Sunday, January 01, 2017

ANNUAL PUNCH-UP: 2016 CHARACTER RANKINGS RECAP
We try to serve many masters here on Secret Wars on Infinite Earths, but the tie that binds everything together is the cumulative tally of wins, losses and draws -- the basis for our Fight Club Rankings!

In the past we tracked rankings movements through a Monthly Punch-Up, but in 2016, the rankings became a part of every featured battle. Update notes at the bottom of articles track changes as they happen, but they don't capture the ripple effect impacting surrounding ranks.

As we embark on what will hopefully be another year of The Comic Book Fight Club, we pause to see where the characters have fallen after a massive twelve months of new data! There were many overdue additions to the ranked roster in the past year, along with representation for characters who had been relegated for far too long! The Top 10 remained largely unchanged, only Luke Cage busting his way in at the expense of Daredevil. Juggernaut, Brimstone and Vixen enjoyed the biggest rises.

The following list spotlights all the characters who made featured appearances on Secret Wars on Infinite Earths in 2016 - including our Heroes of the Week! Included with their current ranking is how far they moved since the previous count before our comeback for the 10th Anniversary! The more data we add through Friday Night Fights, the closer we come to discovering the ultimate fighters of superhero comics. What do you make of the rankings as they stand after 2016? Leave a comment!

#1 (--) Batman (Bruce Wayne)
#2 (--) Spider-man (Peter Parker)
#3 (--) Iron Man (Tony Stark)
#4 (--) Hulk (Bruce Banner)
#5 (--) Wolverine (James "Logan" Howlett)
#6 (--) Superman (Kal-El)
#7 (--) Captain America (Steve Rogers)
#8 (--) Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards)
#9 (+7) Power Man (Luke Cage)
#10 (--) Thing (Benjamin Grimm)
#11 (-2) Daredevil (Matt Murdock)
#13 (--) Wonder Woman (Diana)
#15 (--) The Flash (Barry Allen)
#18 (+17) Deadpool (Wade Wilson)
#19 (-2) Black Adam (Teth-Adam)
#20 (-1) Ryu
#21 (-1) Sub-Mariner (Namor McKenzie)
#22 (+4) Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onnz)
#23 (+39) Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange)
#24 (+4) Thor (Odinson)
#25 (-4) The Flash (Wally West)
#28 (+2) Robin (Tim Drake)
#29 (-4) Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
#30 (-6) Green Arrow (Oliver Queen)
#31 (--) Hawkman (Carter Hall)
#32 (+8) Iron Fist (Danny Rand)
#33 (-6) Catwoman (Selina Kyle)
#34 (+11) The Demon (Etrigan)
#41 (-2) Beast (Hank McCoy)
#42 (-4) Storm (Ororo Monroe)
#43 (+718) Juggernaut (Cain Marko)
#46 (-3) Black Canary (Dinah Lance)
#48 (-1) Winter Soldier (Buchanan Barnes)
#57 (-13) Morbius, The Living Vampire (Michael Morbius)
#58 (-2) Aquaman (Arthur Curry)
#61 (+253) Captain Marvel Jr (Freddy Freeman)
#63 (-3) Archangel (Warren Worthington III)
#65 (-1) The Punisher (Frank Castle)
#66 (-3) Cyclops (Scott Summers)
#67 (-2) Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom)
#75 (+41) Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers)
#81 (--) The Jackal (Ben Reilly)
#89 (+155) Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)
#90 (new) Jessica Jones
#91 (-23) Star-Lord (Kitty Pryde)
#94 (+180) Deathstroke (Slade Wilson)
#97 (-21) Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)
#99 (+735) Brimstone
#100 (+186) Sinestro (Thaal Sinestro)
#101 (-23) Son of Satan (Daimon Hellstrom)
#102 (-8) Cable (Nathaniel Summers)
#104 (+184) Superboy (Conor Kent)
#105 (+224) Baron Zemo (Helmut Zemo)
#106 (+202) Harley Quinn (Harleen Quinzel)
#107 (+213) Captain Marvel (Billy Batson)
#108 (-18) Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)
#109 (+310) Venom (Eddie Brock)
#110 (-12) Phoenix (Jean Grey)
#111 (-39) Green Lantern (Guy Gardner)
#112 (+171) Deadshot (Floyd Lawton)
#114 (-14) War Machine (James Rhodes)
#115 (+211) Bane
#116 (+722) Vixen (Mari McCabe)
#120 (-16) Iceman (Bobby Drake)
#122 (-16) Hawkeye (Clint Barton)
#124 (-3) Black Panther (T'Challa)
#129 (+243) Beta Ray Bill
#130 (-17) The Flash (Jay Garrick)
#133 (+30) Access (Axel Asher)
#134 (+313) Bronze Tiger (Benjamin Turner)
#135 (+432) Boom Boom (Tabitha Smith)
#137 (new) Donatello
#138 (new) Leonardo
#153 (new) Raphael
#154 (new) Michaelangelo
#155 (+32) Citizen V (Roberto da Costa)
#181 (new) Overlord (Antonio Seghetti)
#182 (new) The Fiend (Bonnie Harris)
#193 (-20) General Zod (Dru-Zod)
#200 (-22) Zoom (Hunter Zolomon)
#291 (new) Doomsday
#292 (new) Jimmy Olsen
#293 (new) Donna Troy
#294 (new) Impulse (Bart Allen)
#295 (new) Professor Zoom (Eobard Thawne)
#296 (new) Blockbuster (Mark Desmond)
#297 (new) Captain Boomerang (Digger Harkness)
#298 (new) Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes)
#299 (new) Bedlam (Jesse Bedlam)
#300 (new) Domino (Neena Thurman)
#302 (-194) Elongated Man (Ralph Dibny)
#305 (+168) Ghost Rider (Danny Ketch)
#312 (-23) Champion of the Universe (Tryco Slatterus)
#313 (-4) Cannonball (Sam Guthrie)
#315 (-177) Mary Marvel (Mary Batson)
#318 (-105) Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur)
#342 (new) Dragon (Kurr)
#343 (+268) Black Hand (William Hand)
#346 (-23) Professor X (Charles Xavier)
#355 (-38) Hercules
#356 (-38) Scorpion (Mac Gargan)
#357 (-84) Colossus (Piotr Rasputin)
#359 (-35) Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)
#362 (-28) Mister Hyde (Calvin Zabo)
#365 (-26) Solomon Grundy (Cyrus Gold)
#366 (-25) Tombstone (Lonnie Lincoln)
#368 (+425) Magneto (Max Eisenhardt)
#369 (-25) The Joker
#374 (new) Rick Flag
#375 (new) Siryn (Theresa Cassidy)
#398 (new) Superman (Kal-El)
#400 (-26) Alfred Pennyworth
#409 (+35) Amanda Waller
#410 (+53) Mockingbird (Bobbie Morse)
#496 (new) X-Man (Nate Grey)
#497 (new) Holocaust (William Rolfson)
#498 (new) Professor Martin Stein
#499 (new) Lashina
#500 (new) John Economos
#501 (new) Murph (J Daniel Murphy)
#502 (new) Eli Morrow
#503 (new) Caretaker (Sara)
#504 (new) Victoria Bentley
#505 (new) Cyttorak
#506 (new) Moonstar (Danielle Moonstar)
#508 (-159) Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner)
#513 (new) Enchantress (June Moone)
#515 (-37) Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
#522 (+163) Warpath (James Proudstar)
#600 (-38) Grey Gargoyle (Paul Duval)
#700 (-36) Krimson Klaw
#793 (new) Booster Gold (Michael Carter)
#794 (new) Fire (Beatriz da Costa)
#795 (new) Ice (Tora Olafsdotter)
#796 (new) The Owl (Leland Owlsley)
#797 (new) Ajax (Francis Fanny)
#798 (new) Mantis
#799 (new) Blob (Fred Dukes)
#800 (new) Mystique (Raven Darkholme)
#801 (new) Redwing
#802 (new) Psylocke (Betsy Braddock)
#803 (new) The Shredder (Oroku Saki)
#804 (new) Complete Carnage
#805 (new) Captain Britain (Brian Braddock)
#806 (new) Max Mercury (Max Crandall)
#807 (new) Vibe (Paco Ramon)
#808 (new) Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn)
#809 (new) Gypsy (Cynthia Reynolds)
#810 (new) Commander Steel (Hank Heywood III)
#811 (new) Kickback (Richard Yurocko)
#812 (new) Nitro (Robert Hunter)
#813 (new) Purple Man (Zebediah Killgrave)
#814 (new) Agamotto
#815 (new) Professor Ivo (Anthony Ivo)
#825 (-243) Baron Mordo (Karl Mordo)
#826 (new) Firestorm (Ronnie Raymond)
#827 (-291) Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde)
#842 (-79) Captain America (Sam Wilson)
#845 (-55) Taskmaster (Tony Masters)
#846 (-75) Toad (Motimer Toynbee)
#847 (-70) Red Hulk (Thunderbolt Ross)
#848 (-57) Brick (Danny Brickwell)
#849 (-64) Sabretooth (Victor Creed)
#850 (-63) Killer Croc (Waylon Jones)
#851 (-57) Dan Hibiki
#852 (-57) Lizard (Curt Connors)
#853 (-57) Zangief
#854 (-62) Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff)
#DNR Robotman (Clifford Steele)
#DNR Doctor Manhattan (Jon Osterman)
#DNR Ibis (Amentep)
#DNR The Ancient One

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