect.

When I was growing up I loved

the character of Vandal Savage.

DC had relaunched The Flash

with Wally West as the Flash...

...after Crisis on Infinite Earths and his

first villain that he fought was Vandal Savage.

He was immortal. And who

wouldn't want to be immortal?

And who wouldn't want to have

this far reach into history?

He's one of those villains that has nothing

to lose. That's a very dangerous man.

You know, he just knows

he will be resurrected.

How do you defeat that person?

You look good. Been working out?

You could probably use a little sun.

Then again, who am I to talk?

[LAUGHING]

They seem to be happy. Heh.

They seem to enjoy being bad.

Most of the heroes,

especially of late...

...they're all broody and sad. They

never seem to be enjoying anything.

You look at villains and they're

having the time of their lives.

Harley became popular

because, in part, she's funny.

She can stand up to the Joker. She

can tell a joke. She can get a laugh.

When I go to conventions and I see

young ladies cosplaying as her...

...I think they just tap into that feeling of

fun and that she can just be kind of whimsical.

Harley Quinn is one of

those characters you love.

Even if she's smashing somebody

with a hammer, you love her.

There's a handful of those

villains, like Larfleeze...

...the Orange Lantern.

He's deadly but he's fun.

He's overwhelmed with greed and he'll kill

for it. He's still funny because of that.

He comes to Earth and finds out

there's a being called Santa Claus...

...who gives people

things that you list.

When Larfleeze finds out there's

a being called Santa Claus...

...that answers your Christmas

list, he makes a giant list.

When Santa doesn't show up,

he gets pissed off and says:

"I'm gonna kill him. " And he

goes on a hunt for Santa Claus.

There's very few characters that

you can pull that story off with.

Larfleeze is one of those characters.

NARRATOR:
But while villains can

be fun, as well as fascinating...

...they're also a direct

reflection of our own fears.

They force us to examine the

deep and personal terrors...

...that we are unable to

face in our everyday lives.

When writers create supervillains...

...when children imagine monsters...

...they're trying to make

sense of a scary world.

They're trying to feel strong.

They're trying to do so many things.

Villains in some ways, you know, should

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes