[badlander86]

Kain, is this your thread about your fave characters or can we pitch in?

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by badlander86

Kain, is this your thread about your fave characters or can we pitch in?

You can post whatever you want. I may be posting my favorite characters, but you can discuss my characters, discuss your favorite characters, etc. I hold no rules in this thread, just keep it comic book related.

[ZeoRangerV]

I'll throw my top 10 in, not gonna go into any details but here are my favourite heroes of the DC Universe:

1: Black Canary
2: Huntress (preferably Helena Bertinelli, but the N52 Helena Wayne isn't bad)
3: Batman
4: Oracle
5: Green Arrow
6: Power Girl
7: Azrael
8: The Flash
9: Green Lantern (I guess Hal, I need to read more Kyle stuff)
10: Dr Fate

[Kamen Rider Meteor]

I gave up comics a few years ago, but I collected many fav's throughout my life. My love of DC comes from all the media, not just the comics. Here is my top 10
1. Aquaman
2 . Kyle Rayner
3. Bizarro
4. Tim Drake
5 . Booster Gold
6. Superman
7. Plastic Man
8. Wally West
9. Batman
10. Detective Chimp

[badlander86]

My fave DC comic characters are pretty much in this order:

1. Batman (Bruce Wayne)
2. Flash III (Wally West)
3. Sentinel/Green Lantern I (Alan Scott)
4. Starman IV (Jack Knight)
5. Mr. Terrific II (Michael Holt)
6. Ferro Lad
7. Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)
8. Supergirl (Linda Danvers)/Batgirl (Barbara Gordon)
9. Amanda Waller (...Amanda Waller)
10. Aquaman (Arthur Curry)

Starman was perhaps the comic that got me back into comics. James Robinson's take on a relatively untouched legacy Hero and his exploits in his City which was just as much a part of the story as the Starmen themselves (Starmen by which I mean, Ted and Jack, Mikaal and David...sort of). For anyone who wants a more down to earth type Superhero comic book with a unique twist, I really recommend Starman. These days the complete Omnibuses go for pretty cheap and even include the Batman/Starman/Hellboy crossover as well as important "Times Past" storylines that weren't included in the trades.

[Dr Kain]

Nice lists guys. I like seeing some of the more obscure characters you have there, like Jack Knight (the only Starman comics I have read are the ones from the early 90s with a guy that looks goofy and then the original from my Crisis books). The only thing I know about Mr Terrific is what they did with him in JLU.

Oh, and I loved Azreal back when I was growing up, but not so much anymore. I especially don't like how they went all Assassin's Creed on him.

To think, I am halfway through my top 10 favorite DC heroes. So today is an odd choice because I never really have read his own comics, but more of his adventures with the Justice Society and then of course, the episodes he was featured in in Bruce Timm’s animated shows. So with that aside, here is my next favorite:



My introduction to Dr Fate actually came from a single issue I received in the 90s of Nelson’s wife Inza donning the persona of Dr Fate. The next time I would see the character again was when he appeared in the episode “The Hand of Fate” of “Superman: The Animated Series” and again at the times he would be featured in “Justice League.” I am huge into mythology, especially Egyptian, so his powers using Egyptian symbols such as the Ankh, living in an obelisk, etc., where all intriguing to me. Not to mention the super natural side of his powers all being stemmed from a magical helmet (Helm of Nabu). I think that is one of the coolest things to deal with this character, everything he does comes from a helmet as the helmet is technically the hero. It can bring into that joke, does the man make the helmet or does the helmet make the man?

Nevertheless, even though we have had multiple users become Dr Fate, Kent Nelson is my favorite because of his portrayal in the Crisis on Multiple Earths series that featured the team-ups between the Justice League of Earth 1 and the Justice Society of Earth 2. A lot of the times he felt like the leader of the team and his magic always kicked ass whether it was against Icicle, Faust, or even Anti-Matter Man. As for the other versions of Dr Fate, since there have been plenty of them, I like them, but Nelson will still be my favorite. I love the look of Hector Hall’s costume. I also love that he is meant to be the son of the Golden Age Hawkman and Hawkgirl, who are reincarnations of ancient Egyptians, so his powers fit the Egyptian theme of Fate. On the other hand, the second variation of Fate that was compiled of some guy and his step mom was pretty terrible. I am glad to have missed out on those years because it just sounds bad. The interpretation Young Justice did though, with Zatara becoming Fate was really well done and gave a nice spin on the character.

I think the only downfall of Dr Fate is that, outside of Wotan, he doesn’t really have any enemies he can truly call his own. Everyone else seems to be just normal enemies of the entire Justice Society than just those belonging to Fate. He kind of fought Mordru in one of the Crisis crossovers, but Mordru is still really more of a Legion of Super Heroes villain, so I don’t really count him.

Regardless of the lack of villains, the mythos and magic behind Dr Fate are what really set him apart from other super heroes for me and is why he is one of my top characters.

[ZeoRangerV]

Yay, another Fate fan!

My dad's favourite DC characters are the Spectre, Dr Fate and Deadman, so he's had a lot of influence in getting me to read stuff with those particular characters. The Spectre only just missed out getting into my own top 10.

[Sentai]

*Cracks Knuckles*

Sentai's Top Ten DC Characters!
(In no Particular Order)

Raven
Dr. Fate
Nightwing
Mr. Freeze
Ra's Al Ghul
Bane
Batwoman
Wonder Woman
Ms. Marvel
Steel

[ZeoRangerV]

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Originally Posted by Sentai

Ms. Marvel

Come again?

[Sentai]

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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

Come again?

Are you questioning who she is or why she's on my Top Ten?