It’s an unspoken truth of ensemble casts and superhero stories in particular: Some characters just can’t go solo. Geo-Force of The Outsiders is a perfect example, a strong, capable hero with a unique back story who is nonetheless somehow boring as hell on his own. Fortunately for his noteworthy ego, Prince Brion isn’t alone in this, as many prominent and admirable characters have the same problem: The Black Knight, 80% of the X-Men and Legion, Jayne from ‘Firefly…’ All wonderful characters in their element, supported by their teams, all less interesting when they’re by themselves, leading to today’s completely subjective query…
The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) finds part of the joy of reading team books like Legion Of Super-Heroes is in seeing those characters shine in group settings anyway, asking: Which pop culture character do you love while completely admitting that they can’t go solo?
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Mick Rory on Legends of Tomorrow. My favorite character on the show, but there’s no way he could carry his own series.
That’s a really good one. The creators even KNOW that they need to use him sparingly, making Dominic’s appearance a much-awaited part of each episode.
That’s a good one. Another is several X-Men. I love Colossus but really doubt he would work on his own for any length of time. Maybe one miniseries here and there.