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Reply Subj: Re: posting again after my first attempt was lost... Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 at 05:55:02 pm EST (Viewed 2 times) | |||||||
Quote: I'm going to look past Sam Spade and say that his creation of Nick and Nora Charles makes him the right guy to pen the tales of Iron Man, Tony Stark, playboy with tarnished idealism navigating social circles of both high and low society filled with colorfully dangerous characters, aided by a witty Pepper Potts.I could see this. He's good with the crosstalk. My own pick would have been Batman. He could easily out-Miller Frank Miller. Quote: > Howard Phillip Lovecraft (Call of Cthulhhu et al)Quote: A homeless man with no memory constantly hears the siren call of the ocean, but does not understand what it means. Invariably, he finds himself standing at the docks in the relentless rain, the cruel and merciless city looming behind him, while the dark waves below beckon him. Something calls to the anger and resentment that builds inside of him with day after day of misery. When he finally gives in and answers the call, the Submariner will be reborn, and the surface world will never be the same. But what is the dark secret of his underwater kingdom?Lovecraft's obsession with history and pseudo-history, with strange remote places and stranger clans would suit him well for a series like The Inhumans or the Eternals, or for Vertigo's Sandman. If I'm sticking to his horror roots I'd have to say Hellblazer. Quote: > Edgar Allen Poe (Murders in the Rue Morgue et al)Quote: Under the pen of Edgar Allen Poe, the adventures of the Incredible Hulk delve into the dangers of self-enforced isolation while attempting to contain equal parts fear and guilt gnawing at the conscience. Keeping a secret locked inside of him while on the run, Bruce Banner is a ticking... ticking... ticking... time bombPoe's good at his suspense and horror but he's also got that morbid domestic touch. I'd try him out on our friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man. At least Peter can mourn his lost love properly then. Quote: > Edgar Rice Burroughs (Tarzan, John Carter etc)Quote: This might be an interesting fit with Superman... a man of action living among a society that is not of his own kind. His take on Superman gives him a more innocent, straightforward approach to problem solving that is at odds with the complex and treacherous dealings of human society, where people compensate for their own impotence to change the world with red-tape, roadblocks to progress, and a tendency to tear down those who can rise above.Something like the Green Lantern or Nova would easily fit into Burrough's range; both owe debts to some of his work. I also think he could but the smash back into Hulk. Forget the psychological stuff; let's see the Hulk break things for a while. Quote: > Frank Herbert (Dune etc)Quote: The X-men have long featured themes of epic family dynasties set against a science-fiction backdrop. Seems like a good fit here... but then I haven't really read Dune or even made it through the movie (awake, at least.) He's the king of the epic dynastic saga so your X-choice is a good one. I'd try him out of FF too, since at his best he just hurls out concept after concept in a tide of discovery. Also the FF desperately need a good recurring villain that didn't beut in the Lee/Kirby era. Quote: I may tackle the others later...Proceed. | |||||||
