Comments on: Top 200 Marvel Characters #121-140

By: Rory

Rory — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:32:11 +0000

Aunt May….ha ha ha brilliant Super Chin!
Man Thing’s got to be a winner surely…

By: Theoretical Shopaholic

Theoretical Shopaholic — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:22:04 +0000

I’d love to see someone with tons of guts and even more talent reinvent Valkyrie (perhaps with a somewhat more human demeanor, without losing her morbid edge). Marvel’s always blathering on about getting more girls into comics – enough with the Sex and the City-style series, you’ve got a kick-ass female lead with her own freaking horse! You’d have to be idiotic not to see how that could work, as long as you don’t draw her like something off a wall in Saddam’s palaces.

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By: SanctumSanctorumComix

SanctumSanctorumComix — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:03:21 +0000

Moondragon was always a good character.
Her term with the New Defenders was particularly full of comic-book-pathos (she had to learn how to be more humble and deal with the power-regulating headband that Odin slapped on her for being such a haughty pain-in-the-ass).

Valkyrie had to mentor her in being a better person, but the limiting power levels didn’t stop her from getting her way.
She’d use her feminine whiles to manipulate the men of the team (Angel & Ice-Man were practically fighting over her attentions).

Her inflated sense of self was always her strongest strength & greatest weakness, because no matter what she was up against, or how low her power level at the time, she still felt like she was queen of the universe.

Plus, with her hubris and Machiavellian sense of values, you could never know for sure whether she was a hero or villain in any specific instance.
She wasn’t 2-dimensional and wouldn’t act in a “pre-formatted” way.
Different scenarios evoked different reactions or responses.

ALL you would know was that she’d most likely be a celf-centered prima-donna. But, she even bucked THAT on occasion.

Definitely one of the more “sexy” female characters at Marvel.

The addition of the “bi”/lesbian angle was an intriguing and logical next step in her characterization.

I wanted to buy the whole ANNIHILATION saga (she being one huge reason), but I had to draw the line (for the sake of my wallet) somewhere.

By: Colossus 2000

Colossus 2000 — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 03:56:39 +0000

She is a jerk, but why would you vote for her? She’s not a cool jerk like The Captain or the Irredemable Ant-Man. They are fun jerks.

And whats this about her and Marlo Chandler? I kinda dropped out for a while, is Marlo still married to Rick Jones? This wasn’t PAD taking his fav characters into other titles again was it?

By: buttler

buttler — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:17:23 +0000

Hey, I enjoy Moondragon’s churlishness, although I haven’t read any of her recent big gay adventures with the new Quasar so I don’t know if she’s suddenly a more sympathetic character.

But yeah, the Thor-raping storyline was particularly choice. You just don’t do that.

By: Chris Coke

Chris Coke — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:27:25 +0000

No dissing Moondragon. She’s one of the hard-to-get-along with characters, because she’s arrogant and prissy.

I like when she conquered a world and when she was convinced only Thor deserved to be her consort.

By: Chris Coke

Chris Coke — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:26:01 +0000

Nice to see Miguel O’Hara show up. Wondering where he’d place.

By: stephen cade

stephen cade — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:00:38 +0000

Finally Aunt May shows up.

And that comic was the best Assistant Editor’s Month issue.

By: Scott MacIver

Scott MacIver — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:01:25 +0000

Poor Juggy. I thought he had more love than that.

By: mrjayberry

mrjayberry — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:00:49 +0000

The first Blade movie was a good call. All my friends like it and since Blade looked like a doofus on the cover of his comic book I’ve never read it. So whatever you call that geek thing were you get annoyed at plot diffrences tween comic and movie didn’t tingle once.

By: Andrew Collins

Andrew Collins — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:53:03 +0000

Mike Loughlin said:
“Yes, M is the same as Monet.”

Thanks! I thought as much, but I wasn’t 100% sure.

By: Andrew Collins

Andrew Collins — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:52:26 +0000

buttler said:
“And sure she has a personality. Sheâ€™s a jerk.”

And a lesbian apparently, or at least bisexual, as she once seduced Rick Jones’ hot wife away from him…

By: buttler

buttler — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:42:11 +0000

Moondragon’s powers are just as definable as any other Marvel telepath — which is to say kind of definable, depending on a story’s needs.

And sure she has a persoanlity. She’s a jerk.

By: Colossus 2000

Colossus 2000 — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:35:44 +0000

Moondragon? Really?

My first real comics indulgence was the Infinity Gauntlet / War / Crusade, and the following Warlock stuff, and I always hated her. Pip, Drax, Gamora, all cool. Moondragon. Not cool.

No personality to speak of. No definable powers.

Waste of votes people.

By: This Person

This Person — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:14:56 +0000

A first place vote for Wolfsbane? I didn’t even know she had fans..

By: buttler

buttler — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:14:55 +0000

Acespot: Squirrel Girl was number 59, so if we’re waiting around it’s just for a few of her favorite squirrels.

By: Jo

Jo — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:05:45 +0000

It’s interesting to see characters like Blade that Marvel obviously put a lot of stock in this far down. It’s the same with Steel on the DC list. Both have even had movie money thrown at them (granted not a lot in Steel’s case!). Maybe it’s time for Marvel to look at which characters are actually popular with the fans (i.e squirrel girl…sigh) if they want to make a bigger return at the box office…..ohhh..I get it vampires sell in General to a wider audience …I blame the Buffy factor…pah too many kids wearing black and wearing tights on their arms, make-up, piercings etc….whats wrong with cheesecloth shirts and twill trousers…open-toed sandals…blah blah etc

Ultimate Nick Fury, ahead of Ultimate Iron Man…I think not! Actually I don’t care about that, I’m not really into the whole ‘Ultimates’ thang. Marvel Universe was cool enough without reinventing it yet again…mumble mumble.

Still Man-Thing….cool. He is a character…just one made of twigs and mud is all. He’s got more personality than Cable for Chrissakes!!

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:36:51 +0000

Though, as much as it pains me to admit, I think the 44 points does not represent 44 people. He would get multiple points for each person, depending on when he was on their lists, I believe. Right Brian?

You are correct, Jordan!

By: Biggles

Biggles — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:23:43 +0000

Franklin Richards, Galactus and a glowing Aunt May. Now thats a comic !

And yes, Man-Thing is a character, obiviously