Favorite Superheroes/Supervillains

[kensei]

DING DING! Correct Steadmund, I was going for Adrian Chase, in "Vigilante" #50, 1987. Realizing he was going crazy from having killed so many people and having become the very thing he first set out to fight against, he calmly stood before a bathroom mirror, put a .44 magnum under his chin and blew his brains out. Comic book death is rarely permanent, but his was.

I'm currently catching up on a lot of the Green Lantern stuff- will have to see if I run across a non-selfless suicide there.

[Steadmund Brand]

oh Wait.. didn't Adrian Chase, The Vigilante kill himself as well....not sure if he is a superhero or not......wow..why do I know this stuff, sad thing is I don't even read comic books.... some Graphic Novels, and I did read Silver Surfer a bit when I was a kid...but a good friend of mine owns a comic book store.. so I always here about stuff..... fun little thread...as far as my favorite superhero, I would have to say Arm Fall Off Boy (come one folks... that was just a weird character eh?)

Steadmund Brand

[Steadmund Brand]

Not sure.. but didn't a Green Lantern kill himself?

Steadmund Brand

[kensei]

TRIVIA QUESTION- Many superheroes have sacrificed their lives in order to save others, but only one (to my knowledge) has ever just flat-out committed suicide. Can anyone name him?

[Doug Irvine]

Steven Russell, you are absolutely right. Christopher Knowles has written a book called Our Gods Wear Spandex, that I think you would enjoy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Gods_Wear_Spandex

[Zodiac]

The Bishop.

Well, if we're including Monty Python superheroes, we've got to include-- THE BISHOP!

Yes, I was going to include him with the others last night but unfortunately he arrived.... Just too late!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDnE-5lD7w8

Best wishes,
Zodiac.

P.S. "Spiny Norman" and "The Piranha Brothers" for the Supervillains!!!

[K-453]

The Discworld's Death - he is a kind of superhero or supervillain - hard to decide, but something with 'super' anyway!


Normally I'm rather into ani-heroes. Loners, loosers, cripples ...
I got interested in Jack the Ripper after hearing Mei Trow say, "We have to get away from that image of a gentleman with black cape and doctor's bag, who comes out of the fog."
I got even more interested when I read the FBI profile. Now, THAT sounded like a fascinating guy!
(Really!)

[kensei]

Well, if we're including Monty Python superheroes, we've got to include-- THE BISHOP!

[Zodiac]

Two of the greatest superheroes ever to save the world!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxfzm9dfqBw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw-tQTS3-Iw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ1mU3nD79c&NR=1

Best wishes,
Zodiac.

[Vila]

One of the best websites on all things cartoonish: http://www.toonopedia.com/index.htm
Sadly, the website owner had a stroke last February so the site may never be updated again.

Vila

[kensei]

Hold on! Jon Jonzz (I think) the Martian Manhunter. He didn;t have his own book, but he was equal to Superman and had no weakness really and he was green, so maybe one of the first minority characters. I really liked him and the Silver Surfer... but Doc Strange is still the best because of the monsters he fought.

Mike

J'onn J'onzz was vulnerable to fire, and was killed by it in the maxi-series "Final Crisis" a few years ago.

[mariab]

And by the way- if you were to delve into comics of the past few years you will see that Lois Lane is no longer in the dark as to Superman's identity and that she is now married to Clarck Kent with full knowledge of who and what he is.

This new development had so far escaped my attention. ;-)

I really liked him and the Silver Surfer...

Someone I know is NUTS about the Silver Surfer. He's only given me one story to read so far, and I liked it.

[Steven Russell]

The gods all predate Superman. It's just that their books aren't so well illustrated.

Release the Kraken!

Steve.

[Abby Normal]

Plankton-Spongebob's arch nemesis who is always trying to steal the secret formula of the crabby patty, the signature burger at Spongebob's place of employment, The Krusty Krab.

Darkman-odd littleknown superhero? with many gray areas.


Giraffeman-His only power is having a long neck, to see over things
and his sidekick:
Manboy-his superpower is an overwhelming force of immaturity.


Then of course, there is Dudeman, whos superpower is to annoy to death anyone with his constant habit of starting every sentence with the word "dude".

[Errata]

Does Buckaroo Bonzai count?