![]() ![]() Kang, the Conqueror, is the only character on this list deprived of superpowers. ![]() RELATED: 5 Most Curious Marvel Movies Never Made, From Quentin Tarantino's 'Luke Cage' to James Cameron's 'Wolverine' We’re well aware that your nerd knowledge is infallible. And when I say cosmic beings, I mean true cosmic beings, not aliens or Earth-born spacefarers, so let’s not hit the Twitter comments with our superior Marvel prowess all at once. It should be noted, though, that for the sake of not boring readers with a bunch of unknown names and Lovecraftian space monsters, Eternals, Celestials, and cosmic beings have been left off the list. And so, we present you with the 20 most powerful Marvel characters, ranked according to utility of abilities. While we have seen quite a few extremely powerful heroes and villains in live-action, the vast majority of the most potent Marvel entities haven’t made their way off the comic book page yet. ![]() ![]() Only a small fraction of these have been introduced to the big and small screens, so many in the larger public know little about the expansively populated universe encompassed by the Marvel brand. Marvel has a massive catalog of characters in its comic book history – somewhere around the range of 8000 staple characters, and exponentially more if you count ancillary, one-offs, and multiverse versions of folks. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Not nice-so let's smash their factories, comrade. So in the quest for more moolah, they pay their employees less than the value the employees contribute, and pocket the difference. If you listen to Marx, you'll find out that capitalists have to pursue profit as doggedly as possible-otherwise their competitors will put them out of business. ![]() This book, this first volume of which was published in 1867, provides an economic analysis of capitalism that emphasizes the exploitation of workers. Sounds important, right, but what did he actually say? You might have heard some of his brash slogans from the Communist Manifesto, yet this book, Das Kapital, is the weighty tome that provides the depth to back up the passionate proclamations of his better-known but far shorter text. Revolutions have shaken the world in his name and devout communists today still regard him as a nearly perfect prophet. Money woes got you down? Karl Marx has one solution to share: overthrow capitalism. ![]() ![]() Pursued by assassins and demons, and in the midst of burgeoning civil war, they will all face a reckoning. ![]() Joined by a disillusioned knight on a secret quest, the trio must travel to the ruined city of Blenraden, where the last of the wild gods reside, to each beg a favor. That is until she discovers a god she cannot kill: Skedi, a small god of white lies, has somehow bound his life to that of a young noble girl, and they desperately need Kissen's help. Now, Kissen makes a living killing gods, and she enjoys it. "Epic and intimate, tender and sharp, Godkiller is a triumph of storytelling and the beginning of a story that I can't wait to follow." - Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For the WolfĮnter a land where all gods have been banned, and one young woman is paid to kill those who still hide in the shadows-the explosive #1 internationally bestselling fantasy debut in a new trilogy for fans of The Witcher and American Gods.Īs a child, Kissen saw her family murdered at the whim of a fire god. ![]() ![]() ![]() The most significant contribution came from Dr. ![]() Virtually every diary kept during the expedition was made available to the author, and almost all the surviving members at the time of writing submitted to lengthy interviews. Three months later, he was finally able to rescue the remaining crew members they had left behind on Elephant Island. He then took two of those men on the first successful overland crossing of the island. Shackleton then led a crew of five aboard the James Caird through the Drake Passage, and miraculously reached South Georgia Island 650 nautical miles away. They were able to launch their boats and somehow managed to land them safely on Elephant Island. All in all, the crew drifted on the ice for just over a year. ![]() ![]() The ship was beset and eventually crushed by ice floes in the Weddell Sea, leaving the men stranded on the pack ice. The book details the almost two-year struggle for survival endured by the twenty-eight man crew of the ship Endurance. Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, is a 1959 book written by Alfred Lansing, about the failure of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition led by Sir Ernest Shackleton, in its attempt to cross the Antarctic continent in 1914. ![]() |