Okay, since the Forum continues to be down, I thought, hey, maybe we should have another actual topic here, one not focusing on the fact that the Forum is still down?
So, here goes: Someone puts a gun in your face, and demands to know your five favorite Superheroes of all time. What is your answer?
(No, I don't know why they are demanding such a thing, or why they feel the need to go to the extreme of putting a gun in your face, but just go with it.)
Mine:
1. Firestorm - I know, I know... heresy on the LanternCast Temporary forum, but I can't help it. I've enjoyed the character(s) for most of my life, all of the incarnations. I own the entire run of the initial 1978 series, the 1982 series, and the most recent series. If there is a Firestorm toy out there, I've probably got it. I dig the concept, the costume, the comics, even the cartoon! (The old Super Powers cartoon, specifically, but also the recent Crisis on Two Earths!)
2. Guy Gardner - Since the day I opened the first issue of Justice League International, Guy has been a favorite. (Here's a dig at Hal fans...) Imagine... a Green Lantern with an ACTUAL personality! And, over the years, the character has been fleshed out to being one of the most realistic characters in comicdom. He is a major player in no less than two of my 10 favorite comic book scenes. And, hey, my love of the character even allows me to overlook Collateral Damage. No small feat, there.
3. Captain America - Steve Rogers, specifically. I've read Captain America for most of my life. My love of the character was cemented during Mark Gruenwald's amazing "Captain America No More" arc, one that demonstrated that the man under the mask was more important than the mask itself. Someday, I'll have that bound, since Marvel has yet to offer it in trade form!
4. The Phantom - The Ghost That Walks. Before I was a true Fantern, I was a Phantom Phan. My love of pulp stories can be directly traced to the Phantom. I love generational heroes, ones with history that is passed down, and the Phantom is a prime example. I've loved what Moonstone has done with the character and I fear what Dynamite is going to do with the character. Someday, when I'm feeling stronger, I'll check out the Syfy four hour debacle and see what they did with the character.
5. Kilowog - A lot of characters could contend for my fifth place spot, but for the moment, Kilowog owns it. Just a great, all around character. I used to tell people, talking about The Simpson's cartoon, that just the mere presence of Groundskeeper Willy in any episode made the show better - and, in that same way, every Green Lantern story is made better if it includes Kilowog. I own the great Green Lantern Series 1 Kilowog (courtesy of a contest on the LanterCast!), AND I have the BAF (Build-A-Figure) of Kilowog (okay, yeah, it is actually a Collect-And-Connect, but BAF sounds better to me). And who else can't wait to see him on the big screen, huh?
Okay, those are my five. What are yours?
So, here goes: Someone puts a gun in your face, and demands to know your five favorite Superheroes of all time. What is your answer?
(No, I don't know why they are demanding such a thing, or why they feel the need to go to the extreme of putting a gun in your face, but just go with it.)
Mine:
1. Firestorm - I know, I know... heresy on the LanternCast Temporary forum, but I can't help it. I've enjoyed the character(s) for most of my life, all of the incarnations. I own the entire run of the initial 1978 series, the 1982 series, and the most recent series. If there is a Firestorm toy out there, I've probably got it. I dig the concept, the costume, the comics, even the cartoon! (The old Super Powers cartoon, specifically, but also the recent Crisis on Two Earths!)
2. Guy Gardner - Since the day I opened the first issue of Justice League International, Guy has been a favorite. (Here's a dig at Hal fans...) Imagine... a Green Lantern with an ACTUAL personality! And, over the years, the character has been fleshed out to being one of the most realistic characters in comicdom. He is a major player in no less than two of my 10 favorite comic book scenes. And, hey, my love of the character even allows me to overlook Collateral Damage. No small feat, there.
3. Captain America - Steve Rogers, specifically. I've read Captain America for most of my life. My love of the character was cemented during Mark Gruenwald's amazing "Captain America No More" arc, one that demonstrated that the man under the mask was more important than the mask itself. Someday, I'll have that bound, since Marvel has yet to offer it in trade form!
4. The Phantom - The Ghost That Walks. Before I was a true Fantern, I was a Phantom Phan. My love of pulp stories can be directly traced to the Phantom. I love generational heroes, ones with history that is passed down, and the Phantom is a prime example. I've loved what Moonstone has done with the character and I fear what Dynamite is going to do with the character. Someday, when I'm feeling stronger, I'll check out the Syfy four hour debacle and see what they did with the character.
5. Kilowog - A lot of characters could contend for my fifth place spot, but for the moment, Kilowog owns it. Just a great, all around character. I used to tell people, talking about The Simpson's cartoon, that just the mere presence of Groundskeeper Willy in any episode made the show better - and, in that same way, every Green Lantern story is made better if it includes Kilowog. I own the great Green Lantern Series 1 Kilowog (courtesy of a contest on the LanterCast!), AND I have the BAF (Build-A-Figure) of Kilowog (okay, yeah, it is actually a Collect-And-Connect, but BAF sounds better to me). And who else can't wait to see him on the big screen, huh?
Okay, those are my five. What are yours?