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Talking in Circles – 105 – Top 5 Comic Book Character Rivalries

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Can’t we all just get along? It seems even superheroes these days cannot stand one another. Whether it be Batman fighting Superman, Team Cap taking on Team Iron Man, or even Daredevil going head to head with Punisher comic book characters simply can’t stop fighting each other. With that in mind on this week’s episode we count down our Top 5 Comic Book Character Rivalries.

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  1. For me, one of the best superhero rivalry is Human Torch and the Thing! More of the friendly kind but their back and forth is always great.

    My top 5:

    1. Batman and Joker
    2. Punisher and Daredevil (surprised no one mentioned that one)
    3. X-Men (Xavier) vs Magento
    4. Guy Gadner and Batman
    5. Black Panther and Namor.

  2. For me, one of the best superhero rivalry is Human Torch and the Thing! More of the friendly kind but their back and forth is always great.

    My top 5:

    1. Batman and Joker
    2. Punisher and Daredevil (surprised no one mentioned that one)
    3. X-Men (Xavier) vs Magento
    4. Guy Gadner and Batman
    5. Black Panther and Namor.

  3. Awesome episode guys. You hit most of the major ones I could think of. Some of my favorites are:

    Booster Gold vs. Maxwell Lord

    Spider Jerusalem vs. the Smiler

    Daredevil vs. Kingpin

    Superman vs. Lex Luthor

    Green Arrow vs. Merlyn

    Barry Allen vs. Professor Zoom

    Darkseid vs. Everything

    Mr. Fantastic vs. Doctor Doom

    Spider-Man vs. Norman Osborn

    Aquaman vs. Black Manta

    Invincible vs. Conquest

    Niles Caulder vs. General Immortus vs. the Brain

  4. Awesome episode guys. You hit most of the major ones I could think of. Some of my favorites are:

    Booster Gold vs. Maxwell Lord

    Spider Jerusalem vs. the Smiler

    Daredevil vs. Kingpin

    Superman vs. Lex Luthor

    Green Arrow vs. Merlyn

    Barry Allen vs. Professor Zoom

    Darkseid vs. Everything

    Mr. Fantastic vs. Doctor Doom

    Spider-Man vs. Norman Osborn

    Aquaman vs. Black Manta

    Invincible vs. Conquest

    Niles Caulder vs. General Immortus vs. the Brain

  5. Superman and Lex. They are each others perfect antithetical reflection. In purely aesthetic terms, I’d also peg Doomsday. Those fights between them are damned legendary.

    I would also say Batman and Joker, but Joker doesn’t really hold Bats as a “rival” per say. I don’t know who’d be Batman’s perfect rival beyond that, because many of his opponents are like opposites of him in at least some regard. Ra’s might be my vote here.

    Invincible and Conquest is another favorite of mine, although it, er… came to a bitter and gruesome end. Mark never did have a rivalry like that tho, not even with Thragg.

    Hal and Sinestro is another great one. The Sinetro Corps War still remains one of my favorite omic book arcs of all time. Loved that last fist fight they had with Kyle thrown in there.

  6. Superman and Lex. They are each others perfect antithetical reflection. In purely aesthetic terms, I’d also peg Doomsday. Those fights between them are damned legendary.

    I would also say Batman and Joker, but Joker doesn’t really hold Bats as a “rival” per say. I don’t know who’d be Batman’s perfect rival beyond that, because many of his opponents are like opposites of him in at least some regard. Ra’s might be my vote here.

    Invincible and Conquest is another favorite of mine, although it, er… came to a bitter and gruesome end. Mark never did have a rivalry like that tho, not even with Thragg.

    Hal and Sinestro is another great one. The Sinetro Corps War still remains one of my favorite omic book arcs of all time. Loved that last fist fight they had with Kyle thrown in there.

  7. Having not read much comics the one that I have liked the most is Daredevil and Kingpin in the show. Reverse Flash and Flash and Arrow and Deathstroke.

  8. Having not read much comics the one that I have liked the most is Daredevil and Kingpin in the show. Reverse Flash and Flash and Arrow and Deathstroke.

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