Who's your favorite comic book character?

[Outcast]

Over the years, it's really hard to stick to just one favorite comic book character.

Here are some of my favorite characters arranged by rank.

Marvel:

1.Hawkeye
2.Havok
3.Daredevil
4.Moon Knight
5.Hulk
6,Captain America
7.spider-man
8 Ironman
9 Wolverine
10.Cyclops


DC:
1.Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
2.Hawkman
3.Hourman (Golden Age)  Edit: forgot to add this one. :)
4.Green Arrow
5.Batman
6.The Question
7.Aquaman
8.Flash (Barry Allen)
9.Superman
10.Spectre


I guess that's it.  :P

[Klauser]

I've been following comics on-and-off since the late 60's (yeah, I'm an old fart ...), and the characters I keep coming back to are:

Marvel:  The ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing.

DC:  The Batman

[thanoson]

Marvel- Thanos of Titan
DC- Weird as I'm not a big DC fan. Black Adam. WHen he ripped that cowboy apart at the UN last year, that had me hooked on him.

[Podmark]

I could make a more complete list but for now I'll just do my two favs at the big two:

Marvel: Spider-Man
DC: Green Lantern Kyle Rayner

[The Hitman]

Off the top of my head...

DC- Guy Gardner, Black Adam (for previously mentioned actions), Blue Devil

Marvel- Ant- Man, Multiple Man (heck, the entire X- Factor Investigations team), Doc Sampson

[Jakew]

Well, when I was around 10 years old my favourites were: Green Arrow, The Joker, Judge Dredd, Captain America, and Thor. Blue Beetle and The Question were also pretty cool.

Nowadays, I couldn't pick a favourite ... I've read waaaay too much good stuff. Green Arrow would be in the mix, though.

[Courtnall6]

In no particular order...

Marvel - Hawkeye, Captain America, Taskmaster, Puck, Sasquatch, Guardian, Punisher, Wolverine, Dr. Doom, Thor, Doc Samson, Hulk, Cyclops, Deathlok, Moon Knight,
             Iron Man, Spider-Man, Colossus, Wonderman, Beta Ray Bill, Thing, Juggernaut

DC - Captain Marvel, Superman, GL Hal Jordan, Batman, Black Adam, Martian Manhunter, Deathstroke, Deadshot, Captain Atom, Power Girl, Blue Beetle (Ted Kord ofcourse)

Probably a few more I can't think of right now :D
               

[murs47]

Magneto.

Though I love a lot of other characters to death, none of them even come close to the master of magnetism.

[Sword]

Marvel: Spider-Man, Hawkeye, She-Hulk
DC: Kyle Rayner, Zauriel. Plastic Man, Resurrection Man

[zuludelta]

There are certain characters that I like, primarily because of the appeal of their simple and effective design and archetypal personalities:

- Silver Surfer: I've always liked how Stan Lee writes him as a Buddha/Christ-like figure, a quasi-deity who is, somewhat ironically, very much a Humanist, or more accurately, a champion for the rights of all sentient beings.

- Hulk: I didn't really get into the comics until I read Peter David's work, but his pseudo-Freudian twist on the character made him all the more interesting to me. But more than anything, I think watching the old Bill Bixby/Lou Ferrigno TV series when I was an impressionable little kid predisposed me to liking the comics.

- Daredevil: I first started reading Daredevil during Ann Nocenti's wildly underrated run during the late 1980s/early 1990s, and it's that particular interpretation of the character (the outwardly swashbuckling but inwardly guilt-ridden tragic hero) that I like best (Miller's Daredevil was always a bit hit-and-miss for me).

- Conan/Manji (from Blade of the Immortal)/Wolverine/Punisher: I don't know why exactly I like these characters... I think there's the sullen and angry 10 year-old in me that feels empowered when I read about these violent and crude characters.

- Batman: Never really liked the character, whether in the comics, cartoons, or in any of the movies (probably because I've never really cared for the "millionaire playboy" type of superhero), but I think he is one of the most iconic designs ever created, not just in comics, but in all of popular art.

- Iron Man: Just like Batman, never really cared deeply for the character (although Ultimate Iron Man has grown on me), but a solid design is a solid design (and by that, I'm referring to the better permutations of classic red-and-gold suit).

- The Maxx: I just love Sam Kieth's work, and The Maxx comics were just a distillation of everything I liked about his art.

- Ghost Rider: another character who makes my list of favourites solely because of his look. A black leather-clad skeleton with a flaming skull on a motorcycle with flame-tires... pure genius!

[style]

Batman and Wolverine! :thumbup:...... bump it, Darkclaw!!! :cool:

[thanoson]

So, this is my loaded reply.
Marvel:
1. Thanos
2. Deathurge
3. Loki (honestly, if he wanted to, he would own Dr. Strange)
4. Hulk
5. spider-man

Dc:
1. Black Adam
2. Superboy Prime
3. Doomsday
4. Darkseid
5. Joker

[Mowgli]

Marvel-

-Iron Man- The regular shellhead, not the current super-villain rewrite
-Captain America- The version of him with a heartbeat
-Daredevil- Too many great writer runs here to not like him a lot (Miller, Bendis, Nocenti, Mack, etc)
-Thor- He just plain kicks @$$
-Iron Fist- The current run on Immortal Iron Fist is a great expansion to a classic character
-Shang-Chi- Gotta love Marvel's version of Bruce Lee
-Doctor Doom- Just a great villain, all around (not including the movie versions)

DC-

-Hitman- The entire run of that book was gold.. thanks Mcrea
-Flash- Jay, Barry or Wally... they're all great in their own ways
-Batman- Any of the major mini-series usually writes him the way I like him (Dark Knight Returns, Killing Joke, Long Halloween, Year One, etc.)
-Starman- Ted and Jack Knight-Great heroes... great Legacy
-Blue Beetle (T.Kord) and Booster Gold- The greatest comedy team in comics
-Shade- Villain and sometimes hero from the Starman and old Flash comics
-Black Adam-The recent stories focusing on him made him a great villain

Independant-

-Lone Wolf and Cub- Rich and three dimensional characters
-Grendel- Hunter Rose that is... thanks Matt- that first run is gold
-Marv- From Sin City, whatta great guy
-The Crow- Only the guy in the first run by O'Barr (the others were... disappointing)

I'm sure there's more, but those are the only ones I can think of right now.

[Monkeyman]

DC:
GL Isamot Kol
GL Stel
GL GreenMan
GL Mogo
Hal Jordan
The all new Atom
Booster Gold
(a little biased on the gls, but the sinestro corps saga is spectacular)

[stumpy]

DC:
Brainiac 5
Superboy (Pre-Byrne)
Superman (Pre-Byrne)
Supergirl (Pre-Byrne)
Mon-El

Marvel:
The Thing
The Watcher

[bat1987]

DC: Batman (duh!),Hal Jordan,Superman

Marvel: Spider-man,The Thing,Punisher

Other: Spawn,Savage Dragon,Marv

[catastrophe]

Marvel: Spider-man, Ms.Marvel, Taskmaster, Annihilus, Captain America, Blackheart, Venom, Gambit, The Fallen One.

DC: Black Adam

[ubergreendragon]

marvel- no particular order
-------------
1-wolverine
2-apocalypse
3-magneto
4-mr sinister
5-sabretooth
6-deadpool
7-juggernaut
8-venom
9-ghost rider
10-hulk

[Ares_God_of_War]

Marvel: Apocalypse

DC: Powergirl

[Verfall]

Never really liked DC, but I'd have to go with pretty much the whole cast of the first few issues of the JLI. God I loved that book.

For Marvel I'd say Venom, Juggernaut, Deadpool, Demolition Man, Domino, Iron Man, USAgent and Crystal.

[Intensity]

I'll give you ten seconds to take a wild guess...........


reading all of this probably took a few seconds.................


For me, I have only one comic character that I have followed since I started reading comics, none other than:

Jubilee.
Otherwise known as her full name, Jubilation Lee, or her current codename Wondra.  Most people have heard of her- don't laugh that she is my favorite.  If you don't know her, I urge you to read her bio on marvel.com-  I am the only contributer to that page and am responsible for most of her updates and several bits of information on there.  I have most of her appearances, including her first issue and all of her key moments.  She is currently named Wondra, has super strength and hover discs, and is field leader of the New Warriors.

^_^ yeah, I'm a nerd at heart, but I love it.

I also have a fond interest in Kitty Pryde, Colossus, and the team of Generation X as a whole.  I have several key classic issues for Kitty, and most of the 75 issues of Generation X.
When it comes to DC comics, I like Batman, Batgirl, Robin, Starfire, Superman, Supergirl, and Wonder Woman... but I don't go out of my way for their comics.

[thalaw2]

Marvel: Ol' Jade Jaws!!!  I loves me some HULK!!

DC: Bats

[Carravaggio]

Marvel: Spider-man, Ms.Marvel, Taskmaster, Annihilus, Captain America, Blackheart, Venom, Gambit, The Fallen One.

DC: Black Adam

HOLY CRAP! Catastrophe, you're still alive?!?!
Haven't seen you around these parts in...well it seems like a few years...

[daglob]

My favorite charactr has changed over the years.
At some times it has been Batman, at others, Wolverine, Swamp Thing, Metamorpho, Plastic Man, Superman, The Thing, The Vision, Deadman, Mr. Monster, Noman, The Scorpion (Atlas), The Badger, Daredevil, Dr. Strange, Captain America, the entire original Original Doom Patrol, Ruben Flagg, Grimjack, The Question, The Creeper, Captain Action, Conan, Doc Savage, The Shadow...

But most often it has been Spider-Man.

[Viking]

Probably my favorite Marvel comic book character was Nightcrawler.  He had serious style.

Regrettably, I've read very few DC comic books, so I only know what I've seen from TV adaptations.  My two favorites there would be Batman (from The Animated Series), and Green Lantern.  (Both the Hal Jordan version from Superfriends, and the Kyle Rayner guest star appearance in Superman: The Animated Series.  I guess the use of the power ring to create glowing green constructs really just captures my imagination.)

[captainspud]

[Time Titan]

DC:
Superman
Darkseid
Green Lantern


Marvel:
Thor
Ironman
Captain America

[Podmark]

I did a quickie list above but I'd like to expand it a bit. They're somewhat in order but strictly.

DC:
Green Lantern / Kyle Rayner
Batgirl / Cassandra Cain
Superboy / Kon-El
Batman
Robin / Tim Drake
Wondergirl / Cassandra Sandsmark
Green Arrow / Connor Hawke
Red Tornado

I think my age shows in my pics. I'm not a big DC fan, the majority of my interest is in Young Justice/Teen Titans and Batman. I'm probably missing a couple of favs.

Marvel is a lot tougher, there's a lot of characters I truly love and it's really hard to compare them. Here's some that come immediately to mind though. Spidey is #1 but the rest there's no real order.

Marvel:
Spider-Man
Scarlet Spider
Captain Marvel / Genis Vell
Ultimate Nick Fury
Justice
Baron Helmut Zemo
Magneto
Hawkeye
Thor
Hank Pym (preferably as Yellowjacket)
Cyclops
Angel
Bishop

[Captain Skeptic]

Though I started with Marvel(back when they were the #2 company and had not turned evil yet) and have a soft spot for certain characters as they were(Hulk, Sasquatch/Alpha Flight, etc.) I do not much go for Marvel and have not since around 1988 or '89. I am an indie guy and have been since the mid-1980s(if not earlier).


Independent Comics Favorite Characters


1)Faust/The Crow(from O'Barr's original GN/series. The rest of the Crow stuff does not matter)
2)Miracleman(a.k.a. Marvelman)
3)The Badger/Roachmill
4)Dark Wolf/Twilight Avenger(tie)
5)Titan and Talisman(tie) of The Justice Machine.

D.C.

1)The Question
2)Blue Beetle
3)The Demon(Etrigan)
4)Batman
5)

Marvel

1)Sasquatch/Puck(Alpha Flight circa John Byrne era)
2)The Hulk
3)
4)
5)

The one character who would top all of these though would be The Shadow. Did not include him on any company lists because he seems to wander from company to company so often(D.C., Marvel, Dark Horse, Street & Smith, etc.).

[detourne_me]

Marvel:
Spider-man
Daredevil
Wolverine
Cyclops
Mister Sensitive/Orphan

DC:
Batman
Flash
Hourman
Green Arrow