who was your childhood hero?

[mothwench]

just curious, when you were little, was there a character in a book or tv show that you especially liked, maybe identified yourself with? maybe like an idol?

for me, it was she-ra *giggle*, she was soo cool, and had a flying horse. :elf:
are he-man and she-ra even still on tv, or are they over the hill? i wouldn't know, i don't watch tv.

[WitchJezebel]

Wonder Woman... definitely Wonder Woman. Although I really wanted to be funny like Lucille Ball.

[Aidron]

She-Ra, Rainbow Brite, Supergirl, Wonder Woman, My Little Pony... :lol:

I always hated the male heroes growing up. They were oversized and idiotic I felt. :p

[Xander67]

Marine Boy , Casper, Bionic Man, Spider Man... :)

Batman, :T

[mol]

Gung Ho (GI Joe) and He-Man.

[Rockprincess]

Definitely She-ra! I had the castle and a whole She-ra dress-up outfit (including the glow-in-the-dark sword!) :yayhawaii:yayhawaii:yayhawaii

[13thChylde]

Wonder Woman and Isis...and Michael Jackson.

[WitchJezebel]

I always hated the male heroes growing up. They were oversized and idiotic I felt. :p

I agree Raven, altho I did enjoy He Man on occasion. And you know what they say about the oversized, big-ego'd, bloated ones.... :lol:

[Aidron]

I agree Raven, altho I did enjoy He Man on occasion. And you know what they say about the oversized, big-ego'd, bloated ones.... :lol:

That they're gassy? :huh:

[*GrumpButt*]

I loved all the shows you guys have talked about, but I never had an idol or a role model (besides my parents). I always knew they were't real, or I did not know that person, so I never looked up..

[Avalon]

Han Solo. He was tough, he was smooth, he was wordly, and a good shot...http://indigo.ie/~owenc/starwars/images/fan_gifs/hansolo.gif

[mol]

I always hated the male heroes growing up. They were oversized and idiotic I felt. :p
Unlike the woman hero's? :)

You must be a D-Cup to be a woman superhero.

All hero's and heroines are exagerrated.

[Aidron]

Unlike the woman hero's? :)

You must be a D-Cup to be a woman superhero.

All hero's and heroines are exagerrated.


Indeed. I've just never related to male figures much, mostly because the idolized males are nothing like me what so ever and I tend to gravitate towards women more in general. :hrmm:

[Traz Heart]

Jokie Smurf
Love how he allways pulled pranks.

Optimus Prime
*singing* "Transformers More then meets the eyes"

Liono
THUNDER THUNDER THUNDER CATS HOOOOOOOOOO!!


Oh and
Rody Rody Pipper
Bad Guy wrestlers are the best!

[WitchJezebel]

That they're gassy? :huh:


You are soooooo bad.... :smoke:

[DayDreamer]

Wonder woman, specifically Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman. LOL

[WitchJezebel]

Unlike the woman hero's? :)

You must be a D-Cup to be a woman superhero.

All hero's and heroines are exagerrated.


I'd give anything to be a D-cup....

[Aidron]

Oooh, oooh! Cheetarah and that Rock-1 from Bionic Six.

*sings the Bionic Six theme song*

And yes, I know I am bad. Very, very bad. ;)

[Memnoch McKiln]

Oh and
Rody Rody Pipper
Bad Guy wrestlers are the best!lol yes, we are.......
my childhood heroes?....Ozzy Osbourne, Sting (The Wrestler, not that other guy),....and Link from The Legend of Zelda

[Eudaimonia]

Hey, WitchJezebel, D-Cups are a pain... love your bra size, ok?

Mine were a bit diff from all of yours...

Dragonlance: Tasselhoff Burrfoot! (It just fell into my pocket!)
Goldmoon
Rastlin (Holy S***! I love this character so much!)

Donatello from the Ninja Turtles... he was the smart one, after all!

And Unico! (Between Beezelbub and Unico)
"Really and truley?"
"Yes, really and truley."
"Really and truely and truely?"
"Yep, really and truely and truely."
*jump boink sound*
"Really and truely and truely and truely?"
"Yes, just like I said. Really and truely and truely and tru... oh, I think I lost count somewhere."

[Gawdess]

I always like Willy Wonka, I was a crazy kid though....hmmmm

Annie?

[Traz Heart]

lol yes, we are.......
my childhood heroes?....Ozzy Osbourne, Sting (The Wrestler, not that other guy),....and Link from The Legend of Zelda
Hehe Allways root for the heel they do the funniest things.

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[MoonDust]

Superman. He’s my love.

[Radocs]

I thought Sonic the Hedgehog was the coolest guy around when I was younger.

[Old Witch]

My heros have always been Cowboys....Specifically Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, and Gene Autry......But as I went into my teens.......Emma Peel....From the Avengers (the TV show, not that turkey of a movie........)

[Rockprincess]

Unlike the woman hero's? :)

You must be a D-Cup to be a woman superhero.

All hero's and heroines are exagerrated.
Whoah! Does that make ME a woman superhero?! :fpompoms

[Bainidhe Dub]

Gambit from X-men. *sighs* He was so cool and just cute!!

[MoonDust]

oh yeah

[Ben Trismegistus]

Superman, natch.

Truth, Justice, and the American Way. What could be more worth fighting for than that?

[Athena-Nadine]

I didn't read the responses, but I'm probably going to be the boring one. The only person I have ever idolized is Albert Einstein.

[~ Monk ~]

Han Solo and Captain Kirk.

Chewbacca rocked too. Loyal, intelligent and a bad-ass. :thumbsup:

[Memnoch McKiln]

Gambit from X-men. *sighs* He was so cool and just cute!!yeah, Gambit rules.

[Semele]

Sadly enough Pippy Longstocking! She was cool and tough as nails and didn't have to listen to bossy parents!

[Ahautenites]

Woohoo! A Pippi Fan!!!

I loved the Bobbsey Twins, too. Never really cared for Nancy Drew, though.

Wonder Woman (from the SuperFriends) was my first heroine, though. I was too young to remember Mighty Isis, although my dad swears up and down that he and I used to watch it every Saturday. And then came Teela and She-Ra.

And Captain CAAAAAAAAVE MAAAAAAN!

[Flaire-FireStar]

I had lots..... :2G:

She-Ra
Gem & the Holograms
:shaker: The original Power Rangers
True Heart & Noble Heart (......and the Care Bears :rotfl: )

[mato]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle's Lenardo... and I was a dork even back then so Also Heraculese (sp) the mythical figure and when the show started up my first crush was Kevin Sorebo (sp and :rotfl: come on sore-bo...)
Made me so proud to be gay.. I remember staying up nights my eyes burning from lack of sleep drinking cup after cup of nasty cold coffee so I could catch a glimpse of that muscle bound hunk in patch work leather pants :drool: he's also the reason I bought some leather pants :o

[Memnoch McKiln]

QUOTE=Semele]Sadly enough Pippy Longstocking! She was cool and tough as nails and didn't have to listen to bossy parents![/QUOTE]:fofftopic ok, no need for this to get out....my real name is Brandon....as in My very interesting Mother named me after Pippi's dog!!! I've just been telling people for years it's from Bruce Lee's son....who went on to become one of my heroes...

[WitchJezebel]

I was too young to remember Mighty Isis, although my dad swears up and down that he and I used to watch it every Saturday. And then came Teela and She-Ra.


I remember Mighty Isis, but it wasn't on for very long if I recall.

[mothwench]

Superman. He’s my love.

:Tjust for your info, batman kicked superman's ass in *the dark knight (uh...returns?)* :razz:
so there, nya nya...

awww, just teasin ya. superman's cool.

i'm glad someone touched on the topic of the D-cups (no pun intended) because one of the many concepts i'm planning for a comic book is a female heroine that is, well a bit more realistic, figure-wise. what do you guys think, my roommate eddie, who is a comic freak, says they simply won't sell. i did this one figure, (a female version of the grim reaper) and asked him his honest opinion, and he kept makeing me change it, giving her more tits n fanny till she looked like the typical comic book bimbo. :rolleyes:

so, what do you think, would it sell, or is the barbie doll figure compulsory for a successful comic book heroine?

[mothwench]

Sadly enough Pippy Longstocking! She was cool and tough as nails and didn't have to listen to bossy parents!

THATS NOT SAD!!!!!! PIPI ROCKS!!!!!! :smoke: YOU ROCK!!!! YAY! :colorful:

[Pesha]

Oh well might as well date myself...ZORRO...yes I said Zorro. I loved the man watched the old TV show every time it came on and drove my parents nuts playing atZorro in our back yard. I of course was the Senorita in distress and Zorro came and took me away......sighs.

BB
DS.

[mothwench]

I had lots..... :2G:

She-Ra
Gem & the Holograms
:shaker: The original Power Rangers
True Heart & Noble Heart (......and the Care Bears :rotfl: )


:hairraise OH, my gods i have forgotton all about GEM until this very minute... oh the nostalgia... :lol:

edited to add: i can even remember the song now, and aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh, now its stuck...
gem, gem is outrageous ohhh gem...AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!

[MammaStar]

Thurman Munson. The Captain.

I bawled all day when he was killed. He's the reason why Ialways wear #15 and why when I started to play softball, I played catcher. :)

He's still my hero.

[aida]

Robin Hood :D Thats why I started arching in the first place :D

[ajna]

Well I wish I had a comic hero...
I was too serious a kid (that must be why I am so juvenile now) and my heros were my aunt on my father's side and Princess Di.

[mato]

I had lots..... :2G:

She-Ra
Gem & the Holograms
:shaker: The original Power Rangers
True Heart & Noble Heart (......and the Care Bears :rotfl: )

:lol:
Hey do you know they have a pink male power range now!
I think he might be gay... Ah the horrors of having an 8 yr old nephew...

[Rhaven]

Spiderman!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Aidron]

Oh I was a total fan of Pippi Longstocking growing up. I used to watch her movies all the time. Now that I think about it, I've sort of turned out to be like her. :rotfl:

[nomadicdragon]

mmmm... Rupert, Robin Hood & Abraham Lincoln.. i was a strange child.. lol

[Aidron]

Jem (not Gem you sillies!) and the Holograms were great too. In fact, she was the reason I got my first guitar. I'll so listen to theme songs from various '80s cartoons a lot, and her's definitely has a good beat. :lol:

[JWill0ws]

Ok - this is going to sound really corney - but my father was my hero!!

Yah, I know - electra complex - lol

[CelestiaSynth]

As weird as this may sound, my heros were Rainbow Brite, Galileo and Link from Zelda.

[Aidron]

As weird as this may sound, my heros were Rainbow Brite, Galileo and Link for Zelda.


Rainbow Brite!!!! :smile: :woot:

[mothwench]

:twitch: ok.... guess i'll post that question in the book forum then... :sadman:

[KamikazeFinn]

when I was a child, other than She-Ra, my hero was my Grandmother. She was always so strong... She was the mother of six and took care of three dying family members during it all. I looked up to her for having the strength to do all that she's done and still be a wonderful person. I thank her for being such a strong woman and even now, just a week after surgery, she's coming out of the hospital and all. She's just so amazing to me and I'm glad she's been there for me.

[Eudaimonia]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle's Lenardo... and I was a dork even back then ...

Thank goddess that someone else likes the Turtles! I was begining to feel lonley here!

Anyone up for Dragonlance? It's ok... I'm used to being the only one in the room....

[Aidron]

You're not alone in liking the turtles. I was a kid in the '80s and dressed up like them. Seriously, on a daily occurance. :lol:

Then again I dressed up like Rainbow Brite too. :T

[mato]

That is so funny! My mother tried to make us all teenage mutant ninja turtal costumes... We had a large stuffed shell and wore green make up... I didnt get a sword, but the other three got thier weapons! It was soooo cheesy! But I was told I couldnt wear my costume to school... :sadeyes: then she gave in and I got beaten up! It was all good fun, but I still believe that every ninja turtle should be alloud to carry his weapons!

[mothwench]

Thank goddess that someone else likes the Turtles! I was begining to feel lonley here!

Anyone up for Dragonlance? It's ok... I'm used to being the only one in the room....

well yer not... :lol: i loved dragonlance!

[mothwench]

That is so funny! My mother tried to make us all teenage mutant ninja turtal costumes... We had a large stuffed shell and wore green make up... I didnt get a sword, but the other three got thier weapons! It was soooo cheesy! But I was told I couldnt wear my costume to school... :sadeyes: then she gave in and I got beaten up! It was all good fun, but I still believe that every ninja turtle should be alloud to carry his weapons!

:hairraise i wouldn't give you a sword, if i was your mum.:p

[door]

My heroes were always kid characters with seemingly non-existent or evil parents and wild adventures under their belts: Alice (in Wonderland), Pippi, Pierre ("I don't care."), Matilda, etc. Brain over brawn is never a yawn.

On the topic of a true-to-life female comic hero, well Mothwench, look no further than one of your signature pics...Death and all the women of the Endless are wonderful characters, none too busty, one is downright ugly and the Sandman series is still selling! Do the character you want and worry about selling it later (IMHO).

[mothwench]

My heroes were always kid characters with seemingly non-existent or evil parents and wild adventures under their belts: Alice (in Wonderland), Pippi, Pierre ("I don't care."), Matilda, etc. Brain over brawn is never a yawn.

On the topic of a true-to-life female comic hero, well Mothwench, look no further than one of your signature pics...Death and all the women of the Endless are wonderful characters, none too busty, one is downright ugly and the Sandman series is still selling! Do the character you want and worry about selling it later (IMHO).

:lol: pierre, that's another one i'd completely forgotten about!
thankies, for that advice. i think my signature wench is some japanese comic figure, but i'm not sure.
i haven't bought a copy of sandman in such a long time that i didn't even know there was a woman in it.
one more i can think of is kabuki- but again, this is a japanese comic so naturally the women are more androgynous, and it didn't sell well at all, although the story was awesome and the artwork was all that and more.
tell ya what, i'll get my sketches to a photocopying shop next week so i can size them down so they fit in the scanner, and i'll post some and see what you think... :)

[door]

I would love to see your work! I will keep an eye out for your post (in Art, I presume?). Thanks.

I remember the signature "wench" you have being in a book of short stories inspired by the Sandman series. That was another artist's rendition of Death. I could not find the title of that book or the artist. I am not very familiar with Japanese art, or comics, but in my little opinion poll universe, androgyny is more pallatable. But then again, I am odd.

[siamesegoth2]

ohhh the nostalgia wave almost drowned me!!!

i remember rainbow bright , i had a mylil pony and i adored she_ra , but , and god it makes me blush to say this ,

it was care bears, telebugs , and my all time favorite DOCTOR WHO !! who couldnt love a guy that culd be replaced in a show after 7 years and put it down to bodily regeneration!! he had a TARDIS to travel through time and stick his nose in o other peoples bussiness, save the cosmos , fight nastie bug eyed monsters in the form of daleks ,cybermen and ice warriors, not to mention things that looked like some mutant puppy on acid!!

hence my avatar LOL, yes at 25 i still collect read and watch all things doctor who , the seal of rassilon looks rather good dont you think?

[mothwench]

I would love to see your work! I will keep an eye out for your post (in Art, I presume?). Thanks.

yep, i'll be posting them in art and crafts sometime next week.


I remember the signature "wench" you have being in a book of short stories inspired by the Sandman series. That was another artist's rendition of Death. I could not find the title of that book or the artist. I am not very familiar with Japanese art, or comics, but in my little opinion poll universe, androgyny is more pallatable. But then again, I am odd.

oh yeah? i might check that out... i know the right person to ask. ya know, at first i thought the female grim reaper thing was only my idea, you can imagine my disappointment when my roommate showed me a picture of *lady death*, a very busty broad by i can't remember now.

well there's japanese comics, and then there's manga, which i used to be crazy about but now i find it all rather.... :sick:

[Chibi-Fallon]

My childhood hero is actually a part of my SN. :floating:
No one but me probably watched Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders in like the early 90's. But the really butch on on there was named Fallon and she was my hero. 8O

[Kalika]

I loved She-Ra. :) I haven't seen anything on her in a long time... but I have seen some recent He-man shows.

Hmm... for me, my hero was Athena I think. Ever since I was really young, I have always looked up to her. Weird isn't it. :)

Interesting thread.

Blessed Be.

[Kalika]

Woohoo! A Pippi Fan!!!

I loved the Bobbsey Twins, too. Never really cared for Nancy Drew, though.

Wonder Woman (from the SuperFriends) was my first heroine, though. I was too young to remember Mighty Isis, although my dad swears up and down that he and I used to watch it every Saturday. And then came Teela and She-Ra.

And Captain CAAAAAAAAVE MAAAAAAN!

LOL. I used to ask my mom over and over when Captain Caveman would come on. :) He was great!!

[Regulus]

Nathaniel Bowditch. He was a genius in post-revolutionary America. He sorta re-invented sea navigation. He was also dirt poor.

[mothwench]

ohhh the nostalgia wave almost drowned me!!!

i remember rainbow bright , i had a mylil pony and i adored she_ra , but , and god it makes me blush to say this ,

it was care bears, telebugs , and my all time favorite DOCTOR WHO !! who couldnt love a guy that culd be replaced in a show after 7 years and put it down to bodily regeneration!! he had a TARDIS to travel through time and stick his nose in o other peoples bussiness, save the cosmos , fight nastie bug eyed monsters in the form of daleks ,cybermen and ice warriors, not to mention things that looked like some mutant puppy on acid!!

hence my avatar LOL, yes at 25 i still collect read and watch all things doctor who , the seal of rassilon looks rather good dont you think?

i had TONS of MLPs!!! never liked the care bears much, tho. could never get used to them being so pastel colored ... don't know why this was ok for the ponies, tho.

and doctor who is way cool, i had a friend once who named his houseboat the blue tardis. yep, nice one, cool av. :elf:

[siamesegoth2]

i had TONS of MLPs!!! never liked the care bears much, tho. could never get used to them being so pastel colored ... don't know why this was ok for the ponies, tho.

and doctor who is way cool, i had a friend once who named his houseboat the blue tardis. yep, nice one, cool av. :elf:


hahah i know why MLP's got away with it, my own MLP applejack i think it was called was a hiddious pastl orangey pink , after abou a year, her hair was cut off and coloured red and her entire body was permenant markerd black, lets all give thanks to the deities for permenat markers in all there shapes sizes and of course COLOURS hahahah.

as for care bears its rather scarey to think i allowed THAT much pastel pink green and blue into my life. i never really thought about the pastels till you mentioned it "wentch " LOL.

:hairraise child hood truma is when your mother forces you to have MLP wallpaper :sick:

[NaturesWitch]

Macgyver was my hero!
Man that guy could make anything out of anything lol
hes awesome!
I cried when they cancelled the show :wah2:

[mothwench]

hahah i know why MLP's got away with it, my own MLP applejack i think it was called was a hiddious pastl orangey pink , after abou a year, her hair was cut off and coloured red and her entire body was permenant markerd black, lets all give thanks to the deities for permenat markers in all there shapes sizes and of course COLOURS hahahah.

as for care bears its rather scarey to think i allowed THAT much pastel pink green and blue into my life. i never really thought about the pastels till you mentioned it "wentch " LOL.

:hairraise child hood truma is when your mother forces you to have MLP wallpaper :sick:

:rotfl: a punk-rock MLP!!! wicked :smoke: hey that is so cool, are MLPs still available? i want to get one and transform it... my tribute to deedee ramone...

actually i think i had applejack- saying that, i wonder where they all went? i don't think i even have one, now... but there were alot of moves since then, so they probably ended up in some garage sale, the poor little horsies...

say, were your MLPs skinny, or were they the oringinal fat ones? i remember suddenly they changed, somehow lost a lot of weight... (the ones in the shops, not the ones in my room :lol: )

[siamesegoth2]

Oh i had fat ones LMAO , then after that they came out with the weird and wonderfull winged versions, sad as in pathetic by the by, to think that the fatcats of MLP knew that little kids would go for the same MLP but with cheap plastic wings hahaha.

And believe it or not, MLP's are still on sale, unfortunatly its the Barbie weightloss programm MLP's that are one sale, toys r us should have them n stock , complete with bad fairy out fits princess catles and stabels blah blah blah, i only know this because its almost xmas* insert fav xmas swear words here* and if its not barbie or MLP its bloody action man.

OH theres a thought, am i the nly one to rember the FLOWER fairy dolls???

[mothwench]

:lol: that is just too funny! right, i've got a new mission, now: search all flea markets and garage sales for old-school MLPs. i was highly suspicious of those skinny ones, too. i must get this to freyja, on my crone thread. (the fact that in the skinny weight-loss crazed eighties, even the friggin ponies had to go to the aerobics classes...)

no, i don't remember flower fairy dolls, but you saying that reminded me of... strawberry shortcake! :lol:

[mato]

:hairraise i wouldn't give you a sword, if i was your mum.:p

Hey! I was a good kid! I would have never used the sword without provokation(sp)...

[SisterLittleWitch]

My Mom and my Grandma!!! And now....my sister is added to that category!! I have some wonderful...strong...and independant woman in my family!!! I guess i'm just lucky

[mothwench]

Hey! I was a good kid! I would have never used the sword without provokation(sp)...

hah.
well, actually, you don't seem like the kind of guy that's easily provoked (spelling was fine, i think... wup, no, it's provocation, but very confusing because provoked ya spell with a k... ah, sod it.)

so, yeah i'd give you a sword. a cardboard one ;) :smoke:

[siamesegoth2]

oh i rember strawberry shortcake!!! she also had a rage of little miss perfumes and whale blubber cosmetics !!lol, i was suspicious if her too, nothing smells that good and not be edible!!!

she also had a few delicious lil friends!!

but as for MLP goth em up folks , they NEED IT .

*may karma get me for mutilating mlp*

oh i just had a brain fart! My Lil Pony Mutilation Therapy!! id make a TON

[mato]

hah.
well, actually, you don't seem like the kind of guy that's easily provoked (spelling was fine, i think... wup, no, it's provocation, but very confusing because provoked ya spell with a k... ah, sod it.)

so, yeah i'd give you a sword. a cardboard one ;) :smoke:

Cardboard swords hurt just the same!

[Autumn Clair]

Mighty mouse and Underdog. Hey I was a little kid. I believed in that super energy pill in underdogs ring.