10 Unlikely (But Awesome) Lead Characters In Comics

DC ComicsComic books as a medium have the advantage of an unlimited creative budget: the stories, settings and characters are only constricted by the imaginations of the writers and artists. Of course, every title generally lives and dies on the strength of it's main character: for every Batman, there's an Adam X (Who? Exactly.) So why limit yourself to brooding and/or self righteous superheroes? Whilst superheroes are the most popular subject of comics and the first thing people think of when discussing the topic, there are so many Marvel, DC and creator owned books out there with lead characters that are far more unlikely. Maybe they're superheroes with an unlikely power or personality, maybe they aren't heroes at all. Some of the greatest and most enthralling comic book protagonists have had any form of heroism as the last thing on their minds and that made them all the more interesting. As a nice guide for you all then, we thought we'd provide ten incredibly unlikely protagonists for you all to educate yourselves with. The list just goes to show that you don't need to be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound in order to entertain the reader.