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　　We start with the pillar of comics storytelling: the characters.They’re the ones who bring it all together, making the storystronger, making the creators strive higher and being the glue thatholds the whole package together. Without them, it’d be a facelessstory—with them, it’s the thumbtack that pins it down for us toremember. Here’s who we think will be the seven Comic characters towatch in ‘09. Yes—there are some familiar faces.。。

　　我们从动漫故事的支柱——动漫角色开始。动漫角色贯穿一切，它们使故事更加生动，使创作者精益求精，是整合所有要素的粘合剂。少了它们，故事变得苍白无力——而有了它们，故事就像钉在脑海的图钉一样，让我们难以忘怀。以下是我们认为2009年必看的七大动漫角色。是的——这里有些面孔我们很熟悉……

　　Wolverine(Marvel Comics)

　　The character of Wolverine has been a contender since the day hewas first born—err, published in 1974, but 2009 will see him reachhis pinnacle6) of a storied life。

　　With four Solo comic book series (Wolverine,Wolverine: Origins, Wolverine: First Class and Wolverine: WeaponX,) a member of countless team comic books, a movie (X-Men Origins:Wolverine) and an animated series (Wolverine & TheX-Men)， he truly is the “it” character for the X-universe, andarguably the larger Marvel Universe。

　　He’s synonymous with the “X-Men” brand, and is the only characterto be included in every media adaptation of the “X-Men” franchiseincluding film, television, computer. He’s gone by many names, butno matter what you call him—everyone calls him integral tocomics。

　　金刚狼(惊奇漫画)

　　金刚狼这一角色从出生那天起就是漫画界一个有力的竞争者，他出生于——呃……应该说出版于1974年，但是2009年将是其故事生涯的顶峰。

　　他是四部Solo系列漫画书《金刚狼》、《金刚狼：起源》、《金刚狼：第一课》和《金刚狼：X武器》中的主角，是无数漫画从书中的一员，他在电影《X战警前传：金刚狼》中担任主角，又在动漫系列《金刚狼和X战警》中出现。在X漫画系列中——而且有证据表明，在更广阔的惊奇漫画世界中——他的的确确是一个王牌角色。

　　他变成了“X战警”品牌的代名词，是唯一一个在“X战警”品牌特许的电影、电视、电脑游戏等所有媒体改编中都出现过的角色。他有很多名字，但无论你叫他什么——所有人都认为他是该系列动漫不可或缺的角色。

　　Batman(DC Comics)

　　2009 could be Batman’s biggest year yet—but will he even bearound to enjoy it? In comics he’s gone—presumed dead—and his closefriends and enemies are fighting for his cowl—in the upcoming“Battle for the Cowl” miniseries. And although there’s no “Batman”movie this year, the fruits of the blockbuster “Dark Knight” moviewill be reaped in awards season in several categories. And there’salways speculation on future “Batman” movies from Nolan, Bale andco. In comics we’re trying to wrap our heads around someone besidesBruce Wayne being Batman, while we’re still holding out hope thatwe haven’t seen the last of him. It is comic, after all, isn’tit?

　　Oh—and of course—there’s “Batman: Brave and the Bold” on Cartoonnetwork。

　　蝙蝠侠(DC漫画)

　　2009年可能是蝙蝠侠最辉煌的一年——但是他能活着享受这一切么？在漫画中他离开了——被认为已经死亡——在即将发行的《披风的战争》迷你系列中——他的密友和敌人正在争夺他的披风。尽管今年没有“蝙蝠侠”电影推出，但是《黑暗骑士》这部重磅影片的成果将在今年不同类别的颁奖季中收获成果。而且总有人推测诺兰、贝尔和其他人未来会推出新的“蝙蝠侠”电影。我们正在猜想漫画中除了布鲁斯·韦恩外，还有谁可以成为蝙蝠侠，同时我们还抱着希望，希望他没有真的永远消失。别忘了，这可是漫画，不是吗？

　　噢——当然——在卡通频道还有《蝙蝠侠：英勇无畏》。

　　Supergirl (DC Comics)

　　Although she is the female counterpart to DC’s signaturesuperhero, she’s never quite lived up to her birthright until now.Her ongoing series has finally gotten its footing with writerSterling Gates, and Supergirl is emerging as a key part of thelarger DC Universe not as Superman’s proverbial “kid sister” but asher own person. Far from a Superman in women’s clothing, Supergirlhas begun to emerge and reach her full potential—and her fanscouldn’t be happier。