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Not Superman and Not Batman
Well that's how super heroes work too. You're favorite must be either Superman or Batman... I don't give a fuck if it's unreasonable, I don't give a fuck if you actually think Sue Storm or Aquaman is your favorite you're full of shit. It's either Superman or Batman. There are no other choices.
So now that that's out of the way. Who's you're second favorite super hero or the coolest supe you can think of that never gets their due?
I like Plastic Man, he is by far my
But a man can dream.
So, once you've admitted that everyone must pick either Super or Bats for their main fav, pick away at your second fav.
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Not getting their due? My immediate two picks probably don't qualify, that being Daredevil and Green Lantern. But those are my second and third favorites, respectively.
Now favorite who really never gets their due? Doctor Strange.
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I really should have said something like, 'name their best run too', just so I have something to check out.
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Second favorite sometimes... Punisher.
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I didn't like Plastic Man or Elongated Man because they weren't serious. Stretching-as-power is always treated as a joke in DC Comics. Give me Mr. Fantastic and ElastiGirl any day.
I really like Nightcrawler. The two toes, three finger thing is fucking fascinating to me. He doesn't really have a best run--the MAGICK series with him as a pirate or whatever, using a sword with his tail--God that was awful, and colored his character for the remaining years I read comics. I think the best bits with him I remember were when battling the Shi'Ar Imperial Guard during the Phoenix saga--he fades into shadow, bamfs down a long pit, &c. I heard he died, right? Probably in some dumb way. Comics suck.
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He also pre-dates all the other stretchy heroes (except the long forgotton Flexo the Rubber Man)
Plus he's the only one who can actually make himself into machines and what not. The others can just stretch, Plastic Man can be a car or a helicopter or... it leads to some great gags and some strange ass cartooning that borders on the surreal.
But there is a jokey element that makes him tough to deal with, especially in the modern takes on the character.
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13 year old me : Spider-man
21 year old me : Hawkeye
31 year old me : Quantum and Woody
42 year old me : Hawkeye
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boothwah wrote: I reject the premise wholeheartedly.
As you should, I'm surprised more people haven't commented on that, but you're still wrong.
Don't think I've ever met anyone who loved Hawkeye as a top choice.
All Star Superman and Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow are as good as super hero comics can get IMO.
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Now my favorite character who doesn't get his due? Adam Warlock. I love the Marvel space stuff and the Infinity Gauntlet special event is what really got me into comics.
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metalface13 wrote: Is this a DC only question? I grew up on Marvel so my favorite character gets plenty of due: Spider-Man.
Now my favorite character who doesn't get his due? Adam Warlock. I love the Marvel space stuff and the Infinity Gauntlet special event is what really got me into comics.
Nah it can be anything. I mostly grew up with Marvel too, but I love both and always have. Publisher is irrelevant. I've never heard of Adam Warlock so that's a cool choice. Minor Marvel characters would be swell, Moon Knight, ROM .. bring it on.
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JonJacob wrote:
metalface13 wrote: Is this a DC only question? I grew up on Marvel so my favorite character gets plenty of due: Spider-Man.
Now my favorite character who doesn't get his due? Adam Warlock. I love the Marvel space stuff and the Infinity Gauntlet special event is what really got me into comics.
Nah it can be anything. I mostly grew up with Marvel too, but I love both and always have. Publisher is irrelevant. I've never heard of Adam Warlock so that's a cool choice. Minor Marvel characters would be swell, Moon Knight, ROM .. bring it on.
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Anyway, my favorite characters that don't get their due are the Peter Parker knock-offs of the 70s and 90s...Nova and Darkhawk respectively. (I never warmed up to the 80s PP clone - Speedball. I felt to familiar to Spiderman). Both being in Spider-Man's shadow I don't ever expect them to really shine. Though I understand, post New Warriors, Nova has had some degree of success in recent cosmic story lines. I'm not sure if it's still Richard Rider wearing the bucket though. I'm also a fan of The Thing.
Despite the Liefield-sized weapons, this is one of my favorite covers, although it's actually pretty bad looking at it now...
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I liked Adam Warlock too--that was all Jim Starlin and lots and lots of druuuuugs. I never really "got" Thanos--seems a little on the nose, you know? I always hated the dumb names, which Marvel avoided for the most part. No one names a kid Edward Nigma, come on. "Aw darling, look at his widdo purpu facey-wacey! Let's name his DEATHY MCDEATHERSON."
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JonJacob wrote: Yeah, I fucking love Dr. Strange and yet I can't think of a single run that I've read. I know I have read several, but none were good enough to stick with me. I don't know if there is a Walt Simonson Thor equivalent for Dr. Strange or not. Cool character though.
I really should have said something like, 'name their best run too', just so I have something to check out.
"The Oath" by Brian K. Vaughn is a fuckin' KILLER Doc Strange story. Other than that there are a smattering of cool stories throughout the 70s that really standout. Nothing worth collecting in trade but rather tracking down single issues. Most of them are pretty inexpensive, too. I've been collecting the newest run by Jason Aaron and I'm really liking it so far. A full story has yet to resolve, so I can't say too much right now, but it's fun so far.
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