I am no expert on modern day literature but I think you should stick to both novels of famous characters, and perhaps some graphic novels. I also think that the league, at least from the Alan Moore graphic novel all were from either pulp or horror. Any league I could see would have to have these elements as well. I went searching through Frank Miller's Sin City, and while I am sure that he has some characters there, I ran across other graphic novels that probably has the best bad boy and thats Cal McDonald (Criminal Macabre) also there is a movie deal going on with this guy.
I am very intrigued by Roland from Dark Tower, I think not only does he come from a good genre but he also can manipulate time itself, so therefore you could bring in some or at least one character from an alternate time period, because I think he brings in a couple.
Hanibal Lector also is a good example, like Nemo or Jekyl and Hyde, this guy could be going through a bit of repentence to do the job.
I think Carrie could be an excellent addition.
Between Jack Ryan and Bond, I think the mystique behind Bond and perhaps that he is a little bit more of a man of action than Ryan, besides there will probably be a larger "head man" because unless Ryan was promoted to some sort of Extra-Terrestial US dept. there would be no reason to have him, though he could make for an interesting character on the grounds of debriefing people.
Peronally I find Arthur Dent a little too cartoony for this kind of thing. Ms Marple, basically an Angela Lansbury kind of sleuth, perhaps as a minor character, met in passing or reffered to in the story as someone who can rival Holmes himself, or perhaps met Holmes.
Louis is by far the better character than Lestat, but once again thats my opinion, but even in the Tale of the Body Theif, Louis offers advice to Lestat who in turn acts upon it, Louis is a thinker while Lestat is clearly a reactor, plus I find Louis struggle much more appealing than Lestat's almost pure embrace of it.
There are a lot of characters from other media, and I wil admit Cal McDonald is not that prominent (yet) but neither is Jack Burton from Big Trouble in Little China, I give kudos to the faithful of Remo Williams, he at least has the power and can fit the genre (pulp) but I contest that the characters should also have a victorian quality or at least ultra-modern punk in them.
Harry Potter I dunno if I like him either, I don't think a child is good enough, and certainly not hardened enough, Tom Sawyer was not a great fit, but I liked him because he does have something, Sawyer was always lucky and you wrap that around the revenge of a childhood friend and I think he was good enough.
I love HP Lovecraft, but can you name one character that anybody knows thats not a Lovecraft fan? If we were taking it from movies I would take Lovecraft himself, from Cast a Deadly Spell. Which is why I would have to throw Randolph Carter and Charles Dexter Ward out the window unless by chance they gain popularity.
So I have no spellcaster right now, its what I would like to add, any suggestions aside from Hary Potter would be appreciative.
Since I added Graphic Novels, I suppose that opens the door to some comic characters and the only one worth of mention aside from Cal McDonald, and in lieu of him, John "Hellblazer" Constatine, would be Frank Castle aka The Punisher.
My league for the modern era as it stands
Cal McDonald (Criminal Macabre)- Occult Expert
Roland (Dark Tower Series) - Gunman (can pull characters from other periods)
Hannibla Lector (Silence of the Lambs and others) - genius
Carrie (Carrie) - Psionicist
James Bond (many books) - Spy
Louis (Interview with a Vampire) - Vampire
I would also like to ask if there was a league around the 1920's what would you suggest
Young Indiana Jones
Tarzan
Roland (again which pulls in a sort of my out of time character Ichabob Crane bound to the horseman)
I still need that elsive magician
perhaps Dick Tracy
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