While putting together yesterday’s ‘Man Of Steel’-inspired Retro Review, I found myself thinking about how many different nicknames Superman actually has: Big Blue, The Man of Steel, The Metropolis Marvel, The Man of Tomorrow, The Last Son of Krypton, The Dark Knight’s Much Much Cooler Friend. It seems that, as in wrestling, the more popular and long-lasting a character, the more forms of address he or she accumulates, and the acquisition of the “Hawkguy” moniker was one of the exciting signs that the latest edition of Clint Barton’s adventures would be sticking around, because, let’s be honest: “The Battlin’ Bowman” is pretty awful. Plus, in the new millennium, if you don’t have an alternate name, they won’t have anything to call your inevitable reboot movie after your first one tanks or the trilogy ends! (Standby for the next Jonah Hex movie, “Horribly Scarred Old Bastid” in 2017.)
The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) reminds you that you can call me Ray, you can call me Jay, you can call me Stacy, you can call me Mister Pig, so long as you don’t call me after midnight, asking: Who’s got the coolest nickname of all?
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I’ve always been rather fond of the “Dynamic Duo” and the “Big Blue Boy Scout” monikers. Any alliteration at will usually get my attention though.
Don’t forget “Big Red Cheese”
The Thing calling Thor “Goldilocks”.
I always liked the “Emerald Archer” for Green Arrow
I always liked “The Worlds Mightiest Mortal” and “The Big Red Cheese” but i also love Captain Marvel.
I like it when people call Iron Man “Bucket-head”
My favourite was when Cap handed the shield to Bucky and was just plain Steve Rogers and Spidey referred to him as “We’re-Not-Allowed-To-Call-Him-Cap”
Hulk like “Birdnose.”
When Terra called Starfire “Miss Golden Globes”