Comics Question

[snurri]

Lately I've been thinking about comics. I've always wanted to write a superhero comic, and I hope that someday it will happen. Maybe something with Green Arrow, maybe something team-related. Marvel or DC, it doesn't matter. And I'm curious; how many of you think about the same thing? If you're a writer--assuming you're a comics fan--what characters would you like to play with? Alternatively, if you're not a writer, what writer(s) would you like to see take a crack at which character(s)?

Comments

[snurri.livejournal.com]

There is definitely something to what you say. The trick, I think, is picking the right character.

Also, you do know that the new JLA is heavily focused on Red Tornado, OMAC was a huge part of the recent Crisis, and Grant Morrison is bringing back Man-Bat in his Batman run?

I guess that leaves you with Dr. Midnight :-)

[gregvaneekhout.livejournal.com]

Well, damn! Even Matter-Eater Lad has a devoted following these days.

[gregvaneekhout.livejournal.com]

The trick, I think, is picking the right character.

I wonder about that. I don't imagine Alan Moore had any desire to write Swamp Thing before he got the job (not that I have any way of knowing if this is true or not), but once he got the assingment, he channeled his genius through a pretty lame character. I mean, I read the Marty Pasko/Tom Yeats version of Swamp Thing that preceded Alan Moore's, and it really didn't look like very promising ground.

[snurri.livejournal.com]

Well, I think that Swamp Thing was the right character for Moore, you know? He was able to take a sort of chemical horror character and move it in a totally different, earth-elemental sort of direction. It fit with his sensibilities. In the same way that I could see you playing with, say, the Metal Men, or Iron Fist, or something.

[gregvaneekhout.livejournal.com]

I take your point, though I think Alan Moore is sufficiently brilliant that he could have done interesting things with pretty much any character he was handed.

Metal Men. Yeah, they would sure be a lot of fun!