User blog:ARTaylor/October 2015 Poll Results

November is here and with it the results of the October poll are in. We asked which original character who was adapted into other media, such as the comics and/or films, is your favorite. It was a close finish, but one emerged victorious.




 * 1) "WOLVERINE! PULL BACK!" With those final words, Morph lodged himself in the hearts and minds of X-Men viewers and became the clear winner of the original characters with 37.5% of the votes. He was loosely based on the character of Changeling, an early X-Man who was the first of the team to die, but was created by the producers to be his own character. His original purpose was to die in "Night of the Sentinels, Part Two" to show the dangers that the X-Men would face. But his brief appearance made a lasting appearance and he returned to life later in the series eventually returning to the team. Despite his loose comic inspiration, a version of Morph appeared in Exiles as one of the reality-jumping heroes.
 * 2) In close second with 31.3% was X-23. She was created for X-Men: Evolution for just two appearances. But the idea of her character proved strong enough to become not only part of the comics but a major figure. In fact, most recently she has become the new Wolverine following the death of Logan.
 * 3) Getting 18.8% was Firestar from Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. Created because the television rights to Human Torch were hung up with another studio, Angelica proved a popular addition to the show. Her time in the comics have given her a solo series and appearances with the X-Men, New Warriors, and Avengers.
 * 4) Tied with 6.3% were Francis Barton and Torunn, both from Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow. They were part of the original team for the video created as children of the iconic team. The whole team was briefly seen in the pages of S.H.I.E.L.D..
 * 5) Getting no votes were Azari, Henry Pym, Jr., James Rogers, and Whistler. Azari, Henry, and James were also part of the Next Avengers video. Whistler was created for a then in-production Blade film and borrowed for Spider-Man thus serving as his first appearance. Whistler eventually made his way to the big screen though has yet to be seen in comics.

Check out this month's poll. This time we ask: recent Marvel Animation shows have been criticized for being too close to the live action films, sometimes even going so far as to recreate scenes, dialogue, and jokes. What do you think of the issue?