
My Kryptonite: Snark
Whether in prose or comics, I love a good smartass.
Maybe this comes from my watching too much Spider-Man as a child, or just my own fabulous sense of humor, but I am a sucker for a good one-liner.
I have discovered that the sarcastic-yet-lovable do-gooder is my favorite kind of character, whether they are a superhero or the last man on earth.
My favorite snarksters range across the medium of comics:
Yorick (Y: The Last Man by Brian K Vaughan, Pia Guerra)
Alas, dear Y, you have found yourself in deep doodoo. Not only does the only man in a world full of confused and angry women find humor in some of the most effed-up situations, he can use his extensive wit to get on everyone’s nerves. And make me giggle uncontrollably.Spider-Man
One of the many things that I loved about the Ultimates Comics Universe introducing Miles Morales? He may not be Peter Parker, but he can be a snarky little sucker. Peter Parker was the master of the one-liner, whether he was webbing up some weirdness or hanging off the side of a building talking to himself. Miles, familiar with Spider-Man in the way a kid living in the Five Boroughs would be, takes his own inherent sarcasm and sense of humor and throws a bit of “what would Peter Parker say?” into it. Sometimes, though…he doesn’t always succeed.