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stranger-who-writes-fiction · 4 years ago

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Alright HERE WE GO...SOME PRESS!

By which I mean, Tom King was on ComicPop discussing Supergirl! So we have CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND INFO! WOO!

Gonna get into it below, but my recommendation, as always: the best way to have an informed opinion is to get the info firsthand, so don’t just take my word for it! Go forth! Watch the thing! (Language advisory, though. There is some swearing.)

Okay. With that out of the way, LET’S GO!

Gonna lead off with a summary of the Supergirl bits, as they discuss a variety of things, from Strange Adventures to Batman/Catwoman to the canned New Gods project:

How Tom King came to be the writer of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow:

King’s longtime editor, Jaime Rich, was moved from the Bat books to the Super books.

King, historically, likes to take on characters that ‘need help.’ He cites the example of Kirby who, upon coming to DC, asked what their lowest-selling title was, which is how he ended up on Jimmy Olsen.

So, when King asks which character needs help, Rich, to King: Supergirl. We have trouble selling that book.

King, describing Supergirl: ‘She’s singular in a way Mr. Miracle and Vision are not.’ Says that if you ask any four year old who Supergirl is, they know.

Editors asked him, ‘what’s your take? what are you gonna do with her?’

King then discusses the difference between his approach to Bat people vs. Super people.

Bat people: It’s a deconstruction approach. King brings up Kite Man from his Batman run. You tear the character down and build them back up, a la Dark Knight Returns

Super people: It’s not about deconstruction. Let them be themselves. They’re wonderful, let them be wonderful.

But he does mention sort of stripping down the character to their purest form; he describes it as chiseling off the barnacles that have built up on the character, over the years.

Additionally, he says ‘evil doesn’t work for the Super family of characters.’

He mentions Superman: Up in the Sky. He says that there’s deep stuff in Up in the Sky, but the theme of every page is simply: Superman is awesome.

King: “I don’t want to make Kara mean or sad. I want to test her.”

The host compares ‘angry Kara’ stories to ‘evil Superman’ stories in that there are many of them, such to the point that people think Kara is relatable because she’s miserable and angry all the time.

The host: I don’t get that.

(Same dude, same.)

King talked to Steve Orlando

They discussed the fact that Supergirl knew her planet; the people who died were her friends, family, classmates.

King summarizes Kara’s original Silver Age origin: she witnessed three huge, traumatic losses of life. First, when Krypton exploded. Then again when the Kryptonite started killing Argo residents, and then again when the meteorites destroyed the lead shielding that was keeping Argo safe.

King: “That’s some f-ing trauma! I don’t know if you’ve read my books, but I love the trauma in characters.”

King thus describes Kara as world-weary, she swears, ‘she has seen some sh*t’.

On the new character, Ruthye:

She’s a child on a vengeance quest.

She’s named after King’s niece, Ruthie.

The pronunciation for the comic character, though, is Ruth-Eye.

One of his sons told him to add the ‘e’ on the end to make it look cooler.

Further discussion of Kara herself:

King noted that there’s sometimes a tendency to be very precious with the character.

King: ‘Let’s not be precious with Supergirl.’

This is not the story of a sixteen-year-old girl discovering the world; King says that Supergirl has been that sixteen-year-old for a long time now.

He describes it more as a move from Supergirl to Superwoman.

Art and Influences:

Talking about the red sun planet that Kara visits for her twenty-first birthday, King says he was reading a lot of Conan, which influenced the look of that portion of the story.

The impetus for getting Evely on the book: King said his editor emailed him, ‘Hey, how about Bilquis?’ King: “And I did a happy dance!”

Evely sent King a mood board of the types of things she wanted to draw; Moebius, Kirby, Wally Wood, landscapes in particular.

Also, King says Evely is fast! She’s already halfway through the book, art-wise, and King is confident the book will release on time.

The host asked him, following up on King’s description of the book as a fantasy/western, ‘Is this True Grit?’

King: “It’s True Grit inspired. The novel AND the movie.”

If asked to give the Hollywood pitch: ‘It’s True Grit in space with Supergirl as Rooster Cogburn.’

Details about this book, as compared to Other Tom King titles:

He’s using captions on this comic--he’d thrown out captions as a storytelling device after Batman, but he found a ‘good voice’ for this comic.

King was prepared to do his usual twelve issues, but they said no one buys Supergirl comics, so it’s eight issues.

King says that Strange Adventures, Rorschach, and to a lesser extent, Batman/Catwoman, were written at a time when the world felt very apocalyptic.

He considers them to be angrier books; they are about what happens when evil is in our life, and how we deal with that.

Supergirl is the start of the ‘next generation’ of titles.

It was written during the pandemic, but King hoped that by the time it was released, the pandemic and this very dark time in our history would be past.

He says it’s a ‘roaring 20s’ book. Not about anger, or trauma, it’s about stepping into the future and kicking a**.

THUS CONCLUDES the Supergirl portion of the interview.

Okay, so! Now that we’ve been objective and presented the information in a straightforward, unbiased manner...SOME THOUGHTS AND OPINONS!

The thing I was most curious about was how King got the book, so I was EXTREMELY PLEASED to get the full story.

This wasn’t like. King desperately wanting to do a Supergirl book, nor was it DC coming to King like, ‘Take Supergirl!’

Sadly, it was, ‘which book needs the most help right now? In the Superman lineup?’

He even said that Supergirl was kind of just sitting around, no one was doing anything with her/there were no plans.

(So the idea that King stole this opportunity from a woman is not true. There were NO PLANS.)

(Also it’s not based on the FS stuff, I suspect they gave the FS team some ideas from his pitch to work with, as that entire event was sort of a stop-gap/fill-in as they hurried to relaunch their line.)

Anyways!

My initial thought that this is DC’s attempt to sell some dang Supergirl books? Not that far off! XD

Boy, I hope it works.

(Important to note: This is not news. Supergirl has historically always sold poorly. I’ve heard from actual Supergirl writers that the trades do not sell, which is a huge problem.

So King, who is KNOWN for having really good trade sales, is as solid a gamble as they could probably hope for.

He said Superman: Up in the Sky is his third best-selling trade. A WAL-MART BOOK! Is just behind Vision and Mr. Miracle!

Basically: If this doesn’t work, I don’t know that anything will.)

As for the specifics of King’s take in particular!

Again...I really want to see it, before I pass judgement on it.

I liked the Andreyko run! And that was pretty edgy!

Also, we have never seen a twenty-something Kara, post-Crisis. She’s always been a teenager. Thus I’m pretty willing to go along with this approach because it’s entirely new territory.

And it does seem like King is enjoying leaning into the idea of a Super who swears and kicks butt and is just a little ‘done’ with it all.

It might not mesh with my ideal Kara but again. I need to see it, before I come to any firm conclusions.

Honestly the thing that gives me the most pause? Is that King says this book really focuses on Supergirl, not Kara, which is a more recent identity for her.

(That is somewhat true! The ‘Kara Danvers’ identity is wholly new to the show; she’s always been Linda Lee, Linda Danvers, Kara Kent, or Linda Lang, when she has a secret identity. Sometimes she doesn’t.)

(Also of note: Tom pronounces it ‘Care-a’, like the cartoon.)

(PERSONALLY I like KAHr-a, like in the show, because it creates a phonetic consistency with ‘KAHl-el’ but that’s not really relevant to a comic book. You can mentally pronounce it however you choose! XD)

So, yeah, I like the Kara Danvers part of her identity, I like earth-bound Supergirl stories, but. This isn’t that. Which I’ll need to make peace with, I guess. XD

Otherwise? Tell me a story, Mr. King. Even if I hate it, Evely will draw it beautifully, Lopes will color it masterfully, and that’s half the battle, right there.

I’m sad King didn’t mention the Gates/Igle run! But I also understand he’s probably been looking at more recent stuff; those Gates/Igle comics are fifteen years old, oh man, oh geez, how are they that old already.

King did confirm that this is 100% in-continuity, and will affect the character going into the future.

But, IDK, given the sort of. Grim beginnings of how this book came to be, what with the reminder that the Supergirl title doesn’t sell well...who knows what the future will look like, for Kara!

I stand by my guess that Kara will graduate to ‘Superwoman’ and the Supergirl mantle will pass to someone else, maybe Ruthye? She might be a bit young, though.

Mmm. What else, what else?

Oh, this is pretty funny, IMO: when King first teased the new character, Ruthye, a bunch of SG fans rushed to google to see if there was any clue as to like. What it could mean.

And they freaked out over some obscure connection where that name appears but hey, turns out! It’s just a made up name! Based on King’s niece!

It’s funny because SG fans never learn, man. Just chill out, read the dang book, then get all upset and huff and puff and blow your twitter house down.

They briefly mentioned the Peter David run; King said the PAD stuff was great.

He’s already teased that ‘treat’ and, okay. Time for some rumination on that specifically.

I’ve read the whole PAD run. It wasn’t my cup of tea, I don’t really like the DnD, angels and demons stuff. Also, it wasn’t Kara; it’s an entirely different character who uses the name ‘Supergirl.’

Also, stuff from that run didn’t age well.

And on top of that, PAD turned out to be...kind of a jerk! As so many folks in the comic industry are.

There’s also...an extremely weird, mean-spirited vibe through the whole back half of the run; I thought maybe I was imagining it at the time, but I recently went back to “Many Happy Returns”, the final story arc of the title, and David’s introduction in the trade...it doesn’t read like a guy who was in it for the love of the character, you know?

All of which to say! I’m not excited about connections to the PAD stuff.

But I know a lot of fans who love that run, love that version of the character.

So like. Eh! Not for me, but to the folks who enjoy it, I hope it’s cool/fun, whatever it is.

(Still think it’ll be a variant or an easter egg or something, but we’ll see.)

(Oh, hmmm! Evely *did* post a WIP of like. Some creepy skull gate that they presumably encounter...hmmmmm.)

Okay, this is crazy long, and there’s no fun art or anything to go with it--OR IS THERE?!?!?!

BOOM. From Bilquis Evely’s twitter today. (GO. FOLLOW. HER. FOR THE GOOD ART.)

(LIKE!!! I look at this and I just! Can’t! Bring myself to not be hyped as all heck! LOOK AT THIS! AND iT’S JUST THE PENCILS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

God, wish that Supergirl sold better, so we could get a full year of this. HNNNNGGGGGGG.

Oh! That was another thing King discussed in detail; that 8 is way different from his usual 12, in terms of pacing and story. The beats fall at different places (obviously) so it was a bit of a challenge for him.

Actually, now that I’m thinking about it...maybe 8 will be good. Issue 10 just dropped for Strange Adventures, and wow, it has felt LONG. (I mean, the last four? Three? issues are also bi-monthly so that doesn’t help but. Still.)

(Superman: Up in the Sky was twelve issues but half the length, because it was a Wal-Mart book, so it was more like six.)

OKAY! For real, I’ve gone on long enough. XD

SOON. Soon. June 15th, to be exact. Mark yer calendars!

#stranger speaks #supergirl: woman of tomorrow #long post #LONG!#dc comics

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tumblunni · 6 years ago

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Supes was my FAVE part of STC honestly!! He's such a cool plotline and its awesome that they even added a plotline at all to something that has barely anything to it in every other continuity. In STC super modes werent just a thing anyone can do when collecting all the chaos emeralds, it was some sort of fluke curse that hit sonic in particular the first time he collected them and he didnt even need them to transform again after that. But the side effect of unlimited access to super sonic is that it also comes with its own sort of sentience? Sonic couldnt transform at will, Super would just sorta come out whenever he wants, usually when sonic experiences extreme anger or trauma and it like..weakens his containment, i guess? The writers took the name chaos emeralds very seriously, in this universe theyre very dangerous as well as just powerful. Super Sonic was sort of the personification of this energy in living form, not necessarily literally evil but functionally so? Like he was just a completely wild lawless beast who did everything for the fun of chaos, with no concept of right or wrong. The only connection he had to those concepts was the darkness that existed in the heart of the person he was created from. so for example there was one time when they wrote Supes manifesting in a tough fight and indeed defeating the boss badnik, but then he doubled back and tried to attack the innocent animal he just freed from its power core, simply because all he knew was that sonic always worried about not hurting them when he fought, and he was tempted to see what it was like. (In this continuity 'roboticization' wasnt magically transforming flesh into metal but just cyborg stuff.) They did some VERY dark stuff with the concept of an empty hearted chaos creature whose only motivation was "fun" at any cost. And it worked so good as a contrast because regular sonic in these comics was a giant asshole who secretly had a good heart and was just grumpy AF. Contrasting him against this figure who was hyperacrive and funloving IN AN EVIL WAY SOMEHOW. What an amazing idea!!! And the whole concept of having a super move that has the side effect of potentially hurting the ones you love or even murdering innocent bystanders...WOW that had some good tension to it! And was a way better explanation for why sonic cant just use super sonic all the time, instead of just losing the chaos emeralds at the end of every game and having to collect them again.

Oh and they also did something EVEN COOLER with Supes later on!

THEY ACTUALLY TURNED HIM INTO A GOOD GUY

There was a point where some sort of magic mcguffin cured sonic of the chaos curse, but it was by literally removing it instead of destroying it. Super started off as a disassociative identity that would appear in times of stress, developed into more of his own person, and now he actually got his own separate body and a chance at living his own life. And the most interesting fact is that Super-without-sonic was like..inherantly good. He didnt even get redeemed he just...wasnt evil at all. This is when we got the nuance that he was never really an evil person but just this morally neutral chaos figure. And now he was removed from the chaos he had his first chance to be himself and he was just this innocent amnesiac good boy who goddamn deserved better than what he got! He was still as hyper and fun but now more mellowed out and able to fully understand what was happening around him and form his own opinions on stuff. And he ended up sorta adopted by a duo of kind older sibling animal folk who worked at a random jazz cafe, and they helped raise him witj more of a sense of morals and generally it was just THE MOST AMAZING TURNAROUND EVER! And it was so cool because he still kept the same more scary appearance they gave Super Sonic in these comics. Wild pupilless spiral eyes and fangs! But now looking adorably confused and the most unscary scary boy ever! And he struggled with doing the right thing and controlling his powers. If he used them too much he'd get caught up in the twisted 'fun' of chaos and start forgetting all the individuality he'd developed. The call of his chaotic energy was hard to resist even though now he understood that what he'd been doing was wrong and he just wanted to stay far away from all the fighting and live with his new family. There was a really depressing chapter where he was forced to use his powers to protect the cafe and for a second it gave you a hope spot that he'd finally learned to control them. He ran up adorably to his family, babbling mile a minute about how "hey hey did you see i did it i did it i was so scared but i didnt hurt anyone im so happy im....so....happy..." And he finally cracked mid sentence of celebrating that everything was okay. And cos the problem had already been solved, out of control Supes didnt have anything else left tp destroy except his own home and everyone he loved. And he just woke up hours later with all their neighbours terrified of him and chasing his family out of town. And they were still protecting him even though he'd horribly injured them! This led to him eventually feeling like he was too dangerous to stay with them and he had no hope of living a happy life. So he ran away and started wandering the wasteland far away from everyone, vanishing from the plot for years. And then depressingly his last appearance was him revealibg that he was dying from some never before mentioned chaos disease, like if he didnt use his powers he'd just decay away and vanish so there really was no hope at all. And then the series got cancelled and he never got any sort of resolution :(

So yeah! Two different flavours of intriguing plot with this guy! Its such a shame the series didnt last long and he faced some of the worst of the side characters falling out of focus as they ran out of budget

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fanfic-inator795 · 8 years ago

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Lego Batman Oneshot: Leagues Above

Plot: Sometimes it can be hard to feel like the best, toughest and most awesome superhero dad when you and your son are surrounded by other superheroes. But luckily, there’s still only one Bat-Dad.

((Yaaay, another Lego Batman fic ^v^ Hope you all enjoy! Also, mild spoilers for the movie))

Dick’s eyes widened as the crystal fortress came into view, its icy walls shimmering in the winter sunlight. “Wowwww...” He said in awe, pressing his face closer to the window of the Bat-Jet just so he could try and get a better look at it.

Batman, on the other hand, didn’t look impressed whatsoever. Honestly, what was so great about a house made out of ice and crystals? Sure, it was great if you wanted to be alone, but a huge manor or a dark cave was still MUCH cooler in his opinion. Besides, he had seen the Fortress of Solitude plenty of times.

In fact, Dick had seen the Fortress once before too! But then again, Batman knew very well how excited his son could get about things - even things that he had seen or done before. And, considering what else they were going to be doing that day, Batman supposed he couldn’t blame the kid too much for being so ‘jazzed’.

Within a few minutes, the Bat-Jet began descending, slowing down gradually until it finally landed on the soft snow below. As soon as the jet stopped, the dynamic duo jumped out, doing a flip in the air before landing themselves.

“Alright, let’s go,” Batman said with a casual tone as he started leading the way. It was clear he wasn’t nearly as excited about this visit as Dick was, but at the same time he wasn’t completely dreading it either (even after he remembered the recent anniversary party incident). Definitely a bit of an improvement.

It didn’t take long for Dick to catch up with him, though while he still seemed excited, the kid also started to feel nervous. “...Um, hey, Padre?”

“Yeah?” Batman asked, glancing back at his sidekick/son.

“Well, um... Do you think they’ll like me?” Dick asked innocently, “I mean, I’m still new at the whole superhero thing. And I’m not a Master Builder either, and... I’ve never really been the most popular, so-”

“Relax, kid,” Batman told him bluntly, though with a small smile, “Trust me, they’re going to like you. ...Pretty sure no one could hate you, actually.” Even some of their villains had ended up practically falling in love with the new Boy Wonder just because of how cute and sweet he was despite also being the one that helped defeat them and stop their evil plans.

“Besides, they invited you, remember? It’s not like you invited yourself.” News of Gotham’s newest young hero and how he had helped saved the whole city had traveled fast, and given how surprising it was that Batman actually let someone help him, it didn’t take long for Superman to start sending emails and invites. “The rest of the League definitely wants to meet Robin, there’s no doubt about that, which means you’ve got nothing to worry about.” There was a pause. “...Except for being annoyed by Green Lantern. But yeah, that’s the only thing you have to worry about.”

Giggling a bit at that, Dick’s nerves started to fade a bit. “Okay,” he nodded, smiling slightly, “...Thanks Bat-Dad.”

Batman nodded back at him, and the two continued to trudge through the snow. Thankfully, it didn’t take the duo very long to reach the Fortress, and no sooner had they rang the doorbell did the giant door open.

“Heyyy, glad you could finally make it!” Superman greeted, giving a quick wave to Batman (who had actually managed to hold back any scowling) before turning all his attention to Dick - whose eyes were already wide with awe.

“Oh, uh, hi Mister Superman!” the boy greeted, “I’m Robin and, gosh, it’s just such an honor to meet you, sir!” An honor? Tc’ch. Batman couldn’t help but roll his eyes a bit at that, but still managed to keep quiet, not wanting to ruin the moment.

Not noticing the eyeroll, the Man of Steel just chuckled. “Thanks Robin, it’s nice to meet you too. And hey, call me Supes.”

“Heh, alright, Mister Supes!” Dick grinned back at him.

Still looking a bit amused, Superman opened the door a bit more, allowing the excited sidekick to run inside. “Cute kid, Bats,” he told Batman, directing his attention back to him, “Though I’ve gotta be honest, I didn’t really expect you to be the fatherly type.”

“Yeah well, these things just happen,” the Dark Knight replied casually as he walked inside, “Like, sometimes you just wake up one day and think ‘Hey, I should have a son that can be my sidekick!’. And so, here we are.”

“...Uh, if you say so, bro. Anyway, come on-” Shutting the massive door, Superman then flew ahead towards one of the Fortress’ many corridors, “Robin and the others are probably wondering what’s keeping us.”

Given how many Justice League members there were, Batman hadn’t been sure how many of them would actually be there. Once they entered the icy living room though, he could see that there were only four other heroes there - which was probably for the best. They didn’t want Dick to get too overwhelmed, after all.

“Wow, I still can’t believe I’m actually meeting you all! This is incredible!” Dick told them, a huge (and adorable) smile still on his face, “Thank you so much for inviting me here!”

“Well, thank you for accepting, Robin,” Wonder Woman told him with a pleased smile.

“Yeah, don’t sell yourself short, little man!” Green Lantern added, “I mean, after we heard how you helped save Gotham-”

“Not to mention how you managed to get Batman to actually like working on a team-” Flash quickly mumbled.

“-We just had to meet you for ourselves!”

“Nice costume, by the way!” Cyborg told him, “Really diggin’ the cape!”

“Wow, really?! Thanks!” Dick said as he did a bit of a twirl, just to completely show off the sparkly garment, “I picked it out myself!”

“Nice!” Cyborg grinned as he and the other heroes nodded in approval. Even Batman couldn’t help but smile a little. Sure, the costume wasn’t dark whatsoever, but it was perfect for Dick, and that was all that mattered.

“Heh, looks like you’re already fitting in well here,” Superman spoke up, causing Dick to look back at him, “So how’s about we move onto the tour?”

“Oh wow, really?! I mean, I don’t want to be a bother. Plus, I’ve already sorta-” But before he could even finish his sentence, Superman grabbed Dick’s hand and lifted him up into the air, causing the young hero to let out a bit of yelp.

Which of course caused his father to immediately go into protection mode. “Hey!” Not even hesitating, Batman got out his grappling hook. As for his scolding words and a few choice insults for the Kryptonian, he was just barely holding them back.

...However, before he could even take aim, he saw Dick’s expression of surprise turn into pure joy.

Not looking afraid whatsoever, Dick cheered as Superman continued to fly him around the living room. He ooh’d and aww’d at the beautiful crystals, and gasped at some of the vast landscapes and amazing views that could be seen through some of the windows or clearer crystals. “This is incredible! WOOOO!” “Heh, I know, right?”

“...” Slowly, Batman put his grappling hook away, though a small scowl still remained. “Well, maybe you should know that Robin probably could’ve gotten up there himself. Kid’s good at climbing and acrobatics and all that stuff so, you probably didn’t need to fly him around.”

However, even Dick ignored this statement. Clearly, flying was a lot more fun. “So,” Superman asked, “you ready to see the rest of the place?”

“YEAH!” Dick nodded eagerly, “I wanna see it all!”

“Well, no problem there!” the Man of Steel proudly told him. Unlike another certain hero, he had almost nothing to hide. And, not wanting to miss his reaction to some of the other surprises the Fortress of Solitude had to offer, the other Justice League members easily took flight themselves to follow them (with the exception of Flash, though he was just as fast as them even if he was stuck on the ground).

All of the other members... except for one. “...I guess I’ll just, wait here,” Batman mumbled, his expression just a bit softer as he took a seat on the now-empty couch, “I mean, I’ve seen this whole place. Even memorized the schematics of it, so why would I wanna be part of the tour? Nope, I’m totally fine just staying here...”

After all, he was used to being alone.

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“-And before I knew it, asteroids were just falling everywhere! It was, like, raining rocks or something! And all of them were heating up in the atmosphere and catching fire, I barely had enough ice breath to cool them all!”

“Gosh... So what happened next?!” the boy asked, completely focused on the story and practically dying to hear what happened next. But while he was impressed with the story, Batman clearly wasn’t.

Of course, Superman didn’t notice his rival’s disinterest. “Well, once I figured out where the asteroids were coming from,” he proudly continued, “I was able to fly right to the source and redirect it so that the asteroids would start flying near a red sun instead of Earth, which means they would either float by harmlessly or burn up. And, I still managed to make it back to Metropolis in time for lunch.”

Smiling, Dick sighed a bit in relief, glad to hear that the story had a happy ending. Then again, with Superman in them, they usually did. “Wow, being able to go to space whenever you want must be amazing!”

“Yeah, space is pretty great!” Green Lantern added, “You should see some of the Lantern Planets we’ve got out there! And hey, if you want we could probably take you out there sometime!”

Dick gasped. “Really?!”

“Sure, why not?” Green Lantern shrugged, with Superman adding “We’d love to take you!”

“Of course, it’ll be after we see Themyscira,” Wonder Woman reminded them.

“Don’t forget Cloud Cuckoo Land!” Flash added.

“Buuut before that, we’ve gotta introduce you to the other League members,” Cyborg spoke up, “I know they’re just dyin’ to meet you, Rob! And hey, some of them are even around your age!”

“Whoa, really? Gosh, I can’t wait to meet them!” Dick grinned. Honestly, Batman wasn’t sure how the kid could even still smile, let alone grin, given how much he had been doing it in just the past couple hours. Clearly, Dick was enjoying the visit just as much as the other League members were. But even so-

“Yeah, I’m sure they’ll be meeting you soon,” Batman finally spoke up, quickly getting everyone’s attention pretty much just out of surprise, “But, speaking of soon, I think we should be leaving soon, right? I mean, it has been a couple hours so-”

“Wait, can’t we stay just a bit longer?” Dick asked.

“Yeah, Bats,” Superman started to add, “It’s nearly lunchtime anyway so you might as well-”

“Well, we’ve got plenty of lunch back at the Batcave,” Batman retorted, “And I’m sure we’ve got other stuff to do. Tons of very important stuff that I can’t give details about because it’s just that important, so-”

“Pleeeease?” Batman scowled, nearly saying no. But of course, his son just HAD to bring out the cute puppydog eyes. “Just a bit longer!” Dick asked again, “Please, Padre?”

“...Ugh. Fine,” the Dark Knight agreed, albeit very reluctantly. Of course, Dick and the other heroes cheered at his answer. And, once lunch was decided on, it didn’t take long for their conversation to continue - and for Batman to once again become silent as he stood to the side of the couch.

“Even if you can’t stay much longer,” Wonder Woman started to say, putting a gentle hand on his shoulder, “I hope you know that you’re welcome to come to other Justice League get-togethers whenever you’d like, Robin.”

Dick blinked. “I... R-Really?” he asked quietly. Even after their great visit, it was still a bit hard for him to believe just how much the Justice League actually wanted him.

As for the others, they just smiled at him. “Yeah!” “Of course, little man!” “Why wouldn’t we?” “Trust us, you’re definitely Justice League material!”

At that last comment, even Batman’s neutral scowl softened a bit. At least that was one thing he could agree with. However, his light smile didn’t last long.

“Heh, w-wow... Thank you so much, guys!” Unable to help himself, Dick hugged Superman, and it didn’t take long for the others to happily join in on the group hug. “You guys are the greatest!”

“...” Slowly, Batman glanced away. Within a few seconds, the super-group hug broke apart and, at the Man of Steel’s suggestion, they started heading towards the Fortress’ kitchen. ...All while Batman blended himself into what little shadows there were, and walked to the front door...

Despite being in the Arctic, it actually wasn’t that cold outside. Or, maybe that was just the thick material of his costume helping out. Whatever it was, Batman was thankful for it. He had a feeling that he would be sitting on the Fortress of Solitude’s doorstep for a while - and while this certainly annoyed him, it still wasn’t enough for him to go back inside and force Dick to leave. ...Besides, there were always snow drawings and mini bat-snowmen making to keep him busy.

Eventually though, he did hear the giant door open behind him. Not even looking back, he bluntly said, “I’m not hungry, and I’m busy, so don’t bother asking.”

“...But-” Just that one word was enough for Batman to realize that it wasn’t Superman ,or any of the other League members, that he was talking to. Glancing over his shoulder, he saw Dick looking back at him with concerned eyes.

“Oh... Uh, hey,” Batman greeted, his tone a lot softer now.

Dick forced a small smile back at him. “Hi... So, what are you doing out here, Padre?”

“Just, uh, doing stuff,” he answered, looking away again. He didn’t hear his son walk away though. He figured that Dick probably just wanted to find him so he could ask if they could extend their visit a couple more hours, or sleep over, or maybe he had decided to just move into the Fortress of Solitude...

But none of those questions ever came. Instead, Dick walked over and sat down in the snow beside him. “...How come you’re sitting out here all by yourself?” he finally asked.

Batman shrugged. “Just felt like it,” he replied, not wanting to say more than that.

“...But, I mean-”

“I’m fine,” he repeated, his voice just a bit more forceful now, though he quickly pulled it back “So just, head back inside, alright? Don’t let me ruin your fun.”

However, rather than being comforted by these words, Dick just looked more concerned. “You’re not ruining my fun... You’re not ruining anything! I-” The boy winced, “I, I’m sorry if I made you mad by asking if we could stay longer-”

“I’m not mad!” Batman insisted, feeling a pinch of guilt, “You didn’t make me mad!”

“Then, what is wrong?” his son retorted, his question innocent enough but with plenty of determination behind it to let his father know that he wasn’t going to take “Nothing” or another “I’m fine” for an answer.

“Ughhhhhh.” Even if he was slowly getting better at it, he still REALLY hated talking about his feelings. “I... don’t really fit into the Justice League,” he slowly admitted, “And, sometimes I want to, but other times I don’t. I’m used to working alone, you can’t always trust people, stuff like that... But... You do fit in well.”

Dick stared at him, still not quite getting it, but holding back his questions so that Batman could continue.

“You actually like hanging out with the League, and they like hanging out with you - just like I said they would, by the way. But yeah, you have fun with them, and I...” Batman glanced away. “If you’re with them, I’m not really needed... Er, which is fine! I mean, I can’t blame you. There’s a reason why the rest of the Justice League has almost as many fans as me, so-”

“Of course you’re needed, Padre!” Unable to help himself, the Dark Knight flinched at the sudden outburst, and quickly looked back over at Dick. “That’s why I wanted to find you! You weren’t there, and I wanted you to eat lunch with us!” he continued, “It’s not the Justice League without Batman! ...And it’s not a meal with friends if I’m not with my dad.”

“...” Batman stared at him, still a bit in shock, “But, I mean-”

“Maybe you aren’t as close to the League as you are to me and Grandpa and Miss Barbara and Joker, but... but they still like you, and I just know they want you around just as much as I do!” Dick told him, his determination on full display now.

After a moment though, the boy’s expression softened a bit. “Mister Supes and the others may be great heroes - really great, even! - but you’re still the best! Because you’re Batman... Because you’re my dads, and I can’t think of any hero that’s better than them!”

There was a long moment of silence between the two of them, and for a moment, Dick worried that maybe his words had somehow done more harm than good. But eventually, Batman did smile. “...Do you really think they wouldn’t mind having a bat-themed vigilante join them for lunch?”

“Definitely not!” Dick insisted.

“Well... Alright then.” Kicking away the snow drawing of him punching the Joker that he had been working on, Batman stood up, and Dick quickly followed. However, before they headed back inside- “Hey kid?”

“Yeah, Bat-Dad?”

Batman’s smile grew a bit. “...Honestly, I couldn’t think of a better sidekick - or son - that’s better either.” Giving a bit of a teary smile at that, Dick happily hugged him. And of course, his father slowly yet happily returned the hug without any hesitation.

()()()()()()()()()()

“And then Batman came up with the idea to use our heads! Literally!” “It was a pretty great idea.” “Yeah, and so we built a bridge of people so we could reach across the gap and pull Gotham back together!” “Using the power of abs, of course.”

Dick grinned, and nodded. “Yep! And that’s how we first saved the day together!”

“Geez, now that’s a story you’re not gonna forget!” Flash commented, with the others looking just as impressed, “I’ve heard a lot of first-save stories, but I think that one was one of the best! And that’s even when compared to mine!”

“Yeah!” Cyborg nodded, “Talk about an adventure!”

“And,” Wonder Woman added with a small smirk, “It also sounds like you made a bot of a change, huh Batman?”

Batman shrugged, though smirked a bit back at her. “Yeah, I guess. I mean, I didn’t have much to change but, as for the few things I did change, well... I’d say they were changed for the better.”

“Heh, I could toast to that,” Superman told them. He grabbed one of the cupcakes that had been brought out for dessert and held it up in the air, with the others following his lead. “Here’s to Batman and Robin.”

“To Batman and Robin!” the others repeated, with the father-son duo clearly being the loudest.

“And here’s hoping we’ll see them around again soon!” Green Lantern added, “I mean, I feel like I hardly get to hang out with the rest of you guys in general, but I see Batman even less than that!”

“Yeah well, when you work in the most crime-ridden city in the world, you’re pretty much busy every night,” Batman lightly argued, taking a quick sip of his drink, “But, I guess maybe I can try to take a day or two off to hang out.”

“Yea’, whe’ll d’phantly twy to c’mm ba’k soon!” Dick added, still chewing his cupcake.

“Good to hear,” the Man of Steel nodded, “Next time you guys come, I’ll have to pick up pizza because man, you haven’t lived until you’ve tried pizza from the Bizarro Dimension! It’s one of the few things that dimension actually improves on!”

A bizarro-pizza night with Superman and the rest of the Justice League? ...Huh. A few months ago, it never would’ve appealed to Batman at all, even if part of him did sort of wonder about what it would be like. But now... Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad.

“Hey man, as long as it’s not Phantom Zone pizza, I’m up for anything,” Flash joked, making the rest of them chuckle.

“Heh, yeah. ...Though, I still don’t understand how the Joker could have opened the Phantom Zone anyway, let alone entered it,” Superman wondered, “Hmm, maybe I should start keeping an eye him and those ‘toys’ he makes.”

Stopping mid-bite, Batman swallowed and scowled, preparing to tell Superman to keep his eyes on his own enemies. But before he could- “Oh, uh, I think that was because Miss Harley somehow got the Phantom Zone projector away from the police, after we-”

“Ahaaa, after we, uh, tried to stop the Joker from, uh, becoming too dangerous! Yeah!” Batman quickly interrupted as he put a hand in front of Dick’s face, “Which admittedly may have involved just a little borrowing and zapping into zones, but-”

“Whoa whoa, wait. Dude, did you-?”

Even as Superman started to scowl at him, Batman was able to easily ignore him, and was instead concentrating on stuffing the rest of his dessert into his utility belt. “Well, this has been fun but you know, it’s getting late, it’s nearly Robin’s bedtime, you know how it is.”

“Huh?” Dick blinked, “Wait, I thought you said there weren’t any bedtimes-?”

“Is that how the Joker did it? Wait, you came to my party just to steal-?!”

“Borrowed. Anyway like I said, this was a great time, really super,” Batman continued as he got out his grappling hook. Within a couple seconds, he aimed and shot it up towards the ceiling, “But like I’ve said we’ve reaaaaally got to get going. Later!”

“But it’s not even nighttime yet- Whoa!” As soon as Batman put an arm around his son, the two of them shot up into the air, easily escaping through a nearby window and leaving the rest of the Justice League behind with either confused or flat expressions on their faces.

“...Okay, maybe he’s still the same Batman,” Wonder Woman dryly commented while Superman just sighed, mumbling something about upgrading the security around his fortress.

“But, on the bright side,” Green Lantern told them, “At least he said that he had a great time!”

THE END

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Men of Steel: 15 Superheroes That Are Metal AF

As we all know, there’s no such thing as the average superhero. They come in a whole range of shapes, sizes and skill sets. But if there’s one thing that’s guaranteed to make the super-powered even more super, it’s a healthy dose of good old-fashioned METAL.

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After all, who wants to wear lurid-colored spandex and fight with their bare hands when they could be rocking a flying armored suit, a prosthetic gun-arm, or wielding adamantium claws the size of their face? Luckily for us, there are quite a few metal dudes out there who know the correlation between metal and mettle. That’s why CBR has put together a list of the most metal superheroes ever put to paper… cue epic guitar solo!

IRON MAN

Let’s be honest, what makes Iron Man so “metal” is his super-powered exoskeleton, so really it’s the armor that deserves all the attention in this entry (although he did build it, so kudos is still in order!). However, the appearance and on-board functions of Iron Man’s suit differ from comic to comic, as Stark often undertakes modifications or designs specialized for specific purposes, so it’s hard to talk about as a single entity.

Still, pretty much every reincarnation of Stark’s armor shares some characteristics with Don Heck and Jack Kirby’s original 1963 design: it gives Iron Man enhanced strength and protects him from attack using a forcefield, enables him to fly at great speed, and comes equipped with an impressive on-board weapons system, communication tools and sensors. All this makes Iron Man a certifiable metal badass, whatever version of the suit he’s wearing!

CBR reckons James Rhodes (War Machine/Iron Patriot) deserves an honorable mention here also, as he uses similar technology to fight and fly, and has worn the Iron Man armor on several occasions, like when Stark relapsed into alcoholism in “Iron Man” #170 and supposedly died in “Iron Man” #284. Keep it heavy, Rhodey!

WOLVERINE

As everyone already knows by now — and if not, where exactly have you been for the last 40 years — Wolverine was chosen as a candidate for the Weapon X project because of his mutant healing factor, but that’s not really a contest anyone would want to win. The prize was having his entire skeleton fused with unbreakable adamantium, turning him into a barbaric killing machine… and, eventually, a hero.

Of course, back in 1993, Wolvie had the adamantium ripped out of him by Magneto in the “Fatal Attractions” crossover event. Unbeknownst to Logan, or anyone else, he had bone claws beneath… which is still pretty damn metal, honestly. A few years later, in “Wolverine” #145, it was revealed that none other than Apocalypse replaced that adamantium to make a brainwashed Wolverine more dangerous again.

Metal bones or not, Logan was still killable, and eventually died in the “Death of Wolverine” arc (beginning in “Wolverine” Vol.5 #5), ironically being suffocated in a coating of adamantium. His legacy lives on in the form of his clone, X-23, who kicks serious amounts of ass, despite having her claws in all the wrong places. The king is dead, long live the queen!

MERCURY

Okay, so Cessily Kincaid might be one of the newer kids on the block (having first appeared in “New Mutants” Vol.2 #2 in August 2003), but she’s already proven she can hold her own in a fight and deserves her place among the metal heavyweights. If you’re not convinced, bear in mind she was part of the Hellions Squad while at Xavier’s Institute, a title which just screams “metal!”

As her name suggests, Mercury’s body is composed of a highly pliable non-toxic metal,which she can reshape or solidify at will. Thanks to the molecular cohesion power of her metallic DNA, she can cling to solid surfaces and move her body without external propulsion. Cooler still, in “New X-Men: Childhood’s End” #1, she demonstrated that having her hands cut off is really no biggie… it just helps her “lose a few pounds.”

She’s had a troubled life and probably wished she’d been stripped off her powers by Scarlet Witch during the 2005 “Decimation” crossover event, but CBR is glad that Marvel allowed her to retain her mutant skill and continue kicking X amounts of ass.

ARCHANGEL

Warren Kenneth Worthington III is quite literally a dark angel… well, okay, he’s a morally-questionable mutant born with wings, but that’s just semantics. What makes Archangel so “metal,” isn’t just his disposition, but the steam-punky techno-organic wings he acquired after the feathery ones he was born with were damaged and eventually ripped off by one of his foes. Worthington reappeared soon after this accident, though, bigger and more kickass than ever in “X-Factor” #24, complete with a brand-new look thanks, not for the first time in this list, to Apocalypse making him his new horseman, Death.

This revamp gave him increased powers, including the ability to shoot blades from his wings with tips coated in a potent neurotoxin to paralyze his enemies. Later, he develops a “bloodthirsty subconscious” that drives his wings to act of their own accord on occasion, as confirmed in “Uncanny X-Men” #293. If that doesn’t have you convinced, then how about the fact that he tried to destroy humanity by way of apocalypse in the “Dark Angel Saga”? Any being that powerful deserves a mention on this list of the greatest metal heroes.

JOCASTA

Jocasta is basically the metallic equivalent of Frankenstein’s Bride. Designed by the evil Ultron to be his mate (sex doll alert!), but rebelling against her maker to fight for the good guys, she’s since become an honorary member of the Avengers and part of the staff faculty team at their Academy. So why is Jocasta so “metal”? Well, apart from the obvious — y’know, having a body composed of titanium — she’s blessed with superhuman strength, speed, stamina, reflexes and intelligence, and can withstand most physical or energy-based attacks.

She’s also immune to disease, doesn’t need food, water or oxygen, and can easily survive in the vacuum of space. We’ve also saved the best for last… she can shoot electromagnetic energy beams from her eyes! CBR doesn’t really want to know what Ultron had in mind when he gave her the power to do that! She’s not without her quirks, though. In “Marvel Zombies” Vol.5 #4, she turns humankind into a bunch of flesh-eating monsters to prevent them getting robotic upgrades and endangering her status as their mechanical overlord. Yikes! Maybe she’s a little too “metal”…

STEEL

John Henry Irons, otherwise known as Steel, first appeared in “The Adventures of Superman” #500 in 1993 as a relatively normal man with a super-powered robotic suit. Named after an African-American folk hero, Irons may have been a normal man before his metal upgrade, but his will was always ironclad. Working in construction during the “Death of Superman,” Irons tried to help Supes against Doomsday using only a sledgehammer before he was covered in tons of rubble. He then designed his famous suit, to honor the original Man of Steel.

That all changed when Lex Luthor tampered with his DNA as part of the Everyman Project, transforming him into a being entirely composed of stainless steel. This made him incredibly strong and durable, and also for some reason gave him the power to liquefy metal by producing intense levels of heat (weird, but useful). Steel could even turn himself into a super-powered puddle if he wanted to, although why he’d want to is another question entirely. Unfortunately for Irons these powers weren’t to last, as his metal outer coating gradually peeled off to reveal human skin beneath. Even so, he remains as steely as ever, always ready to join the fight if he’s needed.

THE METAL MEN

The Metal Men are a group of super-powered robots that debuted in “Showcase” #37 back in the Silver Age. Don’t let their fun look fool you: they’re a powerful bunch of odd-bolts. Each robot was designed by mad scientist Dr. Will Magnus with powers and personalities to emulate their namesake metals.

The team’s leader, Gold, can soften and stretch his body to immense proportions, and his female counterpart Platinum can flatten herself out so she’s incredibly thin (because apparently that’s all girls care about, according to creator Robert Kanigher). As the resident hot-head, Mercury can melt down and liquefy, whereas Iron is the strong, steadfast type. Lead’s a bit thick — geddit? — but can repel radiation by morphing into a shield. And Tin just sort of holds things and spins around a lot. But hey, no team’s perfect!

As part of a 1993-1994 retcon in “Metal Men” Vol.2 #1-4, Dr. Magnus got a metal upgrade after being fatally wounded, becoming the team’s new leader after Gold’s death and assuming the identity Veridium. They’ve only had a minimal impact during the “New 52” reboot, but these loveable metal heroes are sure to return soon.

COMMANDER STEEL

There’ve been three incarnations of Commander Steel (otherwise known as Citizen or Captain Steel) since the metal-clad hero first appeared in “Steel, The Indestructible Man” #1 back in 1978. Interestingly, each Steel hails from the same family. Now there’s some good genes! The first was a WWII hero that took on Nazis, but it’s his super-powered grandsons that intrigue CBR most of all, at least for the purposes of this list.

Both wield superhuman strength and wear metallic bodysuits, allowing them to withstand devastating blows from a powerful opponent without leaving a scratch. However, this power does have its challenges — being able to put things down properly, for instance, and leaving cracks in pavements because the suit’s so heavy (a small price to pay!). In “Justice Society of America” #15, it was explained that the suit actually keeps Steel’s abilities in check. So, the more naked he gets, the more powerful he becomes? That’s“metal” enough for us!

VISION

Just to clarify: when we say Vision, we’re not talking about the original, green-skinned alien dreamed up by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby in the 1940s. Ohhh, no. After Stan Lee and Roy Thomas decided to make Vision a super-powered synthezoid in “The Avengers” #57, this particular hero got a helluva lot more “metal.” Vibranium metal, to be precise… at least in the MCU.

Like Jocasta, Vision was originally created by Ultron, but unlike her, he was designed as a straight-up death machine with enough firepower to take on the Avengers single-handed. So, what can he do? It might be easier to describe what he can’t do. As a walking, talking supercomputer, Vision is gifted with superior intelligence and the ability to take control of any technology he chooses, including the world’s nuclear weapons systems. He can also alter his density and mass, going from a floaty ghost to impenetrable fortress-man in seconds. He is, without question, one of the most powerful Avengers of all time, and definitely metal AF.

SILVER SURFER

The Silver Surfer is a super-powered humanoid covered in an otherworldly metallic coating who rides through the galaxy on a shiny cosmic surfboard heralding the apocalypse. Of course he’s going to be on this list! Thanks to his ability to wield the Power Cosmic, his power range is insane: his surfboard allows him to journey through interstellar space, move through time, and even take others along for the ride (as seen in “The Silver Surfer” #6). On top of that, he can convert matter into energy, meaning he doesn’t need food, water, air or sleep and can survive anywhere, even within a black hole. Oh, and did we mention he can produce cosmic bolts powerful enough to destroy a planet? Heroes don’t come much more “metal” than this!

The Surfer has proven himself to be a menace at times, battling other heroes under misguided assumptions (like Thor in “Silver Surfer” #4) or being tricked into using his powers for sport (as seen in “Incredible Hulk” Vol.3 #95). However, the Silver Surfer proved his worth when he overcame Galactus’ brainwashing and saved Earth from impending doom, and has since fought to defend the Marvel Universe on countless occasions alongside the Fantastic Four and the Defenders.

COLOSSUS

No list of hard-hitting metal heroes would be complete without Colossus, the unstoppable mutant who’s able to transform his entire body into super-strong organic steel armor. His superhuman strength, stamina and durability arguably make him one of the toughest X-Men of all, even more so after Magneto realigned his cells as part of the 1986 “Mutant Massacre” crossover event.

Although he’s a superb hand-to-hand combatant, so his ability to attack shouldn’t be sniffed at, what’s most impressive about Colossus are his defensive capabilities. Shoot him with a rocket launcher, throw him off a 100-storey building, hit him with a magical attack, and hey presto, he’s fine! When he took over from Juggernaut as the unstoppable Avatar of Cyttorak, Colossus was also pretty much impervious to injury and had the power to ignore any impediment to his movement, no matter the size or density. Any man who can power through almost anything and come out unscathed on the other side is pretty damn “metal” in our eyes!

CABLE

It wouldn’t be unreasonable to suggest that Chris Claremont’s mega-cyborg creation, Cable, who started out in “New Mutants” #87, is a veiled Terminator rip-off. Bulging muscles and blazing guns? Check. Elaborate back story involving time travel and alternative timelines? Check. Creepy red laser eye? Check. However, he’s since become a fan favorite and, perhaps as a result of that, is now one of the most fully-realized X-Men characters of the modern era.

As well as being one of the coolest-looking characters on the list, he’s also probably one of the most formidable: sure, his biomechanical arm and cybernetic eye make him stronger, tougher and enhance his field of vision, but don’t forget, he’s also a powerful mutant with a highly sought-after lineage (Cyclops and a Jean Grey clone? Jackpot!) gifted with telekinetic and telepathic abilities.

We here at CBR wouldn’t be doing our jobs if we didn’t also give a shout out to the Winter Soldier and on-off Captain America, Bucky Barnes, who also rocks an enhanced cybernetic arm that gives him super-strength and lightning-fast reflexes. Plus, unlike Cable, Bucky can operate his arm remotely via mental implant when it’s detached… but is that cooler than a super-arm from the future? You decide!

X-O MANOWAR

Aric of Dacia is a 5th-century barbarian Visigoth who managed to turn the tables on his alien abductors by taking control of one of their greatest weapons, the X-O Manowar armor. That should earn the darling of Valiant Comics considerable kudos in itself, but Manowar’s soooo much more than a time-and-space travelling super-thief.

Upon finding his way back to Earth and discovering that he’s been gone for about 1,600 years (because of time-space relativity and stuff), he made quite a show of his abilities, which include enhanced strength, speed and reflexes, invulnerability, halted ageing and accelerated healing, flight, X-ray vison, energy manipulation and, because creators Jim Shooter and Bob Layton really wanted to throw the kitchen sink at him, teleportation, technopathy and ESP, as well. He was already a ferocious warrior, so all this extra metal borders on overkill. The character was later reimagined in 2012 by Robert Venditti and Cary Nord for the Valiant relaunch in “X-O Manowar,” but his powers are largely the same: he’s still very much meant for war!

CYBORG

Vic Stone proves that you can’t keep a good guy down in the comic book world… especially when his parents have got a load of high-tech mechanical parts lying around at S.T.A.R. labs, just waiting to be claimed. After his body was mangled in a terrible accident — originally caused by a rampaging space-monster in the pre-New 52 universe, but later retconned in “Justice League” Vol.2 #2 to incorporate the Mother Box explosion — Stone became Cyborg, a part-man part-machine mash up that’s so “metal” it hurts.

His cybernetic enhancements give him superhuman strength, endurance and durability, enable flight and enhance his vision and hearing. He can release concentrated blasts of sound from his “sonic cannon” that are potent enough to shatter rock or deform steel. Oh, and he’s also got lasers in his fingers and a grappling hook if, y’know, all that flying around gets boring. As if all that wasn’t cool enough, Cyborg acquired a boatload of new skills during the New 52 revamp and can now assimilate with other technology, shapeshift, emit EMP blasts covering a 50-meter radius and teleport his super friends around using a Boom Tube. This is one metal man you don’t wanna mess with!

MAGNETO

Whoa, what a curve ball! The most “metal” superhero here isn’t metallically augmented at all. He does, however, have the capacity to manipulate it on a superhuman scale using magnetic fields, meaning he could probably take everyone on this list and win without even breaking a sweat. Now that we mention it, he does have an unfortunate habit of switching sides… but isn’t that half the fun of being an anti-hero?

Magneto’s magnetic powers extend right down to the atomic level (which makes sense when you think about it, given that electromagnetic force is responsible for chemical bonding), meaning he can manipulate chemical structures and rearrange matter with the power of his mutant mind. He can also use his magnetism as a kind of force-field that can selectively block out certain types of matter and energy that’s powerful enough to withstand the simultaneous detonation of multiple thermonuclear weapon blasts.

Throw in hardened telepathic resistance with or without the helmet, powers of astral projection and flight, and the ability to wield Thor’s hammer by manipulating its metallic properties (at least in the late Ultimate Universe, during “Ultimates” Vol.3 #5), and it makes for a pretty unsurpassable opponent. Magneto wins, hands down!

Are there any other metal heroes you think should have made our list? Let us know in the comments!

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