Fighting in comic books is pretty much a given, and often it's forced and forgettable, but there have been plenty of times when writer and artist have truly gotten it right.  This is an event recognizing all of those scenes where the writing and visuals truly created a thrilling physical struggle that kept you turning pages.  Many folks have asked for us to bring back the Top 100 lists, so here we go with THE CCF TOP 100 COMIC BOOK RUMBLES!


HOW IT WORKS:

From June 20th thru June 30th, we will be revealing our top ten favorite comic book rumbles each day using the following format:

If you don't provide all of this information, you give me a ton of extra work to do, so please please please follow the format!

Scans and images are allowed (please limit yourself to three for each entry), and be mindful that this is an all-ages community.


From these selections and ranks, I will assign point values and assemble a final Top 100 Comic Book Rumbles list, including your own words in the explanations.


EVERY member of the community is welcome to participate, even if you just registered today. Your opinions are welcome!


WAIT...what exactly is a "rumble"?  What are you looking for??

An individual scene in a comic book, graphic novel, comic strip, or other work of sequential art that features two or more characters fighting. if the characters involved go home and then come back for round two, that's really two different "rumbles". Avengers vs. Defenders was not an individual comic book "rumble," for example. It contained many "rumbles". Nominate as many of them as you want! Focus on the action, artwork, and writing, and not the multi-part story arc.




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Anticipated Questions and Nitty Gritty Details You May or May Not Need to Concern Yourself With:

Q: Define a "Rumble"

An individual scene in a comic book, graphic novel, comic strip, or other work of sequential art that features two or more characters fighting.  if the characters involved go home and then come back for round two, that's really two different "rumbles".  Avengers vs. Defenders was not an individual comic book "rumble," for example.  It contained many "rumbles".  Nominate as many of them as you want!  Focus on the action, artwork, and writing, and not the multi-part story arc.  


Q: Define "Top" comic book rumbles

Inevitably, attempting to judge the "best" comic book rumble depends upon tastes/preferences. While you have the freedom to define "top" in whatever way you see fit, it probably makes the most sense to perceive it in terms of personal favorites that have had the most impact upon you rather than the objective BEST or most important comic book rumbles that were ever published in the history of mankind. Hopefully, any particularly well done and significant battle you've come across has had an impact upon you personally. If it's the most impressive/most important battle ever depicted, but no one actually enjoyed it, it can't really be the "best," can it?


Q: Are new comics allowed?

In keeping with this forum's definition of a "classic comic," any rumble selected for this list must have been published prior to June 2009.



Q: How will points be attributed?

Points will be attributed as follows:

1st choice: 20 points
2nd choice: 18 points
3rd choice: 17 points
4th choice: 16 points
5th choice: 15 points
6th choice: 14 points
7th: choice: 13 points
8th choice: 12 points
9th choice: 11 points
10th choice: 10 points
Honorable mentions: 1 to 9 points, depending upon rank. If you go past #20, everything is 1 point.




Q What if there are ties or other muddy circumstances?

Ties are definitely expected.  The best ways to minimize them are with high participation, and listing tons of honorable mentions on June 30th.  When the inevitable tie does occur though, I will do the following:

- If it is a tie between a "rumble" that only receives one vote and a "rumble" that receives multiple votes, the multiple votes wins. If one person makes one battle their first choice (20 points) but no one else votes for it at all, and two people make a different battle their 10th choice (2 x 10 points), the second one is more statistically reliable against oddball outliers.

- If it is a tie between two "rumbles" both receiving only one vote, but they were not ranked the same (remember that honorable mentions after rank #20 ALL get 1 point) the one given the higher rank wins out. (Hint: The more honorable mentions you offer, the less likely we get stuck with ties)


Questions? Concerns?  Throw them at me. Otherwise, you've got three days to start preparing!