My favorite has always been Captain America. Not because I like his shiny shield or anything, the reason I like him is different.

Back when I was really little, my grandfather still had all his comics from when he was young. He lived in Idaho so that was his passion. When he joined up for World War Two, his parents continued buying the comics for him. For my birthday one year, I slept over at his house and we read them all.

The reason that captain america stuck out was A.) My grandfather handed me some of them saying, "This guy's my favorite, you'll like him." so I instantly started there. The big reason though was B.) I was used to the Batman and Superman cartoons, where they capture the criminals and leave them haning on the flagpole in front of the police station. What did Captain America do to Captain Nazi?

He threw him out of the plane they were on.

It fucking blew my mind. Superheros weren't supposed to do that. They were supposed to turn them over to the police so that they went to jail. They didn't just kill them. They were supposed to dispense justice, not death.

I asked my grandfather this and he just smiled and said, "What police would he have taken him to? We were at war."

Ferret fucked around with this message on 08-02-2004 at 12:22 AM.

quote:

---

Rockstar games presents; nem-x;
Deadpoolamundo

---

then

Spiderman

and i like mystique from x-men because she's just plain awesome.

and catwoman (not the halle berry catwoman though). because...she's..catty... and beautiful.

Favorite Villain would have to be Thanos, entirely because of the Infinity Gauntlet stuff. I mean come on, he killed 1/2 the universe in an effort to make Death fall in love with him!

And his only apparent weakness is being KO'ed by the Hudson Insurance Building.

Kennatsu fucked around with this message on 08-02-2004 at 04:39 AM.

I don't like the remote-operated robot. I loved Iron Man when he was a dude in power armour.

NOW... villians i liked
Dr. Octopus
The Huntress
Myxlplix <or how ever you spelled it>
Mysterio
a few others but i dont remember the names.. dammit..
and my favorite hands down...
JUGGERNAUGHT

Deadpool is too awesome, however.

Someone explain Dr. Strange to me. <cue Deth>

I did dress up as Gambit one Halloween - no one recognized it. Good times.

quote:

---

We were all impressed when Cherveny wrote:
The Tick

---

damn, didn't think about that.... considerng my #2 pick was The Spoon (he rips his enemy's hearts out with a spoon) from The Retributors, i should have thought of that

--

My favorite character is Wolverine. He takes a lot of of shit but doesn't let it get to him and always ends on top.

edit: Tick trump Freakazoid any day!

diadem fucked around with this message on 08-02-2004 at 12:08 PM.

Mostly Ben Grimm, but Johnny Storm is really cool!

HeavySpider fucked around with this message on 08-03-2004 at 02:03 AM.

but a lot of Marvel heroes are just awesome.

Xyrra fucked around with this message on 08-03-2004 at 03:11 AM.

Janus. fucked around with this message on 08-03-2004 at 03:27 AM.

And he had no super powers, but still managed to fuck with Spiderman, Daredevil, et all.

But I still want X-Ray vision.

why the fuck is deadpool holding a paintball gun in that pic?

(*'-')b

quote:

---

The logic train ran off the tracks when Cherveny said:
The Tick

---

Same, probably. But speciffically the comic book Tick, not the cartoon one.

I need more Deadpool now

Then there was an accident. Strange's hands healed, but not well. He no longer had the amazing manual dexterity he once possessed, and without his hands, he couldn't use his skills as a surgeon. So Strange went on a quest, visiting healers of every discipline the world over in hopes they could help heal his hands, but to no avail. He eventually heard of someone called the "Ancient One" who might be able to assist.

As it turns out, the Ancient One was Earth's "Sorcerer Supreme" or leading figure in the arcane arts, safeguarding the world's magic and protecting Earth from external supernatural threats. The Ancient One, however, was ready to pass on his duty, and had foreseen two students who might have the aptitude and impetus to do the duty: Dr Stephen Strange, and Dr Victor Von Doom (yes Dr Doom from the Fantastic Four).

Strange got there first, as Doom was busy elsewhere, and Strange started to study under the Ancient One. At first Strange was a poor student. He was a physician, a doctor, a child of science. Why would he ever start believing in hocus pocus? But at least paying attention was part of the bargain to heal his hands, so Strange put up with the weird old man.

And then the Ancient One was struck down by one of the primal supernatural evils he'd been containing for ages, and like it or not, Strange had to use the supernatural knowledge and power he possessed to put it back to rest. And so the world had a new Sorcerer Supreme.

Since then, Strange has become a quasi-famous character. Other superheroes know Strange, because he often intercedes for the "big picture" greater good, nudging heroes to act in certain ways. He's also known by other superheroes as being The Man when it comes to supernatural knowledge. Back in the 70's it was Strange alone who possessed the willpower and arcane potency to invoke the Montessi Formula, which rid the Earth of Vampires (though a demon has since counteracted the Montessi Formula and new vampires walk the world).