Timed to coincide with mads historic 60th anniversary, each figure. That helmet may be functional, but it just looks stupid. All reprints with art by john severin, jack davis, steve ditko, dan clowes as stosh gillespie, bill ward, kurt schaffenberger, and others. Percy picked up the book after he rotated his shoulders a bit. Mar 14, 2017 with that in mind, here are 15 superheroes who seem really strong but are actually worthless. There are literally hundreds of superheroes out there in the universe and with literally countless to choose from there is bound to be some dumb ones. In practice, it has little or no tie to the original, having merely bought the trademark name after cracked had long since ceased publication in its original format.
So its more like that episode of the golden girls where bea arthur has to rescue sofia from the mafia using only her muscular, mannish body and her experience as a female wrestler it is entirely possible we dreamed this episode. Liam dunbar remembered the day it had first begun, the first of all their fights which had now led directly to this showdown. At the time, people thought it was pretty ridiculous but fastforward 50 years and four movies later, spiderman is now one of the most well known superheroes in the world. Aug 15, 2010 superheroes of today are bad role models this article is more than 9 years old. Redditor explains why overpowered comic book heroes are. There are so many obscure characters out there, and a lot of them are absurdly silly. For more, check out9 lesserknown superheroes who deserve movie franchises and 5 beloved superheroes who are actually really stupid. Weirdest comic book superheroes of all time boing boing. The xmen s doop has long been the butt of comic jokes, but anyone in the know about this floating green glob of greatness would know that doop is more than formidable. The new avengers movie, age of ultron, opens here next thursday a week ahead of the us, for some reason and a thought has occurred to me. Ive always maintained that any logic is acceptable in comics is acceptable, as long as its consistent. Take a lucky individual, liberally apply some animalthemed super powers, and youve got comic book gold.
So marvel decided to awesome things up a little during an avengers revamp in the late 90s, giving second antman, scott lang, a sleeker, more insectoid look. Not to say they arent superheroes but the xmen and other xteams generally take alot of lives. Jan 05, 2018 by definition, superheroes are supposed to be super. Back when i was a early to mid teen, stories like xmen, spiderman, flash and superman were fun. After years of being easily spotted, kidnapped, and forced into marriage, she started to realize that she wasnt very good at this. With powers like superhuman strength, durability, regeneration, flight and an ability to manipulate time and space, doop is no joke. Madam fatal was murder she wrote in the 1940s if murder she wrote involved more criminals getting punched in the face by an octogenarian lady.
Lets take a moment to remember everyone we lost in thor tantrums who didnt have a super cool american flag shield that absurd situation was actually very true to the comics. This being the darwin awards, most of the stupid crooks mentioned there manage to kill or injure themselves in the process of proving themselves worthy of that site and this trope. Click here to see this thread with all of the graphics, features, and links. If this was real life the state would have given mr. Listverse has features many lists on heroes, villains, side kicks, etc. A cleanup crew works around a giant deceased chitauri alien creature with pointed teeth. He was a combination of all the crappiest parts of bruce wayne and timothy mcveigh, a wealthy miner who used his knowledge of explosives to bomb crime. There are always earthshattering events every 5 minutes in marvel and dc comics. Why all superheroes are actually villains obsessive pop. She was born with a tail, and doctors determined that she isnt a mutant, but is just weirdly in touch with squirrels. The dumb just keeps getting dumber with the return of the just us league of stupid heroes, featuring mad magazine icon alfred e. Leading child psychologist claims characters such as iron man are selling adolescent boys a narrow version of. Chief, a brilliant wheelchairbound scientist whom many believed mad, the world was combed for unique, ostracized individualsthose with special talents, but still unwanted in their own societies.
Comic book historian craig yoe has a new book out called super weird heroes, a 320page compendium of golden age comic book stories featuring some of. They have so much plot induced stupidity, its laughable, i used to enjoy the stories and art and these days. Cracked has become good enough to be worth the second click, but if they go to three, they may be in trouble. We will never see the majority of these characters on the big screen. Marvel has a crazy number of characters in their comic book library over 7,000 of them.
Featuring a team of ultrapowerful antiheroes led by spirit of the 20th century, jenny sparks, the authority refused to pull their punches, taking an eyeforaneye approach to meting out justice that challenged our perceptions of what it. Ive set out on search to find some of the most ridicu. Stupid villain showcase seanbabys stupid comics page. May 19, 2017 the xmen s doop has long been the butt of comic jokes, but anyone in the know about this floating green glob of greatness would know that doop is more than formidable. It really doesnt get any deeper than that, which is a real shame because such a beloved character should really have something more in. Even though her creators gave her a horrible sexist superhero weakness, wonder woman is still a pretty big deal if this were a list of the 10 most recognizable superheroes ever, she would not only be there, but also be the only woman if this were a list of the superheroes whose live action tv shows weve masturbated to, it would be her and batman.
Aug 01, 2012 that helmet may be functional, but it just looks stupid. Subscribe to our youtube channel and check out why all superheroes are actually villains, and watch other videos you wont see on the site. The first and greatest weird comics superhero was thor, god of thunder, which got a little confusing when, five issues later, they added a second, less amazing thor to the comic. The 40 worst rob liefeld drawings progressive boink. Age of ultron is quite possibly the worst movie of whedons career, and i cant get over it. Ive been obsessed with this movie for a week now, poking through it in my mind, trying to figure out.
We all love superheroes when we were kids we wanted to be like them actually i guess we still want to be like them when we are adults. May 10, 2017 in 1999, warren ellis and bryan hitchs the authority exploded onto the comics scene, instantly raising the stakes of traditional superhero adventures. Oct 29, 2019 the doom patrol is one of the strangest assortments of superheroes to exist. One day, snyder received a call from his editor saying there was a big problem with his latest issue of swamp thing. Crackeds the 20 most secretly brilliant stupid criminals. And these are the characters voted by many to be the most ridiculous superheroes of all time. Just like sitcoms had very special episodes that tried to build awareness of serious realworld issues like the one where punky brewster decides to get breast implants no, seriously, comics have occasionally wandered into after school territory. By definition, superheroes are supposed to be super.
Nude humiliation boys gay twinks clip straight buddies smoke sex. Age of ultron is proof marvel is killing the popcorn movie. Naked empowerment fantasies are exhilarating, a little shameful, and obviously implausible. And who better to handle serious and complex political issues than comic book superheroes. It had been one of those rare times when all the superheroes and villains had banded together to defeat a common enemy. Jan 21, 2015 from superheroes that can only pick up radio, to people that can only teleport very small distances, we count 15 incredibly useless comic book characters ever to waste their presence on your eyeballs. The doom patrol is one of the strangest assortments of superheroes to exist. This usually means trying to put other writers out of your mind when you read a given run of a comic. An exhaustive list of all the easter eggs in avengers.
So yes, she was stupid, but she was not incapable of learning. Explore 9gag for the most popular memes, breaking stories, awesome gifs, and viral videos on the internet. Superheroes of today are bad role models this article is more than 9 years old. The 6 most unintentionally hilarious superhero reinventions. In fact, sobbing about the hopelessness of each of the fantastic. We dont know whats worse, if this is our propaganda, or yours. Walking through the site, toomes gives a worker a thumbs up. Difficulties superheroes would face in the real world, part 1. There are a lot of easter eggs you might have missed in avengers. Even with the no kill rule it makes no sense why guys like the joker are still alive. Rainbow raider had a lot more stupid color powers including a paint that made him invisible right, the ability to make very pretty things to posture on left, beams to. Why are dc and marvel comics so stupid, inconsistent and. May 01, 2012 cracked has become good enough to be worth the second click, but if they go to three, they may be in trouble. But every now and then we come across a few special cases that make us wonder if the super should be there at all.
Skin is definetely the stupidest marvel character to ever show up in my opinion. Jan 18, 2015 bill maher suggests success of superhero movies means stupidity is on the rise. He has 3 to 6 feet of extra skin that he can reshape, but he never really used it when fighting. In 1999, warren ellis and bryan hitchs the authority exploded onto the comics scene, instantly raising the stakes of traditional superhero adventures. Ask comic book writer scott snyder, who, in a lengthy twitter thread, revealed how a subtle change in color caused his comic to be reduced to mush by dc. Ridiculous comic book superheroes come in all shapes and sizes. It really doesnt get any deeper than that, which is a real shame because such a beloved character should really have something more indepth and interesting than this, but alas.
The colorist might be the most powerful person working in any given comic. Countless herod are geniuses and the rest are all pretty smart. It seems pretty clear that being a super hero comes with a decent amount ic intelligent. Why simon pegg is wrong about scifi and superhero movies being childish the scifi genre boasts some of the most interesting narratives in film. Most issues of news of the weird have two or three entries under least competent criminals.
The image is of a giant samurai with imperial japanese and nazi german flags behind him killing everything on the ocean with a katana while the smoke of burning ships rise beneath his feet. From superheroes that can only pick up radio, to people that can only teleport very small distances, we count 15 incredibly useless comic book characters ever. Allow us to explain over 50 of the comic book references and hidden messages baked into the threehourlong mcu movie. Top 10 stupid superhero powers that are actually powerful. Imagine you had the power to fly, or stretch yourself into a pretzel, or climb walls, or grow 60 feet tall. Superheroes of today are bad role models books the guardian. Dec 27, 2016 comic book historian craig yoe has a new book out called super weird heroes, a 320page compendium of golden age comic book stories featuring some of the strangest superheroes ever concocted. Bill maher suggests success of superhero movies means stupidity is on the rise. Here are 20 with bafflingly silly powers, ranked from least to most useless. With that in mind, here are 15 superheroes who seem really strong but are actually worthless. We get more specific from here, but if we didnt lump these together the entire list would be broken spines and colossal hooters. Jun 11, 2008 skin is definetely the stupidest marvel character to ever show up in my opinion. List rules superheroes with the silliest powers and names initially featured in comic books. You never know, her boyfriend said cautiously before he began to read.
Cracked does 34 articles per day, including the photoshop contests inherited from pwot and i kinda like the format they use for them. Depends on what you read and your level of intelligence. A unusually dangerousthey dont need to worry about superheroes. B stupidthey dont worry about superheroes, even though they need to. I still read marvel jusapilgrim and though what you say about spiderman is true the question isnt stupidest character recently. Most superheroes are as stupid as they are powerful.
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