Team-Based Superheroes that Could support solo series

[Nitz the Bloody]

When I look at most superhero teams, excluding teams made of solo characters like the JLA and to an extent the Avengers, I usually don't see an ensemble cast of great, dynamic characters. Most often focus is given to two or three favorites of the author, with the rest sticking around the background. They're basically supporting characters at best, scenery at worst.

That said, the Marvel and DC universes are structured so that any character can at any point get their own series. So, I ask you all: Which characters associated exclusively or even mostly with teams would do best at supporting their own titles?

My vote goes to the Beast: while I know he had that mini in the 90's with Karma and Cannonball, I think he's an incredibly interesting character that is almost never used. He's got all the key ingredients for a spin-off title; a catchy name and appearance, an appealing and complex personality, a lot of potential for supporting cast ( given how he's known as X-Man, Avenger, bio-chemist, and mutant poster boy ), and a role of great importance as one of the smartest men in the MU. Yet he's usually shuffled off to the side as comic relief, particularly in the Avengers. Even in the X-Men, his best stories are often dropped ( like the devolving thing in Morrison's X-Men ). Sadly, the Beast story I've enjoyed the most was the one in the Simonsons' X-Factor where he rapidly became dumber and dumber. That should never be a character's best moment.

Any others?

[stealthwise]

In the current industry? No one that I can think of right now.

[Aaron Kashtan]

Well, I'd buy it at least.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Hawkman.....his series got turned into Hawkwoman by the worst decision DC made in years. Which brings up a lesson. Just because a character looks awesome in a cartoon , doesn't mean it will translate to comics.

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

Hawkman.....his series got turned into Hawkwoman by the worst decision DC made in years. Which brings up a lesson. Just because a character looks awesome in a cartoon , doesn't mean it will translate to comics.

Actually, she totally could work... she just didn't with that creative team.

[Jessica Drew]

Emma Frost--just don't base the series on her life as a schoolgirl; base it on the present (and maybe even separate her from the X-Men); she's an intelligent and witty character, who's cynical attitude, snobbery, and cold-hearted facade could all make for an intriguing, alarming, and fascinating comic. I'd set her up in an office-type environment (but not just any old fudd-duddy office, either) and let her personality run wild, with sarcastic, mocking comments flying left and right.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Actually, she totally could work... she just didn't with that creative team.

Hell its a bad thing when one half of the creative team leaves 3 issues in ! The worst crime was that Hawkman was a great read by the time DC did this. Palmiotti and Grey had done a great job and I loved the Golden Eagle arc.

[Jack Zodiac]

Power Girl could support her own series. She's more "Supergirl" than the Supergirl we have now, but also a strong, independent woman and almost as much a feminist figure as Wonder Woman. With a decent writer, she could have a great run on her own series.

[JeffreyWKramer]

Power Girl could support her own series. She's more "Supergirl" than the Supergirl we have now, but also a strong, independent woman and almost as much a feminist figure as Wonder Woman. With a decent writer, she could have a great run on her own series.

POWER GIRL by BKV and Amanda Connor would be all kinds of excellent.

[Jack Zodiac]

Yeah, Conner's art on her JSA Classified arc was great. Vaughn's a good pick for writer, too, but we all know that'd never happen.

[JeffreyWKramer]

Yeah, Conner's art on her JSA Classified arc was great. Vaughn's a good pick for writer, too, but we all know that'd never happen.

No, because it would be cool and fun, and it appears DC only allows very small rations of fun these days, and uses up most of the ration on ALL-STAR SUPERMAN.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

No, because it would be cool and fun, and it appears DC only allows very small rations of fun these days, and uses up most of the ration on ALL-STAR SUPERMAN.

Booster Gold maybe a change towards more fun. With what I've heard its gonna be fun world/time hopping so perhaps we'll see some return to nice fun stories.

[brundlefly]

POWER GIRL by BKV and Amanda Connor would be all kinds of excellent.

I, too, would pick that book up in a heartbeat. That sounds great.

Which, as Jack noted, essentially guarantees that it'll never actually happen. Pity.

[Ryan Day]

With the right writer and artist, just about anyone could support a series.

DC and Marvel usually put a C-list creative team on a C-list character, and then they're apparently surprised when it sells 15,000 copies.

[Shellhead]

While there are a lot of characters that could theoretically thrive with the right creative team, most of these characters are not currently interesting enough to inspire such a talented creative team. In particular, characters like Starfire, Power Girl, and Cyborg are visually interesting, but fairly lacking in the personality department.

In fact, to take it a step farther, some characters (Starfire) are so abnormal with respect to everyday life that a solo series would only work if placed in an exotic setting or else reduced to the stereotypical fish-out-of-water scenario. Come to think of it, how does Kory even survive in the DCU right now? I believe that her homeworld was destroyed. Does she have a job? Is she getting regular money from some team she belonged to in the past like the Titans? Or is Garfield Logan buying her used lingerie?