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Post by goodeeveening on Sept 10, 2014 22:41:31 GMT -5
Ahh so much pressure!
This was much more difficult than I anticipated but in no particular order:
1. Power Girl - I just fell in love with her and her attitude. So much so that I can even overlook the boob-window.
2. Jim Gordon - Need I say more?
3. Karolina Dean from Runaways - People try to write her off as an airhead or 'just a pretty face' but she continually proves them wrong.
4. Harley Quinn - She deserves so much more than she has received in the past. In all things.
5. America Chavez - The most comfortably dressed superhero ever, kicking butt first and asking questions later.
I'd like to add an honourable mention for Cloak and Dagger who made such an impression upon me in their appearances in Runaways but as that is all I have read of them, I can't make a complete judgement on their characters.
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Post by lennyreid on Sept 11, 2014 5:30:03 GMT -5
Oh boy... in no order...
1. Hellboy (Hellboy)
The ultimate avatar for rebellion, choosing your own path, subverting expectations, faith in yourself, nuture over nature, and strength in the face of the worst destiny imaginable. The Red Right Hand Of Doom was destined to open the door for an apocalyptic menagerie of Lovecraftian behemoths, but instead he protects the world from his kin with one eye on a little peace and quiet one day.
2. Spider Jerusalem (Transmetropolitan)
The embodiment of every post-Generation-X enquiring mind that just wants to get to the truth. Spider is what we all want to be for a better world in the face of spin-doctors and smiling politicians: informed, intelligent, and in possession of a gun that makes people poop.
3. Mina Harker (League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen)
There is a reason that Campion Bond approaches Mina Harker first in the recruitment of The League. Without Mina's organisation, strength of will, and quick mind this group would be nothing but squabbling, posturing man-children. Mina is a lightning rod for male attitudes towards females in every time period portrayed in the League. From Victorian England to 2009, The League's story is very much seen through her eyes, and for me, has one of the most affecting narratives of any character in literature.
4. Sophie Bangs/Promethea (Promethea)
As the protagonist in Promethea and the vessel for the titular deity, we follow Sophie Bangs as she starts as a timid bookworm, gaining knowledge and enlightenment, eventually becoming a powerful force who will travel to the ends of spiritual space and the intangible to get the answers she needs.
5. Swamp Thing
The Avatar of the Green imbued with the conscious of Dr Alec Holland struggles with the reality of being neither human nor plant. Possessing the power of a god with the frailties of humanity, reading Swampy as he travelled to hell and back for love, battled with the first evil, besieged Gotham for justice, and made his way back from the farthest reaches of the galaxy, showed me what stories were capable of.
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Post by CaptainSuperior on Sept 11, 2014 7:32:59 GMT -5
1. Spider-man
2. Black Panther
3. Captain Mar-vell
4. Thanos
5. Adam Warlock
Honorable Mention:
The Vision, Quentin Quire, Kitty Pryde
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Post by Chapin on Sept 11, 2014 12:36:39 GMT -5
This was tough because there are many characters who were favorites at one point or another, but I limited it to who are my favorites NOW. The only two who I regret not listing are Hopi and Maggie from Love and Rockets (yeah, I would have listed them as one character), and I didn't think of I Kill Giants, but that's right on.
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Post by Bob Reyer on Sept 11, 2014 18:42:23 GMT -5
I actually have compiled my "Top One Hundred" (as well as "Top Fifty Female Characters"!), but as Melissa has pointed out, I'm not the punk-rock rebel she thought, so I'll reign myself in and stick to the rules!
Top 5 Favorite Comic Book Characters
1) Ben Grimm
2) Captain America
3) Susan Storm Richards
4) Wonder Woman
5) Reed Richards
Whilst I'm typing, here are my top five female characters:
1) Susan Storm Richards
2) Wonder Woman
3) Oracle
4) She-Hulk
5) Spider-Girl (May Parker)
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Post by jedikewe on Sept 14, 2014 12:08:00 GMT -5
1. Superman cuz he's awesome
2 Captain Canuck my first comic book
3. Spiderman relatable
4. Wonder Woman kicks ass
5 Harley Quinn makes me laugh
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Post by lissapunch on Sept 14, 2014 20:14:07 GMT -5
Oh boy... in no order... 1. Hellboy (Hellboy) The ultimate avatar for rebellion, choosing your own path, subverting expectations, faith in yourself, nuture over nature, and strength in the face of the worst destiny imaginable. The Red Right Hand Of Doom was destined to open the door for an apocalyptic menagerie of Lovecraftian behemoths, but instead he protects the world from his kin with one eye on a little peace and quiet one day. 2. Spider Jerusalem (Transmetropolitan) The embodiment of every post-Generation-X enquiring mind that just wants to get to the truth. Spider is what we all want to be for a better world in the face of spin-doctors and smiling politicians: informed, intelligent, and in possession of a gun that makes people poop. 3. Mina Harker (League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen) There is a reason that Campion Bond approaches Mina Harker first in the recruitment of The League. Without Mina's organisation, strength of will, and quick mind this group would be nothing but squabbling, posturing man-children. Mina is a lightning rod for male attitudes towards females in every time period portrayed in the League. From Victorian England to 2009, The League's story is very much seen through her eyes, and for me, has one of the most affecting narratives of any character in literature. 4. Sophie Bangs/Promethea (Promethea) As the protagonist in Promethea and the vessel for the titular deity, we follow Sophie Bangs as she starts as a timid bookworm, gaining knowledge and enlightenment, eventually becoming a powerful force who will travel to the ends of spiritual space and the intangible to get the answers she needs. 5. Swamp Thing The Avatar of the Green imbued with the conscious of Dr Alec Holland struggles with the reality of being neither human nor plant. Possessing the power of a god with the frailties of humanity, reading Swampy as he travelled to hell and back for love, battled with the first evil, besieged Gotham for justice, and made his way back from the farthest reaches of the galaxy, showed me what stories were capable of. Ah, excellent list! And Sophie Bangs, how did I forget her?? I totally should have had her on my list. Of course, if I was given a month to think it over, it probably would have changed each week.  |
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Post by lennyreid on Sept 15, 2014 3:57:31 GMT -5
Oh boy... in no order... 1. Hellboy (Hellboy) The ultimate avatar for rebellion, choosing your own path, subverting expectations, faith in yourself, nuture over nature, and strength in the face of the worst destiny imaginable. The Red Right Hand Of Doom was destined to open the door for an apocalyptic menagerie of Lovecraftian behemoths, but instead he protects the world from his kin with one eye on a little peace and quiet one day. 2. Spider Jerusalem (Transmetropolitan) The embodiment of every post-Generation-X enquiring mind that just wants to get to the truth. Spider is what we all want to be for a better world in the face of spin-doctors and smiling politicians: informed, intelligent, and in possession of a gun that makes people poop. 3. Mina Harker (League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen) There is a reason that Campion Bond approaches Mina Harker first in the recruitment of The League. Without Mina's organisation, strength of will, and quick mind this group would be nothing but squabbling, posturing man-children. Mina is a lightning rod for male attitudes towards females in every time period portrayed in the League. From Victorian England to 2009, The League's story is very much seen through her eyes, and for me, has one of the most affecting narratives of any character in literature. 4. Sophie Bangs/Promethea (Promethea) As the protagonist in Promethea and the vessel for the titular deity, we follow Sophie Bangs as she starts as a timid bookworm, gaining knowledge and enlightenment, eventually becoming a powerful force who will travel to the ends of spiritual space and the intangible to get the answers she needs. 5. Swamp Thing The Avatar of the Green imbued with the conscious of Dr Alec Holland struggles with the reality of being neither human nor plant. Possessing the power of a god with the frailties of humanity, reading Swampy as he travelled to hell and back for love, battled with the first evil, besieged Gotham for justice, and made his way back from the farthest reaches of the galaxy, showed me what stories were capable of. Ah, excellent list! And Sophie Bangs, how did I forget her?? I totally should have had her on my list. Of course, if I was given a month to think it over, it probably would have changed each week. Thanks! I know what you mean. It would be different today even. Sophie Bangs would be a mainstay though. Promethea was pretty much a guidebook for a lot of questions I had as a teenager and Sophie is very relatable. |
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Post by tomoe on Sept 15, 2014 16:20:52 GMT -5
So this was really difficult. My favorite characters:
1) Wonder Woman
2) Captain America
3) Oracle
4) Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers)
5) Huntress (Helena Wayne)
Since the nature of a character can vary widely depending on the writer, here’s my list of favorite characters in their current incarnations:
1) Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers)
2) Forever Carlyle
3) Cyclops (the one brought forward in time)
4) Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan)
5) Spider-Man (Miles Morales)
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Post by tomoe on Sept 15, 2014 16:23:18 GMT -5
I actually have compiled my "Top One Hundred" (as well as "Top Fifty Female Characters"!), but as Melissa has pointed out, I'm not the punk-rock rebel she thought, so I'll reign myself in and stick to the rules! Top 5 Favorite Comic Book Characters1) Ben Grimm 2) Captain America3) Susan Storm Richards 4) Wonder Woman5) Reed RichardsWhilst I'm typing, here are my top five female characters: 1) Susan Storm Richards 2) Wonder Woman 3) Oracle 4) She-Hulk 5) Spider-Girl (May Parker) Are you going to post your complete list? |
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Post by Bob Reyer on Sept 15, 2014 19:23:25 GMT -5
I actually have compiled my "Top One Hundred" (as well as "Top Fifty Female Characters"!), but as Melissa has pointed out, I'm not the punk-rock rebel she thought, so I'll reign myself in and stick to the rules! Top 5 Favorite Comic Book Characters1) Ben Grimm 2) Captain America3) Susan Storm Richards 4) Wonder Woman5) Reed RichardsWhilst I'm typing, here are my top five female characters: 1) Susan Storm Richards 2) Wonder Woman 3) Oracle 4) She-Hulk 5) Spider-Girl (May Parker) Are you going to post your complete list? 'Mo', I had planned to put up an article with all my "Top Fives" (most of which were much numerous than that!), but it got away from me! I'll post them somewhere soon, I promise! |
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Post by lennyreid on Sept 16, 2014 3:51:36 GMT -5
So this was really difficult. My favorite characters: 1) Wonder Woman 2) Captain America 3) Oracle 4) Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers) 5) Huntress (Helena Wayne) Since the nature of a character can vary widely depending on the writer, here’s my list of favorite characters in their current incarnations: 1) Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers) 2) Forever Carlyle 3) Cyclops (the one brought forward in time) 4) Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) 5) Spider-Man (Miles Morales) FOREVER CARLYLE. Fantastic inclusion. Not just a kick-ass lady, but compassionately strong. The nearest thing to a human in the Carlyle family. |
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Post by cmesq on Sept 18, 2014 10:52:28 GMT -5
I actually like the qualifier mentioned in the show of not counting characters that you were first introduced to in other media -- which, for me, disqualifies a wide swath of Marvel and DC characters, since the 90s cartoons were my gateway in. I'm also going a step further and going to take only one character from each team/book I reference, otherwise I could fill my Top 5 with just characters from Sandman.
(1) Death (Sandman)
(2) Doctor Manhattan (Watchmen)
(3) Thorn Harvestar (Bone)
(4) Kate Kane (Batwoman -- had never read her, or even heard of her, until New 52, and bought vol. 1 on a whim)
(5) Cassandra Sandsmark (Wonder Girl -- first read her in the Young Justice comics)
Some honorable mentions include Jesse Custer (Preacher), Damian Wayne, and Tohya Miho from the webcomic Megatokyo. I WANTED to include a character from both Saga and Morning Glories, but found myself in much the same boat as the hostesses when they brought up Fables, where each character was so good that they could not pick just one. Also, Thanos WOULD be on my list, but for my self-imposed restrictions: Infinity Gauntlet was my gateway back into comics, largely because of Thanos, and I did NOT watch the Silver Surfer cartoon growing up, so I was not exposed to Thanos that way, but between Marvel trading cards and Wikipedia, I was exposed to him in other media before I bought the book. (Note: I DID buy the book well before the Avengers movie; that reveal had me deliriously happy for about three days, as I have literally been waiting for this since I first read about Thanos and the Infinity Gauntlet on my Marvel cards, 20 years ago.)
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Post by Dean on Sept 18, 2014 11:16:58 GMT -5
I really should have picked an easier topic for one of my first posts on here but what the heck, here goes.....
1. The Flash (so many memories reading this title growing up)
2. Spider-man (after being a DC guy for many years, this is superhero that brought me to the Marvel table)
3. Blue Beetle (if I could add Booster Gold as a joint choice I would, these two in Giffen's Justice League made the title for me)
4. Flash Gordon (there's been so good versions of this character over the years)
5. Preacher (a title that showed me comics could be so much more than Lycra and super villains)
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Post by rosscarter on Sept 19, 2014 9:44:57 GMT -5
Now are we limiting this to top 5 comic characters as they are IN comics? Because if not, then 90s X-men the Animated Series Rogue would be in my top 5 for sure.
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