Which do you tend to lean more towards in comics? What kind of characters do you usually like the most? Naturally, liking more "neutral" agents is an alternative as well.
I think people like villains and tend to consider them more badass.......but when you really think about it, if 10 stories can be told with a villain, a 100 stories can be told with a hero.
For example a villain has no/less moral restraints which makes them interesting as a character but a hero's moral restraints drives a story.
Not undermining villains or their story potential, just saying I think a hero has much greater degree of story potential.
I like Villains more. To me, villains are more complex and portray a darker side of human beings that we all have the potential to become. There are cases, where the villain isn't wrong, and sometimes a villains isn't evil. They are just look misguided
I definitely like the heroes more, especially the noble ones with the high-falootin' values. IMO, they best represent what we should be striving for in ourselves. As someone (Wonder Woman, I think) once said about Superman, it's not his power which makes him super, it's how he treats others despite having the power to behave otherwise. This is one of the reasons I put Surfer and Supes up top.
Exception: favorite #3: the Hulk. This character is great for wild, destructive, tragic catharsis.
For that matter, it's also pretty darn cool when a normally noble character cuts loose. The drama and contrast with their usual demeanor: priceless.
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Heroes, definitely. They have what the villain has in some cases, and more (though there are exceptions). Even the boy scout types have that darkness inside that if they wanted to, they could unleash. instead, they choose to keep it under wraps or under control. that will always appeal to me...
I think the reason I'm drawn to Deadpool most of all is because he's wildly unbalanced, to the point that he's the most rational character, to me.
I mean, Stan Lee touched on that element when Spider-Man got his powers. He didn't immediately fight crime or become a disgruntled villain, he went t exploit his abilities for money.
That's what I love about Deadpool. Ideally, he'd love to be a hero, but he can't. What suits his life and morals best is to just do what he feels is right, for whoever will pay him. It took him a while to realise that there are certain things he should stop doing, but underneath it he just wants to get paid.
I really like Surfer, he's one of the characters (Aside from Deadpool) that drew me into comics. He was, as Mindship says, something that I think everyone can aspire to.
As time has gone on, I got tired of seeing him get mugged off and f*cked over because he was and is too naive. So I don't really feel as much of a connection anymore.
Deadpool knows he is one of the best in the world at what he does, he doesn't like it, but he doesn't deny it. He's accepting of that, though. I guess I'm like Alvis in that I'd say the anti-heroes. People who are far from perfect, but make peace with who/what they are and just get on with it. For better or worse.
They make comics interesting. Villains don't know where they stand and neither do heroes. It breaks up the choice of Cyclops or Sinister, to the point that even the most staunch heroes are making controversial decisions nowadays. Cyclops forming X-Force and giving them orders to kill etc, this is a direct result of anti-heroes making people realise that shit happens, and that to make omelettes you have to break eggs.
i prefer the 'neutral' standpoint more. characters like: vril dox, metron, lobo, elijah snow, the shade, etc. - guys who [if need be] will exploit both sides to get what they want.
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