Any of ya'll remember Stan Lee's dumbass "Just Imagine..." series for DC?

[Deleted member 60582]

The year was 2001, and Stan needed some money. DC approached him with the idea of "reimagining" their iconic heroes, and never one to turn down a dollar, Stan put his formidable alliteration talents to good use, bringing us the heroic likes of Wayne Williams, Robert Rogers, Maria Mendoza, Len Lewis, Mary Maxwell, Ramon Raymond, Joanie Jordan, Robin...Robin, etc. etc.

The designs were really something, as well.

I remember being somewhat excited when this was announced, like most Wizard-reading idiots back then, but once I saw the final product I was left longing for simpler times, like Amalgam.

Stan Lee's DC Comics 'Just Imagine...' Stories, Ranked | CBR

 

[Slayven]

Are you high? It was great. Superman being a loser cop on his planet, comes to earth and becomes a superstar. Pearls before swine

 

[Remmy2112]

Are you high? It was great. Superman being a loser cop on his planet, comes to earth and becomes a superstar. Pearls before swine

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So a variant of Booster Gold, then.

 

[Deleted member 60582]

Are you high? It was great. Superman being a loser cop on his planet, comes to earth and becomes a superstar. Pearls before swine

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Man I wish I could have enjoyed it overall, like you said there were some interesting ideas especially with Supes, Aquaman and Wonder Woman but the execution was just fucking terrible to me. Batman especially, I couldn't get over the design and the pet bat.

 

[DJConvoy]

I dunno about "dumbass." Some of the books were better than others, and who knows how much actual work Stan put into any of them, but there is some great art to be seen and a couple of the alternate versions are kinda cool.

 

[Slayven]

So a variant of Booster Gold, then.

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Not really that Superman was trying to do good, just that he was a wimp compared to the rest of the people on his planet

 

[DJConvoy]

I mean, Joe Kubert pro wrestler felon Batman is pretty wild.

 

[Kmonk]

I'm not at all familiar with these, but the idea of writing DC characters with the Marvel voice seems like it has all kinds of possibilities.

MY only experience with the brand is the Jack Kirby shorts, which were amazing:

 

[Slayven]

Orlok how do you feel about Tagent?

 

[Mandos]

Are you high? It was great. Superman being a loser cop on his planet, comes to earth and becomes a superstar. Pearls before swine

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Agreed, I own the hardcover omnibus! Wasnt this the first black batman too? Also Yddrysil lantern was a cool idea and I liked flash's outfit. Fusing Etrigan and Shazam was an interesting idea at least

 

[MrZaha]

I remember i bought a page from just imagine wonder woman

 

[DMczaf]

 

[Slayven]

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This isn't a wrasslin' thread. Go back to posting your Nation of Domination/Sonic crossover fanfiction

 

[Deleted member 60582]

Orlok how do you feel about Tagent?

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Was that the Jurgens thing? I don't know much about it honestly. I'll have to look into it.

I don't know exactly why the Lee stuff bothered me so much when it came out as my favorite stories are almost all Elseworlds titles or re-imaginings, I just didn't like the line at all. Maybe I should revisit them after two decades to see if they were legit bad or I just didn't connect with them at the time. It could also be that I've had a lifelong dislike for Stan Lee in general because I never saw him as anything more than a crook.

 

[DMczaf]

This isn't a wrasslin' thread. Go back to posting your Nation of Domination/Sonic crossover fanfiction

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it was South Park

 

[nilbog]

I liked Stan's take on Justice League.

 

[lupinko]

You should see Stan Lee's Green Lantern.

 

[JuicyPlayer]

I find it blasphemous that Stan Lee did work for DC. This is like Miyamoto making a game for Sega in the 90s.

 

[lupinko]

I find it blasphemous that Stan Lee did work for DC. This is like Miyamoto making a game for Sega in the 90s.

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So? Jack Kirby worked for DC too.

 

[Slayven]

You should see Stan Lee's Green Lantern.

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Holy shit, why didn't I know about this? And I seen teh Gen 13 animated movie

 

[JuicyPlayer]

So? Jack Kirby worked for DC too.

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More blasphemy

 

[Big One]

Stan Lee's later works proves how vital people like Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko was to his career.

 

[jph139]

2000s-era Stan Lee was not the man's finest hour, but the Just Imagine stuff ranks pretty high when you look at the whole decade.

 

[deimosmasque]

They were a mixed bag but were honestly interesting ideas over all. Flash, Batman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern were the best of them while the rest were a little more uninspired.

Definitely wouldn't call them "dumbass."

 

[SilentSoldier]

I remember those comics, I thought they were pretty good. Was hoping they'd continue, especially the Batman and Shazam comics

 

[lupinko]

Holy shit, why didn't I know about this? And I seen teh Gen 13 animated movie

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How did you not know about the legendary Gormagga Kraal? I am currently taking a twitter poll as to which is better for a title, DJ Gormagga Kraal or MC Gormagga Kraal.

The two comics marvel published were this pilot and Solarman losing to Dr. Doom. lol

 

[Foltzie]

More blasphemy

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Darkseid would like a word with you about your impudence.

 

[Wag]

Are you high? It was great. Superman being a loser cop on his planet, comes to earth and becomes a superstar. Pearls before swine

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Sounds like Booster Gold.

 

[TheMadTitan]

Stan Lee's Wonder Woman laid the groundwork for Yara Flor.

 

[RocketKiss]

It would be fascinating to know how much he was paid for this

 

[Strings]

I only ever read the Flash and Catwoman ones, but I actually liked them (not that I really remember them lol)?

 

[JuicyPlayer]

2000s-era Stan Lee was not the man's finest hour, but the Just Imagine stuff ranks pretty high when you look at the whole decade.

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Isn't this kind of like TekWar where William Shatner didn't really write it but just put his name on it?