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Wonder Man is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, he first appeared in The Avengers #9
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His ability to communicate with people already makes him more powerful than 98% of the superhero community. Most just sulk, eat hot chip and destroy stuff.
Talk no jutsu?
You're not going to be talking about the Hulk!
My favorite thing about Wonder Man is that he is vegetarian strictly for cholesterol reasons.... And I like to think that never crossed his mind the fact of his body being made of ionic energy means he does not have organs to have any kind of vascular stroke.
So his diet choice is a virtue signal?! Lol 🤣🤣
@Riptide 664 kinda similar, right?
Similar to Superman only thinking he needs to breathe.
The kinda hero I need! I’m thin am in pretty good shape but due to genetics I have high blood pressure and high LDL
Cholesterol. I’ve had to switch to a diet high in fruits and veggies to keep my numbers in check. It’s nice to know there’s a superhero with the same problem
@@WC_Beer_Reviews how is wanting to not die of heart disease virtue signaling? Not that I’ve read the comics but I don’t see how committing to a healthy diet has anything to do with appeasing the powers that be?
I first became interested in Wonder Man during the late 70's and early 80's when he and Beast were on the Avengers and hung out together almost like a buddy-cop duo. They had some really fun stories and I have liked him ever since. Nice to see him get some props from you.
That’s a movie Beast & Wonder Man.
@Ricky Moore Disney too, probably turn into a gay depiction.
Their friendship is, like, the number one reason I hate that Beast has been guided towards supervillainy in the last few years. Though, that said, Wonder Man was kind of heading that way back in the early/mid 2000s.
When i started reading comics was around when West Coast Avengers kicked off, so he was one of my favorite characters, so powerful, love to see him in the MCU at some point.
I remember him from back in the day when I first started too. It would be awesome to see more of him.
His name has made it in the movies. There was a poster outside a theater in a movie that said 'Wonderman' starring Simon Williams, with a picture of Nathan Fillion wearing a red safari type jacket. I think it was in Deadpool II. Tho, it may only have been in the trailer for the movie.
He was also in a deleted scene from Guardians of the Galaxy 2, playing Simon Williams. He is providing the voice for Wonderman in an upcoming animated Show for Marvel. It seems that he is in line to play the character id Marvel ever decides to bring him in to the MCU.
Same for me. Read West Coast as a kid and I’m looking forward to seeing him adapted for film/television.
Same. WCA was my gateway comic. Had read many others but WCA made me begin collecting.
Your wish has been granted
Wonder Man was always my favorite Marvel hero.....and I really appreciate how over the years his personality matured from unsure of himself, to headstrong, to level-headed. I'd really love to see him added to the cinematic universe.
Wonder Man is one of those character that never caught on and I'm not sure why.
Wonder man Wonder Woman
Kind of a silly superhero name maybe? One that makes you think of a more iconic female superhero? Otherwise, his (current) look & powers are sort of a combo of Superman & blue energy Superman.
The other reasons that he never took off might be b/c Marvel probably didn't handle him as well as they could've. As mentioned in the video, he was a bad guy a lot of the time early on. Also, his first few costumes were pretty ridiculous looking (the green spandex w/ red "W" & "M" lettering across his body, or a black suit w/ a red cargo jacket). Plus, his personality (his lack of confidence) is such that he fades into the background. If he had a better name, a better look (like his current one), & was assertive & confident, he'd basically be Marvel's Superman.
Because he's way too OP. A character isn't captivating because of how powerful he is, it's because of his character and his struggle to achieve his goal. Someone as powerful as Wonderman has zero challenge doing anything he wants. There's no drama, no conflict.
@@d.a.baracus1438 I enjoyed his lack of confidence, it made him feel like a real person and had me sympathize with him. When he first got rezed and was talking about how he was scared of dying again because he’s just trapped in nothingness really gave me that sense of realism
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If that was true, there'd be no good Superman stories.
They could easily bring him back into the spotlight and make it official that every time he dies he comes back stronger than before
Like a saiyan
@@Stillveryhuman or doomsday
Or Adam Warlock. Next?
I feel like the more powerful each time is more the general power creep of comics.
@@DIEGhostfish yeah ik but I think it would be cool to see a character where that’s explicitly stated to be his ability/power/whatever, and a canonical reason for this pattern is given
This guy was on the cover of the first comic I ever owned, pretty sure it was an Excalibur issue. Always thought he was pretty badass. For other omega/beyond omega characters for you to possibly cover, what about; Miracleman/Marvelman, Impossible man, Super Skrull(s) (like Virtue & Titannus
etc), Cul Borson, Graviton, Anti-Man or Quasar? There are lot more but those ones would be pretty cool!
All great characters. Wasn’t Marvel supposed to do something with him? I want to read the Alan Moore/Neil Gaiman runs . How do they hold up?
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@@matthewschwartz6607 Found out about him from my Uncle's collections, but honestly I don't remember much about the Miracleman/Marvelman stories, I just remember that he was crazy powerful. I'll have to re-read them.
ABOUT DANG TIME!!!! I've been requesting Wonder Man forever! I want to see him in the MCU!
Congratulations!
Really loved Wonder Man as Hollywood in the old Guardians of the galaxy run, especially during the Galactic Guardians mini series
Many people dont know about this..
The first time I learned about Wonder Man was when I got a Marvel Legends action figure of him when I was like 9 or 10. Didn't know anything about him, but it came with a comic where Kang had imprisoned the planet and Scarlet Witch helped Simon escape. Pretty cool, but still didn't understand his powers at all. He was in the Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes cartoon though and I thought he was a pretty good character, though he never got past his reluctant villain phase in that show unfortunately. That show is still the best interpretation of the Avengers in any non-comic medium imo. I'm surprised Rob doesn't talk about it more.
"Beyond omega level: The ability to hang out with people and start a conversation." Dude I'm dying over here! Love your videos
You know I read this at the same time as Rob said it? Lmao!
"Never touch Rogue"
Gambit: Never!
At last! Wonderman never gets enough respect , lol
Nobody asked for this video tho
@@ethanbrunt7755 To you
Blue Marvel needs to be in THE MCU
Way too OP, just like Sentry.
Unfortunately the same goes for Wonder Man. :(
@@vietnowsoldo look how the world works
No… the world does not deserve to know him.
We don't need another spook in the MCU we have enough
@@loucifer4205 oh you’re racist got it
I'm really glad you decided to do Wonder Man, I think he's very underrated. Just didn't have many good stories.
I dont comment much but I have been a fan of your channels for a while and I must say this video takes me back to my childhood. Wonder Man is one of my families favorite. Myself, my Brother and My Sister all grew up reading about this dude and we all have been wanting to see him in the MCU. So many of these comic panels i remember. So many of these covers I remember from my childhood. Even our late Father LOVED THESE COMICS AND THIS CHARACTER!!!. Bro i had no idea he was that powerful. I remember when he swallowed the Bomb and lived. When he fought Gladiator, That Cover with Spectral Vision and the sister with the Gun (forgot the name of the team), Hercules and Thor. This video has made me SMILE in such a huge way. I am so glad you did this video and i am ABSOLUTELY going to show my Brother and Sister. Thankyou so much and much success to the channels.
Long time fan of Wonder Man since his solo series dropped, so here’s a tidbit. His immortality is further displayed when appearing in the Guardians of the Galaxy run under the moniker, “Hollywood”… This incarnation was the 31st century team led by Vance Astro, and the reveal was quite the surprise then.
Yes! Thank you, Wonderman doesn’t get enough love. Definitely in my top five characters.
Thank you!!!! Wonder man has always been under rated.
Hey Marvel and Hollywood, give this underrated superhero his live action film that he deserves. Wonder Man needs to be introduced in the MCU.
You wish has came true
He's such an awesome character, honestly one of my favorites.
If you want to know more about Wonder Man, his best stories are in Operation Galactic Storm and the first couple arcs of the Busiek/Perez Avengers.
"For whatever reason that ill never understand"?? Come on Rob, Simon is one of the most underrated Marvel characters. Hes one of my faves. Hes like the Johnny Cage of Marvel..Nuff said!😎
I remember collecting the Wonder Man series in the early 90s as a kid. still have all my old comics from that era and before. Always liked him, thought he was a bad ass character.
I was hoping to see Simon Williams in WandaVision, as like a vessel Wanda was using to give her memories of Vision a physical body. Probably a bit too dark for Disney, given the implications, but it could've been an interesting twist on the Williams/Vision connection, how he gains powers (through the hex), his role as an actor, and his love for Wanda.
Reversing the Vision-Wonderman connection is a legitimate brilliant idea. But it would have made Wanda not just a mind-rapist but an actual sexual rapist too. Big no-no.
@@DIEGhostfish Yep only wonder woman is allowed to do that(cough cough wonder-woman 2)
@@no_player_commentary yeeeeeeeeeeep
No i don't, they will just ruin him and not make him independent,sorry but he doesn't need to be Wanda's pawn
The mouse company is has to look up from the center of the earth to see the Marietta Trench.
wonder man is in my top 5 marvel characters. seeing him in the modok series made me happy. glad you're enjoying him. he's a beast.
Dude, what? How did you not know how strong Wonder Man is? I remember when the OG Guardians of the Galaxy had another group called Galactic Guardians, and Simon Williams was on that team as a key member. Dude was just as legit in that version as his main timeline version.
Popped in after hearing a rumor of a show being made about Wonder Man on Disney+
Your video makes him sounds amazing!
When John Byrne did the Avengers in the 80s, he drew and wrote him well. I really learned to like him back then.
You really read comics. You're always ahead of the curve with character explanations. I just heard about him yesterday and went to search about him and you got a video. Thanks 👍👍
How I would bring Simon Williams the Wonder Man into the MCU is to reference the Arc Reactor that was blown up in the first Iron Man film. In the 1970's or later Obadiah Stain disintegrated Simon Williams using the large Arc Reactor, but the Arc Reactor kept him in a buffer for decades and he was dispersed when it was destroyed. In Endgame, when everyone returned in the blip so was Simon Williams. He first believes that he time traveled, but comes to the realization he is more of an energy being with the mind and memories of Simon Williams.
Excellent concept
Wonder Man is my all time favorite super hero! He is so underrated recently. I was lucky to grow up with him in the Mighty Avengers and Uncanny Avengers. I also really loved going back and reading the West Coast Avengers!
I love Wonder Man. His ionic form from Busiek and Perez' era of the Avengers looked dope af and I always enjoy seeing him pop up.
John Constantine, Solomon Grundy, and Metallo explained please
I like Wonder man and tried to collect his self-titled series back in the day. That's where his powers went out of control an granted super powers to eight of his neighbors who ended up becoming a short-lived team called the Crazy Eight
Simon Williams has always been one of the most interesting strong men of the Avengers. Simon Williams arguably has the highest vulnerability among members who have been avengers who include other super strong heavyweights such as Thor and Hercules. From the classic MU invulnerability scale, Wonder Man was rated at 9 whereas most other super strong MU characters were rated at around 7. I remembered the Wonder Man one shot. The Avengers called Simon Williams for an emergency situation to stop the Sand Man and remove him out of a nuclear reactor. According to the Avengers database at the time of the emergency, the Avengers stated that Simon Williams was the only Avenger capable of walking inside the core of a hot reactor without being harmed. I was impressed with Wonder Man's abilities at that time. I remembered the classic Avengers story when he knocked out Thor with a single blow when he was a bad guy.
That Thor moment was referenced in the Thing solo book and it has always stuck with me. I absolutely his original costume with those "goggles and the wristbands. Ahhh, good times.
I love Wonder Man so major kudos to all the people pestering you for this video!
Please cover Universe X and Paradise X. I loved the original Earth X story you covered and would love to see you cover it's sequels.
Been waiting for this since 2013. Thanks Rob
I always liked the "man of wonders"since seeing Avengers# 9 in a reprint comic.I tracked it down and bought an original copy and i treasure it to this day.
Wonder man gets treated like Plastic Man at Marvel despite his abilities 😂
Damn bro ! You're the Goat! 4 months before the official announcement!!!! Earned a dedicated sub
Apparently this guy who did stuff is getting his own Disney+ show. Will be very interesting to see.
some good potential...
there was a version of him in the eXiles series where he absorbed the hulks gamma radiation and was married to Scarlet Witch.
Gonna be interesting to see him in the MCU
Just saw the news so had to see if my favorite comics explained had a video, and low an behold. homie got one
Wonder Man has always been a favorite of mine. Too many hang ups keeps him from being one of the very best heroes, but when he applies himself he rocks!
I love Wonder man. Hes so underrated. I had alot of his 1st series comics and read anything with him in it. I always knew he was a real power house and can give as good as he takes.
Asked so many times years ago till I gave up. Ty for finally showing everyone how cool wonder man really is
Love your new found enthusiasm in the character
He’s a great dramatic actor as well
Great video wonder man is so slept over been saying this
I've been following comics since 1974 and stopped in 2003 when they went to CRAP. Wonder Man was one of my favorites, and him being tied to the Vision was another plus. His powers are similar to DC Comic's Wildfire, of "The Legion of Superheroes." Both beings are composed of energy, but Wonder Man's are on a more solid/material plane than Wildfire's powers. They did toy with Wildfire shifting his energies to a more solid form but I think the strain was a bit much.
I was elated when they converted his power over to ionic energy as it moved the mediocre hero into the space-age. Great topic as I like to see when the obscure superheroes get their due. Thanks.
Finally a great video on Wonerman, he’s by far my favorite hero and deserves to be the MCU
I feel the same as Rob about Wonder Man. Didn’t care too much about him before this and now I love the character. He would be an interesting addition to the MCU. Someone who gets powers and then after a few movie appearances he falls back on his Morals.
I’ve been waiting so long for you to give Wonder Man some love 😂
I really liked Wonder Man when I was collecting the West Coast Avengers. But I had no idea of the total scope of his powers. Thx, Rob!
Man ive been waiting for this video since i first subscribed in like 2018
And now there is a Disney+ show in the works, and I think this is your doing. Thank you
Wonder Man has been one of my favorite heroes for years now! He's amazing!
I’ve always liked and wanted to know more about Wonderman!! 💪🏽💯
You welcome Rob. Love you.
So I've been watching peacemaker and I know you've already done videos on him but one of the stand out characters on that show is his friend/sidekick vigilante. I really like him on the show and a lot of other people do to. Just throwin it out there but a video on him would be cool. Love the channel bro....peace
I wish you would have mentioned him being the brainwaves for Vision and such . I loved him in Avengers United They Stand . It’s on Disney now .
You should read the Korvac Saga. Wonderland has one of the best few panels in that comic. Definitely shows why he's Omega level
Not Wonder Man being my new fav hero lmao. great vid
You're welcome Rob and they're coming out with a sweet TV show it's awesome
He's getting his own show. So that's something
In The Last Avengers Story, When the Incredible
Hulk turned evil and ripped the hero Tyrga in half. Wonder Man went after the Hulk, and the Hulk punched a hole in Wonder Man's chest. Wonder Man staggered forward, and hung onto the Hulk long enough to set off a massive explosion killing both of them....it was the last thing Hawkeye saw before he went blind.
THANK YOU!!!!!!!! I love wonder man like nobody’s business!!!!!!! My fave hero
*Idea for a Marvel "What if" story: Morbius battles Dracula for his throne. Bonds himself to the Carnage Symbiote, to even the odds and wins. But becomes every bit as vicious and bloodthirsty as Dracula ever was.*
Then Moonknight shows up, high on ketamine, wondering where his money is....
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Ha! That'd be a laugh, wouldn't it?
I love wonder man, had a few of his comics back in the day when I collected.
Always a favorite. Hey rob, could you do one on dazzler? Both pegasus and galactus started she had no limit to her power which would make her omega at the very least. Especially when she was made a herald of galactus.
I've been a fan of Rob comic explained for a long time now he is one of the best CZcams influencers I hope and pray we keep him around for many years to come and also Rob needs to be in the next MCU movie
Lol. Good job! I haven't thought about Wonderman in yeeaaaars !!
“What’s going on guys it’s rob”
Me:is he wonder man fighting babies?????!
Rob roasting Wonder man for having social skills and wearing sunglasses nearly made me choke on my food😁😂😂
Simon is straight SLEPT on.
Love me some Wonder Man. Read West Coast Avengers as a kid, was aways one of my favorite characters..
this video help me during my depression
I love Wonder Man. Great job.
Yesssss…. Beyond omega level Icon please
He was one of my favorite avengers. He needs to be in the MCU.
😂 Rob sounded like every single one of my friends when I would tell them Simon was one of my favorites...30 years ago
His west coast avengers stuff was what made me learn to live the character
He’s now getting his own series on Disney+! Time to do research
I had the same thought, I had only ever seen him in civil war. This was a eye opener
The old Graphic Novel where Doom takes over the world using the purple man....Wonder Man is the only being on the earth who can resist Doom. You're not the only one who overlooks him. ;)
The non violent aspect is really interesting tbh i think we could benefit more from seeing super heroes who don't really fight
Dude Wonder Man is crazy OP! Super underrated! Can you do Count Nefaria next?!
Now THAT dude... is cool. He is a great character. I kinda knew who he was growing up, but he's one of the ones that I didn't get or appreciate till I started reading comics again as an adult. Weren't there also a bunch of stories of him and Beast being best buddies and getting into hijinks and/or shenanigans? He could be a huge character if the MCU gives him the same love and respect that Jon Favreau gave Iron Man. At the very least, I hope someone writes a decent comic series starring him doing his thing or maybe teaming up with random dudes like the old Marvel Team-Up comics from the 70s/80s.
I used to collect his solo comics back in the day, good times.
Yay Wonderman! I thought he was super cool and didn't think anyone else cared about him. Thanks for doing this one.
As someone with crippling social anxiety, “the ability to hang out with people and start conversations” would be an outstanding super power to have!
Thanks for doing this. Theybdontvuse him anymore. Such a great character. Would translate well to MCU
He is one of my favorite Avengers and now he is getting a show!!!!! YAAAAAAAY
I have to admit when I was listening to his feats, I was thinking this got to be some bullshit LMAO 😂🤣
I can tell you’re testing my persistence Rob. Ok...
Can you do BOL : Kallark/Gladiator !!
This video is gonna blow up because of the upcoming series