You ever notice that a lot of superhero movies don't have an arch nemesis anymore? The villain who would appear over the course of a whole saga, coming back again and again -- it's all over now. The mainstream superhero movie has foregone that entire process. Why is this? Well, it's for a number of reasons....that we plan on exploring. Thumbnail by @thecrimsonender Editing by Waverunner Chapters 00:00 - Whatever Happened to Superheroes and Their Arch Nemesis? 02:13 - Lex Luthor Richard Donner Superman 05:23 - The Joker in Tim Burton’s Batman 07:31 - Magneto, Sabretooth, and the Rest in X-Men 12:01 - Green Goblin and Spider-Man 15:16 - Joker in The Dark Knight Trilogy 19:38 - MCU 26:31 - The Human Element 30:34 - James Gunn's Lex Luthor 32:22 - What's Going to Happen to Doctor Doom?