YouTube ranks 10 most popular superheroes

[Captain Picard's Hair]

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-superh ... 17311.html

Holy popularity contest, Batman!

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

That... is close to what I'd think the ratings would be.

[Captain Picard's Hair]

It's sensible to see Batman atop the list since he's one of the characters easiest to relate with. The fans watching and reading these characters don't have powers themselves, after all.

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

Well, he is vengeance and the night.

[Captain Picard's Hair]

Also, it might count for something that Batman (and #3 Superman) are two of the older comic book superheroes. The earliest incarnation of Batman can be said to go as far back as a 1939 comic book.

Technically, Thor is far older of course, being a fricking ancient Norse God! He also has the rare distinction of having a day of the week named after him. Viewed a certain way, Thor's Day is about 52 times more popular than Christmas!

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

And Superman turned 75 this year. Pretty spry for a man his age.

[Captain Picard's Hair]

And Superman turned 75 this year. Pretty spry for a man his age.

And he's still a couple thousand behind Thor...

[Captain Picard's Hair]

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

And Superman turned 75 this year. Pretty spry for a man his age.

And he's still a couple thousand behind Thor...

Depends. IIRC in the comics Ragnarok's happened a few times already. It's a cycle of death and rebirth for them.

[McAvoy]

I would have imagined Thor not even being close. Just one movie and a second coming and The Avengers. I suppose that might include the 'Thor'.


I would have imagined Iron Man being number three after Batman and Superman. His popularity even skyward after the movies too.

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

Yeah, that is a bit surprising. Thor's been a classic, but he's never really been at the very top of the heap. Just Marvel alone there's Spider-Man, Wolverine...