What's your favorite Super Hero?
GiannaD11
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I'd say Wolverine.
GiannaD11
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In all seriousness, though, I have a bunch:
Captain Marvel (the original) is probably my very favorite, for the whole "youth empowered as an adult/magical wish fulfillment/best fever dream ever" aspect.
Superman for the ideal he represents, using the gifts you have to help where and when you can because it's the right thing to do.
Batman for the inspirational idea of rising up from terrible tragedy to make sure That Never Happens Again (also, because he's just really damn cool with the car and the gadgets and things).
The Thing (when he's not written all mopey) for making the best of a crap situation and being the Everyman/everyone's buddy kind of guy.
Spider-Man for the responsibility, the ability to find humor in any situation, and just being really smart.
Yes, it's a fairly tough question. I've always loved the X-men and all the characters. Spiderman was one of my all time favorites. Bat Man was another favorite of mine. Honestly, I love all super heroes.
followed by Captain America, Superman (Pre New52), Captain Marvel (DC).
Matthew
DITTO
If the criteria would be comic hero, then it'd be a tough decision between the superpowered Spider-man (favorite as a kid), the non-superhero Batman (favorite as an adult), & the antihero the Shadow (character I discovered in CGS era)
M
Dick Grayson. To me, he was my gateway into the Batman Universe. I feel that I was seeing things from his point of view in the same way one might see the Universe of the Doctor through the eye of the companion. Also, from having read Dick Grayson as a kid, I felt like I grew up with the character and I watched him grow into his own person and become Nightwing so he's always had a special place in my heart.
chris
Captain Marvel Adventures might be the greatest comic magazine of all time. Each issue featured stories of whimsy to stuff that would make Grant Morrison's head spin. All beautifully drawn. CC Beck is close to the top of my "Doesn't get enough love" list.
1.The Question-Vice Sage version
2.Animal Man-First discovered him in Who's Who and been a fan since then.
3.Valkyrie-Liked her when I was younger and going back and rereading the original Defenders run she has become a huge favorite of mine
4.Plastic Man- Really love the old Jack Cole stuff.
5.The Tick-While the cartoon and live action show are great,the comic version is so amazing. I really wish Ben Edlund would come back and do more work on the Tick.
It's The Flaming Carrot.
Free from the shackles of an origin story, The Flaming Carrot is the purest of all superheroes. Ut!
That being said, I can’t narrow it down to one favorite character. There are no characters I love so much that I would buy their book no matter who was producing it. There are characters I prefer over others, of course, but for the most part it just depends on the creative team behind the character. For example, I love the concept behind Metamorpho, and I love the old Bob Haney/Ramona Fradon Metamorpho comics, but the character as he’s been treated the last ten, fifteen years or so doesn’t interest me at all.
If I had to choose, I would probably pick Aquaman, because I’m fascinated with the ocean. As a kid growing up, I wanted to be Jacques Cousteau. And Aquaman at the time was drawn by Jim Aparo, who was my favorite artist back then, so that didn’t hurt. Of course, the Aquaman series I would really like to read would probably be cancelled after six issues. If any of you have heard/read the pitch Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo made for an Aquaman series back in the late ’90s, that’s the version I would love to see. You can read it here if you’re interested. Ironically, Ian Chuchhill’s short-lived Marineman series came fairly close to the Aquaman I want.
Ragman, Firestar, Firestorm, Phantom Stranger, Deadman, Thor, Gambit, Dawnstar, Dream Girl, Shadow Lass and the Flash.