That's the best kind
I mean, even if you believe that Iron Man was a D-list character pre-2008, he also had the advantages of being played by an A-list actor, superheroes not being a completely saturated genre at the time, and his movie not being complete trash.
Man you guys really just assume all comic book characters who aren't Spider-Man, Batman, or Superman are all equally unknown huh
played by an A-list actor
in the eyes of the general public, he was just as well-known as Madame Web
People are REALLY overestimating how much the average person would have known anything about him back then. The general audience had no clue who Iron Man was. Maybe a very, VERY small portion of people might have seen the 90s cartoon, but that was it. If you weren't a nerd, you didn't recognize him. Back then there was a massive gulf of difference in recognition between a hero like him compared to stuff like, say Spider-Man, Batman, Wonder Woman, even somewhat "lower-profile" heroes like The Hulk. No one was like "Eh, I think I'll dress as Iron Man for Halloween" if they couldn't come up with an idea for a costume. Saturday Night Live hadn't done a sketch parodying Iron Man. If you asked a person on the street to name superheroes they wouldn't ever think him up. It doesn't matter how much of a headliner he was in the comics, it doesn't matter what cartoons or video games he had appeared in the prior decade, the point is he had NO pop-culture footprint back then, and in that regard, in the eyes of the general public, he was just as well-known as Madame Web.
it doesn't matter what cartoons or video games he had appeared in the prior decade, the point is he had NO pop-culture footprint back then
So who is the best D-List Superhero
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/4/4b851d47.jpgOkay I gotta know what that's about.
Omnibus is finally coming out in June!Please remind me so I can check it out.
Please remind me so I can check it out.
Preorders are out so it's wishlistable.I'll make my library buy it and then check it out from them.
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Ragdoll is a featured part of my DCURPG campaign and I believe he's quite beloved by my players.
Nowhere near Hulk, Wolverine and definitely Spider-Man
These are all A tier
I'm confused what's even in your B tier if Iron Man has to be B-. Is it just empty space for more separation from Batman Superman Spiderman
yeah, storm probably could be in the third tier, but my point overall is that there's room for multiple tiers before you hit iron man territory
yeah, storm probably could be in the third tier, but my point overall is that there's room for multiple tiers before you hit iron man territoryIron Man was not a complete nobody, unless your position is that every single X-Men was more known than the non-Hulk Avengers which is ridiculous
Eh, nah. I don't think Iron Man is noticeably below the second tier X-Men.Why wouldn't we be talking general public recognition when it comes to picking a superhero for a movie?
Like if we're talking "general public recognition" the X-Men have the advantage of the animated series and the movies.
But if we're talking nerds like us (which is generally what these tiers refer to) Iron Man isn't multiple tiers down.