Love him no homo

Hate him

I just finished reading Warren Ellis's run on the Authority and immediately started to like the character. I just started reading Killing Machine and am kind of put off by how much more violent he is, but its Ennis so I guess I should expect that. I really don't like the beginning "I'm not a lover...etc". He didn't come off that way in the Authority at all.

Midnighter Awesome

Honestly imo hes up there in the top 20 comicbook characters of the past few years.

I personally dont like him... Im a big fan of power levels and the authority is a very powerful group. They are all jackasses though. you dont need to be perfect but they have a lot of problems.

midnighter is given too much credit as a character. that battle computer should only be able to do so much against someone whos physical abilities far outclass him.

He's a pretty interesting character, but I find his arrogant attitude a little grating

he's my bae

I only read one comic that have him and Grifter, he was cool but just it... Grifter was far cooler.

Actually, scratch that. He's an overpowered murderer with a hyped-up rep and an annoying fanbase, a relic of 90s "badass" superheroes, a glib portmanteau of Batman and Wolverine.

@bullettimer: What sparked this post?

I'd say Midnighter's rep is earned, considering he is indeed overpowered, which was appropriate for the comics he was initially featured in(Stormwatch/The Authority). He's not any more or less shallow than Bats or Wolvie, nor is he all that similar in character. He simply has the lovely distinction of being unapologetically gay.

Also, where is this fanbase you speak of? lol

I just don't like the way he's written, these days. He's very unsympathetic, mostly because of the combination of holier-than-thou attitude and the fact that he's constantly written as an unrepentant murderer, yet we should cheer for him.

Back in Wildstorm days he wasn't so bad, I actually liked him, he was entertaining to read about and his OP abilities were written well, and he had a good anti-hero vibe going. Warren Ellis would give him a challenge when it came to fights, he'd play his role well, etc. But these days, his characterisation is very flat and bland, in my opinion. He's a boorish serial killer, which is hardly something I want to read about.

And the fanbase is on the frickin battle board, where people say he can give Hulk, Wonder Woman, Iron Man, a dozen street levellers at the same time, etc. a good fight. I mean, seriously? Midnighterwankery is some of the worst circlejerking I've seen on that board.

I personally love him. I really like how his violent methods are sort of against your typical hero and his personality really sells this for me. Also really like his powerset. Most seem to think he is OP, but I think they are cool and interesting. They lead to some interesting fights and cool art pages. He's one of my favorite heroes. Im really surprised to see so much hate for him.

Good when his supersoldier side is shown.
Bad when his gay side is shown.

I liked The Authority, and Midnighter, and the Midnighter/Apollo pairing up until Jenny Sparks died. I still read the book for awhile, but it steadily went down hill from there. For one thing, they used Midnighter's powers creatively back then.

Then needed a way to take out Gamorra Island..Midnighter couldn't figure out how to do it until almost the last second. He made the Ship solid and parked it right on top of Gamorra and saved the day.

When the "Avengers" rip offs were attacking Jenny Quantum, and the "Iron Man" was about to kill Midnighter and lil baby Jenny, and there was no way Midnighter could fight AND save the baby? He TALKED to the guy, broke him down psychologically, sent him off crying and trying to find a new purpose in his life. Plus, yes...he was also the bad ass killing machine thing too, which was cool. However, even when they fought what's his name Seth, and Seth was wrecking them Midnighter got creative and hit him with a jet fighter through a Ship "door". Anyone see THAT cool ass Midnighter around anymore?

Midnighter is in my top ten.