It’s that time of year again when the ComicBook.com staff votes on their favorite movies, shows, comics, games, and more from the year. 2022 was a big one, but each category can only have one winner. This year, the ComicBook team voted on the Best Male Character of 2022, and there was some stiff competition. The contenders were Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, the role played by Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick. This marked the first time in 36 years that Cruise took on the part. Another contender was Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange, a role Benedict Cumberbatch played yet again in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Cumberbatch made his debut as the character back in 2016 and has appeared in multiple MCU films ever since. Our list of nominees also featured Teth Adam/Black Adam, the DC character Dwayne Johnson waited 15 years to play in Black Adam. The line-up also included Nick Cage, the role Nicolas Cage was quite literally born to play in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and finally, Bruce Wayne/Batman, the iconic hero that Robert Pattinson portrayed in Matt Reeves’ The Batman.
