Welcome back nerds to Top 10 Nerd, Im your host Johnny Rogers and today Ill be your superhero
style guide to the Top 10 Marvel Superhero Makeovers.
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Now lets begin with todays list
#10 Emma Frost Also known as the White Queen, Emma was a
villain, a member of the Hellfire Club and mentor of Generation X.
The writers saw great potential in her character and decided to make her a genuine member of
the X-Men.
Shes also the reason why Cyclops goes down his dark path via their psychic affair.
#9 Squirrel Girl With the release of The Unbeatable Squirrel
Girl in 2015 this marvel character went from D-List to A-lister after this charming and
hilarious series sold very well.
She was created by Will Murray and Steve Ditko in 1991 and began as a light hearted character
amongst many other grim antiheroes.
She was ressurected again for a second chance in 2005 for the Great Lakes Avengers, but
still was missing something.
After the success of the unbeatable Squirrel Girl several original graphic novels were
released and with her new A-Lister status she was able to join the Avengers.
#8 The Goddess of Thunder This is an interesting storyline that put
a big spotlight on Dr. Jane Foster - Thors longtime love interest.
When she was diagnosed with cancer she was refusing all forms of magical treatment and
when Thor was no longer able to wield his hammer, Jane stepped up.
Even though she was physically weak from chemotherapy in the Original Sin storyline she picks up
the hammer and becomes the Goddess of Thunder.
She had a great run after that as well even joining the Avengers until she sacrificed
herself in a battle with Mangog.
This sacrifice would give Thor the strength to pick his hammer back up reclaiming his
mantle.
Afterwards we would see Jane being brought back at the gates of Valhalla and gaining
mad respect from both Odin and Thor.
#7 Luke Cage This is another shining example of a simple
character wardrobe change to revamp a character.
Typically Cage wore a yellow shirt and headband, but we soon saw those replaced with the character
dawning a more realistic shirt and jeans combo.
After his debut in 1972 he spent decades being known as a hero for hire teaming up with Iron
Fist.
It wasnt until fans saw him appear in Alias where they explored a relationship with Jessica
Jones that his popularity began to rise.
Luke Cage finally became a key player in the Marvel Universe after Brian Michael Bendis
changed Cages outfit and featured him in the New Avengers line-up.
#6 Bucky Barnes Also known as the Winter Soldier, Bucky is
a great example of a Marvel character who went from D-List to A-lister over a simple
makeover.
Since 1968 Bucky would appear randomly in flashbacks as Captain Americas BFF and war-time
sidekick.
Fans however didnt care much for him until Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting resurrected him
as a brainwashed Russian assassin in 2005.
Since this incredible transformation the winter soldier has become a staple in the Marvel
comic books for over a decade.
#5 The Hood Brian Michael Bendis does it again - Transforming
this small-time thief into a Marvel Universe top villain for the Avengers.
He debuted in the Marvel Max miniseries The Hood in 2002 where he stole a magic clock
and boots to gain the powers of levitation and invisibility.
As you could imagine with those powers he went on to commit a lot of crimes.
His character laid dormant for many years until the aftermath of Civil War where there
no longer was a lot of heroes left to stop him.
Thanks to Bendis reintroducing him he went on to form a group of villains to face the
Avengers which included Jigsaw, Crossbones and Sandman.
#4 Hawkeye The writers for his character had high hopes
of putting the greatest sharpshooter known to man right into the Avengers.
However comparing this human to that of his superhuman colleagues dimmed the light on
his potential.
It wasnt until they featured Clint in a more every man series where he would defend his
apartment from the Russian Mob with a dog named Pizza Dog.
How cute is that.
This series displaying Hawkeyes abilities on his own transformed the D-List hero into
an A-lister that fans could really get behind.
#3 Daredevil Many of you may not know this but Daredevil
was almost cancelled in 1979 because the comic books were selling so poorly.
Frank Miller was a key player in reviving this series after not only taking over the
art, but also the writing.
It may have taken him two years, but he was able to transform this dud of a comic book
character into possibly one of the most popular Marvel characters of all time.
He is also responsible for bringing in the hand, stick and the chaste while refocusing
the book on martial arts.
Also what would a hero be without a great villain.
Miller is due much credit for bringing over Spider-Man villain Kingpin to become Daredevils
greatest nemesis.
So say it with me now - Thank you Frank Miller.
#2 Agent Venom This version of Venom is probably one of my
absolute favorites, I mean look how cool he looks (show photo https://bit.ly/2F8yJJN)
That is actually Flash Thompson who was Peter Parkers high school bully and we would go
on to fight in the Iraq War then after coming home bond with a symbiote.
That journey for his character is interesting to say the least.
After returning from war he was awarded the medal of honor and after losing his legs in
battle he jumps at the opportunity to bond with the alien symbiote.
He continued to work for the US army as Agent Venom and even joined the Guardians of the
Galaxy for a brief period of time.
#1 Iron Fist Also known as Danny Rand, he suffered a very
similar bad start like his buddy Luke Cage.
Iron Fist was a D-Lister for many years and was even written off in Power Man and Iron
Fist #125.
It wasnt until the debut of The Immortal Iron Fist in 2006 that brought the character back
into the spotlight and hearts of fans.
This series was written by Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction where the pair used the deep
history of the alternate versions of Iron Fist to cultivate this hero.
This is our number one spot because in 2008 the series won an Eisener Award for its artistic
beauty by David Aja.
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