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| scarletspeed7 08/27/18 5:34:46 PM #285: | #38 - Arbitrary Alliance Created by: Raetsel Lapin
Longtime Board 8 comic fans will know that I'm a huge fan of the concept of Exiles, an unsung gem in the X-Family of titles that never really got the respect it deserved. Glommed together from various realities, the Exiles combated threats across the multiverse, oftentimes providing opportunities for fans to see how their favorite corner of the multiverse developed after a classic story. This team very much reminds me of that group, only with a much broader spectrum. I am a huge fan of using alternate realities in comic book storytelling. Only guys like Dan Slott and Grant Morrison ever really do the concept of a multiverse justice, but when it's done right, it's really something special. Diving headfirst into comics continuity and playing around with the fabric of spacetime itself always provides natural stakes to even the simplest of stories. So you have to ask, why is this team ranked in the middle if I love the concept so much? Well, first and foremost, I hate the use of the word "Arbitrary". I would never pick up a comic that features "arbitrary" on the cover. It makes the story seeming meaningless, a filler book. Secondly, I'm not a huge fan of this membership. Adam-X is a very blah character, Spider-Ham really is an overused character and not much of a joke anymore since he's been so played out, and I don't really like the idea of Donatello in this type of group. What I LOVE is Dark Claw, a character that no one else even considered putting down here. Dark Claw is a fantastic choice, and his interplay with Damian Wayne could be pretty damn interesting. What I kind of wanted after I saw Dark Claw was a cobbled together Justice League-style pantheon team, built from the multiverse of comics. Exiles was never really able to build that great superteam, but here, I could see something really special if you use the Batman/Wolverine Amalgam as the baseline character. Membership Drive: In this instance, I'm chucking the entire roster except for Dark Claw. He's our Hades, our master of the dark and cruel underworld. In response to him, I'm adding Samaritan from Astro City, a clear analogue to Superman but with some great wrinkles as a character. Naturally, we need a Poseidon to accompany this Zeus, and I want to go with someone unexpected - Namor of Earth-X. With his own form of dysfunction and physically difficulties, I think he'd provide a lot of room for character development. We need a Hera on this team if we have a Zeus, so I'll play it safe and go with Wonder Woman. However, I'm going to specifically go with the Brian Azzarello version from New52, guns and all. The natural next piece of this puzzle is an Apollo, so I'm going with the Tangent Green Lantern, a mystic with supernatural abilities centered around a conduit of light. Of course we need a Hermes, and I can't think of a more choice representative of Hermes than the original Quicksilver, always a must for a team that needs a little dysfunction. Of course, we lack a Hestia, the heart of the team. A center. I think Shapesmith from Invincible could be that kind of centered character, someone who cares for the well-being of the other members of the team. And you need a Dionysus, a wild card. A comic. A clown. And for that, I'll go with the Marvel Zombies version of Spider-Man. Samaritan Dark Claw Namor (Earth-X) Wonder Woman (New52) Green Lantern (Tangent) Quicksilver Shapesmith Spider-Man (Marvel Zombies) --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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