Peace On That

1. Spider Man – If you are familiar with my blog then you know my favorite childhood cartoon was Spider Man. It is actually the Peter Parker side of Spider Man that endear people to Spider Man. The regular guy with regular problems – but when he becomes Spider Man, he becomes a witty superhero with the ability to crawl up walls and spin his own web.


2. Wolverine – I think it is the claws protruding through his knuckles and his “I’m pissed at the world” attitude that made Wolverine the most popular X-Men. He is the meanest of all Superheroes and I love his “kick ass first and ask questions later” mentality.


3. Batman – He is the only Superhero that does not possess special powers. He is a man of gadgets but it is the dark nature of his character that draws folks to him. And lets face it, people have a fascination with bats and his costume is tight. I’m not sure where girly-man Robbin came from, but the original Batman was dark… and that the one I enjoyed.

4. Super Man – Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall building in a single. It’s a bird. It’s a plan. No, it’s Superman. That signature alone puts him in the top five. Super Man is just the man. He could move the moon. What other Superhero could do that? I always wonder what would happen is he got with Lois Lane.

5. The Hulk – There are times when I wish there were a Hulk inside of me. I like to call the Hulk the ‘accidental hero’. He gets pissed, turns bulky and green and destroys that which is pissing him off and along the way he’ll save a few folk.

6. Thor – The Thunder God sent to smite evil with an oversized mallet. He rarely knocked anyone upside the head with his hammer but he put many would-be villains on their backs. I think it is the mythology behind Thor that made him appealing.

7. Beast – This is a personal favorite. He is a combination of Hulk and Dr. Einstein. I like how is approach to problems were to figure them out and if that didn’t work, he’d just rip folks to shreds. A man after my own heart.

8. Thing – Out of the four from Fantastic Four, Thing, who I refer to as Brick Man, was my favorite. He was like a mason version of the Hulk. I always though he could take the Hulk. As a matter of fact, one of the greatest comic book storyline is when the Fantastic Four battle the Avengers. The Thing and Hulk fought to a standstill, but I think Thing got him.

9. Iron Man – As part of the Avengers, Iron Man was probably the most flawed character in comic book history. But the iron suit was the bomb – literally. Rocket boots, missiles on his back and rocket propelled gloves for knocking villains out from afar. You can’t beat that.

10. Captain America – Cheesy costume and name, but he made up for it with that shield and the bike. I had a lot of Captain America toys. I never did get into the cartoon because he sound gay but I loved the comic books.