Trimming the fat

[danielsan52]

I like ALL the Spider-Women... however a most should be given new names and/or themes.

Jessica Drew should be the one and only Spider-Woman

Arana should be the one and only Spider-Girl.

Julia should be Arachne or Arachne-Woman.

Cassandra Webb should be the one and only Madam Web.
-her grandaughter Charlotte Witter should be a mutant who can absorb other's powers.

Silk is fine as silk.

Ghost Spider should keep that name.

Mattie Franklin should be given a new codename - Recluse.

[ChrisIII]

Hulk had a storyline where Hulk-going by Doc Green ( Actually the Savage Hulk given Banner-level intelligence by Extremis instead of an alternate personality or Banner in control) actually depowered the Hulk family (largely created during Loeb and Pak's run) except for She-Hulk.

Of course this pretty much got undone in Immortal Hulk although the new gamma mutations were much more grotestque-looking (and Rick eventually got re-cured).

[Anthony W]

I would have Hank be Giant-Man (in his avengers forever costume) and leave Scott as Ant-Man. Switching would just be causing the same problem this thread is about.

Can we do this idea (Hank as Giant Man) but have Scott still become Yellowjacket? That costume is too cool looking to go to waste

[Anthony W]

Supporting cast used to mean normal non-powered civilians. it kept the heroes relatable and grounded. Now it seems most heroes just interact with other heroes. Often ones with similiar powers and codenames to the one they have.

It's basically "Club Superhero" and regular people aren't invited. They even gave Mary Jane superpowers.

[Username taken]

I honestly don't even know who's the official Spider-woman anymore (there seems to be a lot of Spider-women running around).
I agree with the previous poster that symbiotes should be scaled back. Also, Venom and Carnage should be de-powered, they are too powerful.
X-23 should simply go back to being X-23.
Hank Pym should be restored to his real age. I actually liked Pym in his West Coast Avengers incarnation.

[danielsan52]

I honestly don't even know who's the official Spider-woman anymore (there seems to be a lot of Spider-women running around).

The current Spider-Woman run is awesome. Issue 6 is out tomorrow!

[phonogram12]

Tony Stark is Iron Man, and he also doesn't have any fat that needs to be trimmed. Hal Jordan is a member of an intergalactic police force so multiple Green Lanterns are a given.

Sure, but what if some fans consider them the fat themselves?

Bottom line, there's no reason to permanently get rid of characters in the least. It simply limits story possibilities. I mean, why do that?

Don't like a character? Simply skip any books they appear in. Simple as that.

Nah, they make the books more fun.

Agreed.

[Cap808]

It's not a Hawkeye situation. I think this may fall under them both being linked to the Nova Corps. Like Hal, Kyle, John and Guy are all called Green Lantern because they are members of the Green Lantern Corps

I have to plead ignorance on this; are there any variation of Nova Corps left, black or gold? Or are Rich and Sam the only two left? Dependent on this, I would think a name change for Sam would be in order.

[Alan2099]

It's basically "Club Superhero" and regular people aren't invited. They even gave Mary Jane superpowers.

Writers keep trying to push MJ into the superhero world, but (at least to me) it always feels so forced and out of place when she has to interact with them, much less go on adventures.

[Tony Stark]

Sure, but what if some fans consider them the fat themselves?

Bottom line, there's no reason to permanently get rid of characters in the least. It simply limits story possibilities. I mean, why do that?

Don't like a character? Simply skip any books they appear in. Simple as that.



Agreed.

Just curious as to why I’m asking. Why don’t you like Tony Stark? I’m often quite interested in why people don’t care for him.

[Riv86672]

Writers keep trying to push MJ into the superhero world, but (at least to me) it always feels so forced and out of place when she has to interact with them, much less go on adventures.

^^^Yeah, Mary Jane’s superpower is being Mary Jane. Duh.

[Anthony W]

Sure, but what if some fans consider them the fat themselves?

It means that they have no idea what a police force is, the concept that Green Lantern is built on?

Bottom line, there's no reason to permanently get rid of characters in the least. It simply limits story possibilities. I mean, why do that?

There is a reason, you just disagree with it.

Don't like a character? Simply skip any books they appear in. Simple as that. Agreed.

In a comics universe where a large (if not largest) selling point is that everything is interconnected? Haha it feels like I'm on an episode of Hoarders.

[Anthony W]

Just curious as to why I’m asking. Why don’t you like Tony Stark? I’m often quite interested in why people don’t care for him.

Not reading Iron Man right now but I think it may have to do with the "Once again Tony loses it all and alienates all his friends in the process and has to get it all back" thing. It tends to annoy people. It tends to happen a lot.

[Anthony W]

Just curious as to why I’m asking. Why don’t you like Tony Stark? I’m often quite interested in why people don’t care for him.

^^^As long as neither of them become the Wasp.

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[Tony Stark]

Not reading Iron Man right now but I think it may have to do with the "Once again Tony loses it all and alienates all his friends in the process and has to get it all back" thing. It tends to annoy people. It tends to happen a lot.

You are so right. The Tony loses everything and has to rebuild has been done to death. It’s time to evolve.