Favorite Superheroes/Supervillains

[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?

[Steadmund Brand]

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

Steadmund Brand

[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

[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.

[mariab]

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?

Also Buffy the vampire Slayer committed suicide to save the world at the end of Season 5 (episode The gift).

[kensei]

Also Buffy the vampire Slayer committed suicide to save the world at the end of Season 5 (episode The gift).

Thanks Mariab, but I guess I was focusing mainly on comic books, and on heroes who didn't just give up their lives to save others but who just checked out for their own selfish reasons. The Vigilante shot himself in a bathroom because of his own personal pain like any normal suicidal person (if there is such a thing).

[Steadmund Brand]

Whoo Hoo I got it right... what do I win!!!!!

Steadmund Brand

Actually this thread did get me to go digging thru my storage and pull out all my old Silver Surfer comics....and well I must admit, it's been fun reading them again.

[mariab]

Thanks Mariab, but I guess I was focusing mainly on comic books, and on heroes who didn't just give up their lives to save others but who just checked out for their own selfish reasons. The Vigilante shot himself in a bathroom because of his own personal pain like any normal suicidal person (if there is such a thing).

I get it. Sure makes for a more “rebel“ image.

[kensei]

New question- With all the superhero movies bombarding theaters lately, what are everyones' favorite portrayals? I think Christopher Reeve's Superman, Christian Bale's Batman, Toby McGuire's Spiderman, and Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man are all first class in that department. I would also give special mention to Hugh Jackman's Wolverine, and Chloe Moretz's Hit Girl would have to be my favorite guilty pleasure. A lot of others have done very satisfactory jobs, but those are the ones that stand out for me.

Afterthought- Though not really a traditional superhero, Brandon Lee in "The Crow" will absolutely haunt you, especially when you know that he lost his life making it. Plus, the parallels between that role and Heath Ledger's Oscar-winning Joker in "The Dark Knight" are downright creepy.

Mistakes- Though the acting was fine, Michael Keaton did not have the right look or the right build to play Batman, Val Kilmer's turn in the role was kind of phoned in, and the one with George Clooney was just plain awful. Then there was Ben Affleck as Daredevil. No. No no no no. Just no.

[kensei]

How about the women that have played Catwoman/Selina Kyle?

Three played her opposite Adam West. Lee Meriwether- passable. Julie Newmar- the very best, the gold standard. And Ertha Kitt- she definitely had the purring voice down, but not the look, and I don't think it's right to change a character's race.

Michelle Pheiffer, opposite Michael Keaton- Loved it. The blonde Catwoman was wonderfully neurotic and her shrill scream whenever she lost her cool was worth the ticket price all by itself.

Halle Berry- She was a completely different Catwoman, not Selina Kyle, so she doesn't count. "Nuff said.

Next up- Ann Hathaway opposite Christian Bale in next year's "The Dark Knight Rises." Early looks at the costume show it to be very traditional, rather Julie Newmar-like. We shall see how she does.

[mariab]

Or that momma's boy Toby Maguire as Spiderman. Ludicrous.

How about Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft? She was both super hot and believable.

[sleekviper]

Did Jean Grey commit suicide as Dark Phoenix? Thought I heard something along those lines after I stopped collecting. My favorite was Thunderbird until he had a suicide like action of jumping on that plane. I had 5 Giant size X-Men number ones because he was just a tough dude with attitude. I suppose Marvel figured that they had the quota of attitude with Wolverine, and minorities with Storm, so Thunderbird had to go. I suppose Wendigo was favorite baddie, going toe to toe with Hulk was a awesome battle.

[DVV]

Just realized that real Supervillains work for Goldman Sachs.

[sdreid]

I guess I would vote for the first superhero Mandrake the Magician.

Supervillain - The Joker

[kensei]

Here's some favorite superhero love interests:

Spiderman/Mary Jane Watson- "Go get 'em, Tiger."

Superman/Lois Lane- The ultimate comic book couple.

The two greatest loves of Batman's life- Silver St. Cloud who he proposed to, and of course Selina Kyle/Catwoman, who he always comes back to.

Green Lantern/Carol Ferris- He went through WAY too much dark stuff for them to work out in the end, but they stayed friends.

Superhero couples-

Hawkman and Hawkgirl.
Green Arrow and Black Canary.
Dr. Manhattan and Silk Specter, then Nightowl and Silk Specter (in "Watchmen.")

Anyone else have any favorites?