Independent Heros from the USA
February 9, 2011 7:29 AM Subscribe
Welcome to the International Catalogue of Superheroes. The purpose of this
site is to build up a database of information about various superhero characters
from around the world. For decades American comics, and especially those
from two prolific publishing houses, have dominated if not the market, then
certainly the public's perception of it. There are few people in the world
who would not recognise Superman, Batman, Spider-Man or the X-Men, and there
are hundreds of websites devoted to those characters. That is not the focus
of this site.
Also check out the Independent heroes page, which includes lesser known but nonetheless deeply nostalgic superheroes from the U.S.
Also check out the Independent heroes page, which includes lesser known but nonetheless deeply nostalgic superheroes from the U.S.
This is very cool. Lack of search is almost a feature , you are forced to peel back layers as you drill down to find someone. I used to spend hours pouring over character bios as kid. This brings me back.
posted by Ad hominem at 8:59 AM on February 9, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Ad hominem at 8:59 AM on February 9, 2011 [1 favorite]
Here now is my serious answer to "what do you now know that you didn't before reading MetaFilter?" Australia, of all places, has a superhero who in his civilian identity is a fashion designer.
posted by Curious Artificer at 9:05 AM on February 9, 2011
posted by Curious Artificer at 9:05 AM on February 9, 2011
They're missing Antimatter Annihilator Lad, the superhero who can destroy 90 kilograms of antimatter with a single touch.
posted by straight at 10:58 AM on February 9, 2011
posted by straight at 10:58 AM on February 9, 2011
that was a double whammy, i became nostalgic for obscure childhood superheroes and 1998 webdesign at the same time.
posted by sawdustbear at 11:29 AM on February 9, 2011
posted by sawdustbear at 11:29 AM on February 9, 2011
I'm disappointed that the entry for Ogami Itto (the titular assassin of Lone Wolf & Cub) was illustrated with a piece of Frank Miller's (IMO, vastly inferior) US cover art instead of something by series artist Kojima Goseki.
posted by Strange Interlude at 2:07 PM on February 9, 2011
posted by Strange Interlude at 2:07 PM on February 9, 2011
What about Dug from Up? He deserves a mention, at least.
posted by sneebler at 3:09 PM on February 9, 2011
posted by sneebler at 3:09 PM on February 9, 2011
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