You know what would be great? If we could get a Superman movie with a villain from the comics who ISN'T either Lex Luthor or Zod. I like both those characters fine, but Superman has a bunch of underrated villains who never get the chance to play on the big screen.
Now, it's true that I love reading Superman comics, and while I'm not exactly a fan of Man of Steel by any stretch of the imagination, I am nervously excited for Batman v Superman. Even though, yeah, I'd rather see a Batman/Superman team-up film, but that's just me. I like watching heroes punch villains, not each other, and here's a pretty good list of villains for Supes to punch. I'm sure he can find a way to take a few of "˜em out without leveling a city this time.
Source: DC.wikia.com
10. Mr. Mxyzptlk
Woo for weird fifties comic book characters who never get their due in adaptations! Seriously, Mxyzptlk gets screwed in televised appearances.
A couple decent Superman the Animated Series episodes? A really weird, bad episode in the fourth season of Smallville? Come on, we can do better!!! Bat-Mite got his great adaptation in Batman: The Brave and The Bold, why can't we get Mxyzptlk one of those? How hard is it?
As I mentioned in my previous article on Silver Age Superman comics, Mr. Mxyzptlk is an all-powerful, reality-warping imp from the fifth dimension who just enjoys messing with Superman. He has the powers of a god and the pettiness of a child. That's the kind of combination that makes for a fantastic goshdarn villain. Mxyzptlk could make for a fun Superman film, one that would be a bit lighter in tone than the last few. More in line with a Donner than a Snyder, but hey, those are my favorite Superman films, so seeing a return to form wouldn't be unwelcome.


