The new forums will be named Coin Return (based on the most recent vote)! You can check on the status and timeline of the transition to the new forums here.
The Guiding Principles and New Rules document is now in effect.
DC/Marvel Draft : Superhero General Manager
Hawkstone
Registered User regular
Registered User regular
I had an idea stemming in a stream of conciousness type way from the name of the Scrull Draft thread. If you were to be named general manager of a superhero franchise (like in the sports team sense) in either Marvel or DC who would you draft to your squad? Assume you have to stay in the same universe for all picks and use an established team for your franchise....think of it like comic book fantasy football.
For example if I were to draft a stable for X-men....
1) Cable- He would serve as my team leader and I would go the more pro-active X-force model for the X-men as appossed to the wait until the people who hate us come knocking philosophy.
2) Gambit- I always like this guy, he has stealth, power, and the flexible morality needed to get the job done the way my X-men would.
3) Pheonix/Marvel-Girl - The Racheal Gray NOT Jean, Nice power selection, good character interactions with her sort of brother, and she is sorely in need of being put front in center in the main franchise for a lengthy run.
4) Wolverine- I know he is way over used, but I cant really picture the flagship book not having him around, plus his inability to get along with Cable and Gambit would make some nice tense moments.
5) Psylocke- Sexy somtimes asian ninja babe...nuff said... just let her be the character from the Jim Lee era and do away with all the crap they heaped on her since.
6) Forge - He is there to be technical, mystical, tactical support...seldom a field operative but always in their ear ala Oracle in DCU
7) Longshot - Always liked him and I think he is due for another shot, could see some cool fight scenes with him and Gambit, and he could give the book a little humor that it would otherwise probably lack.
8) M- I like Monet as a character for one, and I really like the idea of the team strong man being a strong woman instead.
I think this would make a cool book...and is a strong enough team to hold down the flagship title with the added bonus of not using the old mainstays.
For example if I were to draft a stable for X-men....
1) Cable- He would serve as my team leader and I would go the more pro-active X-force model for the X-men as appossed to the wait until the people who hate us come knocking philosophy.
2) Gambit- I always like this guy, he has stealth, power, and the flexible morality needed to get the job done the way my X-men would.
3) Pheonix/Marvel-Girl - The Racheal Gray NOT Jean, Nice power selection, good character interactions with her sort of brother, and she is sorely in need of being put front in center in the main franchise for a lengthy run.
4) Wolverine- I know he is way over used, but I cant really picture the flagship book not having him around, plus his inability to get along with Cable and Gambit would make some nice tense moments.
5) Psylocke- Sexy somtimes asian ninja babe...nuff said... just let her be the character from the Jim Lee era and do away with all the crap they heaped on her since.
6) Forge - He is there to be technical, mystical, tactical support...seldom a field operative but always in their ear ala Oracle in DCU
7) Longshot - Always liked him and I think he is due for another shot, could see some cool fight scenes with him and Gambit, and he could give the book a little humor that it would otherwise probably lack.
8) M- I like Monet as a character for one, and I really like the idea of the team strong man being a strong woman instead.
I think this would make a cool book...and is a strong enough team to hold down the flagship title with the added bonus of not using the old mainstays.
Inside of a dog...it's too dark to read.
Hawkstone on
0
Posts
Yeah, but what would they do? How do you make the problems they would face not trivial without creating a new universe-wide problem every arc? I guess you could make it a book about nothing or maybe slice-of-life it.
I don't play fantasy football so I don't really know how this works there, but I think it could be cool, if we could agree on a system.
Moon Knight
Daredevil
Spider-Man
Dr. Strange
Darkhawk
Invincible
Rock Band DLC | GW:OttW - arrcd | WLD - Thortar
How can you count invincible though? wasn't his team up an alternate universe kind of thing?
He was visiting the MU. So this could just be an extended visit. ;-)
Rock Band DLC | GW:OttW - arrcd | WLD - Thortar
Iron Fist
Luke Cage
Misty
Colleen
Moon Knight
Daredevil
Black Cat
Spider-Man (more randomly shows up, not offical member)
Shang-Chi (same as Spidey as I like, but don't love him)
It'd be by Brubaker / Fraction just for more Danny/Luke/Misty/Colleen and friends fun. Prince of Orphans could show up once ina while depending on how his story plays out in the current Iron Fist series. This'd probably have to be after they retcon the SHRA though, but who knows.
Also, I thought this post would be for some random version of actor / movie stock markets where you use comic book characters and they rise in value based on sales of books starring them adn stuff.
I'd say they have to fit the theme of the team(X-Force with Pixie or something)
I think my 'theme' was along the lines of Blink, Nocturne, Mystique, She Hulk, Mercury, Marrow...
Personally, I think he should have been the one to go through the "other" arc instead of parker.
Once again though, I am in no way endorsing or defending the clone saga.. ::shiver::
I guess he just gives me an X-23 vibe, like with a little time and development he could be a more well rounded character than the one he was based off of.
ROLL CALL:
THUNDERSTRIKE!
With the power to be exactly like Thor
BEN REILLY SPIDER-MAN!
Tattered Sweatshirt no more!
X-MAN!
Holy shit his power will kill him!
and team leader
MAGGOT!
His digestive system is actually two giant maggots! Isn't that rad?
But it needs more Liefeld characters.
Boy Blue, Bigby Wolf, Ambrose Chase and Elijah Snow imo.
fret not, Muffin Man, for they meet the BAD IDEA SQUAD soon enough to bolster their ranks!
lead by BLACKWULF!
and his SHADOWLANCE fueled by our angry hero's RAGE,
CARDIAC!
He has a lance, too! And he flies!
SHATTERSTAR!
His sword is like, a double sword,
and DAMION HELLSTORM!
He's the son of Satan, or something, guys!
Their epic first meeting battle was immortalized in the classic story "NO TRUCK WITH YOU"
you are wrong on both counts, actually!
He's not black? I mean, his skin looks black to me, unless that isn't his skin.
Blackwulf is a terrible character.
I should feel bad for knowing anything about him.
Lots and lots of people feel that way about post-Saga Ben Reilly.
Which is why I can get away with convincing people that he's coming back in *NEW SERIES X* at least once a year.
Hey did you guys hear that Skrull-Spidey gets his powers from Ben Reilly's reanimated corpse?
we can't let our thing die
addendum: The All Bale Team is the only acceptable answer. Every Christian Bale has an answer for everything.
Indeed.