>tfw love power armor, but hate Tony Stark
>everyone in comics is deathly afraid of making armor characters and thus "ripping off" Iron Man
Is there any hope for more power armor characters in comics, or are we stuck with this douchebag forever?
>Pepper and Rhodey
The both of them are just Stark's cocksleeves, so they can fuck off too.
You know there are other comic companies than Marvel, right?
>>77619130
XO Man of War. Now give me a blowjob.
>>77619146
>everyone in comics is deathly afraid of making armor characters and thus "ripping off" Iron Man
You know you're a fucking retard, right?
Also
>implying indieshit
Kill yourself.
>>77619130
Ask /m/. They should have a more complete answer, but you should look to manga stuff if you want power armor or mecha.
>>77619130
Have you tried... not making a cape comic?
That's pretty much all it'll take.
Read Jamie Reyes Blue Beetle.
Also maybe old Rom the Spaceknight?
idk.
Thunderbolts has MACH that upgrades his armor every time it got trashed. It's MACH VII now.
>>77619130
Google Madam Mirage
>>77619130
You should really give SIM a chance. It was a lot better than I thought it would be
>>77619130
John Henry Irons/Steel.
>>77619130
...Lilith's basically wearing a NANOMACHINES, SON PA and I remember Nathan Never having a bunch of stories during which he wore regular, bulky PA as well.
>try to start discussion on why power armor is so uncommon in comic books
>all I get is recs
>/co/ literally does not know how to have a conversation without shilling a bunch of crap
I swear, this board gets worse every day.
>>77621250
>say power armor is uncommon
>but it actually isn't
>call people fucking shills for pointing out examples
we're telling you why you're wrong, this is a discussion. If you can't see past that then I don't understand what you want. What do you want to talk about?
Batman is totally a power armor character. The current storyline has Jim Gordon as a replacement "Powers corporation/GCPD Batman" in Bruce's absence. His main "gimmick" is a ten foot tall bat-powersuit he's nicnamed "Rookie" :)
Also Bruce has many power suits designed for many different scenarios. Within the last year they debuted the "Hellbat" a stygian black semi-magical god like armor designed for combat on Apokolips as well as the "Justice Buster" which is something like all of Bruce's contingency plans for countering the League rolled into one machine.
>>77621321
>maybe five or so examples without resorting to indieshit
How is that at all common? That's fucking nothing compared to how dirt common other types of characters are.
>>call people fucking shills for pointing out examples
/co/ IS a bunch of shills though. You people are so obsessed with recs that you automatically assume that's what everyone wants.
>>77621388
Batman (DKR)
Batman (Terry McGinnis)
Batman (Jim Gordon)
Steel
Hardware
The Engineer
Rocket Red
Jaime Reyes
Darkstars
All from DC.
Power armor characters besides Iron Man and Batman variants don't sell. They've been tried plenty of times.
>>77621250
It's pretty popular in TV series.
Or are you just here to complain about capeshit being capeshit?
>tfw love superheros with electricity as their power
>seems like all of them are black superheroes as opposed to superheroes that happen to be black
>>77619130
>or are we stuck with this douchebag forever?
Well yes, you are. The character is an IP that's being managed under US law after all.
>>77621534
>The Engineer
Oh, shut up. Liquid metal doesn't count.
>Power armor characters besides Iron Man and Batman variants don't sell.
Okay, so how do we fix that?
>>77621564
>Kamen Rider
/m/, please fuck off with your bishie crap.
>>77621250
I WAS going to shill my own comic in which we're introducing a power armor villain in a couple chapters but I guess I won't, jerk.
>>77621806
>I WAS going to shill my own comic
Could you go jump off a cliff instead?
>>77621697
>trying to disregard this list with just one example
Come on, son.
>>77621250
>get btfo because you're a moviefag who thinks wikipedia gives you a good grasp of comics
>s-shills
>>77621596
Static Shock cartoon, though.
>>77621697
>Good thing I did a quick google to figure out who the Engineer was, now I can pretend the entire list is invalid because it doesn't fit in with my version of power armor
>>77621965
>listing a bunch of nobody characters only hipsters care about, including that bitch from The Authority
Maybe you should make a list with characters who are actually worth a shit. The Engineer was the only one worth noting because she doesn't even use power armor.
>>77621697
Making people care about new characters is one of the hardest things for the Big 2 to begin with. DC was pushing Jaime pretty hard for a little while, but his New 52 title sucked, and they basically killed what interest they had built in the character. Doing what they had going and then not shooting yourself in the foot would be a start.
>>77622056
I guess you're a fake power armor fangirl then, if you only want "popular" characters with power armor. You're not a real power armor fan.
>>77622056
>Why isn't power armor more popular?
>No I mean why aren't characters that have power armor more popular because if characters aren't popular (read: have movies) they don't count
>>77622023
Static Shock is amazing the rest not really.
Hey /m/, what's up.
You digging that new Gundam or what?
>>77622009
>anon doesn't know about indie armies because they're shitty ripoffs
>BTFO LOOK HOW KNOWLEDGEABLE I AM ABOUT KAWMIK BUKS
have sex
>>77622067
So basically it's because nerds are idiots who hate anything new, and look for any excuse to drop a new character entirely. Figures.
>>77622054
I already knew who she was because I fucking hate The Authority. Bunch of edgelord pieces of shit.
>that time they literally killed God
What dipshit editors let this shit through, honestly? Liquid metal still isn't power armor, by the way.
>>77622115
I think it's pretty good I'm more excited for subs of Cyborg 009 vs. Devilman though. Think Thunderbolt will watchable?
>>77622161
So Extremis isn't real Iron Man armor?
>>77622126
>Literally 2 indie characters are posted
>Pretend it's indieshit (which for some reason you can't read?) power armor instead of the 15 Big 2 characters that have been mentioned
>Better call him a virgin, that'll make him wrong
Keep going mate, I am fucking laughing over here.
>>77622092
>You're not a real power armor fan.
>actually saying "not a real fan" without a hint of irony
Kill yourself, nerd.
>>77622097
And what is wrong with wanting to read about characters who actually have some level of support behind them? Popularity(usually)gets you the good writers and artists. So reading about less popular characters is a total crapshoot.
>>77622177
No, not really.
>>77622490
>Spider-Man armor
Why?
>>77622367
Nobody cares, /v/.
>>77622692
How else will he chase someone to the ends of the earth?
>>77622304
>There was no hint of irony in that post
>Implying popular characters don't get Bendis'd, Vendetti'd or Bunn'd, whereas actually talented writers pick their own pet characters and write those
>Implying Extremis isn't real IM armor
Welp, I'm out.
Really /co/? No one? Tech Jacket is pretty entry level.
>>77622855
Nonono, to OP if it's not big 2 it's automatically shit but big two is also shit because it maintains status quo and doesn't push non-established characters like "indie" (calling image indie at this point is a fucking joke too) does.
>>77622829
>actually talented writers pick their own pet characters and write those
That doesn't happen. You're talking out of your ass.
>>Implying Extremis isn't real IM armor
It's not. It's more akin to what Colossus does..
>>77619130
>Iron Man
>Iron = Fe
>Man = Male
>Fe Male
Poetry.
>>77622165
It looks decent, haven't read the source material, but from what I hear it's not all that great of a story.
But hey if you want story, you got The Origin, I guess
>>77622938
>More akin to what colossus does
Holy shit fuck off casual.
Does Colossus' metal skin have any sort of technology imbued in it? No.
>>77619130
> deathly afraid of making armor characters and thus "ripping off" Iron Man
DC gave Luthor a power amor and tv show Atom a power armor.
best armor guy coming through
steel is a faggot and i beat the shit out of him
>>77619130
I just wanna say, this thread is hilarious. I'm enjoying how OP continues to further and further dig himself into a hole with each new post he makes.
>>77622963
>mfw Zekes are always rambling on about something or other
>>77622976
>sub-dermal metallic plating
>NO TECH SO IT'S NOT SIMILAR AT ALL
Uh huh. So were you dropped as an infant, or are you naturally this dumb?
>>77622938
>Giffen/Dematteis with Booster/Beetle
>Ennis with Hitman, Punisher and Nick Fury
>Ellis' entire post 2000 Career
>Robinson with JSA/Starman pre rage quit
>Morrison with any pet character
>>77622304
Popularity has absolutely nothing to do with deciding who gets the best writers.
>>77623122
>Claims mutant power of invulnerability and strength in the form of metal skin is the same as power armor in the form of liquid metal
>calls others retarded
>>77623133
I've got more
>Rucka's current existence at the big 2 (though Rucka hasn't been good in a while)
>Johns Captain Marvel related characters and Hal, his pet love of Hal made Green Lantern a much more popular title
>>77623133
>five times ever makes it the norm
Riiiight.
>>77623182
Functionally, it's the same thing except Extremis has gadgets.
>>77622304
>So reading about less popular characters is a total crapshoot.
Something to be said about reading less popular characters with Solid writing and art behind them.
>>77623274
And there I go posting the wrong damn image like a rube.
>>77623259
You realize that 5 out of the like maybe 12 good writers at the big two doing it does make it pretty common.
>>77623274
>less popular characters
>posts Superman and Lex Luthor
.... Was there a point you were trying to make?
>less popular characters with Solid writing and art behind them
Even in the rare times that happens, it's not worth bothering with since they never catch on. If you ended up enjoying the story, you'll just end up disappointed that that's basically it.
>>77623332
Yeah, I was trying to post a Pic of Doom Patrol, but I hit the wrong image.
>Even in the rare times that happens, it's not worth bothering with since they never catch on.
And fuck "Catching on", that shit leads to companies handing good characters over to hack writers that still manage to sell books.
>>77623285
>Doom Patrol
>good
>ever
And you just under-minded your point. Doom Patrol is an absolute embarrassment to comic books as a whole and should've stayed in whatever idiot writer's fat ass it came from.
>>77623314
According to you own bullshit statistics, that's less than half. Whatever alternate reality you come from that considers less than half common must be... interesting to say the least.
>>77623484
>And fuck "Catching on", that shit leads to companies handing good characters over to hack writers that still manage to sell books.
Consider this: If they keep getting handed over to hack writers, they probably weren't "good" characters in the first place.
>>77619130
>>77619259
>>77621250
Consider suicide.
>>77621388
Oh, it's this retard again.
>>77623490
Shit, you have horrible taste. There's no helping you.
>>77623807
>>77623832
>MUH RECS
Kill yourselves. Recs are cancerous bullshit, and I never asked you fuckers to spoonfeed me crap I'm not gonna read anyway. Fuck you.
>>77623889
>I don't read comics!
Truly cancer
>>77623881
>liking Doom Patrol
>saying others have shit taste
Wacky hi-jinks, or dark drama. Pick a tone. You cannot have both.
>>77623922
I certainly don't read comics some retard on 4chan wants me to read. I'll avoid that kind of neckbeard hipster shit if it's all the same to you.
>>77623991
How do you have fun trolling this way?
>>77623490
>bullshit statistics
Please name more than 12 good writers that currently work for the big two consistently.
yes, i would say that about half of people doing something makes it common. People commonly have blue eyes, but it's not a majority of the population
>Who are some non Iron Man power armor characters?
>HEY DON'T GIVE ME RECOMMENDATIONS THOUGH THAT'S FUCKING CANCER FUCK OFF YOU FUCKING SHILLS
>>77624025
>all differing opinions are trolling
4chan, folks. Like I said, neckbeards, all of you.
>>77624083
>>Who are some non Iron Man power armor characters?
That wasn't the question, you stupid piece of shit. I wanted to know why they aren't more common, or popular. But you bunch of idiots couldn't help but dash any hope of discussion by shilling your crappy books that nobody but you cares about.
>>77623889
>Recs are bad
.... What? This is the first time I've ever heard somebody say that Recommendations were bad. I mean, Jesus. Is this some reverse-meme or does somebody genuinely dislike getting help from others for what comic books they should read?
>>77624197
Keep digging that hole, faggot.
>>77624200
It's spoonfeeding it doesn't lead to discussion. OP is just shit posting though people aren't giving him recommendations they're proving him wrong with examples of other characters
>>77622099
Black Lightning is sometimes quite good. Usually not, though.
>>77624319
But... it isn't spoonfeeding at all. It's the complete reverse. If anything, you're encouraging them to act on their own so that they can search for what they want to read. Actually Spoonfeeding would be posting a summary instead of that rec list or, arguably, posting a few stories from that rec list
>>77623922
>>77624200
Guys stop. This guy has been baiting with this same shit for the past few days. He knows what he's doing.
>>77624200
There are many reasons recs are shit, but in this case I don't very much appreciate being told what to read. I'll determine my own opinions and not be a part of the hivemind, thanks.
>>77624319
>OP is just shit posting though people aren't giving him recommendations they're proving him wrong with examples of other characters
No, they're giving recs. And a few characters here and there doesn't make something popular.
>>77624424
There'll always be somebody who'll take the bait
Let's just talk about Captain Marvel instead
This is now a Captain Marvel thread
>Pic related, objectively the best thing to happen to him in the last 5 years
>>77624398
>If anything, you're encouraging them to act on their own so that they can search for what they want to read.
That exactly the opposite of what recs do. Recs make people feel obligated to read the title in question, and the reader will further feel obligated to give a positive review of the work in order to avoid hurting the other person's feelings. It's utterly ridiculous, but that's human nature for you.
>>77624560
you should probably just hide the thread if you don't like it
>>77619130
That guy should be making more fo that
>>77619130
I just thought of something.
Are there any characters who wear power armor who also have a superpower?
I know writers always have a reason why people like tony just cant give everyone a suit but is there the opposite where they kinda naturally go together?
>>77628628
I remember some cartoon similar to your post but I can't for the life of me remember what it was called.
>>77624433
You might be the stupidest person on 4chan.
>>77619130
>asks why there are few power armor characters in comics
>gets a list which contradicts his statement
>whines like a bitch now that he has gotten BTFO
You could at least try to hide your shame, man.
>>77619130
You have no idea what you are talking about. Go read up on the motherfucker that is James Rhodes.
>>77623076
Agreed
>>77621347
No. See, batman is a Plot Armor character
>>77619130
the blue beetle has power armor
>>77623889
Fuck off man, it was pathetic in the livewire thread and it's more so now.
>>77619130
>"ripping off" Iron Man
Iron Man was a rip off of Doctor Doom. Even then, comics isn't the medium that initially popularized the concept. Starship Troopers is credited with popularizing the modern view of powered armor as we know it today.
