In superhero comics, great work can be a marathon the hundreds of. Kmc forums comic book forums comic book movies comic books top 100 comic book villains of alltime. Its hard enough narrowing all of the characters down to 100 without having to try and sort them, too. The creations of bon kane, bill finger, jerry siegel, joe shuster, stan lee. Created by todd mcfarlane, spawn is one of the longestrunning and mostrespected independent comic book character of all time.
This week, thousands of comic book fans will descend upon new york comic con for a glimpse of greatness, and in honor of that, the hollywood. And other comic book legends revealed and why does batman carry shark repellent. Blackest night and started collecting the geoff johns green lantern series. Sure, being super strong or able to fly is cool, but its the rogues the heroes face that set superman and wonderman apart and lets face it, the life of the villain is just as cool as the heros, if not cooler. The uncanny xmen veritably revolutionized the industry in the late70s and 80s. Jun 12, 2016 comic book fans have long debated whether dc or marvel had superior characters. Click here to see this thread with all of the graphics, features, and links. We guarantee that any one of these heroes, villains, lovers or fighters has earned their immortality in comic book history.
This is wizards top 200 comic book characters, i personally dont agree with it, but still tell us how you feel. The greatest books of the 21st century so far 2,608 240 goodreads. Jul 15, 20 the 100 greatest marvel comic book movie characters of all time there have been a lot of marvel comic book movies over the past 14 years. Canada jack, 1943 march, george menendez rae, canadian heroes vol. One of the most iconic characters in comic book history, catwoman aka selina kyle, a constant foil of batmans, though also someone. When it comes to who is the best superhero, theres no easy answer. Mar 17, 2017 since the dawn of the 21 st century, superheroes have become the biggest news at the boxoffice too with the majority of the highest grossing movies of the last few years being inspired by the adventures of those spandexclad heroes from comic books. The following is a list of the first known appearances of various superhero fictional characters.
As robin, dick was the first sidekick of batman and probably the most famous sidekick of alltime and made the role his own. The 100 greatest marvels of all time was a series of trade paperbacks published in 2001 by marvel comics. The avengers was the payoff of several setup movies and, man, was the juice worth the squeeze on this one. To the top ten comic book stories ever, in descending numerical order 10. We have your top 50 superheroes, your top 100 superheroes of. A quick glance at any newsstand or comic shop rack will show you one thing there are some covers that draw the eye, and others that do not. This week, thousands of comic book fans will descend upon new york comic con for a glimpse of greatness, and in honor of that, the hollywood reporter and iconic creators are looking back at 100. Heres the full master list of your choices for the top 100 comic book runs of all time. Instead he represents the best attributes of humanity and the ultimate force for good imaginable.
I just finished going over igns top 100 villains of. He is constantly making lists, and the lists tend to be top five lists. Azrael as batman, bane breaking the bat, and robin not seeming as wimpy, all topped off by an epic battle between azrael and batman. I instantly thought of pop music superfan rob in the novel and movie high fidelity. So take a look at this list, decide who your favorite comic book superheroes are, and vote them up. Based off of the top 100 comic book story lines as decided by comic book resources readers. The popularity was so high for allstar superman that it also went on to become an animated move from warner bros. Mightygodking dot com post topic mgk versus wizards top. Atlas comics presents the top 100 artists of american comic books. The series was developed to allow major comics creators a chance to tell stories showcasing characters without being restricted by dc universe continuity.
Composition, color, drawing, logo and design all combine to. Jacquet saw that demand for new superhero content was so great that he left. Weirdest comic book superheroes of all time boing boing. Much as we did with last years top 100 comic book villains, ign has pulled together a comprehensive list of the greatest heroes to ever grace. Ive been progressing through the list alphabetically because, quite frankly, its hard enough to narrow the list down to 100. Work on these three major comic book heroes makes him one of the greatest comic book artists of all time. The best superhero of all time, according to science. By 1982 it was already consistently in the top 3 in sales. The greatest comic book of all time seems, at times, like a fan history of american comic books instead of an academic essay subtract the fan history and what you get is a slim pamphlet.
If we ask a group of comicobsessed freaks who their favorite superhero is, chances are youll get as many answers as the number of members. The 100 greatest marvel comic book movie characters of all. The 20 greatest comic book movies of all time, ranked maxim. Top rated lists for idea 100 items top 100 comic book heroes ign 21 items my dcs movies list. You get the idea how difficult it is to list down top 10 comic book heroes. Composition, color, drawing, logo and design all combine to create that elusive connection with the audience.
Ask 100 comic book fans the same question, and youll almost certainly get 100 different answers. Here is my list of the top 20 greatest comic book superhero films of. Although no one comic book feature stands out newspaper work on twin earths and rip kirby are perhaps his apogee, his impeccable drawing and gleaming, burnished inks stand him in good stead when compared to the other illustrative stars on this list. If you want to start an instant debate with a fellow comic book or super hero fan, just ask them for their list of the greatest super heroes of all time. Mar 10, 2017 here are the 25 greatest comic book villains of all time, ranked. The 100 greatest comic books, comics, graphic novels, and story runs of all time. Top 100 most popular superheroes and villains in comic books.
This is my list of the 100 best comic book covers from the period 1980present. So as dc pays tribute to its biggest and baddest, were taking a trip on the dark side with our countdown of the 25 greatest comic book villains of all time. The top ten best comic book story series 1 dc 52 the follow up to infinite crisis was even better. Since then, he was worked at many major comics companies and contributed his talent to many genres of comics, including science fiction, horror, and. The 25 greatest comic book villains of all time complex. My all time favourite superhero, comic book and fictional character. Sep 22, 2016 bart beaty and benjamin woo begin the greatest comic book of all time by acknowledging that fans love to make bestof lists.
The 100 most influential pages in comic book history vulture. The 100 best comic book characters of all time paste. The 25 greatest comic book supervillains of all time, ranked. Its a nostalgia trip, a graphic art experience, and an education. Ranking the 50 most important superheroes ever comic book. One of the reasons that i chose a time frame instead of going for the best of all time is because the art of the covers, the methods of creating them, and the role that covers play has changed. Allstar superman is a twelveissue maxiseries written by grant morrison and drawn by frank quitely. Although trained by batman, he added his years of experience as an acrobat making his. One of the most underrated and underused comic characters there is.
With an abundance of comic book movies comes an abundance. Youve reached the 100 greatest american comic book artists site, sponsored by atlas comics. The 100 greatest marvel comic book movie characters of all time there have been a lot of marvel comic book movies over the past 14 years. Below weve ranked the 50 most important heroes, based on that. Dec 27, 2016 comic book historian craig yoe has a new book out called super weird heroes, a 320page compendium of golden age comic book stories featuring some of the strangest superheroes ever concocted. Earlier in the year, the publisher had held a poll asking readers to vote on their favorite issues of marvel comic book series.
Last month sorry about that folks, i anacoqui have been much too busy. Dec 05, 2011 ign published a top 100 comic book heroes that made me crazy, both in its predictability hey. In 2006 it won the eagle award for favourite new comic book and favourite comics cover for the first issue, as well as the 2007 favourite colour comicbook american eagle. Now a university has done a sevenyear long study on which characters are the most equipped for the dangers of a. The top ten comic book superheroes 1 batman batman aka bruce wayne is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Before the wellreceived 2014 bryan singer film were the comic issues from 1981. The top 100 comic book heroes of all time berkeley place. The top 25 issues were then reprinted in trade paperback form, with a list in the back of each volume listing. As a culture, we love our super heroes, but its possible we love our super villains even more. This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%. Catwoman proves that no one superhero or otherwise is 100percent anything. The 50 greatest comicbook characters movies empire. The first time the marvel comic universe converged might also be the greatest.
Comic book historian craig yoe has a new book out called super weird heroes, a 320page compendium of golden age comic book stories featuring some of. The top 25 issues were then reprinted in trade paperback form, with a list in the back of each volume listing the results of the poll from the 100th issue to the. Ultimate spiderman takes one of the best comic book stories of all time and tells it in a unique and amazing way. And since the 1940s, that relationship has only grown, with some of the most popular cartoons of all time being based on comic books, and plenty of comic books in turn based on popular cartoons. A sleek, polished artist in the mold of mac raboy, al mcwilliams has been in the business on and off since before the advent of the superhero.
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Ign continues to list the top 100 comic book heroes of all time. Top 10 superheroes of all time we asked our facebook fans to tell us their favorite superheroes of all time. The 100 greatest marvel comic book movie characters of all time. Any list of top comic book characters would naturally have all three of these in the top five. He drew and contributed to the creation of as varied of comic books as fantastic four, captain america, the incredible hulk, the mighty thor, the avengers, xmen, black panther, the eternals, kamandi, challengers of the unknown, the demon, and o. In true comic book fashion, modok is alive and well following a resurrection. Despite its short run, its seen as the earliest superhero fiction comic. Much as we did with last years top 100 comic book villains, ign has pulled together a comprehensive list of the greatest heroes to ever grace the pages of the. Newsarama countsdown the best and worst comic books, scifi movies, tv shows, heroes, villains and everything else the internet was made for. After numerous comic book lists and rankings were averaged together, here are the when it was cool 100 greatest comic books of all time. Its mostly dc and marvel characters by the way with some tmnt and other. The 100 most influential pages in comic book history.
As of 2009, comic books have been with us for 75 years. Bart beaty and benjamin woo begin the greatest comic book of all time by acknowledging that fans love to make bestof lists. The humor, abilities, and personality of peter parker and spiderman are as we all expect, however the angle from which the story is told puts ultimate spiderman in an elite class of comic books. But a lower ranking of a collectors favorite could be the only complaint about this wonderful book. I suppose with all 100 greatest books, there will be controversies over the relative greatness of the items selected. Top 20 comic book artists ever best, most ranked user. Before we begin we thought wed give you a little background. This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100 %.
Right now, though, we need to talk about how scrooge mcduck is one of the greatest comic book characters of all time. Weve picked the 50 greatest super villains in comic book history see if you agree. Ign published a top 100 comic book heroes that made me crazy, both in its predictability hey. Great plot, great characters, awesome tales and so forth. The greatest comicbook characters in the canon have been debated and argued over for decades. The thing that sets a good hero apart from a great one is the quality of their villains.