Later this morning I have a review coming out on The Dark Knight Returns, the second graphic novel I’ve read in recent weeks, so my mind is on superheroes and superpowers.
On a side note, after so many Friday questions, I am bound to screw up and repeat one, so hopefully this hasn’t been done before. You may ask why I don’t go back and search to see if I have, and I respond with…I’m just THAT lazy.
Alright, so superheroes is the topic and the question is:
Who is your favorite superhero and why?
This is a pretty tough question I think. I don’t want an obvious answer here because that is just lame. I could say Batman or Superman, but come on, those are too obvious for me.
So I’m going to go with one I always liked as a kid for some reason. I don’t remember why exactly, but maybe it had to do with oceans or communication with sea creatures, I have no clue, but I’m going with Aquaman.
He was just so cool flying through the water at amazing speeds. I also got re-introduced to him when he made a few appearances on Smallville, which were some of the best episodes of the series I’ve ever seen.
What about you guys? Who is your favorite and why?
Aquaman – I loved that show when I was a kid…anyway, I’m going to go with The Tick – because he is funny, harmless, and still manages to help despite himself.
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What are the Tick’s powers?
Superheroes?!?! Did you say superheroes!?!?! The Cap’n luves todays Friday question!!!
Which is my favorite? Tough one, I have 2 that just about tie, but one leads out the other by a hair. Since forever my favorite has been the Flash (among the various super speedsters, there have been 4 different Flashes who have donned the red costume, 2 have died, including Bart Allen who you saw in the Smallville version). The current Scarlet Speester is Wally West (who was the Flash prior to Bart). Wally, was my generation (X-gener), he was/is your typical sarchastic and much more not so serious superhero (which was the opposite of his predecessor Barry Allen) and the fastest Flash of any of them. If you’ve seen any of the recent Justice League cartoons (not the Supefriends from way back), you get a glipmse of Wally (who is actually voiced by Lex Luthor of Smallville, Michael Rosenbaum) as I describe him above. The Flash..the fastest man alive.
My other favorite is from the marvel universe, Nova. Nova is the man. His story is similiar to the Green Lantern of how he obtained his powers (just no power ring), and is a hero who resides and protects space.
Mo, its grreeeeat to see you reading these graphic novels!! There are two I can recommend..
Civil War – turns the marvel universe upside down that is still in pieces today.
Annhiliation – Puts Civil war series to shame, based on the universe being taken over, with one man trying to stop it… Nova!!
…gosh I’m such a nerd….
…not to speak for Ape, but the ticks powers are superstrength, invulnerability, and sarchastic wit. My favorite was when he ate a fortune cookie and spit out the fortune exclaiming “..theres a secret message coming from my tongue!!”
It’s funnier when he says it…
The Cap’n is correct on the Tick’s superpowers.
@ Cap’n – it’s funnier when the Tick says it or when I say it?
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That’s easy — Wonder Woman. She’s still hot, too!
I want her to capture me and make me tell the truth, if you know what I mean.
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With her lasso of truth, right?
@ Capn – Yeah, I’m enjoying reading these, but I want to get a wide spectrum first of all the different stuff out there. I will read that stuff you recommended, but need to add it to the list. I have the entire Y: The Last Man series to finish, and I really want to start Watchmen since the film is coming out soon.
Well, the Lasso of Truth can come along too, but I was thinking more about those big, bountiful …eyes of hers.
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Wonder Twins Activate! I mean, come on, two for the price of one.
You guys kill me.
I guess my dad doesn’t count as a superhero does he? Shucks!
I’ll take Mighty Mouse.
You guys kill me.
I guess my dad doesn’t count as a superhero does he? Shucks!
I’ll take Mighty Mouse; he’s small and very FAST!
@ Kathy – so was Speedy Gonzalez…
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The Flash is faster…and he eats cheese too =)
Hmm. Some great answers already. The Tick, obviously rocks. Bats is a badass. The Question is seriously cool, as is his Watchmen doppelganger, Rorschach.
But I think I’m going to have to go with the newest Blue Beetle, Jaime Reyes. Reyes is a teenager from El Paso who has an ancient piece of alien technology fused to his spine that gives him superpowers. The characterizations by John Rogers (blog here) are real and touching, as Jaime still lives at home with his very awesome family. There’s more fun in BB than most any other comic out of the big two publishers today. (Mostly, sadly, because everyone has been trying to out-do Frank Miller for the past 20+ years instead of do original work.)
Rogers, btw, wrote the pilot for Global Frequency which the WB idiotically shelved. It’s based on a series of comics by Warren Ellis and tells the story of a secret global organization of experts who solve difficult and complex problems. If you can find a copy of the torrent, (not that I’m recommending piracy) and watch it, you should. Great TV. You might also want to pick up the trade collections of Ellis’s GF comics. He’s one of the most interesting and prolific creators working in comics today.
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He is cheese…
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I may just order the Blue Beetle to check it out…
This is actually an easy one; got to be Batman/Dark Knight. Always my favorite growing up. Not sure if it’s because he has no superpower and relies on his wits and really cool gadgets, or just the darkness of his character or the car. Who didn’t want to drive the batmobile? The TV show was campy as hell, but when you’re 8 it was fun. The movies have been mostly good (Keaton and Bale), although Clooney did his best to kill the franchise. Can’t wait for ‘The Dark Knight’ this summer.
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