Who would you say is your favorite non-mainstream/underappreciated comic book character?
Mine is Blink. And not because she's female. I liked her in the books even when she was drawn gangly with a freaky 80's haircut. I like the idea of her powers and the way she presents them. I enjoy her personality and I've approved of everything that's happened to 'evolve' the character.
The last time I remember even seeing Blink was in the Age of Apocalypse series... not sure what's up with her in the standard time-line, though.
Anyway... anyone else have a fave?
Because no other (I repeat: NO OTHER) comic manages to get me rolling on the floor because I'm laughing so hard. 
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And Tarq... uhm.. more explanation? It's in GERMAN MAN!
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We were all impressed when nem-x wrote:
i think having their own comic series disqualifies them from non-mainstream or unappreciated. 
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
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Karnaj stopped beating up furries long enough to write:
The text is too small; I can only make out like 5 words out in that whole image.
Even just following the pictures, I don't get it 
Well, umm, Jamiri is the alter ego of the artist who drawing the coming.
It has no real storyline, it just shows outtakes of his life.
Well, he meets god quite regularily, flies through a black hole, his cat is a russian killer cyborg in disguise, sometimes his life is a broken holodeck... it's just plain hilarious.
Hard to explain, but it's exactly my kind of humor.
Well, he's my hero.
Sort of.
They brought her back in Age of Apocolypse because of fans wanting her back - which is also why she has a couple of alternate univrse "What if Blink had lived" comics.
According to this, she actually died the second comic she was in. =/
..... She's my favorite, too, of the X-men.
However, my true favorite comic book charactor....
They are all one and the same - Deliruim, from the endless. she used to be Delight, but... something happened.
Delirium is the youngest of the endless. [ 02-24-2003: Message edited by: Gikkwiny ]
She smells of sweat, sour wines, late nights, old leather.
Her realm is close, and can be visited; however, human minds were not made to comprehend her domain, and those few who have made the journey have been incapable of reporting back more than the tiniest fragments.
The poet Coleridge claimed to have known her intimately, but the man was an inveterate liar, and in this, as in so much, we must doubt his word.
Her appearance is the most variable of all the Endless, who, at best, are ideas cloaked in the semblance of flesh. Her shadow's shape and outline has no relationship to that of any body she wears, and it is tangible, like old velvet.
Some say the tragedy of Delirium is her knowledge that, despite being older than suns, older than gods, she is forever the youngest of the Endless, who do not measure time as we measure time, or see the worlds through mortal eyes.
Others deny this, and say that Delirium has no tragedy, but here they speak without reflection.
For Delirium was once Delight. And although that was long ago now, even today her eyes are badly matched: one eye is a vivid emerald green, spattered with silver flecks that move; her other eye is vein blue.
Who knows what Delirium sees, through her mismatched eyes?
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Karnaj's unholy Backstreet Boys obsession manifested in:
The text is too small; I can only make out like 5 words out in that whole image.
I'll try to explain it.
In germanyyou have to have your checked for defects every two years. For that you have to go to the TÜV (Technischer Überwachungs Verein = Technical Monitoring umm Orgnization) where some technicians check if it's still in a condition to hit the road. If everything is okay you'll get a sticker for your license plate.
In the strip above Jamiri brings his italian car (a Fiat) to that inspection. Th e technician checking it is laughing his ass of looking at the bad condition of the car (a running gag, the car is almost always broken) and in the end dies from laughing so hard.
His apprentice then asks "Sticker, boss?"
I know, explaining a joke doesn't make it funny. At. All.
But you have to believe me when I say that the combination of great art and (sometimes even philosophical) humor makes Jamiri the best comic book character I know. [ 02-24-2003: Message edited by: Tarquinn ]
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
She used to put out her story in graphic novel form, because that's how her publisher wanted it to be (Bone's publisher). She said /go fuk and went to her old (I believe) and has been doing comic book style.
I enjoy the story alot. It's a great mix of Pagan and Christianity, mixed with old fairy tale charicters. Very well writen and drawn.
Jubelation lee
as Beshop sayed: "She is the greates X-man Leader EVER!!!"
But writers dont give her credit for 5 cents
(naturaly, im talking when Jim'lee and Christ was making X-man)
i have stoped buying X-man and stuff when Wolverine lost his Andatinum and when zerker and stuff, the story was not greatly wrighted.
im also a big Deadpool fan.
But i also use to anjoy "Gold Digger" from Fred Perry.
Though I can't say who'd I'd pick for my favorite non-mainstream comic book character.
Yep. If I could find a pic of Daniel I'd have him up there too. 
Yes, he had his own limited series, but then he basically was gone. I liked him too.
Edit: Site that has an issue by issue brief synopsis of the plot, found here. [ 02-24-2003: Message edited by: Azrael Heavenblade ]
and if he doesnt cont ebcouse he ahs hisown comic then sick pidgion
"Who the hell welded this dog to my butt?!"
Let's see...my favorite little known comic character. Well, my favorite comic character is the Flash, so I'd have to say it's the so-called "Speed Posse" Flash hangs out with. Some (like Impulse and Jesse Quick) appear in other comics, others are really old-school speedsters (the original Flash, Max Mercury, and the now-deceased Johnny Quick). I suppose I just like the fraternity of speedsters. Sort of like a second family for Wally. And of course Wally's girlfriend Linda is important...The best girlfriend/boyfriend/spouse to a superhero is the one with a lot of personality of their own. Lois Lane had that sort of attraction, and so does Linda Park-West (she insists on using a hyphenated name, and people tease her about it). And she fits Wally really well.
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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael had this to say about the Spice Girls:
Yeah Blink died in the "Phalanx Covenant" storyline that led to the forming of Generation X.
Actually, she didn't. She just went missing, and everyone assumed that she was dead.
During the end of the AoA storyline, only Biship, Illiana (sp?) and Destiny were able to enter the big crystal thingy (sorry, can't remember the name). When asked why nobody else could go, Destiny said that they were the only three that didn't have living counterparts in the "Prime" reality.
She's still there, somewhere. But, with her power, and it being out of control at the end, she could be just about anywhere in the universe.
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Actually, she didn't. She just went missing, and everyone assumed that she was dead.During the end of the AoA storyline, only Biship, Illiana (sp?) and Destiny were able to enter the big crystal thingy (sorry, can't remember the name). When asked why nobody else could go, Destiny said that they were the only three that didn't have living counterparts in the "Prime" reality.
She's still there, somewhere. But, with her power, and it being out of control at the end, she could be just about anywhere in the universe.
That's generally accepted as being a typo. Marvel has said repeatedly that they have no intention of bringing Blink back in the prime storyline. Sadf
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Hawkeye. Very awesome guy, albeit under-appreciated, but I dunno, is he non main stream enough? What about Dr. Strange? The Good Doctor is my favourite Super Hero ever.
Who else though... That is a good question
Favorite and most underappreciated I feel though has been virtually the entire cast from the Gen-13 Universe. Caitlin, Roxy, Grunge, Bliss, Copycat (different one), Sublime and all the rest.
Of which, Bliss and Copycat are probably my favorite
