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The Richest Comic Book Characters

Finally! A rich list that doesn’t make me jealous or wish I could be one of the people on the list. Ranker have put together a list of the richest comic book characters. Here is the top 10, to see the rest of the list check out the source below.

01. Black Panther

Being the first black superhero in mainstream American comic books, Black Panther tops this list as the most realistically rich superhero (or supervillain) in either DC or Marvel. Why is this? Well, for one, he runs the entire country of Wakanada (a fictional African country in the Marvel universe), which just happens to be the world’s only deposit of the most precious metal: Vibranium.

You know that indestructible metal that Wolverine’s bones are incased in? Vibranium is the stronger metal and T’Challa (the Black Panther’s real identity) owns all of it, and often has to protect it. So, from the perspective of natural resources, supply vs. demand, and how much he has at his disposal if he just sells a tiny bit of what he has an endless amount of — T’Challa, The Black Panther, is arguably the richest superhero in comics. BONUS: He’s considered one of the eight smartest people in the entire Marvel Universe.

02. Namor the Sub-Mariner

Namor once saved the day with a ridiculous wad of cash with the explanation that if he wanted to, he could always have money because what he has to work with is oh, you know, all the riches of the sea. That’s right, anytime anyone loses a wallet or drops change into the ocean (as well as any pirate treasure that exists in the Marvel universe, oh yeah, and the countless riches of the kingdom of Atlantis)… it’s all Namor’s. The reigning Prince of Atlantis, Namor is one of the biggest jerks in the Marvel universe, even though his heart is usually in the right place.

Namor has other-worldly value to his riches, which puts him above anyone who runs a country (except for T’Challa, because c’mon, what if one guy owned all the platinum in the world?), and anyone who runs a huge corporation. BONUS: Breaking a chunk off of a building in his place could go for millions at a huge museum, so that’s another huge source of income. Guess he does have a reason to be so snobby.

03. Adrian Veidt (Ozymandias)

Adrien Veidt, otherwise known as Ozymandias, otherwise known as (WATCHMEN SPOILER ALERT) the bad guy from Watchmen, is one of the richest superheroes in history. He has Bruce Wayne-style power, and fortune, but takes it far enough to do what Bruce Wayne wouldn’t. His questionable morality gives him the financial edge on Bruce Wayne, as Wayne runs an honest business. Veidt kills people and sells toys of himself. On top of all of this, he is also the smartest man on Earth.

Veidt is a superhero/supervillain (depending on your take on Watchmen) that doesn’t pull punches (often) and does what he wants to get what he wants. Money isn’t really a problem for him, as he owns a freaking crazy, genetically engineered wildcat named Bustastis, and a “tower” (a sure sign… as you will see… of a rich superhero).

04. Batman

Owner of Wayne Enterprises, billionaire Bruce Wayne is the richest self-made superhero on this list. Sure, Strange earned his powers, but someone had to give them to him. Bruce Wayne took billions of dollars as an orphan and turned himself into one of the most powerful superheroes in comic books.

Being able to keep up with the titans in the Justice League like Superman and Wonder Woman (and often having to save them all, always being one step ahead of almost everyone in the DC universe), Batman is easily among the smartest characters in comic books. With this intelligence, he runs Wayne Enterprises, a multi-billion dollar international company, and somehow still has enough time to be Batman (see: Lucius Fox) and get all those crazy gadgets he needs not only made, but ordered privately and in quantities that allow him to always have everything he needs under his belt… well, ON his belt.

05. Lex Luthor

Owner of LexCrop, Lex Luthor is one of the most ruthless and morally-despicable characters in the DC universe. Needless to say, he’s rich as hell. LexCorp is one of the most successful multi-national corporations in the DC universe — which says a lot considering the insane stuff that every single one of these characters buys with their money. Giant robots, endless research, mountains of cover-up money, enough money to fund his own campaign for the presidency of the United States and most of all, enough money to really do little else but try and kill Superman all the time — LexCorp brings in BILLIONS for Luthor. So, imagine Bill Gates did nothing but try and kill some unkillable guy all the time. That’s Lex Luthor.

06. Magneto

Everyone always attributes Magneto’s breadth of resources to the Nazi gold that he stole from Hydra, but there’s something that people tend to forget… He is the master of ALL METAL — including precious metals (see item #1).

So THEORETICALLY, he could call all precious metals to his every whim, making him one of the richest characters in all of comicbookdom. Since, this isn’t a “potentially rich” list, he falls at #6 on this list because literal tons of gold have got to put you a little bit above good ol’ Tony Stark.

07. Iron Man

The Bruce Wayne of the Marvel Universe, Tony Stark, owner of Stark Industries, is one of the richest men in the 616 Marvel U. Imagine if Halliburton was owned by one guy, times a hundred… and imagine that everyone LIKED the company and that guy. The developer of some of the most impossible technologies on Earth, Tony Stark was born to the founder of Stark Industries, Howard Stark. Stark went to MIT at the age of 15 and then, after his parents’ death, inherited Stark Industries. Since then, he acquired (and spent) enough money to even fund the superteam The Avengers, as well as build Stark Tower.

He’s at #7 on this list because unlike Doom, he is not the head of a country, but the head of one of the most powerful corporations on Earth. He loses control of his corporation at least once during his extensive history and goes as far as losing 2 years worth of his memories recent comics which can’t be TOO great for business. Although he still has his corporation, being an enemy of the state never helped anyone. The status quo will be restored soon, inevitably, but currently Tony Stark is not the picture of wealth that he once was.

08. Doctor Doom

Victor Von Doom is one of the most intelligent characters in the Marvel universe. Arch nemesis of the Fantastic Four, intellectual rival to Reed Richards, and ruler of the small Eastern-European nation of Latveria, Doom has a great fortune to his name (read: GDP of Latveria) that he uses, as supervillains do, to try and kill some cool, fun-loving, innocent heroes. While, financially, he runs the equivalent of a country like Serbia, he has his own freaking country. This means he has his own army and all of his people’s resources to do what he wishes. He’s dealt with various galactic leaders and continues to be one of the most esteemed and feared supervillains in all of Marvel comics.

The only reason Luthor beats him out is the sheer amount of wealth Luthor has built up. It’s a fine line, but the ruler of a small country, if he’s a supervillain, is the equivalent of Luthor taking over the state of Delaware and having them all do his bidding. Only Luthor’s a little more powerful than that.

09. Green Goblin

Norman Osborn, otherwise known as the Green Goblin, is easily one of the most vile, evil, manipulative and sadistic characters in all of comic books. In a lot of ways he’s the Lex Luthor of the Marvel universe, except Osborn just owns Oscorp, a corporation that is huge, but struggling a little more than LexCorp ever has.

The edge he has over the Green Arrow is that Osborn recently became the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. and now has the government’s full support to do whatever he wants. He’s been using these insanely powerful resources to systematically take down every major superhero in the Marvel universe, reducing them to fugitives one by one.

10. Green Arrow

Much like Stark, Green Arrow (otherwise known as Oliver Queen) inherited the company that made him rich from his parents shortly after their untimely death and decided to become a superhero with the money the company was bringing in. Definitely the worst businessman on this list, Queen let his fortune get away from him after a while, as he started running the company out of obligation and took up being a vigilante due to his empathy for the working people of the world.

Bruce Wayne, on the other hand, allocated all of the funds in his inheritance very carefully and Stark is a scientific genius who only improved on his father’s work. Queen treated his fortune more like an escapist teenager in that he spent it on luxuries like gadgets, cars, travel and women. Eventually, Oliver lost his whole fortune and sold the company before his death (later retconned). He continues to be remembered as one of the wealthier superheroes in history, as he is known as that rich kid who decided to do good with his inheritance along with all of his high livin’.

source: 20 Richest Comic Book Characters Of All Time [Ranker]

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Iron Man Vs. Hugh Grant & Links To Hollywood

Roberta @ Gone Hollywood

Iron Man Vs. Hugh Grant & Links To Hollywood

Iron Man Vs. Hugh Grant – City Rag

Pamela Bach Gets 90 Days In Jail – Pop Eater

Get Lea Michele’s Look For Less – Betty Confidential

Peaches Geldof & Eli Roth Make Us Nauseous – Holy Moly

Tour Inside Ellen Pompeo’s House! – Hollywood Life

Will Smith & Tommy Lee Jones Are Making A Comeback – F-Listed

Bonnie Wright & Jamie Campbell Bower Engaged – Why Fame

Hayden Panettiere Short Hair: Before and After – Amy Grindhouse

LegalBytes: Cameron Douglas Gets Five Years – Popbytes

Paris Hilton Stinks Up Hollywood – Celebrity Smack

Michelle Bombshell Wants To Be Sandra’s BFF – Celeb News Wire

Kate Gosselin Needs A Psychiatrist – ICYDK

Paris Hilton Is A Gold Digger – Litely Salted

Hayden Panettiere’s Boyfriend Likes Little Boys – The Superficial

Jessica Alba In Total Film Magazine – Yeeeah!

Happy 5th Birthday Youtube! – College Candy

Paris Hilton Must Be Smokin’ Crack – Tabloid Prodigy

Renee Zellweger Is Not Human – Drunken Stepfather

Michael C. Hall Fully Recovered From Cancer – Wonderwall

OMG, His Bulge: Taylor Lautner – OMG Blog

Running A Green Household Takes A Lot Of Green – Zelda Lily

Kourtney Kardashian & Mason Dash To Work – Celebrity Baby Scoop

Chace Crawford Has A British Girlfriend – Anything Hollywood

Kim Kardashian Married A Violent, Abusive Man – Allie Is Wired

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Celebrities That Were Replaced

Allie @ Gone Hollywood

Nobody likes recasting roles. It confuses continuity, befuddles audiences and sometimes upsets the original actors. But there are times when such a shake-up in performers is both necessary… and even an improvement.

Take, for example, today’s news that Bryce Dallas Howard will take over for Rachelle Lefevre in “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” the third installment in the bloodsucking ‘tween-friendly franchise. While it’s still too early to call the casting an upgrade over Lefevre, it’s certainly not as bad of a replacement as it could be. If nothing else, Howard is in good company — plenty of Hollywood-folk have been in her shoes before, and many of them proved successful in their reinterpreted roles.

Don’t believe me? This stroll down memory lane of five re-cast roles should be proof enough that Howard’s upcoming gig might work out for the best.

ALBUS DUMBLEDORE (“Harry Potter” Series): When actor Richard Harris tragically passed away after “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” Muggles across the globe wondered how the series could go on. Now, with only the two-part “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” left to go, Michael Gambon’s interpretation of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore is the definitive version of the character. While Harris’s gentle portrayal of the long-bearded wizard is certainly missed, Gambon’s scene-stealing presence has cast a spell on “Potter” fans everywhere.

JAMES “RHODEY” RHODES (“Iron Man” Series): You know it’s hard out in Hollywood for a pimp, but it’s even worse in comic book land for Terrence Howard. The “Iron Man” star was famously dropped from the cast of the big budget sequel due to a reported salary dispute, leaving Oscar-winning actor Don Cheadle to pick up the War Machine mantle for “Iron Man 2.” Sure, it would have been nice to see Howard’s promise of “next time” fulfilled, but it’s hard to deny the sheer force of Cheadle’s acting chops — especially after his crowd-pleasing appearance at Comic-Con last weekend.

RACHEL DAWES (Christopher Nolan’s “Batman” Series): After the unmitigated disaster that was “Batman & Robin” — that’s describing it in kid-safe terms, of course — Christopher Nolan’s “Batman Begins” was nothing less than a breath of fresh air. While the film was widely revered, actress Katie Holmes proved a sore spot for fans and critics alike in an otherwise flawless reinterpretation. Cue Maggie Gyllenhaal, sister of Jake, who stepped into the role of ADA Rachel Dawson in “The Dark Knight.” Despite her character’s less-than-happy ending, Gyllenhaal’s portrayal of Batman’s main squeeze was a universally embraced upgrade over Holmes’ previous performance.

BRUCE WAYNE (“Batman” Series): Sticking to the world of Gotham City, do you have any idea just how many Batmen have existed in front of the camera? From Lewis Wilson to Christian Bale and everybody in between, there’s no shortage of Caped Crusaders caught on film. Each and every one of them has achieved varying degrees of success — Michael Keaton had the Bruce Wayne part down, Adam West mastered the camp (hell, he created it), George Clooney was the nipple king — but the crown could well go to Kevin Conroy, who continues to provide Batman’s voice in projects such as “Batman: Gotham Knight” and “Batman: Arkham Asylum.”

JOHN CONNOR (“Terminator” Series): Another role played by Christian Bale — indeed, alongside Howard herself — is none other than John Connor, the future savior of mankind. Bale is hardly the first person to assume the role, following performances by Nick Stahl in “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” and Edward Furlong in “Terminator 2: Judgment Day.” Still, some would argue that Thomas Dekker’s portrayal of the character in “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” is the best one yet. Despite the show’s short-lived run and premature cancellation, “Chronicles” attained a massive following that continues to fight for its small screen return.

source: Bryce Dallas Howard, You’re Not Alone — Here Are Five Other Re-cast Roles [MTV]

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Robert Downey, Jr. To Play Hugh Hefner?

Roberta @ Gone Hollywood

Can you imagine Robert Downey, Jr. as Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner?

Downey has already said that it’s something that he wants to do, but now Hef himself says it’s a go.

Hefner says, “Downey and I have talked about it and it is a very real possibility. He’s a marvelous actor and I would be honored if he decided to do it.”

Downey already does the playboy role nicely, especially as Tony Stark in the Iron Man movie(s). Do you think it will convert nicely to the big screen when he has three blondes on his arm?

The movie, tentatively titled, “Playboy”, is said to be about the colorful past of the magazine founder and icon of the sexual revolution. “Playboy” will be directed by Brett Ratner and has been in the works for almost a year now.

Is it a good casting decision?

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Robert Downey Jr. Bashes DC Comics

Allie @ Gone Hollywood

Robert Downey Jr. didn’t hold back when it came to the subject of The Dark Knight in a recent interview.

After telling the interviewer that Iron Man 2 will be a cool, fun movie, he let it rip when they touched on the topic of Batman.

“My whole thing is that that I saw ‘The Dark Knight’. I feel like I’m dumb because I feel like I don’t get how many things that are so smart. It’s like a Ferrari engine of storytelling and script writing and I’m like, ‘That’s not my idea of what I want to see in a movie.’ I loved ‘The Prestige’ but didn’t understand ‘The Dark Knight’. Didn’t get it, still can’t tell you what happened in the movie, what happened to the character and in the end they need him to be a bad guy. I’m like, ‘I get it. This is so high brow and so fâ€“king smart, I clearly need a college education to understand this movie.’ You know what? F-ck DC Comics. That’s all I have to say and that’s where I’m really coming from.”

Looks like DC Comics won’t be striking up any deals with Robert Downey Jr. anytime soon.

Downey went on to say, “You know, you’re never too old to burn your bridges because I believe I have offended everyone. I think I’ve got a couple more. ‘I’ll burn that bridge when I come to it’ is my favourite phrase I’ve ever coined.”

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