>This year, as ever, the villains we'll most remember were malicious, entitled troublemakers, who one way or another made things a little—or a lot—worse for somebody.
In some cases, of course, the villainy was probably more perceived than real. But in a rough year like this one, it helps to have a few scapegoats...
(Also see The 10 Biggest Heroes of 2010)
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Sage Stossel is a contributing editor for The Atlantic and draws the cartoon feature Sage, Ink. She is author and illustrator of the children's books On the Loose in Boston, On the Loose in Washington, DC, and On the Loose in Philadelphia. Her graphic novel Starling is serialized on GoComics.com.