Letter-Memery

[dewline]

1. Comment on this post.
2. I will give you a letter.
3. Think of 5 fictional characters whose name starts with that letter and post their names and your comments on these characters in your LJ.

mdg1 gave me the letter "G" in honour of ruckawriter, whose work we both enjoy reading.

So...

1. G.W. Bridge, Agent of SHIELD. Particularly since Matt Fraction set him upon the Punisher's trail over the last couple of years. I think we've learned more about G.W. as a person since the new Punisher War Journal title started than in all the years since Messrs. Liefeld and Nicieza introduced us to him.

2 and 3. Guardian of Alpha Flight. It should count as two people since Heather and James Hudson, that first couple of Marvel Universe Canadian superheroics, have used the alias over the years. And both still deserve better than they got in New Avengers: the Collective. Here's hoping they get it. Especially since it looks like Michael Pointer's determined to be his own man back in his hometown of North Pole, Alaska, since having been used as the unwilling murder weapon against the two of them in that story arc.

4. Garak, from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Yes, I know he's got a first name. He was introduced to us all as simply "Garak", and his first name has been so rarely used even by those closest to him, whether on TV or in the novels that have followed, much to my continuing delight. The man is unpredictable in ways that can be both reassuring and frightening all at once in the right situations.

5. Gotham City - a character in its own right in the Bat-franchise. I've already spoken at length on that.

Comments

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Good choices! Gotham City is as much a 'character' as any setting.

What happened to the Hudsons?

[dewline.livejournal.com]

The Hudsons got victimised by what I've called a Comic Book Version of the Mayerthorpe Massacre. Whether or not both are truly dead at this point...?

You get "A".

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Are there any Canadian characters left in comics? - I ask with a certain irritation.

Canadian Comics Characters?

[dewline.livejournal.com]

There are a fair-sized number that Marvel's left fallow for the moment by various ways and means, some of whom got de-powered by M-Day. In particular, Snowbird's being kept busy - in multiple senses - in The Incredible Hercules.

Plastique, ex-"FLQ leftover" terrorist turned mercenary pops up on occasion in group appearances of the Suicide Squad, most recently in this month's Manhunter. DC's leaving a few others fallow as well.

Not sure when that next issue of the newest iteration of Captain Canuck is supposed to be showing up again.

And there are others, as much in hibernation.

Re: Canadian Comics Characters?

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I keep forgetting the current status of Northstar, who was dead last I noticed. Too many dead heroes. Way too many.

Glad to hear that Snowbird is around.

I thought Manhunter was defunct.

Captain Canuck has always been... unpredictable.

Re: Canadian Comics Characters?

[dewline.livejournal.com]

Northstar? Resurrected as a brainwashed operative of the Hand, captured by SHIELD and since returned to sanity...and Aurora along with him in the ranks of the relatively sane again in the same X-Men story.

It does seem like too many dead heroes of late.

Manhunter kicked off again 2-3 months ago. She's been dealing with a multiple-missing-women case involving run-ins with the current Blue Beetle(see Matt Sturges (http://matthewsturges.com/), the current writer of that book for more on Jaime's adventures), and the latest Suicide Squad. Oh, and a new Crime Doctor.

As for Captain Canuck...you're right.

Re: Canadian Comics Characters?

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear Manhunter is back. I hope there will be a TPB.

I don't know the Crime Doctor.

Crime Doctors

[dewline.livejournal.com]

There've been a couple of versions, mostly fourth-tier Bat-villains.

Re: Crime Doctors

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Ah. There are a lot of Bat-villains. I can't keep up. But thinking of it in that light, I seem to remember... some guy with a monocle, in a white smock, fighting Batman.

Well, actually, he's had a few villains who would fit that description.

Re: Crime Doctors

[dewline.livejournal.com]

Starting with Karl Hellfern(AKA the original Dr. Death), yes.

One of the Crime Doctors died in Birds of Prey a couple of years ago while gailsimone1 was writing the series, left a daughter behind.

Re: Crime Doctors

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Cool! Is she a hero or a villain - or has that been established yet?

Re: Crime Doctors

[dewline.livejournal.com]

Not established yet, but Lady Shiva's been training her since her last on-camera appearance.

Re: Crime Doctors

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Neat. I like Lady Shiva.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking about the "A".

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Okay, I wrote about characters whos enames start with A in my entry today (http://fajrdrako.livejournal.com/980653.html).

Cities as Characters

[dewline.livejournal.com]

I think we're in agreement on Gotham at minimum, especially in the wake of the latest Bat-movie. The Opal over in Robinson's Starman run is another fine example of such a city, and I'm hoping that with the revival of the Milestone characters as part of the DCU - confirmed by Dwayne McDuffie himself among others - Dakota will end up in the same league.

[coneycat.livejournal.com]

I would like a letter, please!

[dewline.livejournal.com]

I grant thee "B".

[coneycat.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I finally am about to do the meme!

[dewline.livejournal.com]

Cool! Thanks much!

[daytonward.livejournal.com]

Hit me!

[dewline.livejournal.com]

"C" to thee!

[daytonward.livejournal.com]

C it is. (http://daytonward.livejournal.com/241555.html)

[jackolantern.livejournal.com]

DS9 had the best supporting cast (i.e. people that weren't part of the official recurring cast) of any of the series in the Star Trek franchise, and, I'd argue, the best supporting cast of any SF series ever. I'd perk up every time Garak appeared.

I've already got my letter here.

[dewline.livejournal.com]

I think that, at least so far, you're right about supporting cast comparisons. Time will tell if we're right.

Duly noted with your letter assignment. Doesn't seem just that I require you to do this a second time.

[mary-mayhem.livejournal.com]

Hook me up

[dewline.livejournal.com]

"E", 'tis thine!