To be fair, you see the same kind of thing in any community. Draco in Leather Pants IS a trope for a reason. So is Ron the Death Eater...maybe should be turned into Rowling the Death Eater now, but we'll leave that where it's at.

Besides, he's not even in the top ten of evil people I see someone defending. Some comics have far, FAR worse villains in them, whom people will try and say are either misunderstood, or have a point, even in stories that ARE pointing out that they don't. The best example being The Elite, which themselves spawned from the Authority, both staples of DC comics.

Hell, read some of Garth Ennis' work sometime. His 'Heroes' are so bad that they make you pine for the bad guys. 'No Hero' is probably the most aptly named comic ever. Ooh or try out Irredeemable, which is an 'Evil' superman type thing done with an interesting flair.