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| POSTED Saturday, July 12, 2003 07:36:23 PM |
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| REPLIED Sunday , July 13, 2003 11:49:09 AM |
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| REPLIED Sunday , July 13, 2003 03:46:45 PM |
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| REPLIED Sunday , July 13, 2003 05:46:41 PM |
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Here is what Wizard Magizine put fo a modrn Leauge
Indiana Jones- Olold like in the Young Indy Adventures show ( Reference: Quarterman)
Jack Ryan- Alec Baldwin's take on him(Ref: Sawyer)
Hannibel Lector- Ref: Invisible man, Nemo, And Jekyell
Sarah Conner-Ref: Nemo and Mina
John Rambo-Ref: Nemo and Quarterman
John Shaft- Ref: Hes just one bad ass motha
Heres My Modern League ( im going by Novels, Comics, not movies and tv)
Micheal Corlione (The Godfather) the ML's finacial leader. also could be a stratagist and recon.
Lestat Lioncourt (Vampire Chronicles) The ML's vampire.
Hannibel Lector and Clarece Starling (you know from were) The ML's couple. Lector couls torment and study his enimies, Clarece could investagate and recon on missions.
Cerebus( the warrior ardvark [what? hes badass]) The ML's strange member. Could be The ML's political, spiritual, and combat leader.
Titus Crow (the burrowers Beneath [ based and set in H.P. Lovecrafts Cthulu mythos]) The ML's Demigod. He's old, wise, and Imortal, sorta.
Frankenstein's Monster ( you know from were) the ML's second pyscho, after Lector, and its heavy hitter. Smart as Lector, unmerciful as Hyde.
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| REPLIED Monday , July 14, 2003 10:55:15 AM |
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| REPLIED Monday , July 14, 2003 11:42:33 AM |
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| REPLIED Monday , July 14, 2003 11:57:30 AM |
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| REPLIED Tuesday, July 15, 2003 12:58:46 PM |
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| REPLIED Tuesday, July 15, 2003 07:04:41 PM |
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| REPLIED Tuesday, July 15, 2003 07:50:17 PM |
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Xenos said:
Almost all my chracters where in books way before they ever got to the big screen.
Lara Croft- Video Game
Eric Draven- Comic book hero seeking vengance on those who killed him. Fun, but not original.
Blade- Comic book hero seeking vengance on those who killed his mother.
T-800- Movie
James West- TV show & wrong era! (Wild Wild West)
Frank Castle- Comic book hero seeking vengance on those who killed his family. Do I detect a trend?
I blame myself for this. I didn't think that including Harry Calahan or John Constantine would hurt the thread, but I was obviously wrong. It just opened the floodgates for people to throw any character they like into the mix, no matter how absurd.
Characters for the League should be unique and original in some regard.
James Bond- The first popular spy character who was a hero. Before Bond, spys were generally regarded with disdain, and were usually the villain of a story.
Jack Ryan- Analyst for the CIA, not a field agent. Accustomed to thinking through things, not actually doing them.
Charlie McGee- A young woman with Pyrokinesis. Never done before to my knowledge. (Carrie White would work equally well in the 'chick' spot of the group)
Lestat Lioncourt- Not really very original, but he's interesting, popular and modern.
Harry Calahan- The first time a police officer was portrayed as little more than a criminal with a badge. While he may seem cliche' by today's standards, Dirty Harry was cutting edge when he first appeared on the scene.
John Constantine- Student of the occult who, in a cunning move, sells his soul to half the demons in Hell. If he dies, it'll be civil war in Hell as they fight over his soul. The only way to maintain peace, let him live forever. While he may be a comic book character, he's still very original.
Alex Cross- An African-American criminal profiler from Washington D.C. from the novels of James Patterson. There have been two films, but the novels came first.
Of course that's just my opinion, I could be wrong. |
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| REPLIED Tuesday, July 15, 2003 08:19:25 PM |
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| REPLIED Wednesday, July 16, 2003 06:48:57 AM |
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| REPLIED Wednesday, July 16, 2003 03:23:28 PM |
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| REPLIED Wednesday, July 16, 2003 03:37:13 PM |
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| REPLIED Thursday, July 17, 2003 06:27:06 AM |
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| REPLIED Thursday, July 17, 2003 08:18:47 AM |
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i didnt say anythng wrong about comics, just movies. here is a completly "comic" Modern league. NO SUPERHEROS in tights,, exp.. Superman, X Men, JLA, stuff like that!! try, anti hero. i put recomded reading for each charector
Cal McDonald- And alcoholic, drug addicted, Privete Investigator who deals with the paranormal. His informate is a Vampire. "Criminal Macabre: A Cal McDonald Mystery" By Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith. Dark Horse Comics.
John Costintine- Another drug addict. He is a Warlock and a conman. His best friend is Swamp Thing. "Hellblazer" DC Comics.
Hunter Rose / Grendel- Hunter Rose is grendel's "secret Idnetity", he is a writter, and adoptive father to one of his victem's father. As Grendel, he is a very skilled and powerful assasain, and weapon of choice is a double bladed fork, which he can charge with electricity. His sworn enemy is Argent Wolf, a Native American Shamein who was cursed to live as a wolf/ man, for several centuries. "Grendel: Devil By the Deed" By Matt Wagner. Comico Comics / Dark Horse Comics.
Abe Sapiean- A Merman who works for the Bureau of Paranormal Research and defense. He is psyic to places he visits. Works with Hellboy. "Hellboy: Seeds of Destruction" By Mike Mignolia. Dark Horse Comics.
Deathblow- A government assaisain. he is sent to places that superheros don't want to go. Part of Team 17 during to 70's. all members and children of Team 17 have abnormal powers and strengths. He is dead noe, though. Brain Cancer. "Deathblow/ Batman" Wildstrom Comics.
Marv- A big guy that almost can't be hurt. Kills alot of people in a city called Sin City. "Sin City" by Frank Miller. Dark Horse Comics.
Martha Washington- A young girl from the ghetto struggles against impossible odds to save the world from the Fat Boy Burger corporate army, the Aryan Thrust, and the meanest Mr. Clean ever... the Surgeon General! That young girl is Martha Washington. i know it sounds gay, but it is one of hte best comics i have ever read. "Give Me Liberty" by Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons. Dark Horse Comics.
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| REPLIED Thursday, July 17, 2003 12:10:18 PM |
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| REPLIED Thursday, July 17, 2003 11:28:18 PM |
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Okay Xenos, lighten up before your arteries harden. It's just a message board thread. Malcomb was a mathematician who specialized in chaos theory, or at least he was in the film. Nick Fury would work really well as the 'M' of such a story, since he often plays such a role in the comics. I've never heard of the rest of the characters you listed, but I'm curious.
As to comic book characters, I wasn't being difficult about their use. My own team had a comic book character in it. What I felt was lacking was originality and diversity in their characters. The Crow, Blade, and The Punisher are all variations on the same theme- Vengance. One of them might have been appropriate, just not all three. Members of the League are a diverse lot. Your second team seems to have captured this trait quite well. While I'm unfamiliar with the characters, but the brief description you provided would seem to indicate that they are all quite unique individuals. On a side note, at first glance David Carter sounds a lot like a character from the 80's TV show, The Powers of Mathew Star. He was also an alien decended from royalty living in America.
Of course that's just my opinion, I could be wrong. |
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| REPLIED Monday , July 21, 2003 10:01:22 AM |
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-tom hern
