Which Company has more Unique, Imaginative Characters?

if you wnat to do a head count of female led or all-female teams, go ahead.

I did. 😛 Very briefly, so I could have missed some, but it was generally the same.

kirby/lee/ditko stomps

Originally posted by psycho gundam
kirby/lee/ditko stomps

It's hard to argue against this.

Originally posted by 753
But no one cares about those teams.

Come on, you cannot say Amanda Waller is not a solid character.

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that actually gives me an idea http://www.killermovies.com/forums/f77/t580217.html

You know IMO the Australian company Cyclone comics had the most original characters.

1. A guy who is an alien and a human descendant from witches occupying the same body granting the soul power of one and the psionic power of the other

2. A Mild TKer implanted with a device that draws power from a specially designed power cane so that his TK was at vast levels

3. A werewolf who was what he was because his gypsy parents were experimented on by the Third Reitch

4. A guy with super strength not from a super soldier serum but a virus that is lethal to 99% of people unless they have either a rare blood disorder ( like him) or are mentally insane ( like one of his enemies)

5. An alien space ranger who is a walking bipedal platypus with a bionic arm and a bad attitude

Just to name a few

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Originally posted by beatboks

4. A guy with super strength not from a super soldier serum but a virus that is lethal to 99% of people unless they have either a rare blood disorder ( like him) or are mentally insane ( like one of his enemies)

Originally posted by 0mega Spawn
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Vertigo! Morrison, Moore, and Ellis FTW.

Originally posted by zopzop
Marvel's "borrowed" a few more character concepts :
Shi'ar Imperial Guard - Legion of Super Heroes

you can blame Dave Cockrum for that.From what I heard, Nightcrawler was supposed to be a member of LOSH.But Cockrum decided to bring Nightcrawler into Marvel when he left DC.Only thing we can say now is that the LOSH would pawn the X-men.

Originally posted by zopzop
Chaos King - Nekron

I got to disagree with you on this one.Chaos King's back story of being the darkness and chaos that existed before everything else in creation came from Amatsu-Mikaboshi's story(Read the letters of Shinkiji Yukiko for more details).If you do happen to read the Letters of Shinkiji Yukiko, you'll be surprised on how Marvel was almost close to mimicking Amatsu-Mikaboshi of Japanese mythology.Not to mention CK came from the Japanese Gods called Amatsu-Kamis in MU.And if copy right is concerned, CK was based on a God of Mythology.And Gods being used in fictional writing falls in the "Public Domain" category.Therefore, CK is not a rip off of Nekron since he's back story is based on Japanese Mythology(public domain).

Der Bumpenheim

Originally posted by 753
GURPS superheroes

GURPS is love, GURPS is life.

http://www.killermovies.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=619983

Originally posted by Prof. T.C McAbe
[b]DC inspired Marvel 25
Atom (October 1940) - Ant-Man (January 1962)
Batman (May 1939) - Moon Knight (August 1975)
Brainiac (July 1958) - Ultron (July 1968)
Catwoman (Spring 1940) - Black Cat (July 1979)
Challengers of the Unknown (Februar 1957) - Fantastic Four (November 1961)
Clayface (June 1940) - Sandman (September 1963)
Darkseid (November 1970) - Thanos (February 1973)
Deadshot (June 1950) - Bullseye (March 1976)
Deathstroke (December 1980) - Deadpool (February 1991)
Dick Grayson (April 1940) - Bucky Barnes (March 1941)
Doom Patrol (June 1963) - X-Men (September 1963)
Dr. Fate (May 1940) - Dr. Strange (July 1963)
Dr. Polaris (June 1963) - Magneto (September 1963)
Flash (January 1940) - Quicksilver (March 1964)
Green Lantern (July 1940) - Quasar (January 1978)
Green Lantern Corps (September 1959) - Nova Corps (March 1979)
Green Arrow (November 1941) - Hawkeye (September 1964)
Hawkman (January 1940) - Angel (September 1963)
Justice League of America (March 1960) - Squadron Supreme (February 1971)
Legion of Superheroes (April 1958) - Imperial Guard (October 1977)
Mister Mxyzptlk (September 1944) - Beyonder (May 1984)
Plastic Man (August 1941) - Elongated Man (May 1960) - Mr. Fantastic (November 1961)
Red Tornado (August 1968) - Vision Vision (October 1968)
Solomon Grundy (October 1944) - Hulk (May 1962) - Doomsday (November, 1992)
Superman (April 1938) - Captain Marvel (February 1940) - Miracleman (February 1954) - Captain Atom (March 1960) - Hyperion (October 1969) - Gladiator (October 1977) - Sentry (September 2000) - Blue Marvel (November 2008) - Sun God (May 2014)

Marvel inspired DC 12
Avengers (September 1963) - - Maximums (June 2005) - Retaliators (August 2014)
Captain America (March 1941) - The Guardian (April 1942)
Electro (February 1964) - Black Lightning (April 1977)
Ego (September 1966) - Mogo (May 1985)
Eternity (November 1965) - Kismet (September 1992)
Galactus (March 1966) - Imperiex (February 2000)
Ghost Rider (August 1972) - Atomic Skull (September 1976)
Man-Thing (May 1971) - Swamp Thing (July 1971)
Namor (April 1939) - Aquaman (November 1941)
Silver Surfer (March 1966) - Black Racer (July 1971)
Wasp (June 1963) - Bumblebee (December 1976)
Wolverine (October 1974) - Lobo (June 1983)

Others

Silver Surfer (March 1966) - Solar, Man of the Atom (October 1962)

I just counted once if the char inspired more than one character. [/B]

IMO DC is focused more on feats and pushing power levels and sets to what seems like PIS to casual readers. so they have really cool feats and imaginative ways to use powers.

I think the actual characters in marvel themselves are more unique and less archetypical overall.

so marvel

DC

Valiant, and Veritgo >>>> The rest.

I give a good point to DC Comics for their Section 8.

In Marvel you see a lot of highs and lows within specific books, like x-men. Mutants range from Kid Omega to ****ing Forearm.

DC has always been about grabbing other companies. Charlton, Wildstorm, to name a few. Now DC has merged Vertigo and WS in one universe. DC has this, IMO.