KneeOfJustice99

Meet Lilly (short for Lilith.) A hooded Spectre from the great Otherworld, Lilly's taken a lot more of an interest in human affiairs than most spirits - so much so that she's decided to go on an adventure in the Human World. Though she might not understand some of the weirder parts of the human people, she's here to help - using her supernatural powers to do just that, whilst also fending off the negative parts of the human consciousness...



My concept for this game was primarily based on three things - ghosts, the psychological concept of "memes", and the theme of trying to help and be yourself even if it's at odds with who everyone says you are. Lilith, being a Spectre, has a lot of mysterious and magical abilities that she's able to use in various different ways - such as being completely invisible and intangible to the human world, passing through walls with ease.

However, her nature as a Spectre allows her to interact with brainwaves, giving her powerful psychic abilities - most prominently, powers such as suggestion, telekinesis, and even possession! However, she's in the human world to try and help people - whether it's suggesting to someone exactly what to say on a date, or fending off negative spirits like depression.

The game itself would have a wide variety of different potential gameplay loops, but the main one would be almost similar to a platformer or even a MetroidVania, as well as elements of visual novel design for certain interactions, and an RPG-esque levelling system. Her main method of using her powers, however, comes through her magical flag - which can harden into a scythe in order to combat enemies! She can also use it as a sort of staff, or to boost her psychic powers for various different effects.

The Great Lakes Avengers would be such an interesting look at the... well, not even second, more like eighth-stringers of the Marvel universe, and seeing them in a comedic series following their exploits as this group of marvellous misfits try and protect Wisconsin and the surrounding areas as best they can. There's so many pieces of the comics that would lead to humerous scenarios, too - be it them having to carry cardboard cutouts of Squirrel Girl after she left them due to their ineffectiveness, to the running joke of heroes known as the Grasshopper dying within seconds of joining the team, or even their forced rebrands over the years, all of them would be amazing.



The Agents of Atlas is, in my personal opinion, one of the single most interesting Marvel groups out there... even if the MCU would struggle to handle them given their 50s origin and the fact that Jimmy Woo, in the MCU, is a very modern person. An ensemble cast of various Marvel characters from the 50s specifically, in the throes of the Cold War and shining a light on an interesting and rarely-observed period in superhero media, I think this would be fun to see - as well as giving us a lot of really unique concepts to play around with, such as M-11's retro-futuristic arsenal and Gorilla-Man's... being a gorilla.



Triathlon would be a great addition to the concept of the Agents of Atlas. The successor to the 50s-era 3D-Man, Delroy Garrett Jr. is a disgraced athlete who ended up turning to a cult known as the Triune Understanding for support at his lowest point. Being given the power of the 3D-Man's glasses, giving him the physical strength, speed, and skills of three men, I think this story - a more personal tale of a man trying to climb out of his lowest point whilst the whole world seems to be against him - feels like a really cool addition, and a great way to observe such a relatively obscure character.




Lastly, a concept of my own. Stick 'n' Slick, which would prominently feature relatively obscure villains the Trapster (also known as Paste-Pot Pete) and Slyde, who decide to work together to produce and fund the inventions of villains who never got the chance and turned to villainy for it. Starting by selling Peter Petruski's Patented "Perfect Paste", an instantly solidifying adhesive paste with incredible uses for construction, and Jalome Beacher's "100% Slyde-Approved Lubricant", which has a lot of uses for mechanical equipment and... other things, I imagine this show being set up with similarities to The Office, whilst also being able to set up relatively obscure or less-powerful heroes as "big-bads" - something rare in a lot of hero-based properties.

And as for characters? The possibilities are endless! I'm personally thinking characters like Rocket Racer, Stilt-Man, Beetle IV, Hypno-Hustler, Clash, and even weird additions like the Living Brain, would work really well here.

Deadman: Boston Brand, unlike the vast majority of superhumans in the wonderful world of DC, is a dead man walking. Quite literally. He was a trapeze artist before being killed by a mysterious figure known only as "the Hook", and becomes a spectre - locked between the afterlife and the real world, and having lost the ability to interact with the real world except through the bodies of other people.

I think the concept of Deadman would be so inherently unique compared to any other DC hero that he'd be interesting to delve into. Aside from Wonder Woman, we haven't seen much of DC's magical side in modern film (Constantine comes to mind, but that was some time ago.) The idea of us following Brand as he tries to define his role in the world now that he's technically no longer of it seems like a really gripping hook, and a much more personal tale than most superhero media would allow.



The Question: I picture this as a neo-noir conspiracy thriller more than a gritty superhero drama. Imagine a show that properly delves into the scum of a wretched place like Hub City, probably the only place more utterly depraved than Gotham. It's not just the people on the streets, but the criminal syndicates and the twisted power system there that needs tearing down. And Victor Sage, the faceless man, is the only one with the gall to ask the right questions to do it.

Bearing in mind that Sage, out of costume, is an outspoken journalist, and in costume, is seen as a violent vigilante, as well as being able to properly delve into political conspiracies whilst keeping a cool head and knowing who to ask and what arms to twist, following the threads of a mystery (ideally shot in black and white with particularly strong lighting for that wonderful cinematic flair) from the dark, dingy streets of the city right to the gleaming spires of deceit that stand high above it, Question would have so, so much potential in a serial format.



Rocket Red is an interesting case, because it's less of a single character we'd follow and more of an army. It's very rare we see the USSR from the perspective of those who fight for it - and I think that the Rocket Red Brigade would give us a very unique insight on the Cold War in a world filled with superhumans. Whilst Rocket Red is best known for featuring in the Justice League International books, I think the role of the group as a whole could bring a potentially very interesting vibe - as well as acting as a much more unique way of kickstarting a potential JLI series down the line.

Not only this, but their very creation is incredibly interesting. Basically, Kilowog - particularly important Green Lantern - comes down to Earth to learn about communism and the like, designing the Rocket Red armor in the process. The idea of including a lot of other forces, like the Lanterns, the Manhunters (not like J'ohn, the other ones) and groups like the People's Heroes would be very interesting to shed a light onto an intriguing period of history, especially in a world like this.



Animal Man: Actually one of DC's most underrated heroes. I think the inherent animal activism that comes with this makes Bernhard Baker an interesting character to delve into in the modern climate, and him being defined by a generally positive relationship with his wife and children actually gives him a sense of depths that we often don't see a lot in superhero media. Not only this, but I think taking thematic inspiration from Morrison's run on the 80s reboot could be quite fun... though as much as I would love to see the later parts of said run on the big screen, it wouldn't be too fitting in the new medium.

Even so, Animal Man feels like a really unique force to bring to screen. A much more obscure hero, who grapples with his own relative obscurity and his commitments to his family just as much as the enemies he comes across, seems like an interesting choice - and it wouldn't hurt to see other animal-themed characters show up in his stories, such as Vixen or Dolphin.