The villains in a popular hero's rogues gallery branching out into their own monthly series is fairly common in comics. Spiderman foe Venom, Batman antagonist Catwoman, Teen Titans nemesis Deathstroke, and New Mutants adversary Deadpool have all had numerous successful solo titles. Even the unsympathetic Joker has his own series at one point.

However, Superman's villains haven't shared the same luck aside from the occasional miniseries