Orion breaks out in the debut pages of Kirby's masterpiece New Gods. He comes speeding forth to tell the reader that all they knew has changed and that going forward excitement will be the watchword, that and conflict. Orion is defined by conflict, the wayward son of the demon dictator Darkseid, Orion fights against his own father's mad schemes to enslave the universe.
All the while he attempting to tame his own wild and ferocious nature, his heritage from his father and mother by putting into practice the lessons learned on New Genesis, his adopted home. Aided by his best friend Lightray he seeks to calm his own passions enough to channel that fury to the benefit of us all.
He is an absolute hero, a mythic hero, a creature we cannot apprehend yet know all to well in the darkness of our own hearts. Orion fights to find himself, Orion fights to save mankind, Orion fights for Earth.
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Enjoying your countdown and looking forward to your top 5 - have to say I am a bit surprised by some of these like Black Knight, Birdman and with Hawkeye being so prominent, but enjoying the reasoning and stories behind them. My top 30 I think would also have some less than popular characters (some you have already noted) like No-Man other would include Hank Pym's Giant-Man, the Fly. E-Man, Nick Fury (the origianl one) of SHIELD (not Sgt Fury) etc.
ReplyDeleteA few you mention might make a showing before it's all over. When I built this list the top ten were pretty easy, but filling out the rest took a little doing with more than a few changes. If I did it again in a year, I might make a few different picks. It's a fun game to play though.
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Yes, some of these heroes are surprising, which is a good thing. My list would probably be more mundane, if I could ever come up with such a list.
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