As any comics fan knows, a superhero requires an equal but opposite super-villain to react to, and DC Comics has produced a disproportionate share of iconic evildoers. Shown in dazzling illustrations from recent decades, Batman's nemeses Joker, Penguin, Harley Quinn, Bane, Mr. Freeze, Cat Woman, and Two-Face loom large here, as do Superman's arch-enemies Lex Luthor, Brainiac, General Zod, and Bizarro. The book explores the story of these beloved bad guys through new interviews with such writers and artists as Jim Lee, Mike Carlin, Dan DiDio, and Chuck Dixon, with a foreword by filmmaker and comic book writer Kevin Smith and cover art by Phil Jimenez.