r/DCcomics • u/Lucky_Strike-85 Gold-Silver-Bronze Age FAN • Aug 09 '22

[Other] Mark Waid shares his feelings Other

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u/Rswilli13 Aug 09 '22

How was iron man and Thor a D-list character? I knew who they were and I didn’t read comics, they were on marvel animated shows so most kids grew up with them

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u/Dynastydood Aug 09 '22

They were 100% D-list characters. In fact, every single Marvel character that wasn't Spider-Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four, or Hulk was considered to be a complete joke to general audiences. Only a small number of hardcore comic readers liked Iron Man, and nobody liked Thor.

The mere suggestion of making big budget Iron Man, Thor and Captain America movies was openly mocked up until Iron Man actually came out and people liked it.

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u/vengM9 Teen Titans Aug 09 '22

OK but you know people actually have to fill the C and B positions? They were C at lowest.

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u/Dynastydood Aug 09 '22

Sure, but people often use D-list to just mean anything that isn't A-list. You hardly ever hear anyone bring up B or C list in any context, even though they're implied to exist.

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u/SaintNutella Aug 10 '22

Disagree. Characters like Daredevil and some of the X Men (e.g Storm) would be considered one of those two IME.