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By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:53:41 +0000

Wow. Squirrel Girl beat Cable. But Doom ranked higher than her on this list, even if she handed him his butt when they fought.

By: Chris Coke

Chris Coke — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:35:04 +0000

This list really makes me wonder who #61-65 are

By: Thenodrin

Thenodrin — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:05:50 +0000

Back when I was a Marvel nut and was avoiding the post-Crisis DC (which I later embrased, but that’s neither here nor there), I considered Quasar to be “Green Lantern done right.”

Similiar powers, similiar backstory, similiar role in the setting. But, human, indentifiable, and who used his brain for more than just different shapes for his Power Ri — er, Quantam Bands to create.

Matt says he’s a corney Kyle Raynor, and he’s right. Except that I’d add that he also predates Kyle by a significant margin.

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By: Mongoose

Mongoose — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:24:23 +0000

Squirrel Girl! I think that just made my day!

By: David B

David B — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 03:11:30 +0000

Cable's early appearances were enough to put me off of comics for nearly a decade. Check out Not Blog X for some re-readings of the early 90's X-titles. yikes.

By: Matt D

Matt D — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 22:04:59 +0000

I love Quasar as the world’s corniest Kyle Raynor.

By: mrjayberry

mrjayberry — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 18:40:21 +0000

Thanks for the replies, like I said Quasar at 58 no suprise at all I just found the voter testimonies one of the best thing about the countdown.

Great reasons moochavelli!

p.s. I also always had a soft spot for the Black Knight.

By: Chris Coke

Chris Coke — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 18:06:59 +0000

Black Knight was my #5. Good taste, moochavelli.

Hope we see him soon.

By: moochavelli

moochavelli — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 13:30:04 +0000

Quasar ( Wendell Vaughn ) was my #1 pick. He’s been my favorite character for a decade and a half.
I bought Quasar #1 off the rack when it came out and followed the series through it’s conclusion at #60. Quasar had cool costumes and a fantastic power limited only by the imagination of its wielder, but the main reason I loved the character was Wendell himself. He’s an ordinary guy who had this awesome power and responsibility thrust upon him, and did his best to live up to it.
During the 90′s , when characters like Wolverine, Venom, and the Punisher were the hot items, Wendell Vaughn was one of the few genuine “good” guys. He looked up to Captain America and used Cap as an example of how a Hero conducted himself. He was always curteous ( going so far as to address the Absorbing Man as sir and Mr. Creel ) and compassionate.
Wendell used his head to find non-violent solutions to situations he could have easily “blasted” his way through which I found fitting for a Protector of the Universe.
Wendell Vaughn is a decent man trying his best to live up to an impossible job and holding himself to a high moral standard which is what defines a Hero in my book. Mark Gruenwald was one of the best things to ever happen to comics and Wendell was his crown jewel.
I’ve always identified with the character and wish he would have placed higher after his shabby treatment in Annihillation.
I’ve rambled enough, but someone DID ask for reasons … BTW my #2 was Black Knight and #3 was Simon Williams.

By: Chris Coke

Chris Coke — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 08:15:57 +0000

Quasar was my #10 choice.

But I have a thing for cosmic heroes (my top 10 also includes Warlock, Thanos, and Silver Surfer, with Galactus almost making it as my #11). And his title was treated with a good level of seriousness. Solid cosmic action/drama yet still just a little goofy. Like the feel Dan Slott can create.

Basically, he’s the Captain Marvel of my generation but I was thrilling to his adventures long before I read Starlin’s Captain Marvel, so I have more of a rapport with Wendell than I do Mar-Vell.

And he’s an everyman.

Kidding. Sort of.

But part of the thrill was that he was appointed Protector of the Universe (Mar-Vell’s successor) and that to me always makes for good drama; a character in a position where what they do matters. Really matters. The difference between him and Mar-Vell is that Mar-Vell was a soldier but he’s just a good fun-loving guy handed an enormous burden. And he doesn’t have Eon for a mentor, but Eon’s spawn, Epoch, who’s just as new to being a mentor to the protector of the unvierse as Quasar is to being the protector.

And he got pregnant once. And that’s cool.

By: mrjayberry

mrjayberry — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 06:43:28 +0000

What suprises me is Quasar, no not is actual placing but 6 first place votes.

Not only is Quasar not my favorite Marvel character but breaking down sub-groups Avengers, cosmic characters, S.H.I.E.L.D. affilates, ect.

So this is one character were a voter comment would be greatly appreciated. The wikipedia entry has the
“everyman” description in it so get more creative than that.

By: Kacie Cross

Kacie Cross — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 05:38:15 +0000

Aww darn! Makes me wish I would’ve actually sent in my entry form now. Would’ve given Squirrel Girl another 10 points and another 1st place vote. Though still not enough for the top 50 sadly.

Makes me very happy to see her this high still!

By: fourthworlder

fourthworlder — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 05:30:42 +0000

That Cable issue was one of the very last Marvel straws for me. Reading it was arduously tedious (and tediously arduous). I basically disliked the character and everything that was happening with the mutants (and Marvel) at that point.
Around that time I finally dropped the whole line and sunk into the waiting arms of Vertigo and a handful of DCs (which then got kind of boring after a few years and pretty much got dropped in turn).

By: Ian

Ian — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 04:46:20 +0000

I’ve always liked Cable though I didn’t vote for him. When you read about what Liefeld had planned for him he sounds like Doc Savage from the future. At this point the character is insanely complicated and has changed almost his whole outlook and methods many times over the past few years (ever time there was a new writer). However, when you step back and you see soldier of the future with great big guns… what more do you need?

By: Joe Gualtieri

Joe Gualtieri — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 04:37:00 +0000

Chris Coke, you summed up pretty much everything there is to be said about why Cable doesn’t get more love.

People who’ve actually read his solo title (or the team up book with Deadpool) know that Casey, Weinberg, Tischman, Macan, and especially Nicieza have written some of the best, most interesting superhero comics of the last decade. Heck, between Cable/Deadpool and Thunderbolts, I don’t think anyone’s tried nearly as hard as Nicieza to write legitimately post-Authority superhero comics.

Anyway, anyone who doubts that Cable’s a great character would be best served by reading the two Tischman/Macan trades and vol 2 of Nicieza’s Cable/Deadpool.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 01:17:31 +0000

Wow, that Cable cover has to be the worst thing John Romita Jr. ever did.

By: Chris Coke

Chris Coke — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:26:31 +0000

I didn’t realise Beta Ray Bill had such a following. Probably a good mix of fans from that era of Thor and fans of recent mini which was excellent.

His high placement surprises me. In a good way.

Everybody else was people I was expecting to see any minute now.

I certainly agree Cable is a worthy character. Just hurt by the circumstances of his origins. But people seem much more willing to forgive how terrible Deadpool was based on the strength of Joe Kelly etc.

Yet somehow those Casey/Ladronn issues don’t pull Cable out of the Liefeld murk.

Ah well. Cable’s cool. His only problem is that he’s representative of everything wrong with the ’90s.

By: Billy F

Billy F — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:19:36 +0000

No MODOK yet? Am I the only one who voted for him?

And to chime in to the Cable argument. I like how Mike Carey writes him in X-Men.