While Thanos may be more popular in the minds of the public now, Darkseid was actually the original character, with Thanos being based on him. Their levels of power are also completely incomparable.

To Darkseid, Thanos is just another alien playing at god while he stands as a genuine article. At best, Darkseid would look at Thanos as a possible war-hound for his own army. Imagine that: Thanos ...

The opening text of James Gunn's Superman reveals metahumans have been around for a long time. Could this be setting up a big bad from the comics?

While Thanos is no slouch, Darkseid is just that much better. He’s faster (28 octillion times faster to be exact), objectively stronger, and he ultimately has one huge thing in his favor: ...

Ironically, Starlin’s knock-off would fulfill his crossover destiny before Darkseid. Thanos, the Mad Titan, pursued the Cosmic Cube in a tag-team battle spread between the Avengers series and ...

Former Thanos Josh Brolin Hints at Playing Darkseid in the DCU. Eric Diaz. Mon, January 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM UTC. 2 min read.

Darkseid is an Unkillable Dark Deity. While Thanos is physically powerful and very long lived, without the Infinity Gauntlet he really can’t qualify as an actual god. And when he’s dead, he ...

Believe it or not, Thanos wasn’t 100% original. His creator, Jim Starlin, admitted that when he first sketched out the ...

Brolin’s association with Thanos could pose a creative challenge for DC. Casting him as Darkseid might draw comparisons between the two villains, potentially diminishing the impact of his portrayal.

Darkseid, often regarded as DC's equivalent to Thanos, possesses a similar/greater level of power and poses an even bigger threat with his anti-life equation. However, his motivations are very ...

The great Jack Kirby created Darkseid as part of his New Gods series for DC in 1970. Although his New Gods series didn’t last long, Darkseid continued to grow in popularity in other comics. The ...