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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2017 19:13:38 GMT -5
If you had a chance to write any single comic book title, which one would you choose and what would you do with it?
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2017 19:15:53 GMT -5
Btw, I'd pick the FF and one thing I'd do is have Ben and Alicia get married.
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Post by Confessor on May 22, 2017 20:36:40 GMT -5
Amazing Spider-Man. I'd undo the erasing of Peter Parker and Mary Jane's marriage, by somehow utilising whatever it was that MJ whispered to Mephisto in the final instalment of One More Day, right before the "devil deal" was made. As far as I'm aware -- and I haven't read any Spider-Man comics for almost two years now, I should add -- that piece of secret dialogue, which neither the reader or Peter could hear, has never again been referenced. That would be my device for restoring the pre-One More Day timeline. The upshot of this reversing of Mephisto's deal would be that I would take Peter and MJ back to how their life was at the end of J. Michael Strazinsky's run on ASM. The two major differences would be that Aunt May would be alive and Peter's secret identity would be a secret, after he revealed it to the whole world during Civil War. Not sure how I'd do this, but I might get Dr. Strange to fix it. Furthermore, all the horrible character regression that characters such as Felicia Hardy/Black Cat, Sandman and Mary Jane Watson have gone through since the One More Day/Brand New Day clusterf**k happened would be undone. These characters would be acting just like they should, with all the decades of character progression they've gone through intact, not existing as some warped version of how they were back in the Bronze Age. Oh, and Harry Osborne would still be dead and no one would ever again speak of the utterly c**p-tactic idea that was Spider-Gwen, since she would be wiped from existence. Other ASM cast members getting wiped from existence would include all the sub-par ancillary characters that the inaccurately titled "Spidey Brain Trust" and Dan Slott brought to the book, such as Charlie Cooper, Lily Hollister/Menace, Michele Gonzales, Anna Maria Marconi, and Max Dillon and all the rest of the Future Foundation. I'd probably retain the best of the new post-OMD villains though, like Overdrive, Mister Negative, and Tracer. But Kraven the Hunter would still definitely, definitely be dead. To help translate my (frankly awesome) stories into the kind of comic books that give you chills, I'd have a rotating art team of Mike Deodato, Doug Wheatley, and the legend that is John Romita Sr. (who will be brought kicking and screaming out of retirement because the world of comics needs him now more than ever, Goddammit!). These artists will either ink themselves or have Tom Palmer inking for them, as each Penciller handles every third story arc of mine in rotating order. Spare no expense, Marvel! I need those artists and that inker in order to save Spider-Man and return the Amazing Spider-Man comic to its former glory!  |
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Post by fred2 on May 22, 2017 21:06:16 GMT -5
I would do a DC-Marvel crossover book in 1965.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2017 21:10:32 GMT -5
I would totally redo the Avengers in the early days of Marvel.
The original team had The Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, The Wasp and the Ant-Man. Later on Captain America. I would make Thor an honorary member that serve on specific mission. The reason for Thor is an honorary member of the team because I felt that he was a member that's totally out of place. The same goes to the Hulk and I felt that 7 foot, 1000 pounds of fury was more an hindrance than an asset to the team.
First of all, I would had Captain America as the first avenger just like in the movie that most of us already saw, then add Iron Man as the 2nd Member, and quickly followed by The Wasp and the Ant-Man and eventually the Ant-Man becomes Giant-Man so that you've the core of the team in place. Sorry Hulk Fans, no Hulk on the Avengers.
Captain America
Iron Man
The Wasp
Ant-Man / Giant-Man
Thor (On/Off Member) - for special assignments.
Then a Membership Drive takes place after this team been established.
Hercules will be the first to add on, then followed by
Hawkeye & Black Widow (Married)
Vision & Scarlet Witch (Married)
Valkyrie and she and the Hercules becomes a couple (Married)
Then, The Wasp and Ant-Man becomes a couple (Married)
Ms. Marvel and she and Captain America becomes a couple
The Team in the 1970's
Leader: Captain America, followed by his wife Ms. Marvel
The Wasp and Ant-Man/Giant Man
Hawkeye and Black Widow
Vision and Scarlet Witch
Hercules and Valkyrie
Iron Man, he eventually got married to Pepper Potts
Falcon, he remains as a Single Member and have Redwing as his traveling pet/companion.
Then, in the 1980's
She-Hulk appears and brought along the Hulk ... and they become members and only one of them appears in an issue of the Avengers as Secondary Members and they remains single.
Black Panther and Tigra would become members of the Avengers and not Married
I would drop Wonder Man, Starfox, and Namor off the team too.
Avengers in the 80's
Ant-Man / Giant Man
Black Panther
Black Widow
Captain America
Falcon
Hawkeye
Hercules
Hulk / She-Hulk Rotation Members
Iron Man
Ms Marvel
Scarlet Witch
The Wasp
Valkyrie
Vision
And, eventually Thor will be part of the team in the 90's replacing Hercules and Valkyrie and Hulk and She Hulk becomes full-time Members.
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Post by codystarbuck on May 22, 2017 21:33:15 GMT -5
Sgt Fury/Sgt Rock, set during the Battle of the Bulge, at Bastogne. Rock and the "combat happy joes" of Easy Company are part of the defenders, holding off the German advance, but cut off from help. Defying orders, Fury and the Howlers find a pilot crazy enough to fly in the weather and drop them from low altitude to assist the defenders. That pilot is Blackhawk. They land and start harassing the Germans. They meet up with Rock and his men, on a patrol. Together they fight a desperate battle until the weather lifts and the Allies can airdrop supplies and Patton's column reaches Bastogne, with the Haunted Tank in the vanguard.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2017 21:42:24 GMT -5
DC: I would like to write a JSA book set in the 50's when they would be in their early 30's & married with young kids. I also would like to write a Marvel Family book set on their own earth.
Marvel: Invaders title. Set in modern day with flashbacks telling some WWII stories. I would love to write a Prime book & have him be part of the Marvel Universe.
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Post by Cei-U! on May 22, 2017 23:24:32 GMT -5
Any interest I had in writing either company's big names faded away years ago. Thus, for Marvel, solo titles for Stingray and Razorback. For DC, the Legion of Super-Pets and a version of Ragman that strips away all the mystic b.s. Keith Giffen added to the character in order to focus on his original role as costumed champion of the urban poor.
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I summon the minor leaguers!
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Post by Crimebuster on May 22, 2017 23:56:45 GMT -5
I wouldn't want to deal with continuity or crossovers, so anything set in the current universes would be a pass for me. I do have a pitch for a Black Knight tv series I could do as a comic, though, that might be fun.
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Post by berkley on May 23, 2017 1:26:36 GMT -5
I suppose I'd want to address some of the characters and concepts that I think have been mishandled or misunderstood or just under-appreciated by other writers over the years. So I would do an Eternals book, because I don't think anyone at Marvel has ever gotten that right since Kirby and it seems that no one in the professional ranks appreciates what it's all about; but I might leave the New Gods alone because even though it's unfinished I think Kirby actually did manage to say most of what he wanted to say with it.
But looking at the characters themselves, it would be tempting to do a Barda solo series, as I don't believe that character gets enough attention - especially in this day and age where DC and Marvel are supposedly so concerned with giving female characters more space. For similar reasons it would be good to do an Orion series, since that character is so often misrepresented, the Allreds' current Forager series being the latest example. Other characters I think have been poorly written over the years include Moondragon and Crystal.
But I'm so at odds with the whole current mindset at Marvel that you could name almost any character and I'd want to see it done differently than they have been the last many years. Doctor Strange, Shang Chi, Thor, ... the list goes on.
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Post by wildfire2099 on May 23, 2017 6:34:50 GMT -5
I've always wanted to see a superteam that is actually pro-active, rather than one that says they are and doesn't actually do anything about it.
So, I think I'd revive Force Works, and make it the Avengers strike team. Monica Rambeau (whatever Marvel wants to call her today) would be the leader, Tony Stark's AI would be the tech person, and the team would include Century, Wiccan, Kate Bishop, Wonder Man, and Beast.
Alternatively, I'd love to write Iron Man in the 80s corporate style, but it would have to be a retro thing, I think.
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Post by dbutler69 on May 23, 2017 7:13:08 GMT -5
I'd go for the Legion of Super-Heroes (preferably in the Bronze Age) and introduce more non-humanoid species, and perhaps even some more diverse (i.e., not all white) earth characters as well. More strange worlds and alien races to visit, too. Not that the LOSH wasn't already fantastic, though.
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Post by brutalis on May 23, 2017 8:19:20 GMT -5
DC: Metamorpho and return him to the fun/silly walking periodic time table that he was. Being creative and humorous with outrageous alien and scientific adventures.
Hawkman and Hawkwoman returned to being alien scientific police studying and learning from their work with Earth lawmen and traveling through time in historical adventures meeting famous figures of the past . All from their Nth metal wings abilities.
Doom Patrol: with Cliff, Rita, Larry, The Chief, Beast Boy and Mento. Again keeping the flavor of the best of the original with aliens, underground cultures, prehistoric and futuristic adventures emphasizing the unique and bizarre in thrilling and fun stories.
Marvel: A Kyle Richmond Nighthawk series as he was originally intended to be: Batman lite yet exciting fun filled flying acrobatics amidst the towers of the big city.
Nova: Richard Rider on earth being the fun dork hero and strutting his stuff showing his skills and being a true hero.
Deathlok the Demolisher: stop trying to tie him into current MU. Go full on futuristic killing machine that is fighting his controllers trying to maintain his dwindling humanity and reclaim his "self". Stop with the whole apocalyptic future and bring in aliens, mutants, other worlds, fantastic science fiction ideas and concepts which speak to our own truths and failures and accomplishments.
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Post by MWGallaher on May 23, 2017 9:10:25 GMT -5
One of the only ideas I've had along these lines that I thought really might have had some potential (in the hands of a more talented writer than I am) is The Secret Society, a series that would follow the Justice Society of America after they disbanded under government pressure. They still would have pursued the righting of the many injustices of the 50's, but they'd be doing so in plain clothes, using any super powers only under great secrecy. Alan Scott might use his magic ring to walk through walls at night, and to hypnotize a captured criminal, but wouldn't be flying through the skies of Gotham City. Besides Alan, my team would have featured Terry Sloane as the leader, a wealthy and brilliant man who couldn't let the idea of the Society end with the masked era, and who was personally motivated to fight against prejudice and social injustices of the era. I'd have the supposedly blind Charles McNider along, since his ability to see in the dark is a subtle one and one that is very useful for a team that operates largely undercover. Ted "Wildcat" Grant is most valuable not for the muscle he brings, but for access--as the former World Heavyweight champion, he's as welcome at high society balls as he is in the poorest slum neighborhoods; he rubs shoulders with politicians, mobsters, cops and kids. The former "Mighty Atom" Al Pratt would be our closest tie to the everyday, middle class man of the 1950's, balancing his mundane day job with the much-missed thrills of his days of heroism. Dinah Drake has connections in the criminal world from her distant past and handles the things that men of the day couldn't in a more sexist society. Occasional participation from Jay Garrick, Carter and Shiera Hall, Ted Knight, Wes Dodds and Rex Tyler, when their powers and/or equipment could be used under the strictest conditions of privacy.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on May 23, 2017 9:41:43 GMT -5
DC:
Slam Bradley (go figure) done full-on pulp/paperback original hard-boiled detective. Probably set in the 30s channeling Hammett and Chandler.
The Crimson Avenger done in the style of Sandman Mystery Theater. So full on gritty late 30s pulp noir about the first costumed hero prowling the mean streets of New York. I'd pull storylines directly from the newspaper headlines.
King Faraday: DC's James Bond set in the late 50s/early 60s. Cold-war spy action.
Marvel:
Dominic Fortune: 30's action-adventure pulp adventures spanning the globe.
Caleb Hammer: I like the possibilities of an old-west Pinkerton. And given the frequent skeevyness of the Pinkerton Agency at the time there is plenty of opportunity for soul-searching.
Hmmmm...I see a pattern here.
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