Apr 21, 2012 rob liefeld has long been derided as one of the worst comic book artists of all time. Sep 05, 2017 comic book movies are the biggest trend in entertainment right now, but the same genre that has brought us the dark knight trilogy, the mcu, dceu, and a growing number of comic book tv show. He set the comic world backwards into a spiraling substanceless, storyless, gimmick cover nightmare that we are just recovering from. Here are ten of the worst comic book characters in the marvel universe. It first aired on the fox network in the united states on february 4, 2001. If ive missed any of your favourites for the title, let me know. Jul 12, 2019 book riot has talked about the best comic book artists working today and what makes a great cover in general. The term worst comic book of all time or worst comic ever gets bandied about quite a bit, and while there have been some recent strong contenders to that title make that one contender, such assessments lack some historical scope in order to make such a claim.
What are some of the worst comic series ever created. Below is a difficult to assemble compilation of the worst efforts at converting a comic book to the screen. I tell people the story, quoting key moments, like its time for superman to finish world war ii. Marvels 1986 film howard the duck was an infamous flop across the board. By commonplace fun facts on march 2, 2019 3 comments when it comes to creating comic book characters, nothing is out of the realm of possibilities. The 15 worst things superman has ever done events make sense from a business perspective because a collector would need to purchase books from outside their normal reads in order to get the whole story, but when the publisher comes up with a story that essentially sucks, the fans and the bottom line suffer. Certainly especially in light of the fact that suicide squads rating may be bad, but not bad enough to be counted as one of the worst 10 superhero movies on the site. Top 20 comic book artists ever best, most ranked user. Rucka, spurrier and pak are very wellregarded, while rob liefelds attempts at writing are considered laughable, but he inexplicably gets a pass.
So we hope that you will enjoy the ten worst comic book gimmick covers of alltime. Cage by brian azzarello is perhaps the worst comic series ever conceived by a human brain. May 24, 2014 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. Krul managed to become the worst comic book ever written before it even ended.
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. Rob liefeld has long been derided as one of the worst comic book artists of all time. The multiverse was in danger, the ancient first firmament had chained eternity multiversal eternity and planned on absorbing the multiverse into himself. He is well known for his distinctive accent, disagreeable personality and his catchphrase, worst blank ever. By commonplace fun facts on march 2, 2019 3 comments when it comes to creating comic. Jul 20, 2016 the comic book tie in for the video game injustice.
Comics books are usually great, but sometimes they can be awful. Comic book movies are the biggest trend in entertainment right now, but the same genre that has brought us the dark knight trilogy, the mcu, dceu, and a. And then some are leather boy, 3d man, hell cow, etc. Trust me, it was hard to whittle the sheer volume of poorly adapted comic book movies down to just these few, but i think youll agree that these are the worst of. Aug 28, 2015 10 worst covers august 28, 2015 khoi cakes 19 comments let me preface this article by stating that art is subjective and that you, the reader, may not necessarily consider some of these covers the worst ever or even bad in general. But not every comic marvel published was a masterpiece in fact, some arent even good. Its comiccon time, which means publishers will be looking to sell you on what will be their next wave of great stories and characters. Worst episode ever is the eleventh episode of the simpsons twelfth season. Marville ostensibly began as a parody book, a vehicle for jemas to make fun. It may just be the strangest comic that marvel has ever published. They are the home of such flagship characters as superman, batman, wonder. Jan 21, 2015 from villains that can melt into confectionery, to vigilantes whose only crime is that theyre obese, we count 15 horribly awful comic book villains ever to find their way onto printed pages.
Joe quesada became one of the most hated people in the industry, even getting booed off the stage at conventions. The 40 worst rob liefeld drawings progressive boink. And some are so bad that marvel would like to pretend never existed at all. Jul 22, 2011 the fan backlash was the stuff of legends.
Its perfectly okay to not like any book you want, but i defend my assertion that the bridges of madison county is the worst book ever printed. Nov 29, 2011 this list is in response to my top ten worst moments in marvel comics that i published a few months ago. It was so bad i wanted to smack the author for allowing trees to be cut down to make paper to print his execreble excuse for a book. From villains that can melt into confectionery, to vigilantes whose only crime is that theyre obese, we count 15 horribly awful comic book villains ever to. It was a creepy case of not knowing what to do with the character, but also wanting to open up ivy to her more adult comic book history, which would have been pretty hard to do with the 15yearold. Sep 24, 2010 the term worst comic book of all time or worst comic ever gets bandied about quite a bit, and while there have been some recent strong contenders to that title make that one contender, such assessments lack some historical scope in order to make such a claim. But one of the worst things about one more day was that it was a key example of a disturbing trend among comic book companies. When comic book guy has a stress attack, homer helps him find new friends. I hate to answer my own question because i made this to see what others said, and to. He may not be the aesthetically worst artist ever but just the genericness and lifelessness of his characters had a negative impact on comicdom as a whole. This was a fundraiser for the hero initiative, allowing fans to chat with some of their favorite creators. Comic book guy dubs an escort mission worst videogame cliche ever. Oct 28, 2019 the rise of arsenal, a 4issue miniseries written by j.
Homer indignantly points out that the ship is in fact real, but comic book guy sticks to his opinion. Originally founded in 1934 as national allied publications, dc comics has grown into one of the two biggest comic book companies in america. I havent read nearly enough comics to be qualified to judge that. Gods among us is a spectacular example of superman being duped into doing the worst imaginable misdeeds superman is overjoyed to learn that. In due fairness, here is a list of the top ten worst moments in dc comics.
The animated series was one of the most uniquely adult superhero television shows ever made. Marvel certainly shifted more comics including the highestselling avengers comic ever but the relaunches didnt fare nearly as well with the critics. Aug 01, 2012 12 worst comic book movies ever made, batman and robin, superman iv, fantastic four, bad cgi, horrible scripts, camp smells like infinite sadness a 40somethings musings on the current state of music, film and pop culture. Now, its time to present 26 of the absolute best comic book covers of all time. Some are gloriously bad and fun to savor, while others are an unwatchable slog.
Meanwhile, the list doesnt have chuck austen, a guy considered one of the worst ever. Events make sense from a business perspective because a collector would need to. Spawning out of the already monumentally terrible cry for justice event, the rise of arsenal follows roy harper, the green arrows former side kick, as he recovers from the events that destroyed his life. He is based on every comic book store guy in america and represents a stereotypical middleaged comic book collector. Mar 02, 2019 what are the worst comic book characters ever. Jul 26, 20 trust me, it was hard to whittle the sheer volume of poorly adapted comic book movies down to just these few, but i think youll agree that these are the worst of the worst. They are the home of such flagship characters as superman, batman. Theres more comic book series now than ever before, but the small screen has been adapting them for decades. Foley was recast with maggie geha, who not only had the body of a young woman but also showed signs of harnessing poison ivys comic book powers. He drew and contributed to the creation of as varied of comic books as fantastic four, captain america, the incredible hulk, the mighty thor, the avengers, xmen, black panther, the eternals, kamandi, challengers of the unknown, the demon, and o. Based on comic book 22 action hero 20 fistfight 19 brawl 18 good versus evil 18 hand to hand combat 18 martial arts.
Worst superhero movies of all time hollywood reporter. May 12, 2017 10 worst comic book animated series of all time. Comic book movies havent always been synonymous with big box offices and critical acclaim. Nobody believes its as bad as i say, and they buy it out of morbid curiosity. While superheroes dominate the box office, the medium that birthed them has moved on. In the episode, bart and milhouse are banned from the androids dungeon after stopping comic book guy from buying a. The 10 worst comic book characters in the marvel universe. Meanwhile, bart and milhouse run his store while he is recovering. Dc has the worst reputation for creating superheros worthy of a headdesk, but marvel have a fair share of facepalms too. Morrison, moore and ennis are generally considered among the top comic writers ever. One of the most obvious flaws is the ugly and illproportioned art, which gave us the infamous image above of a surly looking captain america looking like hes swallowed a refrigerator. Jan 29, 2020 comic book movies havent always been synonymous with big box offices and critical acclaim. So, without further ado heres my list of 27 of the lamest characters created in comic book history. In movies, toys and videogames, comic properties are becoming a prime force.
The rise of arsenal, a 4issue miniseries written by j. He is based on every comic book store guy in america and represents a stereotypical middleaged comicbook collector. It also had its fair share of controversyincluding what may have been one of the worst comic book couples to exist. 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. I hate to answer my own question because i made this to see what others said, and to bring some attention to a very bad comic series, but here it goes. Where to rank venom among the 25 worst comicbook films. These days, movies based on comic books are a big deal. In this video we take a look at the all time worst comic books of all time. The worst of the alltooreal worst in comic books newsarama. Gods among us is a spectacular example of superman being duped into doing the worst imaginable misdeeds superman is.
We take a look at 40 of his worst offenses to the medium. None of her characters were right, she didnt give a f about stuff that was already established, stories were generally. Rucka, spurrier and pak are very wellregarded, while rob liefelds attempts at writing are considered laughable, but he inexplicably gets a. Worst episode ever is the eleventh episode of season 12. The comic book tie in for the video game injustice. Because i am terrible at ranking things, ive just put them in chronological order. This list is in response to my top ten worst moments in marvel comics that i published a few months ago.
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