Empire Online just released their list of the 50 Greatest Comic Book Characters of All Time. It's not a bad little list and I give them props for thinking outside the box with a number of their selections but I have a few problems with the list. First and foremost, there was only one character from Alan Moore's The Watchmen, one of my favourite books, let alone comic books, of all time. It was a very American heavy list with no Bone or selections from Seth or Chester Brown. Furthermore, there was no Clowes or Ware (Jimmy Corrigan, anyone?). Also, Superman once again won out over the far superior Batman. Worst of all, this list only served to remind me what an enormous nerd I am. That's the true tragedy.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Nerds Love Lists
Empire Online just released their list of the 50 Greatest Comic Book Characters of All Time. It's not a bad little list and I give them props for thinking outside the box with a number of their selections but I have a few problems with the list. First and foremost, there was only one character from Alan Moore's The Watchmen, one of my favourite books, let alone comic books, of all time. It was a very American heavy list with no Bone or selections from Seth or Chester Brown. Furthermore, there was no Clowes or Ware (Jimmy Corrigan, anyone?). Also, Superman once again won out over the far superior Batman. Worst of all, this list only served to remind me what an enormous nerd I am. That's the true tragedy.
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