League of Super-Assassins: Ahead of its Time? - 12/30/13 04:24 AM
I have been thinking a lot about the League of Super-Assassins. They might be the most balanced team in the 31st century. The characters have a variety of appearances and powers. The back-story for this group is compelling; they are not bad for the sake of being bad.
I loved watching Cowboy Bebop so I like reading about these sort of groups. I have only seen them appear in a few issues, and they often appeared as part of the League of Super-Villains, which doesn't help whatever reputation they have. Then I thought about and realized that the Comics Code was still in force when these issues were around. It might have been difficult to use these characters in stories. I so realize that their name is very similar to a Batman villainous organization, so that might need to be tweaked or retconned to be a homage to avoid confusion.
I wonder if they would have done better if they debuted in the '90s, after Watchmen's Effect was in full swing. I also wonder why nobody used them in the Threeboot or Retroboot, considering the popularity of characters such as Deadpool and Taskmaster.
Do you think the League of Assassins would have done better if they debuted at a later date? Do you think they deserved better?
I loved watching Cowboy Bebop so I like reading about these sort of groups. I have only seen them appear in a few issues, and they often appeared as part of the League of Super-Villains, which doesn't help whatever reputation they have. Then I thought about and realized that the Comics Code was still in force when these issues were around. It might have been difficult to use these characters in stories. I so realize that their name is very similar to a Batman villainous organization, so that might need to be tweaked or retconned to be a homage to avoid confusion.
I wonder if they would have done better if they debuted in the '90s, after Watchmen's Effect was in full swing. I also wonder why nobody used them in the Threeboot or Retroboot, considering the popularity of characters such as Deadpool and Taskmaster.
Do you think the League of Assassins would have done better if they debuted at a later date? Do you think they deserved better?