Root for the bad guy
The Villains Steal The Show
The Joker, Venom, Carnage, Deadshot and Deathstroke — the books where the villain is the main character.
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- 1Batman: The Killing Joke DeluxeThe definitive Joker story in a proper hardcover.Buy
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Batman: Three JokersA definitive collected edition — real print, real cover, straight to your shelf.Buy - 3
Harley Quinn: Mad LoveA definitive collected edition — real print, real cover, straight to your shelf.Buy - 4
Maximum CarnageA definitive collected edition — real print, real cover, straight to your shelf.Buy - 5
Venom by Donny Cates Vol. 1: RexA definitive collected edition — real print, real cover, straight to your shelf.Buy - 6
Deadpool Kills the Marvel UniverseA definitive collected edition — real print, real cover, straight to your shelf.Buy - 7
Injustice: Gods Among Us Year OneA definitive collected edition — real print, real cover, straight to your shelf.Buy - 8
Deathstroke: The ProfessionalA definitive collected edition — real print, real cover, straight to your shelf.Buy - 9
Pop! Joker (Leaping)The shelf-army staple — a real Funko Pop! Joker (Leaping) for your collection, photographed from Funko's official catalog.Buy
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Why these picks belong together
Superhero stories are only as good as the people ruining them, and these are the books that hand the villain the wheel. They're grouped together because they all do the same trick: take a character you've only ever seen lose, and make you understand why they keep coming back. Perfect if the heroic stuff has started feeling samey.
How to start
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Start with the Joker books — they're the most famous and the shortest.
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Move to the anti-hero picks when you want a villain you can actually root for.
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Finish with a Joker Pop or statue for the shelf. It's the whole aesthetic in one piece.
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