The greatest comicbook characters in the canon have been debated and argued over for decades. Another exotic brainchild of alan moore, the reason this name reigns on the top. Click on any character for a writeup on that character. Cable future version of wolverine location unknown. In my historical fiction set in 1897, i have used a real person wealthy philanthropist as a character in the story. Novels, tv, movies and comic books are a great source for baby names. Ninjutsu superheroes, villains, other comic book characters. Names are easier for animal characters because you can use a silly pet name. Here are 10 famous comic book characters who were based on real world people. He is seen working closely with phil coulson on infiltrating gorgons hydra. It was a favorite tool of stan lees, since, swarmed with projects, he often had trouble remembering the characters names, and the alliteration. While many of these just didnt hit the market and impress readers, leading to their inevitable demise and relegation to the 10foradollar box, some were so incredibly racist, misogynist, or culturally and ethnically insensitive they stood out as examples of what not to do when creating comics.
Superheroes are some of the mostloved characters in the world. You can also get creative and use a whole superhero character name or a portion of one or a. Most of the greatest comic book superheroes and villains have been inspired by living, breathing people and even the bible. Jonah jameson coming up with a good nickname for doctor octopus, only for him to mostly go by his real name or the nickname doc ock for most of the movie, as well as the real life advertising and merchandising venom is known only by his real name, eddie brock, throughout all of spiderman 3.
List of comic book characters superheroes and villains and their. Though, to be fair to doomsday, at first he did live up to his name by legitimately killing the most. They are similar to modern day mythology, with fantastical settings and. When writing my novel the actress, i needed a name for a japaneseamerican criminal defense attorney, and the name gary kwan burst upon me. His father and stepmother, as well as one of his closest friends, are briefly mentioned as well. I think shazam is an awesome name it rolls off the tongue and also makes for a fantastic battlecry. However inaccurate their understanding of ninjutsu may be, various writers for marvel, dc and other comic book companies have chosen to identify many characters as religious practitioners of ninjutsu. Whether hero or villain, characters that grace the pages of every publication. Not only did they take batmans real name from the men in question. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and more. This version of kara still remained aloof from most other humans. I mean imagine being at a party and some guy just turns round and says, hi. Tvtropes alert from alliterativename article on tvtropes having a name with the same first and last letter is called alliterative name in comic books, this is especially true of the names of superheroes or their close hangerson.
Browse a comprehensive az list of marvel comic characters. Were going to steer clear of joke characters such as armfalloffboy and the color kid, godlike characters with undefined powers, and oneshot characterswithin those. Asterix, obelix and dogmatix are the first characters with short descriptions usually listed at the beginning of each of the asterix books after the map of gaul. The black comic books long journey to positive representation.
Superhero comics are most popular in the united states. Find inspiration in these great names from classic comic books. Although most people think of superheroes when they think of comic books, there are several other genres for collectors to enjoy, including alternativeesoteric, manga, science fiction, fantasy, actionadventure, horror, humor, romance, childrens, and adult. An entire scene played for laughs in spiderman 2 was dedicated to j. This is a list of marvel universe fictional characters which were created for and are owned by marvel comics. Yeah see the issue there is that most modern comics fans have never, until recently read any franklin stories of consequence. Characters listed in bold are the members of the team as of 2019.
You can also get creative and use a whole superhero character name or a portion of one or a different spelling or just go big and name your kid. Therefore, it doesnt really sound as intimidating if there have to be multiple times when the world is over, because it didnt work the first time. The comic book canon is built on the shoulders of sensationalism. There are many different avenues to choose when picking a name for a comic book character. Baby names inspired by comic book characters babycentre uk. The 7 rules of picking names for fictional characters.
Even better, the word itself stands for an extraordinary deed, story, or transformation and was invented by conjurorsmagicians, tying in perf. Born to russian immigration parents, the young actress changed it to blend into the hollywood times, like the swedish greta lovisa gustafsson, better known as greta garbo. For every spiderman or superman, there are hundreds of comic book characters you have never heard of. Marvelelectronic arts video game characters are also. Superhero baby names for any comic book lover sheknows. He manages to pass himself off as a hydra supporter after protecting gorgon from one of iron mans repulsor blasts. Most boys names i like definitely fit right in, and a lot of girls names i. The 50 greatest superhero and villain names of all time the.
For a serious comic with realistic characters, however, youll need to choose more carefully. Doomsday is really the kind of villain who works best as a one and done antagonist. These characters are not necessarily realistic reflections of reallife practitioners of ninjutsu. Only thing was, as soon as the thousands of copies of hardcovers were printed and shipped to stores, i heard from a reader who pointed out the simple fact that kwan is a chinese surname. Get the latest parenting news, plus expert advice and realworld wisdom. You know it sounds a bit normal compared to the likes of dr mcninja haha but nick fury is one freaking badass name. This will guide you on how to name comic characters. Comic book franchise universes also go through several reboots and resets, and as such. However, much as it may pain comicbook purists to hear this, credit must be paid to. Ivy pepper in gotham, because for whatever reason the show loves to change characters real names just enough to annoy comic book readers is usually. Marvels the pull list free comics on marvel unlimited marvels pull list. For the charecters actual name i would look at different latin words, and or other languages and prefixes and suffixes and choose them based off of the characterization of who he is. The youngest readers get a quick and easy introduction to some of dc comics most popular female characters in dc super heroes.
They each have separate articles containing more information. The following is a list of superheroines female superheroes in comic books, television, film, and other media. The 100 best comic book characters of all time paste. Synonyms for comic book include comic, comic strip, graphic novel, magazine, caricatures, cartoons, comics, comic section, funnies and funny book. Here are some of the real life inspirations behind comic book characters and quotes from the creators and artists involved with the creation of the character. I, myself have created a universe of characters, but it was no easy feat. Based on the last name, guess the first names of these famous comic book characters. The 50 greatest comicbook characters movies empire.
The term doomsday means the day when everything ends. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2. There are many different resources i used in order to pick the perfect names for each character. For example, the name christian carries religious context, so avoid using it unless you want that in your comic. This colorful board book is great for kids ages four to six. Real life inspirations behind comic book characters. Come to think of it, allen doesnt sound very jewish, does it. Its because jameson was based on none other than reallife marvel. My question has a lot more parts to it, asks about real people and fictional characters and brand names, none of which are brought up in the other question. Joe, godzilla, groo the wanderer, men in black, conan the barbarian, mighty morphin power rangers, robocop, star trek, rockos modern life, the ren and stimpy show, etc. Which comic book characters have the coolest names.