5. The Spirit and Sand Saref
From: The Spirit (primary issues: "Sand Saref" and "Bring In Sand Saref" by Eisner, and "Sand" (my all time favorite Spirit Story) by Darwyn Cooke
I know you're supposed to like Ellen Dolan, because she's the girl Denny needs, but if you've read Eisner's Spirit, or Cooke's (imho superior) run you know Denny will always have a huge spot in his heart for Sand. She's the one who got away, but not because of anything Denny did. It's the classic story of bad girl, good guy and how guys (to quote Stan Lee) want not the girl next door, but the "Slut down the street." I love this pairing because I see a lot of myself in The Spirit, a charmng john everyman that always falls for the wrong types of girls, hurting himself as much in the process. Able to share only a few issues and still be one of comics lethario's true loves, Sand is almost as iconic as the blue mask.
Also, as a huge Miller fanboy that kiss at the end of The Spirit (2008) brought a lump to my throat for a bunch of reasons.
4. Duncan and Courtney
From: Total Drama Island, Action and World tour
Alright, I'm sure all three of my readers are ignorant to this show, but it's one of my favorites, mainly because of the arc of these two characters. As a point of reference Courtney is based on Tracy Flick from Election, and Duncan is a stereotypical rebel. As was seen from the beginning they hated each other, but as the series went on they began to admire each other, and became like a modern Danny and Sandy. I love this pairing partly because I like chicks like courtney, partly because I like Emilie-Claire Baarlow (Courtney's voice), and mainly because the writing is smarter than most children's shows, and thus gave them a real romantic arc, instead of the usual "hey, let's date!" one episode plot that most kid's show romances have.
3. Swan and Mercy
From: The Warriors
You'll notice most of my other pictures are of the couples kissing or holding each other showing how much they love each other... but the reason I love this pairing is because they show their love in the opposite way. For those who haven't seen the movie, the above image is from a scene near the end, when gangster Swan and slut Mercy are nearly back to Coney Islan, with the rest of Swan's gang. The subway stops and two prom couples get in, dressed nice and laughing, while Swan and Mercy look like that. Mercy reaches up to fix her hair and Swan stops her, silently saying that she doesn't need to fix her self for them, that she's better in his eyes then they'll ever be. There are other scenes like this, and Beck and Van Valkenburgh have amazing chemistry. I love The Warriors (I've seen it over 20 times), I've beat the video game several times, and my favorite thing about the movie is the romance of Swan and Mercy.
Well... that and the Baseball Furies
2. Daredevil and Elektra
Yes, Frank Miller admitted that he ripped off #168 from the earlier mentioned Spirit issues involving Sand Saref, but the dynamic of these two is very different from Denny and Sand, which is why these two are ranked so much higher. Their origin is similar, they met young, grew apart and when Elektra returns trouble comes with her. The difference is that Elektra isn't gone after two issues, she stays around and tension builds as Elektra of the Hand is fighting Daredevil, but at thesame time they are fighting their feelings. I love everything about them and I'm not too proud to admit I shed a tear when Elektra was killed, and Matt began to spiral. Miller proved with this that not only can he write "Gun Porn" to quote a WCM forum legend Vynson, but also touching romance.
But honestly, there can be only one couple...
1. Batman and Catwoman
Yeah yeah yeah, Batman get's around, I know that. He's wined and dined probably more women than is healthy, but there's always one he comes back to... Selena Kyle, and that above Lee work is the thing think of whenever some one mentions The Cat and The Bat. I love this couple for many of the reasons I like Colt/Saref and Murdock/Natchios: They love each other but can't be together due to ther sins. This is one of those, another town and another time and they could have been true loves, but in Gotham, love is a four letter word you just can't say. For some reason I love these two more than the rest... and it's not just the cat suit.
So, thank you for reading, please comment with some of your favorites... and I'll see you soon with some more reviews and such
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