Where do we go from here?

[Monty_Cristo]

pick either a new character or one you just happen to like and detail what you think the next step in this there life should be. what direction would be most entertaining/elevate them in the same fashion that Thor has been?

[Monty_Cristo]

i think Ultra-Girl needs to graduate and move back out West. she could have her own series in the vein of Wonderman's old title. she'll need a decent supporting cast though.

and i think Chris Powell needs to follow in his father's footsteps and become a cop; working his way up to detective. i guess he could remain in California, unless Mickey agrees to move.

[IronKing]

I think Quicksilver needs to break out of this funk and make something of himself. He had so much promise in that 13-issue series he had. You were watching his internal conflict, and actually came to like him for it.

Nowadays everyone hates him. I love the character. So it sucks to see him as not just a bad guy, but a loser at that.

[Monty_Cristo]

I think Quicksilver needs to break out of this funk and make something of himself. He had so much promise in that 13-issue series he had. You were watching his internal conflict, and actually came to like him for it.

Nowadays everyone hates him. I love the character. So it sucks to see him as not just a bad guy, but a loser at that.

has to get worse before it gets better. the best way is just to hit rock bottom like Iron Man did.

[IronKing]

Yeah, he's about there at the moment. Hopefully that Quick and the Dead mini (or is it a 1-shot?) will be a move in the right direction.

BTW I'm surprised people aren't jumping all over this thread!

[Monty_Cristo]

Yeah, he's about there at the moment. Hopefully that Quick and the Dead mini (or is it a 1-shot?) will be a move in the right direction.

BTW I'm surprised people aren't jumping all over this thread!

i'm not. it's the kind of question that requires you to think a bit. that's kind of much for the end of the week.

[Push You Down]

has to get worse before it gets better. the best way is just to hit rock bottom like Iron Man did.

Pietro is kind of rock bottom right now in my opinion.

I really want Wiccan and Speed to help bring him back up to being a hero.

[Laughing Mask]

Thor.

he beats up everybody in the initiative.

[aut0matic]

get jeph loeb away from the hulk and get him back in space, starting the real war against the red king's men.

[Brother Zag]

Doctor Strange

He's beat up and battered after WWH, unsure of his abilities, unsure of himself. I think this is the perfect opportunity for all the demons he's battled over the years to gang up on him!

He would have to survive an initial encounter that lets him know that the new incarnation of the Six-Fingered Hand (or the equivalent... maybe a TEN fingered hand or summin') is gunning for him.

Then he could assemble a new group of mages, apprentices... pull in some of the current Marvel Mystic Arcana, perhaps, and begin to fight his way back, both against his crisis of confidence and the assembled dark hosts. Maybe he's thinking he needs to train a new Sorceror Supreme? Of course, in the end, Strange would emerge somehow as Sorceror Supreme, but some how more dangerous and less of a sure good guy.

[Tobias Drake]

Henry Peter Gyrich.

Between the Civil War, World War Hulk, and the Secret Invasion, all his greatest fears are realized. He is more confident than ever before that metahumans will be the end of the nation that he, in his mind, has worked so hard to protect from them. He starts making powerful, broad strokes in Congress to reinstate the Sentinel Program and bring about the Wideawake apocalypse that we saw in What If? Civil War. Congress, however, having seen the effectiveness of the Initiative and Tony Stark's work in all of said events, denies him at every turn. Desperate and frustrated, he begins meeting secretly with the Purifiers, taking on a masked identity of his own to become National Security, leading a splinter cell of the Purifiers against all metahumans. This is ultimately stopped by the Mighty Avengers and National Security is unmasked to the world, cementing Iron Man and the Initiative's victory over his kind of fear and hate.

[Monty_Cristo]

Doctor Strange

He's beat up and battered after WWH, unsure of his abilities, unsure of himself. I think this is the perfect opportunity for all the demons he's battled over the years to gang up on him!

He would have to survive an initial encounter that lets him know that the new incarnation of the Six-Fingered Hand (or the equivalent... maybe a TEN fingered hand or summin') is gunning for him.

Then he could assemble a new group of mages, apprentices... pull in some of the current Marvel Mystic Arcana, perhaps, and begin to fight his way back, both against his crisis of confidence and the assembled dark hosts. Maybe he's thinking he needs to train a new Sorceror Supreme? Of course, in the end, Strange would emerge somehow as Sorceror Supreme, but some how more dangerous and less of a sure good guy.


makes sense. i've always been pro-mentoring within the Marvel Universe. they should start cultivating the future A-List. i don't want to see Strange replaced any time soon but i want him to pass what he's learned along.

Henry Peter Gyrich.

Between the Civil War, World War Hulk, and the Secret Invasion, all his greatest fears are realized. He is more confident than ever before that metahumans will be the end of the nation that he, in his mind, has worked so hard to protect from them. He starts making powerful, broad strokes in Congress to reinstate the Sentinel Program and bring about the Wideawake apocalypse that we saw in What If? Civil War. Congress, however, having seen the effectiveness of the Initiative and Tony Stark's work in all of said events, denies him at every turn. Desperate and frustrated, he begins meeting secretly with the Purifiers, taking on a masked identity of his own to become National Security, leading a splinter cell of the Purifiers against all metahumans. This is ultimately stopped by the Mighty Avengers and National Security is unmasked to the world, cementing Iron Man and the Initiative's victory over his kind of fear and hate.


Gyrich would be interesting if he had powers. i'd like to see that, if only for one issue. maybe he could steal the Freedom Ring.

[Dr. Chaos]

Herc: if he's going to take over a A-list series, he needs to look like an A-lister...or something less colorful (Yes, I know, The Hulk was green all over and wore purple pants..shut up).

Marvel needs to let Pham give him that new badass greek warrior look he was planning to before they shut him down.

[Comet Man]

Herc: if he's going to take over a A-list series, he needs to look like an A-lister...or something less colorful (Yes, I know, The Hulk was green all over and wore purple pants..shut up).

Marvel needs to let Pham give him that new badass greek warrior look he was planning to before they shut him down.

Screw that.

Hercules looks just fine the way he is. He's a badass already; always has been. He doesn't need no trendy tough guy clothes to portray that. The way he looks right now is very ancient Greek, and very cool.

[Trey]

Silver Surfer


First arc Galactus "dies"

Surfer is free to roam space and visit Earth, and gradually his "philosopher persona" is toned down. I'd tie him to Earth somehow, a supporting cast, and maybe a secret identity (I know some do not like a secret identity for really powerful heroes, but I think it humanizes them and leads to interesting character moments) He'd still have space adventures, or cosmic threats would come to Earth.

[Kirayoshi]

Henry Peter Gyrich.

Between the Civil War, World War Hulk, and the Secret Invasion, all his greatest fears are realized. He is more confident than ever before that metahumans will be the end of the nation that he, in his mind, has worked so hard to protect from them. He starts making powerful, broad strokes in Congress to reinstate the Sentinel Program and bring about the Wideawake apocalypse that we saw in What If? Civil War. Congress, however, having seen the effectiveness of the Initiative and Tony Stark's work in all of said events, denies him at every turn. Desperate and frustrated, he begins meeting secretly with the Purifiers, taking on a masked identity of his own to become National Security, leading a splinter cell of the Purifiers against all metahumans. This is ultimately stopped by the Mighty Avengers and National Security is unmasked to the world, cementing Iron Man and the Initiative's victory over his kind of fear and hate.
Better idea; Iron Man confronts him on his efforts to undermine the SHRA, and Gyrich reveals that he secretly infected every hero who passed through the gates at Fort Hammond with a more powerful version of the nanobots that they used to keep the Thunderbolts in line. Now, at Gyrich's signal, every registered superhero has become a mindless automaton, programmed by the nanobots to attack New York, Los Angeles, Washington DC and other major US cities, which Gyrich then uses to convince Congress to restart the Sentinels to take down all metahumans. Once the dust clears and Gyrich's plan is revealed, Iron Man and Spider-Man, the two most prominent living reps of the opposing factions of the Civil War, make a public display of peace as a modified, less severe version of the SHRA is ratified.

[Dr. Chaos]

Screw that.

Hercules looks just fine the way he is. He's a badass already; always has been. He doesn't need no trendy tough guy clothes to portray that. The way he looks right now is very ancient Greek, and very cool.
I agree.

He's really working the ancient greek stripper thing (to quote S.H.I.E.L.D), give him some credit, folks!

[Tobias Drake]

Spider-Man: Stops being victim of some mysterious amnesia not related to Mephisto that makes him forget Felicia Hardy is a valid romantic interest for him now that he's been retconned. :p

[LOIOSH30]

I think Justice has the potential to be elevated in the same way that Nova has been...

If you ever read the original New Warriors comics you know that there is enough backstory and history to work with. He originated in the FF and was close to Thing if I remember correctly. He's a mutant with no ties to the X-Men, a former Avenger, and now, at least at the moment is in the Initiative...

There are so many different things you could do with him, and no one has ever taken adjantage of it...

[PastePotPete]

Silver Surfer


First arc Galactus "dies"

Surfer is free to roam space and visit Earth, and gradually his "philosopher persona" is toned down. I'd tie him to Earth somehow, a supporting cast, and maybe a secret identity (I know some do not like a secret identity for really powerful heroes, but I think it humanizes them and leads to interesting character moments) He'd still have space adventures, or cosmic threats would come to Earth.

Man, I'd love a new Surfer series but the moody philosopher thing gets so old. I agree with you. Let's just do a book about a sci-fi superhero. Enough of the weepy brooding about the cosmos.

Another character I'd like see taken in a new direction would be Howard the Duck. Let him join The New Avengers, but don't play it for laughs. He'd be an asset, I swear!

[mikekerr3]

Man, I'd love a new Surfer series but the moody philosopher thing gets so old. I agree with you. Let's just do a book about a sci-fi superhero. Enough of the weepy brooding about the cosmos.

Another character I'd like see taken in a new direction would be Howard the Duck. Let him join The New Avengers, but don't play it for laughs. He'd be an asset, I swear!


It would have to be the NA, he is too straitlaced to follow Stark.:D

[Marcus_Maximus]

Blade.

They totally ruined that character and made it worse in that he works for SHIELD. I would have him as an unregistered hero (outlaw) and have the registered heroes hunt him as well as the vampires.

[IronKing]

Agree with Surfer. And I'd never heard of Justice until the Initiative. I'd love to see some more with him.

What about U.S. Agent? lol

[Comet Man]

Man, I'd love a new Surfer series but the moody philosopher thing gets so old. I agree with you. Let's just do a book about a sci-fi superhero. Enough of the weepy brooding about the cosmos.

Absolutely agree.

Another character I'd like see taken in a new direction would be Howard the Duck. Let him join The New Avengers, but don't play it for laughs. He'd be an asset, I swear!

Hey, if Rocket Raccoon can be part of the Guardians of the Galaxy, and kick some butt, so can Howard the Duck.

[IronKing]

Slapstick vs. Howard the Duck in a fight to the death. We can do without one. lol