Friendmeme!

[garrideb.livejournal.com]

People have been asking for a party post and a friend meme for ages - sorry it took so long! Party it up in the comments here, or fill out this handy form and copy/paste it. There will be movie spoilers in the comments! There will also be gifs, joy, and virtual mead in the comments! Basically, go wild and make friends!

<b>What name/handle do you go by?</b> <b>What was your favorite Avengers movie moment?</b> <b>What do you want in the next Marvel movie?</b> <b>Any exciting fandom plans?</b> <b>Share a gif/comic scan/random image?</b>

Comments

[valtyr]

Butting in with my opinion, I think Ultimate Jan would fit in well as a scientist!

If Cap's going to meet up with social worker Sam, there's also good opportunity for cop or PI Misty Knight and so of course Colleen Wing.

Carol would be great, but I really want her to have her own origin movie, a good one. (Or perhaps she could share one with Rhodey? They're both airforce, so it wouldn't be too hard to plot. I'd really like Marvel to go the co-movies route, as I love how the team bounce of each other.)

I also would like it if they brought Liv Tyler back as Betty Ross because Liv Tyler Liv Tyler Liv Tyler.

Also, Valkyrie in Thor 2! Sif proved women could be warriors, so there can be some following the path she broke. :D

[valtyr]

Ultimates as a universe should be approached with caution, certainly, but it is with a straight if slightly bemused face I can tell you Millar handles it all... pretty well. o_0 The characters are pretty brash updates, but there's some very nice moments, and Bryan Hitch's art is excellent. It's worth trying out the first Ultimates book to see if you like it - but if you go in expecting movie or 616 characterisation, you'll probably be disappointed. Warning, there's a graphic and lengthy scene of domestic violence in there, too.

Seriously, War Machine and Warbird! Meant to be.

Liv Tyler. If she can't be Betty Ross she would make an excellent Spider-Woman. (I wonder who owns her rights?) And then she and Carol can be besties.

[valtyr]

Ultimates was hand on heart some of Hitch's best work. His Steve is gorgeous, and cries perfect emo tears, and his Tony is a ball of cheery insolence. The domestic violence scene is graphic, but I would say that narratively, that plot is handled pretty well by Millar.

She-Hulk would be great! Although I would like it if their first venture into superheroines was a character not quite so closely bound with a male hero - which is why Black Widow would be perfect, I think. (I know, Carol also has the Captain Marvel connection, but I think her story would easily work without him, especially as he hasn't appeared in movieverse, and she's less, um, thematically bound with him.) Oh, I also wouldn't mind Carol as she is in Ultimates - she's a Badass Normal there.

Yeah, Spider-Woman's origin isn't really connected to Spider-Man, but they might have sold the rights as a bundle?

[garrideb.livejournal.com]

Ultimate scientist!Jan would be great, although I admit I'm very fond of fashionista!Jan. She could be both, of course.

I would love if Marvel started doing Heroes for Hire characters. Misty and Colleen would rock any movie, no question. I know they've talked about doing a Luke Cage movie, but honestly I think the ladies would be more fun to watch.

[shinysylver.livejournal.com]

I know they were hesitating on using Luke Cage, Carol, and Jessica Jones in part because of the tv show AKA Jessica Jones that is in the works, but ABC officially passed on it so who knows if they will open up now? Although they still seem to be selling it around.

In related news, apparently ABC is considering a new Hulk tv show for 2013? I wonder how that would work out...I'm guessing not well.

[garrideb.livejournal.com]

Aww, I didn't know that AKA Jessica Jones had fallen through. Darn it, I was really looking forward to that.

[shinysylver.livejournal.com]

I was too, but they are still shopping it so maybe someone else will pick it up now that the movie has made a bajillion dollars.

[garrideb.livejournal.com]

I really hope so! I generally prefer television shows to movies as a storytelling format, and I think Jessica Jones would be perfect for TV. She's not a big spectacle superhero like Thor or Iron Man, her stories are more intimate, and she has issues enough to fuel several story arcs.

Here's to hoping Avengers' success lands Jessica Jones a network!