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#9 - Comic Planeteers Created by: Wickle

Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, some girl who seduces people, and their leader.

Tara Markov
Jim Hammond
Morris Bench
Maxine Hunkel
Amora

and by their powers combined, they make
"Captain" Mogo

Definitely the most hilarious concept that was pitched on this list, I thought it was creative, fun and something I would honestly pick up and read. It reminded me a lot of how The Terrifics repurposed the languishing Fantastic Four concept to great success, and that's a positive. Looking at this group, you could have gone with a ton of different options for each Planeteer stand-in, but beyond this being a simple thought exercise, it feels like you carefully considered which members you were choosing and were trying to visualize this group as an actual team. Jim Hammond is a particularly inspired choice, and I love seeing the use of a fantastic backbencher from Marvel history. The original Human Torch never gets a fair shake despite being one of the more interesting veterans in the company's storied past. At the same time, there are some great young characters who would make excellent choices. Maxine Hunkel was a HUGE fan favorite in the JSA and she dropped off the face of the Earth thanks to the New52 reboot, so I definitely approve of her. Terra is a character I generally dislike, but she functions well in this group, so I definitely approve of her inclusion. Hydro-Man is one of those villains who flips sides from time to time, and in a group where the end result is something that's sort outside the bounds of standard superheroic morality, I can see him working with this group. Furthermore, I LOVE the choice of Enchantress as the "heart" character here. It's a little subversive to the original concept and I like that sort of wicked sense of humor.

And then Mogo is the utterly brilliant cherry on top. If you aren't combining into an actual superhero, Mogo as the Planet is just laugh out loud funny. I would read the shit out of this book because it sort of hybridizes what I like about Nextwave, The Terrifics and, most importantly, good comics. The interplay in this group would be fantastic, the theme is easily recognizable but not goofy to the point of bad (like most Deadpool stories nowadays)... you just did a great job here.

If I was to give one tiny smidgen of criticism, I would just make mention that Terra's role would be better served by the placement of Geo-Force on the team. But that's really just a subjective choice on my part.

We're the planeteers. You can be one too. 'Cause summoning celestial bodies is the thing to do. Tide changes and seismic shifts are on the way - your world is in peril: Mogo's here to play!
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