Cat Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 (edited) We've all got our favourite character who never was. So pitch me on a 4 issue limited series starring that character. Feel free to reinvent them or tweak them in whatever way you see fit. It's YOUR book, after all! How do we define a d-Lister? For the sake of argument let's say someone who never starred in their own named book that lasted over 25 issues, and has never starred in a TV show or movie. So say the character was Hourman 3, he'd be fine because while he did star in his own Hourman series, it lasted less than 25 issues, and he's never been starred in a TV show or movie as a starring character on a regular basis. I couldn't however, use Hourman 2, because while he's never had his own series he did star in the Stargirl television series. Edited December 6, 2022 by Cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toz Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 I nominate Impossible Man.Pretty sure he never had more than a couple of 1 Shot specials. Also 'Mazimg Man.Love that short series. Point Five, B2D327 and Ken Aldred 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KirbyJack Posted December 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2022 Spurs Jackson and his Space Vigilantes! Cowboys battling Nazis…on the moon! Okay, I know what you’re thinking; needs a gimmick. You’re gonna love this one. The Nazis are zombies! And to beat them, Spurs and his posse have to become werewolves…on the moon! It all comes to a big finish when our heroes use robot horses to round up the nazi/zombies and put them in a spaceship to the planet Krypton! Which, of course, sets up our superhero sequel! Tell me you love it! Off Panel, Ken Aldred, Cat and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 (edited) On 12/6/2022 at 2:46 AM, KirbyJack said: Spurs Jackson and his Space Vigilantes! Cowboys battling Nazis…on the moon! Okay, I know what you’re thinking; needs a gimmick. You’re gonna love this one. The Nazis are zombies! And to beat them, Spurs and his posse have to become werewolves…on the moon! It all comes to a big finish when our heroes use robot horses to round up the nazi/zombies and put them in a spaceship to the planet Krypton! Which, of course, sets up our superhero sequel! Tell me you love it! Could do with a bit more going on, though. Seems a bit decompressed. Edited December 6, 2022 by Ken Aldred KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KirbyJack Posted December 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2022 (edited) On 12/5/2022 at 9:04 PM, Ken Aldred said: Could do with a bit more going on, though. Good note. I have another version where every character is a teen-ager that’s hooked on reefers. Edited December 6, 2022 by KirbyJack OtherEric, bc, Raze and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 I always imagined they could do something with Sleepwalker. Maybe have him as an entirely new character that wakes into the current MCU… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTheDuck Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 On 12/5/2022 at 7:07 PM, KirbyJack said: Good note. I have another version where every character is a teen-ager that’s hooked on reefers. Not sure there's much that can happen in their mom's basements though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzutak Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 I've always thought of "Slug" as a rather unique character. Slug is certainly not the name one would normally hang on a teen girl, even in the non-PC 1940s. I've often wondered if she was the inspiration for "Big Ethel" Muggs of Archie/Riverdale fame. Unfortunately, Slug appeared in seven issues of Hap Hazard Comics during 1946-47, so her shelf life was a bit longer than your spec. grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Strange Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 I need a Killer Moth solo series something awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR1979 Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 (edited) Marvel D and sometimes F list-er = DC B list-er sometimes B+ list-er. Edited December 6, 2022 by MAR1979 grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 On 12/6/2022 at 1:30 PM, zzutak said: I've always thought of "Slug" as a rather unique character. Slug is certainly not the name one would normally hang on a teen girl, even in the non-PC 1940s. I've often wondered if she was the inspiration for "Big Ethel" Muggs of Archie/Riverdale fame. Unfortunately, Slug appeared in seven issues of Hap Hazard Comics during 1946-47, so her shelf life was a bit longer than your spec. She's fine, as long as she wasn't the star of her own series that lasted more than 25 issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazyboy Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 On 12/5/2022 at 8:05 PM, Cat said: We've all got our favourite character who never was. So pitch me on a 4 issue limited series starring that character. Feel free to reinvent them or tweak them in whatever way you see fit. It's YOUR book, after all! How do we define a d-Lister? For the sake of argument let's say someone who never started in their own named book that lasted over 25 issues, and has never starred in a TV show or movie. Are you just tweaking the Gambit fans? Cat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Stalker. DC strangeness from the mid-1970s, brought to life by Ditko and Wally Wood. Stalker was brought back two decades later in the JSA as the living embodiment of evil, so maybe not a D-lister. Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Stalker. DC strangeness from the mid-1970s, brought to life by Ditko and Wally Wood. Stalker was brought back two decades later in the JSA as the living embodiment of evil, so maybe not a D-lister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grendelbo Posted December 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2022 Major Inapak never got his due. When an intergalactic conspiracy has allowed the universe's supply of Zadocian Sabertooth Cow milk to spoil, Major Inapak has only a few stellar days to find the fabled Olexas Giant Goat-Spider, capable of lactating millions of gallons of milk every hour. Time is essential as trillions of species are dangerously close to resorting to self-cannibalism after being left with no milk to combine with the soylent green of the 24th century - Inapak Chocolate Powder. Meanwhile, the Major's trusty kid sidekick, Corporal Cody, must take the darkest of all journeys - into his own regressed psyche - in order to find the answer to the question plaguing alien kind. Can the universe get beyond it's prejudices and biases to accept 12, not 11, essential vitamins and 9, not 8, needed minerals? A four-issue limited series. Guest starring Vampirella as the Milky Way president and Rick Grimes as Isakan farmer #2. Illustrated by Rob Liefeld. Published by Charlton Comics. Morganmi, Ken Aldred, Mojohand and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 On 12/6/2022 at 4:36 AM, grendelbo said: Can the universe get beyond it's prejudices and biases to accept 12, not 11, essential vitamins and 9, not 8, needed minerals? Yup. It's an important question, all too frequently ignored. Progress is being made, but still not enough. grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTheDuck Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 On 12/5/2022 at 8:36 PM, grendelbo said: Major Inapak never got his due. When an intergalactic conspiracy has allowed the universe's supply of Zadocian Sabertooth Cow milk to spoil, Major Inapak has only a few stellar days to find the fabled Olexas Giant Goat-Spider, capable of lactating millions of gallons of milk every hour. Time is essential as trillions of species are dangerously close to resorting to self-cannibalism after being left with no milk to combine with the soylent green of the 24th century - Inapak Chocolate Powder. Meanwhile, the Major's trusty kid sidekick, Corporal Cody, must take the darkest of all journeys - into his own regressed psyche - in order to find the answer to the question plaguing alien kind. Can the universe get beyond it's prejudices and biases to accept 12, not 11, essential vitamins and 9, not 8, needed minerals? A four-issue limited series. Guest starring Vampirella as the Milky Way president and Rick Grimes as Isakan farmer #2. Illustrated by Rob Liefeld. Published by Charlton Comics. Who demoted Commander Cody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 (edited) On 12/5/2022 at 10:20 PM, MattTheDuck said: Who demoted Commander Cody? If the four-issue limited series is successful, reader's will learn more about Cody's recent history in the prequel one-shot. Tasked with delivering the hollow moon, Gala, to Zadocia for refilling, Cody unwittingly allows a Neoman space worm, known for their lactose intolerance, into the satellite's core. Demoted for negligence of duty by the Space Aces, Cody must piece together a mystery and discover who sabotaged and framed him for the spoilage of a moonit of Zadocian Sabertooth Cow milk. Guest starring the Flaming Carrot as Quantum Frigate Captain Jake and Patsy Walker as party girl #3. Illustrated by Robert Crumb. Edited December 6, 2022 by grendelbo KirbyJack, kenaran and Mojohand 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTheDuck Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 On 12/5/2022 at 9:47 PM, grendelbo said: Patsy Walker as party girl #3. I'd pay extra to see that grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 (edited) On 12/6/2022 at 5:47 AM, grendelbo said: Guest starring the Flaming Carrot Strangely enough I was trying to figure out who your writing influences are, and I was thinking Bob Burden for one. I'm waiting for the appearance of Bondo Man, The Man of Living Bondo. Edited December 6, 2022 by Ken Aldred grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
