
DC Comics is known for both its incredible villains and its epic event comics, like the classic ‘Crisis’ storylines, ‘Blackest Night,’ and more recently, ‘Absolute Power.’ But a long-time reader might notice a pattern: DC events almost always introduce completely new, incredibly powerful villains to threaten everything. While this has given us memorable antagonists like the Anti-Monitor and revitalized lesser-known characters like Nekron, it rarely features DC’s existing roster of villains. These villains have actually defeated the Justice League and Superman on occasion, so there’s no reason they can’t be the focus of these large-scale events. DC should utilize its established villains more often, and thankfully, it’s a fairly simple fix.