Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics is a 2013 documentary film about DC Comics super villains. It is produced and directed by Scott Devine and J.M. Kenny.
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics explores the roles that DC villains have had in shaping the stories that they appear in.
The film was announced in March 2013, with production on the film beginning on March 30 and Christopher Lee narrating the film. The film premiered at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con. Lee recorded a message about the film that was presented at Comic-Con. He was chosen to narrate the film because of his experience of playing villains. Geoff Johns, Kevin Shinick, Andrea Romano, JM Kinney, and Scott Devine promoted the film at a panel at Comic-Con.
The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on October 25 of the same year. Interviewees appearing in the film include Guillermo del Toro, Zack Snyder and Richard Donner.