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Post by hondobrode on Dec 3, 2014 0:07:54 GMT -5
Please try to post at least 1 pic of the character and why you like them. Here's Groo by Mark Evanier and Sergio Aragones.  A bumbling barbarian stumbling through life and he somehow gets through. I think we can all somewhat identify with him. |
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Post by badwolf on Dec 3, 2014 10:00:11 GMT -5
 Bill Willingham's Elementals, a fairly gritty book for its time in that it didn't shy away from portraying the violence and death that comes with a superheroing/villaining life. It got a bit off-track (IMO) towards the end of the first series, but it had a strong run for a while, and continued to have interesting ideas even if I didn't care for the general direction in the second series. Also, Tommy Czuchra was a Shriekback fan. |
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Post by Confessor on Dec 3, 2014 10:19:29 GMT -5
If we're talking specific characters, rather than comic book series, The Confessor (the original one) from Kurt Busiek's Astro City is my favourite...  A former Roman Catholic priest, cursed to live as a vampire, fighting crime in Astro City as penance. |
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Post by DubipR on Dec 3, 2014 10:29:27 GMT -5
Too many to list...
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Post by coke & comics on Dec 3, 2014 10:34:07 GMT -5
Not absolutely certain what by favorite is without more thought, but my instinctive reaction to the question is of course Usagi Yojimbo.  Why? Well, go read my review thread. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 3, 2014 11:06:25 GMT -5
Without thinking about it very hard, I'd probably have to say The Spirit. Perfect blend of humor, pathos and noir.  |
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Post by hondobrode on Dec 3, 2014 12:55:59 GMT -5
I know and it's certainly not comprehensive, but I thought it would be a nice exercise to see what excellent non-corporate characters are out there. Some of our posters probably are not aware that these characters are creator owned. Another one of mine is Cerebus the Aardvark.  Another Conan parody that slowly became his own distinctive character as he became embroiled in politics and later becomes Prime Minister, and later, Pope. |
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Post by fanboystranger on Dec 3, 2014 14:51:36 GMT -5
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Luther Awkright, Rueben Flagg and Company, Quantum and Woody.
Luther Awkwright is a dimension hopping secret agent with psychic powers who saves parallel universes from a omniversal threat. One of the finest series ever.
Rueben Flagg is an incorrigable, womanizing former actor that gets stuck in a cushy job as a Plexus Ranger for the O'Hare International Plexus mall only to discover a conspiracy that threatens the entire world, such as it is. A hilarious scoundrel that means well, but often slips with his vices. Then there's Raul, a talking cat with an aptitude for computers and politics.
Quantum and Woody are former best friends who were split apart for years, then were given superpowers in a lab accident while investigating the deaths of their fathers. The twist is that they can't stand each other these days, but if they don't click their individual quantum bands together once a day, they disincorporate. On top of that, Quantum is a straight-laced, Black conversative, and Woody is a White jackass who grew up on the streets, which leads to all kind of sterotype bashing. Oh, and they're not a couple. |
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Post by fanboystranger on Dec 3, 2014 14:59:28 GMT -5
  
Grimjack and the Munden's Bar crew, Hunter Rose, Nexus and Judah.
Grimjack is a hard-boiled PI who works in Cynosure, a city that bridges dimensions where the laws of physics may be different from block to block. He's gruff, angry, and sarcastic, but means well. He hangs out with a bunch of degenerates at Munden's Bar, the roughest bar in Cynosure.
Hunter Rose is a suave yet demented assassin who thrills at killing in his alter ego of Grendel. He's pretty much the slickest superhero around, turning killing into a artform. He's pretty much the inverse Batman.
Nexus is an intergalactic hero charged by higher power to kill murderers, psychopaths, and those guilty of genecide. He's also a philosopher and historian, and is far more interested in those pursuits that the burden of his power. Judah is a debauched powerhouse who is one of the most popular and beloved beings in the universe. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Dec 3, 2014 15:34:18 GMT -5
Besides Usagi and Astro City....  Gotta have some love for Elfquest! Skywise has always been my favorite character (though he's not as interesting these days). |
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Post by MDG on Dec 3, 2014 17:16:52 GMT -5
Maggie and Hopey are certainly on my list.
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Post by Action Ace on Dec 3, 2014 19:42:21 GMT -5
 Samaritan is my favorite, but there are many in this all time great series I really like.  The Rocketeer, it's a callback to classic adventure.  And a recent qualifier for "Classic" that rates as one of the best series I've ever read. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2014 19:57:37 GMT -5
Nexus
American Flagg!
Quantum & Woody
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Post by berkley on Dec 3, 2014 23:15:19 GMT -5
A good many of the Hernandezes' Love and Rockets characters. Maria, from Poison River and various other stories, for example, because she's perhaps the most convincing femme fatale I've seen in comics, a woman so physically attractive she drives men crazy, creating havoc and chaos wherever she goes.  Clowes's Lloyd Lewellyn and his pals, because I find them funny and I like the world they live in, as is I think conveyed by the cover below:  Other favourites: Gerber's Void Indigo, forget the name of the lead character. Moore's Promethea. Ennis's "Boys". That series also has some of the best villains of any creator-owned series. But a lot - perhaps most - of the best creator-owned books aren't erally about the characters in the same way as Marvel's and DC's ongoing superhero series. They're more about the concept and the story, in which the characters play an important role of course, but not the kind that necessarily leads a reader to wish he or she could follow their further adventures in other stories. |
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Post by hondobrode on Dec 4, 2014 1:02:39 GMT -5
Luther Awkright, Rueben Flagg and Company, Quantum and Woody.
Luther Awkwright is a dimension hopping secret agent with psychic powers who saves parallel universes from a omniversal threat. One of the finest series ever.
Rueben Flagg is an incorrigable, womanizing former actor that gets stuck in a cushy job as a Plexus Ranger for the O'Hare International Plexus mall only to discover a conspiracy that threatens the entire world, such as it is. A hilarious scoundrel that means well, but often slips with his vices. Then there's Raul, a talking cat with an aptitude for computers and politics.
Quantum and Woody are former best friends who were split apart for years, then were given superpowers in a lab accident while investigating the deaths of their fathers. The twist is that they can't stand each other these days, but if they don't click their individual quantum bands together once a day, they disincorporate. On top of that, Quantum is a straight-laced, Black conversative, and Woody is a White jackass who grew up on the streets, which leads to all kind of sterotype bashing. Oh, and they're not a couple. Do Priest and Bright own the characters or does Valiant ? They currently have an ongoing from Valiant. |
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