Which Comic Character Would You Bleed Dry Financially & Why?

Argonus · 08-22-2011, 04:19 AM

I don't mean "bankrupt", because that no longer means "broke" in today's society, apparently...

.. I mean.. who would you like to see bled dry financially? It would definitely alter their comic and/or presence in their universe.

I guess you could turn the tables and say which character who's "blue collar" currently would benefit more in their heroic/villainous endeavours by having more cha-ching?

Argonus · 08-22-2011, 04:24 AM

I think I'd pick Bruce Wayne; the man's a detective first, hand-to-hand combatant second, and gadget man third... or at least that's how *I* think of him. It'd be great to see him leaning more on deduction than he already does, and less on "tech".

It'd also be fun to see Doctor Doom lose everything and have to start from scratch; he'd be at the top of the Marvel food chain again in no time, but it'd be a fun story to read.

Frank Castle (The Punisher) already has a hefty pocketbook, but with.. say.. Tony Stark's funds... I bet he could contract someone to make him a weapon that's capable of destroying a Sentinel or two (and no, I don't mean a nuke..

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RichBamf · 08-22-2011, 05:10 AM

Tony Stark has already been through the Riches to Rags storyline, but I'd love to see Bruce Wayne go through it.

Imagine the storyline, one of his villains finds out the identity of Batman (I'd love it to be Joker) systematically removes everyone he needs via alienation, poisoning tem against him and murder (be good to kill off Cassie now she's no longer needed). Simultaneously the economic downturn hits Wayne Enterprises and Lucius Fox has had to float a LOT of WayneTech stoc, and who is buying it up, non other than Ra's Al Ghul, who instantly wrestles control from Wayne and refuses to give him back the company as he thinks the detective is relying too heavily on his toys.

So you have a ground level Batman, no toys, no money, no Batmobile, no sidekicks. Him trying desperately to finally solve the riddle of the Joker's identity and stop him from killing his allies before Joker uses the information he has gained about Bruce.

Additionally you have the battle on a personal level for WayneTech against Ra's Al Ghul.

I think that's be an ace storyline.