[Batman]

So . . . let's geek out a little.

Pick a Super-Hero team (or two, or however many you want)--one that has a regularly-changing roster (like the Avengers or the JLA or the X-Men, not like the FF)--and tell us who you think comprises the most definitive, iconic, or classic (or just personal favorite) version of the team. Or who you would choose for the best possible version of the team even if that particular line-up never served together.

Since I am widely acknowledged as "king of geeks," I don't want to unduly influence people's choices, so I will wait till others have had a chance to post before posting my picks.

Assuming anybody else thinks this would be fun and even replies to this thread.

Hey, if we disagree, we could argue about it! I mean, cordially debate. Fun!

[The Canadian Content]

Avengers:

Cap
Thor
Iron Man
Vision
Hawkeye


JLA:

Supes
Bats
WW
Aquaman
Hawkman
GL (Hal)
Flash (Barry Allen)
GA
Black Canary

So those are the characters that I immediately think of for those two groups. If I were building the teams, the JLA would stay about the same as I've got it, but I'd need to think long and hard about the Avengers team, since I care far more about them.

[OpTard]

on x-men i think the astonishing team almost perfect. the only changes i'd make is obviously switching emma with jean, and i'd also add nightcrawler. so i guess that'd make the final roster:

cyclops
jean
wolvie
collosus
beast
kitty
lockheed
nightcrawler

yeah. that's a pretty sweet team.

[Stu]

Teen Titans:
Tim Drake Robin
Superboy
Cyborg
Raven
Speedy (Mia)
Blue Beetle
Wonder Girl

[Batman]

Defenders:

I'd say the original four--

Hulk,
Doc Strange,
Namor, &
Surfer

--plus one more to round it out. Of the ancillary members, I liked . . .

Nighthawk

. . . best. The Batman-analogue from Marvel's villainous Justice League pastiche gone straight? How cool is that?




Avengers:

I like Psychofish's roster--hadn't thought about Hawkeye till Psycho pointed him out. He's one of those great "I put this team first, not my solo adventures, unlike you self-involved fuckers" kind of characters. Like J'onn is with JLA.

I'd just add Wasp, one as a token chick, and two to have the full issue four (after replacing Hulk with Cap) roster in place. Minus Ant-man, of course. No matter how many times they revamped Pym, they could never erase the suck.

The important thing is Cap, Iron Man, and Thor. You could flesh it out with any two or three others as long as you have the core three.




Teen Titans:
The Toon Titans core roster plus Wally, or the original NEW Teen Titans roster minus Donna.

Robin
Changeling
Starfire
Cyborg
Raven
Kid Flash




JLA:

You can't leave out J'onn. He's the heart of the team. And I know I'm in the minority on this, but Aquaman has never felt central to the League to me. I don't know why. Maybe it's just a matter of, shouldn't he be busy in Atlantis?

My JLA:

J'onn,

The big three
(Superman,
Batman,
Wonder Woman)

The other two biggies:
(Flash,
GL)

And
Green Arrow and
Hawkman

for some political dissension. No chicks, oh well. Eight is enough.



LSH:

Everybody. Other teams get weighed down by too many members, but Legion doesn't work like that. Once a Legionnaire always a Legionnaire. You only leave if you're kicked out, die, have a kid, or accede to the throne of your home planet. And even those usually aren't really permanent.

But if I were to pick an ideal mission team:

Wildfire
Brainy
Ultra-Boy
Cosmic Boy
Star Boy
Cham
Karate Kid
Timber Wolf

[Stu]

No chicks, oh well. Eight is enough.

Wonder Woman is a man??

[williamssl]

Clearly not.

[Batman]

Fuck. I completely forgot that WW was on my JLA roster.

She's so firmly ensconced in the "big 3," but so forgettable otherwise.