Just a Thought
By Amegashita 0 Comments
Hypothetical situations. Nothing serious, nothing important. Just a thought. A dream, if you will, that I've been thinking of for a while now. I like to think more than talk. I'm a dreamer if you will, but I'm still a realist, and I like comics so I've been wondering about what could be. You know, like everyone does. Think about the "If's" because sometimes, it's just fun doing it.
1.) What if Fawcett Publications won the lawsuit against them? Would Superman be the icon that he is today? Would the S shield on the chest be what it is today? Would kids go running around yelling "Sha-ZAM" in the playground at recess. Would the golden lighting bolt on the chest be more memorable than the shield? If Fawcett Publications won the lawsuit, would DC be Fawcett Publications, or would Fawcett Publications take the place of Marvel. Maybe Fawcett Publications, DC Comics, and Marvel be a part of a comic trinity; instead of the duo we have today.
What if Fawcet Publications won the lawsuit against them?
2.) What if Wolverine wasn't the icon he is today? Could Marvel be the same without Wolverine as the poster boy for the Anti-heros of today's world? Could we possibly read a Marvel where there wasn't the short Canadian cutting up his enemies because, "That's what he does best." Would Marvel be what it is today? Marvel likes to define their heroes differently from DC in that most of their heroes have no qualms with killing, without that, would there be anything separating DC from Marvel. Would the two companies be the same in our eyes because of nothing to really define the two outside of years of existance? Maybe, maybe not.
What if Wolverine wasn't the icon he is today?
3.) What if there were no retcons? If there were no retcons would it force so many comic characters to actually age? Without retcons would Golden Age Bruce Wayne pass the mantle onto Dick Grayson who would then take on a Robin of his own? Without retcons would there be a multiverse in DC comics? Would Donna Troy's origin be as convoluted and confusing as it is today? Could such a thing even be possible? No retcons?
What if there were no retcons?
4.) What if death in comics actually meant death in comics? Would there always be that apprehension in our minds knowing that if our favorite character were to die, they wouldn't be back? Could there really be a factor to connect us to our favorite heroes more than the possibility of death? Would the ocmic universe of the Big Two bring in a subject of realism and a hint of tension to us, the readers, if death in said universes meant just that. In a world where Clark Kent dies, who would take up the mantle? Would the DC universe be able to survive without the Man of Steel? If death was taken more seriously would writers take their jobs more seriously?
What if death in comics actually meant death in comics?
5.) What if comic book writers actually thought out what they wrote? Could a world possibly exist where comic writers actually take their jobs with pride? A world where they do their research and they think things out throroughly. A place where the rehashing of ideas is virtually non-existant and the spurr of imagination runs free? Where each writer thinks for themself. A world where the writers cared about the characters they write about and the history they've had. One could only hope.
What if comic book writers actually thought out what they wrote?
As I said though. Nothing important. Just a few thoughts.