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inner-conflict, mixed with his fast-paced, emersive adventures, makes him easily the most readable character in comicbooks.

#2. Doctor Manhattan- Another character with unusual skin, Doctor Manhattan is one of the most powerful characters in comics, and certainly the most in the comic Watchmen, by Alan Moore. Created by a horrible accident involving the process of pulling apart atoms, Dr. Manhattan has control over everything at a subatomic level. He is basically apathetic towards most of human affairs and is incredibly distant from human involvement, but somehow he is a likeable, incredibly readable character. From creating people to breaking things down to their atomic level with his mind, he is capable of anything, and for that alone he is worthy of being known as one of the greatest superheroes ever.

#1. Jesse Custer- The character with the most horrifying background, the strangest friends and the most original power of any character in comics. He has "The Word." He can command people to do anything he wants them to do. He plays host to the disembodied offspring known as Genesis, the result of the coupling of a demon and an angel. Genesis is more powerful than God himself, and he is now in the body of Reverend Jesse Custer. This puts him in the crosshairs of The Grail, a secret organization dedicated to the protection of the bloodline of Jesus, and hunted by an invincible old west gunslinger known as The Saint of Killers, with perfect aim and endless bullets. Even God is evil, scared and pathetic in comparison to how awesome Jesse is. Preacher, by Garth Ennis, is one of the most original and disturbing comics ever written and is a must-read for any graphic novel fans with a strong stomach and thick skin.

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