FA+
Shop
List: Favorite Marvel Heroes
14 years ago
General
Like the title says. Just a list for those who are either nerdy comic enthusiasts like myself or just wondering which characters I like. Keep in mind that these are just my top three and they aren't in any particular order largely because a lot of these characters have had both high and low points. So without further ado...
Zero's Top 3 Marvel Heroes
Deadpool
Ah yes, the Merc with a Mouth. Everybody's favorite fourth wall wrecking crew. I've been a fan of Deadpool for a long time. To put in bluntly I think he is potentially the best anti-hero in comics. This largely depends on his depiction though and there have been a few. Sadly as of late the character has a tendency to be written as little more than walking punch-line. A buffoon who simply stumbles into one zany situation after the other with little reason or character development. Fact is Deadpool is much smarter and much, much deeper than that.
The definitive run of the character was written by Joe Kelly and any Deadpool "fan" who hasn't read it simply isn't a fan...fact. Now of course I love the humor. Deadpool is one of the most hilarious characters out there. It's one of his most defining characteristics but but when Kelly wrote him it was fore a reason. Deadpool at his core is a disturbed, extremely troubled, insecure individual who who uses the comedy and the jokes as a coping mechanism. A classic example of the clown that laughing on the outside but crying on the inside. What really sold me on the character though was his ongoing efforts to be a better person. Deadpool has every reason to be a terrible human being and in many ways he is. He's completely aware of it and despite that he wants to be something more, something better, and he's trying. That a character can have that sort of depth and still be as consistently funny as he is is remarkable.
All that on top of the fact he's one of the deadliest fighter in Marvel also adds some badass points. It's not just the healing factor, it's also skill. He's taken on groups of super powered heroes and still kicked some serious ass and done so in very clever ways. It's tragic the public at large generally sees him as pure comic relief. He's so much more.
Moon Knight
Go to any forum discussing Moon Knight you're sure to see people draw parallels to Batman. It's unavoidable. Both are heroes without super powers who fight crime on the street level for vengeance and do so with themed weapons and gadgetry. I can see why people make comparisons. They're a lot alike at skin level, but get deeper and you'll find the characters on a fundamental level are as different as the colors of their costumes.
There are a few defining characteristics about Moon Knight. For starters, he fights crime partly as a means to atone for his past actions as a mercenary for hire. He also does it because after a surviving a near death experience on a mission he either became or believes he became the avatar of Khonshu, an Egyptian god of vengeance. He dishes out brutal beatings to thugs as a form of appeasement to his patron god. In a way fighting crime is almost his religion which I find intriguing.
The other aspect I like is his apparent mental instability. Moon Knight created multiple personalities to assist him in his crime fighting. This aspect of him however puts great strain on his personal relationships. Hell, it puts strain on Moon Knight himself. Writers later took his instability farther, having Moon Knight refuse demands from Khonshu for more killing in his name. However the way it's played makes us wonder if Khonshu is in fact a real supernatural entity or perhaps a darker, more violent aspect of Moon Knight's psyche. Seeing the character's interactions with others in spite of his mental state, his effect on those around him and watching him dish out brutal justice against scumbags who totally deserve it makes him a total badass.
...As long as Bendis doesn't write him anyway. Ugh... >.=.<
Nova
Oh Nova, you've come such a long way. Hey guys, tell me if this sounds familiar. A human named Richard Rider encounters a dying alien who imparts on him his power, inducting the human into the Nova Corps, a group of intergalactic peacekeepers. That's Nova's origin and yes he was a very lame attempt a being Marvel's resident Green Lantern. All that changed in 2006 with a little event called Annihilation. The Nova Corps were wiped out, Rider was the last Centurion and tasked with not only containing and protecting the entirety of the Power that fueled the Nova Corps, as well as the super computer that directed it.
I'll admit I knew barely anything about this character until a friend recommended checking out that even and since then I've been hooked. It that short span of time I saw this character go from rookie with survivor's guilt to a hardened leader and hero who effectively stopped the end of the universe by ripping the bad guy's intestines out through his mouth. Nova is a really cool character he has the demeanor of a regular guy with a just a dash of Spider-Man sarcasm who is utterly devoted to doing the best he can to protect galactic civilization. And boy does he protect it from some crazy stuff.
Nova is a great character on his own and just a good as seeing him mature into a leader is seeing the action he gets into. I don't want to get into too much detail, but in a nutshell, it's pure madness. Cosmic threats, hostile alternate dimensions, galactic empires and the literal end of the universe are all on order when you talk about Nova. It's pure epic science fiction goodness and Nova frequently spearheads the best of it. Heroic, very human and incredibly epic are why Nova has very quickly become one of my faves.
To think such an awesome hero was just slumming it with the New Warriors (think teenage Avengers) for the longest time. Just goes to show you what a good writer can do with a character.
So, if you actually had the patience to read all that what do you say you share a little. Assuming you like Marvel in any capacity feel free to tell your favorite heroes and why they're you're faves. For that matter is you just want to discuss writers or other comic topics go for it. There's way to much out there for me to read it all so I'm no expert but I still like to keep tabs on what's going on.
Zero's Top 3 Marvel Heroes
Deadpool
Ah yes, the Merc with a Mouth. Everybody's favorite fourth wall wrecking crew. I've been a fan of Deadpool for a long time. To put in bluntly I think he is potentially the best anti-hero in comics. This largely depends on his depiction though and there have been a few. Sadly as of late the character has a tendency to be written as little more than walking punch-line. A buffoon who simply stumbles into one zany situation after the other with little reason or character development. Fact is Deadpool is much smarter and much, much deeper than that.
The definitive run of the character was written by Joe Kelly and any Deadpool "fan" who hasn't read it simply isn't a fan...fact. Now of course I love the humor. Deadpool is one of the most hilarious characters out there. It's one of his most defining characteristics but but when Kelly wrote him it was fore a reason. Deadpool at his core is a disturbed, extremely troubled, insecure individual who who uses the comedy and the jokes as a coping mechanism. A classic example of the clown that laughing on the outside but crying on the inside. What really sold me on the character though was his ongoing efforts to be a better person. Deadpool has every reason to be a terrible human being and in many ways he is. He's completely aware of it and despite that he wants to be something more, something better, and he's trying. That a character can have that sort of depth and still be as consistently funny as he is is remarkable.
All that on top of the fact he's one of the deadliest fighter in Marvel also adds some badass points. It's not just the healing factor, it's also skill. He's taken on groups of super powered heroes and still kicked some serious ass and done so in very clever ways. It's tragic the public at large generally sees him as pure comic relief. He's so much more.
Moon Knight
Go to any forum discussing Moon Knight you're sure to see people draw parallels to Batman. It's unavoidable. Both are heroes without super powers who fight crime on the street level for vengeance and do so with themed weapons and gadgetry. I can see why people make comparisons. They're a lot alike at skin level, but get deeper and you'll find the characters on a fundamental level are as different as the colors of their costumes.
There are a few defining characteristics about Moon Knight. For starters, he fights crime partly as a means to atone for his past actions as a mercenary for hire. He also does it because after a surviving a near death experience on a mission he either became or believes he became the avatar of Khonshu, an Egyptian god of vengeance. He dishes out brutal beatings to thugs as a form of appeasement to his patron god. In a way fighting crime is almost his religion which I find intriguing.
The other aspect I like is his apparent mental instability. Moon Knight created multiple personalities to assist him in his crime fighting. This aspect of him however puts great strain on his personal relationships. Hell, it puts strain on Moon Knight himself. Writers later took his instability farther, having Moon Knight refuse demands from Khonshu for more killing in his name. However the way it's played makes us wonder if Khonshu is in fact a real supernatural entity or perhaps a darker, more violent aspect of Moon Knight's psyche. Seeing the character's interactions with others in spite of his mental state, his effect on those around him and watching him dish out brutal justice against scumbags who totally deserve it makes him a total badass.
...As long as Bendis doesn't write him anyway. Ugh... >.=.<
Nova
Oh Nova, you've come such a long way. Hey guys, tell me if this sounds familiar. A human named Richard Rider encounters a dying alien who imparts on him his power, inducting the human into the Nova Corps, a group of intergalactic peacekeepers. That's Nova's origin and yes he was a very lame attempt a being Marvel's resident Green Lantern. All that changed in 2006 with a little event called Annihilation. The Nova Corps were wiped out, Rider was the last Centurion and tasked with not only containing and protecting the entirety of the Power that fueled the Nova Corps, as well as the super computer that directed it.
I'll admit I knew barely anything about this character until a friend recommended checking out that even and since then I've been hooked. It that short span of time I saw this character go from rookie with survivor's guilt to a hardened leader and hero who effectively stopped the end of the universe by ripping the bad guy's intestines out through his mouth. Nova is a really cool character he has the demeanor of a regular guy with a just a dash of Spider-Man sarcasm who is utterly devoted to doing the best he can to protect galactic civilization. And boy does he protect it from some crazy stuff.
Nova is a great character on his own and just a good as seeing him mature into a leader is seeing the action he gets into. I don't want to get into too much detail, but in a nutshell, it's pure madness. Cosmic threats, hostile alternate dimensions, galactic empires and the literal end of the universe are all on order when you talk about Nova. It's pure epic science fiction goodness and Nova frequently spearheads the best of it. Heroic, very human and incredibly epic are why Nova has very quickly become one of my faves.
To think such an awesome hero was just slumming it with the New Warriors (think teenage Avengers) for the longest time. Just goes to show you what a good writer can do with a character.
So, if you actually had the patience to read all that what do you say you share a little. Assuming you like Marvel in any capacity feel free to tell your favorite heroes and why they're you're faves. For that matter is you just want to discuss writers or other comic topics go for it. There's way to much out there for me to read it all so I'm no expert but I still like to keep tabs on what's going on.
I loved Nightcrawler as well. the dichotomy of having a demonic looking character that was religious alone was awesome. I loved his personality as well. Sadly I found out recently they killed him.
The incredible hulk was another favorite. The constant struggle was a great drama, as he had to always be in check with his emotions. It did go to ridiculous levels with other gamma irradiated enemies and gamma dogs. >.> it was almost like ninja turtles. " drop that thing in mutagen and we have our next baddie!"
About Nightcrawler, you know what they say. In comics nobody stays dead except Uncle Ben.
I want to buy his comics one day. I do. I just have to buckle down and do it, lol.
That and the Green Lantern from DC. He's my all-time favorite. ♥