Standard-bearer characters of the next gen 0

[exitmusicblue]

Had to be created post-2000, let's say.

Miles

Spider-Gwen

X-23 (appropriately, OA to cover of NYX 3 just auctioned for close to 80k on HA)

 

Who else?  And I'm a Marvel guy... how about from DC?

Edited July 10, 2020 by exitmusicblue

[kav]

Zack Overkill
 

[Comics4All]

Willie Lumpkin

[StillOnly25Cents]

Captain Millennial 

[Ken Aldred]

Kamala Khan / Ms Marvel

[bababooey]

Bean Bag

[theCapraAegagrus]

Obviously Screentime, Snowflake, Safespace, and Trailblazer.

[Summydad1]

As long as comics are still around the iconic characters will always rule. These characters are the history of comics. History cannot be changed as much as some people think it can. 
 

Marvel: Spider-Man, Wolverine, Cap, Hulk and the main teams (FF, X-men, Avengers).
 

DC: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash. 
 

This is of course only my opinion. I hope a couple completely new and awesome characters get created that are not just rip offs of the original. 

[F For Fake]

Was very confused by this thread until I realized that I was misreading "chars" as "chairs". 

[THE_BEYONDER]

18 minutes ago, F For Fake said:

Was very confused by this thread until I realized that I was misreading "chars" as "chairs". 

I still don’t understand the title 

[exitmusicblue]

49 minutes ago, OMGitsCornbread said:

Garbage characters.

Welcome to the Boards, Gits & Cornbread.  Stick around.

[Ken Aldred]

1 hour ago, F For Fake said:

Was very confused by this thread until I realized that I was misreading "chars" as "chairs". 

Yup. When I read ‘char’ and ‘standard bearer’, at first glance the only choice I could think of, for its electric eco-friendliness and great design, was the Tesla Model 3.

[Mercury Man]

15 hours ago, exitmusicblue said:

Miles

Spider-Gwen

X-23 (appropriately, OA to cover of NYX 3 just auctioned for close to 80k on HA)

Miles = Spider-man rip off

Spider-Gwen = Spider-man/Spider Woman rip off

X-23 = Wolverine rip off

As far as 'Standard Bearers' go, those are pretty lackluster.   What have we had that has really excited anybody the last 30 years?  For every Spawn, Deadpool, Harley Quinn, there have been dozens if not hundreds of misses imho.    

 

 

 

[exitmusicblue]

Chairs, cars... anything else?  }:-)  Char-broiled burgers, yumm...

[exitmusicblue]

2 hours ago, Mercury Man said:

Miles = Spider-man rip off

Spider-Gwen = Spider-man/Spider Woman rip off

X-23 = Wolverine rip off

As far as 'Standard Bearers' go, those are pretty lackluster.   What have we had that has really excited anybody the last 30 years?  For every Spawn, Deadpool, Harley Quinn, there have been dozens if not hundreds of misses imho.    

 

 

 

I dig a good debate.

But "lackluster" here is pretty subjective.  In terms of volume moved in books and film revenue (and PS5 gaming soon in the case of Miles), the three have punched above their weight, I'd say, without the decades of lore-building the established characters have enjoyed.  And this looks to be only the beginning...

Standing on the shoulders of giants, no doubt.  But wouldn't underestimate the fandom (compared to the thousands of cast-aside dreg characters).  That mistake has been made over and over again by hobby outsiders over the years.

Edited July 10, 2020 by exitmusicblue

[Ken Aldred]

30 minutes ago, exitmusicblue said:

Char-broiled burgers, yumm

Fair point.  Although I wonder what the standard bearer for the future would be, due to the increasing popularity of the vegetarian option?

[exitmusicblue]

Just now, Ken Aldred said:

Fair point.  Although I wonder what the standard bearer for the future would be, due to the increasing popularity of the vegetarian option?

Just don't gimme those imaginary better than burger not actually burgers of the great beyond... shudder...

[Ken Aldred]

Miles Morales is quite a strong character, as is Kamala Khan, and Black Panther's sister, Shuri.

 

Edited July 10, 2020 by Ken Aldred

[Myowncollector]

Same as everyone else. 3 new spiderman and Khan. Some think Chavez can do something. Is there anything left to do that is original? What powers havnt been used? Even 1940s comics aren't original. Read gladiator and it heavily inspired superman. Mythology is pretty much super heroes. But last 30 years it's pretty much take a super heroes and change their race gender color or give them a kid. Going forward it will be LGBT. 

It's a marvel world though. I think DC Gave up on making new characters 70 years ago. Maybe 40, they did try to give us booster gold. MCU can make anyone a hit so any marvel character no matter how obscure or lame can be a star. Just make a black wolverine and people will pay $50 for it on eBay for sure. Will sell 200k copies at a minimum. That is the next big character. Already have it wrote. Young black mutant with healing abilities is wrongly arrested. Looking at life in prison unless he volunteers for weapon x program. Bam new wolverine. 

[Mercury Man]

4 hours ago, exitmusicblue said:

I dig a good debate.

But "lackluster" here is pretty subjective.  In terms of volume moved in books and film revenue (and PS5 gaming soon in the case of Miles), the three have punched above their weight, I'd say, without the decades of lore-building the established characters have enjoyed.  And this looks to be only the beginning...

Standing on the shoulders of giants, no doubt.  But wouldn't underestimate the fandom (compared to the thousands of cast-aside dreg characters).  That mistake has been made over and over again by hobby outsiders over the years.

Punched their weight mainly by speculators who can't afford an AF15 or IH181 I guess.    There is nothing new to these characters other than a race or gender change.  I mean Jane Foster Thor, RiRi IronHeart, Cho Hulk, at least the lame Squirrel Girl is kind of unique.