Guest star that will cause you to buy a DC book you wouldn't normally buy

[Chubistian]

Bane, if his participation is interesting enough

[silly]

Green Lantern
Captain Atom
Booster Gold

[dietrich]

Jackson Hyde
Damian
Dick
Sideways
Duke Thomas

[Ascended]

Y'know.....I think for me it's less who the guest character is, but more what the writer does with them.

Like, if Allan Scott shows up in a book and he's just doing kinda standard Lantern stuff, just being the unflappable elder statesman of the spandex crowd.....that's always good fun but I see that in most of Allan's appearances. I might not bother grabbing the guest appearance. But if the writer leans a little more into the mystical semi-magic, sorta-sentient green flame Starheart stuff, that Vertigo flavor? I don't see that side of Allan too often so I'll definitely grab the issue.

[Flash Gordon]

Y'know.....I think for me it's less who the guest character is, but more what the writer does with them.

Like, if Allan Scott shows up in a book and he's just doing kinda standard Lantern stuff, just being the unflappable elder statesman of the spandex crowd.....that's always good fun but I see that in most of Allan's appearances. I might not bother grabbing the guest appearance. But if the writer leans a little more into the mystical semi-magic, sorta-sentient green flame Starheart stuff, that Vertigo flavor? I don't see that side of Allan too often so I'll definitely grab the issue.

I long retroactively for a Vertigo SENTINEL book exploring all that weird Starheart mumbo jumbo.

A JADE book would also be killer.

[Slim Shady]

Deathstroke
Nightwing
Wally West
Firestorm
Bizarro

[KNIGHT OF THE LAKE]

Damian Wayne interesting with anyone is gold

[EmaHalJordan]

Atom Ray Palmer
HawkWoman
Green Lantern Hal Jordan
Hawkman
Blue Beetle Ted Kord
Red Tornado

[edpower]

Captain Carrot!!!

[Thomas Crown]

Etrigan and Jason Blood.

[CellarDweller]

As a kid I've read various issues of DC Comics Presents or Brave & The Bold based on who was guest-starring.

Black Canary, Global Guardians, Batgirl, Zatana, Teen Titans, whenever they appeared in those books.

I got issues of Extreme Justice and the first run of Young Justice because the Wonder Twins appeared in them. Got Action Comics 1015 and 1016 for the guest appearance of Naomi.

[achilles]

I long retroactively for a Vertigo SENTINEL book exploring all that weird Starheart mumbo jumbo.

A JADE book would also be killer.

Yeah, those would be great, but I won't hold my breath. Actually, something like a Vertigo treatment of Alan Scott, emphasizing the whole magic Starheart angle would be great, a sort of more supernatural Sandman Mystery Theater with more superpowers? Sounds gold to me. And they really should do something with Jade. I know I tend to complain about how DC and WB ignore Power Girl, but she's got tons more attention and characterization than Jade, who should at least get a try-out mini or two.

[CPSparkles]

Damian Wayne

[Flash Gordon]

Yeah, those would be great, but I won't hold my breath. Actually, something like a Vertigo treatment of Alan Scott, emphasizing the whole magic Starheart angle would be great, a sort of more supernatural Sandman Mystery Theater with more superpowers? Sounds gold to me. And they really should do something with Jade. I know I tend to complain about how DC and WB ignore Power Girl, but she's got tons more attention and characterization than Jade, who should at least get a try-out mini or two.

I think a lot of the JSA benefit from a Vertigo treatment. Something akin to SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE about Sentinel and his weird magic Starheart would be absolutely fitting. Obsidian can show up, too. TIMES PAST issues. Heavier scifi/fantasy issues. I'd like to see similar treatment for Liberty Belle who I think has immense potential. Doctor Fate leaning more into Lovecraftian territory. Hawkman and his weird ancient aliens, metaphysical stuff. Mature second looks at the Golden Age stories, alongside new modern stories.

Jade I'd like to see something bright and colourful, something that puts her own the map again "JADE, DAUGHTER OF THE GREEN FLAME" has a nice ring to it. WILDCAT starring Yolanda, too.

I'm getting off track in this thread, but man all this stuff sounds like a damn golden ticket!

[achilles]

I think a lot of the JSA benefit from a Vertigo treatment. Something akin to SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE about Sentinel and his weird magic Starheart would be absolutely fitting. Obsidian can show up, too. TIMES PAST issues. Heavier scifi/fantasy issues. I'd like to see similar treatment for Liberty Belle who I think has immense potential. Doctor Fate leaning more into Lovecraftian territory. Hawkman and his weird ancient aliens, metaphysical stuff. Mature second looks at the Golden Age stories, alongside new modern stories.

Jade I'd like to see something bright and colourful, something that puts her own the map again "JADE, DAUGHTER OF THE GREEN FLAME" has a nice ring to it. WILDCAT starring Yolanda, too.

I'm getting off track in this thread, but man all this stuff sounds like a damn golden ticket!

I agree, but the best we're going to get is a superhero forward JSA with likely few or no solos or minis associated. But yes, that would be bold and could well work if they'd only give it a shot.