favourate Marvel Anti Hero

Thefallenone · Post by **Thefallenone** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 10:43 am

as Spidys an Anit Hero i go for him second by Deadpool and 3rd place tie with Punisher/Blade

Baxter · Post by **Baxter** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 3:58 pm

How would you classify Spidey as an anti-hero?

Halfshell · Post by **Halfshell** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:00 pm

Originally posted by Baxter
How would you classify Spidey as an anti-hero?

Because... he's... uhm... vilified by the press?

I got nothing.

Crumplezone · Post by **Crumplezone** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 6:04 pm

The Punisher. "Gun fight in the morgue, rule one: Don't hide behind the thin guy."

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 7:39 pm

Pete ****ing Wisdom baby.

Post by **Hound** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 11:07 pm

Anti-Hero?

At Marvel?

I don't really care for any of Marvel's anti-heroes because they're almost all cliched crap.

If I had to choose I'd say Wolverine because he's the had the best written stories.

Now if we got into this about DC's characters we could get into some really, really great anti-heroes. Aquaman as written by David, Hawkman as written by Johns, Ennis' Constantine and Jesse Custer, Ellis' Spider Jeruselem (Does he count as anti-hero? He's my hero...) I could go on...

Marvel doesn't really stand a chance against DC's characters, the best writers in the industry do their best work for DC.

Crumplezone · Post by **Crumplezone** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 12:11 am

Originally posted by Hound
Marvel doesn't really stand a chance against DC's characters, the best writers in the industry do their best work for DC.

What about Garth Ennis' MAX Punisher, or his new Ghost Rider series for Marvel Knights? Any Ennis fan should read these.

Wildrider · Post by **Wildrider** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 12:14 am

What about 'Ant Man', he was my favoutite anty hero.....

Crumplezone · Post by **Crumplezone** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 1:21 am

*pours BBQ sauce on Wildrider and dunks him into a bucket of hungry fire ants*

Eat up guys, I haven't got all night.

Wildrider · Post by **Wildrider** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 1:54 am

Crumplezone you clod, the RPG is next door!

Hawkeye · Post by **Hawkeye** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 3:54 am

lol spider-man is one of the greatest definitions of hero....how in the world is he an anti-hero?

Crumplezone · Post by **Crumplezone** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 4:14 am

Originally posted by Wildrider
Crumplezone you clod, the RPG is next door!

Sorry about that. Bad puns bring out Frank Castle-like tendencies in me.

Post by **Hound** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 6:38 am

Originally posted by Crumplezone
What about Garth Ennis' MAX Punisher, or his new Ghost Rider series for Marvel Knights? Any Ennis fan should read these.

You ought to read Hellblazer and Preacher. I know Denyer can vouch for Hitman.

I've never seen his Punisher work get the kind of praise that Preacher or Hitman get...

Crumplezone · Post by **Crumplezone** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 8:23 pm

It's not the most complex narrative compared to Preacher (which I did love, btw

), but The Punisher has all the good old-fashioned ultraviolence and twisted humour you'd expect from Mister Ennis.

I recommend the first two volumes of his Marvel Knights run and the MAX series (my favourite story arcs are In The Beginning and Up Is Down & Black Is White, and the new six-parter The Slavers is coming along nicely).

The new Ghost Rider series is superbly written and the artwork is just beautiful. It's only been three issues in, but Ennis has seldom let us down before.

CounterPunch · Post by **CounterPunch** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 10:33 pm

Originally posted by Hawkeye
lol spider-man is one of the greatest definitions of hero....how in the world is he an anti-hero?

agreed. when thinking of the definition of a super hero, you go for superman, but for a hero... its spider-man. as he overcomes not only personal problems, but also enemies and lack of recognition, even hatred, by the city to save the day.

Wildrider · Post by **Wildrider** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 12:27 am

Originally posted by Wildrider
What about 'Ant Man', he was my favoutite anty hero.....

Why is everyone ignoring my fabulous play on words?

Oh and on topic Wolverine and possibly Gambit.

Or all of X-Force/X-Statix, coz they're essentially tossers with super powers!

Post by **inflatable dalek** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 7:38 pm

Originally posted by Wildrider
Why is everyone ignoring my fabulous play on words?

Because whilst funny, there's really no where else to go with that joke... Unless there are dozens of Ant based Marvel hero's of whom I know nothing that is.

Hawkeye · Post by **Hawkeye** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 7:54 pm

Because whilst funny, there's really no where else to go with that joke... Unless there are dozens of Ant based Marvel hero's of whom I know nothing that is.

scott lang......the second best antyhero!

Loki · Post by **Loki** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 7:57 pm

Originally posted by Hawkeye
scott lang......the second best antyhero!

Isn't he an X-man now?

(Think of the Monty Python parrot sketch)

Thefallenone · Post by **Thefallenone** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:43 am

Spidy is technical an Anti-Hero due to Jamersons campaign of hatred:)