Episode 1292 Talkback: Top 5 Avengers

Pants

In this the 'Year of the Avengers', we realized we've never done a Top 5 Avengers list before. Longtime listener Mario Muscar helps us remedy that as he joins us for this episode. (1:15:57)

Listen here.

Greg

This all wrong! The roster has classicly been based around a six member team, yeah its gone down to less than even five,... oh my stars and garters....picking my top five will not be easy.

Chuck_Melville

Hank Pym could fill out all five slots all by himself.

nweathington

I haven't listened yet, so I don't your exact criteria, but going by who I identify as being an Avenger:

1) Captain America
2) Iron Man
3) Thor
4) Hawkeye
5) The Vision (though I nearly went with the Wasp)

I didn't even have to think about it until the last one.

Thor_El

My list is actually pretty predictable...

1) Thor
2) Captain America
3) Iron Man
4) Giant-Man
5) Wasp

Other characters such as Hawkeye, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Ms. Marvel, Beast, and Wonder Man rank really high as well.

mguy1977

My top 5 Avengers:

1. Steve Rogers Captain America
2. Jen Walters regular She-Hulk
3. Tony Stark Iron Man
4. Clint Barton Hawkeye
5. Greer Grant Tigra

Matthew

Greg

Since @JamieD cheated, I'm cheating too.

1A & B. Cap and Thor. - I've never considered Iron man one of the "big three" alot of has to do Marvel force feeding me those three as the big three. Tony gets credit as a founding member, but he doesn't make my cut, but Cap and Thor have always been a staple for this team, I would take Wasp over Iron Man as my big three of the Avengers.

2A & B. Vision and Scarlet Witch

3. Hawkeye

4A & B. Wonder Man and Beast

5A & B. Janet and Hank

Honorable Mentions
Spider-Woman
Carol Danvers
She-Hulk
Hercules
Black Knight

Dan_Cap

In no particular order:

Black Knight (w ebony blade)
Hercules ( in olympian outfit)
Hawkeye ( in purple with mask)
Moon Knight
Wonderman (I like the black sleeveless look with red accents WM on chest)

I like all of them in avengers team stories and not as much
when they are on there own.

Fun epsiode!

John_Steed

1. Hulk (one of my all-time favorite characters in the Marvel universe)
2. Thor (love the mythology behind the character)
3. Captain America (love those old, over-the-top war stories)
4. Firestar (I can relate to her struggles with cancer)
5. Scarlet Witch (sexy...)

Runners-up: Hawkeye, Quake , Iron Man*

*never liked Iron Man in the comics - but LOVE the movie version

danGP

Tough one. I'd have to go with:

1. Emma Peel
2. Steed
3. Cathy Gale
4. Purdey
5. Tara King

:))

luke52

1. Iron Man
2. Thor
3. Hulk
4. Ant-Man
5. Dr Strange

I think this would be an awesome line up too.

John_Steed

@danGP : nice one \m/

newway12

1.Thor
2. Antman (or what ever he is calling himself)
3. Miss Marvel
4. Ironman
5. Wasp

dubbat138

1.Cap
2.Hawkeye
3.Wonder Man
4.Tigra
5.Dr Strange

rebis

danGP said:

Tough one. I'd have to go with:

1. Emma Peel
2. Steed
3. Cathy Gale
4. Purdey
5. Tara King

:))

There's a lot of yummy on that list.

dubbat138

rebis said:

danGP said:

Tough one. I'd have to go with:

1. Emma Peel
2. Steed
3. Cathy Gale
4. Purdey
5. Tara King

:))

There's a lot of yummy on that list.

Yes there is. Emma Peel was my favorite and also the best "Bond Girl" so far.

TheIndigoFire

Black Panther (With the Cape)
Hawkeye
Vision
Beast
Firestar

rebis

Really enjoyed the comments on Hank Pym. He IS the John Jones of the group. I hadn't thought of him like that.

nweathington

rebis said:

Really enjoyed the comments on Hank Pym. He IS the John Jones of the group. I hadn't thought of him like that.

No, I would say The Vision is the John Jones of the group. He's the outsider who can't quite fit into society, and who's only real home is within the structure of the team. There's a bit of sadness in both characters, and they both provide a moral compass for their teams.

Pym is more like the Atom of the Avengers. An obvious analogy, I know, but besides the shrinking powers, he's the guy they call when they have a science-related problem. The difference is that where as it’s Ray Palmer's wife, Jean Loring, who occasionally goes crazy and commits spousal abuse, here it’s Hank that occasionally goes crazy and commits spousal abuse.

DennisCuzinski

my 5 cents:

5) Mr. I
4) Beast
3) Quasar
2) She-Hulk
1) Hawkeye

rebis

danGP said:

Tough one. I'd have to go with:

1. Emma Peel
2. Steed
3. Cathy Gale
4. Purdey
5. Tara King

:))

Thanks for this post. It reminded me to find the Avengers, "Hellfire Club" episode and give it a watch.

danGP

rebis said:

danGP said:

Tough one. I'd have to go with:

1. Emma Peel
2. Steed
3. Cathy Gale
4. Purdey
5. Tara King

:))

Thanks for this post. It reminded me to find the Avengers, "Hellfire Club" episode and give it a watch.

Which is the very reason Emma Peel's at number one on my list.

DennisCuzinski

So, as a kid I LOVED the "pair off and fight" issues, so I didn't often question the motives of the characters. Plus, I was a bigger Whackos fan, so I loved that Clint beat Shulkie! And, to my mind, the fact that Bucky and Osborn were in the Legion of the Dead helps me ignore the Winter Soldier and Green Goblin storylines of recent memory!
And I love stories where a fairly ordinary character saves the Universe. There was an issue of Avengers where Spidey was tagging along (not yet a member) and he saved the whole universe (with an assist from Sersi), but he did so with brute strength and technology. Clint Barton, regular old Hawkeye, did so with cunning, charm and a little sleight of hand.
For the record, Tony Stark accidentally destroys 1/5 of the universe in the issue, if I remember correctly. But, of course, the best twist was that the game was fixed, and each Avenger that died during the mission was recruited to play on the Legion of the Dead's team in the next round. That left Hawkeye and Captain America as the only living members, against impossible odds. So Clint falls back on his carny background and preys on the Grandmaster's obsession with games. He gives him a 50/50 chance to win or lose in a "pick which hand the arrowhead is in" game. Of course, the Grandmaster can't help but accept, and HE PICKS THE EMPTY HAND! The universe is saved! Cap, of course, thinks it's blind luck, but Clint, equal parts sneaky and wise, actually pocketed the arrowhead in a deft move, fixing the game.
So thanks, Clint Barton, for saving the WHOLE DARN UNIVERSE!

http://captaincomics.ning.com/forum/topics/west-coast-avengers?id=3370054:Topic:249558&page=5#comments

Webhead

Just one minor quibble

Technically the Vision is not and android, he is a synthezoid (a synthetic life form)

rebis

I'm going to take a different turn at this. My fav five Avengers cosplay.

In no particular order:




Loki should be an honorary Avenger. He did bring them all together.

WHAT THE!?!?!

rebis

danGP said:

rebis said:

danGP said:

Tough one. I'd have to go with:

1. Emma Peel
2. Steed
3. Cathy Gale
4. Purdey
5. Tara King

:))

Thanks for this post. It reminded me to find the Avengers, "Hellfire Club" episode and give it a watch.

Which is the very reason Emma Peel's at number one on my list.

And a deserving No. 1 she is. However, Honor Blackman is one powerful woman.

demonbear

hmm... currently downloading the episode, but for now, here are my 5:

Hawkeye
Vision
Beast
Wonder Man
She-Hulk

however, in my mind, at least 2 out of the Big 3 have to be there for a book to be called Avengers.

demonbear

but hey, i'd have no problem with @rebis' team... with "Pussy Galore" as the leader. :P

CaptShazam

1. Capt America
2. Thor
3. Iron Man
4. Scarlet Witch
5. Hawkeye

Caliban

5. Ant Man & Wasp
4. Thor
3. Hulk
2. Iron Man
1. Captain America (if sober)

Mr_Cosmic

Did everyone forget about Gilgamesh?!?!