# What superhero or superhero team would you LIKE to see get a movie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [June 15, 2017, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-superhero-or-superhero-team-would-you-like-to-see-get-a-movie/789064 "2017-06-15T21:27:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-superhero-or-superhero-team-would-you-like-to-see-get-a-movie/789064/61 "2017-06-16T20:27:01Z")
> [@planetcory](#): > > The latest version is also respectful to the comics. It’s just that most longtime fans are unfamiliar with the version of FF it was adapting. And the fact that it was poorly done makes them uninclined to care. Yeah, but, as I said, it’s Classic Silver-Age FF I’d like to see. Gimme a Jack Kirby Galactus and the traditional FF in their pocket rocket getting zapped by cosmic rays. Gimme a Sorcery-studying Victor Von Doom who gets his face torn up by forbidden experiments, then studies with Tibetan mystics and forges his proto-Darth Vader armor in the mouth of an idol. Let me have the Blue Area on the Moon and the Negative Zone and The Hive and the Inhumans in the Forbidden Land. Heck, Guardians of the Galaxy I took Ronan the Accuser pretty much as he was in FF#65, and he went over great. GotG #2 took Ego the Living Planet from Kirby’s Thor of the same period, and did great. Now it loks as if for GotG #3 they’re going to take Him/Adam Warlock from FF# 66-67 (I knew it was his cocoon before they even showed it in that post-credits scene) All the good stuff is going to other parts of the franchise. Don’t tell ME there’s no market for Classic FF characters. Give me Annhilus and Quasimodo and Boss Barker with his Perfect Power Stones fighting the FF before the Guardians or somebody else steals them! ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-superhero-or-superhero-team-would-you-like-to-see-get-a-movie/789064/62 "2017-06-16T21:21:52Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > It’d probably be a better fit for a TV show than a movie, but I’d like to see PS238. For those who don’t know, it’s a comic book by Aaron Williams (best known for gaming comic Nodwick) about a school for metahuman children (many of which are the children of superheroes or supervillains, but there are also some first-generation metas). Most of the characters are superficially similar to the familiar stars, but once you dig deeper into their stories, turn out to be completely different. And since it’s all done by one man, it’s mostly free of the continuity issues and other inconsistencies that the big universes are rife with, and it’s more aware from the ground up that it’s an entire world with many different characters who interact. +1. I wish he still did that comic. It was really good. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-superhero-or-superhero-team-would-you-like-to-see-get-a-movie/789064/63 "2017-06-16T21:43:16Z")
> [@furryman](#): > > I’ve heard rumors they might be doing Shazam, but definitely not Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam. About a decade ago, I was fantasizing about a Shazam movie, and thinking about the cast. My first thought was, “The Rock as Black Adam.” Then I thought, “Screw Black Adam. He should play Captain Marvel!” He has the chin for it. He used to have the hair for it. I have seen the Roger Corman version of Fantastic Four. It sucks. But it could have sucked a lot worse. The screenwriter had actually read the comics, and did actually attempt to bring the comics to the screen. The actor playing Doctor Doom was a horrible actor. But he had the perfect voice for a madman in an iron mask. His armor was obviously plastic, but they did a good job on the mask. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-superhero-or-superhero-team-would-you-like-to-see-get-a-movie/789064/64 "2017-06-16T22:05:49Z")
**Irredeemable** - The Plutonian is a Michael Bay wet dream! Just explosions and carnage and destruction galore. Of course, by no means should Michael Bay be allowed near it! A movie or series about a physical god that doesn’t give a flying @@% about the little people could be awesome. Hancock would have been a much better movie had Will Smith stayed a jerk. ETA: Dwayne Johnson was a great heel in the WWE, I think he could pull off Black Adam’s sneering condescension and arrogance quite well. ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-superhero-or-superhero-team-would-you-like-to-see-get-a-movie/789064/65 "2017-06-16T22:16:56Z")
The two superheroes I’d like to see on the screen are both from old Gold Key titles: [Doctor Solar: Man of the Atom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_(comics)) and [Magnus, Robot Fighter: 4000 A.D.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus,_Robot_Fighter) Admittedly it’s a longshot, as neither of them are particularly well known. I’m aware that both characters were subsequently revived by other publishers, but you’d be hard pressed to find an ordinary, non-geek person who has heard of them. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-superhero-or-superhero-team-would-you-like-to-see-get-a-movie/789064/66 "2017-06-17T02:41:32Z")
A “Legion” movie could be totally awesome. The thirtieth century setting (well, I guess they’d have to make it thirty-first), as many or as few as they want to have. And a Melissa Benoist cameo at the end. ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-superhero-or-superhero-team-would-you-like-to-see-get-a-movie/789064/67 "2017-06-17T04:11:46Z")
> [@gytalf2000](#): > > I would love to see Saturn Girl, Princess Projectra, and the other LSH superheroines in the skimpy attire that they (barely) wore in the 1970s comics! Eh, Saturn Girl’s silver age costume was basically a one-piece swimsuit with boots; silly, but not particularly titillating. Projectra’s crazy laced-up thing was a bit more risque. And, I suppose Phantom Girl’s boob window would excite the “durrr, boobs” crowd… And then their heads would explode when Cosmic Boy showed up in his bustier, for fear they’d all catch teh gay. Except all of that has _no_ chance of showing up outside of a porn parody. They’d modernize the costumes, like any of the later reboots did. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-superhero-or-superhero-team-would-you-like-to-see-get-a-movie/789064/68 "2017-06-17T04:53:03Z")
As long as they ditch the “shoulder braid” thing that some of the guys wore. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-superhero-or-superhero-team-would-you-like-to-see-get-a-movie/789064/69 "2017-06-17T06:32:52Z")
> [@Patch](#): > > +1. I wish he still did that comic. It was really good. [Good news for you, then.](http://ps238.nodwick.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-superhero-or-superhero-team-would-you-like-to-see-get-a-movie/789064/70 "2017-06-17T06:33:59Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > I’m not sure I want to see Matter Eater Lad and Bouncing Boy on the Big Screen. Hey! Chuck Taine is both the hero we need _and_ deserve! ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-superhero-or-superhero-team-would-you-like-to-see-get-a-movie/789064/71 "2017-06-17T07:07:11Z")
> [@planetcory](#): > > The latest version is also respectful to the comics. It’s just that most longtime fans are unfamiliar with the version of FF it was adapting. And the fact that it was poorly done makes them uninclined to care. Ultimate FF, right? It’s been awhile since I read any of that one. (And also 'been awhile since that universe messily ate itself and imploded. 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-superhero-or-superhero-team-would-you-like-to-see-get-a-movie/789064/72 "2017-06-17T14:08:46Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Strontium Dog Seen [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5EZaO1HPF4) yet? > [@Penfeather](#): > > If you’re filming 2000AD strips, I want ABC Warriors: > [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > I could go for an ABC Warriors movie. Can we fit Nemesis the Warlock and Ace Garp in there somehow? > > Full disclaimer: 2000 AD totally fucking rocks! How about one actual \*2000AD \*_ **superhero** _: Grant Morrison’s _Zenith_. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-superhero-or-superhero-team-would-you-like-to-see-get-a-movie/789064/73 "2017-06-17T14:41:03Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Seen [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5EZaO1HPF4) yet? OH SHIT! That TOTALLY fucking rocked! My favorite part? The fact that it uses a show-don’t-tell narrative style. Better even than _Judge Minty_ and that was pretty fucking good (better than any of the Judge Dredd films, IMO). Thanks you so much for bringing that to my attention, **MrDibble**! > [@MrDibble](#): > > How about one actual \*2000AD \*_ **superhero** _: Grant Morrison’s _Zenith_. Which phase? Or write a whole new story? Frankly, I don’t wanna revisit Phase I; it’s kinda cliche at this point and the social commentary is out-dated. Ddamn! I’m gonna be thinking about that Strontium Dogs film all day! WOOT! ---
**Author:** ![2Bits](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e95f7d/32.png) [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-superhero-or-superhero-team-would-you-like-to-see-get-a-movie/789064/74 "2017-06-17T14:41:23Z")
Doc Savage (and his crew.) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-superhero-or-superhero-team-would-you-like-to-see-get-a-movie/789064/75 "2017-06-17T14:46:54Z")
PS238 started in dead-tree form, and he’s been gradually putting the pages up online. I think **Patch** is saying that the dead-tree form has concluded (it’s been a while since I’ve bought any, so I’m not sure). ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-superhero-or-superhero-team-would-you-like-to-see-get-a-movie/789064/76 "2017-06-17T15:57:38Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > My favorite part? The fact that it uses a show-don’t-tell narrative style. Agreed > [@](#): > > Thanks you so much for bringing that to my attention, **MrDibble**! You’re welcome. > [@](#): > > Which phase? Or write a whole new story? Phase 3, but a little updated. Another Brit comic I’d love to see filmed is _Albion_, Alan Moore’s ode to old IPC comics characters. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-superhero-or-superhero-team-would-you-like-to-see-get-a-movie/789064/77 "2017-06-17T16:13:03Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Phase 3, but a little updated. Yeah, that could work. It would be tricky because you’d have to seriously limit the number of alternate universes (and the number of characters). The basic story is good although I wonder if it would seem like a GotG ripoff to people unfamiliar with Zenith. Oh, and I’d change the Lloiger name to something else. That may look good in print, but it’s difficult to pronounce and not particularly menacing sounding. Still, it seems do-able and it could be fun. > [@MrDibble](#): > > Another Brit comic I’d love to see filmed is _Albion_, Alan Moore’s ode to old IPC comics characters. Not familiar with that one; I’ll have to check it out. And before I even posted I did so, only to discover that _Albion_ is a reboot of a favorite of mine, _The Steel Claw_! I have the entire 1986 series! So yeah, that would be great to see! ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-superhero-or-superhero-team-would-you-like-to-see-get-a-movie/789064/78 "2017-06-17T20:21:04Z")
> [@2Bits](#): > > Doc Savage (and his crew.) A _limited_ amount of his crew. I read a good many of the paperback re-issues in the 1970s and my main criticism of the series is that too many of the stories spent way, way, way too fucking much time on Monk and Ham. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-superhero-or-superhero-team-would-you-like-to-see-get-a-movie/789064/79 "2017-06-17T20:47:11Z")
Bit of a toss-up between _The Mighty Heroes_’ [Cuckoo Man](https://youtu.be/2_ygZUWXHrs?t=179), _Orgazmo_’s sidekick Choda, or [Danzig](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu0eu4ziWLo) from _ATHF_. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-superhero-or-superhero-team-would-you-like-to-see-get-a-movie/789064/80 "2017-06-17T20:52:55Z")
> [@Eddie The Horrible](#): > > Bit of a toss-up between _The Mighty Heroes_’ [Cuckoo Man](https://youtu.be/2_ygZUWXHrs?t=179), _Orgazmo_’s sidekick Choda, or > [Danzig](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu0eu4ziWLo) from _ATHF_. FTR, I love _Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-superhero-or-superhero-team-would-you-like-to-see-get-a-movie/789064.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-superhero-or-superhero-team-would-you-like-to-see-get-a-movie/789064.md?page=5)