Am I the only one that lustest After Wonder Woman? (Top Five Superheroes)

Member Name: marandina

Product:	Top Five Superheroes
Date:	17/07/06 (146 review reads)
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Advantages: Holy superhero!

Disadvantages: Holy smoke!

As a kid I was always a sucker for my superhero comics. Yep, I can still remember queuing at Clare newsagents to buy my DC sponsored “Superman” complete with perfectly built Adonis with a big “S” on his chest. Good ole’ Superdude was my very first superhero although, upon reflection, probably the dullest. “Is it a bird, is it a plane?” went the question as we were compelled to look up into the sky to see the man of steel flying high. It’s probably quite harsh to accuse the main man of being a dullard but he was y’know. Probable virgin, general do-gooder and with impeccable morals, Superman did everything by the superhero book even though Lois Lane was clearly desperate to get into his superpants and Jimmy Olsen could only stand by and look jealous. With yet another blockbuster movie out to celebrate our hero and written from a very different perspective, we can only hope that Brandon Routh maintains the macho exterior that goes with the man of steel. For the super-geeks that need to know more, Superman is widely regarded as the most famous superhero of all time. He was created by Canadian artist Joe Shuster and American writer Jerry Siegel in 1932 and sold to Detective Comics, Inc. in 1938. He first appeared in Action Comics in June 1938 and his archenemy is Lex Luther (played by Kevin Spacey in the latest movie). I didn’t really fancy “Superman Returns” but it has got some good reviews at the weekend so maybe it’s worth a trip to the cinema after all!

If there were a pecking order then Blade would be in there somewhere. Created by the immortal Stan Lee, Blade is a vampire-hunter who spends his twilight world infected with the vampire virus. Half-human, half-vampire after an attack on his mother before he was born, Blade has to take drugs for the duration of his life to control his condition. He has a pathological hatred of vampires which unleashes all kinds of glorified violence and it’s this gothic majesty that defines all 3 movies made about Blade as well as the half-light synchronicity of both his weapons and his moves. If you haven’t seen any of the movies yet then I’d recommend all 3 although the original is clearly the best and both of the sequels being good considering that they are sequels. Wesley Snipes is at his very best as Blade and the whole anti-hero things works well in both movie format as well as all the other media that Blade is covered in.

At the risk of sounding boring, Batman just has to be in there. I grew up with the colourful Adam West-centric TV series and all the on screen “Kapows” and “Karums” during the fight scenes always made me smile. “Holy catfish, Batman!” was the standing joke as his sidekick Robin would utter numerous “Holy fill-in-the-blank” exclamations. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man, and still sometimes as the Batman) is another DC Comics fictional character. He first appeared in Detective Comics 27 in May 1939 and has since become one of the world's most recognised superheroes. Batman was co-created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, although only Kane receives official credit for the character. Batman's secret identity is Bruce Wayne, billionaire industrialist, playboy, and philanthropist. As featured in at least 2 of the movies, Batman witnesses the murder of his parents as a child. This results in him training himself to fight crime. Unlike many other superheroes, he does not possess superhuman powers or abilities; he makes use of intellect, detective skills, technology, and physical prowess in his war on crime. Most of the movies have done a great job in telling the Batman story and I thought that the most recent movie, "Batman Begins" with Michael Caine doing an able job as the Batman’s butler was particular good. However, in the case of Batman, it’s the criminals that work the murky world of downtown Gotham City that make the franchise so colourful. Who can forget Burgess Meredith as the Penguin or Frank Gorshin as the Ridler? My personal favourite is the fabulous Jack Nicholson as The Joker in the Tim Burton “Batman” movie. I seem to remember that even Vincent Price got in the act as Egghead and we also had a villain named King Tut running around in the colourful TV series. Camp, debonair and a whole lot of fun, Batman has kept us entertained for years.

Wonder Woman would have to feature in a top 5 list of mine, somewhere. In December 1941, William Moulton Marston's creation made her debut in All-Star Comics #8. Following this Wonder Woman appeared in her own slot in Sensation Comics #1(January 1942). It was never the myth that surrounded Wonder Woman or anything about her Amazonian links or whatever it was. It was simply that Lynda Carter was one hell of a babe and for a young man in the thrust of his youth, watching her transform into that tight-fitting outfit was all too much too bear. The stories were irrelevant, her powers instantly forgotten, her uniform savoured and served many a lurid fantasy. Of course, this may be considered sexist compared to the reverence paid to the other characters above but bear in mind that this was my “Baywatch” of the day and I was a teenager when WW was in her pomp *distant sigh*

Last but not least it simply has to be good old Spiderman. Bitten by a radioactive spider or some other nonsense, Wimpy Peter Parker suddenly develops the power to spin webs and swing from tall buildings. Here again, I would go out and buy the comics when I was a kid and loved all the fights he would have with Doc Octopus and The Green Goblin (sounds like a vacuum cleaner doesn’t it?). Another Marvel Comics creation, the movies have been pretty cool too so far with some splendid effects and a reasonable story line. As ever, Our hero is consigned to a life of chastity and you do wonder what life would be like if more superheroes had a life of domestic non-bliss like the rest of us. Y’know, returns home to the wife and screaming kids after a hard days hero-bashing and has to clean the table and take the unruly kids to bed. Maybe that’s where all the latest story lines are heading; a bit like “Medium” which features a psychic with a husband and 3 kids.

Oh well, there you have it; my reminisces of my encounters with superheroes. I could go on and list the players that brought home the European Cup in 1982 but that really would be living in the past and if only there was a Superman out there, hard enough to do battle with Villa chairman, Doug Ellis. Now that *would* make a great movie….

Thanks for da read

Mara

Summary: It's another lovely list