This can feature your favorite villains or characters you straight up don't like.
Let's go with villains that I love to hate. Not Because they were written badly but they were a good character to just get under my skin.
I'll try to leave out Voldemort and Professor Umbridge
Let's see how this goes....
Litta's Naughty List:
5) Emily from Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol
This one surprised me. The graphic novel itself was actually interesting and different, the art style is simple and bold. This character though, turned out better than I had anticipated. With out spoiling (though I guess considering she's on this list it's a bit of a spoiler...oops) her personality definitely took a turn I wasn't expecting.
4) Babs Yagg from Vassa in the Night by Sarah Porter
Oh how I wanted to love this book more. I actually thought the best part about it was Babs, I wanted more one on one time with her and the protagonist rather than her severed minion hands. Pretty sure the only reason why I liked her too was because she reminded me so much of Yubaba from Spirited Away.
That was part of the issue I had with the story anyway, was that we never quite delved more into Babs's story. But even what we got was just wicked, I mean severing the heads of shop lifters and displaying them in your store's parking lot? Jeebus!
3) Eva from Of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawan
This woman tormented me as she tormented the protagonist in this book, and good god I just wanted to slap her, and for that I almost enjoy her. She managed to frustrate and infuriate me with her back stabbing, slight remarks, back handed compliments and the manipulation!
2) The Other Mother from Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Both the book and the movie adaptation Laika did managed to make the Other Mother profoundly creepy. I wasn't sure what to expect when I first watched the movie but man she wasn't it. It was one scare to the next. Even in the book she had that overly obsessed "I hurt you because I love you" vibe that you weren't sure where it was going to take you or how she was going to react to something no matter how small. This was another one where the movie and the book played well with each other in helping understand what was going on.
1) Mr. Wednesday from American Gods by Neil Gaiman
I use this gif as Ian McShane playing Mr. Wednesday in the Amazon Prime adaptation, because he also voiced Mr. Wednesday in the full cast audio book. And by golly I love his voice and I love to question the hell out of this character. Through out the whole book you never quite know Mr. Wednesday's game. Good, bad, chaotic? Evil? All of the above? I enjoyed him so much, every twist and turn of the book, and despite always having suspicions about his motives, he'd always surprise me. And because Ian McShane voices him as well as plays his part in the adaptation, I feel I can go from book to adaptation with little criticism (no promises) Does Amazon put their series on dvds? I'd love this one, next day shipping please!
Alright that's in for my Naughty List. What characters would you put on yours? Why? I'd love to know!
Until next time!
Litta
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