30 Most Powerful Comic Book Characters Ever1. The "Supreme" Being (DC Multiverse)
This is the character Mr. Mxyzptlk meets when he dies and asks, "Are you the SUPREME being?" and the character (obviously Mike Carlin) responds, "Don't say 'supreme.'"
2. The Collaborator (Marvel Multiverse)
This is the character that "God" (as Jack Kirby) is talking to on the phone when the Fantastic Four meet him. This character is assumed to be Stan Lee.
3. The Artist (Marvel Multiverse)
This character (shown as Jack Kirby) is the "God" that the Fantastic Four meet when they journey to Heaven to "save" the Thing.
4. The Writer (Marvel Multiverse)
This character (really Grant Morrison) meets and speaks with Animal Man a.k.a. Buddy Baker about how he writes and illustrates Buddy's and other character's lives.
5. The Primal Monitor/Overmonitor/Overvoid (DC Multiverse)
Long, long ago, many millions of eons before recorded time, there was only one monitor: the Primal Monitor and he was more like a living, conscious void. He lived in/as nothingness, until he found a minute flaw at his heart. Upon microscopic examination, he found a very complex and thriving germ-like thing, this thing was the DC multiverse. To learn more, he sent a probe, along with others, to study and watch over the multiverse. These probes were the Monitors.
6. Pre-Retcon Marvel Brother (Amalgam Universe)
In the beginning, there were two entities, the Brothers. They were the Yin and Yang, though neither was evil. Each entity encompassed the whole of everything, except each other. Once before they came together in battle, unleashing forces that ended and then began creation all over again. In the explosion of death and rebirth, the entities were blasted apart -- their shattered essence fractured the new-born universe into a pair of "multiverses". One entity became the embodiment of the "Marvel Multiverse" while the other became the "DC Multiverse". Eventually, they became cognizant of each other and decide to settle their differences by setting the heroes of each universe to battle. (F.Y.I. Even the Living Tribunal attacking one of them at full power was "but a dust mite with an attitude".)
7. Pre- Retcon DC Brother (Amalgam Universe)
^^^^^^^^^^Same Description as Marvel Brother^^^^^^^^^^
8. Mother [of Existence]/Man of Miracles (Image Universe)
The supreme being of the Image Comics universe (you guys know who this is).
9. The Great Presence [Not just The Presence, but the Presence and the Great Evil Beast merged] (DC Multiverse)
Ever since the beginning, there was the Good and the Bad, the Light and the Dark, until one day, after billions of eons, they merged into a being encompassing ALL.
10. The One Above All (Marvel Multiverse)
You all know this guy.
11. Thanos with the Heart of the Universe (Marvel Multiverse)
I hope this one is well-known.
12. Yahweh (DC Multiverse - Vertigo Universe)
The supreme being of the Vertigo universe. (Not to be confused with the Presence)
13. Elaine Belloc (DC Multiverse - Vertigo Universe)
The daughter of Michael Demiurgos, but she eventually becomes the new Yahweh, god of all creation.
14. The One (Marvel Multiverse - Transformers Universe)
The One, also known as the Source and the sentient core of the universe, is an extradimensional entity from before time, in whom Order and Chaos exist in perfect harmony. It created Unicron, then cut him in half to make Primus. The Vok claim to be guardians of The One and followers of its will. They also seem to think that either it created the multiverse, or it is the multiverse. Details are fuzzy. He is the supreme being of the Transformers Universe.
15. Pre-Retconned Beyonder (Marvel Multiverse)
I don't think I need to explain this one!
16. Q (DC Multiverse - Star Trek Universe)
Q, a member of a race of all-powerful beings. Most of you will know this dude.
17. The Fulcrum (Marvel Multiverse)
The Fulcrum is the ancient cosmic force which the Celestials, the Watchers and the Horde serve without question.
The Fulcrum is also the Bartender who runs The Vestibule, a swinging bar where Eternals go before they either return to a newly regenerated body or head off to Lacuna (The Afterlife). He is said to be "all-powerful" and "all-knowing." Apparently he makes excellent cocktails and has a great sense of humor.
18. The Presence (DC Multiverse)
Everybody's heard of this one.
19. The Great Evil Beast (DC Multiverse)
This being is outside of The Presence's creation. This is no fallen Angel or Leviathan, this is the soul of darkness itself. A complete absence of divine light. This being is in every way equal to the power of the Presence, but his opposite who existed before Creation.
20. Decreator (DC Multiverse)
The Decreator was a cosmic entity said to be the shadow of God, cast in the first moments of creation. It is dedicated to the complete eradication of all existence, and has the power to make things spontaneously disappear from reality.
21. The Source (DC Multiverse)
The Source can be considered the Consciousness of the DC Comics Multiiverse and the "source" of all that exists. Mostly associated with the New Gods, the Source was the supposed origin of the god-wave that is believed to have been responsible for creating and empowering the Gods of the DC Multiverse with their divine abilities. It also seems to be partially responsible for the ability of DC residents to develop super-powers, especially those which defy physics.
22. Pre-Retconned Protege (Marvel Multiverse)
Protégé is an extremely powerful being that even surpassed the power of Living Tribunal, and was almost the new "One Above All" until the Celestial "Scathan the Approver" ruled against him and saved all realities.child-like ruler of the Universal Church of Truth in the 31st century of Earth-691. Protégé, whose abilities to duplicate the powers of others allowed him to manifest the Living Tribunal's own power. The Living Tribunal then absorbed Protégé into itself to prevent him from endangering all realities again.
23. The Living Tribunal (Marvel Multiverse)
Everyone knows our favorite big, golden, naked guy with no neck and three heads, right?
24. The Spectre (DC Multiverse)
This guy is popular enough, I shouldn't have to explain.
25. Saint of Killers (DC Multiverse - Vertigo Universe - Preacher Miniverse)
I think most people have heard of this guy, but here it is: Once the most feared soldier in the Confederate Army, he is now the most feared being who ever walked the Earth. After the war, he made his money off Indian scalps but fell in love with one and married her. They had a daughter, but eventually they died of a fever. While killing the gang who caused him to be too late to save his family, he died. When he got to Hell, he froze the fires with his hate and was given a new job. He got guns made from the sword of the Angel of Death and was named the Saint of Killers; his first victim was the Devil himself. To get to the point: After many years of killing and long quest to kill a man named Jesse Custer, he actually kills God.
26. Lord Synnar the Demiurge (DC)
Basically, when the Presence became cognizant, he created this guy. Synnar pretty much created everything. Though, he became jealous of humans and tried to overthrow God. God punished him by reducing him to subatomic particles but somehow he recovered, but is no longer as powerful. Now he just tries to conquer everything, because he's a bad guy that's angry at God.
27. Nemesis the Infinity Being (Marvel)
This being lived in a void before the universe was created and was lonely. She committed suicide and brought forth the Infinity Gems!
28. Sise-Neg (Marvel)
Sise-Neg (genesis spelled backwards) is a 31st century sorcerer who attempts to become omnipotent by time-traveling back through history and collecting all magical energies. Despite opposition from Strange, Sise-Neg travels back to a prehistoric time on Earth when the demon Shuma-Gorath rules, and subsequently banishes the entity. Continuing to journey back in time, Sise-Neg reached the moment prior to the Big Bang that creates the universe and becomes all-powerful.
29. Alien Entity (Marvel)
The Alien Entity is a nigh-omnipotent being who has been searching for the answer to the meaning of Life ever since he was a mortal. He came to Reed Richards for help on this matter and with his aid the Alien Entity became the founder of the universe, by traveling to a time before the Big Bang and gaining the "Spark of Creation." (Yes, basically the same thing as Sise-Neg)
30. Thanos with the Infinity Gauntlet (Marvel)
Everybody knows this guy, hopefully.
F.Y.I.:
Everybody is on the list at their full power at their most powerful point (ex. Synnar before being destroyed, Elaine after becoming Yahweh, etc.).
I understand some characters may or may not be incarnations of TOAA or the Presence, but, for fun, I imagine they are not.
I would love feedback, suggestions, or arguments, they are appreciated.
I hope you enjoyed, thanks!
P.S. This is my very first post, so I had no idea where to put it really...sorry.