Originally Posted by
JudicatorPrime
I see. Well, like I've said before, Marvel generally rides or dies with its original characters first. The pastiches usually come along in the second and third wave. In a perfect world, Adam rides in with that first wave. Maybe some day he will. But he'd have to be his own character, his own hero to do that, imho.
Further, the Superman pastiche is a very crowded field. Not just with Marvel, but with every other comic publisher turned tv/cinema presence. At some point we have to believe that the market will start to push back.
The Neutral Zone would be the perfect focus for a Blue Marvel series. It's basically virgin territory that can be mined for stories in ways that other dimensions aren't.
I would like to see a few aspects of the NZ explored in greater detail. Case in point:
In Ultimates, MAC suggested that knowledge of the realm predates Adam's "discovery" of it. It begs the question how does MAC know this, since she likely wasn't even born when Adam first discovered it back in the 1960s. That aside, what we do know is that the Neutral Zone hosts a number of super predators straight out of Lovecraft's Necronomicon. It makes me wonder if the NZ isn't merely conducive to matter and antimatter coexisting in one form, but of the forces of magic and science/cosmic energy also coexisting as a single force.
Adam often says that he doesn't believe in magic. There's also the prosaic adage that magic is merely science that we don't understand. I'd like to see Marvel complete the square, so to speak. Adam doesn't believe in magic, because he's been to the NZ where mystical forces are indistinct from cosmic forces. That would help explain Adam's view on the subject. He's not merely in denial, he's speaking from a greater understanding of the forces that shape the multiverse and beyond. It would also clear the way for the "anti-magic" powers that I'd want Adam to realize within his existing powerset.
Another item that I'd like to see the next writer tackle is Iso-8. This is the elementary particle that comprises the NZ, more commonly known as Neutronium. Again referring to Ultimates, Adam indicated that before the current multiverse it was impossible for Iso-8 to exist within the mainstream universe. It was too unstable. But with the advent of the current multiverse Iso-8 had changed to be more stable. I wonder if this new stability also means that it's no longer any more of a detriment to Adam than any other extremely powerful source of energy. In short, is it no longer solely Adam's "Kryptonite" as it would be equally lethal to, well, pretty much anyone and everyone?
And now that I think about it, if Iso-8 is stable, how does that affect Kevin Brashear? Would it be possible for him to return to the main universe for slightly longer durations? Maybe not indefinitely, but long enough to, say, establish an avatar, or take on an apprentice/intermediary? I love Blue Marvel, but I'd be all in with exploring Kevin Brashear's history. Who knows, maybe at the time that he disappeared into the NZ, he was dating someone who was only a couple of weeks pregnant with his child. A woman whom Adam didn't know. (It's not like every person you date gets to come home and meet the family right away.) Maybe with his vast powers Kevin becomes aware of his daughter, and devises a way for her to acquire powers gifted to her via an Iso-spheric device? The next thing you know, voila, Marvel has a new star in the firmament. And the little girl knows how to kick butt and take names! No Kevin doesn't reveal to his daughter that he's her father right away. Being a cosmic godlike being has its drawbacks, including emotion-based considerations. But eventually he does tell her. And Adam finds out that he's been a grandfather for all of these years. Or something like that.