Evil Genius

Evil Genius

WISE WORDS FROM FICTIONAL VILLAINS

EDITED BY JOSHUA BLACKBURN
ILLUSTRATED BY NOMA BAR

THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION OF
VILLAIN QUOTES

OVER 1,000 QUOTATIONS

OVER 400 VILLAINS

OVER 3000 YEARS OF VILLAINY

ONLY FICTIONAL VILLAINS


WISDOM FROM THE GREATEST VILLAINS EVER IMAGINED

OVER 1,000 QUOTATIONS SPANNING 3,000 YEARS OF VILLAINY

THE BEST BADDIES OF literature, stage, screen, gaming, anime & manga

the finest collection of villain quotes ever assembled

edited by joshua blackburn, Illustrated by Noma Bar

THE GREATEST COLLECTION OF VILLAIN QUOTES EVER ASSEMBLED

over 1,000 quotations spanning 3,000 years of baddies

villiains of MYTH, Literature, stage, screen, gaming, anime & manga

THE ESSENTIAL WORK FOR AFICIONADO'S OF  FICTIONAL VILLAINS

EDITED BY JOSHUA BLACKBURN, Illustrated by Noma Bar

ILLUSTRATED BY NOMA BAR
over 1,000 quotations
over 400 villains
ARTBOOK QUALITY
A beautifully bound 250-page coffeetable book
over 1,000 quotations
Quotations from over 400 of the world's greatest fictional villains
over 30 ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS
Creations by Noma Bar, the master of negative space
easy to search
Eight thematic sections and three indexes, for subject, character and title
analysis of 1,000 greatest villains
The most comprehensive census of villains ever compiled
A BOOK TO COVET
A stunningly designed, beautifully bound 248-page book
an exhaustive collection
Over 1,000 quotations from over 400 of the world's greatest fictional villains
ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS
Illustrated by Noma Bar, the master of negative space
A PLEASURE TO BROWSE
Eight thematic sections and three indexes, by subject, character and title
A STUDY OF VILLAINY
The Evil Genius Villain's Census, analysing 1,000 of the greatest villains
"Perverting common wisdom is a mark of all great conspiracies."
Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
Dune
Wisdom
"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist."
Verbal Kint
The Usual Suspects
Wisdom
"Life is a game. So fight for survival and see if you're worth it."
Teacher Kitano
Battle Royale
Life
"Yeah, now, well, the thing about the old days: they the old days."
Slim Charles
The Wire
Wisdom
"Reality is a mite bloodier than sitcoms or comics. The greys stretch out farther."
Manchester Black
Action Comics - Superman
Wisdom
"Don't ever worry about anything you can't control, ever."
Tom Ripley
The Talented Mr Ripley
Wisdom
"Fuck pride. Pride only hurts, it never helps."
Marellus Wallace
Pulp Fiction
Life
"Every man has to go through hell to reach paradise."
Max Cady
Cape Fear
Life
"Death is the only great adventure I have left."
Hook
Peter Pan
Life
"Life is not fair."
Scar
The Lion King
Life
"Nothing ever goes as planned in this accursed world."
Uchiha Madara
Naruto
Life
"I'm never finished."
Lex Luthor
Superman
Last words
"Suck my balls."
Eric Cartman
Southpark
Last words
"Live fast. Love hard. Die young. Leave a good-smelling corpse."
Catwoman
Catwoman
Last words
"Only now at the end do you understand."
Darth Vader
Star Wars – The Empire Strikes Back
Last words
"You lose. You idiot, you lose."
Daniel Plainview
There Will Be Blood
Last words
"Life is... funnier than shit."
Jo Minaldi
Once Upon a Time in America
Last words
“Those who want respect give respect.”
Tony Soprano
The Sopranos
People
"There are no saints in the animal kingdom - only breakfast and dinner."
Lorne Malvo
Fargo - Season 1
People
"Nobody works with me. People work for me."
Billy Kimber
Peaky Blinders
People
"Great men are not born great, they grow great."
Vito Corleone
The Godfather
“Those who want respect give respect.”
Tony Soprano
The Sopranos
"We are who we choose to be... now, choose!"
Green Goblin
Spider-Man
People
"French people piss me off."
Eric Cartman
Southpark
Bon mots
"What's not to like?"
Lucifer
Lucifer
Bon mots
"Come the fuck in or fuck the fuck off."
Malcolm Tucker
The Thick of It
Bon mots
"Politicians, ugly buildings and whores all get respectable if they last long enough."
Noah Cross
Chinatown
Bon mots
"When I've raised hell you'll know it."
Tom Reagan
Miller's Crossing
Bon mots
"I find you lack of faith disturbing."
Darth Vader
Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back
Bon mots
"Outnumbered? Outclassed is more like it."
Evil-Lyn
Masters of the Universe
Bon mots
"I'd like to thank all the little people I stepped on to get where I am today."
Brain
Pinky and the Brain
Business
"All I want is for everything to be perfect."
President Business
The Lego Movie
Business
"Money has no moral opinions."
Joe orse
Force of Evil
Business
"Do it first. Do it yourself. And keep on doing it."
Tony Camonte
Scarface
Business
"A lawyer with a briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns."
Michael Corleone
The Godfather
Business
"Is it wrong if I cheat to win a million-dollar bet?"
C. Montgomery Burns
The Simpsons
Business
"Caution is for road signs."
Blake
Dynasty
Character
"I am my own creation."
Lex Luthor
Action Comics
Character
"You'll see what I can do."
Daniel Plainview
There Will Be Blood
Character
"My name is my name."
Marlo Stanfield
The Wire
Character
"I always thought it'd be better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody."
Tom Ripley
The Talented Mr Ripley
Character
"You only get one shot at life. Why waste it on sleep?"
Graves
Die Another Day
Character
"I only lie when it's necessary."
Milo Minderbinder
Catch-22
Morality
"I don't make the rules. I just think them up and write them down."
Eric Cartman
Southpark
Morality
"Once you've given up integrity, the rest is a piece of cake."
J. R. Ewing
Dallas
Morality
"A man's gotta have a code."
Omar
The Wire
Morality
"It's not a lie if you believe it."
George Costanza
Seinfeld
Morality
"Life's too slippery for books, Clarice. Typhoid and swans came from the same God."
Hannibal Lecter
Silence of the Lambs
Bon mots
"Success, real success, is about being willing to do the things other people aren't."
Stonewall
Expendables 3
Business
"I wasted time, and now doth time waste me."
Richard II
Richard II
Last words
"A lot can happen between now and never."
Petyr Baelish
Game of Thrones
Life
"Hatred is always more clear-sighted and ingenious than friendship"
Marquise de Merteuil
Dangerous Liaisons
People
"I don't want to do good things, I want to do great things."
Lex Luthor
Superman
Character
“The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success.”
Elliot Carver
Tomorrow Never Dies
Character

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published by offbeat press

EDITED BY

JOSHUA BLACKBURN

Joshua Blackburn is an author, designer and Maker of Things. He is the creator and Question-Writer-in-Chief of League of the Lexicon, the most successful word game in Kickstarter history. He is also the author of The Language-Lover's Lexipedia (Avid Reader Press / Bloomsbury 2025), and the League of the Lexicon Junior Edition (Two Brothers Games, 2023).
As well as being a boardgame publisher and accidental linguist, Joshua is a photographer, whose book Launderama (Hoxton Mini Press, 2018) is a beautiful portrait of London's endangered launderettes.
ILLUSTRATED BY

NOMA BAR

Noma Bar is an acclaimed graphic artist and illustrator known for his masterful use of negative space and minimalist visual wit. Based in London, he studied graphic design at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design before developing a distinctive style that merges bold simplicity with conceptual depth. His work has appeared in publications such as The New Yorker, The Guardian, and Time Out, and for brands including Apple, Coca-Cola, and IBM. Through his precise balance of form and meaning, Noma transforms everyday imagery into layered visual metaphors, often political, satirical, or deeply human, earning him international recognition and multiple design awards.

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