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Post by shaxper on Mar 8, 2017 10:10:37 GMT -5
Crimebuster's recent podcast about...well...Crimebuster has me convinced the guy needs another chance.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2017 10:37:49 GMT -5
1940's - Capt Marvel. It still bothers me that he isn't as big as DC & Marvel's heroes are. He was such an important character in comic book history. Plastic Man. This character is so unique & one of a kind. I can not figure out why no one can write a successful series for him.
More thoughts. I always thought Plastic Man would "fit" well into the Fawcett Universe. I also "wish" Fawcett had won & continued to publish Marvel Family adventures. I think if Fawcett had still been publishing in the 60's they would have found a way to keep the Marvel Family around thru the Silver Age.
Imagine a big 3 where stuff like Charlton would have been bought by Fawcett? Or maybe Fawcett reviving characters like Lev Gleason's Daredevil? Mind blowing!
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Mar 8, 2017 11:52:50 GMT -5
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Post by codystarbuck on Mar 8, 2017 12:30:24 GMT -5
1950's - I have a weird fondness for Simon & Kirby's Fighting American. Sometimes I wish he could have been DC's Capt America.
Sorry for the confusion. I should clarify this statement. I have the Titan Books collection, the DC mini series & the Awesome issues. For various reasons I wish DC had a decent "patriotic" hero like Capt America. When DC was getting the rights to various properties like Quality, Fawcett, Charlton I thought maybe they could get FA or Archie's Shield instead of trying to "copy" Cap. What better version then the one created by the two guys that also created Cap? I also liked the fact he wasn't tied to WW II but to the Cold War. Oh well. This thread is our "wish lists" for stuff we will probably never see. DC had the Shield, when they did the Impact line and it was pretty good. DC aimed that line a little younger than their own titles; but, they were (generally) good comics. The premise was pretty much swiped from Captain Atom (court martial, military experiment) with the added twist of father doing it to son. I had a serious problem, at the time, with the court martial aspect. Joe Higgins was supposed to have been an officer who was busted down to sergeant, after being framed. It doesn't work that way. You can't be busted from an officer to enlisted; you serve under different circumstances. Enlisted sign enlisted contracts for a specific period of service (though that can be held up, in time of war), while officers receive a commission and serve at the leisure of the commander-in-chief, for an indefinite period (in theory, not so much in practice). An officer can resign their commission; but, their resignation can be rejected. The reality is that Higgins could have been reduced to the next officer rank but not to an enlisted rank. What generally happens, in an officer court martial, is they are just thrown out of the service or are quietly retired, if they have enough time in, unless criminal charges are involved and there is jail time (after which they get booted). I enjoyed Legend of the SHIELD, though the concept of the suit being literal armor (without obvious joints) wasn't quite as cool as the original. They later reintroduced the original SHIELD. I just wished they had also used Steel Sterling, as I always thought that was an under-used character, in the various Archie superhero revivals.. Back in the late 80s, I had an idea for a modern take on the Americommando (Mr America's wartime monicker), involving the nuclear battle field experiments (where soldiers were in trenches, during nuclear tests, which exposed them to radiation) in the late 40's, creating a super-soldier and then James Robinson and Paul Smith came out with a pretty similar take on the idea, with The Golden Age. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2017 13:58:52 GMT -5
DC had the Shield, when they did the Impact line and it was pretty good. I knew about DC's Impact line but passed on it at that time due to limited funds.  I did buy (& enjoyed) their series from 2009.  I also missed out or passed on Archie's past & current attempts to revive the character. I will have to check out Steel Sterling. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Mar 8, 2017 14:31:40 GMT -5
DC had the Shield, when they did the Impact line and it was pretty good. I knew about DC's Impact line but passed on it at that time due to limited funds. I did buy (& enjoyed) their series from 2009. I also missed out or passed on Archie's past & current attempts to revive the character. I will have to check out Steel Sterling. Not a lot to check out. He appeared in the 40s, in Zip Comics, at MLJ (Archie) and was part of the High Camp revival, where he was put on the villain side. He had 4 issues during the Red Circle revival, in the 80s, which were decent, if unspectacular. He also turned up in the DC 2009 run. He's basically a mixture of Superman and Joe Magarac, and not much more. I like the concept and potential of him and think more could have been done with him. A lot of the Archie heroes had potential; but, were never executed very well, at any stage. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2017 15:12:48 GMT -5
I greatly wish Marvel would relaunch the New Universe, as it originally stood.
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Post by Prince Hal on Mar 8, 2017 15:16:21 GMT -5
I would second the classic Captain Marvel and Plastic Man. What has been missing is the whimsy. The Bronze Age Captain marvel stories were light-hearted; but, not particularly whimsical, even from fan E Nelson Bridwell. The best stories, then, were actually reprints of Fawcett stories (which DC doesn't own and were not included in the Showcase Presents: Shazam volume). Even guys like Joe Staton and Ty Templeton haven't quite captured Plas, though they came closer than most. E-Man was pretty much an updated Plastic Man and is as much missed. it would have been cool to see Nicola Cuti and Joe Staton do Plas, togetehr. Black Terror didn't have particularly good 1940s adventures, apart from the handful from Jerry Robinson & Mort Meskin. However, it is a great costume that could be a great character (though the Dynamite book left me a bit cold). I'd like to see more of the Chuck Dixon/Beau Smith/Dan Brereton Black Terror, that they did at Eclipse, which todd McFarlane owns. That was a cool book begging for more. Alan Moore's use in Tom Strong and Terra Obscura was pretty darn good. Along those lines, I'd like to see more Nocturnals, from Brereton and Leave it to Chance, from james Robinson and Paul Smith; more of Jim Owens' Starchild, Martin Wagner's Hepcats (finishing the damn story, for one thing), more Grease Monkey from Tim Eldred, Dynamo Joe from John Ostrander and Doug Rice, the conclusion to the Paul Gulacy-drawn THUNDER Agents story, from Omni Comix and more Crossfire, though Dan Spiegle's death puts a damper on that idea. Love to see the DC war books revived to do a Greatest Generation maxi series, with all of the characters taken through WW2. Then, I'd love a 1950s series, with the Suicide Squad (the original), the Challengers of the Unknown, and King Faraday, much like what Darwyn Cooke did in New Frontier, only expanded. Would also like to see more Guns of the Dragon, from Tim Truman, as well as Scout: Marauder, which is way overdue. While we are at it, where is Mage: The Hero Denied? More Dominic Fortune, in period adventures, more Crash Ryan, some Cody Starbuck and/or Iron Wolf, the Quantum Leap "Sam Leaps into a Baby" story Innovation promised us more Chuck Dixon Sky Wolf stories (continuing the ones he did in the Airboy back-up stories), more Terminal City and American Century, and a continuation of Slave Labor Graphics' Scarlet Thunder (from their Amaze Ink line). While I'm at it, I'd like a pony and world peace! Whimsy has been outlawed. Along with light, silly, and fun. |
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Post by Crimebuster on Mar 8, 2017 15:42:27 GMT -5
People who are interested in the MLJ/Archie superheroes should check out the New Crusaders mini-series Archie put out in 2012. It follows the continuity of the 1980's Red Circle revival, and features the Shield training a new generation of teen legacy heroes after their parents - the Crusaders - are all apparently killed. I thought it was really, really good. Unfortunately, even though a second mini-series was completed, they ended up scrapping it in favor of the Dark Circle line (they did eventually release a digital only one-shot follow-up with the New Crusaders, but I haven't read it yet since I'm not a digital guy).  |
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Post by Red Oak Kid on Mar 8, 2017 19:22:25 GMT -5
Cody Starbuck by Chaykin
The (1930s)Shadow by Mike Kaluta or Wrightson
Demon Hunter by Rich Buckler Sr.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2017 9:39:35 GMT -5
I also wish DC & Marvel still did crossovers. Sure most of them were mediocre but some were stellar like Superman/Hulk by Stern & Rude.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2017 9:59:47 GMT -5
Great idea for a thread.
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Post by Icctrombone on Mar 9, 2017 13:32:04 GMT -5
I would like to see a ongoing Warlock book. But I realize it would always involve cosmic big stuff rather than down to earth baddies.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2017 13:39:55 GMT -5
1980's - What a decade. I don't really want these characters revived since outside of their creators I don't think they would be great anymore. That includes most of First Comics (American Flagg, Nexus) & other stuff like Willingham's Elementals.
Some of these wonderful comics were meant to last a limited time. I don't really know if anyone else can do justice by these characters. Maybe that is why characters like Plastic Man haven't succeeded? I also neglected to mention my all time favorite series: All-Star Squadron.
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Post by Prince Hal on Mar 9, 2017 17:18:48 GMT -5
I always thought Plastic Man would "fit" well into the Fawcett Universe. EX-cellent idea! |
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