re: Most Interesting Comic Book Superheroes/Characters

I really like the flawed character of Psylocke, especially the X-Force version from recent books. Addicted to killing and joined X-Force in order to direct that impulse.

I also really like the following:

Flash
Joker
X-23
Rogue
Deadpool

There are others in smaller books that I really like, but I'll have to update when I get home.

Another one that I like is Domino. Cool super power that isn't overly powerful but makes her a more efficient killer when combined with her physical abilities.

Always liked the Riddler and Scarecrow from Batman. Both used mind over matter in their own way. Certainly not the only criminals to be based around that basic idea but it was cool.

The Riddler is one the most intelligent villains that Batman has (if not the most) and could not resist leaving a riddle behind to see if Batman could solve it.

Of course Scarecrow tapped into that whole 'it doesn't matter how big, strong or smart you are.. we're all afraid of something' and he could use that to try to incapacitate anyone.

eta: I'm not a big comic book reader or anything. Those are just the two I found interesting through whatever media I saw them in (new and old animated series, movies, games, and a comic or two)

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Just making a good Flash joke.

No Spawn???
I have always enjoyed the HBO series...

batman
ghost rider
spawn
daredevil
wolverine
martian manhunter

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Not most powerful. Not most important. Not best. Just purely the most interesting in terms of story. I'm also not saying top 5 or top 10, the list is whatever you want. You can kind of create your own criteria too.

I'm sticking to superheroes, but I don't think you have to (Swamp Thing, Sandman, etc.), and I'm thinking about larger arcs and length of time, so someone like Rorshach, while interesting, just doesn't have the weight over a long series to make the list. These are mostly my favorites, although I'd probably rearrange slightly and replace a few (I think Tony is interesting, but he probably wouldn't make my top 30 favorites).

Anyways, my list:

1. Steve Rogers (Captain America) - Not a surprise. He's the best of all time. His story is affected by his print history. The core of his character is about how history itself is perceived in the modern world. He's been given some of the greatest moments in comicdom, and he encapsulates everything that a superhero should. He has to give everything to do the right thing and he can never be sure of how he'll come out in the end. And he never wavers. Steve is the best of anyone an everyone, personified.

2. Scott Summers (Cyclops) - In a book that usually involves Logan, Erik, Jean and Xavier, Scott being the most interesting and having the best story in the end is kind of awesome (He's right you know). And he wouldn't be here without New X-Men and Beyond where he really comes into his own. He's level-headed, he's had to be on both sides of the conflict but he's always put mutants first.

3. Dick Grayson (Nightwing/Robin/Etc.) - DC's most interesting character. One of the few characters who have been allowed to really grow (along with Steve, and Scott) over time. Orphan to Sidekick to Hero to Leader to Batman to Secret Agent. Taking the cowl and having his own book and own team, he might have been the most natural person to ever take over a mantle. If comic books actually liked to keep change in place, he'd make a better Batman than Bruce.

4. Peter Parker (Spider-Man) - Not much to say here. The reflection of most comic book readers at one time or another, Peter is the ultimate surrogate in the comic book world. Another of the few who has naturally and honestly changed over time. Outside of Superman, he's probably the most important superhero as well. His family, his relationship to the Marvel universe, the constant struggle with how he protects those around him. Where Steve is all about the ideal, how we save the world, Peter is about the family. How do heroes relate to them?

5. Hal Jordan (Green Lantern) - The best of those without powers, Hal's journey, one often of great tragedy and sacrificed is unique. Lantern, Parallax, Spectre. Guardian of the cosmos despite being a flawed and often undervalued human, Hal's strength as a character comes into how Lantern books are often structured around core emotions, and how those resonate in characters.

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6. Bruce Banner (The Hulk) - His relationship to power, to being a hero. Bruce is the ultimate id vs. ego exploration.

7. Clark Kent/Kal-El (Superman) - Often due to the requirements of being the most popular his stories are often held back from honest change, or from evolution of the character (fear of moving him too far away from the core), but Superman is the most endearing, and as the last son, one of the most tragic.

8. Victor von Doom (Doom) - The best of Marvel villains. He's been a hero for a short time, he's taken over the world, he's what makes the Fantastic Four runs tick. His infatuation with power and control in all forms is fascinating.

9. The Joker - Where Doom is ultimate control, seeking ultimate power, The Joker is chaos. His only knock is the lack of an overall arc, but that's mostly because chaos has no path, no story, no end.

10. Matt Murdock (Daredevil) - The best street vigilante. Faith. Justice, Heroism. Your home. Matt personifies them all.

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11. Bruce Wayne (Batman)
12. Erik Lehnsherr (Magneto)
13. Wally West (The Flash)
14. James Howlett/Logan (Wolverine)
15. Lex Luthor
16. Marc Spector (Moon Knight)
17. Stephen Strange (Dr. Strange)
18. Tony Stark (Iron Man)
19. Ororo Munroe (Storm)
20. Hellboy

Just missed: Diana (Wonder Woman), Oliver Queen (Green Arrow), J'onn J'onzz (Martian Manhunter), Frank Castle (The Punisher), Jean Grey (Phoenix)

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