Last week we had a thread about Entertainment Weekly naming Wonder Woman the most powerful Superhero in their (then) upcoming Top 50 Superhero list. Penguin made a thread about it here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1293104
The latest issue of Entertainment weekly has the entire Top 50 list. Instead of posting it 200+ posts into a week old thread centered on Wonder Woman, I thought there would be enough interest to just start a new thread for the complete list.
EW ranked 155 characters (or character conglomerates) on a 100 point scale to come up with their ranking. Characters were scored a maximum of 10 points for each of the following eight attributes. Bankability, Character Design, Modern Relevance, Mythology, Nemeses, Originality, Personality, and Powers. The final scored attribute was Cultural Impact, where characters could earn up to 20 points.
If you want to read the individual write-ups or see the score breakdowns, you can buy today's issue on Entertainment Weekly on newsstands, or digitally. If you don't want to spend money, to can try the magazine free for 30 days on Kindle and cancel after reading it. Obviously no scans here.
EW's Top 50 Most Powerful Superheroes (point totals are out of 100)
1) Wonder Woman - 90.3 points
2) Spider-man - 90.0 points
3) Batman - 89.7 points
4) Superman - 87.2 points
5) Wolverine - 85.3 points
6) Iron Man - 82.8 points
7) Captain America - 80.3 points
8) The Hulk - 79.2 points
9) Black Panther - 77.7 points
10) The Flash (Barry Allen, Wally West, who cares. The costume is what matters) - 77.5 points
11) Buffy (the Vampire Slayer) - 77.0 points
12) Deadpool - 74.9 points
13) Thor - 74.7 points
14) Jean Grey - 74.3 points
15) Storm - 70.5 points
16) Daredevil - 69.2 points
17) Green Lantern (all 7200) - 67.5 points
18) Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) - 67.4 points
19) Professor X - 67.2 points
20) Robin (All of them, because they are basically interchangeable I guess!) - 67.0 points
21) Raphael (TMNT) - 66.9 points
22) Black Widow - 66.8 points
23) Supergirl - 66.5 points
24) The Thing (Fantastic Four) - 64.6 points
25) Green Arrow - 64.0 points
26) Doctor Strange - 63.8 points
27) Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers, Sorry Slayven) - 63.7 points
28) Silver Surfer - 63.3 points
29) Luke Cage - 63.0 points
30) Aquaman - 62.9 points
31) Nick Fury (Chocolate and Vanilla versions) - 62.4 points
32) Hellboy - 62.2 points
33) Human Torch (both Storm and Hammond, because why not?!) - 61.7 points
34) Rogue - 61.5 points
35) Falcon - 61.3 points
36) Nightcrawler - 60.8 points
37) Ant-Man (All of them. Pym is no better than O'Grady to EW) - 60.4 points
38) Vision - 60.3 points
39) Jessica Jones - 60.1 points
40) Kitty Pryde - 59.8 points
41) Mr Fantastic - 59.6 points
42) Blade - 59.3 points
43) Beast (X-Men) - 59 points
44) The Punisher - 58.4 points
45) Cyclops (almost as important as Blade) - 57.8 points
46) The Invisible Woman - 57.5 points
47) Shazam (Captain Marvel for nerds who refuse to accept the 5 year old name change) - 57.4 points
48) Morpheus/Dream (Gaiman Sandman) - 57 points
49) Hawkeye - 56.2 points
50) Dr. Manhattan - 56.1 points
Bonus Top 10 villains list (no points listed)
1) Magneto
2) The Joker
3) Kingpin
4) Doctor Doom
5) Catwoman
6) Loki
7) Ozymandias (Watchmen)
8) Venom
9) Galactus
10) Dark Phoenix
Top 5 by Attribute:
Cultural Impact (Out of 20)
Wonder Woman - 20 points
Batman - 20 points
Superman - 20 points
Captain America - 18.3 points
Black Panther - 18.3 points
Bankability (Out of 10)
Spider-Man - 10 points
Batman - 10 points
Superman - 10 points
Iron Man - 10 points
The Hulk (lol) - 10 points
Character Design (Out of 10)
Deadpool - 9.7 points
Batman - 9.3 points
Jean Grey (I assume her phoenix outfit) - 9.0 points
Spider-man - 8.7 points
Wolverine - 8.7 points
Storm - 8.7 points
Silver Surfer - 8.7 points
Modern Relevance (Out of 10)
Wonder Woman - 10 points
Batman - 10 points
Iron Man - 10 points
Black Panther - 9.7 points
Deadpool - 9.7 points
Mythology (Out of 10)
Batman - 9.7 points
Spider-man - 9.3 points
Superman - 9.3 points
Wolverine - 9.3 points
Wonder Woman - 9.0 points
Captain America - 9.0 points
Morpheus/Dream - 9.0 points
The Thing - 9.0 points (no idea)
Nemeses (Out of 10)
Batman - 10 points
Spider-Man - 9.7 points
Superman - 8.7 points
The Flash - 8.7 points
Buffy - 8.7 points
(Jean Grey was the only other one over 8 with an 8.0. One assumes that earthworms and other detritivores number among her nemeses)
Originality (Out of 10)
Wonder Woman - 9.3 points
Buffy - 8.7 points
Black Panther - 8.3 points
Wolverine - 8.3 points
Batman - 8.0 points
Superman - 8.0 points
The Hulk - 8.0 points
Jessica Jones - 8.0 points
Personality (Out of 10)
Spider-Man - 9.5 points
Buffy - 9.3 points
Wonder Woman - 9.0 points
Iron Man - 8.8 points
Deadpool - 8.8 points
(Cyclops got a 3.5)
Powers (Out of 10)
Superman - 9.7 points
Dr Manhattan - 9.7 points
Jean Grey - 9.0 points
The Flash - 8.7 points
Green Lantern - 8.7 points
The latest issue of Entertainment weekly has the entire Top 50 list. Instead of posting it 200+ posts into a week old thread centered on Wonder Woman, I thought there would be enough interest to just start a new thread for the complete list.
EW ranked 155 characters (or character conglomerates) on a 100 point scale to come up with their ranking. Characters were scored a maximum of 10 points for each of the following eight attributes. Bankability, Character Design, Modern Relevance, Mythology, Nemeses, Originality, Personality, and Powers. The final scored attribute was Cultural Impact, where characters could earn up to 20 points.
If you want to read the individual write-ups or see the score breakdowns, you can buy today's issue on Entertainment Weekly on newsstands, or digitally. If you don't want to spend money, to can try the magazine free for 30 days on Kindle and cancel after reading it. Obviously no scans here.
EW's Top 50 Most Powerful Superheroes (point totals are out of 100)
1) Wonder Woman - 90.3 points
2) Spider-man - 90.0 points
3) Batman - 89.7 points
4) Superman - 87.2 points
5) Wolverine - 85.3 points
6) Iron Man - 82.8 points
7) Captain America - 80.3 points
8) The Hulk - 79.2 points
9) Black Panther - 77.7 points
10) The Flash (Barry Allen, Wally West, who cares. The costume is what matters) - 77.5 points
11) Buffy (the Vampire Slayer) - 77.0 points
12) Deadpool - 74.9 points
13) Thor - 74.7 points
14) Jean Grey - 74.3 points
15) Storm - 70.5 points
16) Daredevil - 69.2 points
17) Green Lantern (all 7200) - 67.5 points
18) Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) - 67.4 points
19) Professor X - 67.2 points
20) Robin (All of them, because they are basically interchangeable I guess!) - 67.0 points
21) Raphael (TMNT) - 66.9 points
22) Black Widow - 66.8 points
23) Supergirl - 66.5 points
24) The Thing (Fantastic Four) - 64.6 points
25) Green Arrow - 64.0 points
26) Doctor Strange - 63.8 points
27) Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers, Sorry Slayven) - 63.7 points
28) Silver Surfer - 63.3 points
29) Luke Cage - 63.0 points
30) Aquaman - 62.9 points
31) Nick Fury (Chocolate and Vanilla versions) - 62.4 points
32) Hellboy - 62.2 points
33) Human Torch (both Storm and Hammond, because why not?!) - 61.7 points
34) Rogue - 61.5 points
35) Falcon - 61.3 points
36) Nightcrawler - 60.8 points
37) Ant-Man (All of them. Pym is no better than O'Grady to EW) - 60.4 points
38) Vision - 60.3 points
39) Jessica Jones - 60.1 points
40) Kitty Pryde - 59.8 points
41) Mr Fantastic - 59.6 points
42) Blade - 59.3 points
43) Beast (X-Men) - 59 points
44) The Punisher - 58.4 points
45) Cyclops (almost as important as Blade) - 57.8 points
46) The Invisible Woman - 57.5 points
47) Shazam (Captain Marvel for nerds who refuse to accept the 5 year old name change) - 57.4 points
48) Morpheus/Dream (Gaiman Sandman) - 57 points
49) Hawkeye - 56.2 points
50) Dr. Manhattan - 56.1 points
Bonus Top 10 villains list (no points listed)
1) Magneto
2) The Joker
3) Kingpin
4) Doctor Doom
5) Catwoman
6) Loki
7) Ozymandias (Watchmen)
8) Venom
9) Galactus
10) Dark Phoenix
Top 5 by Attribute:
Cultural Impact (Out of 20)
Wonder Woman - 20 points
Batman - 20 points
Superman - 20 points
Captain America - 18.3 points
Black Panther - 18.3 points
Bankability (Out of 10)
Spider-Man - 10 points
Batman - 10 points
Superman - 10 points
Iron Man - 10 points
The Hulk (lol) - 10 points
Character Design (Out of 10)
Deadpool - 9.7 points
Batman - 9.3 points
Jean Grey (I assume her phoenix outfit) - 9.0 points
Spider-man - 8.7 points
Wolverine - 8.7 points
Storm - 8.7 points
Silver Surfer - 8.7 points
Modern Relevance (Out of 10)
Wonder Woman - 10 points
Batman - 10 points
Iron Man - 10 points
Black Panther - 9.7 points
Deadpool - 9.7 points
Mythology (Out of 10)
Batman - 9.7 points
Spider-man - 9.3 points
Superman - 9.3 points
Wolverine - 9.3 points
Wonder Woman - 9.0 points
Captain America - 9.0 points
Morpheus/Dream - 9.0 points
The Thing - 9.0 points (no idea)
Nemeses (Out of 10)
Batman - 10 points
Spider-Man - 9.7 points
Superman - 8.7 points
The Flash - 8.7 points
Buffy - 8.7 points
(Jean Grey was the only other one over 8 with an 8.0. One assumes that earthworms and other detritivores number among her nemeses)
Originality (Out of 10)
Wonder Woman - 9.3 points
Buffy - 8.7 points
Black Panther - 8.3 points
Wolverine - 8.3 points
Batman - 8.0 points
Superman - 8.0 points
The Hulk - 8.0 points
Jessica Jones - 8.0 points
Personality (Out of 10)
Spider-Man - 9.5 points
Buffy - 9.3 points
Wonder Woman - 9.0 points
Iron Man - 8.8 points
Deadpool - 8.8 points
(Cyclops got a 3.5)
Powers (Out of 10)
Superman - 9.7 points
Dr Manhattan - 9.7 points
Jean Grey - 9.0 points
The Flash - 8.7 points
Green Lantern - 8.7 points