Favorite Superhero?

Everything cultural, pop or otherwise. Books, movies, music, comics, poetry, random cultural geekery.
User avatar
JAG2955
Posts: 3044
Joined: Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:21 pm

Favorite Superhero?

Post by JAG2955 »

Who's your favorite superhero?

All of the comic book movies got me thinking...I really like Batman. Not only is he human, he had to work for every skill that he got, and he can be a steely-eyed killer when he needs to. What kind of bastard keeps kryptonite handy, just in case?
User avatar
Darrell
Posts: 6586
Joined: Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:12 pm

Re: Favorite Superhero?

Post by Darrell »

I'm of an age that Marvel's pantheon either didn't exist or I wasn't aware of them as a small child. When I did become aware of Marvel, I wasn't too excited by Spiderman, the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk, etc. Seeing the '50s version of Superman was probably my first exposure to superheroes; that, or Mighty Mouse. I was a DC Comics kid, Superman (though I sometimes had a problem with him, even then), Batman, Green Lantern and the Flash...

The trailers for the new Green Lantern look interesting.
Eppur si muove--Galileo
User avatar
arctictom
Posts: 3204
Joined: Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:57 pm

Re: Favorite Superhero?

Post by arctictom »

This is as close as I get to superheros .
You live and learn.
Or you don't live long.
User avatar
Darrell
Posts: 6586
Joined: Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:12 pm

Re: Favorite Superhero?

Post by Darrell »

arctictom wrote:This is as close as I get to superheros .
Not to hijack the thread, but I've been to that very spot several times--it's a meadow (sometimes called Debbie's Meadow) below Chimney Rock and Courthouse Mountain, near the top/on the west side of Owl Creek Pass, near Ridgway and Ouray, Colorado. Beautiful spot. Told a sister that's where I'd like my ashes scattered when I'm gone.
Eppur si muove--Galileo
User avatar
Rich
Posts: 2592
Joined: Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:11 pm

Re: Favorite Superhero?

Post by Rich »

The Tick!
A weak government usually remains a servant of citizens, while a strong government usually becomes the master of its subjects.
- paraphrased from several sources

A choice, not an echo. - Goldwater campaign, 1964
User avatar
HTRN
Posts: 12403
Joined: Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:05 am

Re: Favorite Superhero?

Post by HTRN »

For those who are interested, all the episodes from Avengers: Earths Mightiest Heros have been put on youtube - see here.
HTRN, I would tell you that you are an evil fucker, but you probably get that a lot ~ Netpackrat

Describing what HTRN does as "antics" is like describing the wreck of the Titanic as "a minor boating incident" ~ First Shirt
User avatar
Lokidude
Posts: 2159
Joined: Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:49 am

Re: Favorite Superhero?

Post by Lokidude »

I'm a fan of the Punisher and Daredevil, myself.
workinwifdakids wrote: We've thus far avoided the temptation to jack an entire forum.

But what the hell.
Standing for Truth, Justice, and the American Way!
User avatar
Aegis
Posts: 1113
Joined: Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:57 pm

Re: Favorite Superhero?

Post by Aegis »

Does Deadpool count? Or is he more a super anti-hero, for the purposes of this discussion?
Chicks dig fixed bayonets
User avatar
SoupOrMan
Posts: 5697
Joined: Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:58 am

Re: Favorite Superhero?

Post by SoupOrMan »

Captain America. The original one, not Cyborg Bucky With Mental Issues And A Gun.
Remember, folks, you can't spell "douche" without "Che."

“PET PARENTS?” You’re not a “pet parent.” You’re a pet owner. Unless you’ve committed an unnatural act that succeeded in spite of biology. - Glenn Reynolds
Precision
Posts: 5273
Joined: Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:01 pm

Re: Favorite Superhero?

Post by Precision »

Wolverine - despite his mental issues.

There is something to be said for a mostly Neutral good Paladin.
"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not." ~Thomas Jefferson
My little part of the blogosphere. http://blogletitburn.wordpress.com/
Post Reply