Your favourite American comic character - Page 2

**Leprechaun** · April 1st, 2009, 12:05 PM

I generally like the Marvel characters and the scientific background of the Marvel series. Scientific background? Just read James Kakalios' book 'The Physics Of The Superheroes'.

Two favs:

Spider-Man ...

because I simply like and own spiders since my childhood.

The Hulk ...

because of his incredible power (and the ambivalence of the character Hulk/Banner)!

rocker314 · April 2nd, 2009, 04:32 AM

I like Marvel a lot. I grew up with them

**tabler** · April 2nd, 2009, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rocker314

I like Marvel a lot. I grew up with them

Sooo which are your favourite characters?

Simo · April 28th, 2009, 03:33 PM

My favourite character on the front cover of my favourite comic.

**imtrying** · April 29th, 2009, 01:24 AM

My favorite Marvel characters were The Thing, Capt. America, Iron Man and The Human Torch. Over at DC my faves were Batman and Robin, The Flash and The Green Arrow. I also liked Archie comics. I was (and still am) very much the Jughead type (a doofus with a serious hamburger addiction).

diablo mad · May 1st, 2009, 10:11 PM

So many to choose from ok my list.

MARVEL

1. The Punisher
2. Nick Fury
3. Daredevil
4. Black Widow
5. Iron Man

DC

1. Jessie Custer (From Preacher everyone should read this)
2. Spider Jerusalem (From Transmetropolitan same as above)
3. Batman
4. The Joker
5. Power Girl

**Wendigo** · May 2nd, 2009, 08:09 AM

Funny with so many movies, serials, TV shows etc that Superman has not made an appearance on this thread.
Could it be that he was just too powerful? On the DC side I always preferred Batman and Green Arrow, as I preferred my comic book characters to have a few chinks in their armour. I only bought a few Superman comics, largely depending on who the villain was.
There's no doubting the overall staying power of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster's creation but maybe he is just too omnipotent for readers like myself.
I plan on getting hold of some of the DC Showcase reprints of Superman, the Justice League of America and Legion of Super-Heroes in any case to give him another chance.

diablo mad · May 2nd, 2009, 08:31 AM

I can suggest a couple of Superman books to try Wendigo give Red Son a go written by Mark Miller a very different take on the Superman story and also The Nail 1 and 2 by Alan Davis and Mark Farmer this has just about every DC hero and villan in both books.

**Wendigo** · May 2nd, 2009, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by diablo mad

I can suggest a couple of Superman books to try Wendigo give Red Son a go written by Mark Miller a very different take on the Superman story and also The Nail 1 and 2 by Alan Davis and Mark Farmer this has just about every DC hero and villan in both books.

Cheers diablo, I was going to look at Red Son which has Superman brought up in communist Russia and not the American heartlands. I will give The Nail books a go too.

avidfan · May 2nd, 2009, 02:00 PM

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April 2nd, 2009, 04:32 AM	#12
rocker314 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 21 Times in 5 Posts	I like Marvel a lot. I grew up with them __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

May 1st, 2009, 10:11 PM	#16
diablo mad Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 17 Thanks: 42 Thanked 190 Times in 15 Posts	Here's my few So many to choose from ok my list. MARVEL 1. The Punisher 2. Nick Fury 3. Daredevil 4. Black Widow 5. Iron Man DC 1. Jessie Custer (From Preacher everyone should read this) 2. Spider Jerusalem (From Transmetropolitan same as above) 3. Batman 4. The Joker 5. Power Girl

May 2nd, 2009, 08:09 AM	#17
Wendigo Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blighty Posts: 113,748 Thanks: 259,843 Thanked 1,139,094 Times in 113,870 Posts	Super-absence Funny with so many movies, serials, TV shows etc that Superman has not made an appearance on this thread. Could it be that he was just too powerful? On the DC side I always preferred Batman and Green Arrow, as I preferred my comic book characters to have a few chinks in their armour. I only bought a few Superman comics, largely depending on who the villain was. There's no doubting the overall staying power of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster's creation but maybe he is just too omnipotent for readers like myself. I plan on getting hold of some of the DC Showcase reprints of Superman, the Justice League of America and Legion of Super-Heroes in any case to give him another chance.

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diablo mad Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 17 Thanks: 42 Thanked 190 Times in 15 Posts	Superman I can suggest a couple of Superman books to try Wendigo give Red Son a go written by Mark Miller a very different take on the Superman story and also The Nail 1 and 2 by Alan Davis and Mark Farmer this has just about every DC hero and villan in both books.

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April 1st, 2009, 12:05 PM	#11
Leprechaun Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 5,013 Thanks: 23,651 Thanked 77,923 Times in 4,988 Posts	I generally like the Marvel characters and the scientific background of the Marvel series. Scientific background? Just read James Kakalios' book 'The Physics Of The Superheroes'. Two favs: Spider-Man ... because I simply like and own spiders since my childhood. The Hulk ... because of his incredible power (and the ambivalence of the character Hulk/Banner)!

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imtrying Vintage Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,068 Thanks: 14,832 Thanked 17,239 Times in 1,043 Posts	My favorite Marvel characters were The Thing, Capt. America, Iron Man and The Human Torch. Over at DC my faves were Batman and Robin, The Flash and The Green Arrow. I also liked Archie comics. I was (and still am) very much the Jughead type (a doofus with a serious hamburger addiction).

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