Who's your favorite superhero, and how did you choose a

>>93969968
Red hood. I learned about him from some people who were talking about him which got me interested enough in him to google him, learn more about him and then I decided to read his books which made him my favorite.

So, I guess it mix of my liking his personality and the role he plays.

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>>93969968
Static is my favorite superhero. How I pick my favorites is their personality first and than their powers.

>>93969968
Changed as I grew up. Batman was the first, it was my first comic by dad got me. Then it moved to Gambit due to him being a stereotype from my home state. Liked Kyle because he was an artist who made money at his job, not a hobbyist - shared that with him.

Now that I am an adult I do not have a favorite character but I will always read JSA or anything related and X-Men. If I was forced I would have to go with Hulk.

>>93969968
Probably Jack Knight Starman. First came across him as a kid browsing the DC wiki and the design really stuck with me, later in life I read the series and it was really good and involved the elements of superhero comics I was most interested in, and as time goes on I find him more and more relateble.

Batman for me. As a child I watched reruns of the Adam west show with my dad. I also had an amazing experience seeing a batman themed water show at an amusement park and got to meet batman afterwards. So it's really a nostalgic thing for me.

>>93969968
Spider-Man
First super hero that I ever got into
I always made sure to prioritize his books above all others, but that all changed after One More Day
Fuck you Joe Quesada
Fuck you Axel Alonso
Fuck you Dan Slott

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>>93969968
I really like Green Lanterns
The idea that anyone can be one with enough will power is appealing
And I also dig the paramilitary stuff and am in the actual military

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Top Five:
Jack Knight
Kevin Matchstick
Madman
Nexus
Badger

Basically boils down to how much I like their comics and how little they've been ruined by other creators.

As a kid it was:
Spider-Man
Batman
Gatchaman
Captain America
Superman

Superman.
I loved his powerset as a kid. As I grew up I appreciated his character and his beliefs more.

Dick Grayson is my favorite /co/ character.
I liked that he was everyone's friend. He's this character that you can take and throw onto nearly any team book and he naturally fits 90% of the time

>>93969968
Spider-Man
The Thing

I love the ASM and FF of the 60's- and Spider-Man has has good runs throughout until the 90's.
Shang Chi is a close third, MoKF is a GREAT comic.

>>93969968
Aquaman. I like his powerset. His current personality, his new 52 self basically, is good too.

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I didn't really choose a favorite, I just realized that I was intrigued by Hal Jordan and wanted to read more and more about/with him until eventually it hit me that I loved everything about him, from personality/character traits to his design

It also helps that there's a lot of great GL material

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>>93969968

I'm not sure he counts as a traditional superhero, but I'd say Hellboy. I enjoy his "why do I have to put up with this shit?" personality, and his struggle to move past the hand he was dealt resonates with me.

If I had to choose an actual factual superhero, I'd say Captain Marvel (Billy Batson). I like that he's just a young kid trying to do the best that he can.

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Strangely Superman. I almost thought he was a lame hero that was nothing more than a boy scout. This was the period when I really enjoyed edgy/dark heroes.

YEars later a /co/mrade here posted Joe Casey's run on Adventures of Superman and I was floored by those issues (612-623) simply for the fact that Superman was a pacifist all throughout. In this series went up against otherworldly threats all throwing a single punch and he until the job was done. Something about that really connected with me and ever since he's been my number one hero hands down. I wanna be the kind of person Superman wants me to be.

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>>93972835
Meant to slay "without" throwing a single punch.
Also here's Superman singlehandedly stopping Incursions.

>>93972835
>>93972883

Good tastes. Big Blue is up there for me as well.

>>93969968
Daredevil because the best superhero run in all of comics is Daredevil.

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>>93969968
Unironically Aquaman.
I like him when he's not taken to serious to an edgy extent. I'd say his best non-comic appearance is in Brave and the Bold. I just like the idea of a swashbuckling adventure hero who also has to deal with ruling a kingdom at the same time. That is also mixed with he fact that I've always liked Lovecraft stuff, which being underwater causes some Eldritch stuff to pop up occasionally as well medieval stuff which you see with the whole kingdom stuff. It's like a great mix of the 3 things I like.

Probably 2nd is Superman
3rd is Deadpool

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>>93972922
Daredevil is probably one of the most consistent series I've ever had the pleasure of reading.

>>93972657
I love that the movie Justice League: The New Frontier was one of the best green lantern stories I'ver ever had the pleasure of watching. Words can't describe how amazing the comic was.


>>93972511
MY MAN!!!!

Aquaman. I always saw him as the guy who people underestimate, someone as capable as everyone else but doesn't care about looking capable, so he's underestimated and unappreciated.

Also the fact that no one who reads comics dislikes him, so he's the easiest way to tell the difference between the two groups.

I don't have one. I haven't read comics enough to bond with any characters. I like superheroes but I don't KNOW any of them. Id prefer to be my own superhero if I was offered the chance.

Its kinda sad. If I had to pick I would say Spiderman. I had fond memories of the Spiderman 90s tv show with Madam Web and all those crossovers. I guess it would be him. But honeslty I feel like I missed out. Spiderman is black. Bendis rules with an iron fist. I missed comics everyone. Went right by me. I missed a lot of games too but I was autistic and isolated by my emotionally manipulative mom until my Dad let me live with him. So yeah. I don't have the money to buy anything and I know not where to look for scans. So I don't really have a chance to PICK a hero. I am stuck with Spiderman and Bats. And I do like them but I will never really know what they were like in their prime.

>There is gonna be an entire generation after me that is gonna be even worse off

>>93973041
This. I was talking with some friends about favorite superheroes and said Aquaman. They just made fun of me and showed me this clip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD7bq62tc4w

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>>93973087
There is nothing wrong with having Spider-Man as your favorite hero. If anyone has the right to give up heroism for the rest of their life it would be Spider-Man. He is a hero that tries his hardest to do the right thing even when it seems like the world is stacked against him. He will throw himself into the meat grinder over and over again because if he doesn't do it, no one will. As he always says, with great powers comes great responsibility.

>>93973167
Ironically from what I've read this reputation of him as useless, which I think started in the 80s, boosted his comic sales.

>>93973168
Well thanks. But I still missed his best stuff. Now Spidey is black and that bitch from that sitcom was enough to piss me off with EVERY ACTION AND LINE SHE DID in the movie. Its like eating good ice cream,with shit aftertaste. I WOULD HAVE LOVED THAT MOVIE...still like it but fuck...

>>93973261
How so? Was it morbid curiosity of sorts?

>>93973311
No idea, someone (Like some Ph.D.) actually wrote an essay on it.

>>93973261
Ah so, the /co/ntrarians go back further than I thought.

Spider-Man, just has a bad as cast of very colorful people and I could relate to him more than any other super hero growing up an poor orphan raised by my aunt Faye.

Nightwing. Go into comics because of my uncle, read enough about the character to like him a lot. Supermans morals, batmans determination without any of the darkness. The debonair of zorro. To me he felt like a real person going from sidekick to a full fledged hero. To me no other superhero can compare.

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I'm genuinely surprised this thread isn't getting more love. ALso more Superman.

>>93972625
>>93973010
>>93973041
>>93973167
>There are other Aquaman fans
Sometimes you're alright /co/

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Batman and Captain America

I like martial arts as a power set, and I like both respective stories and what they represent about the strength of mankind. Batman is a realist and sees the world for its flaws and manages to confront them without being a sunshine and rainbows type. I also like detective stuff and using your mind to overcome challenges.

Unlike Superman, Captain America has known what it is like to be truly vulnerable. He faces much more danger on a daily basis yet still goes headfirst into battle. He always tries to lift others up even though he sometimes doubts himself.

I see Cap and Batman as two sides of the same coin really. Both want to show that mankind is still good and can compete, but reflect it differently in their temperaments.

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Fuck everyone who said he is a cuck, he was the best in the animated series. but I hate the comics and TTG version tho

>>93969968
I've had four I've always bounced between. They're Superman, Batman, Spider-man, and Daredevil. I remember loving the cartoons when I was a kid. I remember thinking Daredevil was cool in when he was in the Spider-man cartoon. I loved them more when I started reading there comics.
>>93973039
I'd recommend reading New Frontier. It's a great read.

>>93974974
I remember that episode.
Also can someone fucking help me? @
>>93974760

Superman, because I'm attracted to both his simplistic, almost childlike idealism and belief in humanity, as well as his ability to incinerate a city from orbit by looking at it hard enough

>>93973087
Not trying to shill my own thread, but if you're interested in reading up some Spider-Man I recommend this thread.
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>My favorite is Green Lantern. Specifically Hal Jordan.

>I just like everything about him.

>I like his alter-ego. An Air Force pilot/test pilot is entirely unique and exciting in the super hero world. He's not another scientist or reporter.

>I like his personality. An arrogant, brash, bold, womanizing, lazy, ditz with a heart of gold. People say he has no personality, but I disagree. Hal is not everyone's cup of tea. And that's totally fine.

>I love his costume. It's sleek and basic. It's iconic and instantly recognizable.

>His powers are totally dope too. Being able to make anything you can think of is cool. I dig the other Power Ranger rainbow Corps too.

Green text because I willed it to be.

>>93969968
The Flash because I enjoyed his personality in the Justice League cartoons.

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>>93975073
>Ultimate Spider-Man

>>93975073
Appreciated but I also want to start a story from the beginning.

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Batman, because I have the same personality type and flaws as him - possibly stemming from a deeply traumatic childhood experience. I also use my intellect and stoic vigilance as a shield and coping mechanism to subconsciously alienate myself from others under the guise of presenting myself as rational, responsible and prepared. Well, that's what my therapist told me. I am not a good person.

"If Clark wanted to, he could use his superspeed and squish me into the cement. But I know how he thinks. Even more than the Kryptonite, he's got one big weakness. Deep down, Clark's essentially a good person... and deep down, I'm not. "

>>93970302
>Season 3 outfit
My man

>>93969968
I've liked Aquaman since I was a kid. Watching the Superfriends of course there was Batman, Superman, and GL who were cool, but Aquaman standing with them when, and especially the Super Friends version, he really had no powers aside from commanding sea life made me think he was just as cool as the others.

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>>93969968
Doctor Fate.

I always liked him from the sidelines where he usually appeared in TV Shows, then I read some good stories for him (DeMatteis) and my suspicion about how awesome he is was correct. I love him and the stories about him -if handled properly- can be glorious.

I really enjoy the powerset because of the over-the-top shit it can cause. The personality is a weird issue. I like many versions of Fate -not all-. But all of them are FATE too. And this brings a beauty to the table. Different people, with different attitudes, even more than one at a time in some stories, can go beyond their individualities to hammer down whatever challenge the universe throws at them with the absolutest power there is -or really high up there at least, seriously, my boy Fate is deliciously op-.

If I had to choose one aspect, I'd say the great stories. The story with Andrew Benett, the vampire, especially.
You see, I'm literally a materialist, a moral nihilist, a determinist -sorta, quantum mechanics is an issue-, atheist, as rational-logic focused as they come, with a hard-on for technology and all.
And here is a story, about reincarnation, the afterlife, spirituality, the creation of the universe by a loving creator (seriously, the idea of creator appearing as a smile and not as a guiding hand was brilliant) and all that.
And I loved it. I loved every freaking page of it.

When someone that in theory wouldn't be recommended for me wins me over, it's always a great feeling. I always have great respect for such works.

Any other Fatebros here? What are your favourite fatestories?

>>93975119
lol

>>93975132
First thread is here.
>>93951519
Current thread is here.
>>93973965

>>93975327
With thanks anon.

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>>93972657
>>93971829
10/10

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>>93969968
She-Hulk. I first learned about her through the 90s Hulk cartoon and got attached to her via the comics. Also doesn't hurt that we're both involved in Law. The reason I liked her was that she was laid back and had an opportunistic view on life and kind of accepted what she was.

Too bad Marvel fucked that dynamic up from here to eternity

Also Emma Frost.
Reason:Top Bitch

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This beautiful man. He's always been a favorite of mine. He always made me laugh, and I always felt he never got enough time to shine.

>>93975307
I want to see your I2 Doc Fate. I think he has awesome gear

Batman
Plastic Man
Wonder Woman
Deadpool

But not superhero but the Joker is my favorite character overall.

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Captain Marvel. The idea of a kid being able to turn into a superhero in an adult body appeals to me for some reason. I also like his innocence, his costume, his main villain and his classic comic-book roots. I also dig the wizard and 7 deadly enemies of man shit.

>>93975771
Fate was the sole reason that pushed me to almost buy that. Sorry. I'm kinda burned out on pseudo 2d-scrolling fighters. Xenoverse's mobility in 3d air and its rpg-make-your-own-character-with-whatever-skills-you-want has made it impossible for me to go back to these.

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>>93969968
When I was real young it was Superman.

He had all these amazing powers and a sweet costume. Then as a teenager I thought he was lame and boring. Now that I'm adult I see that he really was the best hero all along.

It's stuff like this
>>93972835
>>93974393
that makes me love Big Blue.

He's not an alien, he's not a god, he's not defined by tragedy. he's not even a hero becasue of his powers. He's a hero becasue he wants to help people, the powers are just a bonus.

>>93975142
What issue is that from?

>>93975843
Dr. Sivana is one of my favorite villains.

My favorite is Batman. I grew up in rural America and the only comics were Batman and Spider-man at my local grocery store. Also Adam West Batman reruns would play everyday when I got back from school. Then the Tim Burton movies and the animated series came out and that just solidified my love for the character. Now I'm in my mid thirties and still collect his comics.

>>93976032
Superman close second. Huge fan of Christopher Reeves portrayal when I was a kid.

>>93971829
>am in the actual military

I know your kind. You aren't a hero, you're a willing pawn of human greed. You serve masters that serve corporations that serve themselves, and people thank you for it.

Is that why you do it? To be loved? Or do you do it because the world left you no choice? Perhaps you do it because you genuinely believe you're doing the right thing.

But I think you know that isn't true. I think you know exactly who you are and how you got here. I don't need to open you up and pick you apart because you do that yourself every time you allow yourself to close your eyes.

I don't say this to make you ashamed or afraid. I say it because I want to help you. I want to free you. Please, PLEASE listen when I say these words, and think about what they mean:

It's not your fault.

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>>93975975
Yeah, he's great. Classic mad scientist. An archetypal comic-book villain.

>>93975892
Yeah, For Honor ruined I2 for me too.

>>93976188
Get a load of this guy

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>>93969968
Aquaman. What I like about him is that he doesn't necessarily want to be a superhero. He just wants to help people. To me, that is very relatable, and it helps me connect to him. Out of all of my favorite characters, Aquaman is easily the one that can keep me entertained for the longest amount of time. Though I like Wally West and Daredevil, I feel like their stories don't have the variety and potential that Aquaman's stories do, not that I don't love them. Whether he is in control of Atlantis or not, his stories are still great.

His runs have also been fantastic for the past few years but maybe with the exception of DCYou. Johns killed it with Aquaman and I like where Abnett is taking the run.

>>93976188
Nice copy pasta m8, where's it from?

>>93976690
Every time I post something remotely verbose, it gets called a pasta. I don't know if I should take it as a compliment or an insult, but I'll admit the experience is nonetheless rewarding.

And don't bother with any forthcoming witticisms. You have my assurance that you lack the capability to alter my mental state in any meaningful way.

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>>93969968
Who's the guy between Robin's legs? Above Beast Boy.

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>>93976757
Hey man I think I just found your dating profile pic

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>>93976757
Dickbutts

>>93969968
>Who's your favorite superhero
Well written versions of Superman. Emphasis on "well written." He's very easy to screw up.
>and how did you choose a favorite? It it their powerset? Their personality and beliefs?
A combination of power set (Superman's powers are just cool, don't even try to deny it... though I prefer more conservatively-powered versions of him) and his personality. I like when Superman is essentially just a kind-hearted young man from Kansas raised by loving parents who just happens to be able to bench press a navy destroyer. A major part of this is the fact that there is no dual identity for him; Superman IS Clark Kent. That's his name and that's who he is. He's at his best when he's not a larger than life paragon, but rather a guy who doubts himself sometimes and doesn't always know the best thing to do, but in the end always decides to do the right thing to the best of his ability because that's who he is- even if he has to make a hard choice in the process. And not because he has a tragic backstory or feels compelled to act by guilt, but because he just thinks it's the right thing to do and wants to help people. You get the impression that he'd still be an exemplary human being even if he didn't have superpowers.

I also like the themes that usually come associated with his stories, like how a normal guy handles the power of a god and how he handles his identity as both an alien and a proud Earthling raised by humans he considers fully his parents. Also his rogues are great. Lex Luthor, Brainiac, Darkseid, Zod, and Mister Mxyzptlk are all top-quality foes. Mongul, Metallo, and Bizarro are alright.

Power girl

I like everything baout her, design, power set (not solely using lazers and frost like supergirl usually), personality, teams, her solo series was great

too bad shes been fucked for 6 years other than harley quinn, bombshell and injustice (no comics though lol)

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I guess you can't say your favorite superhero is the X-Men so I guess Cyclops. I think the mutant dynamic is the best story in the Marvel universe and it's still something that Fox has yet to fully explore, even in Logan. Cyclops embodies that dynamic really well. He still dances between integration and preservation. For a long time he was just a kid thrust into the forefront of the mutant community, a child forced to be a leader. Then once he was an adult he realized it was all for naught. It's one of the only lasting character arcs in the Big 2 that had a significant core personality change to a major character.

>>93976829
Interesting that you made this attempt after being specifically cautioned against such actions. It leads me to believe that you are not in fact concerned with insulting me or altering my mental state. Rather, you simply desire to show off. To look cool in the eyes of peers. Well? Did it work? Has your frail ego gotten its necessary boost?

Tell me, who is more pathetic: an arrogant and rude man who posts verbose replies for personal satisfaction, or the bitter and frightened man who lowers himself to gain the approval of anonymous strangers?

>>93976870
This guy gets it

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>>93975843
Agreed, can't go wrong with The Big Red Cheese.

Superman, followed by Spider-Man, Captain America and Wally West.

The three first ones are thematically similar, so I guess it is what attracts me. Ultimately, a hero should make the world a better place, and this is the core of their reason to fight.

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>>93969968
Used to be Batman when I was kid thanks to the cartoons. But nowadays, Superman is my go-to favorite hero. I'm in a bit of a dark place at the moment. Nice to have a ray of sunshine poke through every now and again

>>93973039
Casey's Superman is my favorite besides Millar and Loebs
I started watching Lois & Clark with my sister when we were little
I liked that show a lot

>>93969968
Spoiler/Stephanie Brown. Her attitude of trying constantly to do the right thing, screwing up, and trying again is incredibly inspiring and relatable. And she's cute as heck and has really great costumes.

>>93976188
Nigga I'm in the fucking Air Force

Batman.

I like how he's just a dude who stands not only toe to toe but above gods all because of his determination. Plus I like his anarchist/autarch philosophy.

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The sinister six since they are trying to take out that menace spiderman

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>>93969968

The easy answer is Superman or Spider-Man. The more obscure is Cassandra Cain. For me it's two-fold when it come's to her. Her beliefs and the lack of friends. The consumption of one lifestyle overriding the other. Then when you pay attention to the other it's so damn hard. I can relate to that.

>>93969968
Spider-Man, the best supporting cast, best stories, second best rogues gallery.

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Martian Manhunter. He's always serious, always stoic, all business. He's lost everyone he cared about. I get the feeling that despite being a shapeshifter he's struggling to figure out how to be human. Which is something I relate to.

Shame that nobody at DC wants to touch him. If it weren't for the Supergirl show he'd have nothing currently going.

>>93969968
>choosing to be a characterfag
Why?

>>93979699
I think they don't really know what to do with him. They think he's just that shapeshifting guy in the Justice League and they forget that he's also a detective. If they gave him a book and made it like a crime comic and make him street level again it would be awesome.

>>93979699
Or DC doesn't highlight a series since nobody bought his comics the last time he had a run.

>>93979658
>when Barb called her stupid for not being able to read
I felt bad

Iron Man, Snikt Bub and Thor

Iron Man because as an electrical/software/systems engineer who works in rapid prototyping he's the one I most relate to and who i use to drive me to do more in work and life

Wolverine because I still go for that self loathing self destructive character who is always striving to better themselves

Thor because I could never be the Good of Thunder but desperately want to be Worthy

>>93979699
I really like MM for all the reasons you cited. Almost reminds me of Vision given your description

>>93979687
Who has a better rogues gallery? Batman?

>>93976188
Get a load of this bullshit. Way to be a cunt

>>93979909
pawn detected

>>93979886
Yeah, he's the one I was thinking of. I actually probably like Spider-Man's rogues more but I realize that's just me being a fanboy, I don't think Batman's villains can be beat as far as popularity and recognizability.

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>>93969968
Pic related because out of all of the Robins he's the most interesting

Superheroes were probably part of my life from birth. I can think back to being like four and knowing Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Hulk, Wonder Woman,etc. Spider-Man was always my guy though. He was a New York City kid like me, similar values and all that good stuff. I loved the look and it felt so unique compared to everybody else. It was a highlight seeing his balloon whenever my dad took me to the Macy's parade. I loved the cartoons and all of that stuff as well. I remember having two giant sized coloring books or something by Golden I think of Spidey and Superman's origins, and from a really young age, the whole tragedy of Uncle Ben just stuck with me. Having his own decisions backfire against him in such a big way, really made him feel like a regular guy and I just loved the character so much. When the Fox series was on tv, I was ecstatic to have a Spider-Man cartoon not made before I was alive and then when the first Raimi movie was released, that just felt life-altering to young me. Spidey had so much going for him (smarts, awesome costume, awesome powers, hot wife) but he still always felt like a regular guy just giving his all to do right. I have a lot of other favorite heroes (Cap, Wally West, Batman, etc) and I haven't been in love with any Spidey product since Spectacular ended or Bendis killed Ult. Peter but Spider-Man will always be my number one.

>>93979974
Can't argue with that.

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>>93969968
spiderman is my favorite because he was the one i grew up watching the most as a kid so it's probably nostalgia for the 90s cartoon but i always like the personality as a kid and i guess i appreciated the "great power, great responsibility" belief as i got older.

as for the quality while i most definitely agree the characters best years are behind him in the comics but i think most people here are a little too hard on the more recent comics. granted most of ASM post-superior to now has basically just been tied into some stupid event which was what killed the book for me but there were some good stories in it too.

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Superman. Not even because of his power set (Though, in his own words, flying sounds pretty neat). It's because of his mentality and what happens when he arrives. As soon as he arrives, everyone feels that sudden rush of relief. Superman's here. Everything's going to be okay. He'll fly in and make it just in time to take the hit you can't. He'll beat the impossible odds. He'll save everyone. He'll never stop doing the right thing. He'll never quit.

One of my favorite Superman scenes is actually in Kingdom Come. It's when he comes out of retirement and stops the battle over the river. Now, we, as the audience know that things are not going to go well. But there's a collective sigh of relief.
>"We need hope!"
And suddenly, Superman's there. Everyone's smiling. Everyone is suddenly happy, relieved. Because Superman's back, and everyone knows that that means everything's going to be okay.

In that respect, every day I try to be a little more like Superman. I'll try to help someone who needs it. I'll take on a little extra so someone else can breath a little easier. My coworkers need more time off. We're working on less than a skeleton crew, and the stress of the constant work is starting to get to them. That's fine, I can cover for whatever they need. A sudden expense came up and my sister suddenly now has the very real fear that she won't be able to get everything she needs for the kids. Don't worry. I'll take care of it. Constantly trying to be better, more reliable, despite constantly wondering if it's ever really enough.

Superman encapsulates everything I love about Superheroes. He can do whatever he wants, and all he wants to do is help people. To assure us that everything's going to be okay.

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This poor eternally tormented desperate thing.
It is always overwhelmingly amusing to read the disastrous insanity that follows this character.
And don't give me that past-vs-present choice thing, they're the same damned character.
A character like that transcends such limitations of the time/space continuum and can be in two places at once if they want.
So I am a fan of every iteration, variation, manifestation, and flavor they come in.
Always diligent, always valiant, always virtuous, always a little crazy, no matter how much they sacrifice to do right, no matter how broken and utterly shattered they become, even when their own powers work against them, in the end they're always invariably the light that leads the way.
Especially when they've finally had enough and just want to just quit. That's the funny part.
It never fails, they quit and walk away and fate decides that they always have to be the one to step up and suffer horribly for any little victory, it's the core of the character that they always will.
Fighting for a world that hates and fears and never stops hurting them. It's hilarious.

>Green Arrow
I like the heroic archer motif and thought he had a great characterization in O'Neil's run.
>The Question
Probably one of the more interesting heroes because he changes his world views and philosophy and is aware that they are changing and that he is growing.
Also the O'Neil run is magic.

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>>93969968
Doctor Fate. I love egyptian stuff, and magic.
But I like more "obscure" stuff too, comics where people don't fight but just roam around.

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I love his design, and his powerset is just so goddamn cool. Who wouldn't want to surf their way through the universe, seeing all it had to offer? Who wouldn't want to commune with the cosmos?
Plus, I frankly really enjoy his personality, even when he gets mopey and depressed.

Plus, Requiem and Parable are just fucking gorgeous stories and some of the best comic books Marvel has ever put out.

>>93969968
Seeing Constantine there running along those athletic demigods never fails to crack me up.

>Oi! Hang on, ya neon-coloured poofs

>>93981848
He is some really great quality Sci-Fi, but I've never felt right about him because he's technically not actually any kind of superhero.
Doesn't that bother you?

>>93981956
What about him doesn't fit your definition of superhero?

Deadpool. At first it's because he was a funny hero with a dark sense of humor who killed people. Now I like him because I deeply relate to and admire someone that who will do fucked up things for seemingly selfish reasons and has a fucked up way of going about things, but at the end of the day, will do the right thing, even if it's for what he claims to be selfish reasons. Deep down beyond the snark and murder, there's someone who just wants to be loved, to be seen as a hero.

Anyone got the page with the squirrel and the coconut? I think about that page a lot

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This is never an easy question for me, but it comes down to these two, with Superman as a very close third, however these two have a certain quality that puts them slightly ahead.

First off, I'll say that I've always loved really powerful heroes, I enjoy the power fantasy of comic book heroes and these two have it in spades, wielding the literal powers of deities. And they bring the thunder and the lightning, and that's just badass.

Secondly, I like that they're(classically anyway) happy heroes, not driven by angst, though they both have plenty of reason to be. Their heroism shines through because of their enormous hearts, their kindness and simply their ability to enjoy life and not view their power as a burden. They rise to the challenge placed before them.

Third, they're both humble despite their awesome powers. Pic related is one of my favorite comic moments of all time, despite coming from a really bad crossover. Here are these two gods bowing their heads and seeking hope and guidance, that speaks volumes as to their character.

Finally, and what sets them a bit above Supes for me, their power can be bestowed upon anyone, anyone deemed worthy, and that gives me hope that I too could be worthy if given the chance. I could throw the lightning, I could save the day, as could anyone, and that means there are so many stories to be told.

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booster gold & ted kord.

i just relate to certain aspects of both of them. booster fucks up constantly but keeps putting 120% into every thing he does. he does a thankless, yet important, job, and keeps going even though he's getting shit on at every turn. he's also full of self-loathing and hides his insecurities under a layer of cockiness.

ted resonates with me because he's just a normal dude in a world full of all-powerful beings (booster also, but ted even more so). he has bad problems with anxiety and jokes to hide just how panicked he is all the time.

i dunno, both of these guys just feel /real/ to me, unlike a lot of other dc heroes. i love em both, hope dc does something with them soon

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>>93969968
Pretty faggy I guess but it is Wonder Woman. I was always more of a DC guy, Bruce Timm is mostly at fault for that. I don't really read solo stories, except big classics. I like team ups the most, even if some characters don't get much spotlight.

So back to WW. I wouldn't lie her unform and powers got me first. I still find the semi-original swimsuit armor the most attractive female costume of all time. I always liked she could go toe to toe with anyone and take a beating while most of the comic heroines just jumping around. I really liked the Xena series as well when I was a kid.

She went through a lot of redesigns and after reading almost every related material I admit she has the least number of interesting stories and many of her runs are boring but she gives me hope every day. Maybe because she changed a lot and I saw her best and worst. I love her tender caring supermom personality which can do a hard 180 if someone threatens people she cares for. I love to see her fighting, especially when she mixes super strength with actual tactical combat. I love to see her being uptight and arrogant and speaking up against the asspull boyscout methods Superman & Co. always tied to.

Eh, I'm tl;dr already. Something like this.

>>93982043
The origin story is one of tragic ethical compromise, the lost-in-space element is more classic pulp adventure than anything traditionally good-vs-evil heroic.
Even the times when Radd intervenes directly to uphold values and justice it always feels more like a lone samurai wandering the world narrative rather than cape comics material.
His concept just doesn't fit the feel of a genre defined by superhero battles.
Mind you, it's not that they're bad stories, it's just that they don't feel like superhero stories.

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Black Adam

John Constantine

They seem like an accurate representation of what most people including me would do with superpowers.

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>>93982164
>Maybe because she changed a lot and I saw her best and worst.
Very good point.

Accepting the great with the not-so-great is the sign of truly appreciating a character.

Cheers, mate.

>>93975142
what issue/story arc is this?

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Rogue. She's powerful yet vulnerable, heroic yet cursed with power she cannot control, a former terrorist and orphan who became one of the bravest heroes who would literally sacrifice herself for her loved ones. Fall in love with her reading comics and watching TAS. Don't care about the movies but I wish we had another epic animated show.

>>93982269
I feel you. Surfer is one of the most non-traditional heroes in comics. It really changes a lot of the trappings to take a "hero" out of a modern day urban environment, since that's what most of the architecture of those stories is built on. Batman and Spider-Man are almost wholly dependent on their cities to make their characters work, whereas Surfer has the whole universe, endless worlds and cultures to explore.

He's really more like a one-man Star Trek without a hard and fast set of laws and rules to abide by other than his own conscience.

Even so, at the heart of the character is still that core of heroism, that willingness to sacrifice himself for the sake of his world, that desire to atone for the acts he committed while a servant of Galactus, his unwavering propensity to stand between any sentient creature and catastrophe, it's all still there, it's just in a different package.

That's personally why I love superheroee, because you can take such diverse elements and throw them all together and they still work. I think it's a good thing that superheroes operate under such a nebulous definition, it allows for a super soldier, a radioactive monster, a genius in a robot suit, and a mythical thunder god to all be associated with each other and not seem absurd.

>>93982342
(not them)

I read that about a decade ago, it's a JLA story where the supervillain breaks into the Batcave and steals Bruce's "last resort" plans for taking down each of the JLA if need be.

>>93982439
the art is different from Tower of Babel though

it's a different story

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Cap, I think why I love him so damn much is because of the simple fact that he's not particularly special. He just loved something so much that he was willing to sacrifice his own life to protect it

Imagine learning something like that at 8 years old

I also kind of feel the same way about Hal. It could have been anybody besides him, but he was hand picked for a destiny greater than he could possibly imagine. Kyle and John are probably better developed as individual characters, but there's just something about Hal though...

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Like everyone, back in the day I used to alternate between Spider-Man & Batman. I still like them to this day, but they've been replaced. Batman would still place in my Top 10 Fictional Character & Top 3 Comic Book Characters, but Spider-Man probably not.

Anyway, buring my teenage years I changed my opinion lots of times. Ghost Rider, Constantine, Silver Surfer and Moon Knight where my "main guys" during that period. Then I got into Doctor Strange & Hal Jordan for a while. After that I just started readin indies, old runs, and I started not really having a "best of" favorite.

But from a point and onwards I got really into Iron Man, and he still remains my favorite to this day. And no matter all the shit Marvel tries to do to him, or no matter how they ruin him, I'll still love him. Why though?

Well, for starters, he's a super-scientist, but he has a niche/area, and is not the omnigenius others like Reed or Pym are. For a while you can like these guys, but after a bit you start feeling jealous and the stories lose their impact due to all the bullshit. In contrast, Stark is a more "believable" genius. With enough effort and some luck, you too, could be Stark.

Moving on, he was a scientist, an industrialist, a womanizer, an adventurer and lots of other things. He didn't fit in just one peg, but rather he was a well-rounded character, and behaved like a real human. The suit was a tool. His business was of great importance to him. He liked fucking super-models. He liked nice things. He was a regular human.

I can't identify with his ultra-rich background, but I could identify with being a lonely child who was pushed into being "manlier" and finding solace in fiction and books. And like Tony, I did understand the importance of having a healthy body and attitude aside from a brain, at least eventually.

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>>93982774
Most importantly because he's a man of contradictions. He's a super-hero, but he's firstly an inventor/industrialist. He punches villains, but his main concern is shaping the future of mankid. He's a futurist, but instead of disregarding the past as silly, he uses it as a foundation to build tomorrow. He's a materialist, but still has one last spiritual link. He tries to do what's best, but because he's human he does what HE thinks is best. That puts him at odds with others, even turns him into a villain, but still, a man has to stick to his code. He's forward thinking, but he's not a "break down the borders" cliche. He sees the importance of seperate nations and cultures. He's generally a mix of everything, and like any normal person has views that vary from subject to subject. One day he's a savior, the other he's a devil.

Also, he always gets back up. Obviously I wasn't born in an ultra-rich household, but Stark always made me believe that I could achieve the "American Dream". He's lost his company many times, but every single time he gets back, starts anew and rises to the top again.

Generally, he's both uplifting, and reletable. He's the kind of man you want to be.He sticks to his guns, he never backs down and always finds a way out.

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>>93982774
>>93982785
I should add that it was looking up to him that led me to choosing this particular branch of STEM that I'm currently studying. Who knows, maybe I'll have my own Tower some day...

>>93976188

Be honest with me here: do you have autism?

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>>93976188

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Gordon

>>93974659
>>93970269
can't quite hide your edginess can you

>>93981449
Yay!>>93975307

>>93969968
Used to be Batman, just cause I thought he was cool

Now it's Superman and Spider-Man, both powers and personalities apply.

>>93975961
>>93982342
>>93982439
>>93982597

Justice League of America #0 2006

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Kurt's got a fun personality, cool power set, and great design.

>>93983818
>someone like a character that I don't? Edgy!
Ah summer kids and their try hard act to look cool.

>>93984878
Don't embarrass him, anon. He's trying to fit here until summer end.

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>>93969968
Spawn. looks are really wat attract. But personality and deeds are wat keep u.

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For me it's Supes.

Funny as a kid my favorite superhero was Green Lantern, because of the powers. But after reading some notable Superman stories, watching some movies, documentaries, and even reading/listening to essays on the superhero, I've grown to really appreciate how simple yet effective the character actually is. I'd argue he's the more effective than Batman and Spiderman. Arguably the two most popular superheroes.

People consider Supes to be a boring superhero because he's too good, and is neigh unbeatable, but people tend to focus too much on the raw power that Superman possess, and not one of the main philosophical questions proposed the characters being, which is the most compelling than any superhero I can think of:

>How can a being with basically absolute power be absolute good?

This question goes against human nature entirely, because naturally as people we tend to think that people with absolute power cannot be all good, hell even people think the abstract concept of an omniscient sky daddy (God) cannot be all good despite what religious people say. Also in some religious text, God does come off as a dick. But that's besides the point.

But the difference between that and Superman, is that we're shown constantly that there's basically no "evil" thought in Supermans head, though he has the power to completely rule, or even destroy humanity at any given second. But he chooses not to because that's not who he is, all he wants to do is help people and give people the opportunity to be something greater than what they limit themselves to. It's actually very inspiring tbqh.

And call me naive fucker all you want, but despite all of the cynical shit I see on 4chin and Leddit in the news, or even on a day to day basis in my own experience, I do believe that there's some potential for genuine good in humanity and in myself, and no other character made me realise that more than Supes.

>>93981899
I've always headcanoned that he's on good terms with Superman, just because of how hilarious it would be.

>>93971829
I am also in the military (army, though) and my favorate superhero is GL for the same reason

>>93976188
Heh, This makes me very cringe

>>93969968
>Aquaman
Started off with me just wanting to root for the underdog when I was little. Later I learned about all his abilities and how he's actually really strong. Then I started reading his n52 comics and I sympathize with his internal struggle of trying to please everyone but eventually having to realize he can save everyone and has to pick a side during throne of Atlantis.

Any answer ITT besides Batman is wrong. And that's a fact, not an opinion.

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Slapstick. Honestly I feel like I'm cheating saying he's my favorite because I only found out about him in the past few years and didn't actually read anything with him until even more recently. I've never really latched onto certain superheroes before though, except for going through a Thor phase years ago.

That being said, I've always been a huge fan of Toon type characters and just love the weird juxtaposition of him in the Marvel universe, with other characters like Ghost Rider or the Avengers running around. I like that he's not a super conventional hero either, just a really goofy one.

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>>93980483
Well said.

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>>93985961
This was one of the first pages that cut me real deep. I know it's just a comic page, but there's something about it that speaks volumes on Superman.

it used to be batman but ever since the dark knight trilogy came out, everyone over hyped him and i couldn't read batman anymore without getting annoyed. so i started reading other stuff and eventually i landed on superman. i used to think that superman was stupid and that he didn't do anything cool or exciting. i picked up superman :secret identity and i liked it. i also grabbed all star superman, kingdom come and most of the new 52 stuff so i could try and understand the character as quick as i could. he became my favorite because he is a good, honest, hard working man who just wants to do his job without anyone getting hurt or having to cross a line that he knows is difficult to come back from.