Comments on: Top 50 Marvel Characters #50-46

By: lloyd kennedy

lloyd kennedy — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:40:54 +0000

I am old school and would like to see Marvel and DC get together like they did in 1976 with superman and spiderman but this time it would be the justice league and the avengers vs a out of galaxy threat in a movie done by one of the giant producers.

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:16:29 +0000

I think the reason Bobby is so appealing isn’t the fact that he has ever had a particular “star” moment. It’s that he is probably the most direct character for a reader to connect to. At least in my eyes when i read X-men i didn’t associate myself with someone like Colossus, Wolverine, or Nightcrawler. I enjoyed them as characters, but never would i connect with them. Bobby’s rather ancillary role would be the role i would envision myself having. His power’s were fun and with an imagination one could imagine him being extremely overwhelming. He usually had a light quip to lighten up the situation. He doesn’t stand out as much as other characters because he is just an average guy. That’s why i like him, where others tend to have very striking personality elements, Bobby’s just a guy. I don’t have deep scars, i like b/s’ing around, i would love to have a giant ape like friend with a brilliant mind, and wouldn’t mind dating a hot asian or girl with green hair(hot long green hair and she can fly). I personally didn’t vote in this poll, but i do think he’s a worthy inclusion in the Top 50. He’s the most grounded character for me, the entry point for the world of the x-men.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:23:18 +0000

Iceman is underrated. As one of the founding members of the X-men, he should be in the lead now rather than just following orders. In Operation Zero Tolerance, he led a team and defeated Bastion. Thanks Scott Lobdell for that. After that, he’s back to being another background character. Thank goodness, Mike Carey’s run in recent X-men book shows new power and character development he deserves. In X-men #201-203, he’s in the forefront. Though at the bottom list, I’m still glad he made it to the top 50. He still, after all, is one of the most popular X-characters.

By: John Seavey

John Seavey — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:04:05 +0000

Walt Simonson’s run was actually what made Reed for me; the scene where he stares down the Black Celestial is just awesome.

By: Dan K

Dan K — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:30:52 +0000

I voted for Reed (7th or 8th place I think). I expect that he would have been higher if it wasn’t for Civil Bore.

By: suedenim

suedenim — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:04:09 +0000

The trouble with Reed Richards is that it’s understandably hard for people to write characters who are much, much smarter than themselves convincingly. Mark Waid’s the only guy who’s REALLY pulled that off for me with Reed. Most other writers (including Stan) have to fall back on technobabble that sounds good and moves the plot forward, but doesn’t really make any sense.

By: Hondo

Hondo — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:16:10 +0000

Bucky, Reed, JJJ, Howard, Iceman

Bucky / Winter Soldier – I can totally see this, although I’m surprised he wasn’t higher on the list.

Reed – Kind of surprised he made the list, but his status in the Marvel U is solid.

J Jonah Jameson – Can’t remember if he made my Top 10 list or not, I think he did. Love JJJ !

Howard the Duck – This guy I did vote for and I’ve always loved. Marvel should utilize him more. Great character. Loved the Howard for President campaign back in ’76.

Iceman – I’m not the biggest X-fan, and haven’t been for years, but this surprised me too.

By: Ninjawookie

Ninjawookie — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 05:47:19 +0000

Yes Iceman made it to the top 50!
As i gave him a first place vote, he will always have a place in my heart for taking down Bastion, as immortalised by Carlos Pacheco.

But before that it was because of Spiderman and friends.

By: Patrick Zircher

Patrick Zircher — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 05:16:39 +0000

Hmmm…
Iceman’s ranking at #46 coincides with the number of people who would by his solo book.

By: fourthworlder

fourthworlder — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:51:52 +0000

Nope, didn’t have any of these in my top ten.
Reed would probably have made my top twenty-five, but barely. Though I always did have an affection for him, especially when he didn’t get a chance to shave while locked away with the Watcher, desperately trying to stop the Surfer, and screamed at Sue for bothering him with dinner. Love the way Kirby drew that five o’clock shadow.
But I think he was always just too darn smart for me to identify with.

And, wait a minute… Iceman?

By: Vincent Paul Bartilucci

Vincent Paul Bartilucci — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 01:00:38 +0000

Interesting.

I’ve got one character in my top 10 on this list (Mr. Fantastic) and one character on the DC list (The Huntress).

But JJJ is a great choice.

By: Scavenger

Scavenger — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:40:30 +0000

Iâ€™ll be genuinely surprised if Cable or Bishop ranks, though. Neither seems to be much of a fan-favorite these days.

Cable was until recently the star of Cable & Deadpool which is an internet favorite. And before someone says “it’s because of Deadpool!” For every Deadpool fan, you’ll find someone who loved what Niceza did with making Cable one of Marvel’s most complex characters.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:10:17 +0000

Count me in for a mini-series starring J. Jonah Jameson, especially if Roger Stern would write it. Loved JJ’s interaction with the Kingpin during Stern’s run on Amazing Spider-man. Great JJJ story in Spectacular Spider-man #80!

By: Ian Astheimer

Ian Astheimer — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:58:48 +0000

Iceman too. He is the least popular in a immensely popular franchise (I wonder whether characters like Cable or Bishop or Gambit are on the list? Internet fans usually are snobs about such characters, but they must be more popular than Iceman among X-Men fans).

If this were a Top 50 X-Characters list, I’d be willing to grant that Iceman’s popularity has waned. But, this isn’t. This is the Top 50 Marvel Characters, which encompasses thousands of heroes and villains. Drake breaking into the Top 50 is, therefore, rather impressive (and I say that as one of the five who gave him a first place vote) since the competition is undoubtedly fierce.

As for the others you mentioned, it’s anyone’s guess (well, except for Brian’s; he already knows). I’ll be genuinely surprised if Cable or Bishop ranks, though. Neither seems to be much of a fan-favorite these days. But, Gambit, for all his polarizing, might be able to eke out enough votes to land on the list. I wouldn’t be shocked to see him land in the 40s or 30s.

What do I know, though? I voted for Iceman.

By: buttler

buttler — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:47:28 +0000

I’m guessing he’s right after John Kowalski, manifestation of death, Dane.

By: The Dane

The Dane — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:25:24 +0000

I can’t wait to see where John Doe, the Nth Man places!

By: Rene

Rene — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:20:00 +0000

I knew Reed was less popular than the other members of the FF, but I’m still surprised to see him so low on the list. Even though I didn’t vote for him myself. I suppose he could be in my top 20 list, but not my top 10.

The first time I thought Reed was cool was during John Byrne’s classic run. One of the many reasons why I like Byrne’s FF so much was that Byrne actually would include some science fiction (as opposed to comic book technobabble) in the comic, and Byrne had Reed solving scientific mysteries and such.

Reed also was great in Mark Waid’s run, probably my second-favorite FF run. But I know a lot more people that are indifferent to the character than that like him.

No surprise with the other characters. Howard, Bucky, and Jonah, the sort of characters I’d expected to be in the bottom of the list. Iceman too. He is the least popular in a immensely popular franchise (I wonder whether characters like Cable or Bishop or Gambit are on the list? Internet fans usually are snobs about such characters, but they must be more popular than Iceman among X-Men fans).

By: coke & comics

coke & comics — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:46:14 +0000

Beast was also in the New Defenders.

Bobby just wasn’t allowed to join the Avengers. He settled for Warren and the Champions.

By: Jeff Holland

Jeff Holland — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:36:28 +0000

I have a feeling this section’s going to get a lot of “Arrested Development”-style utterances of “…Him?” by the time we get to #1.

By: buttler

buttler — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:12:47 +0000

Most notable for being Hank’s buddy, mightygodking?

See, I would have pegged Bobby as being Angel’s sidekick, seeing as how he followed Warren around to the Champions and New Defenders and all.