Source: comingsoon.net
1. The Joker
(Batman, DC Comics)
Well, duh.
Like, I try to throw some deep cuts and lesser known entries into these lists, but sometimes you just gotta play up the favorites. Of course, The Joker is the craziest villain of all time, and not just because he's a psychopathic murder clown. That's only part of it.
People forget just how weird and nuts the Joker actually is. Oh, people remember him crippling Barbara Gordon, but they forget that he had a giant car that looked like his face. They remember him beating Jason Todd to death, but they forget that, in that SAME STORY, he also got himself declared Iranian Ambassador to the United States. The Joker is CRAZY, y'all. And pretending he's just crazy in a scary-grim and gritty way does him a huge disservice.
If you're going to talk about The Joker, please acknowledge the deep spectrum of insanity that has plagued him throughout his entire comic book career. It's worth going into.
And there you have it, the craziest of the best, villain-wise. Wish we'd done heroes, so I could talk about my deep love for Moon Knight. Ah, well, maybe next time.
