ComicBook.com’s Top 10 Comic Book Character Deaths of 2008!
Happy New Year Everyone! well not quite yet. So as we look back this year in film, entertainment and the world of the fanboy there is so many compelling things to make a top 10 list out of. We hope to have some original lists out tomorrow for you all to reminisce with but in the mean time we do not mind sharing some we have seen around the web community.
In the world of comics there was some very compelling deaths that plagued the universes of Marvel and DC that really stood out in 2008. Comicbook.com had a great list that I felt should be posted. So without further ado here is ComicBook.com’s Top 10 Comic Book Character Deaths of 2008.
10. Karate Kid
No, Ralph Macchio isn’t dead. We’re talking about Val Armorr, the Karate Kid from the Legion of Super-Heroes. A man who once used Super-Karate in order to go toe-to-toe with Superboy. Of course, this isn’t the first time that Val Armorr has been dead, so he could be coming back again.
9. Doctor Light
He was one of only two supervillains to make the list. Even though Doctor Light never obtained the status of Lex Luther or The Joker, he was a comic book supervillain for forty-six years, which has to count for something. The important role he played in DC’s various Crisis books also makes his death notable.
8. Marvin White
Ok, his death might have gone relatively unnoticed in the comic book world, but as a major character in one of the most popular superhero cartoons of all time, his death is significant. If you grew up watching the Super Friends, then the death of half of the Wendy and Marvin duo just seems unimaginable. Plus, the fact that he was mauled to death by Wonderdog has got to qualify him as the weirdest comic book death of the year.
7. Mister Miracle
Any time that a comic book publisher kills off a character that was created by Jack Kirby then it is significant, and DC Comics killed of a lot of Jack Kirby characters this past year. Of all the Kirby character deaths, Mister Miracle was the biggest name.
6. Abomination
One of only two supervillains to make the list. The Abomination made the big time appearing in The Incredible Hulk movie this summer. However, in the comic book, he was killed off by the Red Hulk. Who knew that after everything the Abomination has survived over the years that being shot could kill him?
5. The Wasp
Marvel had to kill off at least one major superhero in Secret Invasion to make fans remember it as an important series. The Wasp unfortunately was the choice. It’s not every year that a founding member of The Avengers dies.
4. Jonathan Kent
Many probably didn’t even know this guy was still alive, but when you kill off Superman’s daddy it’s big news to the rest of the world. While many believe that Jonathan Kent died from a heart attack caused by Braniac’s attack on the Kent farm, we think it was because he was upset over DC Comics taking away his beer and replacing it with soda pop.
3. Martian Manhunter
DC Comics had to kill off at least one major superhero in Final Crisis to make fans remember it as an important series. Martian Manhunter unfortunately was the choice. It’s not every year that a charter member of the Justice League dies.
2. Spawn (Al Simmons)
Ok, so his movie flopped, but Spawn is still like the most successful Independent comic book ever. His death should have been big news everywhere, but it hasn’t attracted much mainstream press. Of course his death was like another recent superhero death, where just the man behind the mask supposedly died. Spawn lives on, just Al Simmons is dead.
1. Batman (Bruce Wayne)
Yes, even DC Comics admits that he’s not really dead, so it sort of feels like cheating to put him on the list. But when you think about it, probably almost everyone on this list will likely be coming back in some form or fashion, because hardly anyone stays dead in comics.
What do you think about some of these characters, was there other deaths that were worth mentioning? Let us know who you consider to be some the biggest deaths in the comic book world.
