The red hood, the vat of chemicals, the tough childhood, and the difficult family life. The chemicals inside dyed his hair white and bleached his skin. Julia roberts, richard gere, and julia roberts incredible hair. Entertainment quiz mostpublished redheaded comic book characters. Red was a threeissue comic book miniseries written by warren ellis in 2004 for wildstorm. While xavier treated jean he also used her to fine tune his cerebro machine.
After centuries and centuries of prejudice against those born with red hair unless they had the good luck to be born royal, the preraphaelite brotherhood formed and they tended to favour redheaded women as their models. In true comic strip style, ginger is a young redhaired rascal created by jimmy bancks. Top ten redheads in literature and mythology january 17, 2017 january 18, 2017 girl with her head in a book a few months ago, i was out. In nearly 80 years of existence, the character of the joker has been portrayed in many different ways. The irish are wellknown for their red hair, which is why banshee has to be on this list. The 50 greatest comicbook characters movies empire. Yet another redheaded sidekick, rowling gave weasley freckles as well as bright red hair. Female characters with short red hair cosplay ideas. Giving a character red hair makes them stand out in a crowd so theyre. There have also been male comic characters with red hair. To understand the origins of this trend, we must harken back to a. The joker is one of comic books most diabolical and mysterious villains. Character voice actor description appearances batman bruce wayne.
Can you name the mostpublished redhead comic book characters. With her hydrokinetic powers, she defends both land and sea. Mark eddy smith, author of tolkiens ordinary virtues comic book character is a thoughtful analysis of how comics have both reflected and shaped our culture. Theres also a limited number of colors artists can use, so red, black, brown, or blond are pretty much the only hair options. Outside of comic books, the origin of the joker has been shown on a number of occasions. Created by chuck dixon, doug moench, and graham nolan, he made his debut in batman. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and more. It was simply easier to make a character s hair red instead of brown due to the coloring technique used in most golden and silver age comics.
The joker makeup, hair and costume team collaborated on a new look for the iconic villain rooted in the characters backstory. Endlessly torn between the adorable and sweet, blonde, betty and the difficult, but alluring, brunette, veronica, archie was engaged in an ongoing struggle that plagues most men. As batmans nemesis, the joker has been part of the. She wears green, has red hair, is imbued with a magical aura that grants her good luck, and thats pretty much it. Even those critics and moviegoers who are fond of the latest comicbook movie, venom, are quick to point out. A banshee is a woman in irish mythology whose loud shrieks came before an imminent death. The younger daughter of history professor john grey and his wife elaine, jean grey was 10 years old when her mutant telepathic powers first manifested after experiencing the emotions of a dying friend. The character is based on the comic book character of the same name and follows the same premise and origin, in which his parents are murdered in front of him at a young age and swears vengeance on criminals. The little redhaired girl is an unseen character in the peanuts comic strip by charles m. The story has been through many revisions through decades of publication in comic books and radio, television and film adaptations the original story was written by jerry siegel and illustrated by joe shuster, and published as a part of the characters.
Of course, theres one other iconic comic book creator with epic facial hair. A classic redhaired villain of dc, poison ivy is sensually divine. With the joker set to receive an origin movie, which comic book characters deserve one of their own. One gingers top ten list of red headed superheroes and villains. Tracing the evolution of comic books by looking at the. Today, ron is probably the worlds best known redhead in popular culture thanks the trillionselling novels and smashhit movies. Initially a backup feature in dcs anthology titles, aquaman later starred in several volumes of a solo comic book series. Venoms endofcredits sequence teases the perfect sequel. I dont remember jane eyre having red hair either we arent talking eponymous just major memorable characters from a story.
The most notable example is archie from the archie comics. Bloodrayne is a dhampir offspring of a male vampire and female human who uses her powers to battle nazis and supernatural monsters. The character shamrock is little more than all the stereotypes of the irish you could imagine, but put into a hot chick who cuts hair and moonlights as a superhero. After all, endowing a character with a mop of ginger locks is basically a shorthand way of saying, hey readerthis person stands out. Redhead heroes and villains book characters, female characters, disney characters, bozo the clown. Empire counts down the 50 greatest comic book characters in the pantheon. Looking for cosplay inspiration for fictional female characters with short red orange hair. Top ten redheads in literature and mythology girl with. Whether you want a cosplay costume thats anime, tv, comic book, video game, or otherwise inspired, scroll through the list for costume ideas involving girls with short, orange red hair. Famous fictional gingers thegingerrevolutionmovement. Genetically speaking, red hair is the rarest type of hair color found in humans, with only one out of every hundred people possessing ginger locks. She was tough, smart and capable, a rare sight in the macho superhero world of the 60s. Comic book character reveals the startling truth that we are all called to be superheroes in the epic and episodic adventure of which god is the author.
Bane is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Ginger first appeared in the sydney sunday sun on november 1921. Only four percent of the global population rocks naturally red hair, but their representation in literature is way higher. The characters distinct face, with his parted red hair, gaptooth smile, freckles, protruding nose, and scrawny body, had actually first emerged in u. He has been described as australias peter pan and syndicated around the world. Archie is a name well known to americans as the eponymous character of a famous comic book with the main figure sporting red hair. With so many awesome comic book redheads to choose from, itll be interesting to see which characters rise through the ranks. Cletus kasady earth616 jean grey earth616 hope summers earth616 rachel summers earth811 raven darkholme earth616 natalia romanova earth616. The animators or colorists in the case of comic books are already limited by the colors they can use for black, brown, and blonde hair, so adding another option red into the mix helps add some variety. The genetic causes, ethnic origins and history of red hair. The 100 most influential pages in comic book history. Olsens blunders have been a source of comedy for decades in the. Thats a joke, because obviously the real reason there are so many redheads is to make it easier to distinguish between characters.
Joker makeup, hair and costume team gave iconic villain. Wonder woman made her debut in allstar comics at the end of 1941 and on the cover of a new comic book, sensation comics, at the beginning of 1942, drawn by. Originally, it was a vat of chemicals that created the joker. Phoenix jean grey powers, villains, history marvel. Later versions have had red hair, long straight hair, or costumes that didnt even show what kind of hair she had. Test your knowledge on this entertainment quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Diehard was chosen in the 40s to be the first of the usa genetic experiments, and believed to be the first successful fusion of man and machine. Current writer gail simone one of the most talented and prominent female voices in comics has described sonja as mayhem, blood, sex, and red hair, and lusty, a bit of a drunkard who does. Fighting alongside aquaman, the flamehaired warrior mera has become a trusted protector of atlantis and a respected dc super hero in her own right. For example it is the orrible nurse in over the cuckoo nest that has the red hair. The origin of superman is the story that relates supermans arrival on earth and the beginnings of his career as a superhero. Schulz, who serves as the object of charlie browns affection, and a.
Neuman is the fictitious mascot and cover boy of the american humor magazine mad. Heres a look at five of our favorite female characters with red hair. The joker is one of the oldest, most recognized supervillains not only in comic book history but in american culture. Surrounded by and exacting great power over plants and the natural world, she. Mostpublished redheaded comic book characters quiz by. Diehard is a comic book superhero from the image comics series youngblood. Olsens blunders have been a source of comedy for decades in the pages. If youre a doityourselfer and a comic book nerd, then a batwoman halloween costume would be a big hit with your other comic book nerd friends. It has been discovered recently, thanks to genetic genealogy, that the higher incidence of both dark hair and red hair as opposed to blond in southwest norway coincided with a higher percentage of the paternal lineage known as haplogroup r1bl21. Introduced as a psychopath with a warped, sadistic sense of humor.
Batwoman, at least in her original incarnation, had black wavy hair. The moment she ditched her carol channing wig and embraced those big, bouncy curls was the moment we knew she was the hookerwithaheartofgold for us. The 100 best comic book characters of all time paste. Giving a character red hair makes them stand out in a crowd so theyre easier to recognize. Which joker origin better suits dcs clown prince of crime. Loathing lannisters, perfect bitch please face, surviving the game of thrones shes really the front runner of the stark family at this point. Diehard was a hero in world war ii, fighting alongside heroes like glory and superpatriot. However, that rarity hasnt translated to the comics, since some of comics best known characters are redheads.
Aquaman arthur curry is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Discussion bug reporting deletecombine pages artist showoff offtopic contests battles fanfic rpg comic book. Howards character was named red sonya of rogatino, and she first appeared in the short story the shadow of the vulture which was adapted into. Its almost as much a symbol of modern comic books as lee is himself. Though not a native of atlantis, mera is queen of the fabled underwater realm alongside her soulmate aquaman. The characters distinct face, with his parted red hair, gaptooth smile, freckles. Why must we force female superheroes to wear terrible red wigs.
Chip zdarsky one of the most interesting comic characters weve seen in recent years doesnt fly. The 75yearold comic book character has undergone a major makeover, and his new hipster look will make its debut at the annual comic con event in san diego on wednesday. Banshee sean cassidy is a mutant from ireland, which is where he got his hair and his nickname. Southwest norway may well be the clue to the origin of red hair. The show follows batman having recently started his career as a. In his comic book appearances, the joker is portrayed as a criminal mastermind. In the book, she was an amoral, upandcoming star and former comic character, over whom her estranged husband, comic strip star roger rabbit, obsessed. It tells the story of paul moses, a retired cia operative who was at one point the most dangerous man in the world, spending his remaining days trying to live with the things he has done. From red sonja to archie, there are a lot of redheads in comics.