Green Lantern VS Spider-Man !

[Hector]

Again,...
That IN NOOOOOOOO Way means he is a Better comicbook character...., Only Marketed Better.

Yeah...how exciting...some dude with a stupid green ring...I'm so impressed.

[BlackKnight]

Yeah...how exciting...some dude with a stupid green ring...I'm so impressed.

UH HUH. ... This comming from you of all people. I Could see How it all could be so very Over Whelming to you , with the Complexity that Superman Has. .. Speaking of Which ,.. Aahhh Don't you have a Superman Thread to go Tend to ?

[The Sentry]

Man, this thread is about to start a war! Ha ha ha! I love how passionate we are about our comics!

[Hector]

UH HUH. ... This comming from you of all people. I Could see How it all could be so very Over Whelming to you , with the Complexity that Superman Has. .. Speaking of Which ,.. Aahhh Don't you have a Superman Thread to go Tend to ?

Comparing the great and legendary Superman to your two-bit second string journeyman nobody...is like comparing Mozart to Vanilla Ice...

[BlackKnight]

You DO Realize that Superman is a Mere Security Guard for His Aunt right now on New Krypton,.. Policing a ton of Kryptonians ,.. who Also have all of his Powers,.. right ?

He is so Interesting and Complex,.. thats all the Powers to be at DC Could figure out to do with him.

[VintageMike]

Here's another one.

Here's another one. Can anyone possibly name more classic GL stories than classic Spidey stories? I don't think so. I never bought into everything being pure marketing although it's a factor. I think in general some characters resonate more with people and thus are given bigger marketing pushes. I actually like Green Lantern by the way. I just think Superman, Batman & Spider-Man have something special to them that set them apart. To a slightly lesser degree The Hulk.

[ctc]

>I just think Superman, Batman & Spider-Man have something special to them that set them apart. To a slightly lesser degree The Hulk.

Ultimately there are only four superheroes, and you've mentioned them! Every other superhero is a permutation of one of these four:

-Superman: the gooder-than-good guy
-Batman: grim agent of justice
-Spider-Man: flippant adventure seeker
-Hulk: reluctant hero

....not that I'm saying everyone else is a ripoff; just that these four are the ultimate templates.

Don C.

[david_b]

I agree with the GL vs Iron Man pair-up..: GL would pulverize Spidey..

With a power ring which could become a steam-roller..?

What are webs going to do against that...? Spider-strength.., maybe, but with GL's space-flight capability..?

I'd agree Spidey's a stronger opponent, but unless he gets in some lucky pre-emptive punches, Hal'll cream him.

As for fame on a side note, yes I'd agree Spiderman's stories have gained a lot of familiarity in our public consciousness, at least for us geeks far and wide, much so than DC characters, arguably more than Bats or Supes. More depth and connectivity in terms of the human spirit, I'd surmise. At times there's been over-exposure, like in the 70s (like Batman in the 60s, Punisher/Wolverine in the 80s..), but that's to be expected.

david_b