ITT Obscure / dead characters who deserve another shot

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>>79026215

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>>79026215

Does he, though?

>>79026215
Why the stripes?

>>79026215
i picked up a phantom comic on last year's free comic book day

>>79026597
and now that i say that, i never actually read it...maybe i'll fix that this weekend

>>79026322
he still lives on in /co/

>>79026215
They still run his newspaper comic where I live, at least Phantom still has that going for him.

>>79026215

Oh yes, Phantoms are well known for dual wielding Deagles.

>>79026215
I remember watching a VHS cyberpunk spinoff cartoon as a kid. Would gladly watch, or read, a modern version of The Phantom

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>>79026215
What do you mean, obscure / dead?

>>79026215
That remains one of the most peculiar cartoons I've ever seen.

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I miss him still, Ive seen maybe one appearance in 5 years.

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>>79026215
:3

>>79026757
The MAX series?

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>>79026692
The monkey's paw granted your wish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2CkoaHRQPQ

>>79027014
Fuck you, but yes, I agree.

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>>79027106
GODDAMNIT

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>>79027044
but anon

>>79026215
>The Phantom
>Dead

You're a funny guy you.
But yeah I'm okay with the phantom. I will say as much as I'm not a fan of character updates I would say he could probably use some updating though.

>>79026215
REVVVVENGGGEE

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Buck Rogers
Flash Gordon
Adam Strange

Generally, I'd just like to see a resurgence in pulp sci-fi.

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At least I don't think there's anything going with him...

>>79027229
I thought there was a comic in 2014? or 2013?

>>79027169
I hate to admit it, but that movie has grown on me.

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>>79027014

>>79026215
We should have a crossover movie with all these Pulp era characters.

>>79026322
Read the first few issues of the new Dynamite run and it was fun, love the art, got a few to catch up still

>>79026682
But anon, Batman is still really popular.

>>79027106
Bluuurgh terrible.

>>79026215

he sure wears alot of purple for a white guy

>>79027889
You know Batman hasn't been anything like the Shadow since the 50s, right? This meme is beginning to get a little old.

Still waiting on the Milestone reboot. If Valiant can come back so can they.

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have they been doing anything with her recently?

The Phantom was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid. My brother and I rented it nearly every month to watch it over the weekend. Dem skulls, man.

>>79028942
Not even, since the 40's maybe

Shit, the 1989 movie was the last time he most seemed like The Shadow

>>79026215
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y4IHmllDmQ

>>79027106

Between that and the Flash Gordon reboot they did I hope that the monkey's paw is out of wishes now.

>>79026215
Damn, he actually looks kind of badass.

>>79029158
I heard she was in A force

>>79026683
Those there are a nice pair of Colt Meme1911's.

They're actually bretty good guns; I just call them memes because everyone wants one.

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>>79026683
>Deagles.
Triggered.
Learn what guns look like before you go spouting maymay pet names you cunt.
Pic related, it's you

How would you GIVE them that other chance though?

Would you dare to reboot the character and hope for success that other franchises such as TMNT or Archie have had? Or would you just bring about a new direction entirely?

It's easy to mention an obscure/forgotten character and say that they should get an ongoing but it's a completely different thing to actually give an idea on what that ongoing should be about

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>>79030703
Cyberpunk Shadow would literally be the easiest fucking premise to run with and be moderately successful

No really, it's amazing nobody has tried this

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>>79026215
yeah two shot's isn't enough. always double tap

>>79026215
Dead
>Laughing Norse/Ozzie

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>>79030824
we got cyberpunk phantom

>>79029158
She was with Deadpool in the vampire web-issue comics, though it was set in the 1970s.

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>>79027229
doc savage was in planetary, he was badass

>>79029158
>was in Deadpool
>was in X-Men
>killed everyone with Black Bolt in Secret Wars
>will be in A-Force
>have they been doing anything with her recently

>>79026885
Isn't he getting another movie?

>>79026215
The Phantom has two ongoings right now

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> Smasher deserves a ongoing with Marco Checchetto and Stefano Caselli on art...
> I miss Avengers World... hold me...

>>79035298
You were sacraficed at the altar of diversity.

R.I.P in peace

>>79030824
The Shadow would work amazing in any setting except a modern one.

>>79033089
she was in ultimates for a page or two

>>79027341

It's perfectly entertaining, and the action is actually pretty good for a comedy.

Also there's no way to unironically update Green Hornet for modern day. He's just a guy in a nice suit with a sidekick and a couple gadgets, there's nothing unique about him that could grab people these days.

Making a goofy comedy was at least a distinct direction to take the characters.

Cybersix

>>79027889
Motherfucker, the Shadow inspired the creation of Batman.

>>79026682
I like you, Anon. I like you a lot.

>>79026215
Fuck off americans. The phantom is doing fine.

>>79036879
This.

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I want a elf bara hero

Defenders of the Earth. Best fucking show.

>>79026682
>what evil lurks in the hearts of men

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>>79035269
I will never take Space Ghost seriously. Coast to Coast was too good.

Godtier suit though.

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>>79026636
it's super good, you won't be disappointed

>>79026885
He really should.
I like his design, that early 20th-century getup should make a comeback

>>79027203
I'd love to see a fresh interpretation of Buck on the small screen provided it doesn't turn into a grim-derp fest like Galactica was

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>>79030824
Now! Comics did a mini-series with a Cyberpunk Green Hornet

>>79026524

That comic is still going and is pretty good nowadays.

>>79026885

Did you read his new comic last year? Quite good.

Does The Question count?

They really should do a new black hawk ongoing using the original black hawk to tell us what the hell happened to him when he disappeared and never returned during the war.

>>79026322
He's still alive.

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>>79026215
I'd read an ongoing about this guy, personally.

>>79026322
That run is god tier. One of my favorite comics.

>>79043502

He's in Howling Commandos, it's mediocre though

Wesley Dodds and Vic Sage.

>>79033089
I love her costume so much.

>>79045738
>>79041973
Vic Sage was in Suicide squad, but not as question.

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I'll just leave this here.

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Two of my favorite characters, but Marvel always seems to forget they exist for long stretches of time.

You would think book lead by a woman and a black man would fit right into Marvel's current diversity push.

>>79046422
They're currently in Amazing Spider-Man, still inverted and working for Mr Negative

>>79046145
>Question
Wait wasnt he in JL briefly when ARGUS had superman under lock and key then just disappeared?

>>79036866
Their cover as criminals is plenty unique.

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>>79027443
Yes!

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This guy was awesome, A suave detective, with a butler . Interesting stories with nice ladies and action. Everything in proper measure. Never was campy or over the top.

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Another of my faves. Early stories were not so good. But the ones made in the 60/70 were great.

Dynamite has done a lot with these pulp guys you keep acting like are "dead" or obscure

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>>79035269
It's been a few years now but they DID do a 'serious' take on Space Ghost

>>79026215
Phantom has a huge problem because his costume is screaming 40's. He needs a serious redesign.

>>79048758

What is "a lot" to you? 2 stories in 12 years is a lot? We get more Batman in a week...

>>79046477
You just want to see her get gay with Power Girl
And so do I

>>79046477
She's in Starfire

>>79048985
>his costume is screaming 40's.

Please nigga, the average public domain superhero from back then has more style than this Grimace wannabe looking motherfucker

>>79048758
Having a Dynamite book is as good as dead.

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>>79049203
I mean, it's mostly because he was one of the FIRST comic books heroes so he kinda defined how superheroes should look, together with Golden Bat from Japan (pic related).
Like, his costume is super basic, it's just purple tights with underwear on the outside, and a domino mask. That's it. It's most barebones a superhero can get. Back then it was innovative, but it was 70 years - nearly a century - ago.

>>79026885
The Waid stuff is pretty eh

>>79048758
Dynamite is really kind of unscrupulous (copyright lawsuits over properties that they no longer own the rights to, but sue anyway) and they have a very bad reputation for poor story quality

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>>79035269
I've got a soft spot for most of Hanna Barbera's older action cartoons

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>>79048985
>>79049512
Did a character you liked get raped to hell and back by suits trying to skin a few more bucks by modernising a character that never needed to be and now you want to spread the misery around or are you just a bunch of assholes.
Honestly can't tell.

>>79048998
2 stories in 12 years? the fuck are you on about?

>>79026693
I am kicking myself now because I knew there was something familiar about the Phantom Limb and I couldn't put my finger on it.

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>>79050002
A lot of those characters were designed by Alex Toth, who was an absolute master. He's up there with Will Eisner in terms of sheer perfection of his work.

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>>79050002
I really loved the early 2000's DC mini-series he had, kind of wish that it had spun off into something, but it didn't

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>>79050849
Was Brak in it?

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>>79050849
I recommend the Space Ghost one-shot Steve Rude drew for Comico if you haven't seen it

>>79051825
No, just Zorak I think. And maybe Moltar? IDK, been a long ass time since I've read it

>>79046422
>how do you want your comics senpai
>have you seen blacked
>say no more

their relationship is toxic SJW tumblrinas doesn't seem to care I don't know why

>>79050358
Are you a literal Redditor? Honestly can't tell.

>>79026215
>Phantom
>Obscure/dead
OP is a fag, but clearly not a swefag.

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>>79050596
>I couldn't put my finger on it.
Neither could he

>>79027810
Wasn't she supposed to be the most powerful fire based mutant too?

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>>79026215

>>79057198
she got cancer from her powers

>>79027014
Ted is alive in JL3k

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>>79026215
just make the dog more competent

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>>79027169
>man with a smoking gun
>Green Hornet wearing his mask
>Kato with nunchucks ready to kill
>hoodmounted gats on a slick ass car
>skyline at night
>pretty happy smiling blonde

>>79045421
Just showed up in Amazing Spider-Man #1 and #2.

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>the next time you see Thundercats will be a shitty cash-in movie starring Ryan Reynolds and Chris Pratt

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>>79026215

>>79058727

Shane Black has seriously been trying to make a Doc Savage movie for like 20 fucking years.

>>79026322
Haven't they given him three tries in a decade?

>>79027106
The comment says that he looks like Judge Dread. I think he sounds like Robocop. I bet they didn't even know why this was a miss.

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>>79026693
You Deserve this Jon For making me snigger

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>>79026215

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>>79026215

>>79026682
THIS. Is the recent Boom run any good? Or was it Dynamite who ran it?

>>79048609
>Never was campy
Well, there's your problem there.

>>79053657
Min neger.

>>79057630
Oh man.

This is that kind of thing your grandmother gets you, thinking all things within a genre are sort of the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFM_yhZfFGg

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>murricans will never read "Djävulens bibliotek"

>murricans will never read about the phantom using the Jungle Patrol as his personal army

>murricans will never experience the pirate waifu

>murricans will never read about the phantom removing kebab on Malta

>murricans will never read about the phantom banging a Cardinal who was secretly female

>murricans will never have based Lindahl covers

>murricans will never know the feeling of finishing a Phantom story, only for the ride to continue with Thorgal

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He needs more development no more mental and death stuff

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Modesty Blaise is my waifu

>>79064838
> Sentry need to be less death/mental and more development
That makes him Superman.

>>79026215
The Phantom is cool as shit. Used to be pretty big here in Scandinavia decades ago.

>>79065429
That one's still running. I think just this month is when i last saw one in stores.

>>79030824
why would you ruin cool and rare dieselpunk setting by replacing it with overused to the womit-out-of-every-hole-degree cyberpunk?

>>79058727
Didn't they start publishing new Doc Savage pulps a couple years back? The Avenger too.
Any other classic pulp heroes that are getting new books?

>>79026215
WHEN YOU LOOK UP WITH YOUR EYES, ALL YOU SEE IS SKY

>>79059029
He made iron man 3 and look how that turned out

>>79065526
Hyperion is superman.

He's more like a more active Dr Manhattan

>>79065917
I don't think you know what Dieselpunk is

>>79026757
He was in the second issue of the new Deadpool series a few months ago eating out Deadpool's wife. Not even kidding.

>>79061435
Camp is part of the appeal of many of these things.

>>79051825
Are we ever going to get a DVD release of Blood Dumpster?

>>79050002
>>79057879
This reminds me, Speed Racer really should get the Crowds/Sins/Yoru no treatment from Tatsunoku. Just imagine, Speedy Running in the 90s doing some the Fast and the Furious shit. It would fucking rock.

>>79063860
With a little bit of effort, you could make the suit they used work.

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>>79065917
How the fuck was The Shadow ever 'dieselpunk' you stupid shit? His stories literally took place in the contemporary 1930's and 40's with a few capeshit cliches like gadgets and impossible science but nothing as full-blown as changing the fundamentals of how the world works and behaves like a -punk setting.

>>79026583
to hide the bulge.

>>79027229
He's got a comic going on literally right now. Dynamite's new book is on issue 3 I think? And DC tried Doc Savage a while back with their First Wave line

>>79060459
Too soon, anon.

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Pick any

>>79073478

>Johnny Thunder: Pssst Terrif, you see that shit Robin's got on?

>>79073478
>Johnny Thunder: Psst, Mister Terrific, look at Robin. The fuck is that nigga wearing?

>>79053657
Joel, is that you?

>>79073549
>>79073552
hivemind

>>79073478
Why does Sandman have the face of a blow up doll?

>>79073478

Ma Hunkel ongoing when?

>>79064838
he needs more Death stuff actually, it was over-the-top-awesome-crazy.
Also
>celestial power
>cosmic crazy adventures

What is the best Phantom's thing ?

>>79076602
Probably his four issue mini by Peter David for DC in the late 80's, it's pretty stellar

Sandman. I kind of have a thing for gas masks.

>>79033089
God I love when artist emphasize female character's pussy mounds instead of pretending its a perfect slope.

>>79064726
>Little girl whom did little foots voice was killed with her mom by dad.
I hate kids but that shit is just.. wrong.

>>79026215
Dead? He was originally a newspaper character and he still is.

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If Captain Canuck can get a reboot, why not this guy?

>>79064716
Jokes on you I'm Australian

>>79080825
Ducky, not Little Foot.

>>79060459

It's public domain, so seriously, someone just start making a movie of this.