Moon Knight
One of the first things about Moon Knight is that he is like the Batman of the Marvel
universe. Both have troubled backgrounds, both went through death of a parent(s)
and both used their wealth to become vigilante-type superheroes. With an interesting
back story on how he was resurrected in front of an eygptian god, to his multiple personas
it would make for not only an interesting storyline, but multiple plot angles can
come from him and it all makes sense. Now, yes, he does suffer from dissociative identity
disorder, but I think that element of crazy helps make a good storyline and plot
twist. On top of that, think of the cool high tech gadgets they could come up with to rival
Mr. Batman himself! As he is also known to work alongside heroes like Spiderman,
it will give the Marvel universe plenty of options to keep us fans interested for movies
to come.
ICON
Not many people know of Icon but he is one cool character that can rival Superman
himself. In fact, they have similar stories. Both crash landed on earth from birth, and
both were discovered by humans and then brought up to live relatively “normal” lives.
What is cool about Icon is that he was created by African Americans who wrote under
what was then called Milestone Comics. I shouldn’t have to say this, but we really do
need more African American superheroes so if Marvel Comics gets Black Panther, let
us DC fans have Icon! Now the Icon comic series starts off in 1839 and begins with
Icon being found by a slave in a cotton field in the middle of the American south.
Though he was brought up in slavery, he then discovers he has powers and helped in
the resistance movement in the underground railroad. I for one would love to see a
movie that is about a comic book superhero who starts off like this because it shows
that even though he was not from earth, and looks like a black man, he was able to
achieve great things in his life even later going through college. (He has slow aging in
case you are wondering how that is possible). All in all, he has superhuman strength,
healing, speed, can move from place to place within a blank of an eye and has special
energy that gives him extra badass abilities. This has Blockbuster written ALL over it.
Big Barda
Making her first appearance in Mr. Miracle Vol 1 Issue #4, she is set to have powers
equal to Wonder Woman. She is a woman of power that is 7 feet tall and is part of a
race called New Gods and has superhuman powers such as immortality, mental and
physical abilities, and she has the same strength levels as superman. And on top of
that, she is beautiful. Did I mention she can teleport and fly? In the male dominated
comic universe, I think it is about time we add a few more women of strength and
beauty to the mix. Now she isn’t all good. She joins the good side at the beginning. She
makes a turn to the dark side and becomes part of The Furry. I think this storyline
would make a great set of movie sequels with a great plot twist ending!
Though there are many other heroes and sidekicks out there that deserve to shine I
think these 4 would make a very good start. Let’s cross our fingers that the comic
universe will grant us at least one of them!
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