The (Project) Superior Trading Spaces Game!

[Brian Cronin]

A lot of times, people will say "Hey, what indy creator would you like to see on Superhero Book X?"

And that is interesting to talk about, but really, there are way too many independent creators out there, I think.

So I came up with a fun limit on the question - using only creators who did stories in Project Superior (which was, in case you do not know, an anthology of indy creators doing superhero stories...I did a bit on it here (http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2005/05/16/project-superior-variations-on-a-theme/)), give me the creative teams you would like to see on the following fifteen comic book titles:

Superman

Batman

Justice League of America

Spider-Man

Uncanny X-Men

Avengers

Teen Titans

Green Lantern

Flash

Captain America

Thor

Wonder Woman

Fantastic Four

Hulk

Iron Man

For the record, here are the contributors:

Martin Cendreda
Brian Wood
Jeremy Tankard
Bryan Lee O'Malley
Ragnar
Mike Dawson
Jeffrey Brown
J. Chris Campbell
Joel Priddy
Jay Ryan and Joe Meno
John Cassaday
Farel Dalrymple
Ronnie del Carmen
Jim Rugg and Brian Maruca
Dean Haspiel
Jason Lex
John Lucas
Paul Pope
Nick Abadzis
Nathan Jurevicius
Tim Biskup
Seonna Hong
Zack Soto
Graham Annable
R. Kikuo Johnson
Fermin Solis
Tony Consiglio
James Jean
Scott Morse
Rob Ullman
Doug Fraser
Scott Campbell
Onsmith
Paul Rivoche
Chris Pitzer
Tara McPherson
Jim Mahfood
John Kerschbaum
Daniel Krall
Jamie Tanner
Megan Whitmarsh
Victor Cayro
Joshua W. Cotter

My picks are as follows:

Superman - I will go with Cassaday here, as I think he would suitably meet the grandness of the character.

Batman - This is sorta cheating, as he is already working on a series featuring Batman now, but come on, Paul Pope and Batman go together like H2 and O!

Justice League of America - Speaking of grandness, for a handle of the greatest superheroes in the world, I would definitely let James Jean just go nuts.

Spider-Man - Wouldn't Bryan Lee O'Malley work just perfectly on Spider-Man? I mean, this is RIGHT up his alley!

Uncanny X-Men - Ronnie Del Carmen's work shows that he is well suited to the bittersweet, which pretty much describes the X-Men to the tee, doesn't it? Hated by a world they are sworn to protect? Sounds pretty bittersweet to me.

Avengers - Jim Rugg and Brian Maruca seem like they would be more interested in younger heroes, but I think their style is strong enough that they would be well suited to take on Earth's Mightiest Heroes for an interesting, yet very different, take.

Teen Titans - I think that Jay Ryan and Joe Reno can give us a Teen Titans title that would be well made AND attractive to viewers of the cartoon. A double treat!

Green Lantern - Imagine Scott Morse just being told "draw whatever you want"...that is basically what would happen if you had him on a Green Lantern title.

I would look forward to that title!

Flash - Wally West, the salt of the Earth superhero, would be well-suited to Nick Abadzis' style. Abadzis has a very down to earth approach. I think it would work well with the Flash.

Captain America - I would be very interested in seeing Brian Wood's take on Captain America.

Thor - I would love to just see Dean Haspiel go nuts drawing the worlds of Asgard.

Wonder Woman - I would like to see where R. Kikuo Johnson could take this character (and, okay, I admit it, Tara McPherson was my first pick, but then I felt sexist for picking a woman to handle Wonder Woman's title, so I changed it to Johnson...hehe).

Fantastic Four - Jim Mahfood has already shown us that he is ALL over this!

Hulk - Joshua Cotter is well versed in depressing, and the Hulk (in the right hands) can be a very depressing concept. I think Cotter can really twist the screw on Bruce Banner's life. And his art can obviously handle the Hulk.

Iron Man - Paul Rivoche's style lends itself very well to the technology of Iron Man.

How about the rest of you?

Who would you pick?

-Brian

[Cactusakic]

I'd second Brian Lee O'Malley on Spidey.

I'd also like to see:

John Cassaday on Justice League

Brian Wood on Hulk

Jim Mahfood on Teen Titans

and Paul Pope on something sharp and pointy.:p
Sorry, but I have just finished Batman: Year 100 today and I hated every issue of it. The art was hideous and the story was just "meh".
In fairness to the guy it's the only work of his that I have read, so maybe its the exception rather than the rule but if you say he's ideal for Batman then I have to assume that this was a fair representation of his quality and I was hugely unimpressed.

[Brian Cronin]

MORE FUN GAMES YOU FOLKS MISSED!

-Brian

[Ryan Day]

That is a fun game. Although I think using Cassaday is cheating, since he's a "real" superhero artist. Pope, too, I guess, but I'll let you have that one.

First, I want O'Malley on Teen Titans. A cast of teenagers? Done.

Rugg & Maruca on Spider-Man.

Scott Morse doing the Flash.

Tara McPherson on Batman. (Even though she's not really an interior artist)

Joel Priddy on Fantastic Four. (Because Ironhide Tom showed he could do strange and exciting adventures.)

James Jean on Justice League.

Brian Wood on X-Men. (didn't he write an X-book once?)

Paul Pope's Incredible Hulk.

Maybe more later. I've gotta go back and re-read Project Superior to remember who did what... dang, that was a great book. And I still haven't picked up Project Romantic!