The Comic book world is buzzing over the introduction of Angela,
the tough as nails Angel from Heaven who’s been slaying Hellspawns since, damn
well I guess Medieval Spawn. For those who don’t get what the big deal is, let
me break it down. Spawn, the bestselling non Marvel, non DC superhero title of
all time is still a McFarlane/Image property, but due to some legal disputes Angela
co-creator and comic book god Neil Gaiman was able to snag her from the
McFarlane verse and bring her to the pages of Marvel’s Age of Ultron in an unspecified role. Crossovers are normal, but rarely have
we seen this kind of free agent move where they actually switch publishers and
worlds.
So with the arrival of Angela, who else would be a perfect
fit for the Marvel Universe? Now keep in mind you can’t just play fantasy
football and throw Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman all into Spiderman’s New
York and expect it to merge seamlessly. First of all Marvel plays in a much
more technological world where nearly everything can be explained using real
world science. DC doesn’t bother with logic, they fully embrace that
this is a comic book world and will often say BS like: This is Teal Kryptonite
it comes from Krypton’s cousin planet Tealton and it now gives Superman the
ability to turn into Katrakamon the
legendary dragon of Tealton… and in DC comic’s infinite multiverse rule book it
actually makes sense. The appearance of Katrakamon Superman would sell out in
mere minutes, because DC Fan boys are much more forgiving and understand that
their sandbox is more of a litter box. However in Marvel, even the Gods of
Asgard have to be plausibly explained with more than just some multiverse
nonsense. I love characters like Invincible, Savage Dragon, and Kick-Ass (whose owned
by Marvel but not in the universe), but they wouldn’t really excel in this
world of Avengers and Mutants like they do in their own. The Witchblade would
be a cool weapon in Marvel, but we’ve seen all the Sarah Pezzini stories we can
take, if it was given to an established character, that could be
interesting… Kitty Pryde with the Witchblade? But which comic book character would not only fit in the Marvel Universe, but
thrive to the point where it gives them a chance to be greater than they were
before?
5) Icon:
Milestone Comic’s flagship hero has been nonexistent since DC snatched up the
characters, and that’s not a big surprise. Many see Icon as black Superman, but
he’s much more diverse than that. An alien stranded on Earth in the 19th
century south, he took on the skin color of the slave woman that found him,
thus becoming the first superhero brought up in slavery. Not until over a 100
years later did the now adult Icon reveal his superpowers. It’s pretty interesting that in comparing
what characters would be cool in Marvel, you truly see the level of parody.
Green Lantern/Nova, Flash/Quicksilver, Namor/Aquaman, Batman/Wolverine,
Thor/Wonder Woman… but when you get to Big Blue, there isn’t a Marvel
equivalent, you would have to combine the honesty of Captain American and the
strength of Hulk just to come close to what Superman is, but that still doesn’t
do him justice. In Marvel, Icon could be that all powerful figure, yet be free
(no pun intended) to carve out his own place near the top next to Spiderman.
His rich history of being an Alien who experienced the greatest American injustice,
makes his story unique and based in reality to the point where he’s much more
humanized than the god like Superman. Imagine Icon reluctant to take up the
mantle again, now revealing himself to save the Marvel Universe from the threat
of Thanos, it would be epic.
4) Gen¹³: The
teenage superhero group consisting of Freefall, Rainmaker, Grunge, Burnout, and
my boo the always well drawn Caitlin Fairchild was one of the hottest books of
the 90’s, and what Generation X wanted to be. Basically “mutant” kids of former
heroes brought together to figure out their past. I remember the classic J.
Scott Campbell run being high on fun and mystery, and these kids would fit
perfectly into the Jean Grey School of higher learning as the next class of
X-Men, more than those yawn inducing freaks in the Wolverine and The X-Men
book.
3) Betty &
Veronica: The Place, Riverdale… The time, moments after Hope and Scarlett
Witch proclaim, “No More Phoenix”. Betty
is in the middle of a date with Archie, and suddenly her body erupts with
plasma radiation, turning her into an uncontrollable ball of blonde energy, the
blast horribly scares Richie, and Jughead screams, “oh sh*t she’s one of them,
that b*tch is a mutant!”. As Jugehead and Richie flee in fear, Archie tries to
calm Betty down and eventually she reverts back to her normal form. A week
later, Betty’s learning to deal with her powers while Archie keeps her hidden
in the basement of Riverdale high. Suddenly Veronica, in an armored Stark
industry suit, brought form the black market by her billionaire father, crashes
through the wall. Mr. Weathersbee sold Betty out to Veronica, and now she’s going to put this blond mutie freak down for good. The battle is epic as the two rivals fight to a stalemate
in the collapsing school. Their beloved Archie is crushed by the debris. As he
lays dying, he makes the girls promise to let go of their anger and finally get
along. As the girls tearfully morn Archie, they shake hands. They will honor
their Archie and with their new found abilities become the GUARDIANS OF
RIVERDALE. C’mon! Jughead hires Deadpool to avenge his best pal, it’d be a must
read!
2) Buffy The Vampire
Slayer: Buffy Summers has saved the world more times than you can count. Blade and Morbius have the Vampire situation in Marvel under control, but Maria Hill could use the Sunnydale slayers unique skill set as a field agent when S.H.I.E.L.D. investigates the more supernatural threats to national security: Buffy
Agent Of S.H.I.E.L.D... Nuff Said.
1) Lex Luthor:
The only original DC Character that really makes sense in the Marvel Universe
is Lex. Let’s face it Marvel basically jacked Luthor’s entire style during the Dark Reign storyline with their
reimagined Norman Osborn character, even down to him creating a metal suit like
Lex. Norman Osborne is good, but he’s no Luthor. Lex would be a huge impact
player, taking over rival Stark Industries, putting spies in S.H.I.E.L.D. and creating
a cure for Dr. Banner, insuring that when he springs his plan The Hulk won’t be
around to play spoiler. With no Superman level god to stop him, he’s only one
year away from finding the cosmic cube or reassembling the Infinity Gauntlet,
and it’s going to be hell on earth for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.
This is just my personal list, if you have your own fan favorites who you think would work in Marvel, feel free to leave a comment telling us who and why.
17 out.
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