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Post by james on Feb 11, 2022 14:11:41 GMT -5
I couldn’t vote for Batman without voting for every single Batman character on the list. Ugh.
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Post by james on Feb 11, 2022 14:15:45 GMT -5
Amazingly, Spider-Man is not being picked upon even though he has a string of books every month for the past 30+ years, and loads of movie appearances
Well, in comics, he had/s a ton of titles, but one would need to look up SM's numbers against Wolverine and Batman. Just from memory, the 80s and 90s was Wolverine bursting Marvel at the seams. There was no getting away from him, and playing into certain fan mentalities, his personality and/or actions would be written to become more extreme as time moved forward. It says something that a character like Archie Andrews--THE face of a publishing franchise who appeared--in one way or another--nearly every title the company published for more than 70 years--still did not feel as overexposed as Wolverine. I didn’t vote for Spider-Man because I always felt he was used heavily since I started collecting. Amazing. Spectacular, marvel team up and numerous guest appearances.
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Post by dbutler69 on Feb 11, 2022 14:59:58 GMT -5
I could happily vote for about a half dozen of them. YES!!!!! I was thinking Harley, Joker, Batman, Wolverine etc. I thought it’s interesting the Thing is on the list. I can never get enough of a well written Thing. A well written Thing is just about my favorite superhero.
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Post by Icctrombone on Feb 11, 2022 15:20:54 GMT -5
YES!!!!! I was thinking Harley, Joker, Batman, Wolverine etc. I thought it’s interesting the Thing is on the list. I can never get enough of a well written Thing. A well written Thing is just about my favorite superhero. There was a time that he had his own book and was part of the WCA book.
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Post by SJNeal on Feb 11, 2022 15:51:49 GMT -5
These days it's Batman, no question. Ask me the same between ~1990-2010 and I'd have said Wolverine. Oddly enough, when Wolvie was in his heyday I just ignored him and went about with my life - but I never felt any animosity toward the guy. However DC has done a great job of making me actively dislike Batman over the past 10 yrs. I've never stopped buying Batman and Detective Comics ( I will NOT have unbroken runs in my collection! ), but in every other title he just grates on me.
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Post by Prince Hal on Feb 11, 2022 19:05:43 GMT -5
In the 60s, Superman (or Superboy) was regularly appearing in Action, Adventure, Justice League, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Superboy, Superman, and World's Finest + the TV show five days a week and Saturday morning cartoons. Yet I never thought of him as "overexposed." Right, and I think it might be because it was not the same Superman in each of those titles. My guess is that there’s basically one Deadpool, one Wolverine, one Lobo when his leering ugly mug was everywhere, and one Joker in his relentless heyday. (Is it over yet?)
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Post by dbutler69 on Feb 11, 2022 19:31:10 GMT -5
A well written Thing is just about my favorite superhero. There was a time that he had his own book and was part of the WCA book. There are a lot of heroes with their own book plus a team book.
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Post by DubipR on Feb 11, 2022 21:49:35 GMT -5
I voted for Wolverine. In the 90s, he was oversaturating Marvel by basically being part of almost every title for the sake of sales. Prior to his "Origin" mini-series, he was sort of a cool character as he really didn't have a true background which made for being an interesting character. Now he's as old as the High Evolutionary and has a background, literally smashing everything that made him worth reading.
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Post by Dizzy D on Feb 12, 2022 3:18:47 GMT -5
YES!!!!! I was thinking Harley, Joker, Batman, Wolverine etc. I thought it’s interesting the Thing is on the list. I can never get enough of a well written Thing. I was a bit surprised at the inclusion of The Thing also. I haven't followed Marvel with any regularity for over 30 years, but I do keep my eyes open and he doesn't seem to appear all that much and hasn't had an ongoing in decades.
I wanted to say "Hey, the Slott Thing series was not that long ago?" Then I checked and it was 15 years ago.... Time flies.
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Post by Icctrombone on Feb 12, 2022 7:08:09 GMT -5
There was a time that he had his own book and was part of the WCA book. There are a lot of heroes with their own book plus a team book. He was in FF, his own mag and WCA. Not quite in the Batman or Spider-man range but he was a bit of a fan favorite.
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Post by commond on Feb 12, 2022 7:37:40 GMT -5
The Thing had a cup of coffee with the West Coast Avengers, his book was cancelled, and then he returned to the Fantastic Four after Byrne left.
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Post by Icctrombone on Feb 12, 2022 8:26:18 GMT -5
You are correct but he was being used in those places until he lost his mojo.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2022 16:37:02 GMT -5
Couldn't care less about Wolvie over-exposure....some of his series are quite good, and the collected HCs are awesome. Haters gonna hate and they can go back to reading whatever they indulge in.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Feb 12, 2022 18:07:13 GMT -5
I voted for Wolverine. In the 90s, he was oversaturating Marvel by basically being part of almost every title for the sake of sales. Prior to his "Origin" mini-series, he was sort of a cool character as he really didn't have a true background which made for being an interesting character. Now he's as old as the High Evolutionary and has a background, literally smashing everything that made him worth reading. The worst thing Marvel ever did with him in my opinion was still perpetuate the Scott, Jean, Logan love triangle in AoA. Its like really?!?! Its an alternate timeline can we not give these three different personalities?
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Post by Marv-El on Feb 13, 2022 15:11:45 GMT -5
I'm surprised that Punisher isn't getting any strong mentions. I would think that Frank was about on par with Logan with appearances and titles in the 90s.
I have absolutely no problem with Wolverine (other than him being an Avenger but that's another rant). Early stories with him were great with UXM #133 being a highlight. His first mini by Claremont/Miller was excellent but I would agree with Claremont that the more of Logan's mysterious past was revealed, the less interesting he may become. That's true to an extent but then it's up to a talented writer to find another focus for his character to shine through (the exception to this would be Windsor-Smith's Weapon X story from Marvel Comics Presents, a great reveal of Logan's painful past).
Same with Batman, that's just DC riding their horse (sorry, bat) for all he's worth money-wise. Successful movies along the way certainly doesn't hurt either. The more Bat titles they produce just means more for me to cherry-pick over what I what to read.
I voted Deadpool simply because he's annoying and I can no longer see Ryan Reynolds in any movie as anyone BUT Deadpool now. (For example, Free Guy? Oh, Deadpool in a VR type game simulation then, okay)
Honorable mentions would be:
Guardians of the Galaxy - my GoG had Vance Astro, Yondu, Nikki, Charlie-27, Starhawk, etc. The MCU films were fine but now it's Groot, Rocket and Quill everywhere I look.
Spider-Verse - while the concept is interesting, it's starting to grate a little bit. Just how many different Peters, Miles, and Gwens do we need?
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