Trends in comics

Firestar was a canon immigration? 😮

And how can MOrph be one, he appeared back in the 60s?

Adding new characters isn't the same as hamfistedly morphing canon to fit the movies

Technically it is, but, i see your point/thats your opinion.
But you, Phil and Galan can at least take solace in the fact that Wolverine remains 5'2", and Perry White, still is. 😛

Originally posted by krisblaze
Firestar was a canon immigration? 😮

And how can MOrph be one, he appeared back in the 60s?

Firestar was in Spider-man and His Amazing Friends, with Iceman.

Morph was an expy for someone or other in one of the bajillion X Men cartoons that have been made, i believe.

Originally posted by riv6672
Just caught this, my bad.

Firestar was in Spider-man and His Amazing Friends, with Iceman.

Morph was an expy for someone or other in one of the bajillion X Men cartoons that have been made, i believe.

I think so.
Its way convoluted for me to pin down. Most things X related tend to get like that eventually!

Marvel has had a thing where when characters have movie versions, they've tried to make the comic versions wear costumes similar to the movies.

But that's a pretty minor thing.

Hm, they made Loki more movie-ish... though TeenLoki still isn't movie-Loki.

Originally posted by leonidas

curious if anyone has noticed or come across any trends in comics lately ... ?

There seems to be an intensification of religious allegory.
Especially as relates to lesser-known "End Times"/Apocalypse literature.

Examples abound, and I will be happy to share some for anyone who disagrees with this assertion.

Superman is renamed "Brutaal", for instance, adopts the Dragon-insignia costume of the recent Man of Steel movie, and goes on to murder score upon score of innocents.

Wonder Woman becomes the Goddess of War, a warrior riding a "KnightMare" (demon horse) and commands legions of the living and the dead.

The dark god Apollo on the other hand, Apollyon the Destroyer, finds himself temporarily thwarted by the "good" incarnations of Superman and Wonder Woman over in Soule's title.
They manage to do this by triggering a device activated when they adopt crucifix poses.

But Apollo then sends his power ("like lightning from heaven"?) into his two "disciples" to reverse the course of the battle.
The result is that Superman and Wonder Woman are soon treated to burial and resurrection.

Meanwhile, at Marvel Comics, Doctor Strange sells his soul to the Devil, in exchange for Earth-shaking power.
Interestingly, it is one of the "Light" (i.e. bright and angelic) and androgynous forms of Satan (looking strangely like Wonder Woman) that he performs this transaction with.
This story is arguably even more blatant, and goes so far as to explain soul-bartering is done in fifths and quasi-quotes "for this is the number of Man" from the Bible.
(New Avengers, #14, Volume 3, iirc)

Should we mention the appearance now of Sun God?
How about "Death's Sentry"?
Exitar's enacting Arishem's judgement upon the world?

Examined seriously, many of the comic book story arcs from today's major companies read like barely altered versions of Revelation.

To be sure, much of this was present before, but it's incredible to see just how much more direct such allusions are now.

Thats really interesting.

Originally posted by Kazenji
DC has also been doing it

Harley Quinn
Jimmy Olsen
Chloe Sullivan

not sure if there's anymore.

Livewire, I believe is another. The electric villain from Superman:TAS.

Btw, I would be surprised if Faora *doesn't* come over at some point, though she hasn't yet.

Both Aya (GL:TAS) and Artemis (YJ) were brought over... then killed off almost immediately...

something else i've been noticing recently vs what it was like in the past--characters seem to CHANGE, dramatically, often in both dc and marvel of late. they really seem to believe that the way to make a character better is by reinventing them in some way. the nonsense with hulk in the last couple years is a perfect example of that, and of course the wholesale reinvention of dc--not to mention some of the changes that have taken place in the dcnu characters already. i'm not saying the characters should be stagnant of course, but for DECADES it seemed characters MOSTLY remained the same, in both universes and it was through great stories that the characters evolved. now it seems change is done for the sake of change. not sure how clear i'm getting this across. also not saying all the stories were good in the past, but at least we were familiar with who everyone was. now, it's tough to even know anything about a character without really keeping up with all the changes.

too many changes, too few really great stories is a disturbing trend i'm seeing.