Supervillain Handbook

“Without great supervillains, superheroes would have no one to fight but with each other. King Oblivia, Ph.D, has performed a noble public service with The Super Villain Handbook, and deserves the unbounded gratitude of every thinking comic book fan. Excelsior.”—Stan LeeLooking for a way out of the rat race? Tired of your ho-hum, workaday life? Have an inexplicable love of turning human beings into inanimate objects? Then professional supervillainy might just be for you!With tips from the renowned founder and overlord of the International Society of Supervillains, The Supervillain Handbook is your one-stop-shop for everything evil. Gain invaluable insight on the art of revenge, choosing your evil name, where to find the perfect lair, and much more! The table of contents includes:MotivationQualificationsGoalRhetoricStaffingFacilitiesPlanningAnd more!“It isn’t all just fun and torture. There’s a lot of preparation involved, and creating mass hysteria and fear for a living isn’t for everyone. Still, being a career scoundrel can be the most satisfying work in the world, if you’re up to it. If this sounds like what you’re looking for in a career, then read on recruit, and be prepared to enter the world of wrong, wrathful wickedness!”

This book is going to elevate otherwise common criminals like CEOs and hedge fund managers into full-on world menaces oh wait, they already are. At least now they'll know how to rock a cape and boots though, so well done! Carry on. --Jeff Parker, author of the supervillain team book, Thunderbolts, A darkly clever book invaluable to the supervillain community. And I'm not just saying that because the author's hyperphotonic deathray is pointed at my loved ones. --Mark Waid, writer of Daredevil, and formerly The Fantastic Four, The Flash, and Captain America, At long last, everything YOU or your loved ones need to give themselves over wholeheartedly to the meaningful and lasting pursuit of villainy has been recorded in these pages. Had I this book in high school, you'd be wearing a grey uniform right now and your hair would be shaved into a, like, reverse-monk sort of thing I had figured out, as, if I had this book in high school, you would all be my minions and the world would be my playground. My loss is YOUR gain. Hail King Oblivion! --Matt Fraction, writer of Iron Man and Thor, Contained within the pages of The Supervillain Handbook is an easy-to-follow blueprint for villainy and world domination. If it should fall into the wrong hands, it could threaten the very foundations of our society. Those of us who value decency and the rule of law must rush out and purchase every copy we find! Every copy we buy is a copy that won't end up in the clutches of some aspiring supervillain --Chris Roberson, former writer of Superman, Without great supervillains, superheroes would have no one to fight but each other! King Oblivion, Ph.D., has performed a noble public service with The Supervillain Handbook and deserves the unbounded gratitude of every thinking comic book fan. Excelsior! --Stan Lee

King Oblivion PhD has a doctorate in the Nefarious Sciences from Ocean Trench Fortress University. He is also monarch of the tiny Eastern European nation of Explosia, a title he won in a month-long Rochambeau tournament nearly half a century ago. In his spare time, he enjoys macrame and telling his various minions to avoid referring to him as "Dr. King." When he isn't running things at the ISS's giant lair in the Earth's mantle, he likes to spend his time in Sarasota, Florida. Matt D. Wilson has written humor for websites including McSweeneys.net, Cracked.com, NationalLampoon.com and ToplessRobot.com. He runs the International Society of Supervillains website at the-iss.com. He's also one of the Bureau Chiefs that run the FakeAPStylebook Twitter account and co-wrote the accompanying book, Write More Good. When he's not thinking about villainy, he spends him time as a reporter in Chicago, Illinois.