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kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#101: May 21st 2013 at 2:55:30 PM

[up]Do we really need to dredge that up again?tongue It wasn't the only the end that wasn't well written, most of the whole event wasn't well written. I think we've all said that enough to let it really sink in.tongue

Tiamatty X-Men X-Pert from Now on Twitter Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: Brony
#102: May 21st 2013 at 3:13:57 PM

Yeah, the Call of Duty comics were very serious. From what I can see, they didn't really seem to do much with the larger Marvel U, and could've just as easily taken place in an alternate reality without superheroes. Though I haven't read much of any of them, so I could be wrong.

But a Marvel series about various people - cops, lawyers, maybe doctors, even other professions - dealing with the bizarre shit that goes on in Marvel's New York would probably be a lot of fun. While also having the potential for intense drama, and some really interesting insights into how the common man views superheroes.

Idea. An issue opens with a couple cops subduing and arresting the Walrus. Later in the issue, the cops are trying to handle a hostage situation from another lame supervillain. A superhero - someone fairly lame, who hasn't had too many appearances - shows up. I'm thinking someone like the Blue Shield (the first name that came to mind, because I just read his first appearance). He goes in, and bungles the whole thing, resulting in some of the hostages dying. The cops try to arrest him and he runs away. A later issue could have him finally caught and arrested, and then we get some bits and pieces of the court case.

That would be amazing. Get on it, Marvel.

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HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#103: May 21st 2013 at 3:19:23 PM

DC had a cop book for a while that was actually pretty successful from what I can gather. But its protagonist became the new host for The Spectre and it ended.

kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#104: May 21st 2013 at 3:48:15 PM

[up]Yeah, but from what I know about it, it mostly took place in Gotham. I don't think it got to interact with the larger DCU that much.

edited 21st May '13 4:48:51 PM by kkhohoho

C0mraid from Here and there Since: Aug, 2010
#105: May 21st 2013 at 3:59:31 PM

I really liked Gotham Central, although it rarely seemed to fufill it's full potential. Frank Pembleton trying to get home to his family during a crisis like event was awesome.

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TheMightyHeptagon Since: Aug, 2011
#106: Jun 5th 2013 at 9:08:16 AM

A fourth volume of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen that takes place in the 21st century. And actually pays homage to contemporary fiction (the same way the original did to 19th century fiction) instead of bashing it with immature caricatures. And isn't just 50 pages of gratuitous sex and gorn and drug trips and obscure pop culture references.

edited 5th Jun '13 9:08:56 AM by TheMightyHeptagon

resetlocksley Shut up! from Alone in the dark Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: Only knew I loved her when I let her go
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#107: Jun 5th 2013 at 10:48:35 AM

An ongoing JLA/Avengers series, featuring the two groups teaming up to battle threats ranging from natural disasters to Eldritch Abominations.

Fear is a superpower.
TheConductor Since: Jan, 2011
#108: Jun 5th 2013 at 2:05:48 PM

If it were up to me, I'd have the Avengers and Justice League meet either every three years (So they'd be having "annual" meetings in Comic Book Time) or every five years, cause twice a decade does keep it being special.

edited 5th Jun '13 2:08:54 PM by TheConductor

zam Since: Jun, 2009
#109: Jun 5th 2013 at 5:15:45 PM

I want something like a political spy thriller but one focused on cleaning after the Justice Leagues' battles so to speak.

resetlocksley Shut up! from Alone in the dark Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: Only knew I loved her when I let her go
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#110: Jun 5th 2013 at 5:24:48 PM

[up][up] Yeah, maybe not a weekly or monthly series, but something regular would be cool.

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smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#111: Jun 17th 2013 at 7:37:50 PM

I would love a series that pays homage to golden age comics. heroes that are nigh unstoppable, old school mad scientists, the whole shebang.

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#112: Jun 19th 2013 at 4:51:10 AM

You're thinking of the Silver Age. Golden Age superheroes were (by modern standards) at best moderately powerful, and villains were primarily mundane bank robbers, gangsters, and Nazis.

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C0mraid from Here and there Since: Aug, 2010
#113: Jun 19th 2013 at 9:55:44 AM

[up] Nah, there were plenty of mad scientists in the Golden Age, although the science they practised was much less bizzare. And the heroes may have been less powerful in relation to there Silver Age counterparts but they were unstoppable in their own stories.

That is if we're using the same definitions of Golden and Silver Age.

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#114: Jun 19th 2013 at 5:18:02 PM

Golden Age: 1938 - 1954.

Silver Age: 1959 - 1971.

Bronze Age: 1971 - 1986.

Iron Age: 1986 onwards.

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smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#115: Jun 20th 2013 at 6:41:23 PM

the golden age stories i'm thinking of are superman vs mad scientist lex luthor or ultra humanite. captain marvel versus Dr sivana. i like the more simplisic, oddball stories they told. i also would love to see the rainbow creature make a comeback. that thing rocked.

Mars444 Since: May, 2013
#116: Jun 24th 2013 at 4:51:32 PM

Well, I was going to say "Queen and Country, Series 2", but Greg Rucka just said that it's planned for Summer of 2014, so no need for that.

Ninteen45 Since: Mar, 2013
#117: Jun 25th 2013 at 7:08:25 PM

A human lands on an alien planet and becomes a superhero because he's a human and they are Starfish Aliens.

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