The Legion of Real-Life Supervillains

What if the world's most notorious villains -- real and imagined -- teamed up?

Illustrations by BILY MARIANO DA LUZ | FEBRUARY 21, 2013

 

George W. Bush / Two-Face

Da Luz: "I've been getting a lot of criticism because of this choice, but let's not forget that when you mash up real people with comic-book characters from the 60s, it's supposed to be silly and humorous. I'm not trying to be political by choosing sides or parties here, and I am not the first one to portray Bush as a villain -- that comes from even before 9/11. My first choice for him would be Lex Luthor, because the character actually became president of the United States. But the choice was so obvious that it wasn't very interesting, not even visually. So Two-Face fit better, both physically and contextually.

 

Bily Mariano da Luz ("Butcher Billy") is a graphic designer and illustrator based in Brazil. You can see more of his work here and follow him on Facebook here.