Posted: 23 October 2018 at 4:09pm | IP Logged | 12
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First off, I'm enjoying all of these suggestions. These are all solid re-imaginings of the events. Well done, one and all.
Laren, rather than there being less tension between Namor and the FF, I would suggest that there be more between the FF and the Avengers. If Wanda does take up a romance with the imposing, temperamental Sub-Mariner (so much like Daddy*), Sue might see Namor as an opportunist and insincere in his declarations of affection towards her. Her anger at him could result in distrust of men in general and delay her marriage to Reed, which would alter the circumstances of Franklin's birth.
Thor would tend to share his volatile compatriot's righteous anger towards unjust attacks. The Hulk would likely not be pursued as intently by the Avengers since Namor himself was a destructive menace towards the surface world initially and would see the Hulk's point of view, however much he disliked him. The Hulk would trust the Avengers more and perhaps even work with the team on occasion, causing him to be seen as less of a monster in the eyes of the public, or on the other hand, cause the public to see the Avengers as a band of reckless, dangerous brutes. While Cap would try to mediate such conflicts between members, the FF, and the general public, having Namor and the Hulk around more often would make for a more unstable and tempestuous team, one which would not set a good example to such on-the-fence types as the Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, and Hawkeye.
If Cap decides the Avengers are too loose a collection of cannons and decides to form his own team, one which better represents the ideals towards which he would want to see such a team strive towards, he might be surprised how few takers he has for his idea of a team comprised of America's Defenders.
Sorry to get so carried away with your idea, Laren. I just really like that premise a lot.
Do I have an idea of my own to offer? Um... not yet really. I did give some thought to the idea that the editors of the original Justice League took some chances in departing from the model of the Justice Society by conceiving the new team as a sort of sports-themed club rather than a more formal Society. If they'd hewed more closely to the original model, we might have had a second Justice Society, one of which the Hawkman might become Chairman Emeritus once he was re-introduced in 1961.
Although Superman and Batman were largely kept to the side originally anyway, here, without any leadership roles to assume, they might have been marginalized to an even greater degree and only participated in the New Society's adventures every now and again.
With the number of differences between the two societies reduced, DC may have felt bringing back the original team unnecessary and we'd have lost the Earth-2 concept which also gave us Krona and the hand that birthed the DC Universe. While these ideas might have occurred to the creators eventually, without an Earth-2 structure to tie them into, the Crisis and all of its attendant idiocy would never have taken place, leaving the DCU a more stable place, creatively.
Also, without their constant presence in the JLA, more attention might have been paid to Superman and Batman's adventures together in World's Finest Comics and that title could have become more of a heavy hitter, possibly birthing a Superman/Batman themed team of its own comprised of characters in their periphery such as Robin, Batgirl, Jimmy Olsen, and others. New ones might have developed as well, giving us different set-ups and origins for versions of characters like the Super-Sons, Nightwing, Flamebird, Power Girl, and the Huntress.
* Not that she knew that at the time...
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