Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-2020973-20180702011823

Sometimes Marvel comes out with a show and make an original character that becomes so popular they make their way to the comics as was the case of X-23, Firestar and Coulson and the Agents of SHIELD have been made into comic characters as well.

So could they make a hero for the movies that has no comic counterpart?

The movies have done a good job of sticking to the lore and in some cases updating the heroes origins or backstory. In some cases heroes and villains have been made to have very different backstories to what they had in the comics. So whose to say they couldn't come up with a barn new hero and even a villain never before seen.

This could be a risky move should Marvel decide to do it. Unlike the other films such a character would have no fanbase or following to bring in the income.

On the other hand it would give the actors and directors a lot of creative freedom. Plus with a movie only hero we wouldn't know what to expect in terms of looks, personality, powers or backstory. Should such a character prove popular enough he/she might make their way to the comics as well.

Do you think a movie only hero would work out well? It would be something different. 