I’ds of March
I’d Give Nancy Woods a Unique Personality
Nancy Woods is the girlfriend of Chuck in the Archie Comics. Chuck is an interesting character, but Nancy is as bland as bland can be. Not only is she bland, but every time a writer tries to give her some sort of unique personality, the next writer forgets about it. So I’d give Nancy a [...]
I’d Have the Milestone Heroes on Their Own Earth
This one I think is so obvious I really can’t comprehend why this is NOT what the current state of affairs is. You have a Multiverse. You just had this big crossover all about the joys of the Multiverse. You have this group of heroes who exist in their own universe, whose existence almost definitely [...]
I’d Have Punisher MAX Rotate Writers
I don’t know if that is or is not what Marvel is going to turn out to do, but boy, so far, both Gregg Hurwitz and Duane Swierczynski have done such a good job that I’d hate to see to pick JUST one writer on the series, and this is all without Victor Gischler even [...]
I’d Have Had Salvation Run Tie Into Final Crisis
Or at least some other storyline. Because otherwise, what an odd little story in the middle of nowhere (“The villains all go on to a prison planet for….some reason. Then we never speak of it again!”). Matt Sturges and Bill Willingham, respectively, did what they could with it, but boy, it was a bit like [...]
I’d Make Songbird an Avenger
She’s on the run from Norman Obsorn, the Avengers are on the run from Norman Osborn, she’s a cool character who has a lot of inside info on Osborn, she has cool powers and the current New Avengers are a bit shy, power-wise (with the current exception of Ms. Marvel). It totally works!! And I [...]
I’d Have Given Final Crisis More Issues
I think Final Crisis would have worked a lot better from a marketing perspective if DC had just made the Superman Beyond issues (at the very least) official issues of Final Crisis. I know the worry is that there is a different artist, but when the artist is of the high quality of Doug Mahnke, [...]
I’d Have Let a Certain Character Live in Walking Dead
Yeah, that’s an awkward title, but I can’t very well spoil stuff, now can I? So, SPOILER WARNING
The I’ds of March – 2009!
The concept is this – I tell you things that I’d have done in certain comics!! But don’t worry, I’m not talking about simple 20/20 hindsight things like pick a famous bad storyline and just say, “I wouldn’t have done that.” No, I mean more like tweaks and nudges, stuff like that. You can check [...]
The I’ds of March!
Here is a shtick I did at Snark Free Waters a couple of years ago (and I’ll admit, I’m gonna re-use a couple of the ones I did then)! The concept is this – I tell you things that I’d have done in certain comics!! But don’t worry, I’m not talking about simple 20/20 hindsight [...]
Name Some I’ds of Your Own!
We’re halfway through, so please share some I’ds of your own! Remember, just minor changes, nothing like “I’d have skipped the Clone Saga,” etc. Also, let’s presume everyone would have done One More Day differently, and skip that one, too, okay? Otherwise, let me hear what you got!!
I’d Make Storm an Avenger
While I think it was probably a bit of crass marketing that put Storm on the Marvel Adventures: Avengers team, I think, in the regular Marvel Universe, that Storm would work really well as a member of the Avengers. So I’d make her an Avenger. Think about it – she’s already famous enough, popularity-wise, and [...]
I’d Give Captain Marvel Black Widow’s Role in Harras’ Avengers
If you reread Bob Harras’ Avengers run, you’ll notice two things… 1. It wasn’t all that powerful of an Avengers team and 2. Black Widow really doesn’t DO much That’s why, I’d have Captain Marvel II take over as Avengers chairperson during Widow’s tenure. I do not think it would change any of Harras’ stories, [...]
I’d Give the Post-Byrne Superman Supporting Cast Some Plots
Jose Delgado, Cat Grant, Bippo, Ron Troupe, even that little kid the Whites adopted (Keith, right?) – they might not be the greatest characters in the world, but they add a certain richness to the cast of Superman that you just don’t get with every story simply being Lois, Perry and Jimmy (and now Lana). [...]
I’d Make Bishop a Little Less of a Bad Guy
I don’t mind the idea of having Bishop being the nemesis of Cable (it is a bit like what Fraction has been doing with G.W. Bridge in Punisher War Journal, but whatever, it’s still a fine idea) – but can’t Bishop be a bit less of a psycho about it? That’s how I would handle [...]
I’d Bring Wolverine Back to His Old Power Levels
Remember when shooting Wolverine would, you know, slow him down? I’d bring Wolverine back to his older power levels, where he’d have to be a lot more creative with his attacks than just simply waltz in and get shot to pieces with it having little effect upon him. I THOUGHT that was the point of [...]
