The "Change Your Mind About A Character" Thread

I thought this might be a good idea as I see a lot of people saying they don't like certain characters which of course is to be expected. Not everyone can like everything but the purpose of this thread is to post a character you do not like and have fans of said character recommend story arcs from the character that may change your mind. If after reading the arc suggested you still don't like the character then hey at least you gave it a shot and if you do well you've got another interesting series/character to read/learn about simply because you put your dislike for said character aside for a moment and gave it a shot.

Guess i'll start it off. I don't really like:

• Superman
• Nightwing
• Thor
• Iron Man

Any fans of these characters who can suggest an arc that might make me interested to follow/learn more about them?

I hate Superman.

The arc I found that made me like him the most was Red Son. It proved that Lex Luthor was 100% correct and that, even if Superman is being good for the time being, he is simply a product of his upbringing and under the right circumstances, he could turn on earth in a heartbeat. Definately too powerful and dangerous to be left alive.

I used to despise Superman a lot for having so many abilities, being overrated, and way too overpowered, but I'm beginning to like his character a bit more.

@Sharkbite: Thanks i'll check it out!

@Strider92: okay, why don't you like Iron man?

@Loki9876: I just find him unlike-able he always seems kind of arrogant and cocky. I can't really picture him being human-ish everything he does seems to just roll-off his back without consequence. Thats the main reason. Any suggestions?

@Loki9876: I just find him unlike-able he always seems kind of arrogant and cocky. I can't really picture him being human-ish everything he does seems to just roll-off his back without consequence.Thats the main reason. Any suggestions?

@Strider92: By no means a masterpiece, but I recommend you check out Superman: Earth One (Vol. 1 and Vol. 2). The already mentioned Birthright is another great choice. However, I tend to recommend Superman E1 because for some reason it strikes me as something I'd recommend to someone new to Superman, I can't really explain why.

@Strider92: By no means a masterpiece, but I recommend you check out Superman: Earth One (Vol. 1 and Vol. 2). The already mentioned Birthright is another great choice. However, I tend to recommend Superman E1 because for some reason it strikes me as something I'd recommend to someone new to Superman, I can't really explain why.

For the Superman haters/dislikers, read:

• Superman: War of the Worlds (This was the first comic that made me like Superman).
• All star Superman.
• Kingdom Come.
• For the man who has everything (Superman Annual #11).
• Peace on Earth.
• Whatever happened to the man of tomorrow?

For the Iron Man haters/dislikers, read:

• Iron Man Extremis.
• Iron Man: Director of Shield.
• Dark Reign: Iron Man.
• Iron Man Dissasembled.
• Ultimate Human.
• Ultimate Armor Wars.

For the Thor haters/dislikers, read:

• Walter Simonson's Thor.
• Dan Jurgens' Thor.
• JMS's Thor.
• Kieron Gillen's Thor.
• Also you might like Kieron Gillen's Journey Into Mystery.

You should read Alan Moore's short stories such as Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow and For The Man Who Has Everything.
Then there's Joe Kelly's AC #775 What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?
For Nightwing: Wolfman's/Perez's New Teen Titans and Dixon's run on Nightwing.
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@Strider92: My opinion is a bit diffirent, sure he has some annoying characteristics, but in my opinion. Certain flaws make stronger characters. I think of him like a superstar. He's liked by most people but for his money and for the Iron man armour. Therefore he doesn't know who his real friends are what results in depression and alcoholism. What I I'm getting at is that I think that deep inside tony is vurneable and hides this fact. and if you want to read something the whole Matt Fraction run of Iron Man is brilliant.

For Iron Man, there was an issue during Civil War, I believe it was actually an issue of Amazing Spiderman, where Iron Man explains his rational for the Registration in a very self-critical way.

He recounts the story of a time when he was drunk, and then Stilt Man attacked. Tony suited up as Iron Man and was now piloting a billion dollar weapon while he was heavily intoxicated. His actions during that fight nearly killed some bystanders, and they were actually saved by Stilt Man in all irony.

When Tony started ripping on himself as a prime candidate for people who have more power than they were prepared to be responsable for, registration made a lot more sense to me.

Someone tell me some good Wolverine stories.

While I don't hate the character, I've never been too much of a fan and I really regret getting Old Man Logan(not a bad comic, but the comic in my collection that I like the least as it's not my kind of thing.)

I'd prefer a story where everything isn't covered in a thick coat of grit for once if possible.

Green Lantern. The series/character hasn't don much for me since O'Neil and Adams. To be fair..don't read much GL. (Any GL..Jordan, Stewart, gardner...all suggestions welcome.)

@Sharkbite said:

I hate Superman.

The arc I found that made me like him the most was Red Son. It proved that Lex Luthor was 100% correct and that, even if Superman is being good for the time being, he is simply a product of his upbringing and under the right circumstances, he could turn on earth in a heartbeat. Definately too powerful and dangerous to be left alive.

wow that's like the total opposite of what i got from Red Son...

@Strider92: The new Thor comic in Marvel NOW is actually astoundingly good so far. I was never a fan of his either, not really, but I recently picked this up to give it a try and was thoroughly impressed.

For Superman, Kingdom Come, but I see a lot of others have already said that. I can't really help you with the others.

As for me, I dislike Hal Jordan.

I used to despise Guy Gardner but now i can tolerate him.

I can not stand any of the X-Men. Convince me otherwise.

Recommended Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, X-men, and believe it or not....Batman.

@jwalser3 said:

Recommended Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, X-men, and believe it or not....Batman.

Batman? Umm..what of Batman have you read? So that the many potential request aren't recommending stuff you've read before.

@ImTheDamnBatman said:

I can not stand any of the X-Men. Convince me otherwise.

How far back do you go with the X-men? because there's always this storyline:

http://www.amazon.com/X-Men-The-Dark-Phoenix-Saga/dp/0785122133

I use to HATE Superman. I just didn't like anything about him (except the animated series). The costume sucked, he was overpowered, his character was lifeless, etc.

But I love him in the New 52. Sure, he's still kind of overpowered. But he's actually good now.

Anyway, I hate these characters:

• Rocket Raccoon
• Squirrel Girl (seriously, WTF Marvel?)
• Guy Garner
• Alan Scott
• Dick Grayson

You'll never change my mind about SG, RR, or Alan. I just hate them with all my heart.

@Manwhohaseverything said:

@ImTheDamnBatman said:

I can not stand any of the X-Men. Convince me otherwise.

How far back do you go with the X-men? because there's always this storyline:

http://www.amazon.com/X-Men-The-Dark-Phoenix-Saga/dp/0785122133

I'd also add these:

http://www.amazon.com/X-Men-God-Loves-Man-Kills/dp/0785157263

http://www.amazon.com/X-Men-Mutant-Massacre-Chris-Claremont/dp/0785138056/ref=pd_sim_b_9

http://www.amazon.com/Astonishing-X-Men-Omnibus-Joss-Whedon/dp/0785138013/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1357009078&sr=1-4&keywords=astonishing+x-men

http://www.amazon.com/Uncanny-X-Force-Dark-Angel-Saga/dp/0785146601/ref=pd_sim_b_17

As for me, I hate Daken. Also Hal Jordan. He's my least favorite Lantern.

@Manwhohaseverything said:

@jwalser3 said:

Recommended Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, X-men, and believe it or not....Batman.

Batman? Umm..what of Batman have you read? So that the many potential request aren't recommending stuff you've read before.

Little to nothing. I've read Knight Fall and Court of Owls I was going to pick up No man's land but didn't.

@jwalser3 said:

@Manwhohaseverything said:

@jwalser3 said:

Recommended Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, X-men, and believe it or not....Batman.

Batman? Umm..what of Batman have you read? So that the many potential request aren't recommending stuff you've read before.

Little to nothing. I've read Knight Fall and Court of Owls I was going to pick up No man's land but didn't.

For recent stories, I'd say go with HUSH. I can't believe DC has never put the Englehart/Rogers runs from the mid 70's into TPB yet..:(... And to get the collection of back issues would cost around $500. (Same with the O'Neil/Adams run from the early 70's) They do however have Frank Miller's "Year One" and "The Dark Knight Returns" If you don't like any of those, then I'd say you probably won't like many Batman stories.

Not a huge fan of Deadpool or the X-Men. It's not that I don't like X-Men, I've just never had the chance to get truly into it, don't know where to even start with that one!

I don't hate Superman, it's just one quality of his in particular that I don't like, the fact that he doesn't kill. Don't know if there are any stories of his that might help change my mind...

@Mr_Winchester said:

I don't hate Superman, it's just one quality of his in particular that I don't like, the fact that he doesn't kill. Don't know if there are any stories of his that might help change my mind...

John Byrne's run.

Can anyone recommend something with Cyclops. I was never interested in his character and he seems like a douche.

I hate these characters, but I hate them very very much lol:

1. Rachel Grey

2. Captain America

3. Superman and anything related to him(from Kripton to Supergirl)

And there are some character I think I could never be interested in such as Deadpool, Thor, Black Widow and Batman.

what could I read bout them to change my mind?

@Veitha: There's the story for Superman my screen name is based on "For the Man who has everything"..might especially help you to see that the Krypton angle can be used very creatively. It's Superman annual #11 (I think from 1986-1987 or so..maybe earlier) There's a TPB of Alan Moore's superman stories that also include "Whatever happened to the man of tomorrow?" which is also great, but might require a decent chunk of knowledge of Superman's past (The Legion of Super-Heroes, Lana Lang, Pete Ross, and so on.) to fully appreciate. They can all be found here:

//www.amazon.com/Superman-Whatever-Happened-Man-Tomorrow/dp/1401227317/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1357577339&sr=1-1&keywords=alan+moore+superman

@Manwhohaseverything: Thanks, I'll check it!

I hate Superman, Thor, Captian America, Namor, Emma Frost, and Damien Wayne.