Start a conversation about who would be on a list of the greatest comic book characters ever or who is the greatest comic book character ever, expect a very lengthy discussion with even fairweather comic book geeks. However Empire magazine seemed to do a remarkably complete and thorough job of putting together their list of the 50 Greatest Comic Book Characters of All Time, picking from practically the entire range of graphic novels. I could think of some that I would have added-- Joni Future for example-- and I strongly disagree on the number 1 pick, but overall it's full of good choices.

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