If You Wrote Comics: Captain Marvel

[Panic]

One of the weak spots of the "Mar-Vell" run was the way that Marv's link to Earth, Rick, was almost totally surplus to requirements - I didn't dislike him you understand, but he had little going on in his personal life, and had no combat skills or advice for Mar-Vell. I would have a new character become linked to the Nega-Bands who would become Captain Marvel when he (or she) slammed them together, transforming into a super-human form and gaining a link to Mar-Vell's consciousness much like Rick had, only the new character would only see him when powered up. Mar-Vell would be there to provide advice in both hand-to-hand and tactics and strategies as he was a highly-trained Kree soldier/spy even before gaining the Nega-Bands and becoming a super-hero, but the new character would be in the driving seat.


A decent supporting cast would also be needed - some Earth-based and mundane, attached to the new character's life, while others would come from Mar-Vell's past and be more... extra-terrestrial in nature (Elysius, Mentor, Ronan).

[Venomous Mask]

I would probably go full starship troopers, epic battles, insane monsters, larger than life action setting

This. Give her massive conflicts and massive villains that no other hero can handle.

[The Dying Detective]

This. Give her massive conflicts and massive villains that no other hero can handle.

Exactly how powerful is Carol in the comics?

[Skedatz]

Exactly how powerful is Carol in the comics?

She's been creeping up in the past few years. Stronger than Iron Man, but no real indicator how much stronger. Though it's like any character, "As strong as necessary."

[The Dying Detective]

She's been creeping up in the past few years. Stronger than Iron Man, but no real indicator how much stronger. Though it's like any character, "As strong as necessary."

So Carol's as powerful as the plot demands it huh typical, thanks.

[Skedatz]

So Carol's as powerful as the plot demands it huh typical, thanks.

Just like anybody else tends to be. lol

[The Dying Detective]

Just like anybody else tends to be. lol

Someone should just set a limit for these power and skill levels.

[Skedatz]

Someone should just set a limit for these power and skill levels.

I swear someone always tries and then the next writer needs to change it to fit the narrative better.

How many times has Tony Stark fixed the power drain on chameleon mode just to complain about it in another armor? I hate it.

But at the same time, if it were so lock tight I'd be stuck over analyzing every little comic misstep.

[The Dying Detective]

I swear someone always tries and then the next writer needs to change it to fit the narrative better.

How many times has Tony Stark fixed the power drain on chameleon mode just to complain about it in another armor? I hate it.

But at the same time, if it were so lock tight I'd be stuck over analyzing every little comic misstep.

Tighter editorial could help to teach the writers to work within the boundaries of what has been established but that might not work either.

[Carabas]

Someone should just set a limit for these power and skill levels.

Why?
"As powerful or as weak as the plot requires" is how superhero stories work and have always worked since Action Comics #1.

[The Dying Detective]

Why?
"As powerful or as weak as the plot requires" is how superhero stories work and have always worked since Action Comics #1.

You tell me when people take continuity so seriously.

[Skedatz]

Why?
"As powerful or as weak as the plot requires" is how superhero stories work and have always worked since Action Comics #1.

It's also necessary to the flow and function of a story since a hypercritical adherence to even small number differences is gonna screw up the story.

You tell me when people take continuity so seriously.

A lot of people do, but it's usually more in the mold of the story and not how much the Thing could benchpress in 1991 compared to 2001. I understand the frustration with weird power incontinence, but I understand why it's there. So long as the writers don't take or give huge amounts from/to the characters. If one day Thor showed up and had problems rumbling with Luke Cage I'd be up in arms.

[Anthony W]

I'd have her shave her head. "Oh my god, people are still debating my hair? That's it, I'm going bald, I don't care any more."

In order for it to be a debate wouldn't someone have to defend that terrible haircut? I think we have reached consensus

[The Dying Detective]

A lot of people do, but it's usually more in the mold of the story and not how much the Thing could benchpress in 1991 compared to 2001. I understand the frustration with weird power incontinence, but I understand why it's there. So long as the writers don't take or give huge amounts from/to the characters. If one day Thor showed up and had problems rumbling with Luke Cage I'd be up in arms.

You raise a good point but continuity has a bad habit of establishing power levels which alone only adds to the frustration and annoyance when no one adheres to continuity.

[The Dying Detective]

In order for it to be a debate wouldn't someone have to defend that terrible haircut? I think we have reached consensus

In other words not many likes that hair cut and it was a horrible idea to begin with seriously what was Marvel thinking?