1. GUY GARDNER - Would you trust this man with a power ring?
Guy's always been my favorite comic book character. He's a loose cannon that
doesn't take orders well. He's a no-nonsense action kind of hero. He's not
above descending to a villain's level during a battle. He doesn't worry about
collateral damage. He calls Superman "Big Blue". He owns a bar called Warriors.
That's right, nowadays he doesn't have the Green Lantern ring anymore. But
we all know that one day, Guy's gonna kick that wimp Kyle Rainer's butt all
over NY, and take back what's his!
There are many Guy Gardner / Warrior fan pages. This one has some cool pictures of Guy with his various Power Rings (he's had 2 Green Lantern rings and 1 Qwardian yellow ring, stolen from the villain Sinestro). This page focuses on Guy as Warrior, with his new Vuldaran heritage and powers.
2. FIRESTORM - The furious, though under-used, Nuclear Man!
This JLA reserve member was almost unstoppable in the days when Martin Stein was part of the mix. Ronnie Raymond alone is, well, a Chemistry major who needs after-class tutoring. What kind of Nuclear Man does he make? Not a very dangerous one. "Now I'll change you into...um...I forget the formula for iron!" With the professor along for the ride in the Firestorm "matrix", the character's ability to transmute matter becomes nearly godlike. DC should give this guy his own title back again. Issue #1: Firestorm vs. Brimstone, round 3 !!
3. CAPTAIN MARVEL - The Big Red Cheese.
Always one of my favorite heroes. Used best in Jerry Ordway's Power of Shazam graphic novel, and in Alex Ross's Kingdom Come. Why isn't this guy in the Justice League?
4. BRIMSTONE - Darkseid's evil creation!
Now this is a villain! Almost a hundred feet tall, made out of a shell of solidified plasma, impervious to almost any attack, and totally bent on destroying everything on earth. Brimstone has been defeated by the JLA, Suicide Squad, and Firestorm, and the Ray, but it's never been easy.
1. THE GOBLIN QUEEN - Madelyne Pryor, child of Sinister.
I'm not a huge fan of Marvel heroes. but their villains are much better. Maddie's hatred of Mister Sinister (her creator) and Jean Grey (her clone) led her to do some terrible things, such as ally herself with the demons S'ym and N'Astirh, try to sacrifice her own son (Nathan Christopher), and ignite a city-wide Inferno of invading denizens of Limbo.
More recently, she offered to kill the dreaded Apocalypse just to please Nathan (now grown-up). What a mother!
The Goblin Queen's
home on the web!
2. MISTER SINISTER - Mastermind of evil.
This guy is great as the ultimate X-Men villain. He schemes and plots, and has the power to back it up. Sinister controls the Marauders, created the Goblin Queen, was instrumental in training Scott Summers and leading him into the Cyclops role, and has also clashed with Apocalypse. Unlike Magneto, Sinister has zero redeeming qualities. Cool.
3. ULTRON - The ultimate killing machine.
Ultron's taken the entire Avengers team apart on several occasions. He's made of pure Adamantium, with a nuclear powered core. His force blasts can shred Iron Man's suit, he's almost as strong as the Hulk, and he's a lot smarter than Thor. Go, Marvel villains!
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