Active Topics | Member List | Search | Help | Register | Login
The John Byrne Forum
Byrne Robotics > The John Byrne Forum Page of 8 Next >>
Topic: OT: Hero Swap (Topic Closed Topic Closed) Post ReplyPost New Topic
Author
Message
Michael Todd
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 07 September 2009
Location: United States
Posts: 4115
Posted: 10 March 2010 at 7:30pm | IP Logged | 1  

If you could swap a DC hero over to Marvel or a Marvel hero over to DC which would you choose?

I believe I would have had DC`s Captain Marvel move over to Marvel, this would have allowed the character to star in a magazine under his own name and given Marvel Comics their own Superman like character.


Back to Top profile | search | www
 
Joe Zhang
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 16 April 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 12857
Posted: 10 March 2010 at 8:31pm | IP Logged | 2  

Maybe a non-obvious choice would be Blue Beetle and Ghost Rider. 
Back to Top profile | search e-mail
 
Jonathan Watkins
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 05 November 2005
Location: United States
Posts: 850
Posted: 10 March 2010 at 9:19pm | IP Logged | 3  

Batman to Marvel, since he's street level and suffered a tragedy that propelled him to his super-heroics.

Galactus and Silver Surfer together to DC (Since they're both so cosmic, and you can't really have one of them without the other)
Back to Top profile | search | www e-mail
 
Bobby Beem
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 22 September 2009
Posts: 161
Posted: 10 March 2010 at 9:22pm | IP Logged | 4  

Captain Marvel doesn't really fit into the Marvel Universe outside of the name, does he? Blue Beetle's a good one, though.

I'd send Thor to DC and the Question to Marvel.

Back to Top profile | search
 
Thom Price
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar
L’Homme Diabolique

Joined: 29 April 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 7593
Posted: 10 March 2010 at 9:28pm | IP Logged | 5  

I wonder how Captain Marvel would have fared at Marvel?  I'm not sure he's well suited to the Marvel universe, but he's not a great fit at DC either -- at least not when he's crammed in with all of the other characters.  He's largely redundant with Superman and Wonder Woman around.  
Back to Top profile | search | www e-mail
 
Michael Todd
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 07 September 2009
Location: United States
Posts: 4115
Posted: 10 March 2010 at 9:28pm | IP Logged | 6  

I think that Fawcett's Captain Marvel could have fit into the Marvel universe had he been introduced there in the 60's or early 70's.
Back to Top profile | search | www
 
Brad Brickley
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 29 April 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 8290
Posted: 10 March 2010 at 9:45pm | IP Logged | 7  

Green Lantern would do well in a Marvel Universe.  I think Batman would fit in the Marvel New York just fine.  Just think of all the fun stories with Marvel-Two-In-One starring Batman and....the rest of the Marvel Universe.  What brave and bold stories those would be!

Forgot the Marvels to send over.   I think the Fantastic Four would be great and so would Thor or Spider-Man too.  But, I think the best would be Captain America.


Edited by Brad Brickley on 10 March 2010 at 9:47pm
Back to Top profile | search | www
 
Michael Todd
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 07 September 2009
Location: United States
Posts: 4115
Posted: 10 March 2010 at 9:48pm | IP Logged | 8  

Upon further thought I would guess that had he showed up at Marvel after his long hiatus after Fawcett, Stan & Jack might have put a different spin on Captain Marvel by maybe starting with a grown up Billy Batson who had given up the Captain Marvel persona after his last Fawcett issue and coming out of retirement with the dawn of a new heroic age. Just a guess of course, but I am sure that Stan would have heaped a little personal tragedy onto his shoulders to make him fit the Marvel mold, perhaps the death of the other members of the Marvel family as an obstacle for the adult Billy to overcome and as a stumbling block in resuming his role as a Super-Hero.  
Back to Top profile | search | www
 
Paulo Pereira
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 24 April 2006
Posts: 15539
Posted: 10 March 2010 at 9:51pm | IP Logged | 9  

 Bobby wrote:
I'd send Thor to DC and the Question to Marvel.

Thor is pretty much Marvel's Superman. Or was until the creation of Sentry (ugh).
Back to Top profile | search
 
Brad Brickley
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 29 April 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 8290
Posted: 10 March 2010 at 9:52pm | IP Logged | 10  

Or was until the creation of Sentry (ugh).

*****
Why??????????????????????????????????????
Back to Top profile | search | www
 
Victor Rodgers
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 26 December 2004
Posts: 3508
Posted: 10 March 2010 at 10:47pm | IP Logged | 11  

Before I Knew of Mar-Vell I always pictured Captain Marvel teaming with the Avengers fighting Thanos. 
Back to Top profile | search
 
Paulo Pereira
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 24 April 2006
Posts: 15539
Posted: 10 March 2010 at 11:00pm | IP Logged | 12  

I'd swap JK4W with the Eternals.
Back to Top profile | search
 

Page of 8 Next >>
  Post ReplyPost New Topic
Printable version Printable version

Forum Jump
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot create polls in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum

 Active Topics | Member List | Search | Help | Register | Login