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Ascended
Well, I've pitched my ideas for Cyborg before. If Lemonpeace wants I'm fine with him posting those ideas from the Cyborg Appreciation thread (I'll leave it up to my man on whether he wants to or not since it's his thread). If he doesn't want to post them the TL;DR is I'd treat Vic's adventures like Silver Age Superman; he'd travel space, time, other dimensions, and not every story would be about punching a bad guy. As what is essentially a New demi-God he's among the universe's most powerful beings and I'd highlight the hell out of that. A powerful black man in cosmic stories? We don't get enough of those. No more "man or machine?" angst either; Vic has come to terms with his life and views himself as "human+" I'd pull from his NTT history, his JL history, his solo history (what little there is), and take a tiny, tiny, tiny dash of TTGO! too. And then mix it all together to make something that feels like Vic but takes him to newer, grander heights.
I've got some random loose-end ideas (well, vague concepts really) for Amazing Man.....but I haven't tied it all together yet so give me some time on that one.
What I'll pitch is Firestorm. I think there's mountains of potential there but I also think the IP needs a completely new approach. At this point, I kinda wanna wipe the slate clean and start from a new perspective.
Our protagonists are Martin Stein (he's white and straight but real old, which I'm not) and Jeffery "Jax" Jackson; a thirteen year old black kid whose athletic dreams died when he shattered his leg (still walks with a cane/crutch) but is really good at "trade" skills; he's got potential as a mechanic or electrician (that sorta stuff), but isn't a super genius. Likes to read. So a big of a mix between Ronnie and Jason with a little of the CW's Jax in the mix too. I'd establish Martin as the head of STAR Labs. Not just one office, but the entire organization. Martin's supposed to be a world-leading scientist but never feels like it, so I'd make him the guy who approves *allllll* that research around the globe. This would make him (and 'Storm) a bigger deal in the DCU. We'd also explore the generational differences; the reason I made Jax so young is so he can bounce off Martin (who'd I'd establish as being in his 70's, which is older than usual) as much as possible.
Narratives would revolve around bleeding edge physics research and exploring and defining the Firestorm Matrix, which I'd classify as the source of the strong and weak nuclear forces. As fast as technology is evolving, how does that affect us? What threats arise from that? Jax, being a kid, demands that "his half" of Firestorm time be dedicated to fighting crime. Martin uses "his" half of Firestorm time for research and deep dives into the Matrix. So we've got some classic crime busting, some crazy high-fi adventure into strange new worlds, and exploration of cultural development and the pro's and con's of our technological renaissance.
Sort of "Ultimate Spider-Man" in tone, but with a bigger scope.
Definitely a soft reboot, with no signs of Ronnie or Jason anywhere. Those fanbases aren't large enough to keep 'Storm in a solo and their rivalry probably even damages sales. So I'd try to make Jax something of an olive branch to both groups, with elements that appeal to both sides.
Firehawk exists in her "senator" role. She'd be a Republican (not alt-right, just conservative), and would butt heads with Martin over how to use the Matrix.
I can get into more details if anyone gives a damn about them.