The 50 Greatest Comic Book Characters
50 Matthew Roth - Here’s an easy trick to get me to pick up your book: Give me an underdog to identify with and use the words “Dystopian Future” and I will lap up your product like a thirsty dog at a watering hole. Matthew Roth is an unsuspecting assistant when he is thrown into the post war Manhattan island and becomes the first truly embedded reporter. God damn great read.
49 Marrow - This chick can grow her bones and remove them from her body and use them as weapons. What part of that doesn’t kick ass?
48 Blue Beetle - Now this is how the Blue Beetle should be. Plus that – right there – is a drawing by Jim Lee. And everything looks more bad ass when drawn by Jim Lee
47 Trencher - He’s dead and he comes to town looking to repossess souls. Yes, the repo man from beyond the Grave with a cast of truly amazing villains like, The Hurler and Elvis.
46 Nova - Nova is a member of The Nova Corps an intergalactic unit of ass-kickery. His uniform contains all sorts of ass kicking weapons and he can fly in space. Dude I wanna fly in space.
45 Quentin Quire - Quentin Quire is a personal fave because this is when writers started questioning the world they had created for the Xmen and eventually had to ask: What if a student in the Xavier institute doesn’t agree with charles? How a does mutant teenager rebel. And the Quentin Quire character was the penultimate vision of this. Pick up the Xmen TPB “Riot at Xaviers’ and you’ll see what I mean.
44 Penance - Originally Robbie Baldwin was the superhero known as speedball whose power was – basically – the ability to turn any kinetic energy into a bubble field that basically made him a super bouncy ball. But he tried to stop a mutant terrorist and that resulted in a blast that catapulted him 500 miles away. After the events of Stamford, Baldwin believed his powers to be burned out. However, they still exist, but now only manifest when he feels pain. While his powers are still kinetically based, they no longer appear to manifest as a “bubble field.” Rather, his powers seem far more explosive in nature. In order to stimulate his powers, his Penance suit constantly rakes his flesh. What once was a dorky bouncy character is now super bad ass…make mine marvel.
43 Max Faraday - Geeky kid downloads the wrong thing on the internet and ends up being a god? Sign me up and point me to the place where I can download that shit. Or at least a copy of Rocco loves Jenna.
42 Galactus - The Devourer Of Worlds. Created because Stan “The Man” Lee wanted the FF to fight GOD. What’s he do you ask? Galactus eats planets, and everything on them. Galactus could kick Chuck Norris’ ass in a heart beat.
41 Rover and I – This character is from one of those alternate time line stories but it’s just cool. A guy who has a mutant gift with robots turns a mutant hunting sentinel into his friend and bodyguard. That’s good stuff Maynard.
40 UMen - I like it when writers create new villains out of the environment and the day in which the comic exists. These guys are a cult that believe by killing mutants and harvesting their organs they can create a new race which will replace all others.
39 Xorn - This guy is a mutant who has a star for a brain. And that, my friends, rules.
38 VooDoo - It’s about god damned time comic books included an exotic dancer. This chick is a stripper who can see the true forms of aliens on the planet. But I’m just really a big fan of strippers.
37 Hellion - He’s cocky, brash and arrogant and has the telekinetic hutzpah to back it up. I just used hutzpah correctly.
36 Tim Drake Robin - I like this version of Robin because of the way Tim Drake proved himself. He researched, followed and used his burgeoning detective skills to determine who Batman really was, and once he confronted him he didn’t ask for money, or jewels. He asked to kick ass side by side with him. Now that’s a sidekick
35 Warblade - An alien who comes to earth who can manipulate his body like the T-1000 and wreck evil doers shit. He’s kind of a prick, but he’s got that whole super knives for hands thing going for him.
34 Savage Dragon - A comic book about a cop? That’s refreshing. Not to mention the fact that this is now the longest running comic book drawn by a single individual ever. Kudos to Erik Larsen…shit I gotta go pick some of the TPB’s up from my local shop.
33 Blade - Half Vampire, Half Human..All funky fresh vampire shit stomping machine.
32 Hush - Yin to Batman’s Yang. He possess no super powers, just a brilliant mind and a desire to kill batman. Hush isn’t the greatest Batman villain but you’ll notice that only one other made this list.
31 Grifter - A lot of people have probably become tired of the “Gun Toting Loner” archetype but Jim Lee created the best one with Grifter. He’s a hardened combat vet who’s been trained by a secret society of super sexy ninja women. Eat your heart out punisher.
30 Zealot - A member of the secret society of super sexy ninja women. She’s actually the one who trained Grifter which is why you sits higher on the list than him.
29 Witchblade - Sexy Chick? Check
When her powers activate she almost always appears half naked? Check
Super techno looking armor that barely covers her naughty bits? Check
Looks like we have a winner
28 Psylocke - What can I say…I like chicks that are ninjas.
27 Wetworks - I’d like to place an order for a team of ass-kicking, shit-stomping, face-breaking special ops soldiers who have been modified by a genetic symbiote to be a lethal team of supreme tough mother fuckers to fight the vampire hordes. What’s that you say? You’ve got something like that and it’s called Wetworks? I’ll take ‘em.
26 Shatterstar - This is one of the few Rob Liefeld characters that made it through the gauntlet. I like the idea of a character that grew up in a world based around television combat who doesn’t understand anything other than fighting to entertain.
25 Longshot - Okay, this guys power is weird, but it works for me. Basically his mutant power allows him to skew the works of chance in his favor. The motherfucker has the power super luck. If I were his friend I’d take this dude to this casino and win a shit load of money.
24 Bishop- Crazy militant black guy from the future follows criminals into the past and instead of worrying about being sucked back in time he just continues to kick ass.
23 Colossus - I’ve always wondered, in dealing with the characters that can change their genetic make up or characters that transform their body: does it effect their wanger? Like can Colossus take a high powered rifle round to the nuts? I believe the answer is yes!
22 Archangel - Where Angel was a sissy ass weakling Archangel kicks the face off of bad guys. His metal wings shoot paralysis causing Razor blades for fucks sake
21 The Maxx - The Maxx is a drifter whose powers are derived from a subconscious alternate reality called the outback. With these powers he must protect his social worker/leopard queen from the murderous Mr. Gone. Click Here to read the wiki about this story because it’s too intricate for me to detail here. Favorite part of this book was how they closed one story arc. “And that’s how our story ends. Not with a bang, not with a book, but with a thwack.”
20 Cannonball - I almost literally watched this character grow up so I have a bit of an attachment to him. Despite the fact that he’s almost the quintessential offensive weapon Sam Guthrie is one of those nice southern boys.
19 Cable - Holy crap Rob Liefeld created two good characters. This is the character that Rob Liefeld based all of his “team leaders” on. Cable does one thing and does one thing well: Stomps Faces.
18 Marv - Sin City’s baddest motherfucker he drinks, he loves hookers, he has no problem drowning a man in a turd infested toilet. I think I finally found my role model.
17 Hellboy - I love the art of Mike Mignola and the fact that he has made a career out of drawing monsters but I’ve always wanted to see Hellboy use his right fist of doom as a finisher and fist a demon to death.
16 JTHM - God Bless this character. Jhonen Vasquez - the man who created the Nickolodeon cartoon “Invader Zim” - broke into the comic book world with a little guy who’s got serious issues. What’ he do you ask? He kills people to get fresh blood to paint a wall in his house because of the blood gets old and dries then the thing behind the wall gets out and destroys the world. Yeah, this one is a BIG FAVORITE in the goth crowd.
15 Magneto - Arch nemesis of the Xmen. A jew who had seen the inside of the concentration camps. A mastermind and a devil. Magneto really is the archetype for the great super villain.
14 Gambit - This dude may, in fact, have the coolest power ever. He can make any object an explosive by activating the kinetic energy inside of it. Think about it. You go into Victoria’s’ Secret and someone starts being a dick so you pick up a thong, charge that fucker, and instantaneously you’ve got yourself a butt-floss hand grenade.
13 Carnage - Venom, in the Spiderman stories, had a reason for hating Peter Parker. Carnage is nothing but a homicidal killer. Stone cold motherfucker!!
12 Venom - An alien symbiote attaches itself to Eddie Brock and turns him into, basically, the super-evil version of Spiderman. I’m pretty sure I saw Venom throw a taxi cab at an old lady in one issue - and beating up old people rules!!!!!
11 Lobo - Lobo was the last survivor on his planet: because he killed everyone else…at the tender age of boy hood. Once he was finished with that appetizer he decided to take his rolling carnival of destruction on the road. His past times include drinking, kicking ass, boobs, kicking more ass, breaking necks, riding his bike, four course meals of ass kicking and puppies. Who doesn’t love puppies?
10 Tank Girl - Hewlet and Martin created a work of Pop Culture genius with Tank Girl. She was irreverent, crazy, a drunk, a fuck up, a bandit, a whore and several other less than savory adjectives. Her nipples shoot whiskey and her vagina is a more than ample killing machine.
9 Wolverine - The Xmen’ number one killing machine. According to folklore Wolverine is the best at what he does: Macrame. But one day someone burned down his house containing all of his knitted works of art and he got pissed. He enrolled himself in the “Chuck Norris School of Stabbing People In The Throat” - colloquially known as Stab You U - and finished up his masters degree over at the Vin Diesel’s Academy of Hard Knocks and Deadly Gazes. Once he received his accreditation he proceeded out into the world to beat the shit out of super-villain baddies.
8 Judge Dredd - All movie references to Stallone aside; the reason this one is so high on the list is because this comic is the pinnacle of creator owned works. Judge Dredd has a mythos that has been created over something like thirty plus years of publication. Judge Dredd lives in a really big city called mega city one and has the unholy job of keeping shit in line. And he does that with big fucking guns.
7 Iron Man - Super rich geeky billionaire designs a suit of armor so he can fly around pretending to be a robot and use his xray vision to sneak a tawdry peek at chicks in the shower. HELLO NEW CAREER FIELD.
6 Spider Jerusalem - Spider Jerusalem is a disgusting drug addict, chain smoker who just so happens to be the greatest journalist to ever exist. I’m fairly certain that Spider is the alagory of Hunter S. Thompson; only with a more vulgar mouth and deadlier enemy. This is my favorite finite series ever created and you should rush to borders, with or without pants, and buy every last one of these.
5 The Joker - The Batman’s greatest enemy. I think the Joker is probably the greatest super villain ever - outside of Nazi’s and hippies - because he’s typically not in it for money or fame or fortune; he’s in it for one big reason…he loves murder and mayhem. He’s a raving fucking psychotic lunatic genius. Which, in my eventual run to be the ruler of the world, shall be a key platform to base my rule upon.
4 Captain America - I would love to say something funny here but I have always found Captain America to be the embodiment of the greatness that is this country. The fact that he’s been killed in a sniper attack during the civil war saga actually killed something inside of me; in the same way that something died inside of me when I found out that Kermit The Frog wasn’t really a frog but rather a bunch of felt with an old dude’s hand up his ass.
3 Spawn - Todd MacFarlane’s mighty creator owned demon that set all sorts of sales records. He’s a special forces agent, killed by his own men, who’s brought back from the dead to learn how to be a general in hell’s army, except he rebels and learns how to control his power an overthrows the Devil’s hold on his soul. The movie sucked, but the comic book fucking rules.
2 Spiderman - The geek’s greatest fantasy - other than doing two chicks at once - is being Spiderman. He goes from being a geek to a superhero in a matter of seconds. He gets world wide recognition, he gets the girl, he kicks some ass. I think spiderman remains one of my favorites because even with all the powers they always took the time to show you that he’s a regular guy; when’s he is out of costume. Stan Lee always showed the non-hero part of Spiderman’s life and it allowed you to identify with Peter Parker as much as you wished to be Spiderman.
1 Batman - This motherfucker is number one with a super frenzy because Batman is the ultimate bad ass. Bruce Wayne doesn’t have any super powers. He’s not a mutant who was born with eye-lasers. He’s just a guy. A regular guy who has trained himself to be the uber weapon against all evil that roams the streets of his city. He’s a ninja, he’s a superhero, he’s the world’s greatest detective, he is the bane of the existence of all evil. Batman is number one because he’s developed his mind and body to be the greatest weapon EVER! Some day when I grow up, I want to be batman.
April 19th, 2007 at 8:40 pm
Amazing list. I have to say “butt-floss hand grenade” is a great line!!! Love it.
April 24th, 2007 at 7:42 pm
Captain America made the top 5 huh? I have so many problems with that, I don’t even know where to begin. What’s his power? Fuck all. What weapon does he have? A shield with a target painted on it. What happened to his sidekick? He Dr. Strangeloved it back during WWII. What’s with ripping off Mercury’s winged helmet? I always figured CA was into “greek” with Bucky. Granted Caps was probably a decent hero back in the 1940s when he chased Nazis and shit, but he hasn’t been relevant since 1975-ish. I totally agree with #1, provided it’s the Frank Miller interpretation of Batman ONLY. =)
April 24th, 2007 at 10:25 pm
Red. Cap made it in on Nostalgia alone. He’s a personal fave from long ago.
April 25th, 2007 at 12:48 am
Good God man, I’ve never even heard of most of these comic book characters…..you are truly a nred my friend…
April 28th, 2007 at 9:21 am
All of these characters are great, especially carnage.
If you want some seriously fucking amazing super-fucks, You should check out a comic called “Wanted” Its printed by TOP COW. The basic story line is this guy wesley is a little dickweed and a push over. He takes shit everyday of his life. One day he finds out that his dad was the most notorious supervillian of all time and that he inherited all his powers. Then later you find out that the supervillians brainwashed everyone, They really destroyed all super heros in 1986 and covered it up by inventing comic books. Comic books are the only thing anyone remembers.
I dont want to give away to much but, that comic is fuckin Tits
April 28th, 2007 at 10:44 am
Tyler
I’m gonna have to check that out..thanks dude, or chick
May 14th, 2007 at 3:42 am
All I have to say is Lady Death. Oh and the Tick..he makes me laugh
May 18th, 2007 at 5:16 am
I’m not too sure about Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, but I guess who better to play a drunk rich guy.
May 31st, 2007 at 11:05 am
Good list, you just got it right with Bruce Wayne, man. I’m also a big LOBO fan.
June 27th, 2007 at 10:56 pm
comic books are gay and only fags read them!
July 14th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
Batman comes over for every meal of the day at my house and has a gaunt serving of my cock. He would totally get his ass kicked in a fight by anyone on the list above him, except spiderman. Speaking of spider man, why the fuck are carnage and venom not in front of him? They kick way more ass than him, have all his powers and better, and the only reason why they don’t own him every time is cause of some stupid ass dog whistle bull shit. And speaking of symbiots being cooler. Symbiotes would make every super hero bad ass, and in fact, if one combined with batman, he would deserve #1. Cause its not that hes not a bad ass, its just that hes like that really smart, popular, athletic kid that knows karate, but has muscular dystrophy, rendering him a weaker target for every other kid on the block.
THE END.
July 14th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
btw u bring the lulz and dont delete my other comment, cus u know its all true
July 22nd, 2007 at 6:55 am
I was amazed anyone remembered Galactus - he was such an overpowering entity that I never did figure out what he was representing - until reading your list. He was always my favorite bad guy. And my vote for #1? Iron Man - not for any particular reason, I just like him, always did. And I can’t remember which issues they were, but I loved the Hulk vs Thing fist-fights that leveled city blocks while tossing corny one-liners to let you know these 2 guys really hated each other on a deep personal level. So funny.
July 23rd, 2007 at 1:30 pm
Batman is a complete wanker! There is not one person on that list whose ass Superman couldn’t kick!!!
August 13th, 2007 at 9:28 pm
You left off Superman. Why?
August 18th, 2007 at 11:18 pm
1. Spider J is based on Hunter S. It is a fact. Any character based on HST is great.
2. Batman kicks ass. Really kicks ass. Tell Rogue to read Frank Miller’s “Dark Knight Returns” series. Who kicks SuperMan’s ass? BATMAN.
TV
September 28th, 2007 at 3:05 am
Man how the fuck you leave out Guy Gardner but then you dont like Green latern, I mean common he took his date Ice to a porn movie. you left out Havoc with the OG costume no Fire storm, no pimp ass Gambit, Evil Ernie. Lady Death, Night crawlwer, Black canary because she is hawt the darkenss the list goes on come on man
September 30th, 2007 at 3:07 am
you left out the great and powerful PUNISHER you bastard
October 1st, 2007 at 5:58 pm
Hey! What about Bamse? … Now im pised off!
October 23rd, 2007 at 7:06 pm
I agree with this list and glad I read it after the 50 worst first.
Batman is the #1 badazz, because he does the superhero bit without powers, he uses his money and his cunning intellect to take down crime. He is just like a detective but kicks more ass.
Most superheroes like Superman are just to much of a mama’s boy it makes me sick.
October 24th, 2007 at 12:01 am
All of you whining that Travis didn’t include some pansy superhero and that said superhero could kick Batman’s ass should pay a little more attention to the title of this article. It’s the top 50 comic book characters not superheroes. You also might want to read his other article about the worst 50 comic book characters to learn why he didn’t include such notables as the “great” Superman.
October 30th, 2007 at 6:53 am
Psh, no vertigo characters, besides Spider J? Come on. 100 bullets owns, Preacher owns, pretty much everything they’ve ever published owns.
November 8th, 2007 at 9:06 am
Oh man, you’ve got Lobo, Tank Girl, and you put Batman down as number 1.
(I have a crush now.)
I’d add The Question, though. And dude? How the fuck did you not include Rorschach?
(A list like this was just asking for nerds to hate on.)
December 17th, 2007 at 11:50 am
I always want to have hot kinky sex with Batman. Not the actors but the original Batman from the comic books. He is sooo smokin hot.
January 10th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
wtf batman worst person ever to even be on this list not to mention #1 and whats his power again oh yea he is a rich OLD man
January 24th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
apart from batman you have a great tast in super hero’s. superman beter than batman
February 23rd, 2008 at 9:51 pm
First of all Socall, you are 100% incorrect. I like your list Travis, I am happy that Penance made the list. He’s pretty much rad.
Also did you ever read the Savage Dragon Vs. Savage Megaton Man one shot? If not, try and track it down. It’s a fun little brawl between the two then the inevitable team up to save the world bit.
March 23rd, 2008 at 5:48 am
I’m pretty sure that picture of colossus may actually be captain planet.
March 23rd, 2008 at 9:06 am
Where the fuck is Rorschach?
March 23rd, 2008 at 9:07 am
Cpt America is slightly fail, but on the whole, nice list. And I’m loving that Batman’s number one; he kicks all ass everywhere.
Also, many thanks, good man, for not being an ass-kisser of Superman. I hate that fag.
March 23rd, 2008 at 9:40 am
you really should update this list a little you forgot some people like Invincible(best character created in the past decade) and Rorschach from the Watchmen which is probably the best graphic novel ever written.
oh and the Battle Pope. he’s the pope and kills demons and fucks bitches. funny book by Robert Kirkman
March 25th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
I’m no Wolverine fanboy, but seriously - you rank Captain friggin’ America above Wolverine? A guy who can pop claws out of his hands at will, and mercilessly slash his opponents into bloody ribbons, comes in second to a spandex-wearing, red-white-and-lame old man with a ghey shield? PUH-LEEZE.
March 26th, 2008 at 3:30 am
Just a couple of observations…..
I agree with some of the choices on this list & I also disagree with some of the choices. I personally agree with batman as the #1 badass in comic book history. And for all of you whiners who say that most people could kick Bats’ ass you need to shut your pie-hole & go read the TPB JLA: Tower of Babel. Or you can always take the shortcut and go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JLA:_Tower_of_Babel .
Now, having said that let me also say this. This is a list that Travis made. He obviously has his reasons for putting the people on here that he did. This is just his opinion. Instead of being a bunch of whining, mewling, sniveling little haters that keep on crying about how your favorite either didn’t make the list or wasn’t high enough on the list to satisfy you why don’t you stfu & go make yer own gawddamn list. Then you can put whoever the fuck you want to on it.
What’s that, you say that Superman is the shit? Then make your own list. Hell, put every Superman clone you want to on it for all I care.
I’m just trying to say that this is just one persons opinion. It’s not like this list is the end all be all of definitive Comic Book hero lists. So everyone put you big-girl panties on & deal with it.
March 26th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
Why are V and the Sandman left off this page? They are two of the greatest comic book characters of all time, I can’t believe they didn’t even make the list. I’m disappointed.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:00 pm
good list.i learned a bit.batman bats no1.superman is an alien not superhero
April 7th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
By far I find the Witchblade comic the wildest of the bunch. She is just so hot.
April 7th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
Batman made the top 5 huh? I have so many problems with that, I don’t even know where to begin. What’s his power? Fuck all. What weapon does he have? A Utility Belt from Home Depot. What happened to his sidekick? He changed his name. No wait, he let the Joker kill him. Hold on - then he retired. Then he had a sex change. What’s with the mask? Do the pointy parts fold down like an old man’s hunting cap to keep his ears warm? I always figured BM was into “greek” with Robin, so Stephanie Brown probably figured she was safe. Granted Bats was probably a decent hero back in the 1930s when he chased gangsters and shit, but he became so irrelevant in the 1960s that they let Adam West play him, for pity’s sake.
April 13th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Superman is a pussy. He doesn’t need a brain, he’s indestructible (except for kryptonite). He make boy scouts seem like evil jerks. The only issues superman has in his life is can he date Lois Lane with killing her. Superman is boring… I can’t imagine anyone can actually relate to superman. He’s your grand/parents superhero.
I 100% agree with Batman being #1. He’s a miserable man desperately trying to make the world right. Not for fame, fortune, but because he can. He goes out to fight evil knowing it could be his last day on earth, but he does anyway. I want to be the goddamn batman!
April 13th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Thanks for including Spider, a personal fave. Christ, I can’t remember his name, but the ex IRA fuckup that infrequently appeared in The Authority is a classic.
But–come on–Where’s The Saint Of Killers?
April 14th, 2008 at 12:15 am
No Deadpool? Seriously? Him and Constantine have to be the two greatest characters of all time.
April 14th, 2008 at 12:25 am
what about cerebus? and dave sim wrote and drew 300 issues of that comic wich is more then savage dragon…
April 14th, 2008 at 2:57 am
I wanted to see Captain Caveman and Space Ghost make the list. Oh, and Jenna Jameson for her hoover power.
P2
April 14th, 2008 at 3:20 am
You can tell from the larger part of your selection that you (like me) are a comics fan created from the 90s. Gambit? Cable? Carnage? Total 90s nerd.
April 14th, 2008 at 3:38 am
I was pleasantly surprised Johnny made the list, especially at such a high number! God bless Jhonen, indeed…
April 14th, 2008 at 3:53 am
you forgot all of the seven from Sandman.
April 14th, 2008 at 4:31 am
Good list, but you forgot the Green Lantern! What’s up with that? Also another good team was Cloak and Dagger. But other than that I have no complaints, well played good sir.
April 14th, 2008 at 5:37 am
um… usually i dont do this but you my friend are fucking retarded.
April 14th, 2008 at 7:12 am
I’d definitely agree with Psylocke and Spiderman and their respective positions. I’m sure the two would create some pretty awesome mutant children.
Snake Eyes and Optimus Prime belong on any greatest comic books characters list though. Not having Deadpool is forgivable though, I guess.
April 14th, 2008 at 7:47 am
wtf?!?!
where is superman?? he is the ultimate superhero.
no question.
geez, you retard.
April 14th, 2008 at 8:11 am
Gotta say. Like the list, especially that Batman was #1. Kinda disappointed that no Green Lantern made the list but c’est la vie.
April 14th, 2008 at 8:43 am
Where the fuck is Deadpool?
April 14th, 2008 at 8:50 am
I realize I won’t agree 100% with any list on the Internet, but I just have one thing to comment on. The paragraph on Captain America. It nauseates me to hear patriotic Bush-speak. The first reason for that is that I am not USAdish, and patriotism looks like religious fervor from the outside of your borders. The other reason is that it reminds me that the USAdish public can be tricked into anything if you wrap it with a flag.
But that aside, Sandman should definitely be on this list. Preacher is also a fun read.
April 14th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Great List, the only one I didn’t get was Spider Jerusalem. Is that a real comic book character and is it still in print? I always thought Storm was a top notch idea for a super hero, why didn’t you consider her, she appears to have many of the lusty qualities that you look for in the female character?
April 14th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Where’s Deadpool? or the Tick??
Meh.
April 14th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
You forgot Groo. Nobody can defeat Groo, he is not afraid of living in fear. He loves nothing more than a fray, except his dog that is.
April 14th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Nobody on this list could kick Supermans’s ass?!?!
FAIL!! Batman has kicked that pompus idiot’s ass a number of times.
I definatly don’t agree with this list. There are a lot of crappy/boring/faggy characters on it. But that’s just my opinion. Same as this list is. It’s by no means canon, just let it go. It just goes to show that a movie (good or bad) will put any character on a ‘# best’ list.
April 14th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
superman? hmmm? just-a-wonderin is all!
April 14th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
i was going down the list getting angrier and angrier that spider jerusalem was nowhere in sight…then i reached number six. you’re great.
April 14th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
I agree with the people expressing concern that Rorschach was not on this list.
April 15th, 2008 at 12:37 am
definitively a great list. I loved it down to the captain America line…Then I felt like the beyonder himself.
April 15th, 2008 at 12:51 am
Great list man! Die-cut should have at least been on it it though. Keep up the good work!
April 15th, 2008 at 12:51 am
Oh nice list, really great. I like most of your picks, but being totally subjective I’d have pick ones different from yours. After all there is no test that can be applied to determine the “real” top 50 so your list is as good as one I’d make. That is the nature of make-believe after all. You pretend your warrior is better than mine and I pretend….well you get the picture. Make-believe can be such fun.
April 15th, 2008 at 1:01 am
surely judge death has gotta be cooler than dredd?
April 15th, 2008 at 1:56 am
batman totally reings…… period….
April 15th, 2008 at 2:08 am
I couple favorites I would add:
1. Manji, from blade of the immortal. He can’t die until he kills 1000 evil men, but he can be hacked to all hell and is frequently. He carries twenty blades on him at all times, which he uses to mercilessly hack his enemies to all hell. He’s a manga character though, so I can see why he wouldn’t be on this list.
2. Opus Penguin. Tragic back story (separated from his mother and orphaned during the invasion of the Falkland Islands) and a touching Christmas story arch featuring uzi wielding Mary Kay sales women.
April 15th, 2008 at 3:41 am
WHERE IS HE?
WHAT’S NOT BADASS ABOUT FORCE FEEDING VEGITARIANS MEATLOAF?
[IMG]http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l310/giantweevil/deadpoolforcefeedsvegitarians.jpg[/IMG]
hopefully image tags work, or I’ll look like a total jackass.
April 15th, 2008 at 3:43 am
Batman #1??? Joke. And no Incredible Hulk? He’s indestructible for fuck’s sake. And what about Victor Von Doom as THE prototype bad guy? Those are some GLARING omits to a pretty good list.
April 15th, 2008 at 4:09 am
Great List - as the other readers have commented u are a nerd and should be proud.
One addition that I think you’d dig - RanXerox. Insane ultraviolent future-cyborg that probably inspired a lot of the characters seen above, not least of which would be Spider. Definitely check it out - there are TPB’s in English.
April 15th, 2008 at 5:48 am
Why the hell isn’t superman on this list. He would literally kick everyones ass on here
April 15th, 2008 at 7:19 am
umm….this has already been stated, but it isn’t a measure of super powers, but rather comic book characters. and honestly, i’m gonna have to agree that superman really isn’t a great character…way to overpowered and….boring. i do LIKE the fact that cap is up there. not because i am a super patriot or anything but because he is a leader and he doesn’t need lazer beams or knives or shit to beat people up. i would like to add Thor….because he is a FUCKING GOD. and a basic totality of all that is awesome.
April 15th, 2008 at 7:27 am
Alright, first of all, to all of you who think that Superman should be on the list I say balls to that. Superman is totally weak, and really shouldn’t be considered a superhero at all, since the basis of the superhero is the superhuman and Superman, being an alien, doesn’t exactly fit that particular bill. But that’s just my opinion. Otherwise, I seriously appreciated your list, I just think it would be better with Deadpool (so fucking funny) and Rorschach. All in all though, well done!
April 15th, 2008 at 8:06 am
about superman… i agree that he should not be on the list…
but other than that, this list seems like a bit biased, like it does not contain Conan… i believe he deserves to be in the top 10, at worst i mean
April 15th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
I have to agree with several people, V, Rorschach should both be in here. It’s still a pretty good list, but there are sooo many more. What about Marshall Law? Or Slaine the Horned God? Or Deadlock, of the the ABC Warriors? Well, at least you got Marv in there
April 15th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
No Hulk? Wow….
April 15th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Awesome list, man, I gotta agree with Batman in the number 1 spot, Bruce Wayne’s a baaaad man. You need a smack on the skull for not mentioning Deadpool though.
April 16th, 2008 at 1:41 am
The top five characters, as well as nearly the entire list, are superheroes. “Bad-ass with a cool power and ZOMGEPIC back-story” doesn’t make a good character. I think you need to expand your horizons when it comes to comics.
April 16th, 2008 at 1:56 am
hell yeh Deadpool should be here! other notable omissions are Alan Moore characters (principally Rorschach) and Preacher- what about Cassidy!
great post though. Kudos!
April 16th, 2008 at 2:58 am
That was the worst list I’ve ever read, and you have the least interesting opinions I’ve ever read on comics
April 16th, 2008 at 2:58 am
Just kidding, your other list is slightly worse.
April 16th, 2008 at 5:22 am
Wow. You really like big muscled Bad Boys with REALLY big guns and swords huh? Especially when they either “Kick-ass” “Kick major ass” or “Stomp serious ass”.
You may want to think on this for awhile and then ask yourself and important question.
And while I do think that Captain America is a great example of the hero archetype the fact the the rest of the list is brimming with the precise opposite of captain America make me feel he’s just there because “Go USA!!” and that ain’t right.
April 16th, 2008 at 6:39 am
Good List buddy,
Doing a list is hard because you can’t satisfy everybody. And here are my concerns : I hate Captain America.
April 16th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
The ONLY problem I have with this list is that I’m seeing a serious lack of Deadpool.
April 16th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
NO SUPERMAN ??? NO HULK ??? YOU ARE A FUCKING RETARD. BATMAN WOULD GET HIS PEA-SIZED NUTS KICKED IN BY EVERY OTHER CHARACTER ON YOUR F.U.B.A.R.ed LIST. “WHO CAN KICK WHO’S ASS” IS HOW YOU RANK SUPERHEROES/VILLAINS. DIPSHIT.
April 17th, 2008 at 1:34 am
So glad to see Spidey and Batman in their rightful positions: 1 and 2!
April 17th, 2008 at 2:16 am
where the hell is deadpool
April 17th, 2008 at 2:57 am
What about any Watchmen? Dr. Manhattan would have been a great one, or even Ozymandius.
April 17th, 2008 at 3:55 am
Are you promoting the Iron Man movie? Just wondering, because I’d replace The Green Lantern w/ Iron Man if I were you.
April 17th, 2008 at 4:36 am
You did right by me, good job! Nice to hear a mention for Spider. You should check out Rising Stars if you haven’t already. By far one of the GREATEST series ever written! The characters and writing make you feel as if you are in it, good stuff!
p.s. Batman was the only proper choice for #1. To all of you that say “Superman can kick anyone’s ass on that list” I say you are not true comic geeks, you obviously have never read The Dark Knight Returns. OWNED! peace.
p.p.s. My list would include The Dark Phoenix, but that’s MY list!
April 17th, 2008 at 6:00 am
I don’t understand why there’s so much fuss about Superman not being included on this list… I mean the guy’s moral compass is so out of whack he can’t distinguish between a petty crime or a crime of necessity vs. a bloodthirsty killer on the edge… Whereas Batman is a. Human, and therefore understand that the crime of stealing bread to feed your family is not in the same line of crime as say slitting the throats of little orphans during the annual Christmas pageant… Seriously who ever made the comment about Superman being your grandfathers superhero is dead on…
I enjoyed most of the list there’s a few I think are missing and some I disagree with but you have your opinion and I’ve mine…
eZ
Nemo
April 17th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
I agree with this list, i would just add Constantine. Constantine gained his immortality by selling his soul to two devils. so, if he was to die, Hell would consume itself in a war over his soul. thats just asewome.
April 17th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
What happened to the two coolest ever comic characters? Finnegan Sinister and Ramone Dexter!
April 17th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
this list is lame,to many crapy characters,im ok with spider jerusalem,but where are all the preacher figures?
or the punisher,or kev from the authority or the dude from frank millers hard boild?you + your list suck ass…
April 17th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
judge dredd is cool too
April 18th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Ok, so this is definitely a guys list. I should go away and do a girl’s list, it would be different. Nice to see Longshot in there, one of my faves, but My number one would be Nightcrawler, so sexy, funny, suave, charming, cool and gorgeous looking, and what could he do with that tail! Rrrowwrr!
April 19th, 2008 at 3:59 am
Spawn #1.
Great list, F the haters and non-comic readers!
April 19th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
I think Jesse Custer (Preacher) is a badass. Powers almost equivalent to God? Technically not a “superhero” in the pure sense, but still, it’s pretty freakin’ badass
April 19th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Loved the list save for Batman. Hate batman with a vengeance. Not a fan of Cap America either but I can dig your decision. and you must read “Wanted” and then “Sleeper” for more choices on fucked up heroes.
April 19th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Captain America is the embodiment of complete shit
April 20th, 2008 at 8:44 am
mohammed comic book is the best.
April 21st, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Dude, wheres starman?
he’s fairly rad.
April 21st, 2008 at 10:34 pm
i want to be batman too.. hate new last movies batman, love the old one, thats who you gonna call:giggle:
April 21st, 2008 at 10:40 pm
I’m ok with this list only because Batman is #1
April 22nd, 2008 at 1:04 am
Others have said it, but the Endless from Sandman should be at the top of this list.
April 22nd, 2008 at 8:18 pm
I have a problem with this hole freakin list. First off who in the Wide World of Sports is “Spider Jerusalem” That will be enough to laugh and walk away from this list rather run away. Good idea but where in the world did you get these characters from.
E5150
April 23rd, 2008 at 3:54 am
You should have had DareDevil. Going by the reason you put Batman as no. 1, Daredevil is just a normal guy too, but he’s blind! That btakes 50 times more guts than Batman. Dardevil can’t even see the people hes beating the shit out of!
April 23rd, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Batman definitely deserves the #1 position!!! xD
April 24th, 2008 at 3:07 am
I can agree with the whole list, except for Captain America and Gambit, the cajun is a pile of shit and his powers are so pathetic compared to the likes of most of the other X-Men. I would have chosen V over Gambits weak ass.
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April 28th, 2008 at 10:16 am
That list is pretty god. I too woulda put Hulk and Deadpool at least. Nothin like a guy talkin about the Brady Bunch as he scewers you. As for Hulk I refer you to Planet Hulk. Maybe MARVEL’s best book in a decade. I started reading in the 90’s so the “90’s nerd” in me dug this list. As for you fucktards that hate on Cap I figure I stand with Travis only one thing: in my oppinion there’s a couple hundred thousand Caps kickin ass around the globe. Don’t agree with the people that put’em there but the troops rule. Sorry to get political but I dig Cap. Anway Trav I dig yer list. It made me laugh.
April 28th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Nice collections.That’s perfect
April 29th, 2008 at 6:35 am
BATMAN…SERIOUSLY? THE MOST OVERRATED SUPERHERO EVER, WAIT THATS RIGHT HE’S NOT SUPER, HE MIGHT AS WELL BE A NINJA TURTLE.
May 2nd, 2008 at 4:52 am
where the fuck is the Sandman? as so, batman is not overrated…your face is overrated
May 2nd, 2008 at 4:56 am
where the fuck is the sandman?…and batman is not overrated…your face is overrated
May 2nd, 2008 at 8:22 am
All you whining little haters need to stfu, go read comment #33 & get a grip.
Buncha damn crybabies……
May 6th, 2008 at 12:13 am
Youve probably heard this already but dude, no Thanos? What character could be better than a space version of Doctor Doom?
May 6th, 2008 at 2:26 am
Awesome. I haven’t heard of all of these, but they seems pretty cool.
Superman is lame.
Speaking of the ninja turtles, why are they not included?
May 10th, 2008 at 3:07 am
So nice to see Gambit and Shatterstar included in one of these list!! Of course Batman is my number 1 too!!!
May 14th, 2008 at 9:29 am
I’m glad to see Spawn that high up on the list
May 15th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
i’m fairly sure that cereberus has the award for longest running artist via dave sim, i’m somewhat shocked that jesse custer, superman and spiderman aren’t on your list.
June 1st, 2008 at 7:54 pm
This is the greatest fucking list I have seen so far. I AM SO FUCKING HAPPY THAT SUPERMAN’S SUPERPOWER SPOILED DUMB BORING HICK ASS DOES NOT DRAG IT’S FILTH ON THIS ACCURATE LIST. The first three are in perfect order too. Whoever wrote this list, you rule. I would buy you a cup of coffee if I knew you. I love seeing Carnage on the list too. What about daredevil, deadpool, the predator, angela, cavewoman???? You have inspired me to make my own list.
July 1st, 2008 at 9:08 am
Haha… superb, i like spiderman.
July 22nd, 2008 at 7:21 am
I know nothing about Tank Girl, but I do know that one of her creators is Jamie Hewlett, who later went on to co-create Gorillaz. Which alone makes Tank Girl awesome.
July 22nd, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Judge Dredd is ‘creator owned’. That’s got to be the least creator owned strip of all time, up till a few years back it had allways been published by IPC who were at one point owned by Robert Maxwell and had been big company owned copyright before and after.
August 15th, 2008 at 2:08 am
Travis, how about some honorable mentions? like Bombast? dude hurls crap that launches at the speed of fuck you up! or Dark Phoenix because jean grey is hot when she blows shit up and tells you shes gonna mess your face up? or how about Punisher? no super hero powers either and unlike batman, isnt going to sit around bothering to ask questions nor wear an emblem of a tiny flying mammal on his chest but rather he blows your face off and wear a big skull? I mean I have a point here!
September 9th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
I know every one annoys you with ‘z0mg why didnt u includ ‘ but I totally think that list is missing one person: Arseface.
Arseface is just too unique and too hilarious a character to leave out. For those of you under-privileged comic-book nerds, Arseface is a subordinate villain from the Preacher series of comic books.