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Started by Psycho Circus, November 04, 2008, 11:41:40 AM

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Psycho Circus

It was only a matter of time... :teddyr:

1) Ghost Rider



My all time favourite comic book hero/anti-hero if you will. First appeared in 1972, created by Roy Thomas & Gary Friedrich. I own all the 80's-early 90's Ghost Rider comics and in my opinion he was best pencilled by Don Perlin. Recently transferred to film, being portrayed by a mis-cast Nicholas Cage (damn celebrity fan-boys!). I hated the film, too many silly moments, too much CGI (I think it could have been made without), a really bad version of Blackheart, terrible goofy looking bike...just aload of rubbish really. Ghost Rider has featured in some decent cross-over graphic novels and I liked the Ghost Rider 2099 run, back in the mid-90's.

Master List;
1. Ghost Rider
2. Asterix
3. Batman
4. Captain America
5. Silver Surfer
6. Alfred E Neuman
7. Hobgoblin
8. Incredible Hulk
9. Spawn
10. Bane
11. Cal McDonald
12. Superman
13. War Machine
14. Spy vs Spy
15. Durham Red
16. The Submariner
17. Judge Dredd
18. Spiderman
19. The Joker
20. Thor
21. Lex Luthor
22. Cassidy
23. Doctor Doom
24. Raphael
25. Slaine
26. Iron Man
27. Captain Marvel
28. The Flaming Carrot
29. Red Skull
30. Magneto
31. Weapon X (Wolverine)
32. Human Torch
33. Venom
34. Monroe
35. Galactus
36. Machine Man
37. Penguin
38. The Punisher
39. Gambit
40. Death's Head
41. Milk & Cheese
42. Vampirella
43. Cloak & Dagger
44. Dr. Octopus
45. Juggernaut
46. Bullseye
47. Violator (Clown)
48. The Freak
49. Iceman
50. Dr. Strange
51. Green Lantern
52. J. Jonah Jameson
53. Rogue
54. Doomsday
55. Carnage
56. Usagi Yojimbo
57. Tin-tin
58. Wonder Woman
59. Dick Tracey
60. Nightcrawler
61. Beast
62. Bishop
63. The Guyver
64. Professor X
65. Swamp Thing
66. Rorscach
67. Nick Fury
68. Doc Samson
69. Captain Haddock
70. Blade
71. Invisible Woman
72. The Thing
73. Mr. Fantastic
74. Mr. Nobody
75. Casey Jones
76. Mephisto
77. Evil Ernie
78. Deathlok
79. Lobo
80. Archangel
81. Mr. Monster
82. Lord Havok
83. Deadpool
84. Bradley
85. Jonah Hex
86. Maverick
87. The Spirit
88. Saint Of Killers
89. Bone
90. "Jimmy" Bond
91. Dream
92. Judge Anderson
93. She-Hulk
94. Tank Girl
95. Tommy Monaghan
96. Mystique
97. Azrael
98. Ralph Snart
99. Popeye
100. Aimee Nixon

JJ80

No.2 - Asterix, capable of wrecking an entire Roman legion. Goscinny and Uderzo's graphic novels were probably the reason for my interest in history. Don't forget Obelix and Dogmatix as well!

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Psycho Circus

3) Batman



No explaination needed, created by Bob Kane in 1939. I have a collection of late 80's - early 90's Batman comics, when he was being drawn by Frank Miller, I think this was the best period of the dark knight's story. The death of Robin, the emergence of Nightwing and Bane breaking Batman's back in the excellent "Knightfall" issues. Batman has survived decades and continues to appeal to adults and children alike, spawning tons of merchandise, tv shows and great films (barring Batman & Robin of course!)

AnubisVonMojo

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With election day and all, it's only fitting to bring up...

No.4 - Captain America - Though I wasn't always a fan of the Sentinel of Liberty (and his last three movies gave me gas), under the right creative team the icon works. I think he works especially well in stories where he has to differentiate between doing what's "patriotic" and what's better for mankind as a whole. The current storyline by Ed Brubaker post-assassination with Bucky assuming the mantel has probably been one of the best Cap stories EVER. Though there will always be a certain magic to the good ol' "Hitler walloping" Cap too. :teddyr:


"Don't make me stain my last clean shirt with the back of your head." - Shatter Dead
"A grizzly bear with a chainsaw. Now THERE's a killing machine!" - The Simpsons
"I've always wanted to make love to an angry welder." - Jaws: the Revenge

Psycho Circus

5) Silver Surfer

My brother's favourite comic hero of all time. Silver Surfer is a really cool character, that is good representation of what became the "Marvel Universe". Bringing in new characters and introducing stories that took place beyond earth. Silver Surfer was always torn between being the servant to his master, Galactus and saving planets and the lives of those he loved. Silver Surfer comics always have cool covers aswell, I have a couple of awesome foil covers. Here's hoping he gets some credibility back when the Surfer film is made, as I loathed FF4: Rise Of Silver Surfer. They made him a joke.


Mr. DS

6.) Alfred E Neuman

A magazine that I have read since I was a kid and inspired some of my wise @ss humor.  I have to pay tribute to the poster boy here.  (sorry for the large image...I'm too lazy to look for a smaller one...)
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"You think the honey badger cares?  It doesn't give a sh*t."  Randall

Psycho Circus

7) Hobgoblin



My favourite Spiderman villain, much more sinister and cooler looking than the Green Goblin.

AnubisVonMojo

No.8 - Hulk - My all time favorite. The perennial "Jekyll and Hyde" of the Marvel Universe, he's the mightiest mortal on the face of the Earth but all he's ever wanted was to be left alone. Hulk's the strongest one there is, so don't make him hungry... you wouldn't like him when he's hungry.  :wink:


"Don't make me stain my last clean shirt with the back of your head." - Shatter Dead
"A grizzly bear with a chainsaw. Now THERE's a killing machine!" - The Simpsons
"I've always wanted to make love to an angry welder." - Jaws: the Revenge

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Mr. DS

10.) Bane

A complete bad @ss who was successful in psychologically and physically beating the snot out of Batman.
DarkSider's Realm
http://darksidersrealm.blogspot.com/

"You think the honey badger cares?  It doesn't give a sh*t."  Randall

AnubisVonMojo

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No.11 - Cal McDonald - Steve Niles' hard boiled noir b-horror private eye. Kinda like a four-color Kolchak only with a chemical abuse problem and a s**tty attitude. He pals around with a zombie, pops pills, drinks hard, and has more snarky comments and comebacks than Bruce Campbell and Roddy Piper combined! Favorite Cal McDonald mystery? In the "Love Me Tenderloin" one-shot Cal is called upon to solve a series of deaths caused by... a golem made of meat. Here's to hoping the talk of a Cal McDonald movie works out! Groovy.


"Don't make me stain my last clean shirt with the back of your head." - Shatter Dead
"A grizzly bear with a chainsaw. Now THERE's a killing machine!" - The Simpsons
"I've always wanted to make love to an angry welder." - Jaws: the Revenge

AndyC

10. Superman. Surprised nobody's added him yet, seeing as he's one of the most successful comic book superheroes, and the model on which superheroes have been based for nearly 80 years. Something about this story of a god among men has always appealed to me. He's powerful enough for some really epic battles, yet he's also had some really cool stories with human villains like Luthor matching his powers with cunning.
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Mr. DS

14.) Spy Vs Spy

Another great out of Mad Magazine, these two were never happy unless they were scheming to kill each other.  I actually have a tattoo on my arm of them shaking hands...with bombs behind their backs of course.   :teddyr:
DarkSider's Realm
http://darksidersrealm.blogspot.com/

"You think the honey badger cares?  It doesn't give a sh*t."  Randall

Psycho Circus

15) Durham Red



Sexy space vampire from the 2000AD comics. My favourite female comic book character, sadly ripped-off in the form of Blood Rayne.